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$400,000,000
364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of June 26, 2001
among
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION,
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
as Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent,
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE,
NEW YORK BRANCH,
and
BANK ONE, N.A.,
as Documentation Agents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS....................................................................... 1
Section 1.01 Definitions................................................................ 1
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS....................................................................... 16
Section 2.01 Commitments to Lend........................................................ 16
Section 2.02 Notice of Borrowings....................................................... 16
Section 2.03 Notice to Lenders; Funding of Loans........................................ 17
Section 2.04 Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness............................... 17
Section 2.05 Interest Rates............................................................. 18
Section 2.06 Fees....................................................................... 20
Section 2.07 Adjustments of Commitments................................................. 21
Section 2.08 Maturity of Loans; Mandatory Prepayments................................... 23
Section 2.09 Optional Prepayments and Repayments........................................ 24
Section 2.10 General Provisions as to Payments.......................................... 24
Section 2.11 Funding Losses............................................................. 25
Section 2.12 Computation of Interest and Fees........................................... 25
Section 2.13 Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate, Unfair or Unavailable...... 26
Section 2.14 Illegality................................................................. 26
Section 2.15 Increased Cost and Reduced Return.......................................... 26
Section 2.16 Taxes...................................................................... 27
Section 2.17 Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar Loans................. 30
ARTICLE III Letters of Credit................................................................. 30
Section 3.01 Existing Letters of Credit................................................. 30
Section 3.02 Additional Letters of Credit............................................... 30
Section 3.03 Method of Issuance of Letters of Credit.................................... 31
Section 3.04 Conditions to Issuance of Additional Letters of Credit..................... 31
Section 3.05 Purchase and Sale of Letter of Credit Participations....................... 32
Section 3.06 Drawings under Letters of Credit........................................... 32
Section 3.07 Reimbursement Obligations.................................................. 32
Section 3.08 Duties of Issuing Lenders to Lenders; Reliance............................. 33
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Section 3.09 Obligations of Lenders to Reimburse Issuing Lender for Unpaid Drawings..... 33
Section 3.10 Funds Received from the Borrower in Respect of Drawn Letters of Credit..... 34
Section 3.11 Obligations in Respect of Letters of Credit Unconditional.................. 34
Section 3.12 Indemnification in Respect of Letters of Credit............................ 35
Section 3.13 ISP98...................................................................... 36
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS........................................................................ 36
Section 4.01 Conditions to Closing...................................................... 36
Section 4.02 Conditions to All Credit Events............................................ 38
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.................................................... 39
Section 5.01 Status..................................................................... 39
Section 5.02 Authority; No Conflict..................................................... 39
Section 5.03 Legality; Etc.............................................................. 39
Section 5.04 Financial Condition........................................................ 39
Section 5.05 Litigation................................................................. 40
Section 5.06 No Violation............................................................... 40
Section 5.07 ERISA...................................................................... 40
Section 5.08 Governmental Approvals..................................................... 40
Section 5.09 Investment Company Act..................................................... 41
Section 5.10 Public Utility Holding Company Act......................................... 41
Section 5.11 Tax Returns and Payments................................................... 41
Section 5.12 Compliance with Laws....................................................... 41
Section 5.13 No Default................................................................. 41
Section 5.14 Environmental Matters...................................................... 41
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS......................................................................... 42
Section 6.01 Information................................................................ 42
Section 6.02 Maintenance of Property; Insurance......................................... 44
Section 6.03 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence........................... 44
Section 6.04 Compliance with Laws, Etc.................................................. 44
Section 6.05 Books and Records.......................................................... 44
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Section 6.06 Use of Proceeds............................................................ 45
Section 6.07 Provider of Last Resort Obligations........................................ 45
Section 6.08 Merger or Consolidation.................................................... 45
Section 6.09 Asset Sales................................................................ 45
Section 6.10 Transactions with Affiliates............................................... 46
Section 6.11 Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Capitalization Ratio..................... 46
ARTICLE VII DEFAULTS.......................................................................... 46
Section 7.01 Events of Default.......................................................... 46
ARTICLE VIII THE AGENTS........................................................................ 48
Section 8.01 Appointment and Authorization.............................................. 48
Section 8.02 Individual Capacity........................................................ 48
Section 8.03 Delegation of Duties....................................................... 49
Section 8.04 Reliance by the Administrative Agent....................................... 49
Section 8.05 Notice of Default.......................................................... 49
Section 8.06 Non-Reliance on the Agents and Other Lenders............................... 49
Section 8.07 Exculpatory Provisions..................................................... 50
Section 8.08 Indemnification............................................................ 50
Section 8.09 Resignation; Successors.................................................... 51
Section 8.10 Administrative Agent's Fees; Arranger Fee.................................. 51
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS..................................................................... 51
Section 9.01 Notices.................................................................... 51
Section 9.02 No Waivers; Non-Exclusive Remedies......................................... 52
Section 9.03 Expenses; Indemnification.................................................. 52
Section 9.04 Sharing of Set-Offs........................................................ 53
Section 9.05 Amendments and Waivers..................................................... 54
Section 9.06 Successors and Assigns..................................................... 54
Section 9.07 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.................................. 56
Section 9.08 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness................................... 57
Section 9.09 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles................................... 57
Section 9.10 Usage...................................................................... 57
Section 9.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL....................................................... 58
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Section 9.12 Confidentiality............................................................ 58
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Appendices and Schedules:
Commitment Appendix
Schedule 3.01 - Existing Letters of Credit
Exhibits:
Exhibit A-1 - Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit A-2 - Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
Exhibit A-3 - Form of Letter of Credit Request
Exhibit A-4 - Extension Letter
Exhibit B - Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit C - Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit D - Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower
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CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of June
26, 2001 among PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION, the LENDERS
party hereto from time to time, FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as
Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender, CITIBANK, N.A., as
Syndication Agent, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, WESTDEUTSCHE
LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH and BANK ONE, N.A.,
as Documentation Agents.
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation
(together with its successors, the "Borrower"), has requested and the Lenders
(as hereinafter defined) have agreed to provide credit facilities to the
Borrower in an aggregate principal amount of up to $400,000,000 for the purposes
and on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. All capitalized terms used in this
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Agreement or in any Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit hereto which are not otherwise
defined herein or therein shall have the respective meanings set forth below.
"Additional Commitment Lender" has the meaning set forth in Section
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2.07(c)(iii).
"Additional Letter of Credit" means any letter of credit issued under
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this Agreement by First Union National Bank, as Issuing Lender, on or after the
Closing Date.
"Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate" means, for any Interest
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Period, a rate per annum equal to the quotient obtained (rounded upward, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) by dividing (i) the London Interbank
Offered Rate for such Interest Period by (ii) 1.00 minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve
Percentage.
"Administrative Agent" means First Union National Bank, in its
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capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents, and its successor or successors in such capacity.
"Administrative Questionnaire" means, with respect to each Lender, an
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administrative questionnaire in the form provided by the Administrative Agent
and submitted to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) duly
completed by such Lender.
"Affiliates" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who
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is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with such
Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person
possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of
the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through the
ownership of stock or its equivalent, by contract or otherwise.
"Agent" means the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or the
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Documentation Agents, and "Agents" means any two or more of them.
"Agreement" means this Credit Agreement, as amended, restated
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supplemented or modified from time to time.
"Applicable Lending Office" means, with respect to any Lender, (i) in
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the case of its Base Rate Loans, its Base Rate Lending Office and (ii) in the
case of its Euro-Dollar Loans, its Euro-Dollar Lending Office.
"Applicable Percentage" means, for purposes of calculating (i) the
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applicable interest rate for any day for any Base Rate Loans or Euro-Dollar
Loans, (ii) the applicable rate for the Commitment Fee for any day for purposes
of Section 2.06(a) or (iii) the applicable rate for the Letter of Credit Fee for
any day for purposes of Section 2.06(b), the appropriate applicable percentage
set forth below corresponding to then current Borrower's Ratings; provided,
that, in the event a rating differential of more than one level exists, the
Borrower's Ratings shall be deemed to be one level above the lower of the two
ratings:
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Borrower's Ratings Applicable Percentage Applicable Applicable Percentage for
(S&P/Xxxxx'x) for Commitment Fees Percentage for Base Euro-Dollar Loans and
Rate Loans Letter of Credit Fees
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Category A: A/A2 or higher .080% 0% .400%
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Category B A-/A3 .100% 0% .500%
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Category C: BBB+/Baa1 .125% 0% .625%
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Category D: BBB/Baa2 .150% 0% .875%
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Category E: BBB-/Baa3 or lower .200% .100% 1.125%
or unrated
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"Applicable Utilization Fee" means on any day the appropriate
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applicable percentage set forth below corresponding to (a) the percentage of the
aggregate of the Lenders' Revolving Commitments outstanding represented by the
aggregate Loans plus the aggregate Letter of Credit Liabilities outstanding on
such day and (b) the then current highest Borrower Rating; provided, that, in
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the event a rating differential of more than one level exists, the Borrower's
Ratings shall be deemed to be one level above the lower of the two ratings:
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Ratings Usage * 33% of Total
(S&P/Xxxxx'x) Commitments
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Category A A/A2 or higher .100%
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Category B A-/A3 .125%
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Category C BBB+/Baa1 .125%
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Category D BBB/Baa2 .125%
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Category E BBB-/Baa3 or lower or .125%
unrated
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"Asset Sale" shall mean any sale of any assets, including by
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way of the sale by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of equity interests
in such Subsidiaries.
"Assignee" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(c).
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"Assignment and Assumption Agreement" means an Assignment and
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Assumption Agreement, substantially in the form of attached Exhibit C, under
which an interest of a Lender hereunder is transferred to an Eligible Assignee
pursuant to Section 9.06(c).
"Availability Period" means the period from and including the
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Closing Date to but excluding the Revolving Termination Date.
"Bankruptcy Code" means the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as
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amended, or any successor statute.
"Base Rate" means for any day a rate per annum equal to the
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higher of (i) the Prime Rate for such day and (ii) the sum of 1/2 of 1% plus the
Federal Funds Rate for such day.
"Base Rate Borrowing" means a Borrowing comprised of Base Rate
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Loans.
"Base Rate Lending Office" means, as to each Lender, its
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office located at its address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or
identified in its Administrative Questionnaire as its Base Rate Lending Office)
or such other office as such Lender may hereafter designate as its Base Rate
Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
* greater than or equal to
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"Base Rate Loan" means a Loan in respect of which interest is
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computed on the basis of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Percentage, if any,
with respect to Base Rate Loans.
"Borrower" is defined in the Recital.
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"Borrower's Rating" means the senior secured long-term debt
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rating of the Borrower from Xxxxx'x or S&P.
"Borrowing" means a group of Loans of a single Type made by
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the Lenders on a single date and, in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing, having
a single Interest Period.
"Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or
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other day on which commercial banks in Charlotte, North Carolina or New York,
New York are authorized by law to close; provided that, when used in Article III
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with respect to any action taken by or with respect to any Issuing Lender, the
term "Business Day" shall not include any day on which commercial banks are
authorized by law to close in the jurisdiction where the office at which such
Issuing Lender books any Letter of Credit is located; and provided, further,
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that when used with respect to any borrowing of, payment or prepayment of
principal of or interest on, or the Interest Period for, a Euro-Dollar Loan, or
a notice by the Borrower with respect to any such borrowing payment, prepayment
or Interest Period, the term "Business Day" shall also mean that such day is a
day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including
dealings in Dollar deposits) in London.
"Capital Lease" means any lease of property which, in
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accordance with GAAP, should be capitalized on the lessee's balance sheet.
"Capital Lease Obligations" means, with respect to any Person,
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all obligations of such Person as lessee under Capital Leases, in each case
taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance with
GAAP.
"Change of Control" means (i) the acquisition by any Person,
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or two or more Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 25% or more of the outstanding
shares of voting stock of PPL Corporation or its successors or (ii) the failure
at any time of PPL Corporation or its successors to own 80% or more of the
outstanding shares of the Voting Stock in the Borrower.
"Closing Date" means the date not later than June 26, 2001 on
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which the Administrative Agent determines that the conditions specified in or
pursuant to Section 4.01 have been satisfied.
"Commitment" means, with respect to any Lender, the commitment
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of such Lender to make Revolving Loans under this Agreement as set forth in the
Commitment Appendix and to purchase participations in Letters of Credit pursuant
to Article III hereof.
"Commitment Appendix" means the Appendix attached under this
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Agreement identified as such.
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"Commitment Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).
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"Consolidated Capitalization" shall mean the sum of, without
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duplication, (A) the Consolidated Debt of the Borrower, (B) the consolidated
shareowners' equity (determined in accordance with GAAP) of the common,
preference and preferred stockholders of the Borrower and minority interests
recorded on the Borrower's consolidated financial statements (excluding
therefrom the effect of all unrealized gains and losses reported under Financial
Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133 in connection with forward
contracts, futures contracts or other derivatives or commodity hedging
agreements for the future delivery of electricity or capacity, (C) up to an
aggregate amount of $350,000,000 of Hybrid Preferred Securities and (D) up to an
aggregate amount of $350,000,000 of Equity-Linked Securities, except that for
purposes of calculating Consolidated Capitalization of the Borrower,
Consolidated Debt of the Borrower shall exclude Non-Recourse Debt and
Consolidated Capitalization of the Borrower shall exclude that portion of
shareholder equity attributable to assets securing Non-Recourse Debt.
"Consolidated Debt" means the consolidated Debt of the
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Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (determined in accordance with GAAP),
except that for purposes of this definition (a) Consolidated Debt of the
Borrower shall exclude Non-Recourse Debt and (b) Consolidated Debt of the
Borrower shall exclude (i) up to an aggregate amount of $350,000,000 of Hybrid
Preferred Securities and (ii) up to an aggregate amount of $350,000,000 of
Equity-Linked Securities.
"Consolidated Subsidiary" means with respect to any Person at
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any date any Subsidiary of such Person or other entity the accounts of which
would be consolidated with those of such Person in its consolidated financial
statements if such statements were prepared as of such date in accordance with
GAAP.
"Continuing Lender" means with respect to any event described
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in Section 2.07(b) or 2.07(c), a Lender which is neither a Retiring Lender nor a
Non-extending Lender, respectively, and "Continuing Lenders" means any two or
more of such Continuing Lenders.
"Corporation" means a corporation, association, company, joint
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stock company, limited liability company, partnership or business trust.
"Credit Event" means a Borrowing or the issuance, renewal or
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extension of a Letter of Credit.
"Current Revolving Termination Date" has the meaning set forth
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in Section 2.07(c)(i).
"Debt" of any Person means, without duplication, (i) all
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obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such
Person with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (iii) all obligations
of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments,
(iv) all Guarantees by such Person of Debt of others, (v) all Capital Lease
Obligations and Synthetic Leases of such Person, (vi) all obligations of such
Person in respect of Interest Rate Protection Agreements, foreign currency
exchange agreements or other interest or exchange rate hedging arrangements (the
amount of any such obligation to be the net amount that would be payable upon
the acceleration, termination or liquidation thereof) and (vii) all
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obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit
and bankers' acceptances; provided, however, that "Debt" of such Person does not
include (a) obligations of such Person under any installment sale, conditional
sale or title retention agreement or any other agreement relating to obligations
for the deferred purchase price of property or services (b) obligations under
agreements relating to the purchase and sale of any commodity, including any
power sale or purchase agreements, any commodity hedge or derivative (regardless
of whether any such transaction is a "financial" or physical transaction), (c)
any trade obligations or other obligations of such Person incurred in the
ordinary course of business or (d) obligations of such Person under any lease
agreement (including any lease intended as security) that is not a Capital Lease
or a Synthetic Lease.
"Default" means any condition or event which constitutes an
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Event of Default or which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both
would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.
"Defaulting Lender" means at any time any Lender with respect
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to which a Lender Default is in effect at such time.
"Documentation Agents" means Barclays Bank PLC, Westdeutsche
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Landesbank Girozentrale, New York Branch and Bank One, N.A., in their capacity
as documentation agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and under the other
Loan Documents, and their respective successors or successors in such capacity.
"Dollars" and the sign "$" means lawful money of the United
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States of America.
"Effective Date" means the date this Agreement becomes
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effective in accordance with Section 9.08.
"Eligible Assignee" means (i) a commercial bank organized
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under the laws of the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of
at least $100,000,000; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any
other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having a
combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000; provided that such bank
is acting through a branch or agency located and licensed in the United States;
and (iii) a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial
banking and that is an "accredited investor" (as defined in Regulation D under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and that is (A) a Subsidiary of a
Lender, (B) a Subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary or (C) a
Person of which a Lender is a Subsidiary.
"Environmental Laws" means any and all federal, state and
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local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders,
decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses or other written
governmental restrictions relating to the environment or to emissions,
discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum
products, chemicals or industrial, toxic or Hazardous Substances or wastes into
the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water,
ground water, or land, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing,
distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of
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pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, chemicals or
industrial, toxic or Hazardous Substances or wastes.
"Environmental Liabilities" means all liabilities (including
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anticipated compliance costs) in connection with or relating to the business,
assets, presently or previously owned, leased or operated property, activities
(including, without limitation, off-site disposal) or operations of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, whether vested or unvested, contingent or fixed,
actual or potential, which arise under or relate to matters covered by
Environmental Laws.
"Equity-Linked Securities" means any securities of the
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Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which are convertible into, or exchangeable
for, equity securities of the Borrower, such Subsidiary or PPL Corporation,
including any securities issued by any of such Persons which are pledged to
secure any obligation of any holder to purchase equity securities of the
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or PPL Corporation.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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1974, as amended, or any successor statute.
