CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of October 23, 2007 among PacifiCorp, The Banks Party Hereto The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Syndication Agent and Union Bank of California, N.A., as Administrative Agent Citibank, N.A., SunTrust Bank and Wells Fargo Bank,...
EXECUTION
VERSION
$700,000,000
dated
as
of
October
23, 2007
among
PacifiCorp,
The
Banks
Party Hereto
The
Royal
Bank of Scotland plc,
as
Syndication Agent
and
Union
Bank of California, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
Citibank,
N.A., SunTrust Bank and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
Co-
Documentation Agents
RBS
Securities Corporation and
Union
Bank of California, N.A.,
Co-Lead
Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
Table
of Contents
Page
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01.
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Definitions
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1
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Section
1.02.
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Accounting
Terms and Determinations
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13
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Section
1.03.
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Types
of Borrowings
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13
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ARTICLE
2
THE
CREDITS
Section
2.01.
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Commitments
to Lend; Extension of Commitments
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14
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Section
2.02.
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Notice
of Committed Borrowings
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15
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Section
2.03.
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Competitive
Bid Borrowings.
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15
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Section
2.04.
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Notice
to Banks; Funding of Loans
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19
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Section
2.05.
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Notes
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20
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Section
2.06.
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Maturity
of Loans
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20
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Section
2.07.
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Interest
Rates
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20
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Section
2.08.
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Method
of Electing Interest Rates
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22
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Section
2.09.
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Fees
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23
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Section
2.10.
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Optional
Termination or Reduction of Commitments
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24
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Section
2.11.
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Mandatory
Termination of Commitments
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24
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Section
2.12.
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Optional
Prepayments
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24
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Section
2.13.
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General
Provisions as to Payments
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24
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Section
2.14.
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Funding
Losses
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25
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Section
2.15.
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Computation
of Interest and Fees
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25
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Section
2.16.
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Regulation
D Compensation
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26
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Section
2.17.
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Letters
of Credit
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26
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Section
2.18.
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Increased
Commitments; Additional Banks.
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31
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ARTICLE
3
CONDITIONS
Section
3.01.
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Effectiveness
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33
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Section
3.02.
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Borrowings
and Issuances of Letters of Credit
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34
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ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Section
4.01.
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Corporate
Existence and Power
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35
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Section
4.02.
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Corporate
and Governmental Authorization; No Contravention
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35
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Section
4.03.
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Binding
Effect
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35
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Section
4.04.
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Financial
Information
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35
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Section
4.05.
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Litigation
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36
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Section
4.06.
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Environmental
Matters
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36
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Section
4.07.
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Compliance
with ERISA
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36
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Section
4.08.
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Taxes
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36
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Section
4.09.
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Not
an Investment Company
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36
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Section
4.10.
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Insurance
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36
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i
ARTICLE
5
COVENANTS
Section
5.01.
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Information
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37
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Section
5.02.
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Maintenance
of Property; Insurance
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39
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Section
5.03.
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Conduct
of Business and Maintenance of Existence
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39
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Section
5.04.
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Compliance
with Laws
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39
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Section
5.05.
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Total
Debt
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39
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Section
5.06.
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Negative
Pledge
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39
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Section
5.07.
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Consolidations,
Mergers and Sales of Assets
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41
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Section
5.08.
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Use
of Proceeds
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41
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Section
5.09.
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Guarantees
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41
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ARTICLE
6
DEFAULTS
Section
6.01.
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Events
of Default
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41
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Section
6.02.
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Notice
of Default
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44
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Section
6.03.
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Cash
Cover
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44
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ARTICLE
7
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section
7.01.
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Appointment
and Authorization
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44
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Section
7.02.
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Administrative
Agent and Affiliates
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44
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Section
7.03.
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Action
by Administrative Agent
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44
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Section
7.04.
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Consultation
with Experts
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45
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Section
7.05.
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Liability
of Administrative Agent
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45
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Section
7.06.
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Indemnification
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45
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Section
7.07.
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Credit
Decision
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45
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Section
7.08.
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Successor
Administrative Agent
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46
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Section
7.09.
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Administrative
Agent’s Fee
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46
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Section
7.10.
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Syndication
Agent
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46
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ARTICLE
8
CHANGE
IN
CIRCUMSTATNCES
Section
8.01.
|
Basis
for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair
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46
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Section
8.02.
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Illegality
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47
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Section
8.03.
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Increased
Cost and Reduced Return
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48
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Section
8.04.
|
Taxes
|
49
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Section
8.05.
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Base
Rate Loans Substituted for Affected Fixed Rate Loans
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51
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Section
8.06.
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Substitution
of Bank
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51
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ARTICLE
9
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.01.
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Notices
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52
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Section
9.02.
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No
Waivers
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52
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Section
9.03.
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Expenses;
Indemnification
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52
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Section
9.04.
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Set-Offs;
Sharing
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53
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Section
9.05.
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Amendments
and Waivers
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54
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Section
9.06.
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Successors
and Assigns
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54
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Section
9.07.
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Confidentiality
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57
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Section
9.08.
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Collateral
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58
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Section
9.09.
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GOVERNING
LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION
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58
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Section
9.10.
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Counterparts;
Integration
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58
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Section
9.11.
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USA
PATRIOT Act Notice
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58
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EXHIBITS
Commitment
Schedule
Pricing
Schedule
Exhibit
A
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-
Note
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Exhibit
B
|
-
Competitive Bid Quote Request
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Exhibit
C
|
-
Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes
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Exhibit
D
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-
Competitive Bid Quote
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Exhibit
E-1
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-
Opinion of Internal Counsel for the Borrower
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Exhibit
E-2
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-
Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower
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Exhibit
F
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-
Opinion of Special Counsel for the Agent
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Exhibit
G
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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Exhibit
H
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-
Extension Agreement
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CREDIT
AGREEMENT dated as of October 23, 2007 among PACIFICORP, the BANKS party hereto,
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as Syndication Agent and UNION BANK OF
CALIFORNIA, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
The
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
Definitions
Section
1.01. Definitions. The following terms,
as used herein, have the following meanings:
“Absolute
Rate Auction” means a solicitation of Competitive Bid Quotes setting
forth Competitive Bid Absolute Rates pursuant to Section 2.03.
“Administrative
Questionnaire” means, with respect to each Bank, the administrative
questionnaire in the form submitted to such Bank by the Administrative Agent
and
submitted to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) duly
completed by such Bank.
“AdministrativeAgent”
means UBOC in its capacity as administrative agent for the Banks hereunder,
and
its successors in such capacity.
“Agency
Office” means the office of the Administration Agent specified in or
pursuant to Section 9.01.
“Agent”
means the Administrative Agent or the Syndication Agent.
“Agreement”
means this Agreement, as amended from time to time after the date
hereof.
“Applicable
Lending Office” means, with respect to any Bank, (i) in the case of its
Base Rate Loans, its Domestic Lending Office, (ii) in the case of its
Euro-Dollar Loans, its Euro-Dollar Lending Office and (iii) in the case of
its
Competitive Bid Loans, its Competitive Bid Lending Office.
“Approved
Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (i) a Bank,
(ii) an affiliate of a Bank or (iii) an entity or an affiliate of an entity
that
administers or manages a Bank.
“Assignee”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(c).
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“Authorized
Officer” means (i) the Chief Executive Officer of the Borrower, (ii)
the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, (iii) the Treasurer of the Borrower
or (iv) any other officer of the Borrower designated as such by two or more
of
the officers referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) in a written instrument
furnished to the Administrative Agent.
“Bank”
means each bank or other financial institution listed on the signature pages
hereof, each Assignee which becomes a Bank pursuant to Section 9.06(c), and
their respective successors.
“Base
Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (i)
the Reference Rate for such day and (ii) the sum of 1/2 of 1% plus the Federal
Funds Rate for such day.
“Base
Rate Loan” means a Committed Loan that bears interest at the Base Rate
pursuant to the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or Notice of Interest
Rate Election, the last sentence of Section 2.08(a), Section 2.17(c)(ii) or
Article 8.
“Borrower”
means PacifiCorp, an Oregon corporation, and its successors.
“Borrower’s
2006 Form 10-K” means the Borrower’s annual report on Form 10-K for the
nine months ended December 31, 2006 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Borrowing”
has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.
“Capitalized
Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, the obligation of
such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of real or personal
property which obligation is required to be classified and accounted for as
a
capital lease on the balance sheet of such Person under generally accepted
accounting principles (including the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 13 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, but without regard to
paragraph 48 of such Statement) and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount
of such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (including such
Statement No. 13).
“Cash
Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the
Issuing Bank, as collateral for the applicable outstanding Letter of Credit,
cash or deposit account balances pursuant to documentation in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank. The Borrower hereby
grants to the Issuing Bank, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank and the Banks,
a
security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein
and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash collateral shall be
maintained in blocked interest bearing (to the extent available) deposit
accounts at the Issuing Bank.
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“Commitment”
means (i) with respect to any Bank listed on the signature pages hereof, the
amount set forth opposite its name on the Commitment Schedule as its Commitment
and (ii) with respect to each Additional Bank or Assignee which becomes a Bank
pursuant to Section 2.18, 8.06 or 9.06(c), the amount of the Commitment thereby
assumed by it, in each case as such amount may from time to time be reduced
pursuant to Section 8.06 or 9.06(c) or increased pursuant to Section 2.18,
8.06
or 9.06(c).
“Commitment
Schedule” means the Commitment Schedule attached hereto.
“Committed
Loan” means a loan made by a Bank pursuant to Section 2.01(a);
provided that, if any such loan or loans (or portions thereof) are
combined or subdivided pursuant to a Notice of Interest Rate Election, the
term
“Committed Loan” shall refer to the combined principal amount
resulting from such combination or to each of the separate principal amounts
resulting from such subdivision, as the case may be.
“CommodityForward
Contract” means a forward contract (i) pursuant to which the Borrower
is entitled to make or receive payment based on a differential or contracted
price and the actual spot market of electricity or natural gas and (ii) which
is
utilized by the Borrower to hedge its excess or shortage of net electricity
or
natural gas for future months.
“Competitive
Bid Absolute Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.03(d).
“Competitive
Bid Absolute Rate Loan” means a loan made or to be made by a Bank
pursuant to an Absolute Rate Auction.
“Competitive
Bid Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its Domestic Lending Office
or such other office, branch or affiliate of such Bank as it may hereafter
designate as its Competitive Bid Lending Office by notice to the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent; provided that any Bank may from time to time
by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent designate separate
Competitive Bid Lending Offices for its Competitive Bid LIBOR Loans, on the
one
hand, and its Competitive Bid Absolute Rate Loans, on the other hand, in which
case all references herein to the Competitive Bid Lending Office of such Bank
shall be deemed to refer to either or both of such offices, as the context
may
require.
“Competitive
Bid LIBOR Loan” means a loan made or to be made by a Bank pursuant to a
LIBOR Auction (including such a loan bearing interest at the Base Rate pursuant
to Section 8.01(a)).
“Competitive
Bid Loan” means a Competitive Bid LIBOR Loan or a Competitive Bid
Absolute Rate Loan.
“Competitive
Bid Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(d).
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“Competitive
Bid Quote” means an offer by a Bank to make a Competitive Bid Loan in
accordance with Section 2.03.
“Consolidated
Subsidiary” means at any date any Subsidiary or other entity the
accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the Borrower in its
consolidated financial statements if such statements were prepared as of such
date.
“Debt”
of any Person means at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of
such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced
by
bonds (other than surety bonds), debentures, notes or other similar instruments,
(iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of
property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary
course of business, (iv) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person,
(v)
all non-contingent reimbursement, indemnity or similar obligations of such
Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit, surety bond or
similar instrument, (vi) all Debt of others secured by a Lien on any asset
of
such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person, and (vii)
all
Debt of others Guaranteed by such Person. Solely for the purpose of
calculating compliance with the requirements of Section 5.05, Debt shall not
include Debt of the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries arising from
the
application of Financial Interpretation Number 45 of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board, Financial Interpretation Number 46 of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board or Issue No. 01-08 of the Emerging Issues Task Force
(EITF).
“Default”
means any condition or event which constitutes an 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.
“Domestic
Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in the location of the Agency Office are authorized
by
law to close.
“Domestic
Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its office located at its
address set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire (or identified in its
Administrative Questionnaire as its Domestic Lending Office) or such other
office as such Bank may hereafter designate as its Domestic Lending Office
by
notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Effective
Date” means the date on which the Commitments become effective pursuant
to Section 3.01.
“Environmental
Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes,
laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits,
concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or other 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
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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 pollutants, contaminants, petroleum
or petroleum products, chemicals or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances
or
wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any
successor statute.
“ERISA
Group” means all members of a 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
of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Euro-Dollar
Business Day” means any Domestic Business Day on which commercial banks
are open for international business (including dealings in dollar deposits)
in
London.
“Euro-Dollar
Lending Office” means, as to each Bank, its 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 Bank as it may
hereafter designate as its Euro-Dollar Lending Office by notice to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent.
“Euro-Dollar
Loan” means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a Euro-Dollar Rate
pursuant to the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing or Notice of Interest
Rate Election.
“Euro-Dollar
Margin” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).
“Euro-Dollar
Rate” means a rate of interest determined pursuant to Section 2.07(b)
on the basis of the London Interbank Offered Rate.
“Euro-Dollar
Reserve Percentage” means for any day that percentage (expressed as a
decimal) which is in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the maximum
reserve requirement for a member bank of the Federal Reserve System in New
York
City with deposits exceeding five billion dollars in respect of “Eurocurrency
liabilities” (or in respect of any other category of liabilities which includes
deposits by reference to which the interest rate on Euro-Dollar Loans is
determined or any category of extensions of credit or other assets which
includes loans by a non-United States office of any Bank to United States
residents).
“Event
of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.
“Federal
Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted
average
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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 Domestic Business Day next
succeeding such day, provided that (i) if such day is not a Domestic
Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such
transactions on the next preceding Domestic Business Day as so published on
the
next succeeding Domestic Business Day, and (ii) if no such rate is so published
on such next succeeding Domestic Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such
day shall be the average rate quoted to UBOC on such day on such transactions
as
determined by the Administrative Agent.
“Fiscal
Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of the Borrower.
“Fixed
Rate Loans” means Euro-Dollar Loans or Competitive Bid Loans (excluding
Competitive Bid LIBOR Loans bearing interest at the Base Rate pursuant to
Section 8.01(a)) or any combination of the foregoing.
“Fund”
means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged
in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and
similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its
business.
“Group
of Loans” means at any time a group of Loans consisting of (i) all
Committed Loans which are Base Rate Loans at such time or (ii) all Euro-Dollar
Loans having the same Interest Period at such time; provided that, if a
Committed Loan of any particular Bank is converted to or made as a Base Rate
Loan pursuant to Article 8, 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”
by any Person means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person
directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other
Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation,
direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (i) to purchase
or
pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or
other obligation (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by
agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services,
to
take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or
(ii)
entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of
such
Debt or other obligation of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee
against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided that
the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit
in
the ordinary course of business. The term
“Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding
meaning.
