FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Exhibit
4(b)
EXECUTION
VERSION
FIRST
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
FIRST
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of
October [__], 2007, to the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2003 (the
“Indenture”), by and between TXU Corp., a Texas corporation (the
“Company”) and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation,
as
trustee (the “Trustee”).
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I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered the Indenture
providing for the issuance of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of
unsecured debentures, notes or other indebtedness to be issued in one or more
series;
WHEREAS,
the Indenture provides that the terms of the securities may be set forth in
an
Officer’s Certificate;
WHEREAS,
the Company has heretofore delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate,
dated July 15, 2003 (the “Series N Officer’s Certificate”),
providing for the Floating Rate Convertible Senior Notes due 2033 (the
“Series N Notes”);
WHEREAS,
the Company, Texas Energy Future Holdings Limited Partnership, a Delaware
limited partnership (“Parent”), and Texas Energy Future Merger Sub Corp,
a Texas corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger
Sub”), previously entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 25, 2007 (the “Merger Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
Section 7(M) of the Series N Officer’s Certificate provides that upon a merger
of the Company, as a result of which the holders of the common stock, without
par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”) shall be entitled to receive
stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash) with respect
to
or in exchange for such Common Stock, the Company or the successor or the
purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee
a
supplemental indenture providing that at the effective time of such merger,
each
Series N Note shall be convertible into the kind and amount of shares of stock
and other securities or property or assets (including cash) receivable upon
such
merger by a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of such Series N Note immediately prior to such merger;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with
and into the Company and the Company shall continue as the surviving entity
(the
“Merger”), and pursuant to the Merger, each share of the Common Stock, no
par value, of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
effective time of the Merger, shall be converted into the right to receive
$69.25 per share in cash;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Article 12 of the Indenture and Section 7(M) of the Series N
Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this
Supplemental Indenture;
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WHEREAS,
the Company has been authorized by resolution to enter into this Supplemental
Indenture;
WHEREAS,
all other acts and proceedings required by law, by the Indenture and by the
charter documents of the Company to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid
and
binding agreement for the purposes expressed herein, in accordance with its
terms, have been duly done and performed; and
WHEREAS,
the Company hereby requests that the Trustee execute and deliver this
Supplemental Indenture;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements
contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt
of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Trustee hereby agree as
follows:
1. AMENDMENT
TO SERIES N OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE.
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(a)
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Section
7(A) of the Series N Officer’s Certificate, is hereby amended and restated
to read in its entirety as follows:
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“Right
to Convert. A
Holder may convert its Series N Notes into an amount in cash specified below,
during the periods and subject to the conditions stated in paragraph 5 of the
Form of Series N Notes. The amount of cash payable upon conversion of
a Series N Note per $1,000 principal amount thereof shall be $4,274.05 (the
“Conversion Rate”). A Holder may convert a portion of the
principal amount of Series N Notes if the portion is $1,000 or a multiple of
$1,000.”
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(b)
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Section
7(B) of the Series N Officer’s Certificate is hereby further amended by
amending and restating the third sentence thereof to read in its
entirety
as follows:
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“Cash
deliverable upon conversion will be delivered through the Conversion Agent
as
soon as practicable, but no later than the fifth Business Day following the
Conversion Date.”
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(c)
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Section
7(B) of the Series N Officer’s Certificate is hereby further amended by
deleting the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth sentences thereof in
their
entirety.
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(d)
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Section
7(B) of the Series N Officer’s Certificate is hereby further amended by
amending and restating the ninth sentence thereof to read in its
entirety
as follows:
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“On
conversion of Series N Notes, the
portion of accrued interest including accrued Contingent Interest, if any,
with
respect to the converted Series
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N
Notes shall not be cancelled, extinguished or forfeited, but rather shall be
deemed to be paid in full upon delivery of the cash payment upon
conversion.”
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(e)
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Section
7(B) of the Series N Officer’s Certificate is hereby further amended by
amending and restating the tenth sentence thereof to read in its
entirety
as follows:
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“Notwithstanding
conversion of any
Series N Notes, the Holders of the Series N Notes will continue to be entitled
to receive Additional Amounts in accordance with the Registration Rights
Agreement.”
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(f)
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Section
7(B) of the Series N Officer’s Certificate is hereby further amended by
amending and restating the eleventh sentence to read in its entirety
as
follows:
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“If
a Holder converts more than one
Series N Note at the same time, the amount of cash issuable upon the conversion
shall be based on the total principal amount of the Series N Notes
converted.”
2. AMENDMENTS
TO FORM OF SERIES N NOTES.
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(a)
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Paragraph
5 on the reverse of each Series N Note is hereby deemed to be amended
by
amending and restating the forepart of the first sentence of such
Paragraph to read in its entirety as
follows:
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“Subject
to the procedures set forth in
the Indenture and the Officer’s Certificate, a Holder may convert Securities of
this series into $4,274.05 in cash per $1,000 principal amount of Securities
on
or before the close of business on June 15, 2033 during the periods and upon
satisfaction of at least one of the conditions set forth below:”
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(b)
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Paragraph
5 on the reverse of each Series N Note is hereby further deemed to
be
amended by amending and restating the third full paragraph to read
in its
entirety as follows:
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“The
amount of cash payable upon
conversion of this Security (the “Conversion Rate”) per $1,000 principal amount
hereof shall be $4,274.05.
3. EFFECTIVENESS
OF AMENDMENTS. This Supplemental Indenture shall be effective at the
Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement).
4. CAPITALIZED
TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture or the Series N Officer’s
Certificate, as the context shall require.
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5. CONTINUING
EFFECT OF INDENTURE. Except as expressly provided herein, all of the
terms, provisions and conditions of the Indenture, the Series N Notes and the
Series N Officer’s Certificate shall remain in full force and
effect.
6. CONSTRUCTION
OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. This Supplemental Indenture is executed as
and shall constitute an indenture supplemental to the Indenture and shall be
construed in connection with and as part of the Indenture. THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE.
7. TRUST
INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS. If any provision of this Supplemental
Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision of this
Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture that is required to be included by
the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this
Supplemental Indenture is executed, the provision required by said Act shall
control.
8. TRUSTEE
DISCLAIMER. The recitals and statements contained in this
Supplemental Indenture shall be taken as the recitals and statements of the
Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity
or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture. All rights,
protections, privileges, indemnities and benefits granted or afforded to the
Trustee under the Indenture shall be deemed incorporated herein by this
reference and shall be deemed applicable to all actions taken, suffered or
omitted by the Trustee under this Supplemental Indenture.
9. COUNTERPARTS. This
Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts
shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
10. SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE FORMS PART OF INDENTURE. This Supplemental Indenture is
executed and shall be construed as an indenture supplemental to the Indenture
and, as provided in the Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture forms a part
of
the Indenture for all purposes. The Indenture, as amended and
supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and
confirmed.
11. HEADINGS. The
section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
12. SEVERABILITY. In
case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture, the Series N Officer’s
Certificate or the Series N Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall
not
in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture
to
be duly executed as of the date first above written.
TXU
CORP.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK,
as
Trustee
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[Signature
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