"ERISA Group" means the Borrower and all members of a
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controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not
incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower, are
treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
"Euro-Dollar Lending Office" means, as to each Lender, its
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office, branch or Affiliate located at its address set forth in its
Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its Administrative Questionnaire
as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) or such other office, branch or Affiliate of
such Lender as it may hereafter designate as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office by
notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
"Euro-Dollar Borrowing" means a Borrowing comprised of
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Euro-Dollar Loans.
"Euro-Dollar Loan" means a Loan in respect of which interest
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is computed on the basis of the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate pursuant
to the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation.
"Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage" of any Lender for the
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Interest Period of any LIBOR Rate Loan means the reserve percentage applicable
to such Lender during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage
shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in
such Interest Period during which any such percentage shall be so applicable)
under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum reserve
requirement (including, without limitation, any emergency, supplemental or other
marginal reserve requirement) then applicable to such Lender with respect to
liabilities or assets consisting of or including "Eurocurrency Liabilities" (as
defined in Regulation D). The Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate shall be
adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the
Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage.
"Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01.
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"Existing Credit Agreements" means, collectively, (i) the
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$750,000,000 Amended and Restated 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
June 28, 2000 among PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (f/k/a PP&L, Inc.) and
PPL Capital Funding, Inc. (f/k/a PP&L Capital Funding, Inc.), as Borrowers, PPL
Corporation, as Guarantor of the obligations of PPL Capital Funding, Inc., First
Union National Bank, as Administrative Agent, The Chase Manhattan Bank, as
Syndication Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Documentation Agent, and the lenders from
time to time party thereto, as amended through the date hereof, and (ii) the
$300,000,000 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of November 20, 1997
among PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (f/k/a PP&L, Inc.) and PPL Capital
Funding, Inc. (f/k/a PP&L Capital Funding, Inc.), as Borrowers, PPL Corporation,
as Guarantor of the obligations of PPL Capital Funding, Inc., the lenders from
time to time party thereto and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as Fronting Bank,
Collateral Agent and Agent for such lenders, as amended through the date hereof.
"Existing FERC Order" has the meaning set forth in Section
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4.01(h).
"Existing Letters of Credit" means the letters of credit
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issued before the Closing Date pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreements and
listed in attached Schedule 3.01, and "Existing Letter of Credit" means any one
of them.
"Extension Letter" means a letter from the Borrower to the
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Administrative Agent requesting an extension of the Revolving Termination Date
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-4 hereto.
"Federal Funds Rate" means for any day the rate per annum
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(rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the
weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such
day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day
next succeeding such day; provided that (i) if such day is not a Business Day,
the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on
the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business
Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business
Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of quotations for
such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three
federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative
Agent.
"Fee Letter" means the letter designated as such dated as of
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May 1, 2001 by the Administrative Agent and First Union Securities, Inc., as
Co-Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager, addressed to and acknowledged and agreed
to by the Borrower.
"FERC" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(h).
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"Fronting Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).
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"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting
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principles applied on a consistent basis.
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"Governmental Authority" means any federal, state or local
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government, authority, agency, central bank, quasi-governmental authority, court
or other body or entity, and any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at
law.
"Group of Loans" means at any time a group of Loans consisting
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of (i) all Loans which are Base Rate Loans at such time or (ii) all Loans which
are Euro-Dollar Loans of the same Type having the same Interest Period at such
time; provided that, if a Loan of any particular Lender is converted to or made
as a Base Rate Loan pursuant to Sections 2.14 or 2.17, such Loan shall be
included in the same Group or Groups of Loans from time to time as it would have
been in if it had not been so converted or made.
"Guarantee" of or by any person means any obligation,
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contingent or otherwise, of such person guaranteeing or having the economic
effect of guaranteeing any Debt of any other person (the "primary obligor") in
any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such
person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds
for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or to purchase (or to advance or
supply funds for the purchase of) any security for payment of such Debt, (ii) to
purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring
the owner of such Debt of the payment of such Debt or (iii) to maintain working
capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity
of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Debt;
provided, however, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
"Hazardous Substances" means any toxic, caustic or otherwise
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hazardous substance, including petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other
hydrocarbons, or any substance having any constituent elements displaying any of
the foregoing characteristics.
"Hybrid Preferred Securities" means any trust preferred
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securities, or deferrable interest subordinated debt with a maturity of at least
20 years, in each case similar to PPL Electric Utilities Corporation's existing
Trust Preferred Securities (TOPrS), issued by the Borrower, or any business
trusts, limited liability companies, limited partnerships (or similar entities)
(i) all of the common equity, general partner or similar interests of which are
owned (either directly or indirectly through one or more wholly owned
Subsidiaries) at all times by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) that
have been formed for the purpose of issuing hybrid preferred securities and
(iii) substantially all the assets of which consist of (A) subordinated debt of
the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower, as the case may be, and (B)
payments made from time to time on the subordinated debt.
"Indemnitee" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
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"Interest Period" means with respect to each Euro-Dollar Loan,
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a period commencing on the date of borrowing specified in the applicable Notice
of Borrowing or on the date specified in the applicable Notice of
Conversion/Continuation and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter, as
the Borrower may elect in the applicable notice; provided that:
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(i) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a
day which is not a Business Day shall, subject to clauses (iii) and (iv)
below, be extended to the next
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succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar
month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding
Business Day;
(ii) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day
of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period)
shall, subject to clause (iii) below, end on the last Business Day of a
calendar month;
(iii) if any Interest Period includes a date on which a payment
of principal of the Loans is required (based on circumstances existing at
the first day of such Interest Period) to be made under Section 2.08 but
does not end on such date, then (x) the principal amount (if any) of each
Euro-Dollar Loan required to be repaid on such date shall have an Interest
Period ending on such date and (y) the remainder (if any) of each such
Euro-Dollar Loan shall have an Interest Period determined as set forth
above; and
(iv) no Interest Period shall end after the Revolving
Termination Date.
"Interest Rate Protection Agreements" means any agreement providing for
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an interest rate swap, cap or collar, or any other financial agreement designed
to protect against fluctuations in interest rates.
"Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
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amended, or any successor statute.
"Issuing Lender" means (i) First Union National Bank, in its capacity
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as an issuer of Letters of Credit under Section 3.02, and its successor or
successors in such capacity and (ii) each Lender listed in Schedule 3.01 hereto
as the issuer of an Existing Letter of Credit.
"Lender" means each bank or other lending institution listed in the
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Commitment Appendix as having a Revolving Commitment, each Eligible Assignee
that becomes a Lender pursuant to Section 9.06(c) and their respective
successors and shall include, as the context may require and each Issuing Lender
in such capacity.
"Lender Default" means (i) the failure (which has not been cured) of
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any Lender to make available any Loan or any reimbursement for a drawing under a
Letter of Credit which in either case it is obligated to make available under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement or (ii) a Lender having notified the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower that such Lender does not intend to comply
with its obligations under Article II following the appointment of a receiver or
conservator with respect to such Lender at the direction or request of any
regulatory agency or authority.
"Letter of Credit" means an Existing Letter of Credit or an Additional
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Letter of Credit, and "Letters of Credit" means any combination of the
foregoing.
"Letter of Credit Commitment" means the lesser of (i) $200,000,000 and
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(ii) the aggregate Revolving Commitment.
"Letter of Credit Fee" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(b).
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"Letter of Credit Liabilities" means, for any Lender at any
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time, the product derived by multiplying (i) the sum, without duplication, of
(A) the aggregate amount that is (or may thereafter become) available for
drawing under all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time plus (B) the
aggregate unpaid amount of all Reimbursement Obligations outstanding at such
time by (ii) the quotient derived by dividing such Lender's Revolving Commitment
by the aggregate of the Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders.
"Letter of Credit Request" has the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.03.
"Lien" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien,
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pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance intended to confer or having
the effect of conferring upon a creditor a preferential interest.
"Loan" means a Base Rate Loan or a Euro-Dollar Loan, and
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"Loans" means any combination of the foregoing.
"Loan Documents" means this Agreement and the Revolving Notes,
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collectively.
"London Interbank Offered Rate" means, for any Euro-Dollar
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Loan for any Interest Period, the interest rate for deposits in Dollars for a
period of time comparable to such Interest Period which appears on Telerate Page
3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits
in Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days before
the first day of such Interest Period; provided, however, if more than one rate
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is specified on Telerate page 3750, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic
means of all such rates. If for any reason such rate is not available, the term
"London Interbank Offered Rate" means for any Interest Period, the rate per
annum appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO Page as the London interbank offered rate
for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business
Days before the first day of such Interest Period for a period of time
comparable to such Interest Period; provided, however, that if more than one
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such rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable rate shall be
the arithmetic mean of all such rates (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest 1/100 of 1%). If for any reason the London interbank offered rate is not
available on either Telerate page 3750 or Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the term
"London Interbank Offered Rate" means for any Interest Period, the rate per
annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered to First Union National Bank in
the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two
Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period in an amount
approximately equal to the principal amount of the Euro-Dollar Loan of First
Union National Bank to which such Interest Period is to apply and for a period
of time comparable to such Interest Period.
"Mandatory Letter of Credit Borrowing" has the meaning set
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forth on Section 3.09
"Margin Stock" means "margin stock" as such term is defined in
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Regulation U.
"Material Adverse Effect" means (i) any material adverse
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effect upon the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the
Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under
this Agreement, the Revolving Notes or the other Loan Documents
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or (iii) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement, the Revolving Notes or any of the other Loan Documents.
"Material Debt" means Debt (other than the Revolving Notes) of
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the Borrower in a principal or face amount exceeding $50,000,000.
"Material Plan" means at any time a Plan or Plans having
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aggregate Unfunded Liabilities in excess of $25,000,000.
"Moody's" means Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., a Delaware
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corporation, and its successors or, absent any such successor, such nationally
recognized statistical rating organization as the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent may select.
"Multiemployer Plan" means at any time an employee pension
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benefit plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any
member of the ERISA Group is then making or accruing an obligation to make
contributions or has within the preceding five plan years made contributions.
"New FERC Order" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(h).
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"New Lender" means with respect to any event described in
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Section 2.07(b), an Eligible Assignee which becomes a Lender hereunder as a
result of such event, and "New Lenders" means any two or more of such New
Lenders.
"Non-Defaulting Lender" means each Lender other than a
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Defaulting Lender, and "Non-Defaulting Lenders" means any two or more of such
Lenders.
"Non-Extending Lender" has the meaning set forth in Section
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2.07(c)(i).
"Non-Recourse Debt" shall mean (a) Debt that is nonrecourse to
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the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower and (b) any transition bonds
issued by PP&L Transition Bond Company LLC, a subsidiary of the Borrower, or any
similar special purpose company organized for the purpose of issuing bonds
payable from revenues associated with intangible transition property created
under the PEGCCCA or other assets of PP&L Transition Bond Company LLC or any
such other special purpose company, provided that (i) such bonds are nonrecourse
to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than PP&L Transition Bond
Company LLC or any such other special purpose company) and (ii) the aggregate
amount of such transition bonds shall not exceed $2,850,000,000.
"Non-U.S. Lender" has the meaning set forth in Section
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2.16(e).
"Notice of Borrowing" has the meaning set forth in Section
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2.02
"Notice of Conversion/Continuation" has the meaning set forth
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in Section 2.05(d)(ii).
"Obligations" means:
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(i) all principal of and interest (including, without
limitation, any interest which accrues after the commencement of any case,
proceeding or other action relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of the Borrower, whether or not allowed or allowable as a
claim in any such proceeding) on any Loan, fees payable or Reimbursement
Obligation under, or any Revolving Note issued pursuant to, this Agreement
or any other Loan Document;
(ii) all other amounts now or hereafter payable by the Borrower
and all other obligations or liabilities now existing or hereafter arising
or incurred (including, without limitation, any amounts which accrue after
the commencement of any case, proceeding or other action relating to the
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Borrower, whether or not
allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) on the part of the
Borrower pursuant this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(iii) all expenses of the Agents as to which such Agents have a
right to reimbursement under Section 9.03(a) hereof or under any other
similar provision of any other Loan Document; and
(iv) all amounts paid by any Indemnitee as to which such
Indemnitee has the right to reimbursement under Section 9.03 hereof or
under any other similar provision of any other Loan Document;
together in each case with all renewals, modifications, consolidations or
extensions thereof.
"Other Taxes" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(b).
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"Participant" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(b).
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"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity
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succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA.
"PEGCCCA" means the Pennsylvania Electricity Generation Customer
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Choice and Competition Act, and any successor statute, regulation or law.
"Permitted Business" with respect to any Person means a business that
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is the same or similar to the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as of
the date hereof, or any business reasonably related thereto.
"Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an
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association, a limited liability company, a trust or an unincorporated
association or any other entity or organization, including a government or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Plan" means at any time an employee pension benefit plan (including a
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Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the
minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code and
either (i) is maintained, or contributed to, by any member of the ERISA Group
for employees of any member of the ERISA Group or (ii) has at any time within
the preceding five years been maintained, or contributed to,
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by any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group for employees
of any Person which was at such time a member of the ERISA Group.
"PLR Contracts" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07.
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"Prime Rate" means the rate of interest publicly announced by
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First Union National Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina from time to time as its
Prime Rate.
"Quarterly Date" means the last Business Day of each March,
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June, September and December.
"Refinanced Agreements" means the Existing Credit Agreements
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and, in each case, all instruments, documents and agreements relating thereto,
in all cases as in effect on the Closing Date.
"Register" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(e).
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"Regulation D" means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of
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the Federal Reserve System, as amended, or any successor regulation.
"Regulation U" means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of
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the Federal Reserve System, as amended, or any successor regulation.
"Reimbursement Obligations" means at any time all obligations
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of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Lenders pursuant to Section 3.07 for
amounts paid by the Issuing Lenders in respect of drawings under Letters of
Credit, including any portion of any such obligation to which a Lender has
become subrogated pursuant to Section 3.09.
"Replacement Date" has the meaning set forth in Section
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2.07(b).
"Replacement Lender" has the meaning set forth in Section
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2.07(b).
"Required Lenders" means at any time Non-Defaulting Lenders
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having at least 51% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all
Non-Defaulting Lenders or, if the Revolving Commitments shall have been
terminated, having at least 51% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Outstandings of the Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time.
"Retiring Lender" means a Lender that ceases to be a Lender
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hereunder pursuant to the operation of Section 2.07(b).
"Revolving" means, when used with respect to (i) a Lender's
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Commitment, such Lender's Revolving Commitment, as such Revolving Commitment may
be reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.07, 2.08 or 9.06(c) or
increased from time to time pursuant to Section 9.06(c), (ii) a Borrowing, a
Borrowing made by the Borrower under Section 2.01, as identified in the Notice
of Borrowing with respect thereto, or a Mandatory Letter of Credit Borrowing,
(iii) a Loan, a Loan made under Section 2.01; provided that, if any such loan or
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loans (or portions thereof) are combined or subdivided pursuant to a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, the term "Revolving Loan" shall refer to the combined
principal amount resulting from such combination
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or to each of the separate principal amounts resulting from such subdivision, as
the case may be, and (iv) a Revolving Note, a promissory note, substantially in
the form of Exhibit B hereto, issued at the request of a Lender evidencing the
obligation of the Borrower to repay outstanding Revolving Loans.
"Revolving Outstandings" means at any time, with respect to
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any Lender, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Lender's
outstanding Revolving Loans plus (ii) the aggregate amount of such Lender's
outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities.
"Revolving Termination Date" means the date 364 days from the
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date of this Agreement (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
preceding Business Day) or such later date to which the Revolving Termination
Date may from time to time be extended pursuant to Section 2.07(c) or such
earlier date upon which the Revolving Commitments shall have been terminated in
their entirety in accordance with this Agreement.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"S&P" means Standard & Poor's Ratings Group, a division of
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McGraw Hill, Inc., a New York corporation, and its successors or, absent any
such successor, such nationally recognized statistical rating organization as
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may select.
"Standby Letter of Credit" has the meaning set forth in
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Section 3.02.
"Subsidiary" means, any Corporation a majority of the
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outstanding Voting Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the
Borrower or one or more other Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
"Syndication Agent" means Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as
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syndication agent for the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents,
and its successor or successors in such capacity.
"Synthetic Lease" means any synthetic lease, tax retention
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operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing
product where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax
purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.
"Taxes" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(a).
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"Type", when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall
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refer to the rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans
comprising such Borrowing is determined.
"Unfunded Liabilities" means, with respect to any Plan at any
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time, the amount (if any) by which (i) the value of all benefit liabilities
under such Plan, determined on a plan termination basis using the assumptions
prescribed by the PBGC for purposes of Section 4044 of ERISA, exceeds (ii) the
fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such liabilities under Title
IV of ERISA (excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions), all determined as
of the
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then most recent valuation date for such Plan, but only to the extent that such
excess represents a potential liability of a member of the ERISA Group to the
PBGC or any other Person under Title IV of ERISA.
"United States" means the United States of America, including the
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States and the District of Columbia, but excluding its territories and
possessions.
"Voting Stock" means stock (or other interests) of a Corporation
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having ordinary voting power for the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has
such voting power by reason of any contingency.
"Wholly-Owned Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person at any
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date, any Subsidiary of such Person all of the shares of Voting Stock of which
(except directors' qualifying shares) are at the time directly or indirectly
owned by such Person.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
Section 2.01 Commitments to Lend. Each Lender severally agrees, on the
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terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make Revolving Loans to the
Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.01 from time to time during the Availability
Period in amounts such that its Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed its
Revolving Commitment; provided that, immediately after giving effect to each
such Revolving Loan, the aggregate Revolving Outstandings of all Lenders shall
not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of all Lenders.
