SERIES SUPPLEMENT JCP&L TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC, as Issuer and THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee
Exhibit
4(e)
JCP&L
TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC,
as
Issuer
and
THE
BANK OF NEW YORK
as
Trustee
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2006-A
SERIES SUPPLEMENT
Dated
as of August _, 2006
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2006-A
SERIES SUPPLEMENT, dated as of August __, 2006 (this “Supplement”), by and
between JCP&L TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Issuer”), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking
corporation, as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of August __, 2006, between
the Issuer and the Trustee (the “Indenture”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
Section
9.01 of the Indenture provides, among other things, that the Issuer and the
Trustee may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more indentures
supplemental to the Indenture for the purposes of authorizing the issuance
by
the Issuer of a Series of Transition Bonds and specifying the terms thereof.
The
Issuer has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplement and
the
creation of a Series of Transition Bonds with an initial aggregate principal
amount of $182,400,000 to be known as the Issuer’s Transition Bonds, Series
2006-A (the “Series 2006-A Transition Bonds”). All acts and all things necessary
to make the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds, when duly executed by the Issuer
and
authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture and this Supplement
and issued by the Issuer, the valid, legal and binding obligations of the Issuer
and to make this Supplement a valid and enforceable supplement to the Indenture
have been done, performed and fulfilled and the execution and
delivery
hereof have been in all respects duly and lawfully authorized. The Issuer and
the Trustee are executing and delivering this Supplement in order to provide
for
the issuance of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds.
In
order
to secure the payment of the Secured Obligations, the Issuer hereby confirms
the
Grant to the Trustee, for the benefit of (i) the Holders of the Series 2006-A
Transition Bonds from time to time issued and Outstanding and (ii) the Trustee,
of all of the Issuer’s right, title and interest in, to and under the
Collateral, including, without limitation, the Bondable Transition Property
transferred by the Seller to the Issuer as of the Initial Transfer Date pursuant
to the Sale Agreement and all proceeds thereof.
The
Trustee acknowledges the confirmation of such Xxxxx, accepts the trusts
hereunder in accordance with the provisions hereof and agrees to perform its
duties required in the Indenture and this Supplement.
SECTION
1. DEFINITIONS.
All
terms
used in this Supplement that are defined in the Indenture, either directly
or by
reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein, except to the
extent such terms are defined or modified in this Supplement or the context
clearly requires otherwise.
SECTION
2. OTHER
DEFINITIONAL PROVISIONS.
Authorized
Denominations
shall
mean $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 above that amount, provided,
however, that one Transition Bond of each Class may have a denomination of
less
than $1,000.
Expected
Amortization Schedule
means
Schedule A to this Supplement.
Expected
Final Payment Date
means,
with respect to any Class of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds, the expected
final Payment Date therefor, as specified in Section 4 of this
Supplement.
Final
Maturity Date
means,
with respect to any Class of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds, the final
Payment Date thereof, as specified in Section 4 of this Supplement.
Interest
Rate
has the
meaning set forth in Section 4 of this Supplement.
Overcollateralization
Amount
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(d) of this Supplement.
Payment
Dates
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(a) of this Supplement.
Record
Date
shall
mean, with respect to any Payment Date, the Business Day prior to such Payment
Date or, with respect to any Definitive Transition Bonds, the last Business
Day
of the month preceding such Payment Date.
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Required
Capital Amount
has the
meaning set forth in Section 5(e) of this Supplement.
Series
Issuance Date
has the
meaning set forth in Section 3(b) of this Supplement.
Series
2006-A Transition Bonds has
the
meaning set forth in the Preliminary Statement of this Supplement.
Trustee
Policies
has the
meaning set forth in Section 9 of this Supplement.
SECTION
3. DESIGNATION;
SERIES ISSUANCE DATES.
(a) Designation.
The
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds shall be designated generally as the Issuer’s
Transition Bonds, Series 2006-A, and further denominated as [Class A-1, Class
A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4].
(b) Series
Issuance Date.
The
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds that are authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee to or upon the order of the Issuer on August __, 2006 (the “Series
Issuance Date”) shall have as their date of authentication August __,
2006.
SECTION
4. INITIAL
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT; INTEREST RATE; EXPECTED FINAL PAYMENT DATE; FINAL MATURITY
DATES.
