Contract
EXHIBIT
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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,
dated as of April 24, 2009 (this “Supplemental
Indenture”), between The Toledo Edison Company, a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (the “Company”), and The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New
York Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the
“Trustee”).
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I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has
heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of
November 1, 2006 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from
time to time, the “Indenture”;
capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings set forth
in the Indenture), pursuant to which the Company issued $300,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 6.15% Senior Notes due 2037 (the “6.15%
Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Company intends
to issue an additional $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior
Secured Notes due 2020 (the “7.25% Notes,”
together with the 6.15% Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to
this Supplemental Indenture under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section
608 of the Indenture, the Company may not incur liens securing debt unless it
has made or will make effective provision whereby each series of notes issued
under the Indenture are equally and ratably secured with such debt for so long
as such debt is secured, subject to the terms of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, concurrently
herewith, the Company is entering into the fifty-seventh supplemental indenture
between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as
trustee, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Supplemental
Mortgage”) supplementing an Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust,
dated as of April 1, 1947, between the Company and The Chase National Bank of
the City of New York, as predecessor trustee (as amended and supplemented from
time to time, the “Mortgage”);
WHEREAS, the Supplemental
Mortgage provides for the issuances of two new series of first mortgage bonds to
be designated as (i) First Mortgage Bonds, 7.25% Series of 2009 Due 2020 (the
“Bonds of 7.25%
Series”) and (ii) First Mortgage Bonds, 6.15% Series of 2009 Due 2037
(the “Bonds of 6.15%
Series”), with the respective denominations, rates of interest, dates of
maturity, redemption provisions and other provisions and agreements in respect
thereof as set forth in the Supplemental Mortgage;
WHEREAS, the Bonds of 7.25%
Series are to be issued by the Company and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to
this Supplemental Indenture to evidence and secure the Company’s obligation to
pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the $300,000,000
aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Notes under this Supplemental
Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Bonds of 6.15%
Series are to be issued by the Company and delivered to the Trustee pursuant to
this Supplemental Indenture under which the Trustee will hold, for so long as
the Bonds of the 7.25% Series or any other Bonds of Specified Series referred to
herein shall be outstanding, the Bonds of 6.15% Series as security for the
payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding
6.15% Notes under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, Section 1201(e) of
the Indenture authorizes the Company and the Trustee, without the consent of any
Holder, to amend the Indenture for the purpose of securing all but not part of
the
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Securities
(including the Notes) issued under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the Company, by
appropriate corporate action, has determined to supplement the Indenture in the
manner described below, and all acts or proceedings necessary to authorize and
constitute this Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding agreement in
accordance with the terms hereof, have been done and taken; and
WHEREAS, the Company has
requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture for
the purpose of issuing the 7.25% Notes and securing the Notes.
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows for the benefit of each
other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the
Notes:
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Article
Fifteen (First
Mortgage Bonds) of the Indenture is hereby created, and Section
1501 to Section 1508 shall read as
follows:
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“Section 1501. Certain
Definitions. For all purposes under this Indenture and any
supplemental indenture hereto, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Bonds of 6.15% Series” has the meaning set
forth in the Supplemental Mortgage.
“Bonds of 7.25% Series” has the meaning set
forth in the Supplemental Mortgage.
“Bonds of Specified Series” means (i) the Bonds
of 7.25% Series and (ii) Bonds of any other series of Bonds designated as a
“Specified Series” in connection with the initial authentication and issuance of
the Related Series of Securities pursuant to Section 303 hereof.
“Bonds” means the Bonds of 6.15% Series and the
Bonds of 7.25% Series and any additional series of first mortgage bonds issued
under the Mortgage to evidence and secure the Company’s obligation to pay the
principal of and premium, if any, and interest on any future issuances of
Securities under the Indenture.
“Discharge Date” means the date that all the
Bonds of 7.25% Series and all of the other Bonds of Specified Series have been
retired (whether at, before or after the maturity thereof) through payment,
redemption, purchase, defeasance or otherwise.
“Expert” means any officer of the Company
familiar with the terms of the Mortgage and this Indenture, any law firm, any
investment banking firm, or any other Person, satisfactory in the reasonable
judgment of the Trustee.
“Mortgage Trustee” means the Person serving as
trustee at any time under the Mortgage.