Each Revolving Borrowing (other than Mandatory Letter of Credit Borrowings)
shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 or any larger multiple
of $1,000,000 (except that any such Borrowing may be in the aggregate amount of
the unused Revolving Commitments) and shall be made from the several Lenders
ratably in proportion to their respective Revolving Commitments. Within the
foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01, repay, or, to
the extent permitted by Section 2.09, prepay, Revolving Loans and reborrow under
this Section 2.01.
Section 2.02 Notice of Borrowings. The Borrower shall give the
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Administrative Agent notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto (a
"Notice of Borrowing") not later than (a) 11:30 A.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina
time) on the date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (b) 12:00 Noon (Charlotte,
North Carolina time) on the third Business Day before each Euro-Dollar
Borrowing, specifying:
(i) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business
Day;
(ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;
(iii) the initial Type of the Loans comprising such
Borrowing; and
(iv) in the case of a Euro-Dollar Borrowing, the
duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to
the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no more than 6 Groups of Euro-Dollar Loans shall
be outstanding at any one time, and any Loans which would exceed such limitation
shall be made as Base Rate Loans.
Section 2.03 Notice to Lenders; Funding of Loans.
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(a) Notice to Lenders. Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the
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Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of such Lender's ratable
share (if any) of the Borrowing referred to in the Notice of Borrowing, and such
Notice of Borrowing shall not thereafter be revocable by the Borrower.
(b) Funding of Loans. Not later than (a) 1:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North
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Carolina time) on the date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (b) 12:00 Noon
(Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the date of each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, each
Lender participating therein shall make available its share of such Borrowing,
in Federal or other funds immediately available in Charlotte, North Carolina, to
the Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01. Unless the
Administrative Agent determines that any applicable condition specified in
Article IV has not been satisfied, the Administrative Agent shall apply any
funds so received in respect of Revolving Loans available to the Borrower at the
Administrative Agent's address not later than (a) 3:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North
Carolina time) on the date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (b) 2:00 P.M.
(Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the date of each Euro-Dollar Borrowing.
(c) Funding By the Administrative Agent in Anticipation of Amounts
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Due from the Lenders. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice
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from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing (except in the case of a Base
Rate Borrowing, in which case prior to the time of such Borrowing) that such
Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender's share
of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made
such share available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing
in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section, and the Administrative Agent
may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such
date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not
have so made such share available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and
the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand such corresponding amount, together with interest thereon for each day
from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such
amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) a rate per annum equal to
the higher of the Federal Funds Rate and the interest rate applicable thereto
pursuant to Section 2.05, in the case of the Borrower, and (ii) the Federal
Funds Rate, in the case of such Lender. If such Lender shall repay to the
Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount so repaid shall
constitute such Lender's Loan included in such Borrowing for purposes of this
Agreement.
(d) Obligations of Lenders Several. The failure of any Lender to make
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a Loan required to be made by it as part of any Borrowing hereunder shall not
relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make any Loan
on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the
failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on
such date of Borrowing.
Section 2.04 Noteless Agreement; Evidence of Indebtedness.
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(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice
an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such
Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including
the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time
to time hereunder.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it
will record (a) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the
Interest Period with respect thereto, (b) the amount of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each
Lender hereunder and (c) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative
Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender's share thereof.
(c) The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to
paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and
amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure
of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error
therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay
the Obligations in accordance with their terms.
(d) Any Lender may request that its Revolving Loans be evidenced by a
Revolving Note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver
to such Lender a Revolving Note payable to the order of such Lender. Thereafter,
the Revolving Loans evidenced by such Revolving Note and interest thereon shall
at all times (including after any assignment pursuant to Section 9.06(b)) be
represented by one or more Revolving Notes payable to the order of the payee
named therein or any assignee pursuant to Section 9.06(b), except to the extent
that any such Lender or assignee subsequently returns any such Revolving Note
for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced as
described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above.
Section 2.05 Interest Rates.
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(a) Interest Rate Options. The Loans shall, at the option of the
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Borrower and except as otherwise provided herein, be incurred and maintained as,
or converted into, one or more Base Rate Loans or Euro-Dollar Loans.
(b) Base Rate Loans. Each Loan which is made as, or converted into, a
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Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof,
for each day from the date such Loan is made as, or converted into, a Base Rate
Loan until it becomes due or is converted into a Loan of any other Type, at a
rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate for such day plus the
Applicable Percentage, if any, for Base Rate Loans for such day. Such interest
shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date and, with respect
to the principal amount of any Base Rate Loan converted to a Euro-Dollar Loan,
on the date such Base Rate Loan is so converted. Any overdue principal of or
interest on any Base Rate Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each
day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate
otherwise applicable to Base Rate Loans for such day.
(c) Euro-Dollar Loans. Each Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest on
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the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day during the Interest
Period applicable thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Adjusted
London Interbank Offered Rate for such
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Interest Period plus the Applicable Percentage for Euro-Dollar Loans for such
day plus the Applicable Utilization Fee for such day, if any; provided that if
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any Euro-Dollar Loan or any portion thereof shall, as a result of clause (iii)
of the definition of Interest Period, have an Interest Period of less than one
month, such portion shall bear interest during such Interest Period at the rate
applicable to Base Rate Loans during such period. Such interest shall be payable
for each Interest Period on the last day thereof and, if such Interest Period is
longer than three months, at intervals of three months after the first day
thereof. Any overdue principal of or interest on any Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear
interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal
to the sum of 2% plus the sum of (A) the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate
applicable to such Loan at the date such payment was due plus (B) the Applicable
Percentage for Euro-Dollar Loans for such day plus (C) the Applicable
Utilization Fee, if any, (or, if the circumstance described in Section 2.13
shall exist, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate applicable
to Base Rate Loans for such day).
(d) Method of Electing Interest Rates.
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(i) Subject to Section 2.05(a), the Loans included in each
Borrowing shall bear interest initially at the type of rate specified by
the Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Thereafter, with
respect to each Group of Loans, the Borrower shall have the option (A) to
convert all or any part of (y) so long as no Default or Event of Default is
in existence on the date of conversion, outstanding Base Rate Loans to
Euro-Dollar Loans and (z) outstanding Euro-Dollar Loans to Base Rate Loans;
provided in each case that the amount so converted shall be equal to
$10,000,000 or any larger multiple of $1,000,000, or (B) upon the
expiration of any Interest Period applicable to outstanding Euro-Dollar
Loans, so long as no Default or Event of Default is in existence on the
date of continuation, to continue all or any portion of such Loans equal to
$10,000,000 and any larger multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount
as Euro-Dollar Loans. The Interest Period of any Base Rate Loan converted
to a Euro-Dollar Loan pursuant to clause (A) above shall commence on the
date of such conversion. The succeeding Interest Period of any Euro-Dollar
Loan continued pursuant to clause (B) above shall commence on the last day
of the Interest Period of the Loan so continued. Euro-Dollar Loans may only
be converted on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable
thereto or on the date required pursuant to Section 2.17.
(ii) The Borrower shall deliver a written notice of each such
conversion or continuation (a "Notice of Conversion/Continuation") to the
Administrative Agent no later than (A) 12:00 Noon (Charlotte, North
Carolina time) at least three Business Days before the date of the proposed
conversion to, or continuation of, a Euro-Dollar Loan and (B) 11:30 A.M.
(Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the day of a conversion to a Base Rate
Loan. A written Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be substantially in
the form of Exhibit A-2 attached hereto and shall specify: (A) the Group of
Loans (or portion thereof) to which such notice applies, (B) the proposed
conversion/continuation date (which shall be a Business Day), (C) the
aggregate amount of the Loans being converted/continued, (D) an election
between the Base Rate and the Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate and
(E) in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of, Euro-Dollar
Loans, the requested Interest Period. Upon receipt of a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, the Administrative Agent shall give each Lender
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prompt notice of the contents thereof and such Lender's pro rata share of
all conversions and continuations requested therein. If no timely Notice of
Conversion/Continuation is delivered by the Borrower as to any Euro-Dollar
Loan, and such Loan is not repaid by the Borrower at the end of the
applicable Interest Period, such Loan shall be converted automatically to a
Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then applicable Interest Period.
(e) Determination and Notice of Interest Rates. The Administrative
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Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans hereunder. The
Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the
participating Lenders of each rate of interest so determined, and its
determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Any
notice with respect to Euro-Dollar Loans shall, without the necessity of the
Administrative Agent so stating in such notice, be subject to adjustments in the
Applicable Percentage applicable to such Loans after the beginning of the
Interest Period applicable thereto. When during an Interest Period any event
occurs that causes an adjustment in the Applicable Percentage applicable to
Loans to which such Interest Period is applicable, the Administrative Agent
shall give prompt notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of such event and the
adjusted rate of interest so determined for such Loans, and its determination
thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
Section 2.06 Fees.
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(a) Commitment Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative
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Agent for the account of each Lender a fee (the "Commitment Fee") for each day
at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Percentage for the Commitment Fee
for such day. The Commitment Fee shall accrue from and including the Effective
Date to but excluding the last day of the Availability Period on the amount by
which such Lender's Revolving Commitment exceeds the sum of its Revolving
Outstandings on such day, and shall be payable on the last day of each March,
June, September and December and on the Revolving Termination Date.
(b) Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the
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Administrative Agent a fee (the "Letter of Credit Fee") for each day at a rate
per annum equal to the Applicable Percentage for the Letter of Credit Fee for
such day plus the Applicable Utilization Fee for such day, if any. The Letter of
Credit Fee shall accrue from and including the Effective Date to but excluding
the last day of the Availability Period on the aggregate amount available for
drawing under any Letters of Credit outstanding on such day and shall be payable
for the account of the Lenders ratably in proportion to their participations in
such Letter(s) of Credit. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to each Issuing
Lender a fee (the "Fronting Fee") in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by
such Issuing Lender computed at the rate of .125% per annum on the average
amount available for drawing under such Letter(s) of Credit. Fronting Fees shall
be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date and upon the
first day after the Revolving Termination Date upon which no Letters of Credit
remain outstanding. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay to each Issuing
Lender, upon each issuance of, payment under, and/or amendment of, a Letter of
Credit, such amount as shall at the time of such issuance, payment or amendment
be the administrative charges and expenses which such Issuing Lender is
customarily charging for issuances of, payments under, or amendments to letters
of credit issued by it.
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(c) Payments. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.06,
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accrued fees under this Section 2.06 in respect of Loans and Letter of Credit
Liabilities shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date, on the
last day of the Availability Period and, if later, on the date the Loans and
Letter of Credit Liabilities shall be repaid in their entirety. Fees paid
hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
Section 2.07 Adjustments of Commitments.
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(a) Optional Termination or Reductions of Commitments (Pro-Rata). The
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Borrower may, upon at least three Business Days' notice to the Administrative
Agent, (i) terminate the Revolving Commitments, if there are no Revolving
Outstandings at such time or (ii) ratably reduce from time to time by an
aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any larger multiple of $5,000,000, the
aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments in excess of the aggregate
Revolving Outstandings. Upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders. If the Revolving Commitments are
terminated in their entirety, all accrued fees shall be payable on the effective
date of such termination.
(b) Optional Termination of Commitments (Non-Pro-Rata). If (i) any
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Lender has demanded compensation or indemnification pursuant to Sections 2.13,
2.14, 2.15 or 2.16, (ii) the obligation of any Lender to make Euro-Dollar Loans
has been suspended pursuant to Section 2.14 or (iii) any Lender is a Defaulting
Lender, the Borrower shall have the right, if no Default or Event of Default
then exists, to replace such Lender with one or more Eligible Assignees (which
may be one or more of the Continuing Lenders) (each a "Replacement Lender" and,
collectively, the "Replacement Lenders") reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent. The replacement of a Retiring Lender pursuant to this
Section 2.07(b) shall be effective on the tenth Business Day (the "Replacement
Date") following the date of notice of such replacement to the Retiring Lender
and each Continuing Lender through the Administrative Agent, subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) the Replacement Lender shall have satisfied the conditions
to assignment and assumption set forth in Section 9.06(c) (with all fees
payable pursuant to Section 9.06(c) to be paid by the Borrower) and, in
connection therewith, the Replacement Lender(s) shall pay:
(A) to the Retiring Lender an amount equal in the aggregate
to the sum of (x) the principal of, and all accrued but unpaid
interest on, all outstanding Loans of the Retiring Lender, (y)
all unpaid drawings that have been funded by (and not reimbursed
to) the Retiring Lender under Section 3.10, together with all
accrued but unpaid interest with respect thereto and (z) all
accrued but unpaid fees owing to the Retiring Lender pursuant to
Section 2.07; and
(B) to the Issuing Lenders an amount equal to the aggregate
amount owing by the Retiring Lender to the Issuing Lenders as
reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.09, to the extent such amount
was not theretofore funded by such Retiring Lender; and
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(ii) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the Retiring Lender an amount equal to all obligations owing
to the Retiring Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents (other than those obligations of the Borrower referred
to in clause (i)(A) above).
On the Replacement Date, each Replacement Lender that is a New Lender
shall become a Lender hereunder, and the Retiring Lender shall cease to
constitute a Lender hereunder; provided that the provisions of this Agreement
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(including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 2.11, 2.15, 2.16 and
9.03) shall continue to govern the rights and obligations of a Retiring Lender
with respect to any Loans made, any Letters of Credit issued or any other
actions taken by such Retiring Lender while it was a Lender.
In lieu of the foregoing, upon express written consent of a majority
of the Continuing Lenders, the Borrower shall have the right to terminate the
Revolving Commitment of a Retiring Lender in full. Upon payment by the Borrower
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Retiring Lender of an amount
equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Loans and Letter
of Credit Liabilities held by the Retiring Lender and (ii) all accrued interest,
fees and other amounts owing to the Retiring Lender hereunder, including,
without limitation, all amounts payable by the Borrower to the Retiring Lender
under Sections 2.11, 2.15, 2.16 or 9.03, such Retiring Lender shall cease to
constitute a Lender hereunder; provided that the provisions of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 2.11, 2.15, 2.16 and
9.03) shall continue to govern the rights and obligations of a Retiring Lender
with respect to any Loans made, any Letters of Credit issued or any other
actions taken by such Retiring Lender while it was a Lender.
(c) Optional Extensions of Commitments.
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(i) The Borrower may, by sending an Extension Letter to the
Administrative Agent (in which case the Administrative Agent shall promptly
deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), not less than 30 days and not more
than 60 days prior to the Revolving Termination Date then in effect (the
"Current Revolving Termination Date"), request that the Lenders extend the
Revolving Termination Date so that it will occur 364 days after the Current
Revolving Termination Date. Each Lender, acting in its sole discretion,
shall, by notice to the Administrative Agent given not less than 15 days
and not more than 30 days prior to the Current Revolving Termination Date,
advise the Administrative Agent in writing whether or not such Lender
agrees to such extension (each Lender that so advises the Administrative
Agent that it will not extend the Revolving Termination Date being referred
to herein as a "Non-extending Lender"); provided that any Lender that does
not advise the Administrative Agent by the 15th day prior to the Current
Revolving Termination Date shall be deemed to be a Non-extending Lender.
The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate
any other Lender to agree.
(ii) (A) If Lenders holding Revolving Commitments that aggregate
at least 51% of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders on or prior to the
15th day prior to the Current Revolving Termination Date shall not have
agreed to extend the Revolving Termination Date, then the Current Revolving
Termination Date shall not be so extended
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and the outstanding principal balance of all loans and other amounts
payable hereunder shall be payable on the Current Revolving Termination
Date. (B) If (and only if) Lenders holding Revolving Commitments that
aggregate at least 51% of the aggregate Commitment of the Lenders on or
prior to the 15th day prior to the Current Revolving Termination Date shall
have agreed to extend the Revolving Termination Date, then the Revolving
Termination Date applicable to the Lenders that are Continuing Lenders
shall be the day that is 364 days after the Current Revolving Termination
Date. In the event of such extension, the Commitment of each Non-extending
Lender shall terminate on the Current Revolving Termination Date, all Loans
and other amounts payable hereunder to such Non-extending Lenders shall
become due and payable on the Current Revolving Termination Date and the
aggregate Commitment of the Lenders hereunder shall be reduced by the
aggregate Commitments of Non-extending Lenders so terminated on and after
such Current Revolving Termination Date.
(iii) In the event that the conditions of clause (B) of paragraph
(ii) above have been satisfied, the Borrower shall have the right on or
before the Current Revolving Termination Date, at its own expense, to
require any Non-extending Lender to transfer and assign without recourse or
representation (except as to title and the absence of Liens created by it)
(in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in (S)
9.06(c)) all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including with respect to any Letter of Credit Liabilities) to one or more
Eligible Assignees (which may include any Lender) (each, an "Additional
Commitment Lender"), provided that (x) such Additional Commitment Lender,
if not already a Lender hereunder, shall be subject to the approval of the
Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld), (y) such assignment
shall become effective as of the Current Revolving Termination Date and (z)
the Additional Commitment Lender shall pay to such Non-extending Lender in
immediately available funds on the effective date of such assignment the
principal of and interest accrued to the date of payment on the Loans made
by such Non-extending Lender hereunder and all other amounts accrued for
such Non-extending Lender's account or owed to it hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no extension of the Revolving Termination
Date shall become effective unless, on the Current Revolving Termination
Date, the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied (with all
references in such paragraphs to the making of a Loan or issuance of a
Letter of Credit being deemed to be references to the extension of the
Commitments on the Current Revolving Termination Date) and the
Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated
the Current Revolving Termination Date and executed by a responsible
officer of the Borrower.