“Hedging
Agreement” means any rate swap transaction, basis swap, forward rate
transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap,
equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign
exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar
transaction,
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currency
swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or
any
other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of the
foregoing transactions) or any combination of the foregoing
transactions.
“Increased
Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.18.
“Indemnitee”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b).
“Interest
Period” means: (1) with respect to each Euro-Dollar Loan,
the period commencing on the date of borrowing specified in the applicable
Notice of Borrowing or on the date specified in an applicable Notice of Interest
Rate Election and ending one, two, three or six months thereafter as the
Borrower may elect in such notice; provided that:
(a) any
Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar
Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business
Day
unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which
case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business
Day;
(b) any
Interest Period which begins on the last Euro-Dollar 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
(c)
below, end on the last Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month;
and
(c) no
Interest Period shall end after the Termination Date.
(2) with
respect to each Competitive Bid LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date
of
borrowing specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing and ending (x) one
or
two weeks, (y) one, two, three or six months or (z) a specified number of days
(but not less than seven days) thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in
accordance with Section 2.03; provided that:
(a) any
Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar
Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business
Day
unless such Euro-Dollar Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which
case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business
Day;
(b) any
one-month, two-month, three-month or six-month Interest Period which begins
on
the last Euro-Dollar 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 (c) below, end on the last
Euro-Dollar Business Day of a calendar month; and
(c) no
Interest Period shall end after the Termination Date.
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(3) with
respect to each Competitive Bid Absolute Rate Loan, the period commencing on
the
date of borrowing specified in the applicable Notice of Borrowing and ending
such number of days (but not less than 7 days) thereafter as the Borrower may
elect in accordance with Section 2.03; provided that:
(a) any
Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar
Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business
Day;
and
(b) no
Interest Period shall end after the Termination Date.
“Internal
Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or
any successor statute.
“Investment”
means any investment in any Person, whether by means of share purchase, capital
contribution, loan, time deposit or otherwise.
“Issuing
Bank” means any Bank designated by the Borrower that may agree to issue
Letters of Credit hereunder pursuant to an instrument in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, each in its capacity as an issuer
of a
Letter of Credit hereunder.
“LC
Cut-Off Date” means the tenth Domestic Business Day prior to the
Termination Date.
“Letter
of Credit” means a letter of credit issued or to be issued hereunder by
an Issuing Bank.
“Letter
of Credit Liabilities” means, for any Bank and at
any time, such Bank’s ratable participation in the sum of (i) the aggregate
amount then owing by the Borrower in respect of amounts paid by the Issuing
Bank
upon a drawing under a Letter of Credit issued hereunder and (ii) the aggregate
amount then available for drawing under all outstanding Letters of
Credit.
“LIBOR
Auction” means a solicitation of Competitive Bid Quotes setting forth
Competitive Bid Margins based on the London Interbank Offered Rate pursuant
to
Section 2.03.
“Lien”
means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security
interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the Borrower shall be deemed to own subject to
a
Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a
vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other
title retention agreement relating to such asset.
“Loan”
means a Committed Loan or a Competitive Bid Loan and “Loans”
means Committed Loans or Competitive Bid Loans or any combination
of the
foregoing.
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“London
Interbank Offered Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section
2.07(b).
“Material
Debt” means Debt of the Borrower arising under a single or series of
related instruments or other agreements exceeding $35,000,000 in principal
amount.
“Material
Hedging Obligations” means payment obligations in respect of one or
more Hedging Agreements with a single counterparty which have Negative
Termination Values exceeding $35,000,000 in aggregate amount.
“Material
Plan” means at any time a Plan or Plans having aggregate Unfunded
Liabilities in excess of $50,000,000.
“MidAmerican”
means MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company or any wholly-owned subsidiary thereof
that owns the common stock of the Borrower.
“Multiemployer
Plan” means at any time an employee pension 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, including for these purposes
any
Person which ceased to be a member of the ERISA Group during such five year
period.
“Negative
Termination Value” means, with respect to any Hedging Agreement of the
Borrower, the amount (if any) that the Borrower would be required to pay if
such
Hedging Agreement were terminated by reason of a default by or other termination
event relating to the Borrower, such amount to be determined on the basis of
an
estimate made by the Borrower in good faith. The Negative Termination
Value of any such Hedging Agreement at any date shall be determined (i) as
of
the end of the most recent Fiscal Quarter ended on or prior to such date if
such
Hedging Agreement was then outstanding or (ii) as of the date such Hedging
Agreement is entered into if it is entered into after the end of such Fiscal
Quarter. However, if an applicable agreement between the Borrower and
the relevant counterparty provides that, upon any such termination by such
counterparty, one or more other Hedging Agreements (if any then exist) between
the Borrower and such counterparty would also terminate and the amount (if
any)
payable by the Borrower would be a net amount reflecting the termination of
all
the Hedging Agreements so terminated, then the Negative Termination Value of
all
the Hedging Agreements subject to such netting shall be, at any date, a single
amount equal to such net amount (if any) payable by the Borrower, determined
as
of the later of (i) the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter or (ii)
the date on which the most recent Hedging Agreement subject to such netting
was
entered into.
“Notes”
means promissory notes of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto, evidencing the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans, and
“Note” means any one of such promissory notes issued
hereunder.
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“Notice
of Borrowing” means a Notice of Committed Borrowing (as defined in
Section 2.02) or a Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing (as defined in Section
2.03(f)).
“Notice
of Interest Rate Election” has the meaning specified in Section
2.08.
“Notice
of Issuance” means any notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.17(b)
hereof.
“Parent”
means, with respect to any Bank, any Person controlling such Bank.
“Participant”
has the meaning set forth in Section 9.06(b).
“PBGC”
means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to
any
or all of its functions under ERISA.
“Person”
means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust
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 (other than a 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, 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.
“Pollution
Bonds” means bonds issued for the purpose of financing all or any part
of the cost of facilities acquired or constructed for use by the Borrower;
provided that the interest on such bonds is exempt from tax under the
Internal Revenue Code as in effect when the debt evidenced by such bonds is
incurred.
“Pollution
LC” means a letter of credit issued for the purpose of (i) supporting
payments of principal and interest on Pollution Bonds or (ii) providing funds
to
purchase Pollution Bonds from the holders thereof.
“Pricing
Schedule” means the Pricing Schedule attached hereto.
“Qualifying
Junior Subordinated Debt” means subordinated debt of the Borrower which
has (i) an original maturity of 20 years or more; (ii) provisions permitting
the
Borrower to defer the payment of interest for a period or periods of 20
consecutive quarters or more; (iii) no principal payments that are due and
payable until after the Termination Date; and (iv) all other characteristics
(except interest rate) materially no less favorable to the Borrower than the
Borrower’s 8 1/4% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures, Series C
maturing on
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June
30,
2036 and described in PacifiCorp Capital I’s Prospectus Supplement dated June 6,
1996.
“Quarterly
Payment Date” means each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31.
“RBS”
mean The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, and its successors.
“Reference
Rate” means the variable rate of interest per annum established by UBOC
from time to time as its "reference rate". Such "reference rate" is
set by UBOC as a general reference rate of interest, taking into account such
factors as UBOC may deem appropriate, it being understood that many of UBOC's
commercial or other loans are priced in relation to such rate, that it is not
necessarily the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer and that
UBOC may make various commercial or other loans at rates of interest having
no
relationship to such rate. For purposes of this Agreement, each
change in the Reference Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business
on
the date announced as the effective date of any change in such "reference
rate”.
“Regulation
U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, as in effect from time to time.
“Reimbursement
Obligation” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(c).
“Required
Banks” means at any time Banks having more than 50% of the Total
Commitment or, if the Commitments shall have been terminated, holding more
than
50% of the Total Outstanding Amount.
“Subsidiary”
means any corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly
or indirectly owned by the Borrower.
“Syndication
Agent” means RBS in its capacity as syndication agent in respect of
this Agreement, and its successors in such capacity.
“Tangible
Net Worth” means at any date the consolidated shareholders’ equity of
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries less their Intangible Assets,
all
determined as of such date. For purposes of this definition
“Intangible Assets” means the amount (to the extent reflected
in determining such shareholders’ equity) of (i) all write-ups (other than
write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations and write-ups of assets
of a going concern business made within twelve months after the acquisition
of
such business) subsequent to December 31, 2006 in the book value of any asset
owned by the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries, (ii) unamortized debt
discount and expense and unamortized deferred charges, but only to the extent
that such costs are not recoverable by the Borrower through inclusion in the
Borrower’s utility rates and
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(iii)
goodwill, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights,
organization or developmental expenses and other intangible items.
“Termination
Date” means, for each Bank, its Commitment and any Loans made by it,
October 23, 2012, as such date may be extended from time to time with respect
to
such Bank pursuant to Section 2.01(c) or, if such day is not a Euro-Dollar
Business Day, the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business Day.
“Total
Capitalization” at any date means, without duplication and after
intercompany eliminations among the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,
the sum of (i) all Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,
(ii)
preferred stock of the Borrower and (iii) common stock equity of the Borrower,
all determined as of such date; provided that Qualifying Junior
Subordinated Debt shall be included in Total Capitalization only if and to
the
extent that the inclusion thereof does not cause the aggregate amount of all
preferred stock and Qualifying Junior Subordinated Debt to exceed 15% of Total
Capitalization.
“Total
Commitment” means at any time the aggregate amount of the Commitments
of all Banks at such time (as such Commitments may be reduced from time to
time
pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof). The initial amount of the Total
Commitment is $700,000,000.
“Total
Debt” at any date means, without duplication and after intercompany
eliminations among the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, the sum
of
(i) all Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries (other than
Qualifying Junior Subordinated Debt) and (ii) any portion of mandatorily
redeemable preferred stock of the Borrower or any of its Consolidated
Subsidiaries that is a current liability, all determined as of such
date.
“Total
Outstanding Amount” means at any time the sum of (i) the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Loans at such time after giving effect,
if
one or more Loans are being made at such time, to any substantially concurrent
application of the proceeds thereof to repay one or more other Loans
plus, without duplication, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Letter of
Credit Liabilities of all Banks at such time.
“UBOC”
means Union Bank of California, N.A., and it successors.
“Umbrella
Mortgage” means the Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of
January 9, 1989 between the Borrower and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly
known as The Chase Manhattan Bank, successor by merger to Xxxxxx Guaranty Trust
Company of New York), as Trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to
time.
“Unfunded
Liabilities” means, with respect to any Plan at any time, the amount
(if any) by which (i) the present value of all benefits under such Plan exceeds
(ii) the fair market value of all Plan assets allocable to such benefits
(excluding any accrued but unpaid contributions), all determined as of the
then
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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 States and
the District of Columbia, but excluding its territories and
possessions.
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Section
1.04. Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified,
all references herein to times of day shall be references to Pacific time
(daylight or standard, as applicable) at the Agency Office.
ARTICLE
2
The
Credits
(b) Each
Borrowing under this Section 2.01 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 available in accordance with Section 3.02(b))
and
shall be made from the several Banks ratably in proportion to their respective
Commitments.
(c) The
Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent not less than 60 days
but
no more than 90 days prior to the first and/or the second anniversary of the
Effective Date, propose to extend the Termination Date for an additional
one-year period measured from the Termination Date then in
effect. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of
receipt of such request, and each Bank shall endeavor to respond to such
request, whether affirmatively or negatively (such determination in the sole
discretion of such Bank), by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent
within 30 days. Any Bank which does not give such notice to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have elected not to
extend as requested, and the Commitment of each non-extending Bank shall
terminate on its Termination Date determined without giving effect to such
requested extension. The Borrower may, in accordance with Section 8.06,
designate another bank or other financial institution (which may be, but need
not be, an extending Bank) to replace a non-extending Bank.
(d) Any
extension of the Commitments pursuant to this Section shall be subject to
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) before
and after giving effect to such extension, all representations and warranties
contained in Article 4 shall be true;
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(ii) at
the time of such extension, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or
would result from such extension; and
(iii) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of an Extension Agreement in
substantially the form of Exhibit H hereto (the “Extension
Agreement”) duly completed and signed by the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and all of the Banks which have responded affirmatively,
which Banks shall have at least 51% of the aggregate amount of the
Commitments.
Section
2.02. Notice of Committed
Borrowings. The Borrower shall give the Administrative
Agent notice (a “Notice of Committed Borrowing”) not later than
9:00 A.M. on (x) the date of each Base Rate Borrowing and (y) the third
Euro-Dollar Business Day before each Euro-Dollar Borrowing,
specifying:
(a) the
date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Domestic Business Day in the case
of a
Base Rate Borrowing or a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the case of a Euro-Dollar
Borrowing,
(b) the
aggregate amount of such Borrowing,
(c) whether
the Loans comprising such Borrowing are to bear interest initially at the Base
Rate or a Euro-Dollar Rate, and
(d) 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.
(a) The
Competitive Bid Option. In addition to Committed Borrowings
pursuant to Section 2.01, the Borrower may, as set forth in this Section,
request the Banks to make offers to make Competitive Bid Loans to the Borrower
from time to time prior to the Termination Date. The Banks may, but
shall have no obligation to, make such offers and the Borrower may, but shall
have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this
Section.
(b) Competitive
Bid Quote Request. When the Borrower wishes to request offers to
make Competitive Bid Loans under this Section, it shall transmit to the
Administrative Agent by telex or facsimile transmission a Competitive Bid Quote
Request substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto so as to be received
no
later than 9:00 A.M. on (x) the fifth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the
date
of Borrowing proposed therein, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) the
Domestic Business Day next preceding the date of Borrowing proposed therein,
in
the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or
date as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed
and
shall have notified to the Banks not later than the date of the Competitive
Bid
Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which
such change is to be effective) specifying:
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(i) the
proposed date of Borrowing, which shall be a Euro-Dollar Business Day in the
case of a LIBOR Auction or a Domestic Business Day in the case of an Absolute
Rate Auction,
(ii) the
aggregate amount of such Borrowing, which shall be $10,000,000 or a larger
multiple of $1,000,000,
(iii) the
duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto, subject to the provisions
of
the definition of Interest Period, and
(iv) whether
the Competitive Bid Quotes requested are to set forth a Competitive Bid Margin
or a Competitive Bid Absolute Rate.
The
Borrower may request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans for more than one
Interest Period in a single Competitive Bid Quote Request. No
Competitive Bid Quote Request shall be given within five Euro-Dollar Business
Days (or such other number of days as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
may agree) of any other Competitive Bid Quote Request.
(c) Invitation
for Competitive Bid Quotes. Promptly upon receipt of a
Competitive Bid Quote Request, the Administrative Agent shall send to the Banks
by telex or facsimile transmission an Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes
substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, which shall constitute an
invitation by the Borrower to each Bank to submit Competitive Bid Quotes
offering to make the Competitive Bid Loans to which such Competitive Bid Quote
Request relates in accordance with this Section.