The
Transition Bonds of each Class of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds shall
have
the aggregate initial principal amounts, bear interest at the Interest Rates
and
have Expected Final Payment Dates and Final Maturity Dates as set forth
below:
Class
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Initial
Principal Amount
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Interest
Rate
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Expected
Final
Payment
Date
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Final
Maturity
Date
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[A-1
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$
___________
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____%
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A-2
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$
___________
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____%
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A-3
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$
___________
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____%
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A-4]
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$
___________
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____%
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SECTION
5. PAYMENT
DATES; EXPECTED AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE FOR PRINCIPAL; INTEREST;
OVERCOLLATERALIZATION AMOUNT; REQUIRED CAPITAL AMOUNT; SERIES 2006-A CAPITAL
SUBACCOUNT; NO PREMIUM.
(a) Payment
Dates.
The
Payment Dates for each Class of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds (“Payment
Dates”) are March 5, June 5, September 5 and December 5 of each year or, if any
such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing
on
_____________ and continuing until the earlier of repayment of such Class in
full and the applicable Final Maturity Date.
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(b) Expected
Amortization Schedule for Principal.
Except
in the case of an optional redemption pursuant to Section 10.01 of the
Indenture, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the
unpaid principal amount of all Series of Transition Bonds has been declared
to
be due and payable together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on each
Payment Date the Trustee shall distribute to the Holders of the Series 2006-A
Transition Bonds of record as of the related Record Date amounts payable in
respect of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds pursuant to Section 8.02(g) of
the
Indenture as principal, in accordance with the Expected Amortization Schedule.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if one or more Classes did not receive principal
on any prior Payment Date in accordance with the Expected Amortization Schedule,
such shortfalls of principal shall be paid prior to the payment of principal
scheduled to be paid on the current Payment Date and shall be paid in the order
in which such amounts were scheduled to be paid previously pursuant to the
Expected Amortization Schedule; provided, however, that in no event shall a
principal payment pursuant to this Section 5(b) on any Class on a Payment Date
be greater than the amount that reduces the Outstanding Amount of such Class
of
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds to the amount specified in the Expected
Amortization Schedule for such Class and Payment Date.
(c) Interest.
On each
Payment Date after the initial Payment Date, interest will be payable on the
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds in an amount equal to the number of days
(determined on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from and
including the preceding Payment Date to, but excluding, the current Payment
Date, divided by 360, times in each case the product of
(i) the
applicable Interest Rate times
(ii) the
Outstanding Amount of the related Class of Transition Bonds as of the close
of
business on the preceding Payment Date after giving effect to all payments
of
principal made to the Holders of the related Class of Series 2006-A Transition
Bonds on such preceding Payment Date.
With
respect to the initial Payment Date, interest will be payable in an amount
equal
to the number of days (determined on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months) from and including the Series Issuance Date to, but excluding,
the initial Payment Date, divided by 360, times the product of:
(1) the
applicable Interest Rate for such Class times
(2) the
original principal amount of such Class of Transition Bonds as of the Series
Issuance Date.
(d) Overcollateralization
Amount.
The
Overcollateralization Amount for the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds (the
“Overcollateralization Amount”) shall be zero.
(e) Required
Capital Amount; Series 2006-A Capital Subaccount. The
Required Capital Amount for the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds (the “Required
Capital Amount”) shall be $________.
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(f) No
Premium.
No
premium will be payable in connection with the early redemption of the Series
2006-A Transition Bonds.
SECTION
6. AUTHORIZED
DENOMINATIONS. The Series 2006-A Transition Bonds shall be issuable in the
Authorized Denominations.
SECTION
7. REDEMPTION.
(a) Mandatory
Redemption.
The
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds shall not be subject to mandatory
redemption.
(b) Optional
Redemption.
The
Issuer may redeem the Transition Bonds of Series 2006-A, at its option, on
any
Payment Date in accordance with Section 10.01 of the Indenture if after giving
effect to payments that would otherwise be made on such Payment Date, the
Outstanding Amount of such Series has been reduced to less than five percent
of
the initial principal balance of such Series.
SECTION
8. CREDIT
ENHANCEMENT. No credit enhancement (other than the Required Capital Amount
and
any adjustments to the Transition Bond Charge approved by the BPU as
contemplated in the Servicing Agreement) is provided for the Series 2006-A
Transition Bonds.