Section 2.08 Maturity of Loans; Mandatory Prepayments.
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(a) Scheduled Repayments and Prepayments of Loans; Overline
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Repayments.
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(i) The Revolving Loans shall mature on the Revolving
Termination Date, and any Revolving Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities
then outstanding (together with accrued interest thereon and fees in
respect thereof) shall be due and payable or, in the case of Letters of
Credit, cash collateralized pursuant to Section 2.08(a)(ii), on such date.
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(ii) If on any date the aggregate Revolving Outstandings exceed
the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall
prepay, and there shall become due and payable (together with accrued
interest thereon), such date an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal
to such excess. If the outstanding Revolving Loans have been repaid in full
or the Revolving Termination Date shall have occurred and any Letter of
Credit Liabilities remain outstanding, the Borrower shall cash
collateralize any Letter of Credit Liabilities by depositing in a cash
collateral account established and maintained (including the investments
made pursuant thereto) by the Administrative Agent pursuant to a cash
collateral agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent such amounts as are necessary so that, after giving
effect to the repayment of Revolving Loans and the cash collateralization
of Letter of Credit Liabilities pursuant to this subsection, the aggregate
Revolving Outstandings do not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving
Commitments. In determining Revolving Outstandings for purposes of this
clause (ii), Letter of Credit Liabilities shall be reduced to the extent
that they are cash collateralized as contemplated by this Section
2.08(a)(ii).
(b) Applications of Prepayments and Reductions.
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(i) Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.08
shall be applied ratably to the respective Loans of all of the Lenders.
(ii) Each payment of principal of the Loans shall be made
together with interest accrued on the amount repaid to the date of payment.
(iii) Each payment of the Loans shall be applied to such Group or
Groups of Loans as the Borrower may designate (or, failing such
designation, as determined by the Administrative Agent).
Section 2.09 Optional Prepayments and Repayments.
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(a) Prepayments of Loans. The Borrower may (i) upon at least one
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Business Day's notice to the Administrative Agent, prepay any Base Rate
Borrowing or (ii) upon at least three Business Days' notice to the
Administrative Agent, prepay any Euro-Dollar Borrowing, in each case in whole at
any time, or from time to time in part in amounts aggregating $10,000,000 or any
larger multiple of $1,000,000, by paying the principal amount to be prepaid
together with accrued interest thereon to the date of prepayment. Each such
optional prepayment shall be applied to prepay ratably the Loans of the several
Lenders included in such Borrowing.
(b) Notice to Lenders. Upon receipt of a notice of prepayment
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pursuant to this Section 2.09(b), the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify
each Lender of the contents thereof and of such Lender's ratable share (if any)
of such prepayment, and such notice shall not thereafter be revocable by the
Borrower.
Section 2.10 General Provisions as to Payments.
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(a) Payments by the Borrower. The Borrower shall make each payment of
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principal of and interest on the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities and fees
hereunder (other
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than fees payable directly to the Issuing Lenders) not later than 12:00 Noon
(Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the date when due, without set-off,
counterclaim or other deduction, in Federal or other funds immediately available
in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the Administrative Agent at its address
referred to in Section 9.01. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute
to each Lender its ratable share of each such payment received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders. Whenever any payment of
principal of or interest on the Base Rate Loans or Letter of Credit Liabilities
or of fees shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the date for
payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever
any payment of principal of or interest on the Euro-Dollar Loans shall be due on
a day which is not a Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in
another calendar month, in which case the date for payment thereof shall be the
next preceding Business Day. If the date for any payment of principal is
extended by operation of law or otherwise, interest thereon shall be payable for
such extended time.
(b) Distributions by the Administrative Agent. Unless the
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Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the
date on which any payment is due to the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will
not make such payment in full, the Administrative Agent may assume that the
Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administrative Agent on such date,
and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be
distributed to each Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then
due such Lender. If and to the extent that the Borrower shall not have so made
such payment, each Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon,
for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the
date such Lender repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal
Funds Rate.
Section 2.11 Funding Losses. If the Borrower makes any payment of
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principal with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan pursuant to the terms and
provisions of this Agreement (any conversion of a Euro-Dollar Loan to a Base
Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.17 being treated as a payment of such Euro-
Dollar Loan on the date of conversion for purposes of this Section 2.11) on any
day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, or the
last day of an applicable period fixed pursuant to Section 2.05(c), or if the
Borrower fails to borrow, convert or prepay any Euro-Dollar Loan after notice
has been given in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower
shall reimburse each Lender within 15 days after demand for any resulting loss
or expense incurred by it (and by an existing Participant in the related Loan),
including, without limitation, any loss incurred in obtaining, liquidating or
employing deposits from third parties, but excluding loss of margin for the
period after any such payment or failure to borrow or prepay; provided that such
Lender shall have delivered to the Borrower a certificate as to the amount of
such loss or expense, which certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of
manifest error.
Section 2.12 Computation of Interest and Fees. Interest on Loans
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based on the Prime Rate hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of
365 days (or 366 days in a leap year) and paid for the actual number of days
elapsed. All other interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of
360 days and paid for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day
but excluding the last day).
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Section 2.13 Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate, Unfair
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or Unavailable. If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any
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Euro-Dollar Loan: (a) Lenders having 50% or more of the aggregate amount of the
Revolving Commitments advise the Administrative Agent that the Adjusted London
Interbank Offered Rate as determined by the Administrative Agent, will not
adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding their Euro-
Dollar Loans for such Interest Period; or (b) the Administrative Agent shall
determine that no reasonable means exists for determining the Adjusted London
Interbank Offered Rate, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice
thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders, whereupon until the Administrative
Agent notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such
suspension no longer exist, (i) the obligations of the Lenders to make Euro-
Dollar Loans or to convert outstanding Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans shall be
suspended; and (ii) each outstanding Euro-Dollar Loan shall be converted into a
Base Rate Loan on the last day of the current Interest Period applicable
thereto. Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least two
Domestic Business Days before the date of (or, if at the time the Borrower
receives such notice the day is the date of, or the date immediately preceding,
the date of such Euro-Dollar Borrowing, by 10:00 A.M. on the date of) any Euro-
Dollar Borrowing for which a Notice of Borrowing has previously been given that
it elects not to borrow on such date, such Borrowing shall instead be made as a
Base Rate Borrowing.
Section 2.14 Illegality. If, on or after the date of this Agreement,
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the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any
applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable
agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance
by any Lender (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office) with any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or
comparable agency shall make it unlawful or impossible for any Lender (or its
Euro-Dollar Lending Office) to make, maintain or fund its Euro-Dollar Loans and
such Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent
shall forthwith give notice thereof to the other Lenders and the Borrower,
whereupon until such Lender notifies the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, the
obligation of such Lender to make Euro-Dollar Loans, or to convert outstanding
Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans, shall be suspended. Before giving any notice to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section, such Lender shall designate a
different Euro-Dollar Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for
giving such notice and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise
disadvantageous to such Lender. If such notice is given, each Euro-Dollar Loan
of such Lender then outstanding shall be converted to a Base Rate Loan either
(i) on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Euro-
Dollar Loan if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loan
to such day or (ii) immediately if such Lender shall determine that it may not
lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loan to such day.
Section 2.15 Increased Cost and Reduced Return.
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(a) Increased Costs. If after the date hereof, the adoption of any
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applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change in any applicable law, rule or
regulation, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by
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any Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) with any request or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or
comparable agency shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve
(including, without limitation, any such requirement imposed by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System), special deposit, insurance assessment
or similar requirement against Letters of Credit issued or participated in by,
assets of, deposits with or for the account of or credit extended by, any Lender
(or its Applicable Lending Office) or shall impose on any Lender (or its
Applicable Lending Office) or on the United States market for certificates of
deposit or the London interbank market any other condition affecting its Euro-
Dollar Loans, its Revolving Notes, its obligation to make Euro-Dollar Loans or
its obligations hereunder in respect of Letters of Credit, and the result of any
of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender (or its Applicable
Lending Office) of making or maintaining any Euro-Dollar Loan, or of issuing or
participating in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum
received or receivable by such Lender (or its Applicable Lending Office) under
this Agreement or under its Revolving Notes with respect thereto, then, within
15 days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent),
the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts, as
determined by such Lender in good faith, as will compensate such Lender for such
increased cost or reduction, solely to the extent that any such additional
amounts were incurred by the Lender within 90 days of such demand.
(b) Capital Adequacy. If any Lender shall have determined that, after
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the date hereof, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation
regarding capital adequacy, or any change in any such law, rule or regulation,
or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof, or any request or directive regarding
capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority,
central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the
rate of return on capital of such Lender (or any Person controlling such Lender)
as a consequence of such Lender's obligations hereunder to a level below that
which such Lender (or any Person controlling such Lender) could have achieved
but for such adoption, change, request or directive (taking into consideration
its policies with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, within
15 days after demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent),
the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender (or any Person controlling such Lender) for such
reduction, solely to the extent that any such additional amounts were incurred
by the Lender within 90 days of such demand.
(c) Notices. Each Lender will promptly notify the Borrower and the
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Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring after the
date hereof, that will entitle such Lender to compensation pursuant to this
Section and will designate a different Applicable Lending Office if such
designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation
and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to
such Lender. A certificate of any Lender claiming compensation under this
Section and setting forth in reasonable detail the additional amount or amounts
to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
In determining such amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and
attribution methods.
Section 2.16 Taxes.
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(a) Payments Net of Certain Taxes. Any and all payments by the
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Borrower to or for the account of any Lender or any Agent hereunder or under any
other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for
any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges and withholdings and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding:
(i) taxes imposed on or measured by the net income (including branch profits or
similar taxes) of, and gross receipts, franchise or similar taxes imposed on,
any Agent or any Lender by the jurisdiction (or subdivision thereof) under the
laws of which such Lender or Agent is organized or in which its principal
executive office is located, or in the case of each Lender, in which its
Applicable Lending Office is located, and (ii) in the case of each Lender, any
United States withholding tax imposed on such payments, but only to the extent
that such Lender is subject to United States withholding tax at the time such
Lender first becomes a party to this Agreement or changes its Applicable Lending
Office (all such nonexcluded taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as "Taxes").
If the Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect
of any sum payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Lender or
any Agent, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after
making all such required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section 2.16(a)) such Lender or Agent (as the
case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no
such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii)
the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation
authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law and (iv) the
Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, for delivery to such Lender,
the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof.
(b) Other Taxes. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any and all
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present or future stamp or documentary taxes and any other excise or property
taxes, or similar charges or levies, which arise from any payment made pursuant
to this Agreement, any Revolving Note or any other Loan Document or from the
execution, delivery, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect
to, this Agreement, any Revolving Note or any other Loan Document (collectively,
"Other Taxes").
(c) Indemnification. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and
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each Agent for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including, without
limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on
amounts payable under this Section 2.16(c)), whether or not correctly or legally
asserted, paid by such Lender or Agent (as the case may be) and any liability
(including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect
thereto as certified in good faith to the Borrower by each Lender or Agent
seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.16(c). This indemnification
shall be paid within 15 days after such Lender or Agent (as the case may be)
makes demand therefor.
(d) Refunds or Credits. If a Lender or Agent receives a refund,
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credit or other reduction from a taxation authority for any Taxes or Other Taxes
for which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the
Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall
within 15 days from the date of such receipt pay over the amount of such refund,
credit or other reduction to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity
payments made or additional amounts paid by the Borrower under this Section 2.16
with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund, credit or
other reduction), net
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of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender or Agent (as the case
may be) and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant taxation
authority with respect to such refund, credit or other reduction); provided,
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however, that the Borrower agrees to repay, upon the request of such Lender or
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Agent (as the case may be), the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus
penalties, interest or other charges) to such Lender or Agent in the event such
Lender or Agent is required to repay such refund or credit to such taxation
authority.
(e) Tax Forms and Certificates. On or before the date it becomes a
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party to this Agreement, from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by
the Borrower, and at any time it changes its Applicable Lending Office, each
Lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States,
any State thereof or the District of Columbia (a "Non-U.S. Lender") shall
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent: (i) two properly completed
and duly executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN, or any
successor form prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such
Lender is entitled to the benefits under an income tax treaty to which the
United States is a party which exempts the Lender from United States withholding
tax or reduces the rate of withholding tax on payments of interest for the
account of such Lender or (ii) two properly completed and duly executed copies
of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 ECI, or any successor form prescribed by
the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that the income receivable pursuant to
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents is effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business in the United States. In addition, each Non-U.S.
Lender agrees that from time to time after the Closing Date, when a lapse in
time or change in circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or
inaccurate in any material respect, it will deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent two new accurate and complete signed originals of Internal
Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN or W-8 ECI or successor forms, as the case may be,
and such other forms as may be required in order to confirm or establish the
entitlement of such Non-U.S. Lender to a continued exemption from or reduction
in United States withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement
and any other Loan Document, or it shall immediately notify the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent of its inability to deliver any such Form or certificate.
(f) Exclusions. The Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any
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Non-U.S. Lender or Agent, or to pay any additional amount to any Non-U.S. Lender
or Agent, pursuant to Section 2.16(a), (b) or (c) in respect of Taxes or Other
Taxes to the extent that the obligation to indemnify or pay for such additional
amounts would not have arisen but for the failure of such Non-U.S. Lender to
comply with the provisions of subsection (e) above.
(g) Mitigation. If the Borrower is required to pay additional amounts
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to or for the account of any Lender pursuant to this Section 2.16, then such
Lender will use reasonable efforts (which shall include efforts to rebook the
Revolving Loans held by such Lender to a new Applicable Lending Office, or
through another branch or affiliate of such Lender) to change the jurisdiction
of its Applicable Lending Office if, in the good faith judgment of such Lender,
such efforts (i) will eliminate or, if it is not possible to eliminate, reduce
to the greatest extent possible any such additional payment which may thereafter
accrue and (ii) is not otherwise disadvantageous, in the sole determination of
such Lender, to such Lender. Any Lender claiming any indemnity payment or
additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section shall use reasonable efforts
(consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or
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document reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or to change the
jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if the making of such a filing or
change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such indemnity
payment or additional amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the
sole determination of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.
(h) Confidentiality. Nothing contained in this Section shall require
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any Lender or any Agent to make available any of its tax returns (or any other
information that it deems to be confidential or proprietary).
Section 2.17 Base Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Euro-Dollar
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Loans. If (a) the obligation of any Lender to make or maintain, or to convert
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outstanding Loans to, Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended pursuant to Section
2.14 or (b) any Lender has demanded compensation under Section 2.15(a) with
respect to its Euro-Dollar Loans and, in any such case, the Borrower shall, by
at least four Euro-Dollar Business Days' prior notice to such Lender through the
Administrative Agent, have elected that the provisions of this Section shall
apply to such Lender, then, unless and until such Lender notifies the Borrower
that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension or demand for compensation
no longer apply:
(i) all Loans which would otherwise be made by such Lender as
(or continued as or converted into) Euro-Dollar Loans shall instead be Base
Rate Loans (on which interest and principal shall be payable
contemporaneously with the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other Lenders);
and
(ii) after each of its Euro-Dollar Loans has been repaid (or
converted to a Base Rate Loan), all payments of principal that would
otherwise be applied to repay such Euro-Dollar Loans shall be applied to
repay its Base Rate Loans instead.
If such Lender notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such
notice no longer apply, the principal amount of each such Base Rate Loan shall
be converted into a Euro-Dollar Loan on the first day of the next succeeding
Interest Period applicable to the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other
Lenders.
ARTICLE III
LETTERS OF CREDIT
Section 3.01 Existing Letters of Credit. On the Closing Date, each
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Issuing Lender that has issued an Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed,
without further action by any party to this Agreement, to have sold to each
Lender having a Revolving Commitment, and each such Lender shall be deemed,
without further action by any party hereto, to have purchased from such Issuing
Lender, without recourse or warranty, an undivided participation interest in
such Existing Letter of Credit and the related Letter of Credit Liabilities in
the proportion its Revolving Commitment bears to the aggregate Revolving
Commitments.
Section 3.02 Additional Letters of Credit. The Issuing Lender
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agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to issue
Letters of Credit from time to time before the 5th day prior to the Revolving
Termination Date for the account, and upon the request,
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of the Borrower and in support of such obligations of the Borrower that are
acceptable to the Issuing Lender (each such letter of credit, a "Standby Letter
of Credit" and, collectively, the "Standby Letters of Credit"); provided that,
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immediately after each Letter of Credit is issued, (A) the aggregate amount of
the Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not exceed the Letter of Credit
Commitment and (B) the Revolving Outstandings shall not exceed the aggregate
amount of the Revolving Commitments.
Section 3.03 Method of Issuance of Letters of Credit. The Borrower
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shall give the Issuing Lender notice substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3 to
this Agreement (a "Letter of Credit Request") of the requested issuance or
extension of a Letter of Credit prior to 1:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina
time) on the proposed date of the issuance or extension of Standby Letters of
Credit (which shall be a Domestic Business Day) (or such shorter period as may
be agreed by the Issuing Lender in any particular instance), specifying the date
such Letter of Credit is to be issued or extended and describing the terms of
such Letter of Credit and the nature of the transactions to be supported
thereby. The extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be
an issuance of such Letter of Credit, and if any Letter of Credit contains a
provision pursuant to which it is deemed to be extended unless notice of
termination is given by the Issuing Lender, the Issuing Lender shall timely give
such notice of termination unless it has theretofore timely received a Letter of
Credit Request and the other conditions to issuance of a Letter of Credit have
theretofore been met with respect to such extension. No Letter of Credit shall
have a term of more than one year; provided that no Letter of Credit shall have
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a term extending or be so extendible beyond the fifth Business Day before the
Revolving Termination Date.