(d) Submission
and Contents of Competitive Bid Quotes. Each Bank may submit a
Competitive Bid Quote containing an offer or offers to make Competitive Bid
Loans in response to any Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes. Each
Competitive Bid Quote must comply with the requirements of this subsection
(d)
and must be submitted to the Administrative Agent by telex or facsimile
transmission at its offices specified in or pursuant to Section 9.01 not later
than (x) 11:00 A.M. on the fourth Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed
date of Borrowing, in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 6:30 A.M. on the
proposed date of Borrowing, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction (or, in
either case, such other time or date as the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall have notified to the Banks not later
than the date of the Competitive Bid Quote Request for the first LIBOR Auction
or Absolute Rate Auction for which such change is to be effective);
provided that Competitive Bid Quotes submitted by the Administrative
Agent (or any affiliate of the Administrative Agent) in the capacity of a Bank
may be submitted, and may only be submitted, if the Administrative Agent or
such
affiliate notifies the Borrower of the terms of the offer or offers contained
therein not later than (x) one hour prior to the deadline for the other Banks,
in the case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) 15 minutes prior to the deadline for
the
other Banks, in the case of an Absolute Rate Auction. Subject to
Articles 3 and 6, any Competitive Bid Quote so made shall be irrevocable except
with the written consent of the Administrative Agent given on the instructions
of the Borrower.
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(ii) Each
Competitive Bid Quote shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto
and
shall in any case specify:
(A) the
proposed date of Borrowing,
(B) the
principal amount of the Competitive Bid Loan for which each such offer is being
made, which principal amount (w) may be greater than or less than the Commitment
of the quoting Bank, (x) must be $1,000,000 or a larger multiple thereof, (y)
may not exceed the principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers
were requested and (z) may be subject to an aggregate limitation as to the
principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers being made by such
quoting Bank may be accepted,
(C) in
the case of a LIBOR Auction, the margin above or below the applicable London
Interbank Offered Rate (the “Competitive Bid Margin”) offered
for each such Competitive Bid Loan (expressed as a percentage rate per annum
in
the form of a decimal to no more than four decimal places) to be added to or
subtracted from such base rate,
(D) in
the case of an Absolute Rate Auction, the rate of interest per annum (expressed
as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a decimal to no more than four
decimal places) (the “Competitive Bid Absolute Rate”) offered
for each such Competitive Bid Loan, and
(E) the
identity of the quoting Bank.
A
Competitive Bid Quote may set forth up to five separate offers by the quoting
Bank with respect to each Interest Period specified in the related Invitation
for Competitive Bid Quotes.
(iii) Any
Competitive Bid Quote shall be disregarded if it:
(A) is
not substantially in conformity with Exhibit D hereto or does not specify all
of
the information required by subsection (d)(ii);
(B) contains
qualifying, conditional or similar language;
(C) proposes
terms other than or in addition to those set forth in the applicable Invitation
for Competitive Bid Quotes; or
(D) arrives
after the time set forth in subsection (d)(i).
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(e) Notice
to Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the
Borrower of the terms (x) of any Competitive Bid Quote submitted by a Bank
that
is in accordance with subsection (d) and (y) of any Competitive Bid Quote that
amends, modifies or is otherwise inconsistent with a previous Competitive Bid
Quote submitted by such Bank with respect to the same Competitive Bid Quote
Request. Any such subsequent Competitive Bid Quote shall be
disregarded by the Administrative Agent unless such subsequent Competitive
Bid
Quote is submitted solely to correct a manifest error in such former Competitive
Bid Quote. The Administrative Agent’s notice to the Borrower shall
specify (A) the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which
offers have been received for each Interest Period specified in the related
Competitive Bid Quote Request, (B) the respective principal amounts and
Competitive Bid Margins or Competitive Bid Absolute Rates, as the case may
be,
so offered and (C) if applicable, limitations on the aggregate principal amount
of Competitive Bid Loans for which offers in any single Competitive Bid Quote
may be accepted.
(f) Acceptance
and Notice by Borrower. Not later than 9:00 A.M. on (x) the
third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the proposed date of Borrowing, in
the
case of a LIBOR Auction or (y) the proposed date of Borrowing, in the case
of an
Absolute Rate Auction (or, in either case, such other time or date as the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have mutually agreed and shall
have
notified to the Banks not later than the date of the Competitive Bid Quote
Request for the first LIBOR Auction or Absolute Rate Auction for which such
change is to be effective), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent
of its acceptance or non-acceptance of the offers so notified to it pursuant
to
subsection (e). In the case of acceptance, such notice (a
“Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing”) shall specify the
aggregate principal amount of offers for each Interest Period that are
accepted. The Borrower may accept any Competitive Bid Quote in whole
or in part; provided that:
(i) the
aggregate principal amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing may not exceed
the
applicable amount set forth in the related Competitive Bid Quote
Request,
(ii) the
principal amount of each Competitive Bid Borrowing must be $10,000,000 or a
larger multiple of $1,000,000,
(iii) acceptance
of offers may only be made on the basis of ascending Competitive Bid Margins
or
Competitive Bid Absolute Rates, as the case may be,
(iv) the
Borrower may not accept any offer that is described in subsection (d)(iii)
or
that otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this Agreement,
and
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(v) immediately
after such Competitive Bid Borrowing is made, the Total Outstanding Amount
shall
not exceed the Total Commitment.
(g) Allocation
by Administrative Agent. If offers are made by two or more Banks
with the same Competitive Bid Margins or Competitive Bid Absolute Rates, as
the
case may be, for a greater aggregate principal amount than the amount in respect
of which such offers are accepted for the related Interest Period, the principal
amount of Competitive Bid Loans in respect of which such offers are accepted
shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such Banks as nearly as
possible (in multiples of $1,000,000, as the Administrative Agent may deem
appropriate) in proportion to the aggregate principal amounts of such
offers. Determinations by the Administrative Agent of the amounts of
Competitive Bid Loans shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error.
(b) Not
later than 12:00 Noon on the date of each Borrowing, each Bank participating
therein shall (except as provided in subsection (c) of this Section) make
available its share of such Borrowing, in Federal or other immediately available
funds, to the Administrative Agent at the Agency Office. Unless the
Administrative Agent determines that any applicable condition specified in
Article 3 has not been satisfied, the Administrative Agent will promptly make
the funds so received from the Banks available to the Borrower in immediately
available funds at the Administrative Agent’s aforesaid address.
(c) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Bank prior to the
date of any Borrowing (or, in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, prior to 10:00
A.M. on the date of such Borrowing) that such Bank will not make available
to
the Administrative Agent such Bank’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative
Agent may assume that such Bank has made such share available to the
Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with
subsections (b) and (c) of this Section 2.04 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 Bank shall not
have so made such share available to the Administrative Agent, such Bank 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) in the case of the
Borrower, a rate per annum equal to the higher of the Federal Funds Rate for
such day and the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing pursuant to Section
2.07 and (ii) in the case of such Bank, the Federal Funds Rate for such
day. If such Bank shall repay to the Administrative Agent such
corresponding amount,
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such
amount so repaid shall constitute such Bank’s Loan included in such Borrowing
for purposes of this Agreement.
(b) Each
Bank shall record the date, amount, type and maturity of each Loan made by
it
and the date and amount of each payment of principal made by the Borrower with
respect thereto, and may, if such Bank so elects in connection with any transfer
or enforcement of its Note, endorse on the schedule forming a part thereof
appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information with respect to
each
such Loan then outstanding; provided that the failure of any Bank to
make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of
the
Borrower hereunder or under the Notes. Each Bank is hereby
irrevocably authorized by the Borrower so to endorse its Note and to attach
to
and make a part of its Note a continuation of any such schedule as and when
required.
(b) Each
Competitive Bid Loan shall mature, and the principal amount thereof shall be
due
and payable (together with accrued interest thereon) on the last day of the
Interest Period applicable thereto.
(b) Each
Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount
thereof, for each day during each Interest Period applicable thereto, at a
rate
per annum equal to the sum of the Euro-Dollar Margin for such day plus the
London Interbank Offered Rate applicable to such Interest Period.
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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.
“Euro-Dollar
Margin” means a rate per annum determined in accordance with the
Pricing Schedule.
“London
Interbank Offered Rate” applicable to any Interest Period means the
rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate
(“BBALIBOR”) from Telerate Successor Page 3750, as published by
Reuters (or other commercially available source providing quotations of BBA
LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Euro-Dollar Business Days prior
to
the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with
a
maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such
rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “London Interbank
Offered Rate” applicable to such Interest Period shall be
the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable
to
such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the
Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank
market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Euro-Dollar Business Days
prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
(c) Any
overdue principal of or overdue interest on any Euro-Dollar Loan shall bear
interest, payable on demand, for each day from and including the date payment
thereof was due to but excluding the date of actual payment, at a rate per
annum
equal to the higher of (i) 1% plus the rate otherwise applicable to
such Euro-Dollar Loan as provided in the preceding paragraph of this Section
or
(ii) 1% plus the Base Rate for such day.
(d) Subject
to Section 8.01(a), each Competitive Bid LIBOR Loan shall bear interest on
the
outstanding principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable
thereto, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the London Interbank Offered
Rate for such Interest Period plus (or minus) the Competitive Bid Margin quoted
by the Bank making such Loan in accordance with Section 2.03. Each
Competitive Bid Absolute Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding
principal amount thereof, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, at a
rate
per annum equal to the Competitive Bid Absolute Rate quoted by the Bank making
such Loan in accordance with Section 2.03. 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 overdue interest on any
Competitive Bid Loan shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until
paid at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 1% plus the Base Rate for such
day.
(e) The
Administrative Agent shall determine each interest rate applicable to the Loans
hereunder. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the
Borrower and the participating Banks of each rate of interest so
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determined,
and its determination thereof shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest
error.
Section
2.08. Method of Electing Interest
Rates. The Loans included in each Committed Borrowing
shall bear interest initially at the type of rate specified by the Borrower
in
the applicable Notice of Committed Borrowing. Thereafter, the
Borrower may from time to time elect to change or continue the type of interest
rate borne by each Group of Loans (subject to Section 2.08(d) and the provisions
of Article 8), as follows:
(i) if
such Loans are Base Rate Loans, the Borrower may elect to convert such Loans
to
Euro-Dollar Loans as of any Euro-Dollar Business Day; and
(ii) if
such Loans are Euro-Dollar Loans, the Borrower may elect to convert such Loans
to Base Rate Loans or continue such Loans as Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional
Interest Period, in each case as of the last day of the then current Interest
Period applicable thereto.
Each
such
election shall be made by delivering a notice (a “Notice of Interest
Rate Election”) to the Administrative Agent not later than 9:00 A.M. on
the third Euro-Dollar Business Day before the conversion or continuation
selected in such notice is to be effective. A Notice of Interest Rate
Election may, if it so specifies, apply to only a portion of the aggregate
principal amount of the relevant Group of Loans; provided that (i) such
portion is allocated ratably among the 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 at least $10,000,000 (unless such portion is comprised
of
Base Rate Loans). If no such notice is timely received before the end
of an Interest Period for any Group of Euro-Dollar Loans, the Borrower shall
be
deemed to have elected that such Group of Loans be converted to Base Rate Loans
at the end of such Interest Period.
(b) Each
Notice of Interest Rate Election shall specify:
(i) the
Group of Loans (or portion thereof) to which such notice applies;
(ii) the
date on which the conversion or continuation selected in such notice is to
be
effective, which shall comply with the applicable clause of Section
2.08(a);
(iii) if
the Loans comprising such Group of Loans are to be converted, the new type
of
Loans and, if the Loans resulting from such conversion are to be Euro-Dollar
Loans, the duration of the next succeeding Interest Period applicable thereto;
and
(iv) if
such Loans are to be continued as Euro-Dollar Loans for an additional Interest
Period, the duration of such additional Interest Period.
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Each
Interest Period specified in a Notice of Interest Rate Election shall comply
with the provisions of the definition of Interest Period.
(c) Promptly
after receiving a Notice of Interest Rate Election from the Borrower pursuant
to
Section 2.08(a), the Administrative Agent shall notify each Bank of the contents
thereof and such notice shall not thereafter be revocable by the
Borrower.
(d) The
Borrower shall not be entitled to elect to convert any Committed Loans to,
or
continue any Committed Loans for an additional Interest Period as, Euro-Dollar
Loans if the aggregate principal amount of any Group of Euro-Dollar Loans
created or continued as a result of such election would be less than $10,000,000
or a Default shall have occurred and be continuing when the Borrower delivers
notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.
(e) If
any Committed Loan is converted to a different type of Loan, the Borrower shall
pay, on the date of such conversion, the interest accrued to such date on the
principal amount being converted.
Section
2.09. Fees. The Borrower shall
pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks ratably a facility
fee at the Facility Fee Rate (determined for each day in accordance with the
Pricing Schedule). Such facility fee shall accrue for each day from
and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Termination Date (or
earlier date of termination of the Commitments in their entirety), on the Total
Commitment (whether used or unused) in effect at the close of business on such
day and if the Total Outstanding Amount is not zero on the Termination Date
(or
such earlier date of termination), then for each day from and including the
Termination Date (or such earlier date of termination) to but excluding the
date
the Total Outstanding Amount shall be reduced to zero, on the Total Outstanding
Amount at the close of business on such day.
(b) The
Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks
ratably a letter of credit fee accruing daily on the aggregate undrawn amount
of
all outstanding Letters of Credit at a rate per annum equal to the Euro-Dollar
Margin for such day and to the Issuing Bank for its own account, a letter of
credit fronting fee accruing daily on the aggregate amount then available for
drawing under all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank at such rate
as
previously agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Issuing
Bank.
(c) Accrued
fees under this Section shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly
Payment Date, beginning December 31, 2007, and on the Termination Date (and,
if
later, the date the Total Outstanding Amount shall be reduced to
zero). If the Commitments are terminated in their entirety, all fees
accrued under this Section to but excluding the effective date of such
termination shall be payable on such date.
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Section
2.11. Mandatory
Termination of Commitments. The Commitments shall terminate at
the close of business on the Termination Date.
(b) Subject
to Section 2.14, the Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent
not
later than 9:00 A.M. on the third Euro-Dollar Business Day prior to the date
of
prepayment, prepay any Group of Euro-Dollar Loans in whole at any time 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 Euro-Dollar Loans of the several Banks included in such
Group
of Loans.
(c) Except
as provided in Section 2.12(a), the Borrower may not prepay all or any portion
of the principal amount of any Competitive Bid Loan prior to the maturity
thereof.
(d) Upon
receipt of a notice of prepayment pursuant to this Section, the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof and of such Bank’s
ratable share (if any) of such prepayment and such notice shall not thereafter
be revocable by the Borrower.
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payment
of principal of, or interest on, the Euro-Dollar Loans shall be due on a day
which is not a Euro-Dollar Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall
be
extended to the next succeeding Euro-Dollar Business Day unless such Euro-Dollar
Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case the date for payment
thereof shall be the next preceding Euro-Dollar Business
Day. Whenever any payment of principal of, or interest on, the
Competitive Bid Loans shall be due on a day which is not a Euro-Dollar Business
Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding
Euro-Dollar 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) Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior
to
the date on which any payment is due to the Banks 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 Bank on such due date an amount equal to the amount then
due
such Bank. If and to the extent that the Borrower shall not have so
made such payment, each Bank shall repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith
on demand such amount distributed to such Bank together with interest thereon,
for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Bank until the
date such Bank repays such amount to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal
Funds Rate for such day.