SECTION
9. TRUSTEE
POLICIES. If at any time withdrawals from the Series 2006-A Capital Subaccount
exceed in the aggregate [$460,000], the Issuer shall within thirty days, deliver
to the Trustee and keep in force until the Indenture ceases to be of any further
effect, one or more policies of insurance, surety bonds and/or letters of credit
in the aggregate face amount of $5,000,000, which policies, surety bonds and/or
letters of credit are sufficient to provide coverage for, and to ensure to
the
Trustee the payment of, all amounts due and owing to the Trustee under the
Indenture (collectively, the “Trustee Policies”), subject to reasonable
commercial availability and provided that the premiums or fees for the Trustee
Policies shall not exceed $50,000 during any calendar year. The terms and
conditions of the Trustee Policies shall be in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee and shall be issued by one or more carriers or issuers
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
SECTION
10. DELIVERY
OF THE SERIES 2006-A TRANSITION BONDS; FORM OF THE SERIES 2006-A TRANSITION
BONDS. The Trustee shall deliver the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds to the
Issuer when authenticated in accordance with Section 2.02 of the Indenture.
The
Series 2006-A Transition Bonds of [Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, and Class
A-4] shall be in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
SECTION
11. ADMINISTRATION
FEE. The Administrator shall be paid in accordance with Section 8.02(g)(i)
of
the Indenture by the Issuer a fee as determined in accordance with the
Administration Agreement on each Payment Date with respect to the Series 2006-A
Transition Bonds.
SECTION
12. SECURITY
INTERESTS. The Issuer hereby makes the following representations and
warranties:
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(a) the
Indenture creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the
New Jersey UCC) in, to and under that portion of the Collateral subject to
Article 9 of the New Jersey UCC, including the Transferred Bondable Transition
Property (the “Article 9 Collateral”), in favor of the Trustee, which security
interest is perfected and is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as
such;
(b) the
Transferred Bondable Transition Property constitutes an “account” within the
meaning of the New Jersey UCC;
(c) the
Issuer owns and has good and marketable title to the Article 9 Collateral free
and clear of any Lien;
(d) the
Issuer has caused or will have caused, within ten days of the date hereof,
the
filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing offices
in
the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the
security interest granted to the Trustee under the Indenture; and
(e) other
than the security interest granted to the Trustee pursuant to the Indenture,
the
Issuer has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or
otherwise conveyed any of the Article 9 Collateral; the Issuer has not
authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against
the Issuer that include a description of the Article 9 Collateral other than
any
financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Trustee
under the Indenture or that has been terminated; and the Issuer is not aware
of
any judgment or tax lien filing against the Issuer.
SECTION
13. CONFIRMATION
OF INDENTURE. As supplemented by this Supplement, the Indenture is in all
respects ratified and confirmed and the Indenture, as so supplemented by this
Supplement, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
SECTION
14. COUNTERPARTS.
This Supplement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION
15. GOVERNING
LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE
OF NEW JERSEY, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS, AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer and the Trustee have caused this Supplement to
be
duly executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first above written.
JCP&L
TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC,
as Issuer |
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By: |
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
Manager, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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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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SCHEDULE
A
Expected
Amortization Schedule
Scheduled
Amortization Requirement
(All
amounts are in United States Dollars)
Payment
Date
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[Class
A-1
Balance
|
Class
A-2
Balance
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Class
A-3
Balance
|
Class
A-4]
Balance
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Closing
Date
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$ |
$
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$ |
$
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Form
of
Transition Bond
REGISTERED
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$_____________
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No.
R-1
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CUSIP
NO. ____
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SEE
REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
THE
PRINCIPAL OF THIS CLASS A-[ ] TRANSITION BOND WILL BE PAID IN INSTALLMENTS
AS
SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CLASS
A-[ ] TRANSITION BOND AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE
FACE
HEREOF. THE HOLDER OF THIS CLASS A-[ ] TRANSITION BOND HEREBY COVENANTS AND
AGREES THAT PRIOR TO THE DATE WHICH IS ONE (1) YEAR AND ONE (1) DAY AFTER THE
PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE CLASS A-[ ] TRANSITION BONDS, IT WILL NOT INSTITUTE
AGAINST, OR JOIN ANY OTHER PERSON IN INSTITUTING AGAINST, THE ISSUER ANY
BANKRUPTCY, REORGANIZATION, MORATORIUM, ARRANGEMENT, INSOLVENCY OR LIQUIDATION
PROCEEDINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR PROCEEDING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
OR
ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL TRANSITION BOND SHALL
BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN THE CLEARING AGENCY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR
SUCH
SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL TRANSITION BOND
SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET
FORTH
IN THE INDENTURE.