“Related Series of Bonds” means, when used in
reference to the Company’s 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (the “7.25%
Notes”), the Bonds of 7.25% Series, and when used in reference to the Company’s
6.15% Senior Notes due 2037 (the “6.15% Notes,” together with the 7.25% Notes,
the “Notes”), the Bonds of 6.15% Series and, when used in reference to any other
series of Securities, means the series of Bonds delivered to the Trustee in
connection with the initial authentication and issuance of such series of
Securities pursuant to Section 303 hereof.
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“Related Series of Securities” means, when used
in reference to Bonds of 7.25% Series, the 7.25% Notes and, when used in
reference to Bonds of 6.15% Series, the 6.15% Notes and, when used in reference
to any other series of Bonds, means the series of Securities in respect of which
such series of Bonds were delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 303
hereof.
“Supplemental Mortgage” means the Fifty-Seventh
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 24, 2009, among the Company and The
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as
trustee, supplementing an Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of
April 1, 1947, between the Company and The Chase National Bank of the City of
New York, as predecessor trustee (as amended and supplemented from time to time,
the “Mortgage”).
Section
1502. Acceptance of the Bonds;
Security. The Company hereby delivers to the Trustee in trust for the
benefit of the Holders of the Related Series of Securities, and the Trustee
shall accept therefor, and acknowledge receipt of, Bonds of 6.15% Series and
Bonds of 7.25% Series registered in the name of the Trustee. Subject to Article
Seven hereof, Bonds of the applicable series delivered pursuant to this Section
1502 or pursuant to Section 1507 to the Trustee, for the benefit of Holders of
the Related Series of Securities, shall constitute part of the trust estate and
the Company hereby grants a security interest in such Bonds to the Trustee, for
the benefit of such Holders of the Related Series of Securities to secure the
payment and performance of any and all obligations of the Company under such
Securities, including, but not limited to (1) the full and prompt payment of the
principal of and premium, if any, on such Securities when and as the same shall
become due and payable in accordance with the terms and provisions of this
Indenture or such Securities, either at the Stated Maturity thereof, upon
acceleration of the Maturity thereof or upon redemption, and (2) the full and
prompt payment of any interest on such Securities when and as the same shall
become due and payable in accordance with the terms and provisions of this
Indenture or such Securities.
Section 1503. The Bonds Held by the
Trustee. The Trustee shall, as the holder of the Bonds, attend
such meeting or meetings of bondholders under the Mortgage or, at its option,
deliver its proxy in connection therewith, as relate to matters with respect to
which it is entitled to vote or consent. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Trustee, as holder of the Bonds of any series, shall not be
required to vote or give any consent with respect to such Bonds unless directed
to do so by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the Related Series
of Securities, unless the vote or consent is with respect to matters which under
the Mortgage require the vote or consent of the holders of a greater percentage
in principal amount of the Bonds of any series, in which case such direction
must be from holders of such greater percentage in principal amount of the
Related Series of Securities.
Section 1504. No Transfer of Bonds;
Exceptions. Except (i) as required to effect an assignment to
a successor trustee under this Indenture, (ii) pursuant to Section 1505 hereof,
or (ii) in compliance with a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction in
connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding of the Company, the
Trustee shall not sell, assign or transfer the Bonds and the Company shall issue
stop transfer instructions to the Mortgage Trustee to effect compliance with
this Section 1504.
Section 1505. Surrender to the Company of
the Bonds. When the obligation of the Company to make payment
with respect to the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all Bonds
shall be deemed satisfied and discharged pursuant to the second paragraph of
Section 1508 hereof or when all of the Outstanding Securities shall be deemed to
have been paid under Section 701 hereof, the Trustee shall, upon written request
of the Company, surrender to the
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Company all of the
Bonds, together with such appropriate instruments of transfer or release as may
be reasonably requested by the Company. At any time that a portion of a Security
shall be deemed to have been paid pursuant to Section 701 hereof and the Company
shall have provided the Trustee with notice thereof, the Trustee shall surrender
an equal principal amount of the Related Series of Bonds to the Company for
cancellation, together with such appropriate instruments of transfer or release
as may be reasonably requested by the Company; provided, however, that the principal
amount of such Bonds surrendered shall be reduced as may be necessary to ensure
that the aggregate principal amount of such series of Bonds held by the Trustee
shall in no event be less than the aggregate amount of the Related Series of
Securities Outstanding. The Trustee shall, together with such Bonds,
deliver to the Company such appropriate instruments of transfer or release as
the Company may reasonably request. All Bonds delivered in accordance with this
Section 1505 shall be delivered by the Company to the Mortgage Trustee for
cancellation.