Section 3.04 Conditions to Issuance of Additional Letters of Credit.
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The issuance by the Issuing Lender of each Additional Letter of Credit shall, in
addition to the conditions precedent set forth in Article III, be subject to the
conditions precedent that (i) such Letter of Credit shall be satisfactory in
form and substance to the Issuing Lender, (ii) the Borrower shall have executed
and delivered such other instruments and agreements relating to such Letter of
Credit as the Issuing Lender shall have reasonably requested and (iii) the
Issuing Lender shall have confirmed on the date of (and after giving effect to)
such issuance that (A) the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Liabilities
will not exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment and (B) the aggregate Revolving
Outstandings will not exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.04, the Issuing Lender
shall not be under any obligation to issue any Additional Letter of Credit if:
any order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority shall by its terms
purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing such Additional
Letter of Credit, or any requirement of law applicable to the Issuing Lender or
any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any
governmental authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit,
or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of
credit generally or such Additional Letter of Credit in particular or shall
impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Additional Letter of Credit
any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is
not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall
impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was
not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good xxxxx
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Section 3.05 Purchase and Sale of Letter of Credit Participations.
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Upon the issuance by an Issuing Lender of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing
Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have sold
to each Lender, and each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any
party hereto, to have purchased from such Issuing Lender, without recourse or
warranty, an undivided participation interest in such Letter of Credit and the
related Letter of Credit Liabilities in the proportion its Revolving Commitment
bears to the aggregate Revolving Commitments (although the Fronting Fee payable
under Section 2.06(b) shall be payable directly to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the applicable Issuing Lender, and the Lenders (other than such
Issuing Lender) shall have no right to receive any portion of any such Fronting
Fee) and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto. Upon any change
in the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 9.06(c), there shall be an
automatic adjustment to the participations in all outstanding Letters of Credit
and Letter of Credit Liabilities to reflect the adjusted Revolving Commitments
of the assigning and assignee Lenders or of all Lenders having Revolving
Commitments, as the case may be.
Section 3.06 Drawings under Letters of Credit. Upon receipt from the
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beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter
of Credit, the applicable Issuing Lender shall determine in accordance with the
terms of such Letter of Credit whether such drawing should be honored. If the
Issuing Lender determines that any such drawing shall be honored, such Issuing
Lender shall make available to such beneficiary in accordance with the terms of
such Letter of Credit the amount of the drawing and shall notify the Borrower as
to the amount to be paid as a result of such drawing and the payment date.
Section 3.07 Reimbursement Obligations. The Borrower shall be
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irrevocably and unconditionally obligated forthwith to reimburse the applicable
Issuing Lender for any amounts paid by such Issuing Lender upon any drawing
under any Letter of Credit, together with any and all reasonable charges and
expenses which the Issuing Lender may pay or incur relative to such drawing and
interest on the amount drawn at the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans for each
day from and including the date such amount is drawn to but excluding the date
such reimbursement payment is due and payable. Such reimbursement payment shall
be due and payable (i) at or before 1:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time)
on the date the Issuing Lender notifies the Borrower of such drawing, if such
notice is given at or before 10:00 A.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on such
date or (ii) at or before 10:00 A.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the
next succeeding Business Day; provided that no payment otherwise required by
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this sentence to be made by the Borrower at or before 1:00 P.M. (Charlotte,
North Carolina time) on any day shall be overdue hereunder if arrangements for
such payment satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, in its reasonable discretion,
shall have been made by the Borrower at or before 1:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North
Carolina time) on such day and such payment is actually made at or before 3:00
P.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on such day. In addition, the Borrower
agrees to pay to the Issuing Lender interest, payable on demand, on any and all
amounts not paid by the Borrower to the Issuing Lender when due under this
Section 3.07, for each day from and including the date when such amount becomes
due to but excluding the date such amount is paid in full, whether before or
after judgment, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 2% plus the rate
applicable to Base Rate Loans for such day. Each payment to be made by the
Borrower pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made to the Issuing Lender in
Federal or other funds immediately available to it at its address referred to
Section 9.01.
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Section 3.08 Duties of Issuing Lenders to Lenders; Reliance. In
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determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing
Lender shall not have any obligation relative to the Lenders participating in
such Letter of Credit or the related Letter of Credit Liabilities other than to
determine that any document or documents required to be delivered under such
Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they substantially comply on their
face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted
to be taken by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of
Credit shall not create for the Issuing Lender any resulting liability if taken
or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct. Each
Issuing Lender shall be entitled (but not obligated) to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, on the representation and warranty by the Borrower set
forth in the last sentence of Section 4.02 to establish whether the conditions
specified in clauses (c), (d) and (e) of Section 4.02 are met in connection with
any issuance or extension of a Letter of Credit. Each Issuing Lender shall be
entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon advice and
statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected
by such Issuing Lender and upon any Letter of Credit, draft, writing,
resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram,
telegram, telecopier, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other
document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been
signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and may accept documents
that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary unless
the beneficiary and the Borrower shall have notified such Issuing Lender that
such documents do not comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter of
Credit. Each Issuing Lender shall be fully justified in refusing to take any
action requested of it under this Section in respect of any Letter of Credit
unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required
Lenders as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to
its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and
expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take,
or omitting or continuing to omit, any such action. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section, each Issuing Lender shall in all cases be fully
protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Section in respect
of any Letter of Credit in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders,
and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant hereto shall be
binding upon all Lenders and all future holders of participations in such Letter
of Credit; provided that this sentence shall not affect any rights the Borrower
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may have against the Issuing Lender or the Lenders that make such request.
Section 3.09 Obligations of Lenders to Reimburse Issuing Lender for
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Unpaid Drawings. If any Issuing Lender makes any payment under any Letter of
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Credit and the Borrower shall not have reimbursed such amount in full to such
Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.07, the Issuing Lender shall promptly
notify the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly
notify each Lender (other than the relevant Issuing Lender), and each such
Lender shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent, for
the account of such Issuing Lender, such Lender's share of such payment
(determined by the proportion its Revolving Commitment bears to the aggregate
Revolving Commitments) in Dollars in Federal or other immediately available
funds, the aggregate of such payments relating to each unreimbursed amount being
referred to herein as a "Mandatory Letter of Credit Borrowing"; provided,
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however, that no Lender shall be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent
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its pro rata share of such unreimbursed amount for any wrongful payment made by
the relevant Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or
omissions constituting
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willful misconduct or gross negligence by such Issuing Lender. If the
Administrative Agent so notifies a Lender prior to 11:00 A.M. (Charlotte, North
Carolina time) on any Business Day, such Lender shall make available to the
Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01 and for the
account of the relevant Issuing Lender such Lender's pro rata share of the
amount of such payment by 3:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the
Business Day following such Lender's receipt of notice from the Administrative
Agent, together with interest on such amount for each day from and including the
date of such drawing to but excluding the day such payment is due from such
Lender at the Federal Funds Rate for such day (which funds the Administrative
Agent shall promptly remit to such Issuing Lender). The failure of any Lender to
make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Lender
its pro rata share of any unreimbursed drawing under any Letter of Credit shall
not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make available to
the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender its pro rata
share of any payment made under any Letter of Credit on the date required, as
specified above, but no such Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any
other Lender to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the Issuing Lender such other Lender's pro rata share of any such payment. Upon
payment in full of all amounts payable by a Lender under this Section 3.09, such
Lender shall be subrogated to the rights of the Issuing Lender against the
Borrower to the extent of such Lender's pro rata share of the related Letter of
Credit Liabilities (including interest accrued thereon). If any Lender fails to
pay any amount required to be paid by it pursuant to this Section 3.09 on the
date on which such payment is due, interest shall accrue on such Lender's
obligation to make such payment, for each day from and including the date such
payment became due to but excluding the date such Lender makes such payment,
whether before or after judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) for each day
from the date such payment is due to the third succeeding Business Day,
inclusive, the Federal Funds Rate for such day as determined by the relevant
Issuing Lender and (ii) for each day thereafter, the sum of 2% plus the rate
applicable to its Base Rate Loans for such day. Any payment made by any Lender
after 3:00 P.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on any Business Day shall be
deemed for purposes of the preceding sentence to have been made on the next
succeeding Business Day.
Section 3.10 Funds Received from the Borrower in Respect of Drawn
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Letters of Credit. Whenever an Issuing Lender receives a payment of a
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Reimbursement Obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received for
the account of such Issuing Lender any payments from the Lenders pursuant to
Section 3.09 above, such Issuing Lender shall pay the amount of such payment to
the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to
each Lender which has paid its pro rata share thereof, in Dollars in Federal or
other immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Lender's pro rata
share of the principal amount thereof and interest thereon for each day after
relevant date of payment at the Federal Funds Rate.
Section 3.11 Obligations in Respect of Letters of Credit
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Unconditional. The obligations of the Borrower under Section 3.07 above shall be
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absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under all circumstances whatsoever,
including, without limitation, the following circumstances:
(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any
Letter of Credit or any document related hereto or thereto;
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(b) any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from all
or any of the provisions of this Agreement or any Letter of Credit or any
document related hereto or thereto;
(c) the use which may be made of the Letter of Credit by, or any acts
or omission of, a beneficiary of a Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom the
beneficiary may be acting);
(d) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other rights that
the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary of a Letter of Credit
(or any Person for whom the beneficiary may be acting), any Issuing Lender or
any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or any Letter of
Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated transaction;
(e) any statement or any other document presented under a Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any
statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever;
(f) payment under a Letter of Credit against presentation to an
Issuing Lender of a draft or certificate that does not comply with the terms of
such Letter of Credit; provided that the relevant Issuing Lender's determination
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that documents presented under such Letter of Credit comply with the terms
thereof shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct of
such Issuing Lender; or
(g) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by any
Issuing Lender or any other Person or any other event or circumstance whatsoever
that might, but for the provisions of this subsection (g), constitute a legal or
equitable discharge of the Borrower's obligations hereunder.
Nothing in this Section 3.11 is intended to limit the right of the Borrower to
make a claim against any Issuing Lender for damages as contemplated by the
proviso to the first sentence of Section 3.12.
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Section 3.12 Indemnification in Respect of Letters of Credit. The
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Borrower hereby indemnifies and holds harmless each Lender (including each
Issuing Lender) and the Administrative Agent from and against any and all
claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Lender or the
Administrative Agent may incur by reason of or in connection with the failure of
any other Lender to fulfill or comply with its obligations to such Issuing
Lender hereunder (but nothing herein contained shall affect any rights which the
Borrower may have against such defaulting Lender), and none of the Lenders
(including any Issuing Lender) nor the Administrative Agent, their respective
affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents
shall be liable or responsible, by reason of or in connection with the execution
and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Letter of
Credit, including, without limitation, any of the circumstances enumerated in
Section 3.11, as well as (i) any error, omission, interruption or delay in
transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or
otherwise, (ii) any error in interpretation of technical terms, (iii) any loss
or delay in the transmission of any document required in order to
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make a drawing under a Letter of Credit, (iv) any consequences arising from
causes beyond the control of such indemnitee, including without limitation, any
government acts, or (v) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing
to make payment under such Letter of Credit; provided that the Borrower shall
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not be required to indemnify any Issuing Lender for any claims, damages, losses,
liabilities, costs or expenses, and the Borrower shall have a claim against such
Issuing Lender for direct (but not consequential) damages suffered by it, to the
extent found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable
judgment or order to have been caused by (i) the willful misconduct or gross
negligence of the Issuing Lender in determining whether a request presented
under any Letter of Credit issued by it complied with the terms of such Letter
of Credit or (ii) the Issuing Lender's failure to pay under any Letter of Credit
issued by it after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with
the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. Nothing in this Section 3.12
is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrower under any other provision
of this Agreement.
Section 3.13 ISP98. The rules of the "International Standby
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Practices 1998" (the "ISP98") as published by the ICC most recently at the time
of issuance of any Standby Letter of Credit shall apply to such Letter of Credit
unless otherwise expressly provided in such Letter of Credit.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
Section 4.01 Conditions to Closing. The obligation of each Lender to
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make a Loan or issue a Letter of Credit on the occasion of the first Credit
Event hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Effectiveness. This Agreement shall have become effective in
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accordance with Section 9.08.
(b) Revolving Notes. On or prior to the Closing Date, the
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Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed Revolving Note for the
account of each Lender requesting delivery of a Revolving Note pursuant to
Section 2.04.
(c) Officers' Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have
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received a certificate dated the Closing Date signed on behalf of the Borrower
by the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President or the Treasurer
of the Borrower stating that (A) on the Closing Date and after giving effect to
the Loans and Letters of Credit being made or issued on the Closing Date, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (B) the
representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Documents
are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
(d) Proceedings. On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall
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have received (i) a copy of the Borrower's certificate of incorporation
certified by the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; (ii) a
certificate of the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, dated
as of a recent date, as to the good standing of the Borrower; and (iii) a
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower dated
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the Closing Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true, correct and
complete copy of the articles of incorporation of the Borrower, (B) that
attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of the by-laws of the
Borrower, (C) as to the absence of dissolution or liquidation proceedings by or
against the Borrower, (D) that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete
copy of resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Borrower
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to
which the Borrower is a party and each other document delivered in connection
herewith or therewith and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in
full force and effect on the date of such certificate and (E) as to the
incumbency and specimen signatures of each officer of the Borrower executing the
Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party or any other document delivered
in connection herewith or therewith.
(e) Opinions of Counsel. On the Closing Date, the Administrative
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Agent shall have received from counsel to the Borrower, opinions addressed to
the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated the Closing Date, substantially
in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto and covering such additional matters incident
to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders may reasonably request.
(f) Repayment of Refinanced Agreements. The Administrative Agent
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shall be satisfied that no later than as of the Closing Date, the commitments
under the Refinanced Agreements shall be terminated, all loans outstanding under
the Refinanced Agreements shall be repaid in full, together with accrued
interest thereon (including, without limitation, any prepayment premium), all
letters of credit issued thereunder shall be terminated or shall become Letters
of Credit under this Agreement and all other amounts owing pursuant to the
Refinanced Agreements shall be repaid in full.
(g) Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent and each Lender
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shall have received and be satisfied with the (i) the audited consolidated
financial statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2000, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, or
other nationally recognized independent public accountants, and containing an
opinion of such firm that such financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position and results of operations of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, prepared in conformity with GAAP,
and (ii) unaudited, interim financial statements of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2001.
(h) Consents. All necessary governmental (domestic or foreign),
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regulatory and third party approvals, if any, in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall
have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, in each case without any
action being taken by any competent authority which could restrain or prevent
such transaction or impose, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative
Agent, materially adverse conditions upon the consummation of such transactions;
provided, that, borrowings hereunder have been authorized under a Letter Order
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(the "Existing FERC Order") of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
("FERC"), dated December 15, 1999, a copy of which has been delivered to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which expires on December 15, 2001, and a
new order (the "New FERC Order") from FERC will be required after
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such date in order for the Borrower to continue to make borrowings and otherwise
incur obligations hereunder.
(i) Borrower's Structure. The corporate and capital structure of the
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Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
in its reasonable discretion.
(j) Payment of Fees. All costs, fees and expenses due to the
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Administrative Agent, the Co-Lead Arrangers and the Lenders on or before the
Closing Date shall have been paid.
(k) Counsel Fees. The Administrative Agent shall have received full
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payment from the Borrower of the fees and expenses of Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx
described in Section 9.03 which are billed through the Closing Date.
(l) Other Materials. The Administrative Agent shall have received
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such other assurances, certificates, documents, consents or opinions as the
Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or the Required Lenders may reasonably
request, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
Section 4.02 Conditions to All Credit Events. The obligation of any
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Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and the obligation of
any Issuing Lender to issue (or renew or extend the term of) any Letter of
Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) the fact that the Closing Date shall have occurred;
(b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Notice of Borrowing as
required by Section 2.02, or receipt by the Issuing Lender of a Letter of Credit
Request as required by Section 3.03;
(c) the fact that, immediately before and after giving effect to such
Credit Event, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing;
(d) the fact that the representations and warranties of the Borrower
contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be true and
correct on and as of the date of such Credit Event;
(e) since December 31, 2000, there shall have been no change in the
business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, which materially adversely
affects the ability of the Borrower to perform any of its obligations under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document; and
(f) with respect to a Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit on
or after December 15, 2001, the Borrower shall have obtained the New FERC Order.
Each Credit Event under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation
and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Credit Event as to the facts
specified in clauses (c), (d) and (e) of this Section.
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants that:
Section 5.01 Status. The Borrower is a corporation duly organized,
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validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and has the corporate authority to make and perform this Agreement
and each other Loan Document to which it is a party.
Section 5.02 Authority; No Conflict. The execution, delivery and
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performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and each other Loan Document to
which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
and do not violate (i) any provision of law or regulation, or any decree, order,
writ or judgment, (ii) any provision of its articles of incorporation or by-
laws, or (iii) result in the breach of or constitute a default under any
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party;
provided, that, borrowings hereunder have been authorized under the Existing
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FERC Order which expires on December 15, 2001, and the New FERC Order will be
required after such date in order for the Borrower to continue to make
borrowings and otherwise incur obligations hereunder.