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Section
2.16. Regulation D Compensation. If and so long
as a reserve requirement of the type described in the definition of
“Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage” is prescribed by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), each Bank subject
to
such requirement may require the Borrower to pay, contemporaneously with each
payment of interest on each of such Bank’s Euro-Dollar Loans, additional
interest on such Euro-Dollar Loan at a rate per annum determined by such Bank
up
to but not exceeding the excess of the applicable London Interbank Offered
Rate
divided by one minus the Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage over the
applicable London Interbank Offered Rate. Any Bank wishing to require
payment of such additional interest (x) shall so notify the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, in which case such additional interest on the Euro-Dollar
Loans of such Bank shall be payable to such Bank at the place indicated in
such
notice with respect to each Interest Period commencing at least three
Euro-Dollar Business Days after such Bank gives such notice and (y) shall notify
the Borrower, at least five Euro-Dollar Business Days before each date on which
interest is payable on the Euro-Dollar Loans, of the amount then due to such
Bank under this Section.
Section
2.17. Letters of Credit. Commitment
to Issue Letters of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, each Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit from time to time
upon the request of the Borrower; provided that, immediately after each
Letter of Credit is issued (i) the Total Outstanding Amount shall not exceed
the
Total Commitment and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit
Liabilities shall not exceed $200,000,000. Upon the date of issuance
by an Issuing Bank of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall be deemed,
without further action by any party hereto, to have sold to each Bank, and
each
Bank shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have
purchased from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit and
the related Letter of Credit Liabilities in the proportion its Commitment bears
to the Total Commitment; provided that (i) if the scheduled Termination
Date of a Bank falls prior to the expiry date of a Letter of Credit then
outstanding (because the Commitments of the other Banks have been extended
in
accordance with Section 2.01(c)), such Bank’s participation in such Letter of
Credit shall terminate on such Termination Date, and the participations of
the
other Banks therein shall be redetermined pro rata in proportion to their
Commitments after giving effect to the termination of the Commitment of such
former Bank and (ii) if and to the extent necessary to permit such
redetermination of the participations in Letters of Credit within the limits
of
the Commitments which are not terminated on such date, the Borrower shall prepay
on such date all or a portion of the outstanding Loans and/or secure
cancellation of outstanding Letters of Credit, and such redetermination and
termination of participations in outstanding Letters of Credit shall be
conditioned upon its having done so.
(b) Method
for Issuance; Terms; Extensions.
(i) The
Borrower shall give the Issuing Bank notice at least three Domestic Business
Days (or such shorter notice as may be
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acceptable
to the Issuing Bank in its discretion) prior to the requested issuance of a
Letter of Credit (or, in the case of renewal or extension, prior to the Issuing
Bank’s deadline for notice of nonextension) specifying the date such Letter of
Credit is to be issued, and describing the terms of such Letter of Credit and
the nature of the transactions to be supported thereby (such notice, including
any such notice given in connection with the extension of a Letter of Credit,
a
“Notice of Issuance”). Upon receipt of a Notice of
Issuance, the Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent,
and
the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Bank of the contents thereof
and of the amount of such Bank’s participation in such Letter of
Credit.
(ii) The
obligation of any Issuing Bank to issue each Letter of Credit shall, in addition
to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.02, be subject to the
conditions precedent that such Letter of Credit shall be in such form and
contain such terms as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank
and
that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered such other customary
instruments and agreements relating to such Letter of Credit as the Issuing
Bank
shall have reasonably requested; provided, however, that any Issuing
Bank may decline to issue any Letter of Credit at such Issuing Bank’s sole
discretion (including, without limitation, if such Issuing Bank’s internal
policies do not permit the issuance of a letter of credit for the purposes
for
which such Letter of Credit is being requested). The Borrower shall
also pay to the Issuing Bank for its own account issuance, drawing, amendment,
settlement and extension charges, if any, in the amounts and at the times as
agreed between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank.
(iii) 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 Bank, the Issuing Bank shall timely give such notice of
termination unless it has theretofore timely received a Notice of Issuance
and
the other conditions to issuance of a Letter of Credit have also theretofore
been met with respect to such extension. Each Letter of Credit shall
expire at or before the close of business on the date that is one year after
such Letter of Credit is issued (or, in the case of any renewal or extension
thereof, one year after such renewal or extension); provided that (i) a
Letter of Credit may contain a provision pursuant to which it is deemed to
be
extended on an annual basis unless notice of termination is given by the Issuing
Bank and (ii) in no event will a Letter of Credit expire (including pursuant
to
a renewal or extension thereof) on a date later than the first anniversary
of
the Termination Date.
(iv) If,
at the LC Cut-Off Date, any Letter of Credit for any reason remains outstanding
and partially or wholly undrawn, the Borrower shall immediately Cash
Collateralize each such Letter of Credit (in an
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amount
equal to the reimbursement obligations which would arise if such Letter of
Credit had been fully drawn on such date).
(c) Payments;
Reimbursement Obligations.
(i) Upon
receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing
under such Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall notify the Administrative
Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and each
other Bank as to the amount to be paid as a result of such demand or drawing
and
the date such payment is to be made by the Issuing Bank (the “Payment
Date”). The Borrower shall be irrevocably and
unconditionally obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any amounts paid
by
the Issuing Bank upon any drawing under any Letter of Credit, without
presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind. Such
reimbursement shall be due on the Payment Date; provided that no such
payment shall be due from the Borrower any earlier than the date of receipt
by
it of notice of its obligation to make such payment (or, if such notice is
received by the Borrower after 9:00 A.M. on any date, on the next succeeding
Domestic Business Day); and provided further that if and to the extent
any such reimbursement is not made by the Borrower in accordance with this
clause (i) or clause (ii) below on the Payment Date, then
(irrespective of when notice thereof is received by the Borrower), such
Reimbursement Obligation shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day
from and including the Payment Date to but not including the date such
Reimbursement Obligation is paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the rate
applicable to Base Rate Loans for such day.
(ii) If
the Commitments remain in effect on the Payment Date, all such amounts paid
by
the Issuing Bank and remaining unpaid by the Borrower after the date and time
required by Section 2.17(c)(i) (a “Reimbursement Obligation”)
shall, if and to the extent that the amount of such Reimbursement Obligation
would be permitted as a Borrowing pursuant to Section 3.02, and unless the
Borrower otherwise instructs the Administrative Agent by not less than one
Domestic Business Day’s prior notice, convert automatically to Base Rate Loans
on the date such Reimbursement Obligation arises. The Administrative
Agent shall, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the
Administrative Agent so to act on its behalf), give notice no later than 9:00
A.M. on such date requesting each Bank to make, and each Bank hereby agrees
to
make, a Base Rate Loan, in an amount equal to such Bank’s pro rata
share of the Reimbursement Obligation with respect to which such notice
relates. Each Bank shall make such Loan available to the
Administrative Agent at its address referred to in Section 9.01 in immediately
available funds, not later than 11:00 A.M., on the date specified in such
notice. The Administrative Agent shall pay the proceeds of such Loans
to the Issuing Bank, which shall immediately apply such proceeds to repay the
Reimbursement Obligation.
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(iii) To
the extent a Reimbursement Obligation is not funded by a Bank pursuant to clause
(ii) above, such Bank will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account
of
the Issuing Bank, immediately upon the Issuing Bank’s demand at any time during
the period commencing after such Reimbursement Obligation arises until
reimbursement therefor in full by the Borrower, an amount equal to such Bank’s
pro rata share of such Reimbursement Obligation, together with interest
on such amount for each day from the date of the Issuing Bank’s demand for such
payment (or, if such demand is made after 9:00 A.M. on such date, from the
next
succeeding Domestic Business Day) to the date of payment by such Bank of such
amount at a rate of interest per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate for
the
first three Domestic Business Days after the date of such demand and thereafter
at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for each additional
day. The Issuing Bank will pay to each Bank ratably all amounts
received from the Borrower for application in payment of its Reimbursement
Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit, but only to the extent such
Bank
has made payment to the Issuing Bank in respect of such Letter of Credit
pursuant hereto; provided that in the event such payment received by
the Issuing Bank is required to be returned, such Bank will return to the
Issuing Bank any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Issuing
Bank.
(d) Obligations
Absolute. The obligations of the Borrower and each Bank under
subsection (c) above shall be 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:
(i) any
lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Letter of Credit
or
any document related hereto or thereto;
(ii) 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, provided by any party affected thereby;
(iii) 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);
(iv) 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 Bank (including the Issuing Bank)
or
any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement or the Letter of
Credit or any document related hereto or thereto or any unrelated
transaction;
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(v) 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;
(vi) payment
under a Letter of Credit against presentation to the Issuing Bank of documents
that do not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;
(vii) any
termination of the Commitments prior to, on or after the Payment Date for any
Letter of Credit, whether at the scheduled termination thereof, by operation
of
Article 6 or otherwise; or
(viii) any
other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by any Bank (including the
Issuing Bank), the Administrative Agent or any other Person or any other event
or circumstance whatsoever that might, but for the provisions of this subsection
(viii), constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to the
Borrower’s or the Bank’s obligations hereunder;
provided,
that this Section 2.17(d) shall not limit the rights of the Borrower or any
Bank
under Section 2.17(e)(ii).
(e) Indemnification;
Expenses.
(i) The
Borrower hereby indemnifies and holds harmless each Bank (including each Issuing
Bank) and the Administrative Agent from and against any and all claims, damages,
losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which it may reasonably incur in
connection with a Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.17;
provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Bank
or the Administrative Agent, for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities,
costs
or expenses, to the extent found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have
been caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such
Person.
(ii) None
of the Banks (including, subject to subsection (f) below, an Issuing Bank)
nor
the Administrative Agent nor any of their officers or directors or 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 subsection (d) above; provided that, notwithstanding
Section 2.17(d), the Borrower shall have a claim for direct (but not
consequential) damage suffered by it, to the extent finally determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by (x) the Issuing Bank’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct in determining whether documents
presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such Letter
of
Credit or (y) the Issuing Bank’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after
the
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presentation
to it of documents strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the
Letter of Credit; provided further that each Bank shall have a claim
for direct (but not consequential) damage suffered by it, to the extent finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by the
Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in determining whether
documents presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such
Letter of Credit. The parties agree that, with respect to documents
presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the
terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, either
accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or
refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are
not
in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) Nothing
in this subsection (e) is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrower
under any other provision of this Agreement. To the extent the
Borrower does not indemnify an Issuing Bank as required by this subsection,
the
Banks agree to do so ratably in accordance with their Commitments.
(f) Stop
Issuance Notice. If the Required Banks reasonably determine at any time
that the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 would not be satisfied in respect
of a Borrowing at such time, then the Required Banks may request that the
Administrative Agent issue a “Stop Issuance Notice”, and the
Administrative Agent shall issue such notice to each Issuing
Bank. Such Stop Issuance Notice shall be withdrawn upon a
determination by the Required Banks that the circumstances giving rise thereto
no longer exist. No Letter of Credit shall be issued while a Stop
Issuance Notice is in effect. The Required Banks may request issuance of a
Stop
Issuance Notice only if there is a reasonable basis therefor, and shall consider
reasonably and in good faith a request from the Borrower for withdrawal of
the
same on the basis that the conditions in Section 3.02 are satisfied;
provided that the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks may and
shall conclusively rely upon any Stop Issuance Notice while it remains in
effect.
(g) If
the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other
agreement submitted by the Borrower to or entered into by the Issuing Bank
relating to any Letter of Credit are not consistent with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
control; provided that, to the extent the Issuing Bank so agrees in
such other documentation, its liabilities and responsibilities in connection
with a Letter of Credit may be governed thereby rather than by subsection
(e)(ii), but such agreement by the Issuing Bank may not directly or indirectly
alter the rights and obligations of any other Bank under this
Agreement.
Section
2.18. Increased Commitments; Additional Banks.
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(a) From time
to time the Borrower may, upon at least five days’ notice to the Administrative
Agent (which shall promptly provide a copy of such notice to the Banks),
increase the aggregate amount of the Commitments by an amount not less than
$10,000,000 (the amount of any such increase, the “Increased
Commitments”).
(b) To
effect such an increase, the Borrower may designate one or more of the existing
Banks or other financial institutions acceptable to the Administrative Agent
and
each Issuing Bank which at the time agree to (i) in the case of any such Person
that is an existing Bank, increase its Commitment and (ii) in the case of any
other such Person (an “Additional Bank”), become a party to
this Agreement with a Commitment of not less than $10,000,000.
(c) Any
increase in the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall be subject
to
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) before
and after giving effect to such increase, all representations and warranties
contained in Article 4 shall be true;
(ii) at
the time of such increase, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or
would result from such increase; and
(iii) after
giving effect to such increase, the aggregate amount of all increases in
Commitments made pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall not exceed
$200,000,000.
(d) An
increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section
2.18 shall become effective upon the receipt by the Administrative Agent of
(i)
an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent
signed by the Borrower, by each Additional Bank and by each other Bank whose
Commitment is to be increased, setting forth the new Commitments of such Banks
and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Bank to become a party to
this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof, (ii)
such
evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower
with
respect to the Increased Commitments and such opinions of counsel for the
Borrower with respect to the Increased Commitments as the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request and (iii) a certificate of the Borrower stating that
the
conditions set forth in subsection (c) above have been satisfied.
(e) Upon
any increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section
2.18, (i) the respective Letter of Credit Liabilities of the Banks shall be
redetermined as of the effective date of such increase and (ii) within five
Domestic Business Days, in the case of any Group of Base Rate Loans then
outstanding, and at the end of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto, in the case of any Group of Euro Dollar Loans then outstanding, the
Borrower shall prepay such Group in its entirety and, to the extent the Borrower
elects to do so and subject to the conditions specified in Article 3, the
Borrower
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shall
reborrow Committed Loans from the Banks in proportion to their respective
Commitments after giving effect to such increase, until such time as all
outstanding Committed Loans are held by the Banks in such
proportion.
ARTICLE
3
Section
3.01. Effectiveness. The Commitments
shall become effective on the date that each of the following conditions shall
have been satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.05):
(a) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Agreement signed by each
of
the parties listed on the signature pages hereof (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 facsimile, telex or other
written confirmation from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof by
such party);
(b) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of an opinion of PacifiCorp Office of General
Counsel, internal counsel for the Borrower, dated the Effective Date,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 hereto and covering such additional
matters relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Required Banks
may reasonably request;
(c) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of an opinion of Stoel Rives LLP, counsel for the
Borrower, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-2
hereto and covering such additional matters relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby as the Required Banks may reasonably request;
(d) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of an opinion of Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx, special
counsel for the Administrative Agent, dated the Effective Date, substantially
in
the form of Exhibit F hereto and covering such additional matters relating
to
the transactions contemplated hereby as the Required Banks may reasonably
request;
(e) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of any approvals, authorizations, consents or orders
of, or filings with, utility regulatory authorities required with respect to
this Agreement and the Notes including, without limitation, the Washington
Utilities and Transportation Commission, the Public Service Commission of Utah,
the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the Public Utility Commission of Oregon,
the Public Service Commission of Wyoming and the California Public Utilities
Commission;
(f) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of all documents it may reasonably request relating
to the existence of the Borrower, the corporate authority for and the validity
of this Agreement and the Notes, and any other
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matters
relevant hereto, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent; and
(g) receipt
by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Banks of the up-front
participation fees previously agreed to by the Borrower;
provided
that this Agreement shall not become effective or be binding on any party hereto
unless all of the foregoing conditions are satisfied or waived in accordance
with Section 9.05 not later than October 24, 2007. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, the Banks of the Effective Date,
and
such notice shall be conclusive and binding on all parties
hereto. Promptly after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent
shall deliver to each Bank a copy of this Agreement including photocopies of
counterpart signature pages signed by each of the parties hereto.