Section 1506. Fair Value
Certificate. (a) If required by applicable law, upon the
delivery by the Company to the Trustee of the Bonds pursuant to
Section 1502 or Section 1507 hereof, the Company shall simultaneously
therewith deliver to the Trustee a certificate of an Expert (1) stating that he,
she or it is familiar with the provisions of such series of Bonds and
of this Indenture; (2) stating the principal amount of such series of
Bonds so delivered, the stated interest rate (or method of
calculation of interest) of such series of Bonds (if any) and the
Stated Maturity of such series of Bonds; (3) identifying the series
of Securities being issued contemporaneously therewith, and (4) stating the fair
value to the Company of such series of Bonds. If the fair value to the
Company of such series of Bonds so delivered, as described in the
certificate to be delivered pursuant to this Section 1506(a), both
(l) is equal to or exceeds (A) $25,000 and (B) 1% of the principal amount of the
Securities Outstanding at the date of delivery of such series of
Bonds and (2) together with the fair value to the Company, as described in the
certificates to be delivered pursuant to this Section 1506(a), of all other
Bonds delivered to the Trustee since the commencement of the then
current calendar year, is equal to or exceeds 10% of the principal amount of the
Securities Outstanding at the date of delivery of such series of Bonds, then the
certificate required by this Section 1506(a) shall (1) be delivered by an Expert
who shall be independent of the Company and (2) in addition to the
certifications described above, state the fair value to the Company of all Bonds
delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 1506 hereof since the commencement
of the then current year as to which a certificate was not delivered by an
Expert independent of the Company.
(b) If a
series of Bonds are delivered or surrendered to the Company pursuant to Section
1505 hereof, the Company shall simultaneously therewith deliver to the Trustee a
certificate of an Expert (1) stating that it is familiar with the provisions of
such series of Bonds and of this Indenture, (2) stating the principal amount of
such series of Bonds so delivered, the stated interest rate (or
method of calculation of interest) of such series of Bonds (if any) and the
Stated Maturity of such series of Bonds, (3) if applicable, identifying the
Securities, the payment of the interest on and principal of which has been
discharged hereunder, and (4) stating that such delivery and release will not
impair the lien of this Indenture in contravention of the provisions of this
Indenture. If, prior to the Discharge Date, the fair value of the Bonds so
delivered and released, as described in the certificate to be
delivered pursuant to this Section 1506(b), both (l) is equal to or
exceeds (A) $25,000 and (B) 1% of the principal amount of the
Outstanding Securities at the date of release of such Bonds and (2)
together with the fair value, as described in the certificates to be
delivered pursuant to this Section 1506(b), of all other Bonds
released from the lien of this Indenture since the commencement of the then
current calendar year, is equal to or exceeds 10% of the principal
amount of the Securities Outstanding at the date of release of such
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Bonds, then the
certificate required by this Section 1506(b) shall be delivered by an Expert who
shall be independent of the Company.
If,
in connection with a delivery or release of outstanding series of
Bonds, the Company provides to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that
the certificate described by this Section 1506 is not required by law, such
certificate shall not be required to be delivered thereunder in connection with
such delivery or release.
Section 1507. Acceptance of Additional
Bonds. Upon the issuance of a series of Securities hereunder
(other than the 6.15% Notes and the 7.25% Notes) at any time prior to the
Discharge Date, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee in trust for the
benefit of the Holders of such Securities, and the Trustee shall accept
therefor, a Related Series of Bonds registered in the name of the Trustee
conforming to the requirements of Section 1508 hereof. A supplemental
indenture which, in connection with the issuance of such an additional series of
Securities, provides for the delivery to the Trustee of a Related Series of
Bonds and related matters shall be deemed not to adversely affect interests of
the Holders of any other series of Securities in any material
respect.
Section 1508. Terms Of the
Bonds. Each series of Bonds delivered to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 1501 or Section 1507 hereof shall have
the same Stated Maturity as, and shall be in the same aggregate principal amount
as, and have redemption provisions corresponding to, the Related Series of
Securities being issued; it being expressly understood that such series of Bonds
may, but need not, bear interest, any such interest to be payable on the same
Interest Payment Dates as the Related Series of Securities being
issued.