JCP&L
TRANSITION FUNDING LLC
TRANSITION
BONDS, SERIES 2006-A, CLASS A-[ ].
Interest
Rate
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Original
Principal Amount
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Expected
Final Payment Date
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Final
Maturity Date
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JCP&L
Transition Funding LLC, a limited liability company formed and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Issuer”), for
value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Holder hereof, or
registered assigns, the Original Principal Amount shown above in quarterly
installments on the Payment Dates (as defined below) and in the amounts
determined as specified on the reverse hereof or, if there are insufficient
funds available, the amounts determined pursuant to Section 8.02(g) of the
Indenture, in each year, commencing on _______and ending on or before the Final
Maturity Date, to pay the entire unpaid principal hereof on the Final Maturity
Date and to pay interest, at the Interest Rate shown above at a fixed rate,
on
each March 5, June 5, September 5 and December 5, and if any such day is not
a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing on ____________,
20__
and continuing until the earlier of the payment of the principal hereof and
the
Final Maturity Date (each a “Payment Date”), on the principal amount of this
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond outstanding from time to time. Interest will be
computed (i) for the first Payment Date, on the basis of the number of days
(determined on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from and
including the Series Issuance Date, to but excluding the initial Payment Date,
divided by 360, multiplied by the product of the Interest Rate shown above
times
the Original Principal Amount of the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds, and (ii)
for
each succeeding Payment Date, the number of days (determined on the basis of
a
360-day year of twelve 30-day months) from and including the preceding Payment
Date to, but excluding, the current Payment Date, divided by 360, multiplied
by
the product of the Interest Rate shown above times the Outstanding Amount of
the
Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds as of the close of business on the preceding
Payment Date after giving effect to all payments of principal made to the
Holders of the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds on such preceding Payment Date.
Such
principal of and interest on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond shall be paid
in
the manner specified on the reverse hereof.
The
principal of and interest on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond are payable in
such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment
is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments made
by
the Issuer with respect to this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond shall be applied
first to interest due and payable on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond as
provided above and then to the unpaid principal of this Class A-[ ] Transition
Bond, all in the manner set forth in Section 8.02(g) of the
Indenture.
Reference
is made to the further provisions of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond set forth
on the reverse hereof, which shall have the same effect as though fully set
forth on the face of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond.
Unless
the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee whose
name appears below by manual signature, this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture referred to on the reverse
hereof, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this instrument to be signed, manually
or
in facsimile, by an authorized Manager of the Issuer.
Dated:
[ ],
2006
JCP&L
TRANSITION FUNDING II LLC
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By: |
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Name:
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Title:
Manager
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TRUSTEE’S
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
Dated:
[
], 2006
This
is
one of the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds of the Series 2006-A Transition Bonds,
designated above and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
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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REVERSE
OF TRANSITION BOND
This
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond is one of a duly authorized issue of Transition
Bonds of the Issuer, designated as its Transition Bonds (herein called the
“Transition Bonds”), issued and to be issued in one or more Series, which Series
are issuable in one or more Classes. The Series 2006-A Transition Bonds consist
of four Classes, including the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds (herein called
the
“Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds”). The Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds have been
issued under an indenture dated as of August __, 2006, and a series supplement
thereto dated as of August __, 2006 (such series supplement, as supplemented
or
amended, the “Series Supplement” and, collectively with such indenture, as
supplemented or amended, the “Indenture”), each between the Issuer and The Bank
of New York, as Trustee (the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor
trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental
thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the Collateral pledged,
the
nature and extent of the security, the respective rights, obligations and
immunities thereunder of the Issuer, the Trustee and the Holders of the
Transition Bonds and the terms and conditions under which additional Transition
Bonds may be issued. All capitalized terms used in this Class A-[ ] Transition
Bond that are defined in the Indenture, as supplemented or amended, shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
The
Class
A-[ ] Transition Bonds, the other Classes of Series 2006-A Transition Bonds
and
any other Series of Transition Bonds issued by the Issuer are and will be
equally and ratably secured by the Collateral pledged as security therefor
as
provided in the Indenture.