Section
3.02. Borrowings and Issuances of Letters of
Credit. The obligation of any Bank to make a Loan on
the occasion of any Borrowing and the obligation of any Issuing Bank to issue
(including any renewal or extension of) any Letter of Credit is subject to
the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) receipt
by the Administrative Agent of (i) a Notice of Borrowing as required by Section
2.02 or 2.03 or (ii) a Notice of Issuance as required by Section 2.17(c), as
the
case may be;
(b) the
fact that, immediately after such Borrowing or issuance, the Total Outstanding
Amount will not exceed the Total Commitment and the aggregate amount of the
Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not exceed $200,000,000;
(c) the
fact that, immediately prior to and after such Borrowing or issuance, no Default
shall have occurred and be continuing;
(d) the
fact that the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this
Agreement (other than the representations and warranties contained in Section
4.04(b) and Section 4.05) shall be true on and as of the date of such Borrowing
or issuance; and
(e) in
the case of any Borrowing subsequent to April 30, 2011, or in the case of any
issuance of any Letter of Credit with an expiry date subsequent to April 30,
2011, receipt by the Administrative Agent of evidence satisfactory to it that
the Borrower has obtained a renewal of its authority from the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission as described in Exhibit E hereto.
Each
Borrowing or issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder shall be deemed to
be a
representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Borrowing or
issuance as to the facts specified in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this
Section.
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ARTICLE
4
Representations
and Warranties
The
Borrower represents and warrants that:
Section
4.01. Corporate
Existence and Power. The Borrower is a corporation duly
incorporated and validly existing under the laws of Oregon, and has all
corporate powers and all material governmental licenses, authorizations,
consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now
conducted.
Section
4.03. Binding Effect. This Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower and the Notes, if
and
when executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, will constitute
valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, in each case enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms except as (i) the foregoing may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) rights of acceleration and the availability of equitable
remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general
applicability.
(b) There
has since December 31, 2006, been no change in the business, financial position,
results of operations or prospects of the Borrower which would materially
adversely affect the ability of the Borrower to meet its commitments
hereunder.
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limitation,
public liability and product liability insurance, as is usually carried by
Persons of established reputation engaged in the same or a similar business,
similarly situated.
ARTICLE
5
Covenants
The
Borrower agrees that, so long as any Bank has any Commitment hereunder or any
Loan or Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any amount payable hereunder
remains unpaid:
(a) as
soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end 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
statements of consolidated income and retained earnings and cash flows for
such
fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for
the
previous fiscal year, all reported on in a manner acceptable to the Securities
and Exchange Commission by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent public
accountants of nationally recognized standing;
(b) as
soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end 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, the related statement of consolidated income and retained earnings
for
such quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year ended at the end
of such quarter and the related statement of cash flows for the portion of
the
Borrower’s fiscal year ended at the end of such quarter, setting forth in each
case (except for the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter) in comparative form
the
figures for the corresponding quarter and the corresponding portion of the
Borrower’s previous fiscal year, all certified (subject to normal year-end
adjustments) as to fairness of presentation, generally accepted accounting
principles and consistency by an Authorized Officer;
(c) simultaneously
with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clauses
(a)
and (b) above, a certificate of an Authorized Officer (i) setting forth in
detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent the calculations required to
establish whether the Borrower was in compliance with the requirements of
Sections 5.05 and 5.06(j) on the date of such financial statements and (ii)
stating whether any Default exists on the date of such certificate and, if
any
Default then exists, setting forth the details thereof and the action which
the
Borrower is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
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(d) simultaneously
with the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in clause
(a)
above, a statement of the firm of independent public accountants which reported
on such statements whether anything has come to their attention to cause them
to
believe that any Default existed on the date of such statements;
(e) forthwith
upon the occurrence of any Default, a certificate of an Authorized Officer
setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower is taking
or
proposes to take with respect thereto;
(f) promptly
upon the mailing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower generally, copies
of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so
mailed;
(g) promptly
upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements (other than
the
exhibits thereto and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent)
and reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K (or their equivalents) which the
Borrower shall have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
(h) if
and when any member of the ERISA Group (i) gives or is required to give notice
to the PBGC of any “reportable event” (as defined in Section
4043 of ERISA), for which the requirement of notice to the PBGC within 30 days
has not been waived, with respect to any Plan which might constitute grounds
for
a termination of such Plan under Title IV of ERISA, or knows that the plan
administrator of any 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 notice of complete or partial
withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA in excess of $10,000,000 or notice
that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, is insolvent or has been
terminated, which reorganization, insolvency or termination is reasonably
expected to result in a current payment obligation of one or more members of
the
ERISA Group in excess of $10,000,000, a copy of such notice; (iii) receives
notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate, impose
liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in respect
of,
or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, a copy of such notice; (iv) applies
for a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Internal
Revenue Code, 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, a copy of such notice; or (vii) fails
to
make any payment or contribution to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or makes
any
amendment to any Plan, which has resulted or would result in the imposition
of a
Lien or the posting of a bond or other security, a certificate of an Authorized
Officer 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; and
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(i) from
time to time such additional information regarding the financial position or
business of the Borrower as the Administrative Agent, at the request of any
Bank, may reasonably request.
Section
5.02. Maintenance
of Property;
Insurance. The Borrower will keep all property useful and
necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear
and
tear excepted; will maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance
companies, insurance on all its property in at least such amounts and against
at
least such risks as are usually insured against by companies of established
repute engaged in the same or a similar business; and will promptly furnish
to
the Banks such information as to the insurance carried as may be reasonably
requested in writing by the Administrative Agent.
(a) the
Lien of the Umbrella Mortgage;
(b) any
Lien that qualifies as an “Excepted Encumbrance” under Section
1.06 of the Umbrella Mortgage, provided that foreclosure of any Liens
for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges so qualifying shall have
been effectively stayed;
(c) any
Lien on the Borrower’s interest in facilities securing Debt incurred or assumed
for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring such
facilities, provided that the interest on such Debt is exempt from tax
under the Internal Revenue Code as in effect when such Debt is incurred or
assumed;
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(d) any
Lien on the Borrower’s interest in Pollution Bonds or cash or cash equivalents
securing (i) the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the issuer of a
Pollution LC for a drawing on such Pollution LC for the purpose of purchasing
Pollution Bonds or (ii) the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse or repay
amounts advanced under any facility entered into to provide liquidity or credit
support for any issue of Pollution Bonds;
(e) any
Lien on any asset securing Debt of the Borrower incurred or assumed for the
purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of acquiring such asset,
provided that such Lien attaches to such asset concurrently with or
within 90 days after the acquisition thereof;
(f) any
Lien on any asset of any corporation existing at the time such corporation
is
merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower and not created in
contemplation of such event;
(g) any
Lien existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower
and
not created in contemplation of such acquisition;
(h) any
Lien arising out of the refinancing, extension, renewal or refunding of any
Debt
of the Borrower secured by any Lien permitted by any of the foregoing clauses
(b) through (g), inclusive, of this Section, provided that such Debt is
not increased and is not secured by any additional assets;
(i) Liens
incidental to the conduct of its business or the ownership of its assets which
(i) do not secure Debt or obligations under Hedging Agreements, (ii) do not
secure any single obligation (or series of related obligations) in an amount
exceeding $100,000,000 and (iii) do not in the aggregate materially detract
from
the value of its assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation
of
its business;
(j) Liens
on cash and cash equivalents securing obligations under Hedging Agreements;
provided that the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents subject
to Liens permitted by this clause (j) shall at no time exceed
$75,000,000;
(k) Liens
not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section securing Debt
of the Borrower and Liens not permitted by clause (j) above on cash
and cash equivalents securing obligations under Hedging Agreements;
provided that the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Debt
secured by such Liens and (ii) the aggregate amount of cash and cash equivalents
subject to Liens not permitted by clause (j) above securing obligations under
Hedging Agreements shall not at any time exceed 7.5% of Tangible Net
Worth;
(l) the
right of the counterparty to two or more Hedging Agreements with the Borrower
to
close out such Hedging Agreements if applicable margin or other requirements
are
not met and apply any proceeds thereof to any resulting balance
due;
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(m) Liens
on cash and letters of credit securing obligations under Commodity Forward
Contracts; and
(n) the
right of the counterparty to two or more Commodity Forward Contracts to close
out such Commodity Forward Contracts if applicable margin or other requirements
are not met and apply any proceeds thereof to any resulting balance
due.
Section
5.07. Consolidations,
Mergers and
Sales of Assets. The Borrower will not, without the prior
written consent of the Required Banks:
(i) consolidate
or merge with or into any other Person; provided that the Borrower may
merge with another Person if (x) the Borrower is the surviving corporation
and
(y) on the effective date of such consolidation or merger, and immediately
after
giving effect thereto, no Default shall have occurred or be continuing,
or
(ii) sell,
lease or otherwise transfer, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all
of
the assets of the Borrower to any other Person.
ARTICLE
6
Defaults
Section
6.01. Events of
Default. If one or more of the following events (“Events
of Default”) shall have occurred and be continuing:
(a) the
Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan or any
Reimbursement Obligation or shall fail to pay, within five days of the due
date
thereof, any interest, commitment fees or facility fees payable hereunder or
shall fail to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit pursuant to Section
2.17(b)(iv);
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(b) the
Borrower shall fail to pay any other amount claimed by one or more Banks under
this Agreement within five days of the due date thereof, unless (i) such claim
is disputed in good faith by the Borrower, (ii) such unpaid claimed amount
does
not exceed $100,000 and (iii) the aggregate of all such unpaid claimed amounts
does not exceed $300,000;
(c) the
Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant contained in Sections
5.05 to 5.09, inclusive;
(d) the
Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement contained
in
this Agreement (other than those covered by clause (a), (b) or (c) above) for
15
days after written notice thereof has been given to the Borrower by the
Administrative Agent at the request of any Bank;
(e) any
representation, warranty, certification or statement made by the Borrower in
this Agreement or in any certificate, financial statement or other document
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in
any
material respect when made (or deemed made);
(f) the
Borrower shall fail to make any payment in respect of any Material Debt (other
than the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligation) or Material Hedging Obligations
when due or within any applicable grace period;
(g) any
event or condition shall occur which results in the acceleration of the maturity
of any Material Debt of the Borrower or enables the holder of such Material
Debt
or any Person acting on such holder’s behalf to accelerate the maturity
thereof;
(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 its debts as they become due, or shall take any corporate
action to authorize any of the foregoing;
(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 federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in
effect;
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(j) the
Borrower or 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 to the PBGC or to a Plan 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 in excess of $25,000,000 (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 proceeding shall be instituted
by
a fiduciary of any Multiemployer Plan against any member of the ERISA Group
to
enforce Section 515 or 4219(c)(5) of ERISA in respect of an amount or amounts
aggregating in excess of $25,000,000, and such proceeding shall not have been
dismissed within 30 days thereafter; 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 a default, within the meaning of Section 4219(c)(5) of
ERISA, with respect to, one or more Multiemployer Plans which would cause one
or
more members of the ERISA Group to incur a current payment obligation in excess
of $25,000,000;
(k) a
judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $25,000,000 shall be
rendered against the Borrower and such judgment or order shall continue
unsatisfied and unstayed for a period of 30 days; or
(l) MidAmerican
shall fail to own (directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries)
at
least 80% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Borrower; any person
or group of persons (within the meaning of Section 13 or 14 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), except Berkshire Hathaway Inc. or any
wholly-owned subsidiary thereof, shall acquire beneficial ownership (within
the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under said Act) of 35% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock of
MidAmerican; or, during any period of 14 consecutive calendar months commencing
on or after March 21, 2006, individuals who were directors of the Borrower
on
the first day of such period and any new director whose election by the board
of
directors of the Borrower or nomination for election by the Borrower’s
shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
then
still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the applicable
period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved,
shall cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the
Borrower;
then,
and
in every such event, the Administrative Agent shall (i) if requested by the
Required Banks, by notice to the Borrower terminate the Commitments and the
obligation of each Bank to make Loans hereunder and the obligation of each
Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder and they shall thereupon
terminate, and (ii) if requested by the Required Banks, by notice to the
Borrower declare the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) and any
outstanding Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any drawing under a Letter
of Credit to
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be,
and
the same shall thereupon become, immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived by the Borrower; provided that in the case of any of the
Events of Default specified in clause (h) or (i) above with respect to the
Borrower, without any notice to the Borrower or any other act by the
Administrative Agent or the Banks, the Commitments shall thereupon terminate
and
the Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) and any outstanding
Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any drawing under a Letter of Credit
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.
Section
6.03. Cash Cover. The Borrower agrees, in
addition to the provisions in Section 6.01, that upon the occurrence and during
the continuance of any Event of Default, it shall, if requested by the
Administrative Agent upon the instruction of the Required Banks or any Issuing
Bank having an outstanding Letter of Credit, pay to the Administrative Agent
an
amount in immediately available funds (which funds shall be held as collateral
pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) equal to
the
aggregate amount available for drawing under all Letters of Credit outstanding
at such time (or, in the case of a request by an Issuing Bank, all such Letters
of Credit issued by it), provided that, upon the occurrence of any
Event of Default specified in clause (h) or (i) above with respect to the
Borrower, and on the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay such amount
forthwith without any notice or demand or any other act by the Administrative
Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Bank.
ARTICLE
7
The
Administrative Agent
Section
7.02. Administrative
Agent and Affiliates. UBOC shall have the same rights and powers
under this Agreement as any other Bank and may exercise or refrain from
exercising the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and UBOC.
and its affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage
in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or affiliate of
the
Borrower as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
Section
7.03. Action
by
Administrative Agent. The obligations of the Administrative
Agent hereunder are only those expressly set forth herein.
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Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not
be
required to take any action with respect to any Default, except as expressly
provided in Article 6.
Section
7.04. Consultation
with Experts. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal
counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent public accountants
and other experts selected by it in good faith and shall not be liable for
any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with
the
advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section
7.05. Liability
of
Administrative Agent. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any
of its affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or
employees shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in connection
herewith (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Banks or (ii)
in
the absence of its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its
affiliates nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees
shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into or verify
(i) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with this
Agreement or any Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder; (ii)
the
performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of the Borrower;
(iii) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article 3, except receipt
of items required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; or (iv) the
validity, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters
of Credit or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection
herewith. The Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability by
acting in reliance upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement, or other
writing (which may be a bank wire, telex, facsimile transmission or similar
writing) believed by it in good faith to be genuine or to be signed by the
proper party or parties.
Section
7.06. Indemnification. Each
Bank shall,
ratably in accordance with its Commitment, indemnify the Administrative Agent
and any Issuing Bank, their affiliates and their respective directors, officers,
agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against
any
cost, expense (including counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action,
loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence
or willful misconduct) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection
with this Agreement or any Letter of Credit or any action taken or omitted
by
such indemnitees hereunder or thereunder.
Section
7.07. Credit
Decision. Each Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and
without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Bank, and based
on
such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Bank also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Bank, and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue
to
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make
its
own credit decisions in taking or not taking any action under this
Agreement.
Section
7.08. Successor
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any
time by giving written notice thereof to the Banks and the
Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Banks (with the
consent of the Borrower so long as no Event of Default exists) shall agree
upon
and appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor
Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Banks, and
shall have accepted such appointment, within 10 Domestic Business Days after
the
retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of resignation, then the retiring
Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor
Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank organized or licensed
under the laws of the United States of America or of any State thereof and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000. Upon
the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a
successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall
thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the
retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall
be
discharged from any subsequent duties and obligations
hereunder. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation
hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article shall inure
to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
Administrative Agent.
Section
7.09. Administrative
Agent’s
Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for its
own account fees in the amounts and at the times previously agreed upon between
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Section
7.10. Syndication Agent. The Syndication
Agent, in such capacity, shall have no duty or liability whatsoever under this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
8
Change
in
Circumstances
Section
8.01. Basis
for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or
Unfair. If on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period
for any Euro-Dollar Loans or Competitive Bid LIBOR Loans:
(a) the
Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent
manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining
the London Interbank Offered Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period,
or
(b) in
the case of Euro-Dollar Loans, the Required Banks advise the Administrative
Agent that the London Interbank Offered Rate as determined by the Administrative
Agent will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Banks of funding
their Euro-Dollar Loans for such Interest Period,
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the
Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Borrower and
the
Banks, whereupon until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that
the
circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, (i) the
obligations of the Banks to make Euro-Dollar Loans, or to continue or convert
outstanding Loans as or 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 then current Interest Period applicable
thereto. Unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at
least two Domestic Business Days before the date of any Fixed Rate Borrowing
for
which a Notice of Borrowing has previously been given that it elects not to
borrow on such date, (i) if such Fixed Rate Borrowing is a Euro-Dollar
Borrowing, such Borrowing shall instead be made as a Base Rate Borrowing and
(ii) if such Fixed Rate Borrowing is a Competitive Bid LIBOR Borrowing, the
Competitive Bid LIBOR Loans comprising such Borrowing shall bear interest for
each day from and including the first day to but excluding the last day of
the
Interest Period applicable thereto at the Base Rate for such day.
Section
8.02. Illegality. If,
on or after the date of this
Agreement, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change
therein, 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 Bank (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 Bank (or its Euro-Dollar Lending Office)
to make, maintain or fund its Euro-Dollar Loans and such Bank shall so notify
the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice
thereof to the other Banks and the Borrower, whereupon until such Bank notifies
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that the circumstances giving rise
to
such suspension no longer exist, the obligation of such Bank to make Euro-Dollar
Loans, or to convert outstanding Loans into Euro-Dollar Loans or continue
outstanding Loans as Euro-Dollar Loans, shall be suspended. Before
giving any notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section, such
Bank 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
Bank, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.
(b) If
such notice is given, each Euro-Dollar Loan of such Bank then outstanding shall
be converted to a Base Rate Loan either on the last day of the then
current Interest Period applicable to such Euro-Dollar Loan if such Bank may
lawfully continue to maintain and fund such Loan as a Euro-Dollar Loan to such
day or immediately if such Bank shall determine that it may not lawfully
continue to maintain and fund such Loan as a Euro-Dollar Loan to such
day. Interest and principal on any such Base Rate Loan shall be
payable on the same dates as, and on a pro rata basis with, the interest and
principal payable on the related Euro-Dollar Loans of the other
Banks.
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Section
8.03. Increased
Cost and Reduced Return. If on or after (x) the date of this Agreement,
in the case of any
Committed Loan or Letter of Credit, or any obligation to make Committed Loans
or
issue or participate in any Letters of Credit or (y) the date of the related
Competitive Bid Quote, in the case of any Competitive Bid Loan, the adoption
of
any applicable law, rule or regulation, or any change therein, 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 Bank (or its Applicable Lending
Office) or any Issuing Bank 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, but excluding with respect to any Euro-Dollar Loan
any
such requirement included in an applicable Euro-Dollar Reserve Percentage),
special deposit, insurance assessment or similar requirement against assets
of,
deposits with or for the account of, or credit (including Letters of Credit
and
participation therein) extended by, any Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office)
or any Issuing Bank or shall impose on any Bank (or its Applicable Lending
Office) or any Issuing Bank or on the London interbank market any other
condition affecting its Fixed Rate Loans or the Letters or Credit, its Note
or
its obligation to make Fixed Rate 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 Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) or such Issuing Bank of
making or maintaining any Fixed Rate Loan or of issuing or participating in
any
Letters of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable
by
such Bank (or its Applicable Lending Office) or such Issuing Bank under this
Agreement or under its Note or Letters of Credit with respect thereto, by an
amount deemed by such Bank or such Issuing Bank to be material, then, within
15
days after demand by such Bank or such Issuing Bank (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Bank or such Issuing
Bank
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Bank or such Issuing
Bank for such increased cost or reduction.
(b) If
any Bank or any Issuing Bank shall have determined that, after the date of
this
Agreement, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding
capital adequacy, or any change therein, 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 (including any
determination by any such authority, central bank or comparable agency that,
for
purposes of capital adequacy requirements, the Commitments hereunder do not
constitute commitments with an original maturity of less than one year), has
or
would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of such Bank
or
such Issuing Bank (or any Parent of such Bank or Issuing Bank) as a consequence
of such Bank’s or such Issuing Bank’s obligations hereunder to a level below
that which such Bank or such Issuing Bank (or any Parent of such Bank or Issuing
Bank) could have achieved but for such adoption, change, request
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or
directive (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital
adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Bank or such Issuing Bank to be material,
then from time to time, within 15 days after demand by such Bank or such Issuing
Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such
Bank or such Issuing Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate
such Bank or such Issuing Bank (or any Parent of such Bank or Issuing Bank)
for
such reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall
only be obligated to compensate such Bank or such Issuing Bank for any amount
arising or accruing during (i) the period commencing 90 days prior to the date
on which such Bank or such Issuing Bank gave notice to the Borrower pursuant
to
Section 8.03(c) of the event entitling such Bank or such Issuing Bank to such
compensation and (ii) any period during which, because of the retroactive
application of such statute, regulation or other such basis, such Bank or such
Issuing Bank did not know that such amount would arise or accrue.
Section
8.04. Taxes. For purposes
of this Section 8.04, the following terms have the following
meanings:
“Taxes”
means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions,
charges or withholdings with respect to any payment by the Borrower pursuant
to
this Agreement or under any Note, and all liabilities with respect thereto,
excluding (i) in the case of each Bank, each Issuing Bank and the
Administrative Agent, taxes imposed on its income, and franchise or similar
taxes imposed on it, by a jurisdiction under the laws of which such Bank, such
Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) is organized
or in
which its principal executive office is located or, in the case of each Bank,
in
which its Applicable Lending Office is located and (ii) in the case of each
Bank, any United States withholding tax imposed on such payments but only to
the
extent that such Bank is subject to United States withholding tax at the time
such Bank first becomes a party to this Agreement.
“Other
Taxes” means any 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 or under any Note or
from
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the
execution or delivery of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
Note.
(b) Any
and all payments by the Borrower to or for the account of any Bank, any Issuing
Bank or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any Note shall be made
without deduction for any Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that, if the
Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes or Other Taxes from any
such payments, the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after
making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional
sums payable under this Section 8.04) such Bank, such Issuing Bank or the
Administrative Agent (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum
it
would have received had no such deductions been made, the Borrower shall make
such deductions, the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant
taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law and
the
Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred
to
in Section 9.01, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing
payment thereof.
(d) Each
Bank organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States,
on or
prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement in the case
of
each Bank listed on the signature pages hereof and on or prior to the date
on
which it becomes a Bank in the case of each other Bank, and from time to time
thereafter if requested in writing by the Borrower (but only so long as such
Bank remains lawfully able to do so), shall provide the Borrower with Internal
Revenue Service form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, as appropriate, or any successor form
prescribed by the Internal Revenue Service, certifying that such Bank is
entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States
is a
party which exempts the Bank from United States withholding tax or reduces
the
rate of withholding tax on payments of interest for the account of such Bank
or
certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Agreement is effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United
States.
(e) For
any period with respect to which a Bank has failed to provide the Borrower
with
the appropriate form pursuant to Section 8.04(d) (unless such failure is due
to
a change in treaty, law or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which
such form originally was required to be provided), such Bank shall not be
entitled to indemnification under Section 8.04(b) or 8.04(c) with respect to
Taxes imposed by the United States; provided that if a Bank, which is
otherwise
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exempt
from or subject to a reduced rate of withholding tax, becomes subject to Taxes
because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Borrower shall
take such steps as such Bank shall reasonably request to assist such Bank to
recover such Taxes.
(f) If
the Borrower is required to pay additional amounts to or for the account of
any
Bank pursuant to this Section 8.04, then such Bank will change the jurisdiction
of its Applicable Lending Office if, in the judgment of such Bank, such change
will eliminate or reduce any such additional payment which may thereafter accrue
and is not otherwise disadvantageous to such Bank.
Section
8.05. Base
Rate Loans Substituted for
Affected Fixed Rate Loans. If (i) the obligation of any Bank to
make, or to continue or convert outstanding Loans as or to, Euro-Dollar Loans
has been suspended pursuant to Section 8.02 or (ii) any Bank has demanded
compensation under Section 8.03 or 8.04 with respect to its Euro-Dollar Loans
and the Borrower shall, by at least three Euro-Dollar Business Days’ prior
notice to such Bank through the Administrative Agent, have elected that the
provisions of this Section shall apply to such Bank, then, unless and until
such
Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension
or demand for compensation no longer apply, all Loans which would otherwise
be
made by such Bank as (or continued as or converted to) Euro-Dollar Loans shall
instead be Base Rate Loans (on which interest and principal shall be payable
contemporaneously with the related Fixed Rate Loans of the other
Banks). If such Bank notifies the Borrower that the circumstances
giving rise to such suspension or demand for compensation no longer exist,
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 Banks.
Section
8.06. Substitution
of
Bank. If (i) the obligation of any Bank to make, or to continue
or convert outstanding Loans as or to, Euro-Dollar Loans has been suspended
pursuant to Section 8.02, (ii) any Bank has demanded compensation under Section
8.03 or 8.04 or (iii) any Bank has declined a request to extend the Termination
Date pursuant to Section 2.01(c), the Borrower shall have the right, with the
assistance of the Administrative Agent, to seek a mutually satisfactory
substitute bank or banks (which may be one or more of the Banks) to purchase
for
cash, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in substantially the
form of Exhibit G hereto, the outstanding Loans and Commitment of such Bank
and
to assume all of such Bank’s other rights and obligations hereunder without
recourse to or warranty by, or expense to, such Bank, for a purchase price
equal
to (A) the principal amount of all of such Bank’s outstanding Loans
plus (B) any accrued but unpaid interest thereon plus (C) the
accrued but unpaid fees in respect of that Bank’s Commitment hereunder
plus (D) such amount, if any, as would be payable pursuant to Section
2.14 if the outstanding Loans of such Bank were prepaid in their entirety on
the
date of consummation of such assignment plus (E) any other amounts due
and payable to such Bank hereunder.
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ARTICLE
9
Miscellaneous
Section
9.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other
communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including bank wire,
telex, facsimile transmission or similar writing) and shall be given to such
party: (v) in the case of the Borrower, at its address or facsimile
number set forth on the signature pages hereof, (w) in the case of the
Administrative Agent, at its address, facsimile number or telex number set
forth
on the signature pages hereof, (x) in the case of any Issuing Bank, at its
address, facsimile number or telex number set forth on the signature pages
hereof, (y) in the case of any Bank, at its address, facsimile number or telex
number set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire or (z) in the case of
any
party, such other address, facsimile number or telex number as such party may
hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the Administrative Agent and
the
Borrower. Each such notice, request or other communication shall be
effective (i) if given by telex, when such telex is transmitted to the telex
number specified in this Section and the appropriate answerback is received,
(ii) if given by facsimile transmission, when transmitted to the facsimile
number specified in this Section and confirmation of receipt is received, (iii)
if given by mail, 72 hours after such communication is deposited in the mails
with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid or (iv) if given by
any
other means, when delivered at the address specified in this Section;
provided that notices to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank
under Article 2 or Article 8 shall not be effective until received.
Section
9.02. No Waivers. No failure or delay by the
Administrative Agent or any Bank or Issuing Bank in exercising any right, power
or privilege hereunder or under any Note or under any Letter of Credit 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 herein provided
shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by
law.
Section
9.03. Expenses; Indemnification. The
Borrower shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Administrative
the
Agent, including fees and disbursements of special counsel for the
Administrative Agent, in connection with the preparation of this Agreement,
any
waiver or consent hereunder or any amendment hereof or any Default or alleged
Default hereunder and if an Event of Default occurs, all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Bank or
any
Issuing Bank, including (without duplication) the fees and disbursements of
outside counsel and the allocated cost of inside counsel, in connection with
such Event of Default and collection, bankruptcy, insolvency, workout,
restructuring and other enforcement proceedings resulting
therefrom.
(b) The
Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Bank and each
Issuing Bank, their respective affiliates and the respective directors,
officers, agents and employees of the foregoing (each an
“Indemnitee”)
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and
hold
each Indemnitee harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses,
damages, costs and reasonable expenses of any kind, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, which may be
incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with any investigative, administrative
or judicial proceeding (whether or not such Indemnitee shall be designated
a
party thereto) in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any
Loans or any Letter of Credit 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.
Section
9.04. Set-Offs; Sharing. If an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Banks have requested
the
Administrative Agent to declare the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations
to
be immediately due and payable pursuant to Article 6, or the Loans and the
Reimbursement Obligations have become immediately due and payable without notice
as provided in Article 6, then the Administrative Agent, each Bank and each
Issuing Bank are hereby authorized by the Borrower at any time and from time
to
time, to the extent permitted by applicable law, without notice to the Borrower
(any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower), to set off and apply
all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at
any
time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by the Administrative Agent
or such Bank or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to or for the account of
the
Borrower against any obligations of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
or
such Bank or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, now or hereafter existing under
this Agreement, regardless of whether any such deposit or other obligation
is
then due and payable or is in the same currency or is booked or otherwise
payable at the same office as the obligation against which it is set off and
regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or such Bank or Issuing Bank,
as
the case may be, shall have made any demand for payment under this
Agreement. The Administrative Agent and each Bank agree promptly to
notify the Borrower after any such set-off and application is made by such
party; provided that any failure to give such notice shall not affect
the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the
Administrative Agent and the Banks under this subsection are in addition to
any
other rights and remedies which they may have.
(b) Each
Bank agrees that if it 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 the Loans and Letter of Credit
Liabilities held by it which is greater than the proportion received by any
other Bank in respect of the aggregate amount of principal and interest due
with
respect to the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by such other Bank,
the Bank receiving such proportionately greater payment shall purchase such
participations in the Loans held by the other Banks, and such other adjustments
(including, without limitation, any adjustments required by reason of a setoff
subsequently being rescinded or otherwise required to be restored) shall be
made
from time to time, as may be required so that all such payments of principal
and
interest with respect to the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities held by
the
Banks shall be shared by the Banks pro rata; provided that
nothing in this Section shall impair
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the
right
of any Bank to exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim it may have and
to
apply the amount subject to such exercise to the payment of indebtedness of
the
Borrower other than its indebtedness hereunder. The Borrower agrees,
to the fullest extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any
holder of a participation in a Loan or Letter of Credit Liability, whether
or
not acquired pursuant to the foregoing arrangements, may exercise rights of
set-off or counterclaim and other rights with respect to such participation
as
fully as if such holder of a participation were a direct creditor of the
Borrower in the amount of such participation.
Section
9.05. Amendments and Waivers. Any
provision of this Agreement or the 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 Banks (and, if the rights or duties of any Issuing Bank or the
Administrative Agent are affected thereby, by it); provided that no
such amendment or waiver shall, (A) unless signed by each affected Bank, (i)
increase or decrease the Commitment of any Bank (except for a ratable decrease
in the Commitments of all Banks) or subject any Bank to any additional
obligation, (ii) reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or
any
Reimbursement Obligation or any fees hereunder (other than any fees referred
to
in Section 2.09(b)(ii) or Section 2.17(b)(ii) which may be mutually agreed
between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank from time to time) or (iii) postpone
the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan or any
Reimbursement Obligation, any fees hereunder or for any reduction or termination
of any Commitment or (except as expressly provided in Section 2.17) the expiry
date of any Letter of Credit, or (B) unless signed by all the Banks, (i) change
the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount
of
the Loans, or the number of Banks, which shall be required for the Banks or
any
of them to take any action under this Section 9.05 or any other provision of
this Agreement, (ii) alter the right of any Bank to pro rata sharing of
payments as provided herein or (iii) change this Section 9.05.
Section
9.06. Successors and Assigns.The provisions of this
Agreement 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 Banks.
(b) Any
Bank may at any time grant to one or more banks or other institutions (each
a
“Participant”) participating interests in its Commitment,
including all or a portion of its Loans and/or Letter of Credit Liabilities
at
the time owing to it. In the event of any such grant by a Bank of a
participating interest to a Participant, whether or not upon notice to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent, such Bank shall remain responsible for
the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Bank
in connection with such Bank’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement. Any agreement pursuant to which any Bank may grant such a
participating interest shall provide that such Bank shall retain
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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 that such
participation agreement may provide that such Bank will not agree to any
modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement described in clause (i),
(ii) or (iii) of Section 9.05(A) without the consent of the
Participant. Promptly after any Bank grants any such participating
interest (except a participating interest in one or more Competitive Bid Loans),
such Bank shall inform the Borrower of the identity of the Participant and
the
amount of such participating interest. The Borrower agrees that each
Participant shall, to the extent provided in its participation agreement, be
entitled to the benefits of Article 8 with respect to its 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) Any
Bank may at any time assign to one or more banks or other institutions (each
an
“Assignee”) all, or a proportionate part of all (equivalent to
an initial Commitment of not less than $5,000,000), of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement and the Notes, and such Assignee shall assume
such rights and obligations, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement
in substantially the form of Exhibit G hereto executed by such Assignee and
such
transferor Bank, with (and subject to) the subscribed consent of the Borrower
(which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Administrative Agent
and the Issuing Bank; provided that, (i) if an Assignee is an affiliate
of the transferor Bank, an Approved Fund or was a Bank immediately before such
assignment, or if an Event of Default exists, no such consent of the Borrower
shall be required, and (ii) if such an Assignee is an affiliate of the
transferor Bank, no such consent of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing
Bank
shall be required, and providedfurther that such assignment
may, but need not, include rights of the transferor Bank in respect of
outstanding Competitive Bid Loans. Upon execution and delivery of
such an instrument and payment by such Assignee to such transferor Bank of
an
amount equal to the purchase price agreed between such transferor Bank and
such
Assignee, such Assignee shall be a Bank party to this Agreement and shall have
all the rights and obligations of a Bank with a Commitment as set forth in
such
instrument of assumption, and the transferor Bank 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 Bank, the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall make appropriate arrangements so
that, if required and/or requested, a new Note is issued to the
Assignee. In connection with any such assignment (other than an
assignment to an Approved Fund or an affiliate of such transferor Bank), the
transferor Bank shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent
an
administrative fee for processing such assignment in the amount of
$2,500. If the Assignee is not incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or a state thereof, it shall, prior to the thirtieth
day following the execution of the instrument of assignment, deliver to the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent certification as
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to
exemption from deduction or withholding of any United States federal income
taxes in accordance with Section 8.04(d).
(d) Any
Bank may at any time assign all or any portion of its rights under this
Agreement and its Note to a Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment
shall release the transferor Bank from its obligations hereunder.
(e) No
Assignee, Participant or other transferee of any Bank’s rights shall be entitled
to receive any greater payment under Section 8.03 or 8.04 than such Bank would
have been entitled to receive with respect to the rights transferred, unless
such transfer is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent or by reason of
the provisions of Section 8.02, 8.03 or 8.04 requiring such Bank to designate
a
different Applicable Lending Office under certain circumstances or at a time
when the circumstances giving rise to such greater payment did not
exist.
(f) The
Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the State of California a
copy
of each Assignment and Assumption Agreement delivered to it and a register
for
the recordation of the names and addresses of the Banks, and the Commitments
of,
and principal amount of the Loans owing to, and the Letter of Credit Liabilities
of, each Bank pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the
“Register”). The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Banks may treat
each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof
as a Bank hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice
to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by
the Borrower and any Bank, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.
(g) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, any Bank (a “Granting
Bank”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (a
“SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time
by the
Granting Bank to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to
provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Bank
would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement;
provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any
SPC to make any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option
or
otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Bank
shall
be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The
making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the
Granting Bank to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such
Granting Bank. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be
liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement
(all
liability for which shall remain with the Granting Bank). In
addition, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the
termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and
one
day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other
senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any
other
person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or any other proceeding
under
any bankruptcy or similar law.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.06(g), any SPC may (i)
with
notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign
all
or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Bank or to any
financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and Administrative Agent)
providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC
to
support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential
basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency,
commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or
liquidity enhancement to such SPC. No amendment to this Section
9.06(g) shall be binding on any SPC without its written consent.
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Agreement
(and each of its employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to
any
and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax
structure of the credit facility provided pursuant to this Agreement and all
materials of any kind, including opinions or other tax analyses, that have
been
provided to it by any other party relating to such tax treatment and tax
structure.
Section
9.09. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO
JURISDICTION. THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 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 A COURT AND ANY
CLAIM
THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN
INCONVENIENT FORUM.
Section
9.10. Counterparts;
Integration. This Agreement 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 constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties
hereto and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings, oral
or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
Section
9.11. USA PATRIOT Act Notice. Each Bank that is
subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for
itself and not on behalf of any Bank) hereby notifies all Borrowers that
pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56
(signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required
to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower, which
information includes the name and address of such Borrower and other information
that will allow such Bank or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to
identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
58
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.
PACIFICORP
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President and Treasurer
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Address:
000 X.X. Xxxxxxxxx Xx. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
Telecopy
number: (000) 000-0000
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THE
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC,
as
Bank and as Syndication Agent
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
as
Bank and as Administrative Agent
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
|
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Title:
Vice President
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Address:
000 Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xx.,
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX
00000
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Facsimile
number:
000 000-0000
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Senior
Vice President
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BARCLAYS
BANK PLC
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxxx
X. Xxxx
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Title:
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Director
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CITIBANK,
N.A.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
|
Vice
President
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X. XxXxxxx
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Title:
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Executive
Director
|
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XXXXXX
COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx De Lagarge
|
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
De Lagarge
|
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Title:
|
Authorized
Signatory
|
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SUNTRUST
BANK
|
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
|
Vice
President
|
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THE
BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
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X.
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Authorized
Signatory
|
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
|
Vice
President
|
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XXXXXXX
STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION
|
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By:
|
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
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Name:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Assistant
Vice President
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COMMITMENT
SCHEDULE
Name
of Bank
|
Commitment
Amount
|
The
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
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$ 90,000,000
|
Union
Bank of California, N.A. /
|
$ 45,000,000
|
Bank
of America, N.A.
|
$ 65,000,000
|
Barclays
Bank PLC
|
$ 65,000,000
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Citibank,
N.A.
|
$ 65,000,000
|
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A.
|
$ 65,000,000
|
Xxxxxx
Commercial Paper Inc.
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$ 65,000,000
|
SunTrust
Bank
|
$ 65,000,000
|
The
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch
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$ 45,000,000
|
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
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$ 65,000,000
|
Xxxxxxx
Street Commitment Corporation
|
$ 65,000,000
|
|
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Total
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$
700,000,000
|
PRICING
SCHEDULE
The
“Euro-Dollar Margin” and “Facility Fee Rate”
for any day are the respective rates per
annum set forth below in the applicable
row and column corresponding to the Pricing Level and Usage that apply on such
day:
Pricing
|
Level
I
|
Level
II
|
Level
III
|
Xxxxx
XX
|
Xxxxx
X
|
Xxxxx
XX
|
Xxxxx
XXX
|
Euro-Dollar
Margin:
Usage
< 50%
Usage
> 50%
|
.10%
.20%
|
.115%
.215%
|
.155%
.255%
|
.195%
.295%
|
.30%
.40%
|
.40%
.50%
|
.60%
.70%
|
Facility
Fee Rate
|
.05%
|
.06%
|
.07%
|
.08%
|
.10%
|
.125%
|
.175%
|
For
purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following meanings
(subject to the final paragraph of this Pricing Schedule):
“Level
I Pricing” applies on any day if on such day the Borrower’s senior
unsecured long-term debt is rated A+ or higher by S&P or A1 or
higher by Moody’s.
“Level
II Pricing” applies on any day if on such day no lower Pricing Level
applies and the Borrower’s senior unsecured long term debt is rated A by S&P
or A2 by Moody’s.
“Level
III Pricing” applies on any day if on such day no lower Pricing Level
applies and the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term debt is rated A- by
S&P or A3 by Moody’s.
“Level
IV Pricing” applies on any day if on such day no lower Pricing Level
applies and the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term debt is rated BBB+ by
S&P or Baa1 by Moody’s.
“Level
V Pricing” applies on any day if on such day no lower Pricing Level
applies and the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term debt is rated BBB by
S&P or Baa2 by Moody’s.
“Level
VI Pricing” applies on any day if on such day no lower Pricing Level
applies and the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term debt is rated BBB- by
S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s.
“Level
VII Pricing” applies on any day if no lower Pricing Level applies on
such day.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors, or, if such corporation and its successors shall no longer perform
the functions of a securities rating agency, “Moody’s” shall be
deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized securities rating agency
designated by the Required Banks, with the approval of the Borrower, by notice
to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Pricing
Level” refers to the determination of which of Level I Pricing, Level
II Pricing, Level III Pricing, Level IV Pricing, Level V Pricing, Level VI
Pricing or Level VII Pricing applies on any day. Level I Pricing is
the lowest Pricing Level and Level VII Pricing the highest.
“S&P”
means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and its successors or, if Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Services and its successors shall no longer perform the
functions of a securities rating agency, “S&P” shall be
deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized securities rating agency
designated by the Required Banks, with the approval of the Borrower, by notice
to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
The
“Usage” applicable to any date is the percentage equivalent of
a fraction the numerator of which is the Total Outstanding Amount at such date
and the denominator of which is the Total Commitment at such date. If
for any reason the Total Outstanding Amount is not zero immediately following
the termination of the Commitments, Usage will be deemed to be
100%.
For
purposes of this Pricing Schedule, the credit ratings in effect on any day
are
those in effect at the close of business on such day. If the ratings
are split, the applicable pricing will be based upon the higher rating assigned
by S&P or Moody’s; provided that if the rating differential is more
than one notch, the applicable pricing will be determined assuming that (a)
the
higher rating is equal to the midpoint of the two ratings (e.g., for a split
rating of A+/A3, A is the midpoint and will be deemed to be the higher rating,
and for a split rating of BBB/A1, A3 is the midpoint and will be deemed to
be
the higher rating) or (b) if there is no exact midpoint, the higher rating
is
equal to the higher of the two middle intermediate ratings (e.g., for a split
rating of A+/Baa1, A is the higher of the two middle intermediate ratings and
will be deemed to be the higher rating, and for a split rating of XXx/X0, Xxx0
is the higher of the two middle intermediate ratings and will be deemed to
be
the higher rating).
EXHIBIT
A
NOTE
New
York,
New York
___________,
____
For
value
received, PacifiCorp, an Oregon corporation (the “Borrower”),
promises to pay to the order of _______________________________________ (the
“Bank”), for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, the
unpaid principal amount of each Loan made by the Bank 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 Loan on the dates and at the rate or rates
provided for in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower also promises to
pay all fees and other amounts payable to or for the account of the Bank
pursuant to the Credit Agreement on the dates when such amounts are due and
payable as provided in the Credit Agreement. All such payments of
principal, interest and other amounts shall be made in lawful money of the
United States in Federal or other immediately available funds at the office
of
Union Bank of California, N.A., 000 Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xx., Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX
00000.
All
Loans
made by the Bank, the respective types and maturities thereof and all repayments
of the principal thereof shall be recorded by the Bank and, prior to any
transfer hereof, appropriate notations to evidence the foregoing information
with respect to each such Loan then outstanding shall be endorsed by the Bank
on
the schedule attached hereto, or on a continuation of such schedule attached
to
and made a part hereof; provided that the failure of the Bank 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 Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement dated as of October
23,
2007 among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto, The Royal Bank of Scotland
plc, as Syndication Agent, and Union Bank of California, N.A., as Administrative
Agent (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”).
Terms
defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same
meanings. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement for provisions
for the prepayment hereof and the acceleration of the maturity
hereof.
PACIFICORP
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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A-2
Note
(cont’d)
LOANS
AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
Date
|
Amount
of Loan
|
Type
of Loan
|
Amount
of Principal Repaid
|
Maturity
Date
|
Notation
Made By
|
A-3
EXHIBIT
B
Form
of Competitive Bid Quote Request
[Date]
To: Union
Bank of California, N.A. (the “Administrative
Agent”)
From: PacifiCorp
Re:
|
Credit
Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of October
23, 2007 among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto, The Royal Bank
of
Scotland plc, as Syndication Agent, and Union Bank of California,
N.A., as Administrative Agent
|
We
hereby
give notice pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement that we request
Competitive Bid Quotes for the following proposed Competitive Bid
Borrowing(s):
Date
of
Borrowing: __________________
Principal
Amount* Interest Period
**
$
Such
Competitive Bid Quotes should offer a Competitive Bid [Margin] [Absolute
Rate]. [The applicable base rate is the London Interbank Offered
Rate.]