Section 5.03 Legality; Etc. This Agreement and each other Loan
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Document (other than the Revolving Notes) to which the Borrower is a party
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, and the
Revolving Notes, when executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement,
will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, in each
case enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms except to
the extent limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance or
reorganization laws or by other laws relating to or affecting the enforceability
of creditors' rights generally and by general equitable principles which may
limit the right to obtain equitable remedies regardless of whether enforcement
is considered in a proceeding of law or equity or (b) any applicable public
policy on enforceability of provisions relating to contribution and
indemnification.
Section 5.04 Financial Condition.
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(a) Audited Financial Statements. The consolidated balance sheet of
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the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and the
related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the fiscal year
then ended, reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, copies of which have been
delivered to each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, fairly present,
in conformity with GAAP, the consolidated financial position of the Borrower and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and their consolidated results of
operations and cash flows for such fiscal year.
(b) Interim Financial Statements. The unaudited consolidated balance
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sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2001 and
the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the
three months then ended, copies of which have been delivered to each of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders, fairly present, in conformity with GAAP
applied on a basis consistent with the financial statements
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referred to in subsection (a) of this Section, the consolidated financial
position of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and
their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for such three-month
period (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
(c) Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2000 there has been
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no change in the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, that would
materially and adversely affect the Borrower's ability to perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement, the Revolving Notes or the other Loan
Documents.
Section 5.05 Litigation. Except as disclosed in or contemplated by
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the Borrower's Form 10-K Report to the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2000
or in any subsequent Form 10-Q or 8-K Report or otherwise furnished in writing
to the Administrative Agent, no litigation, arbitration or administrative
proceeding against the Borrower is pending or, to the Borrower's knowledge,
threatened, which, if adversely determined, would materially and adversely
affect the ability of Borrower to perform any of its obligations under this
Agreement, the Revolving Notes or the other Loan Documents. There is no
litigation, arbitration or administrative proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, threatened which questions the validity of this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.
Section 5.06 No Violation. No part of the proceeds of the borrowings
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by hereunder will be used, directly or indirectly by the Borrower for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying any "margin stock" within the meaning of
Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or for any
other purpose which violates, or which conflicts with, the provisions of
Regulation U or X of said Board of Governors. The Borrower is not engaged
principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such "margin stock".
Section 5.07 ERISA. Each member of the ERISA Group has fulfilled its
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obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Internal
Revenue Code with respect to each Material Plan and is in compliance in all
material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the
Internal Revenue Code with respect to each Material Plan. No member of the ERISA
Group has (i) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412
of the Internal Revenue Code in respect of any Material Plan, (ii) failed to
make any contribution or payment to any Material Plan or made any amendment to
any Material Plan, which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a
lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Internal
Revenue Code or (iii) incurred any material liability under Title IV of ERISA
other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA.
Section 5.08 Governmental Approvals. No authorization, consent or
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approval from any Governmental Authority is required for the execution, delivery
and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, the Revolving Notes and the
other Loan Documents to which it is a party, except such authorizations,
consents and approvals as have been obtained prior to the Closing Date and are
in full force and effect provided that borrowings hereunder have been authorized
under the Existing FERC Order, which expires on December 15, 2001, and the New
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FERC Order will be required after such date in order for the Borrower to
continue to make borrowings and otherwise incur obligations hereunder.
Section 5.09 Investment Company Act. The Borrower is not an
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"investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
Section 5.10 Public Utility Holding Company Act. The Borrower is not
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a "holding company" within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, as amended.
Section 5.11 Tax Returns and Payments. The Borrower has filed or
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caused to be filed all Federal, state, local and foreign income tax returns
required to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all income
taxes shown to be due on such returns except income taxes that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower
shall have set aside on its books appropriate reserves with respect thereto in
accordance with GAAP or that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 5.12 Compliance with Laws. To the knowledge of the Borrower,
the Borrower is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and orders
of any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of
its business and the ownership of its property (including, without limitation,
compliance with all applicable ERISA and Environmental Laws and the requirements
of any permits issued under such Environmental Laws), except to the extent (a)
such compliance is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or
(b) non-compliance would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely
affect its ability to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the
Revolving Notes or any other Loan Document to which it is a party.
Section 5.13 No Default. No Default or Event of Default has
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occurred and is continuing.
Section 5.14 Environmental Matters.
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(a) Except (i) as disclosed in or contemplated by the Borrower's
Form 10-K Report to the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2000 or in any
subsequent Form 10-Q or 8-K Report or otherwise furnished to the Administrative
Agent in writing or (ii) to the extent that the liabilities of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that relate to or could result from the
matters referred to in clauses (a) through (c), inclusive, would not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, to the Borrower's or any of
its Subsidiaries' knowledge:
(i) no notice, notification, citation, summons, complaint
or order has been issued, no complaint has been filed, no penalty has been
assessed nor is any investigation or review pending or threatened by any
governmental or other entity with respect to any (A) alleged violation by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Environmental Law, (B)
alleged failure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to have any
environmental permit, certificate, license, approval, registration or
authorization
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required in connection with the conduct of its business or (C) generation,
storage, treatment, disposal, transportation or release of Hazardous
Substances;
(ii) no Hazardous Substance has been released (and no
written notification of such release has been filed) (whether or not in a
reportable or threshold planning quantity) at, on or under any property now
or previously owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries; and
(iii) no property now or previously owned, leased or operated
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any property to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly,
transported or arranged for the transportation of any Hazardous Substances,
is listed or, to the Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' knowledge,
proposed for listing, on the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant
to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA"), on CERCLIS (as defined in CERCLA) or on any
similar federal, state or foreign list of sites requiring investigation or
clean-up.
(b) To the Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' knowledge, there
are no Environmental Liabilities that have resulted or could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) For purposes of this Section 5.14, the terms "the Borrower"
and "Subsidiary" shall include any business or business entity (including a
corporation) which is a predecessor, in whole or in part, of the Borrower of any
of its Subsidiaries from the time such business or business entity became a
Subsidiary of PPL Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
The Borrower agrees that so long as any Lender has any Commitment
hereunder or any amount payable hereunder or under any Revolving Note or other
Loan Document remains unpaid or any Letter of Credit Liability remains
outstanding:
Section 6.01 Information. The Borrower will deliver or cause to be
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delivered to each of the Lenders:
(a) Annual Financial Statements. Within 120 days after the end
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of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year and
the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for such fiscal
year and accompanied by an opinion thereon by independent public accountants of
recognized national standing, which opinion shall state that such consolidated
financial statements present fairly the consolidated financial position of the
Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date of such financial
statements and the results of their operations for the period covered by such
financial statements in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
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(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. Within 60 days after the end
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of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as
of the end of such quarter and the related consolidated statements of income and
cash flows for such fiscal quarter, all certified (subject to normal year-end
audit adjustments) as to fairness of presentation, GAAP and consistency by the
chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Borrower.
(c) Officer's Certificate. Simultaneously with the delivery of
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each set of financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, a
certificate of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the
Borrower, (i) setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to
establish compliance with the requirements of Section 6.11 on the date of such
financial statements and (ii) stating whether there exists on the date of such
certificate any Default or Event of Default and, if any Default or Event of
Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which the
Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
(d) Default. Forthwith upon acquiring knowledge of the
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occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, a certificate of the chief
financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking or proposes to take
with respect thereto.
(e) Change in Borrower's Ratings. Upon the chief executive
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officer, the president, any vice president or any senior financial officer of
the Borrower obtaining knowledge of any change in either Borrower's Rating, a
notice of such Borrower's Rating in effect after giving effect to such change.
(f) Securities Laws Filing. Within 120 days after the end of
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each fiscal year, a copy of any Form 10-K Report to the SEC and within 60 days
after the end of each of the first three quarters in each fiscal year, a copy of
any Form 10-Q Report to the SEC, and promptly upon the filing thereof, any other
filings with the SEC.
(g) ERISTA MATTERS. If and when any member of the ERISA Group:
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(i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any "reportable event"
(as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Material Plan which
might constitute grounds for a termination of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA,
or knows that the plan administrator of any Material Plan has given or is
required to give notice of any such reportable event, a copy of the notice of
such reportable event given or required to be given to the PBGC; (ii) receives,
with respect to any Material Plan that is a Multiemployer Plan, notice of any
complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA, or notice that
any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is insolvent or has been
terminated, a copy of such notice; (iii) receives notice from the PBGC under
Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate, impose material liability (other
than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of, or appoint a
trustee to administer any Material Plan, a copy of such notice; (iv) applies for
a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Internal
Revenue Code with respect to a Material Plan, a copy of such application; (v)
gives notice of intent to terminate any Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, a
copy of such notice and other information filed with the PBGC; (vi) gives notice
of withdrawal from any Plan pursuant to Section 4063 of ERISA; or (vii) fails to
make any payment or contribution to any
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Plan or make any amendment to any Plan which has resulted or could result in the
imposition of a lien or the posting of a bond or other security, a copy of such
notice, a certificate of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer
of the Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence and action, if any,
which the Borrower or applicable member of the ERISA Group is required or
proposes to take.
(12) Other Information. From time to time such additional
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financial or other information regarding the financial condition, results of
operations, properties, assets or business of the Borrower or of any of its
Subsidiaries as any Lender may reasonably request, including, without
limitation, a copy of the New FERC Order.
Section 6.02 Maintenance of Property; Insurance.
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(a) Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will keep all
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property useful and necessary in its businesses in good working order and
condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear, unless the Borrower determines in
good faith that the continued maintenance of any of such properties is no longer
economically desirable or where the failure to so maintain such properties would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Insurance. The Borrower will maintain, or cause to be
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maintained, insurance with financially sound (determined in the reasonable
judgment of the Borrower) and responsible companies in such amounts (and with
such risk retentions) and against such risks as is usually carried by owners of
similar businesses and properties in the same general areas in which the
Borrower operates.
Section 6.03 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence. The
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Borrower will (i) continue to engage only in businesses of the same general type
as now conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and businesses related
thereto or arising out of such businesses, except to the extent that failure to
maintain any existing business would not have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii)
except as otherwise permitted in Section 6.09, preserve, renew and keep in full
force and effect, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to preserve, renew and
keep in full force and effect, their respective corporate (or other entity)
existence and their respective rights, privileges and franchises necessary or
material to the normal conduct of business, except, in each case, where the
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 6.04 Compliance with Laws, Etc. The Borrower will comply
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with all applicable laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority,
domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership
of its property (including, without limitation, compliance with all applicable
ERISA and Environmental Laws and the requirements of any permits issued under
such Environmental Laws), except to the extent (a) such compliance is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (b) non-compliance could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.05 Books and Records. The Borrower (i) will keep, and
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will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, proper books of record and account
in conformity with GAAP and (ii) will permit representatives of the
Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders to visit
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and inspect any of their respective properties, to examine and make copies from
any of their respective books and records and to discuss their respective
affairs, finances and accounts with their officers, any employees and
independent public accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as may
reasonably be desired; provided, that, the rights created in this Section 6.05
to "visit," "inspect," "discuss" and copy shall not extend to any matters which
the Borrower deems, in good faith, to be confidential, unless the Administrative
Agent and any such Lender shall agree in writing to keep such matters
confidential.
Section 6.06 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans made under
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this Agreement will be used by the Borrower for general corporate purposes,
including as a commercial paper backstop, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
The Borrower will request the issuance of Letters of Credit solely for general
corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No such use of the
proceeds for general corporate purposes will be, directly or indirectly, for the
purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying any
Margin Stock within the meaning of Regulation U.
Section 6.07 Provider of Last Resort Obligations. On or prior to
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December 31, 2001, the Borrower shall enter into one or more contracts,
agreements or other agreements (collectively, the "PLR Contracts") in connection
with the delivery of capacity, energy and ancillary services with respect to the
Borrower's PLR obligations (as defined in the PEGCCCA) pursuant to the PEGCCCA.
The Borrower shall promptly deliver executed copies of the PLR Contracts to the
Administrative Agent, certified by an officer of the Borrower as true, complete
and correct.
Section 6.08 Merger or Consolidation. The Borrower will not merge
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with or into or consolidate with or into any other corporation or entity, unless
(i) immediately after giving effect thereto, no event shall occur and be
continuing which constitutes a Default or Event Default, (ii) the surviving or
resulting person, as the case may be, assumes and agrees in writing to pay and
perform all of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement, (iii)
substantially all of the consolidated assets and consolidated revenues of the
surviving or resulting person, as the case may be, are anticipated to come from
the utility or energy businesses and (iv) the surviving or resulting person, as
the case may be, has senior long-term debt ratings from Xxxxx'x and S&P as
available (or if the ratings of Xxxxx'x and S&P are not available, of such other
rating agency as shall be acceptable to the Administrative Agent) at least equal
to each Borrower's Rating at the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding
the effective date of such consolidation or merger.
Section 6.09 Asset Sales. Except for the sale of assets required to
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be sold to conform with governmental requirements, the Borrower shall not
consummate any Asset Sale, if the aggregate net book value of all such Asset
Sales consummated during the four calendar quarters immediately preceding any
date of determination would exceed 25% of the total assets of the Borrower and
its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the beginning of the Borrower's most
recently ended full fiscal quarter; provided, however, that any such Asset Sale
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will be disregarded for purposes of the 25% limitation specified above: (a) if
any such Asset Sale is in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower; (b)
if the assets subject to any such Asset Sale are worn out or are no longer
useful or necessary in connection with the operation of the businesses of the
Borrower; (c) if the assets subject to any such Asset Sale are being transferred
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to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; (d) if the proceeds from any such
Asset Sale (i) are, within 12 months of such Asset Sale, invested or reinvested
by the Borrower in a Permitted Business, (ii) are used by the Borrower to repay
Debt of the Borrower, or (iii) are retained by the Borrower; or (e) if, prior to
any such Asset Sale, Xxxxx'x and S&P confirm the then current Borrower Ratings
after giving effect to any such Asset Sale.
Section 6.10 Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not
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enter into or permit to exist any arrangement or contract with any of its
Affiliates unless such arrangement or contract (i) has been approved by a
Governmental Authority or (ii) is fair and equitable to the Borrower and is an
arrangement or contract of the kind which would be entered into by a prudent
Person in the position of the Borrower with a Person which is not one of its
Affiliates. In making any determination as to fairness, equity and prudence,
effect shall be given to orders, rules or regulations of any administrative
agency, regulatory authority or other governmental body having jurisdiction over
the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
Section 6.11 Consolidated Debt to Consolidated Capitalization Ratio.
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The ratio of Consolidated Debt of the Borrower to Consolidated Capitalization of
the Borrower shall not exceed 70% at any time.
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULTS
Section 7.01 Events of default. If one or more of the following
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events (each an "Event of Default") shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of the
Loans or shall fail to reimburse when due any drawing under any Letter of
Credit; or
(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay when due any interest on the
Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, any fee or any other amount payable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document for 5 days following the date such
payment becomes due hereunder; or
(c) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or
agreement contained in Section 6.01(a), (b) or (c), clause (ii) of Section 6.05
and Sections 6.06, 6.08, 6.09 and 6.11; or
(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or
agreement contained in Section 6.01(d) for 10 days after any such failure; or
(e) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than
those covered by clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above) for 30 days after written
notice thereof has been given to the defaulting party by the Administrative
Agent, or at the request of the Required Lenders; or
(f) any representation, warranty or certification made by the
Borrower in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate,
financial statement or other
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document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to have been incorrect
in any material respect when made or deemed made; or
(g) the Borrower shall (i) fail to pay any principal or interest,
regardless of amount, due in respect of any Material Debt beyond any period of
grace provided with respect thereto, or (ii) fail to observe or perform any
other term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement or
instrument evidencing or governing any such Material Debt beyond any period of
grace provided with respect thereto if the effect of any failure referred to in
this clause (ii) is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Debt or
a trustee on its or their behalf to cause, such Debt to become due prior to its
stated maturity; or
(h) the Borrower shall commence a voluntary case or other
proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to
itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver,
liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of
its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or
taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other
proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the
benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay, or shall admit in writing
its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, or shall take any corporate
action to authorize any of the foregoing; or
(i) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced
against the Borrower seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with
respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law
now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver,
liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of
its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain
undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or an order for relief shall
be entered against the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code; or
(j) any member of the ERISA Group shall fail to pay when due an
amount or amounts aggregating in excess of $25,000,000 which it shall have
become liable to pay under Title IV of ERISA; or notice of intent to terminate a
Material Plan shall be filed under Title IV of ERISA by any member of the ERISA
Group, any plan administrator or any combination of the foregoing; or the PBGC
shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate, to impose
liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect of,
or to cause a trustee to be appointed to administer any Material Plan; or a
condition shall exist by reason of which the PBGC would be entitled to obtain a
decree adjudicating that any Material Plan must be terminated; or there shall
occur a complete or partial withdrawal from, or default, within the meaning of
Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA, with respect to, one or more Multiemployer Plans
which could reasonably be expected to cause one or more members of the ERISA
Group to incur a current payment obligation in excess of $25,000,000; or
(k) the Borrower shall fail within 60 days to pay, bond or
otherwise discharge any judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of
$20,000,000, entered against the Borrower that is not stayed on appeal or
otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith; or
(l) a Change of Control shall have occurred; or
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(m) as of the date that is the earlier of (i) the date on which
the Borrower issues senior secured bonds as contemplated by the Borrower's
Notice of Special Meeting of Shareowners to be held on July 17, 2001 and
Information Statement relating to Plan of Division or (ii) December 31, 2001,
the Borrower's Ratings shall have been reduced to below BBB+/Baa1 from S&P or
Xxxxx'x, respectively, as a result of the Borrower entering into the PLR
Contracts; provided, that such event shall not constitute an Event of Default
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until 30 days after any such reduction.
then, and in every such event, while such event is continuing, the
Administrative Agent may (A) if requested by the Required Lenders, by notice to
the Borrower terminate the Commitments, and the Commitments shall thereupon
terminate, and (B) if requested by the Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum
of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit
Liabilities at such time, by notice to the Borrower declare the Loans (together
with accrued interest and accrued and unpaid fees thereon) to be, and the Loans
shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand,
protest or other notice of any kind (except as set forth in clause (A) above),
all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of
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any Default or any Event of Default specified in clause 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) above
with respect to the Borrower, without any notice to the Borrower or any other
act by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Commitments shall thereupon
terminate and the Loans (together with accrued interest and accrued and unpaid
fees thereon) shall become immediately due and payable without presentment,
demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by
the Borrower.