Notwithstanding
anything in this Indenture to the contrary, from and after the Discharge
Date, the obligation of the Company to make payment with respect to
the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds of all series
shall be deemed satisfied and discharged as provided in the supplemental
indenture or indentures to the Mortgage creating any series of Bonds and such
series of Bonds shall cease to secure in any manner Securities theretofore or
subsequently issued. From and after the Discharge Date, any conditions to the
issuance of Securities that refer or relate to the Bonds or the Mortgage shall
be inapplicable.
Prior to the
Discharge Date, the Company shall not issue any additional Bonds under the
Mortgage other than as collateral security for the Securities, except to the
extent as permitted under Section 608 hereof. The Company shall notify the
Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate promptly of the occurrence of the Discharge
Date and the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such Officer’s
Certificate. Notice of the occurrence of the Discharge Date shall be given by
the Trustee to the Holders of the Securities in the manner provided in Section
106 hereof not later than 30 days after the Discharge Date.
Section 1509. Opinions of
Counsel. The Company will cause this Indenture, any indentures
supplemental to this Indenture, and any financing or continuation statements to
be promptly recorded and filed and rerecorded and refiled in such a manner and
in such places, as may be required by law in order fully to preserve, protect
and perfect the security interests of the holders of the Securities and all
rights of the Trustee, and shall deliver to the Trustee:
(a) promptly
after the execution and delivery of any supplemental indenture to this Indenture
but prior to the Discharge Date, an Opinion of Counsel either stating that, in
the opinion of such counsel, this Indenture or such supplemental indentures and
any financing or continuation statements have been properly recorded and filed
so as to make effective and to perfect the
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security interest of
the Trustee intended to be created by this Indenture for the benefit of the
Holders from time to time of the Securities in the Related Series of Bonds, and
reciting the details of such action, or stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, no such action is necessary to perfect or make such security interest
effective; and
(b) on or
before April 24, of each year, commencing April 24, 2010, and prior to the
Discharge Date, an Opinion of Counsel either stating that in the opinion of such
counsel such action has been taken, since the date of the most recent Opinion of
Counsel furnished pursuant to this Section 1509(b) or the first Opinion of
Counsel furnished pursuant to Section 1509(a) hereof, with respect to the
recording, filing, rerecording, or refiling of this Indenture, each supplemental
indenture and any financing or continuation statements, as is necessary to
maintain and perfect the security interest of the Trustee intended to be created
by this Indenture for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the
Securities in the Related Series of Bonds, and reciting the details of such
action, or stating that in the opinion of such counsel no such action is
necessary to maintain and perfect such security interest.
Section 1510. Further
Assurances. The Company, at its own expense, shall do such
further lawful acts and things, and execute and deliver such additional
conveyances, assignments, assurances, agreements, financing statements and
instruments, as may be necessary in order to better assign, assure and confirm
to the Trustee its interest in the Bonds and for maintaining, protecting and
preserving such interest.
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A new Section
116 (Approval By Trustee) is hereby added immediately following the
existing Section 115 of the Indenture to read as
follows:
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“Section 116. Approval By
Trustee. Wherever the Trustee is required to approve an Expert
or counsel who is to furnish evidence of compliance with conditions precedent in
this Indenture, such approval by the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given
upon the taking of any action by the Trustee pursuant to and in accordance with
the certificate or opinion so furnished by such Expert or counsel.”
3. Section
301 (Amount Unlimited: Issuable in Series) of the Indenture is hereby amended by
theaddition of the following paragraph after the existing paragraph (w), and
changing the existingparagraphs (x) and (y) to paragraphs (y) and (z),
respectively:
“(x) if prior to the Discharge Date,
the designation of the series of Bonds being delivered to the Trustee in
connection with the Related Series of Securities and whether such Bonds are
designated as Bonds of a “Specified Series”;”
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Section 303
(Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating) of the Indenture is
hereby amended by the deletion of the word “and” immediately following
paragraph (d)(ii) and the addition of the following paragraphs immediately
following the phrase “and by an implied covenant of good faith, fair
dealing and reasonableness;” in paragraph
(d)(iii):
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“(iv) if prior to
the Discharge Date, the series of Bonds being delivered to the Trustee in
connection with the issuance of the Related Series of Securities have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and that the Bonds of such
series are valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits provided by
this Indenture, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, by general equitable
principles (regardless of whether
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considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law) and by an implied covenant of good faith, fair
dealing and reasonableness; and that such series of Bond are entitled to the
benefit of the Mortgage, equally and ratably, with all first mortgage bonds
outstanding thereunder, except as to sinking fund provisions, if any;
and
(v) if prior to the Discharge Date,
that the Mortgage (except the supplemental indenture establishing the Related
Series of Bonds being delivered to the Trustee in connection with the issuance
of the Related Series of Securities) and all financing statements have been duly
filed and recorded in all places where such filing or recording is necessary for
the perfection or preservation of the lien of the Mortgage and the security
interests covered by such financing statement, and the Mortgage constitutes a
valid and perfected lien upon the property purported to be covered thereby,
subject only to permitted encumbrances (as defined in the Mortgage) and to liens
upon the property, if any, specifically identified in such supplemental
indenture prior to its recordation;
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Section 303
(Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating) of the Indenture is
hereby further amended by replacing the clause “and that in lieu of the
opinions described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above Counsel may opine
that:” in paragraph (d) thereof with “and that in lieu of the opinions
described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above Counsel may opine that:”
and adding the following paragraphs immediately following clause (y) of
paragraph (d) thereof:
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"(z)
if prior to the Discharge Date, the series of Bonds to be delivered to the
Trustee in connection with the issuance of the Related Series of
Securities have been duly authorized and when (i) the terms of such
Securities shall have been established and such Securities have been
authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued and delivered by the
Company in the manner specified in clauses (x) and (y) above and (ii) the
terms of the Bonds of such Related Series of Bonds corresponding to such
Securities have been established pursuant to a written order of the
Company under the Mortgage in accordance with Section 1508 and such Bonds
have been duly executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by
the Mortgage Trustee in accordance with the Mortgage and such written
order of the Company and issued and delivered by the Company in accordance
with Section 1507 and the other provisions of this Indenture and in the
manner and subject to any other qualifications in such Opinion of Counsel,
such Bonds will be valid and binding obligations of the Company
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and
entitled to the benefits provided by this Indenture, except as may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’
rights generally, by general equitable principles (regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and by an implied covenant
of good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness; and such Bonds will be
entitled to the benefit of the Mortgage, equally and ratably, with all
first mortgage bonds outstanding thereunder, except as to sinking fund
provisions, if any; and
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(e) If
prior to the Discharge Date, (i) the certificate of an Expert meeting the
requirements of Section 1506(a) hereof and (ii) the Related Series of Bonds
meeting the requirements of Section 1508.”
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Section 601
(Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest) of the Indenture is hereby
amended by the addition of the following paragraph immediately after the
existing paragraph in this
section:
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“The Trustee shall
receive the Bonds from the Company as provided in this Indenture and shall hold
the Bonds of an applicable series, and any and all sums payable thereon or with
respect thereto or realized therefrom, in trust for the benefit of the holders
of the Related Series of
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Securities, as
herein provided. All payments made by or on behalf of the Company to
the Trustee on a series of Bonds shall be deemed to be a payment by the Company
pursuant to this Section 601 and shall be applied by the Trustee to pay, when
due, principal of, premium, if any, and/or interest on the Related Series of
Securities and, to the extent so applied, shall satisfy the Company’s
obligations on such Securities.”
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Section 701
(Satisfaction and Discharge of Securities) of the Indenture is hereby
amended by the addition of the following paragraph immediately after the
last paragraph of this section:
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“If the Securities are deemed paid and
discharged pursuant to this Section 701, the obligation of the Company to make
payment with respect to the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the
Related Series of Bonds shall be satisfied and discharged and such Bonds shall
cease to secure the Securities in any manner.”
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Section 702
(Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture) of the Indenture is hereby
amended by restating the last paragraph thereof in its entirety as
follows:
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“Upon satisfaction and discharge of this
Indenture as provided in this Section, the Trustee shall assign, transfer and
turn over to the Company, subject to the lien provided by Section 907, any and
all money, securities and other property, including the Bonds, then held by the
Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities other than money and
Eligible Obligations held by the Trustee pursuant to Section 703”
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Section 801
(Events of Default) of the Indenture is hereby amended by the addition of
the following paragraph after the existing paragraph (e), and changing the
existing paragraph (f) to (g):
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“(f) prior
to the Discharge Date, a default (as defined in Section 9.01 of the Mortgage)
has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that anything in this
Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the waiver or cure of such default
under the Mortgage and the rescission and annulment of the consequences thereof
under the Mortgage shall constitute a waiver of the corresponding Event of
Default hereunder and a recission and annulment of the consequences thereof
hereunder; or”
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Section 802
(Acceleration of Maturity; Recission and Annulment) of the Indenture is
hereby amended by:
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(a) the
addition of the following paragraph immediately after the first paragraph
of this section:
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“Anything in this Indenture or in the
Securities contained to the contrary notwithstanding and, upon any Securities
being declared to be due and payable, the Trustee shall immediately file with
the Mortgage Trustee a written demand for redemption of all Related Series of
Bonds to the extent provided in the applicable provisions of the supplemental
indentures to the Mortgage.”
(b) amending
and restating the first part of the existing second paragraph of this Section
802until the phrase “(a) the Company shall have paid” to read as
follows:
“At
any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of
any series shall have been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of
the money due shall have been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this
Article provided, and prior to the acceleration of all of the Related Series of
Bonds issued and outstanding under the Mortgage, the
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Event or Events of
Default giving rise to such declaration of acceleration shall, without further
act, be deemed to have been waived, and such declaration and its consequences
shall, without further act, be deemed to have been rescinded and annulled
if”
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Section 803
(Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee) of the
Indenture is hereby amended by restating the second paragraph thereof in
its entirety as follows:
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“If the
Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the
Trustee in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute
a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid,
may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce
the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities or,
prior to the Discharge Date, the Related Series of Bonds and collect the
moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out
of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities
or Bonds, wherever situated.”
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A new Section
816 (Defaults under the Mortgage) is hereby added immediately following
the existing Section 815 of the Indenture to read as
follows:
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“Section
816. Defaults under the
Mortgage. In addition to every other right and remedy provided
herein, the Trustee may exercise, for the benefit of the Holders of Securities
of any series, any right or remedy available to the Trustee in its capacity as
owner and holder of the Related Series of Bonds which arises as a result of a
default (as defined in Section 9.01 of the Mortgage).”
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Section 903
(Rights of Trustee) is hereby amended by the deletion of the word “and”
immediately following the existing paragraph (i), the addition of the word
“and” immediately after the existing paragraph (j) and the addition of the
following paragraph immediately after the existing paragraph
(j):
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“(k) The
Trustee shall not be responsible for perfecting or maintaining the
perfection of any security interest granted to it hereunder and shall not
be responsible for filing, re-filing, recording or re-recording any
financing statement, continuation statement, notice to third parties or
any other document in any public office at any time or
times.”
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Section 1101
(Company May Consolidate, etc. Only on Certain Terms) of the Indenture is
amended by the addition of the following paragraph immediately after
paragraph (a):
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“and, if such
consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other disposition occurs prior to the
Discharge Date, such Person shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture
to the Mortgage, executed and delivered to the Mortgage Trustee, the due and
punctual payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all of
the Bonds and the performance of every covenant of the Mortgage on the part of
the Company;”
15.
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Upon execution
and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture shall be
modified and amended in accordance with this Supplemental Indenture, and
all the terms and conditions of both shall be read together as though they
constitute one instrument, except that, in case of conflict, the
provisions of this Supplemental Indenture will control. All
references to the Indenture in the Indenture or in any other agreement,
document or instrument delivered in connection therewith or pursuant
thereto shall be deemed to refer to the Indenture as amended by this
Supplemental Indenture. The Indenture, as modified and amended
by this Supplemental Indenture, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all
respects.
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16.
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THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND
THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION SECTION 5-1401 OF
THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OR ANY SUCCESSOR TO SUCH STATUTE)
EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT SHALL BE
APPLICABLE.
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17.
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All agreements
of the Company in this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its
successors. All agreements of the Trustee in
this Supplemental Indenture shall bind its
successors.
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18.
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The parties
may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of
them together represent the same agreement. One signed
copy of the Supplemental Indenture is enough to prove this Supplemental
Indenture.
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19.
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In entering
into this Supplemental Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the
benefit of every provision of the Indenture relating to the conduct or
affecting the liability or affording protection to the Trustee, whether or
not elsewhere herein so provided.
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20.
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The Trustee
shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the
validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in
respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made
by the Company solely.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all
as of the date first above written.
THE
TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx
Scilla__________
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Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title: Assistant
Treasurer
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THE
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx X.
Jennings__________
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Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title: Vice
President
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Signature Page to
Supplemental Indenture – Senior Secured Notes
EXHIBIT
A
(Supplemental
Mortgage)
A-1