Terms
used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit
Agreement.
PACIFICORP
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT
C
Form
of Invitation for Competitive Bid Quotes
To: [Name
of Bank]
Re: Invitation
for Competitive Bid Quotes to PacifiCorp (the
“Borrower”)
Pursuant
to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement dated as of October 23, 2007 among
the
Borrower, the Banks party thereto, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as
Syndication Agent, and the undersigned, as Administrative Agent, we are pleased
on behalf of the Borrower to invite you to submit Competitive Bid Quotes to
the
Borrower for the following proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing(s):
Date
of
Borrowing:
Principal
Amount
Interest Period
$
Such
Competitive Bid Quotes should offer a Competitive Bid [Margin] [Absolute
Rate]. [The applicable base rate is the London Interbank Offered
Rate.]
Please
respond to this invitation by no later than [11:00 A.M.] [6:30 A.M.] on
[date].
UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
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By
|
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Authorized
Officer
|
EXHIBIT
D
Form
of Competitive Bid Quote
UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
000
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Re:
|
Competitive
Bid Quote to PacifiCorp (the
“Borrower”)
|
In
response to your invitation on behalf of the Borrower dated _____________,
20__,
we hereby make the following Competitive Bid Quote on the following
terms:
1. Quoting
Bank: ___________________________________
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2.
|
Person
to contact at Quoting Bank:
___________________________________
|
3. Date
of
Borrowing: ______________________________*
4. We
hereby offer to make Competitive Bid Loan(s) in the following principal amounts,
for the following Interest Periods and at the following rates:
_________________________
* As
specified in the
related Invitation.
Principal
Amount*
|
Interest
Period**
|
Competitive
Bid
[Margin***]
|
[Absolute
Rate****]
|
$
|
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$
|
[Provided,
that the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bid Loans for which the
above
offers may be accepted shall not exceed $____________.]
We
understand and agree that the offer(s) set forth above, subject to the
satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement
dated as of October 23, 2007 among the Borrower, the Banks party thereto, The
Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Syndication Agent, and yourselves, as
Administrative Agent, irrevocably obligates us to make the Competitive Bid
Loan(s) for which any offer(s) are accepted, in whole or in part.
Very
truly yours,
[NAME
OF BANK]
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Dated:
|
By:
|
||
Authorized
Officer
|
* Principal
amount bid for
each Interest Period may not exceed principal amount
requested. Specify aggregate limitation if the sum of the individual
offers exceeds the amount the Bank is willing to lend. Bids must be
made for $1,000,000 or a larger multiple thereof.
** Not
less than 7 days in
the case of either a Competitive Bid Absolute Rate Loan or a Competitive
Bid
LIBOR Loan, or one or two weeks or 1, 2, 3 or 6 months in the case of a
Competitive Bid LIBOR Loan, as specified in the related
Invitation. No more than five bids are permitted for each Interest
Period.
*** Margin
over or under the
London Interbank Offered Rate determined for the applicable Interest
Period. Specify percentage (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000 of 1%)
and specify whether "PLUS" or "MINUS".
D-2
EXHIBIT
E-1
OPINION
OF
INTERNAL
COUNSEL FOR THE BORROWER
[TO
BE ISSUED ON PACIFICORP LETTERHEAD]
[Effective
Date]
To
the
Banks and the Agents
Referred
to Below
c/o
Union
Bank of California, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
000
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Dear
Sirs:
The
undersigned is Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of
PacifiCorp, an Oregon corporation (the “Borrower”), and in such
capacity references the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2007 among
the
Borrower, the Banks party thereto, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as
Syndication Agent, and Union Bank of California, N.A., as Administrative Agent
(the “Credit Agreement”). Terms defined in the
Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
I
have
examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to my
satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public
officials and other instruments and have conducted such other investigations
of
fact and law as I have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this
opinion. This opinion is being tendered to you pursuant to Section
3.01(b) of the Credit Agreement.
In
rendering this opinion, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the
authenticity of all documents provided to me as originals and the conformity
to
authentic original documents of all documents provided to me as certified,
conformed or photostatic copies. As to questions of fact material to
the following opinion, when relevant facts were not independently established,
I
have relied upon certificates of public officials.
Upon
the
basis of the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications below, I am of the
opinion that there is no action, suit or proceeding pending against, or to
the
best of my knowledge threatened against, the Borrower before any court
or
arbitrator
or any governmental body, agency or official, (i) in which there is a reasonable
possibility of an adverse decision which would materially adversely affect
the
ability of the Borrower to meet its commitments under the Credit Agreement,
or
(ii) which in any manner draws into question the validity or enforceability
of the Credit Agreement or the Notes, except as disclosed in the
Borrower’s 2006 Form 10-K, or the Borrower’s reports on Form 10-Q for the three
month periods ended March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007, respectively, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Further, to the best of my knowledge,
the execution and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement and the
Notes do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any material agreement,
judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the
Borrower which could have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the
Borrower to meet its commitments under the Credit Agreement, or result in the
creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower.
The
opinions herein expressed are limited to matters governed by the laws of the
United States of America and the State of Utah in each case as they exist at
the
date hereof, and I express no opinion as to the law of any other
jurisdiction.
In
giving
the foregoing opinion, I express no opinion as to the effect (if any) of any
law
of any jurisdiction in which any Bank is located which limits the rate of
interest that such Bank may charge or collect or as to the enforceability of
provisions in the Credit Agreement providing for the payment of interest on
overdue interest.
This
opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the above-referenced
matter. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other
purpose or relied upon by or furnished to any other person without my prior
written consent.
Very truly yours,
PacifiCorp
|
|
By:
|
|
Name:Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
|
|
Title:Vice
President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
|
EXHIBIT
E-2
OPINION
OF
COUNSEL
FOR THE BORROWER
[Effective
Date]
To
the
Banks and the Agents
Referred
to Below
c/o
Union
Bank of California, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
000
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Dear
Sirs:
We
have
acted as counsel for PacifiCorp (the “Borrower”) in connection
with the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2007 among the Borrower,
the
Banks party thereto, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Syndication Agent,
and
Union Bank of California, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Credit
Agreement”). Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used
herein as therein defined.
We
have
examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public
officials and other instruments and have conducted such other investigations
of
fact and law as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this
opinion. This opinion is being rendered to you at the request of our
client pursuant to Section 3.01(c) of the Credit Agreement.
In
rendering this opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the
authenticity of all documents provided to us as originals and the conformity
to
authentic original documents of all documents provided to us as certified,
conformed or photostatic copies. As to questions of fact material to
the following opinions, when relevant facts were not independently established,
we have relied upon representations of the Company within the Credit Agreement,
certificates of officers of the Company and its subsidiaries and certificates
of
public officials.
Upon
the
basis of the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications below we are of the
opinion that:
1. The
Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing under the
laws
of Oregon, and has due corporate right and corporate authority to own its
properties and to carry on the business in which it is engaged as described
in
the Borrower’s 2006 Form 10-K.
2. The
execution and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement and the Notes
are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, and do not contravene, or constitute a default
under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the Third Restated
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Borrower, in each case as
amended.
3. The
Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the Public Utility Commission of Oregon
and
the Utah Public Service Commission have entered appropriate orders, which,
to
the best of our knowledge after due inquiry, remain in full force and effect
on
the date hereof, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of the Credit Agreement; the Public Service Commission of Wyoming,
the
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission and the California Public
Utilities Commission have each entered appropriate orders exempting from such
commissions’ authorization requirements (or, in the case of Washington,
confirming compliance with RCW '80.08.040)
with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
the
Credit Agreement; and such orders constitute the only approval, authorization,
consent or other order of any state governmental body legally required for
the
authorization of the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of
the
Credit Agreement.
4. The
Credit Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower
and
each Note constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, in each
case enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the foregoing may
be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium, or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally
and by general principles of equity, including those limiting the availability
of specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies and
those providing for defenses based on fairness and reasonableness, regardless
of
whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
5. The
Borrower is not an “investment company” within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
6. Because
of order of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon which, to the best of our
knowledge, remains in full force and effect on the date hereof, authorizing
the
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement,
no approval, consent or authorization is needed from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act.
The
opinions herein expressed are limited to matters governed by the laws of the
United States of America and the State of Oregon and, as to the opinions
expressed in paragraph 3, the laws of the States of Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, in each case as they exist at
the
date hereof, and we express no opinion as to the law of any other
jurisdiction. With
regard
to
the opinion expressed in paragraph 3, the Borrower’s authority to borrow under
the Credit Agreement will terminate, under certain of such regulatory filings,
if there are certain decreases in the ratings of the Borrower’s senior secured
debt, and the Borrower may not borrow after April 30, 2011, or permit the
expiration date of a Letter of Credit to be later than April 30, 2011, without
obtaining a renewal of its authority from the Idaho Public Utilities
Commission. In rendering the opinion set forth in paragraph 4, we
have assumed that the laws of the State of Oregon would apply despite selection
of New York law under Section 9.09 of the Credit Agreement.
In
giving
the foregoing opinions, we express no opinions as to the effect (if any) of
any
law of any jurisdiction in which any Bank is located which limits the rate
of
interest that such Bank may charge or collect or as to the enforceability of
provisions in the Credit Agreement providing for the payment of interest on
overdue interest.
This
opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the above-referenced
matter. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other
purpose or relied upon by or furnished to any other person without our prior
written consent.
Very
truly yours,
EXHIBIT
F
OPINION
OF
XXXXX
XXXX & XXXXXXXX, SPECIAL COUNSEL
FOR
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
October
23, 2007
To
the
Banks and the Agents
Referred
to Below
c/o
Union
Bank of California, N.A.,
as
Administrative Agent
000
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Dear
Sirs:
We
have
participated in the preparation of the Credit Agreement (the “Credit
Agreement”) dated as of October 23, 2007 among PacifiCorp, an Oregon
corporation (the “Borrower”), the banks party thereto (the
“Banks”), The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Syndication
Agent,
and Union Bank of California, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the
“Administrative Agent”), and have acted as special counsel for
the Administrative Agent for the purpose of rendering this opinion pursuant
to
Section 3.01(d) of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
We
have
examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public
officials and other instruments and have conducted such other investigations
of
fact and law as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this
opinion.
Upon
the
basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, assuming that the execution,
delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Credit Agreement and the Notes
are within the Borrower’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, the Credit Agreement constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of the Borrower, and each Note delivered on the date hereof
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, in each case
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
by general principles of equity.
We
are
members of the Bar of the State of New York and the foregoing opinion is limited
to the laws of the State of New York. In giving the foregoing
opinion, we express no opinion as to the effect (if any) of any law of any
jurisdiction (except the State of New York) in which any Bank is located which
limits the rate of interest that such Bank may charge or collect.
This
opinion is rendered solely to you in connection with the above
matter. This opinion may not be relied upon by you for any other
purpose or relied upon by or furnished to any other person without our prior
written consent.
Very
truly yours,
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EXHIBIT
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ASSIGNMENT
AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT
dated as of _________, 20__ among [ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”),
[ASSIGNEE] (the “Assignee”) and PACIFICORP (the
“Borrower”).
W
I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS,
this Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Agreement”)
relates to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 23, 2007 (the
“Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, the Assignor, the other
Banks party thereto, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, as Syndication Agent,
and
Union Bank of California, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the
“Administrative Agent”);
WHEREAS,
as provided under the Credit Agreement, the Assignor has a Commitment to make
Committed Loans to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount at any time
outstanding not to exceed $__________;
WHEREAS,
Committed Loans made to the Borrower by the Assignor under the Credit Agreement
in the aggregate principal amount of $__________ are outstanding at the date
hereof;
WHEREAS,
the Assignor has Letter of Credit Liabilities in an aggregate amount of
$________ under the Credit Agreement at the date hereof; and
WHEREAS,
the Assignor proposes to assign to the Assignee all of the rights of the
Assignor under the Credit Agreement in respect of a portion of its Commitment
thereunder in an amount equal to $__________ (the “Assigned
Amount”), together with a corresponding portion of its outstanding
Committed Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities, and the Assignee proposes
to
accept assignment of such rights and assume the corresponding obligations from
the Assignor on such terms;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section
1. Definitions. All capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit
Agreement.
Credit
Agreement to the extent of the Assigned Amount, including the purchase from
the
Assignor of the corresponding portion of each of its outstanding Committed
Loans
and of its Letter of Credit Liabilities at the date hereof. Upon the
execution and delivery hereof by the Assignor, the Assignee and the Borrower
and
the payment of the amounts specified in Section 3 required to be paid on the
date hereof (i) the Assignee shall, as of the date hereof, succeed to the rights
and be obligated to perform the obligations of a Bank under the Credit Agreement
with a Commitment in an amount equal to the Assigned Amount and acquire the
rights of the Assignor with respect to a corresponding portion of each of its
outstanding Committed Loans and of its Letter of Credit Liabilities, and (ii)
the Commitment of the Assignor shall, as of the date hereof, be reduced by
a
like amount and the Assignor released from its obligations under the Credit
Agreement to the extent such obligations have been assumed by the
Assignee. The assignment provided for herein shall be without
recourse to the Assignor.
Section
3. Payments. As consideration
for the assignment and sale contemplated in Section 2 hereof, the Assignee
shall
pay to the Assignor on the date hereof in Federal funds an amount equal to
$_________.* It is understood that facility fees
accrued to the date hereof are for the account of the Assignor and such fees
accruing from and including the date hereof are for the account of the
Assignee. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee hereby agrees that if
it receives any amount under the Credit Agreement which is for the account
of
the other party hereto, it shall receive the same for the account of such other
party to the extent of such other party’s interest therein and shall promptly
pay the same to such other party.
Section
5. Note. Pursuant to Section 9.06(c) of the Credit
Agreement, the Borrower agrees, if requested by the Assignee, to execute and
deliver a Note payable to the order of the Assignee to evidence the assignment
and assumption provided for herein.
* Amount
should combine
principal together with accrued interest and breakage compensation, if any,
to
be paid by the Assignee. It may be preferable in an appropriate case
to specify these amounts generically or by formula rather than as a fixed
sum.
** Delete
if consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank
is not
required.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and
delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above
written.
[ASSIGNOR]
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Name:
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Title:
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[ASSIGNEE]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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PACIFICORP
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
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By:
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Name:
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Title:]
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[ISSUING
BANK
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EXHIBIT
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EXTENSION
AGREEMENT
Union
Bank of California, N.A., as
Administrative Agent
000
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Effective
as of [date], the undersigned hereby agrees to extend its Commitment and
Termination Date under the Credit Agreement dated as of October 23, 2007 among
PacifiCorp (the “Borrower”), the Banks party thereto, The Royal
Bank of Scotland plc, as Syndication Agent and Union Bank of California, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”) for one year
to [date], pursuant to Section 2.01(c) of the Credit Agreement. Terms defined
in
the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
This
Extension Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
law of the State of New York. This Extension Agreement 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.
[NAME
OF BANK]
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By:
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Name:
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Agreed
and Accepted:
PACIFICORP
as Borrower
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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UNION
BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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