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENTS
Section 8.01 Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender hereby
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irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent of to act as
specified herein and in the other Loan Documents and to take such actions on its
behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by
the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such
other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent
agrees to act as such upon the express conditions contained in this Article
VIII. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement
or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall not have any
duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein or in the
other Loan Documents, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no
implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or
liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the
Administrative Agent. The provisions of this Article VIII are solely for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent and Lenders, and no other Person shall have
any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions hereof. For the
sake of clarity, the Lenders hereby agree that neither the Syndication Agent nor
the Documentation Agents shall have any duties or powers with respect to this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 8.02 Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent and its
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Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any
kind of business with the
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Borrower and its Affiliates as though the Administrative Agent were not an
Agent. With respect to the Loans made by it and all obligations owing to it, the
Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement
as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the
terms "Required Lenders", "Lender" and "Lenders" shall include the
Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.
Section 8.03 Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may
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execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or
through agents or attorneys-in-fact. The Administrative Agent shall not be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact
selected by it with reasonable care except to the extent otherwise required by
Section 8.07.
Section 8.04 Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The
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Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in
relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate,
affidavit, letter, telecopy or other electronic facsimile transmission, telex,
telegram, cable, teletype, electronic transmission by modem, computer disk or
any other message, statement, order or other writing or conversation believed by
it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper
Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including,
without limitation, counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other
experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be
fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement
or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or
concurrence of the Required Lenders, or all of the Lenders, if applicable, as it
deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the
Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by
reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent
shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting,
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request
of the Required Lenders, or all of the Lenders, if applicable, and such request
and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon
all of the Lenders.
Section 8.05 Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not
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be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event
of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a
Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or
Event of Default and stating that such notice is a "notice of default". If the
Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give
prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such
action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably
directed by the Required Lenders; provided that, unless and until the
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Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative
Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from
taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall
deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
Section 8.06 Non-Reliance on the Agents and Other Lenders. Each
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Lender expressly acknowledges that no Agent or officer, director, employee,
agent, attorney-in-fact or affiliate of any Agent has made any representations
or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any
review of the affairs of the Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any
representation or warranty by such Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents
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to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or
any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business,
assets, operations, property, financial and other condition, prospects and
creditworthiness of the Borrower and made its own decision to make its Loans
hereunder and to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it
will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and
based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Agreement, and to make such investigation
as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, assets, operations,
property, financial and other condition, prospects and creditworthiness of the
Borrower. No Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender
with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations,
assets, property, financial and other condition, prospects or creditworthiness
of the Borrower which may come into the possession of such Agent or any of its
officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
Section 8.07 Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent shall
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not, and no officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or
affiliates of the Administrative Agent, shall (i) be liable for any action
lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document (except for its own gross negligence,
willful misconduct or bad faith) or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of
the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by
the Borrower or any of its officers contained in this Agreement, in any other
Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document
referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or
in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure
of the Borrower or any of its officers to perform its obligations hereunder or
thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any
Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of
the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower. The
Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for the
effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectibility or
sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any
representations, warranties, recitals or statements made by any other Person
herein or therein or made by any other Person in any written or oral statement
or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports, certificates or
any other documents in connection herewith or therewith furnished or made by the
Administrative Agent to the Lenders or by or on behalf of the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent or any Lender or be required to ascertain or inquire as to
the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions,
covenants or agreements contained herein or therein or as to the use of the
proceeds of the Loans or of the existence or possible existence of any Default
or Event of Default.
Section 8.08 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the
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Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such, and hold the Administrative
Agent, in its capacity as such, harmless ratably according to their respective
Commitments from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs and reasonable expenses or
disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without
limitation, at any time following the full payment of the obligations of the
Borrower hereunder) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the
Administrative Agent, in its
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capacity as such, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or any documents contemplated hereby or referred to herein
or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or omitted to be
taken by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with any of the
foregoing, but only to the extent that any of the foregoing is not paid by the
Borrower; provided that no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent
for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs or expenses or
disbursements resulting from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad
faith of the Administrative Agent. If any indemnity furnished to the
Administrative Agent for any purpose shall, in the reasonable opinion of the
Administrative Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, the Administrative
Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the
acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished. The
agreement in this Section 8.08 shall survive the payment of all Loans, Letter of
Credit Liabilities, fees and other obligations of the Borrower arising
hereunder.
Section 8.09 Resignation; Successors. The Administrative Agent may
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resign as Administrative Agent upon 20 days' notice to the Lenders. Upon the
resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders shall appoint from
among the Lenders a successor to the Administrative Agent, subject to prior
approval by the Borrower (so long as no Event of Default exists) and the consent
of the Required Lenders (such approval or consent, as the case may be, not to be
unreasonably withheld), whereupon such successor Administrative Agent shall
succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent,
and the term "Administrative Agent" shall include such successor Administrative
Agent effective upon its appointment, and the retiring Administrative Agent's
rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without
any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent
or any of the parties to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. After the
retiring Administrative Agent's resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent,
the provisions of this Article VIII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Section 8.10 Administrative Agent's Fees; Arranger Fee. The Borrower
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shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its own account and to First Union
Securities, Inc., in its capacity as Co-Lead Arranger, for its own account, fees
in the amounts and at the times agreed upon between the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and First Union Securities, Inc., respectively, pursuant to
the Fee Letter.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01 Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
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all notices and other communications shall have been duly given and shall be
effective (i) when delivered, (ii) when transmitted via telecopy (or other
facsimile device) to the number set out below, (iii) the Business Day following
the day on which the same has been delivered prepaid (or on an invoice basis) to
a reputable national overnight air courier service or (iv) the third Business
Day following the day on which the same is sent by certified or registered mail,
postage prepaid, in each case to the respective parties at the address or
telecopy numbers, in the case of
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the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, set forth below, and, in the case of
the Lenders, set forth on signature pages hereto, or at such other address as
such party may specify by written notice to the other parties hereto:
if to the Borrower:
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx, Esq.
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
if to the Administrative Agent:
First Union National Bank
One First Union Center
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx - XX0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
First Union National Bank
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Syndications Agency Services
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx III, Esq.
Telephone : 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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Section 9.02 No Waivers; Non-Exclusive Remedies. No failure by any
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Agent or any Lender to exercise, no course of dealing with respect to, and no
delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any
Revolving Note or other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor
shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The
rights and remedies provided herein and in the other Loan Documents shall be
cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
Section 9.03 Expenses; Indemnification.
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(a) Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all out-of-pocket
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expenses of the Agents, including legal fees and disbursements of Xxxxx, Xxxxx &
Xxxxx and any other local counsel retained by the Administrative Agent, in its
reasonable discretion, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery
and administration of the Loan Documents, the syndication efforts of the Agents
with respect thereto, any waiver or consent thereunder or any amendment thereof
or any Default or alleged Default thereunder and (ii) if an Event of Default
occurs, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents and each
Lender, including (without duplication) the fees and disbursements of outside
counsel, in connection with such Event of Default and restructuring, workout
collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and other enforcement proceedings resulting
therefrom; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for any legal fees or
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disbursements of any counsel for the Agents and the Lenders other than Xxxxx,
Xxxxx & Xxxxx associated with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the closing documents contemplated hereby.
(b) Indemnity in Respect of Loan Documents. The Borrower agrees
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to indemnify the Agents and each Lender, their respective Affiliates and the
respective directors, officers, trustees, agents and employees of the foregoing
(each an "Indemnitee") and hold each Indemnitee harmless from and against any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs and expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever,
including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel,
which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the
payment of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder) be imposed on, incurred by
or asserted against such Indemnitee in connection with any investigative,
administrative or judicial proceeding (whether or not such Indemnitee shall be
designated a party thereto) brought or threatened relating to or arising out of
the Loan Documents or any actual or proposed use of proceeds of Loans hereunder;
provided that no Indemnitee shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder for
such Indemnitee's own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment or order.
(c) Indemnity in Respect of Environmental Liabilities. The
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Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from and
against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs and expenses or disbursements of any kind
whatsoever (including, without limitation, reasonable expenses of investigation
by engineers, environmental consultants and similar technical personnel and
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) which may at any time (including,
without limitation, at any time following the payment of the obligations of the
Borrower hereunder) be
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imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Lender in respect of or in
connection with any and all Environmental Liabilities. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby waives all rights of
contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs and
expenses and disbursements arising under or related to Environmental Laws that
it might have by statute or otherwise against any Lender.
Section 9.04 Sharing of Set-Offs. Each Lender agrees that if it
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shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, receive
payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest due
with respect to any Revolving Note held by it and any Letter of Credit
Liabilities which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in
respect of the aggregate amount of principal and interest due with respect to
any Revolving Note and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by such other Lender,
the Lender receiving such proportionately greater payment shall purchase such
participations in the Revolving Notes and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by
the other Lenders, and such other adjustments shall be made, in each case as may
be required so that all such payments of principal and interest with respect to
the Revolving Notes and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by the Lenders shall
be shared by the Lenders pro rata; provided that nothing in this Section shall
impair the right of any Lender to exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim
it may have for payment of indebtedness of the Borrower other than its
indebtedness hereunder.
Section 9.05 Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this
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Agreement or the Revolving Notes may be amended or waived if, but only if, such
amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Borrower and the Required
Lenders (and, if the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing
Lenders are affected thereby, by the Administrative Agent or such Issuing
Lender, as relevant); provided that no such amendment or waiver shall, unless
signed by all of the Lenders, (i) increase or decrease the Commitment of any
Lender (except for a ratable decrease in the Commitments of all of the Lenders)
or subject any Lender to any additional obligation (it being understood that
waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or of
mandatory reductions in the Commitments shall not constitute an increase of the
Commitment of any Lender, and that an increase in the available portion of any
Commitment of any Lender as in effect at any time shall not constitute an
increase in such Commitment), (ii) reduce the principal of or rate of interest
on any Loan (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-
default increase in interest rates) or the amount to be reimbursed in respect of
any Letter of Credit or any interest thereon or any fees hereunder, (iii)
postpone the date fixed for any payment of interest on any Loan or the amount to
be reimbursed in respect of any Letter of Credit or any interest thereon or any
fees hereunder or for any scheduled reduction or termination of any Commitment
or (except as expressly provided in Article III) expiration date of any Letter
of Credit, (iv) postpone or change the date fixed for any scheduled payment of
principal of any Loan or (v) change the percentage of the Commitments or of the
aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Notes and Letter of Credit
Liabilities, or the number of Lenders, which shall be required for the Lenders
or any of them to take any action under this Section or any other provision of
this Agreement.
Section 9.06 Successors and Assigns.
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(a) Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement
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shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or
otherwise transfer any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of all of the Lenders, except to the extent any such assignment
results from the consummation of a merger or consolidation permitted pursuant to
Section 6.09 of this Agreement.
(b) Participations. Any Lender may at any time grant to one or
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more banks or other financial institutions or special purpose funding vehicle
(each a "Participant") participating interests in its Commitments and/or any or
all of its Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities. In the event of any such
grant by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, whether or not
upon notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, such Lender shall
remain responsible for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the
Borrower, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall continue to
deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender's
rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any
Lender may grant such a participating interest shall provide that such Lender
shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of the
Borrower hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided
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that such participation agreement may provide that such Lender will not agree to
any modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement which would (i) extend
the Revolving Termination Date, reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of
principal, interest or fees on any Loan or Letter of Credit Liability in which
such Participant is participating (except in connection with a waiver of
applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the
principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the Participant's
participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a
waiver of any Default or of a mandatory reduction in the Commitments shall not
constitute a change in the terms of such participation, and that an increase in
any Commitment or Loan or Letter of Credit Liability shall be permitted without
the consent of any Participant if the Participant's participation is not
increased as a result thereof) or (ii) allow the assignment or transfer by the
Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the
consent of the Participant, except to the extent any such assignment results
from the consummation of a merger or consolidation permitted pursuant to Section
6.09 of this Agreement. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall, to the
extent provided in its participation agreement, be entitled to the benefits of
Article II with respect to its participating interest to the same extent as if
it were a Lender, subject to the same limitations, and in no case shall any
Participant be entitled to receive any amount payable pursuant to Article 2 that
is greater that the amount the Lender granting such Participant's participating
interest would have been entitled to receive had such Lender not sold such
participating interest. An assignment or other transfer which is not permitted
by subsection (c) or (d) below shall be given effect for purposes of this
Agreement only to the extent of a participating interest granted in accordance
with this subsection (b).
(c) Assignments Generally. Any Lender may at any time assign to
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one or more Eligible Assignees (each, an "Assignee") all, or a proportionate
part (equivalent to an initial Commitment of not less than $5,000,000 or any
larger multiple of $1,000,000), of its rights and obligations under this
Agreement and the Revolving Notes with respect to its Revolving Loans and, if
still in existence, its Revolving Commitment, and such Assignee shall
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assume such rights and obligations, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption
Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C attached hereto executed by
such Assignee and such transferor, with (and subject to) the consent of the
Borrower, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Administrative Agent and
the Issuing Lenders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided
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that if an Assignee is an Affiliate of such transferor Lender or was a Lender
immediately prior to such assignment, no such consent of the Borrower shall be
required; provided further that if at the time of such assignment a Default or
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an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no such consent of the
Borrower shall be required. Upon execution and delivery of such instrument and
payment by such Assignee to such transferor of an amount equal to the purchase
price agreed between such transferor and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be a
Lender party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of
a Lender with a Commitment as set forth in such instrument of assumption, and
the transferor shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a
corresponding extent, and no further consent or action by any party shall be
required. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection
(c), the transferor, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make
appropriate arrangements so that, if required, a new Revolving Note is issued to
the Assignee. In connection with any such assignment, the transferor shall pay
to the Administrative Agent an administrative fee for processing such assignment
in the amount of $3,500. If the Assignee is not incorporated under the laws of
the United States or any state thereof, it shall deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent certification as to exemption from deduction or withholding
of any United States Taxes in accordance with Section 2.16.
(d) Assignments to Federal Reserve Banks. Any Lender may at any
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time assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and its
Revolving Note to a Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall release the
transferor Lender from its obligations hereunder.
(e) Register. The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative
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Agent to serve as the Borrower's agent, solely for purposes of this subsection
9.06(e), to (i) maintain a register (the "Register") on which the Administrative
Agent will record the Commitments from time to time of each Lender, the Loans
made by each Lender and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the
Loans of each Lender and to (ii) retain a copy of each Assignment and Assumption
Agreement delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section.
Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall
not affect the Borrower's obligation in respect of such Loans. The entries in
the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders shall
treat each Person in whose name a Loan and the Revolving Note evidencing the
same is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes of this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice or any provision herein to the contrary. With respect to
any Lender, the assignment or other transfer of the Commitments of such Lender
and the rights to the principal of, and interest on, any Loan made and any
Revolving Note issued pursuant to this Agreement shall not be effective until
such assignment or other transfer is recorded on the Register and, except to the
extent provided in this subsection 9.06(e), otherwise complies with Section
9.06, and prior to such recordation all amounts owing to the transferring Lender
with respect to such Commitments, Loans and Revolving Notes shall remain owing
to the transferring Lender. The registration of assignment or other transfer of
all or part of any Commitments, Loans and Revolving Notes for a Lender shall be
recorded by the Administrative Agent on the Register
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only upon the acceptance by the Administrative Agent of a properly executed and
delivered Assignment and Assumption Agreement and payment of the administrative
fee referred to in Section 9.06(c). The Register shall be available at the
offices where kept by the Administrative Agent for inspection by the Borrower
and any Lender at any reasonable time upon reasonable prior notice to the
Administrative Agent. The Borrower may not replace any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.07(b), unless, with respect to any Revolving Notes held by such
Lender, the requirements of subsection 9.06(c) and this subsection 9.06(e) have
been satisfied.
Section 9.07 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This
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Agreement and each Revolving Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York. The Borrower hereby
submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for
the Southern District of New York and of any New York State court sitting in New
York City for purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Borrower irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now
or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in
such court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in any such court has
been brought in an inconvenient forum.
Section 9.08 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement
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may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same
instrument. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire
agreement and understanding among the parties hereto and supersede any and all
prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject
matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement shall become effective upon receipt by
the Administrative Agent of counterparts hereof signed by each of the parties
hereto (or, in the case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall
not have been received, receipt by the Administrative Agent in form satisfactory
to it of telegraphic, telex, facsimile or other written confirmation from such
party of execution of a counterpart hereof by such party).