The
principal of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond shall be payable on each Payment
Date only to the extent that amounts in the Collection Account are available
therefor, and only until the outstanding principal balance of the Class A-[
]
Transition Bonds on such Payment Date (after giving effect to all payments
of
principal, if any, made on such Payment Date) has been reduced to the principal
balance specified in the Expected Amortization Schedule which is attached to
the
Series Supplement as Schedule A, unless payable earlier either
because
(i) an
Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee or the Holders of
Transition Bonds representing not less than a majority of the Outstanding Amount
of the Transition Bonds of all Series have declared the Transition Bonds to
be
immediately due and payable in accordance with Section 5.02 of the Indenture
or
(ii) the
Issuer, at its option, has called for the redemption of the Series 2006-A
Transition Bonds in whole pursuant to Section 7(b) of the Series Supplement
and
Section 10.01 of the Indenture.
If
there
are insufficient funds available in the Collection Account, actual principal
payments may be made in lesser than expected amounts and at later than expected
times as determined pursuant to Section 8.02(g) of the Indenture. The entire
unpaid principal amount of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond shall be due and
payable on the earlier of the Final Maturity Date hereof and the Redemption
Date, if any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the entire unpaid principal amount
of the Transition Bonds shall be due and payable, if not then previously paid,
on the date on which an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
and the Trustee or the Holders of the Transition Bonds of all Series
representing not less than a majority of the
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Outstanding
Amount of the Transition Bonds have declared the Transition Bonds to be
immediately due and payable in the manner provided in Section 5.02 of the
Indenture. All principal payments on the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds shall
be
made pro rata to the Holders of the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds entitled
thereto based on the respective principal amounts of the Class A-[ ] Transition
Bonds held by them.
Payments
of interest on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond due and payable on each Payment
Date, together with the installment of principal payable on this Class A-[
]
Transition Bond on such Payment Date, shall be made by check mailed first-class,
postage prepaid, to the Person whose name appears as the Registered Holder
of
this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond (or one or more predecessors of such Transition
Bond) in the Transition Bond Register as of the close of business on the Record
Date or in such other manner as may be provided in the Series Supplement, except
that with respect to Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds registered on the Record
Date
in the name of a Clearing Agency, payments will be made by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the account designated by such Clearing Agency
and except for the final installment of principal payable with respect to this
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond on a Payment Date which shall be payable as provided
below. Such checks shall be mailed to the Person entitled thereto at the address
of such Person as it appears in the Transition Bond Register as of the
applicable Record Date without requiring that this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond
be submitted for notation of payment. Any reduction in the principal amount
of
this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond (or any one or more predecessors to such
Transition Bond) effected by any payments made on any Payment Date shall be
binding upon all future Holders of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and of
any
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond issued upon the registration of transfer hereof
or
in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof, whether or not noted hereon. If funds
are
expected to be available, as provided in the Indenture, for payment in full
of
the then remaining unpaid principal amount of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond
on a Payment Date, then the Trustee, in the name of and on behalf of the Issuer,
will notify the Person who was the Registered Holder hereof as of the second
preceding Record Date to such Payment Date by notice mailed no later than five
days prior to such final Payment Date and shall specify that such final
installment will be payable to the Registered Holder hereof as of the Record
Date immediately preceding such final Payment Date and only upon presentation
and surrender of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and shall specify the place
where this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond may be presented and surrendered for
payment of such installment.
The
Issuer shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest on this Class
A-[
] Transition Bond at the Interest Rate for Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds to
the
extent lawful.
As
provided in the Indenture, the Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds may be redeemed,
in
whole, but not in part, in certain circumstances as provided in Section 7(b)
of
the Series Supplement and Section 10.01 of the Indenture.
This
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond is a Transition Bond as such term is defined in
the
Competition Act. Principal and interest due and payable on this Transition
Bond
are payable from and secured primarily by bondable transition property
authorized by a bondable stranded cost rate order issued by the BPU pursuant
to
the Competition Act. Bondable transition property includes the irrevocable
right
to impose and collect certain non-bypassable charges (defined in the Competition
Act as “transition bond charges”) to be included in electric utility bills of
all
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electric
service retail customers of Jersey Central Power & Light Company, a New
Jersey electric utility.
The
Competition Act provides that:
“The
State of New Jersey does hereby pledge and agree with the holders of any
transition bonds issued under the authority of this act, with the pledgee,
owner
or assignee of bondable transition property, with any financing entity which
has
issued transition bonds with respect to which a bondable stranded costs rate
order has been issued and with any person who may enter into agreements with
an
electric public utility or an assignee or pledgee thereof or a financing entity
pursuant to this act, that the State will not limit, alter or impair any
bondable transition property or other rights vested in an electric public
utility or an assignee or pledgee thereof or a financing entity or vested in
the
holders of any transition bonds pursuant to a bondable stranded costs rate
order
until such transition bonds, together with the interest and acquisition or
redemption premium, if any, thereon, are fully paid and discharged or until
such
agreements are fully performed on the part of the electric public utility,
any
assignee or pledgee thereof or the financing entity or in any way limit, alter,
impair or reduce the value or amount of the bondable transition property
approved by a bondable stranded costs rate order . . . .”
The
issuance of this Class A-[ ]Transition Bond under the Competition Act does
not,
directly, indirectly or contingently, obligate the State of New Jersey or any
political subdivision thereof to levy or pledge any form of taxation therefor
or
to make an appropriation for its payment. This Class A-[ ] Transition Bond
will
be payable solely from Bondable Transition Property and such other proceeds
or
property as may be pledged therefor.
As
provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein,
the transfer of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond may be registered in the
Transition Bond Register upon surrender of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond
for
registration of transfer at the office or agency designated by the Issuer
pursuant to the Indenture, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by,
the
Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, with such signature
guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution, and thereupon one or more
new
Class A-[ ] Transition Bonds of any Authorized Denominations and in the same
aggregate initial principal amount will be issued to the designated transferee
or transferees. No service charge will be charged for any registration of
transfer or exchange of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond, but the transferor
may
be required to pay a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer
or
exchange.
Prior
to
the due presentment for registration of transfer of this Class A-[ ] Transition
Bond, the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may
treat the Person in whose name this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond is registered
(as of the day of determination) as the owner hereof for the purpose of
receiving payments of principal of and interest on this Class A-[ ] Transition
Bond and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not this Class A-[ ]
Transition Bond may be overdue, and neither the Issuer, the Trustee nor any
such
agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
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The
Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment
thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and
the
rights of the Holders of the Transition Bonds under the Indenture at any time
by
the Issuer with the consent of the Holders of Transition Bonds representing
a
majority of the Outstanding Amount of all Transition Bonds at the time
Outstanding of each Series or Class to be affected. The Indenture also contains
provisions permitting the Holders of Transition Bonds representing specified
percentages of the Outstanding Amount of the Transition Bonds of all Series,
on
behalf of the Holders of all the Transition Bonds, to waive compliance by the
Issuer with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under
the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder
of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond (or any one of more predecessors of such
transition bonds) shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon
all
future Holders of this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and of any Class A-[ ]
Transition Bond issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent or waiver
is
made upon this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond. The Indenture also permits the
Trustee to amend or waive certain terms and conditions set forth in the
Indenture without the consent of Holders of the Transition Bonds issued
thereunder.
The
term
“Issuer” as used in this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond includes any successor to
the Issuer under the Indenture.
The
Issuer is permitted by the Indenture, under certain circumstances, to merge
or
consolidate, subject to the rights of the Trustee and the Holders of Transition
Bonds under the Indenture.
The
Class
A-[ ] Transition Bonds are issuable only in registered form in Authorized
Denominations as provided in the Indenture and the Series Supplement, subject
to
certain limitations therein set forth.
This
Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and the Indenture shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without reference to its conflict
of
law provisions, and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder and thereunder shall be determined in accordance with such
laws.
No
reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Class A-[ ]
Transition Bond or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of
the
Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and
interest on this Class A-[ ] Transition Bond at the times and rate and in the
currency herein prescribed.
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ASSIGNMENT
Social
Security or taxpayer I.D. or other identifying number of assignee:
____________________________________________________
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
(Name
and
Address of Assignee)
the
within Class A-[ ] Transition Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby
irrevocably constitutes and appoints
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
(Name
and
Address of Appointee)
attorney,
to transfer said Class A-[ ] Transition Bond on the books kept for registration
thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:
*By: | *By: | |||
Name | Name |
*NOTE:
The
signature to this assignment must correspond with the name of the registered
owner as it appears on the face of the within Class A-[ ] Transition Bond in
every particular, without alteration, enlargement or any change
whatsoever.