Section 9.09 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Unless
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otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be
interpreted, all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made and all
financial statements required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in
accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, applied on a basis
consistent (except for changes concurred in by the Borrower's independent public
accountants) with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries most recently delivered to the Lenders;
provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the
Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI to eliminate the effect of
any change in GAAP on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative
Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI
for such purpose), then the Borrower's compliance with such covenant shall be
determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change
in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant
is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders.
Section 9.10 Usage. The following rules of construction and usage
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shall be applicable to this Agreement and to any instrument or agreement that is
governed by or referred to in this Agreement.
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(a) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined
meanings when used in any instrument governed hereby or referred to herein and
in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or
thereto unless otherwise defined therein .
(b) The words "hereof", "herein", "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Agreement or in any instrument or agreement governed
here shall be construed to refer to this Agreement or such instrument or
agreement, as applicable, in its entirety and not to any particular provision or
subdivision hereof or thereof.
(c) References in this Agreement to "Article", "Section", "Exhibit",
"Schedule" or another subdivision or attachment shall be construed to refer to
an article, section or other subdivision of, or an exhibit, schedule or other
attachment to, this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires; references
in any instrument or agreement governed by or referred to in this Agreement to
"Article", "Section", "Exhibit", "Schedule" or another subdivision or attachment
shall be construed to refer to an article, section or other subdivision of, or
an exhibit, schedule or other attachment to, such instrument or agreement unless
the context otherwise requires.
(d) The definitions contained in this Agreement shall apply equally
to the singular and plural forms of such terms. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and
neuter forms. The word "will" shall be construed to have the same meaning as the
word "shall". The term "including" shall be construed to have the same meaning
as the phrase "including without limitation".
(e) Unless the context otherwise requires, any definition of or
reference to any agreement, instrument, statute or document contained in this
Agreement or in any agreement or instrument that is governed by or referred to
in this Agreement shall be construed (i) as referring to such agreement,
instrument, statute or document as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such
amendments, supplements or modifications set forth in this Agreement or in any
agreement or instrument governed by or referred to in this Agreement), including
(in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case
of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and (ii) to include
(in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto
and instruments incorporated therein. Any reference to any Person shall be
construed to include such Person's successors and permitted assigns.
(f) Unless the context otherwise requires, whenever any statement is
qualified by "to the best knowledge of" or "known to" (or a similar phrase) any
Person that is not a natural person, it is intended to indicate that the senior
management of such Person has conducted a commercially reasonable inquiry and
investigation prior to making such statement and no member of the senior
management of such Person (including managers, in the case of limited liability
companies, and general partners, in the case of partnerships) has current actual
knowledge of the inaccuracy of such statement.
Section 9.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
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WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL
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PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 9.12 Confidentiality. Each Lender agrees to hold all non-
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public information obtained pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement in
accordance with its customary procedure for handling confidential information of
this nature and in accordance with safe and sound banking practices; provided
that nothing herein shall prevent any Lender from disclosing such information
(i) to any other Lender or to any Agent, (ii) to any other Person if reasonably
incidental to the administration of the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities,
(iii) upon the order of any court or administrative agency, (iv) upon the
request or demand of any regulatory agency or authority, (v) which had been
publicly disclosed other than as a result of a disclosure by any Agent or any
Lender prohibited by this Agreement, (vi) in connection with any litigation to
which any Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Subsidiaries or
Affiliates may be party, (vii) to the extent necessary in connection with the
exercise of any remedy hereunder, (viii) to such Lender's or Agent's Affiliates
and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents including legal
counsel and independent auditors (it being understood that the Persons to whom
such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such
information and instructed to keep such information confidential) and (ix)
subject to provisions substantially similar to those contained in this Section,
to any actual or proposed Participant or Assignee. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any Agent, any Lender or Xxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxx may circulate
promotional materials and place advertisements in financial and other newspapers
and periodicals or on a home page or similar place for dissemination of
information on the Internet or worldwide web, in each case, after the closing of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the form of a "tombstone" or
other release limited to describing the names of the Borrower or its Affiliates,
or any of them, and the amount, type and closing date of such transactions, all
at their sole expense.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the
day and year first above written.
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
By: ___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
as Administrative Agent
By: ___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
as Issuing Lender
By: ___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, 00/xx/ Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
BANK ONE, NA, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
0 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx XX0-0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
000 Xxxxxxxx, 00/xx/ Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as a Lender
By: ______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
CIBC INC., as a Lender
By: ______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
0 Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 0
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
By: ______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
0 Xxxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as a Lender
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
THE INDUSTRIAL BANK OF JAPAN,
LIMITED, as a Lender
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
KBC BANK N.V., as a Lender
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
000 Xxxx 00/xx/ Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
MELLON BANK N.A., as a Lender
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a
Lender
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
Firstside Center, 4/th/ Floor
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a
Lender
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as a Lender
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK
GIROZENTRALE, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a
Lender
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
Address:
0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Telephone: 000-000-0000
Facsimile: 000-000-0000
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APPENDICES AND SCHEDULES
to
364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of June 26, 2001
among
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
as Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent,
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE,
NEW YORK BRANCH,
and
BANK ONE, N.A.,
as Documentation Agents
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Commitment Appendix
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Revolving Commitment
Lender Commitment Date
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First Union National Bank $29,037,687 June 26, 2001
Citibank, N.A. $29,037,687 June 26, 2001
Barclays Bank PLC $29,037,686 June 26, 2001
Westdeutsche Landesbank
Girozentrale, New York Branch $29,037,686 June 26, 2001
Bank One, N.A. $40,000,000 June 26, 2001
The Industrial Bank of Japan,
Limited $22,222,222 June 26, 0000
Xxx Xxxx xx Xxxx Xxxxxx $25,000,000 June 26, 2001
Mellon Bank N.A. $50,000,000 June 26, 2001
The Chase Manhattan Bank $14,814,815 June 26, 2001
CIBC, Inc. $35,000,000 June 26, 0000
Xxxxx Xxxx xx Xxxxxxxxxx, N.A. $11,312,217 June 26, 2001
Credit Suisse First Boston $37,000,000 June 26, 2001
PNC Bank, National Association $25,000,000 June 26, 2001
UBS AG, Stamford $13,500,000 June 26, 2001
KBC Bank N.V. $10,000,000 June 26, 2001
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$400,000,000
SCHEDULE 3.01
Existing Letters of Credit
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None.
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EXHIBITS
to
364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of June 26, 2001
among
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
as Administrative Agent and Issuing Lender,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent,
and
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
WESTDEUTSCHE LANDESBANK GIROZENTRALE,
NEW YORK BRANCH,
and
BANK ONE, N.A.,
as Documentation Agents
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EXHIBIT A-1
Form of Notice of Borrowing
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First Union National Bank
as Administrative Agent
[ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT A NOTICE ADDRESS]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This notice shall constitute a "Notice of Borrowing" pursuant
to Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 2001 (the "Credit
Agreement") among PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, the lending institutions
party thereto from time to time and First Union National Bank, as Administrative
Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein
have, as used herein, the respective meanings provided for therein.
1. The date of the Borrowing will be ________________, _________./1/
2. The aggregate principal amount of the Borrowing will be
$__________________./2/
3. The Borrowing will consist of [Base Rate] [Euro-Dollar] Loans.
4. The initial Interest Period for the Loans comprising such Borrowing
shall be _____________./3/
5. Transfer Instructions:
[Insert appropriate delivery instructions, which shall include
bank and account number].
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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/1/ Must be a Business Day.
/2/ Must be an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 or any larger
multiple of $1,000,000.
/3/ Applicable only in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing. For Euro-Dollar
Loans, insert "one month", "two months", "three months" or "six months" (subject
to the provisions of the definition of Interest Period).
EXHIBIT A-2
Form of Notice of Conversion/Continuation
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First Union National Bank,
as Administrative Agent
[ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT A NOTICE ADDRESS]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This notice shall constitute a "Notice of
Conversion/Continuation" pursuant to Section 2.05(d)(ii) of the Credit Agreement
dated as of June 26, 2001 (the "Credit Agreement") among PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation, the lending institutions party thereto from time to time and First
Union National Bank, as Administrative Agent. Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have, as used herein, the respective
meanings provided for therein.
1. The Group of Loans (or portion thereof) to which this notice
applies is [all or a portion of all Base Rate Loans currently outstanding] [all
or a portion of all Euro-Dollar Loans currently outstanding having an Interest
Period of _____ months and ending on the Election Date specified below].
2. The date on which the conversion/continuation selected hereby is to
be effective is ________________, ____ (the "Election Date")./1/
3. The principal amount of the Group of Loans (or portion thereof) to
which this notice applies is $___________________./2/
4. The Group of Loans (or portion thereof) which are to be converted
will bear interest based upon the [Base Rate] [Adjusted London Interbank Offered
Rate]. The Group of Loans (or portion thereof) which are to be continued will
bear interest based upon the [Base Rate][Adjusted London Interbank Offered
Rate].
5. The Interest Period for such Loans will be ____________________./3/
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/1/ Must be a Business Day.
/2/ May apply to a portion of the aggregate principal amount of the relevant
Group of Loans; provided that (i) such portion is allocated ratably among the
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Loans comprising such Group and (ii) the portion to which such notice applies,
and the remaining portion to which it does not apply, are each $10,000,000 or
any larger multiple of $1,000,000.
/3/ Applicable only in the case of a conversion to, or a continuation of,
Euro-Dollar Loans. For Euro-Dollar Loans, insert "one month", "two months",
"three months" or "six months" (subject to the provisions of the definition of
Interest Period ).
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A-3
Form of Letter of Credit Request
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First Union National Bank, N.A.,
as Issuing Lender
[ISSUING LENDER NOTICE ADDRESS]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This notice shall constitute a "Letter of Credit Request"
pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 2001 (the
"Credit Agreement") among PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, the lending
institutions party thereto from time to time and First Union National Bank, as
Administrative Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise
defined herein have, as used herein, the respective meanings provided for
therein.
The undersigned hereby requests that the Issuing Lender issue
a Standby Letter of Credit on ______________, ____/1/ in the aggregate amount of
$_______. [This request is to extend an Letter of Credit previously issued under
the Credit Agreement; Letter of Credit No. .]
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The beneficiary of the requested Standby Letter of Credit will
be ___________/2/, and such Standby Letter of Credit will be in support of
_____________/3/ and will have a stated termination date of ____________/4/.
Copies of all documentation with respect to the supported
transaction are attached hereto.
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
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/1/ Must be a Business Day.
/2/ Insert name and address of beneficiary.
/3/ Insert a description of the obligations, the name of each agreement
and/or a description of the commercial transaction to which this Letter of
Credit Request relates.
/4/ Insert the last date upon which drafts may be presented (which may not be
later than one year after the date of issuance specified above or beyond the
fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Termination Date).
APPROVED:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
By: ______________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A-4
Form of Extension Letter
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First Union National Bank,
as Administrative Agent
[ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NOTICE ADDRESS]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This notice shall constitute a request pursuant to Section
2.07(c)(i) of the Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 2001 (the "Credit
Agreement") among PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, the lending institutions
party thereto from time to time and First Union National Bank, as Administrative
Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein
have, as used herein, the respective meanings provided for therein.
The undersigned hereby requests that the Lenders extend the
Revolving Termination Date to [EXTENSION DATE].
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT B
Form of Revolving Note
Charlotte, North Carolina
[Dated on or before
the Closing Date]
For value received, PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation company (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of
_______________________ (the "Lender"), for the account of its Applicable
Lending Office, the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan made by the
Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below on the
maturity date provided for in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower promises to pay
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Revolving Loan on the dates
and at the rate or rates provided for in the Credit Agreement. All such payments
of principal and interest shall be made in lawful money of the United States in
Federal or other immediately available funds at the office of First Union
National Bank, [ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT A NOTICE ADDRESS].
All Revolving Loans made by the Lender, the respective Types
thereof and all repayments of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the
Lender and, if the Lender so elects in connection with any transfer or
enforcement hereof, appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information
with respect to each Revolving Loan then outstanding shall be endorsed by the
Lender on the schedule attached to and made a part hereof; provided that the
failure of the Lender to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.
This note is one of the Revolving Notes referred to in the
364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 2001 (as the same may be amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") among the
Borrower, the lending institutions party thereto from time to time and First
Union National Bank, as Administrative Agent. Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have, as used herein, the respective
meanings provided for therein. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for
provisions for the mandatory and optional prepayment hereof and the acceleration
of the maturity hereof.
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
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EXHIBIT C
Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Reference is made to the 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of June 26,
2001 (as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time,
the "Credit Agreement") among PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, a
Pennsylvania corporation (the "Borrower"), the Lenders from time to
time party thereto, First Union National Bank, as Administrative Agent
and Issuing Lender, Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Barclays
Bank plc, Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, New York Branch and
Bank One, N.A., as Documentation Agents. Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in
the Credit Agreement.
The "Assignor" and the "Assignee" referred to on Schedule 1 agree as
follows:
1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns, without recourse, to
the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes, without recourse,
from the Assignor, effective as of effective date of the assignment as
designated below (the "Assignment Effective Date"), the interests set forth
below (collectively, the "Assigned Interest") in the Assignor's rights and
obligations under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) the
interests set forth in Schedule 1 in the Revolving Commitment of the Assignor on
the Assignment Effective Date, (ii) the Revolving Loans owing to the Assignor in
connection with the Assigned Interest which are outstanding on the Assignment
Effective Date and (iii) the Assignor's participation interests in all Letters
of Credit as of the Assignment Effective Date. The purchase of the Assigned
Interest shall be at par and periodic payments made with respect to the Assigned
Interest which (i) accrued prior to the Assignment Effective Date shall be
remitted to the Assignor and (ii) accrue from and after the Assignment Effective
Date shall be remitted to the Assignee. From and after the Assignment Effective
Date, the Assignee, if it is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement,
shall become a "Lender" for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents and, to the extent of such assignment, the assigning Lender shall
be relieved of its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
2. The Assignor: (i) represents and warrants that it is the
legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest being assigned by it
hereunder and that such Assigned Interest is free and clear of any adverse
claim; (ii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility
with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in
connection with the Loan Documents or for the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; [and] (iii) makes no
representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the
financial condition of any Credit Party or the performance or observance by any
Credit Party of any of its obligations under the Loan Documents or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto[; and (iv) attaches the Note
held by the Assignor and requests that the Administrative Agent exchange such
Note for new Note payable to the order of the Assignee in the amount specified
on line (j) of Schedule 1, and to the order of the Assignor in the amount, if
any, specified on line(i) of Schedule 1].
3. The Assignee: (i) confirms that it has received a copy of
the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred
to in Section 6.01 thereof and such other documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
this Assignment and Assumption; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and
without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender
and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the
time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action
under the Credit Agreement; (iii) confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (iv)
appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on
its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Loan Documents
as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with
such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; (v) agrees that
it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by
the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a
Lender; and (vi) attaches any U.S. Internal Revenue Service or other forms
required under Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement.
4. Following the execution of this Assignment and Assumption,
it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by
the Administrative Agent. The effective date for this Assignment and Assumption
(the "Assignment Effective Date") shall be the date of acceptance hereof by the
Administrative Agent, unless otherwise specified on Schedule 1.
5. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative
Agent, as of the Assignment Effective Date (i) the Assignee shall be a party to
the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and
Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the
Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption,
relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit
Agreement.
6. Upon such acceptance and recording by the Administrative
Agent, from and after the Assignment Effective Date, the Administrative Agent
shall make all payments under the Credit Agreement [and the Note] in respect of
the interests assigned hereby (including, without limitation, all payments of
principal, interest, Commitment Fees and other fees with respect thereto) to the
Assignee. The Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in
payments under the Credit Agreement [and the Note] for periods prior to the
Assignment Effective Date directly between themselves.
7. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. This Assignment
and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Assignment
and Assumption by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption.
8. This Assignment and Assumption shall be effective only upon
consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders (and, if applicable,
the Borrower) and delivery to the Administrative Agent of this Assignment and
Assumption, together with the transfer fee
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payable pursuant to Section 9.06(c) of the Credit Agreement in connection
herewith and recordation in the Register pursuant to Section 9.06(e) of the
Credit Agreement of the terms hereof.
[Signature Page to Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this
Assignment and Assumption Agreement to be executed by their officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the date specified thereon.
[ ], as Assignor
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
[ ], as Assignee
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
Notice address of Assignee:
Attn:
Telephone: (___)
Telecopy: (___)
[Domestic Lending Office:]
[Eurodollar Lending Office:]
CONSENTED TO:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as Administrative Agent
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, as Issuing Lender
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
[PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION, as Borrower
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By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE 1
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
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(a) Date of Assignment:
(b) Legal Name of Assignor:
(c) Legal Name of Assignee:
(d) Effective Date of Assignment:/1/
(e) Revolving Commitment Assigned (expressed as a
percentage set forth to at least 8 decimals) __________%
(f) Revolving Commitment of Assignee after giving
effect to this Assignment and Assumption as of
the Assignment Effective Date (set forth to at
least 8 decimals) __________%
(g) Revolving Commitment of Assignor after giving
effect to this Assignment and Assumption as
of the Assignment Effective Date (set forth
to at least 8 decimals) __________%
(h) Aggregate Revolving Commitment of all Lenders
as of Assignment Effective Date $_______________
(i) Dollar Amount of Assignor's Revolving
Commitment as of the Assignment Effective
Date (the amount set forth in (h) multiplied
by the percentage set forth in (g)) $_______________
(j) Dollar Amount of Assignee's Revolving
Commitment as of the Assignment Effective
Date (the amount set forth in (h) multiplied
by the percentage set forth in (f)) $________________
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/1/ This date should be no earlier than five Business Days after
the delivery of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement to the
Administrative Agent.
EXHIBIT D
Form of Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower
