Contract
Exhibit 99.4
EXECUTION COPY
_____________________________________________________________
UTILITY STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT (65%)--
-CONTINUED TRANCHE B
LOAN
by and among
PG&E CORPORATION,
as Pledgor
XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
as Administrative Agent
and
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
as Collateral Agent
for
the benefit of the Lenders, as Pledgee
_____________________________________________________________
Dated as of October 18, 2002
_____________________________________________________________
UTILITY STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT (65%)--
-CONTINUED TRANCHE B
LOAN
STOCK PLEDGE
AGREEMENT (65%)---CONTINUED TRANCHE B LOAN
(as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time,
this
"Agreement"), dated as of October 18, 2002, among PG&E
CORPORATION, a California corporation (the "Pledgor"),
XXXXXX
COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., a corporation organized and existing
under
the laws of the State of New York, as Administrative Agent
for
the lenders (the "Lenders") from time to time parties to the
Credit Agreement described below and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST
COMPANY
AMERICAS (the "Pledgee"), as Collateral Agent for the benefit
of
the Lenders.
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the
Pledgor, is a party to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2002 (as
amended,
the "Existing Credit Agreement"), with the lenders parties
thereto, Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative
Agent,
and others, pursuant to which such lenders made the Tranche A
Loan (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, the
"Existing
Tranche A Loan") and the Tranche B Loan (as defined in the
Existing Credit Agreement, the "Existing Tranche B Loan");
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit
Agreement"), among the Pledgor, the Lenders parties thereto,
the
Administrative Agent and others, the Existing Credit Agreement
is
being amended and restated in its entirety to modify certain
of
the terms applicable to the Existing Tranche B Loan, which
shall
continue to be outstanding under the Credit Agreement (the
Existing Tranche B Loan, as so modified and continued, the
"Continued Tranche B Loan"), to reflect repayment of the
Existing
Tranche A Loan and to provide for the making of an additional
Tranche B Loan (the "New Tranche B Loan");
WHEREAS, the
Pledgor owns 94% of the issued and
outstanding common stock of Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
a
California corporation (the "Issuer"); and
WHEREAS, it
is a condition precedent to the obligation
of the Lenders parties to the Existing Credit Agreement to
agree
to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement, and
to the
obligations of the Lenders to make the New Tranche B Loan
under
the Credit Agreement, that this Agreement shall have been
executed and delivered;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing
premises and to induce the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders
to enter into the Credit Agreement, the Pledgor hereby agrees
with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders,
as
follows:
1. SECURITY
FOR OBLIGATIONS. This Agreement is made by
the Pledgor for the benefit of the Pledgee, acting as
Collateral
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (as more particularly
described in Section 3.1), to secure:
(i) the full and prompt payment when due (whether
at the stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) of all
Obligations of the Pledgor under the
Credit Agreement and
the other Financing Documents in respect
of the Continued
Tranche B Loan and the obligations of the
Pledgor under the
Option Agreement, whether direct or
indirect, absolute or
contingent, due or to become due, now
existing or hereafter
arising and howsoever evidenced, and the
due performance and
compliance by the Pledgor with the terms
thereof;
(ii) any and all sums advanced by the Pledgee or
any Continued Tranche B Lender in order to
preserve the
Collateral or preserve its security
interest in the
Collateral (as defined below); and
(iii)in the event of any proceeding for the
collection or enforcement of any
indebtedness, obligations,
or liabilities referred to in clauses (i)
and (ii) above,
the reasonable expenses of retaking,
holding, preparing for
sale or lease, selling or otherwise
disposing or realizing
on the Collateral, or of any exercise by
the Pledgee of its
rights hereunder with respect thereto,
together with
reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs
related thereto,
all such obligations, liabilities, sums and expenses set forth
in
clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 1, whether now
existing
or hereafter arising, being herein collectively called the
"Secured Obligations".
2.
DEFINITIONS. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein,
all capitalized terms used herein and defined, in Appendix A
to
the Credit Agreement shall be used herein as therein defined,
and
the principles of construction set forth in Appendix A to the
Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement.
(b) In
addition, the following capitalized terms used
herein shall have the definitions specified below:
"Agreement"
has the meaning set forth in the first
paragraph hereof.
"Collateral"
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1
hereof.
"Continued
Tranche B Loan" has the meaning set forth in
the second recital hereto.
"Continued
Tranche B Lender" means each Lender holding
a Continued Tranche B Loan, in its
capacity as the holder of
such Loan.
"Credit
Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the
second recital hereto.
"Existing
Credit Agreement" has the meaning set forth
in the first recital hereto.
"Existing Tranche A Loan" has the meaning set forth in
the first recital hereto.
"Existing
Tranche B Loan" has the meaning set forth in
the first recital hereto.
"Issuer" has
the meaning set forth in the third recital
hereto.
"Lenders"
has the meaning set forth in the first
paragraph hereof.
"Newco Spin"
has the meaning set forth in the Credit
Agreement.
"Newco
Stock" means the Capital Stock of Newco Energy
Corporation, a California
corporation.
"New
Tranche B Loan" has the meaning set forth in the
second recital hereto.
"Pledged
Stock" means the shares of Capital Stock of
the Issuer described on Annex A hereto,
and any shares of
Capital Stock of the Issuer at any time
issued in respect of
the Capital Stock described on Annex A
hereto.
"Pledgee"
has the meaning set forth in the first
paragraph hereof.
"Pledgor"
has the meaning set forth in the first
paragraph hereof.
"Proceeds"
has the meaning given such term in the UCC.
"Secured Obligations" has the meaning set forth in
Section 1 hereof.
"Securities
Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended and as in effect from time to
time.
"UCC" means
the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in
the State of New York from time to
time.
"Utility
Stock Pledge Agreement (65%)--
-
-New Tranche B
Loan" means the Utility Stock Pledge
Agreement (65%)--
-
-New
Tranche B Loan, dated as of the date
hereof, among the
parties hereto, pursuant to which 65% of
the common stock of
the Issuer is being pledged to secure
Obligations relating
to the New Tranche B Loan.
"Utility
Stock Pledge Agreement (35%)--
-
-New Tranche B
Loan" means the Utility Stock Pledge
Agreement (35%)--
-
-New
Tranche B Loan, dated as of the date
hereof, among the
parties hereto, pursuant to which 35% of
the common stock of
the Issuer is being pledged to
secure the Secured
Obligations.
"Utility
Stock Pledge Agreement (35%)--
-
-Continued
Tranche B Loan" means the Utility Stock
Pledge Agreement
(35%)--
-
-Continued Tranche B Loan, dated as of the date
hereof, among the parties hereto, pursuant
to which the
Collateral is being pledged to
secure Obligations relating
to the Continued Tranche B
Loan.
3. PLEDGE
OF PLEDGED STOCK, ETC.
3.1
Pledge. (a) The Pledgor hereby transfers, pledges
and assigns to the Pledgee, and grants to the Pledgee a first
priority security interest in, all of the right, title and
interest of the Pledgor in and to the following, whether now
existing or hereafter from time to time acquired by the
Pledgor
(collectively, the "Collateral"):
(i)
the Pledged Stock;
(ii) all
other property hereafter delivered in
substitution for any of the Pledged Stock,
all certificates
and instruments representing or evidencing
such other
property and all cash, securities,
interest, dividends,
distributions rights and other property at
any time and from
time to time received, receivable or
otherwise distributed
in respect of or in exchange for any or
all thereof
(including, without limitation, any Newco
Stock distributed
to the Pledgor in respect of the Pledged
Stock in connection
with the Newco Spin); and
(iii) all Proceeds of any and all of the
foregoing.
(b)
The foregoing transfer, pledge, assignment and
grant of a security interest is made to secure the prompt and
complete payment and performance when due of the Secured
Obligations.
(c)
Concurrently herewith, the parties hereto are
entering into the Utility Stock Pledge Agreement (65%)--
-
-New
Tranche B Loan. It is the intention of the parties hereto and
thereto that the security interest and lien created hereby
shall
be a separate security interest and lien from that created by
the
Utility Stock Pledge Agreement (65%)--
-
-New Tranche B Loan, and
that the security interest and lien created hereby shall be
equal
in priority to that created by the Utility Stock Pledge
Agreement
(65%)--
-
-New Tranche B Loan. It is also the intention of the
parties hereto and thereto that any avoidance, pursuant to
Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code, of the security
interest and lien created by the Utility Stock Pledge
Agreement
(65%)--
-
-New Tranche B Loan shall have no effect on the lien and
security interest created hereby, which shall continue as a
perfected first priority interest in the Collateral securing
the
Secured Obligations notwithstanding any such avoidance of the
security interest and lien created by the Utility Stock
Pledge
Agreement (65%) --
-
- New Tranche B Loan.
(d)
Concurrently herewith, the parties hereto are
entering into the Utility Stock Pledge Agreement
(35%)---Continued
Tranche B Loan and the Utility Stock Pledge Agreement
(35%)---New
Tranche B Loan, in each case covering collateral that is
separate
and distinct from the Collateral. It is the intention of the
parties hereto and thereto that the security interest and
lien
created hereby shall be a separate security interest and lien
from those created by the Utility Stock Pledge Agreement
(35%)--
Continued Tranche B Loan and the Utility Stock Pledge
Agreement
(35%)---New Tranche B Loan.
3.2
Procedures. (a) To the extent that the Pledgor
at any time or from time to time owns, acquires or obtains
any
right, title or interest in any Collateral, such Collateral
shall
automatically (and without the taking of any action by the
Pledgor) be pledged pursuant to Section 3.1 of this Agreement
and, in addition thereto, the Pledgor shall (as promptly as
practicable and, in any event, within 10 days after it
obtains
such Collateral) deliver to the Pledgee any stock
certificates
evidencing such Collateral, duly endorsed in blank, and take
such
other actions as the Pledgee shall reasonably request to
perfect
the Pledgee's security interest in such Collateral.
(b)
In addition to the actions required to be taken
pursuant to Section 3.2(a) hereof, the Pledgor shall from time
to
time, at the sole expense of the Pledgor, cause appropriate
financing statements (on Form UCC-1 or other appropriate
form)
under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the various
relevant States, in form covering all Collateral hereunder
(with
the form of such financing statements to be satisfactory to
the
Pledgee), to be filed in the relevant filing offices so that
at
all times the Pledgee has a security interest in all
Collateral
which is perfected by the filing of such financing statements
(in
each case to the maximum extent perfection by filing may be
obtained under the laws of any relevant State).
3.3
Subsequently Acquired Collateral. If the Pledgor
shall acquire (by purchase, dividend or similar distribution
or
otherwise) any additional Collateral at any time or from time
to
time after the date hereof, such Collateral shall
automatically
(and without any further action being required to be taken)
be
subject to the pledge and security interests created pursuant
to
Section 3.1 hereof and, furthermore, the Pledgor will
promptly
thereafter take (or cause to be taken) all action with respect
to
such Collateral in accordance with the procedures set forth
in
Section 3.2 hereof, and will promptly thereafter deliver to
the
Pledgee (i) a certificate executed by a principal executive
officer of the Pledgor describing such Collateral and
certifying
that the same has been duly pledged in favor of the Pledgee
(for
the benefit of the Lenders) hereunder and (ii) supplements to
Annexes A and B hereto as are reasonably necessary to cause
such
annexes to be complete and accurate at such time.
3.4
Transfer Taxes. Each pledge of Collateral under
Section 3.1 hereof shall be accompanied by any transfer tax
stamps required in connection with the pledge of such
Collateral.
3.5
Certain Representations and Warranties Regarding
the Collateral. The Pledgor represents and warrants that on
the
date hereof (i) the Pledged Stock consists of the number and
type
of shares described in Annex A hereto; (ii) the Pledged Stock
constitutes that percentage of the issued and outstanding
common
stock of the Issuer as is set forth in Annex A hereto; and
(iii)
the Pledgor has complied with the respective procedure set
forth
in Sections 3.2(a) and (b) hereof with respect to each item
of
Collateral hereunder.
4.
APPOINTMENT OF SUB-AGENTS; ENDORSEMENTS, ETC. If
and to the extent necessary to enable the Pledgee to perfect
its
security interest in any of the Collateral or to exercise any
of
its remedies hereunder, the Pledgee shall have the right to
appoint one or more sub-agents for the purpose of retaining
physical possession of the Collateral, which may be held in
the
name of the Pledgor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor
of
the Pledgee or any nominee or nominees of the Pledgee or a
sub-
agent appointed by the Pledgee.
5. VOTING,
ETC. The Pledgor shall be entitled to
exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights
pertaining to the Collateral owned by it, and to give
consents,
waivers or ratifications in respect thereof.
6. DIVIDENDS
AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS. All cash
dividends, cash distributions, cash Proceeds and other cash
amounts payable in respect of the Collateral shall be
received
(a) by the Pledgor, if no Event of Default shall have
occurred
and be continuing and (b) by the Pledgee, if any Event of
Default
shall have occurred and be continuing (all of which amounts
so
received by the Pledgee to be delivered by the Pledgee to the
Administrative Agent for application toward prepayment of the
Secured Obligations). The Pledgee shall also be entitled
to
receive directly, and to retain as part of the Collateral:
(i) all other or additional capital stock or
other property (including, but not limited
to, cash
dividends other than as set forth above)
paid or distributed
by way of dividend or otherwise in respect
of the
Collateral;
(ii) all other or additional capital stock or
other property paid or distributed in
respect of the
Collateral by way of split, spin-off,
split-up,
reclassification, combination or similar
rearrangement;
(iii)all other or additional capital stock or
other property (including, but not limited
to, cash) which
may be paid in respect of the Collateral
by reason of any
consolidation, merger, exchange,
conveyance of assets,
liquidation or similar reorganization;
and
(iv) without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, all shares of Newco Stock
distributed in respect
of the Collateral.
Nothing
contained in this Section 6 shall limit or
restrict in any way the Pledgee's right to have pledged to it
proceeds of the Collateral in any form in accordance with
Section
3 of this Agreement. All dividends, distributions or
other
payments which are received by the Pledgor contrary to the
provisions of this Section 6 and Section 7 hereof shall be
received in trust for the benefit of the Pledgee, shall be
segregated from other property or funds of the Pledgor and
shall
be forthwith paid over to the Pledgee as Collateral in the
same
form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).
7.
LIMITATION ON REMEDIES. It is expressly agreed
that, subject to Section 8 hereof, notwithstanding the
occurrence
of any Default or Event of Default, neither the Pledgee, the
Administrative Agent, nor any Lender, nor any Person acting
on
behalf of any thereof, shall have any right:
(i) to transfer all or any part of the Collateral
into the Pledgee's name or the name of its
nominee or
nominees;
(ii) to vote all or any part of the Collateral,
give consents, waivers and ratifications
in respect of the
Collateral or otherwise act with respect
thereto as though
it were the outright owner thereof or to
exercise any of the
rights or powers of a stockholder of the
Issuer;
(iii)to sell, assign or deliver, or grant options
to purchase, all or any part of the
Collateral, or any
interest therein, or otherwise foreclose
on any of the
Collateral; or
(iv) to set-off any Collateral against any Secured
Obligations and to apply such Collateral
to the payment of
any Secured Obligations;
provided, however, that in the event of any sale or other
disposition of any of the Collateral, the Pledgee shall be
entitled to receive the Proceeds thereof, whether such sale
or
other disposition is consummated in connection with a
bankruptcy
proceeding in respect of the Pledgor, or otherwise (it being
agreed by the parties hereto that this Agreement creates in
favor
of the Pledgee a first priority security interest in the
Collateral notwithstanding that the Pledgee has agreed not to
exercise remedies of a secured party in respect of the
Collateral).
8. REMEDIES
IN RESPECT OF COLLATERAL OTHER THAN PLEDGED
STOCK, ETC. Anything herein or in any other Financing
Document
to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) the Pledgee shall have,
in
respect of all Collateral other than the Pledged Stock and
any
shares of Newco Stock that may become Collateral hereunder,
all
rights and remedies granted to the Pledgee under the Utility
Stock Pledge Agreement (35%)-New Tranche B Loan, including,
without limitation, all rights and remedies of a secured
party
under Article 9 of the UCC and (b) in the event of a
bankruptcy
proceeding in respect of the Pledgor, the Pledgee shall have,
in
respect of the Pledgor and all Collateral, all rights and
remedies of a secured creditor, subject to the Bankruptcy
Code.
9.
APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS. All monies collected by
the Pledgee upon any sale or other disposition of the
Collateral
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, together with all
other
monies received by the Pledgee hereunder, shall be applied at
the
written instruction of the Administrative Agent for
satisfaction
of the Secured Obligations in the order provided in the
Credit
Agreement.
10.
[OMITTED].
11.
[OMITTED]
12.
CERTAIN LIMITATIONS (a) The Pledgee shall not be
obligated to perform or discharge any obligation of the
Pledgor
as a result of the pledge hereby effected.
(b)
The acceptance by the Pledgee of this Agreement,
with all the rights, powers, privileges and authority so
created,
shall not at any time or in any event obligate the Pledgee to
appear in or defend any action or proceeding relating to the
Collateral to which it is not a party, or to take any action
hereunder or thereunder, or to expend any money or incur any
expenses or perform or discharge any obligation, duty or
liability under the Collateral.
(c)
Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate the
Pledgor to sell or otherwise dispose of the Pledged Stock or
any
shares of Newco Stock that may become Collateral hereunder
during
the continuance of an Event of Default or otherwise.
13.
FURTHER ASSURANCES; POWER-OF-ATTORNEY. (a) At
any time and from time to time, upon the written request of
the
Pledgee, and at the sole expense of the Pledgor, the Pledgor
will
promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such
further
instruments and documents and take such further action as the
Pledgee reasonably may deem appropriate in order to perfect
and
preserve the Pledgee's security interest in the Collateral and
in
order for the Pledgee to obtain the full benefits of this
Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted,
including,
without limitation, the filing of any financing or
continuation
statements under the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any
jurisdiction and the filing of any other equivalent or
similar
statement or document under any other applicable Law with any
other applicable Governmental Authority with respect to the
security interests granted hereby. The Pledgor also
hereby
authorizes the Pledgee to file any such financing or
continuation
statement without the signature of the Pledgor to the extent
permitted by applicable Law. If any amount payable under or
in
connection with any of the Collateral shall be or become
evidenced by any promissory note or other instrument, such
note
or instrument shall be immediately delivered to the Pledgee
and
pledged to the Pledgee hereunder, duly endorsed, to the
extent
necessary, to the Pledgee.
(b)
The Pledgor hereby appoints the Pledgee such
Pledgor's attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place
and
stead of the Pledgor and in the name of the Pledgor or
otherwise,
to act from time to time, solely after the occurrence and
during
the continuance of an Event of Default and subject to the
Credit
Agreement, in the Pledgee's reasonable discretion to take any
action and to execute any instrument which the Pledgee may
deem
reasonably necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes
of
this Agreement.
14.
[OMITTED]
15.
TRANSFER BY THE PLEDGOR. The Pledgor will not
sell or otherwise dispose of, grant any option with respect
to,
or mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber any of the
Collateral
or any interest therein (except as may be permitted in
accordance
with the terms of the Financing Documents).
16.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
PLEDGOR. (a) The Pledgor represents, warrants and
covenants
that:
(i) it is the legal, beneficial and record owner
of, and has good and marketable title to,
all Collateral
consisting of Pledged Stock and it has all
rights in the
Collateral necessary for the security
interest purported to
be created hereunder to attach (subject,
in each case, to no
pledge, lien, security interest, charge,
option or other
encumbrance whatsoever, except the liens
and security
interests created by this
Agreement);
(ii) it has full power, authority and legal right
to pledge all the Collateral pledged by it
pursuant to this
Agreement;
(iii)this Agreement has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Pledgor and
constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Pledgor
enforceable against the Pledgor in
accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that the
enforceability hereof
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws generally
affecting creditors' rights and by
equitable principles
(regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in equity or at
law);
(iv) except to the extent already obtained or
made, no consent of any other party
(including, without
limitation, any stockholder or creditor of
the Pledgor or
the Issuer) and no consent, license,
permit, approval or
authorization of, exemption by, notice or
report to, or
registration, filing or declaration with,
any Governmental
Authority is required to be obtained by
the Pledgor in
connection with (a) the execution,
delivery or performance
of this Agreement, (b) the validity or
enforceability of
this Agreement or (c) the perfection or
enforceability of
the Pledgee's security interest in the
Collateral;
(v) the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement will not violate any
provision of any
applicable Law or regulation or of any
order, judgment,
writ, award or decree of any court,
arbitrator or
Governmental Authority, domestic or
foreign, applicable to
the Pledgor, or of the certificate of
incorporation,
operating agreement, limited liability
company agreement,
partnership agreement or by-laws of the
Pledgor or of any
securities or other interests issued by
the Pledgor or the
Issuer, or of any mortgage, deed of trust,
indenture, lease,
loan agreement, credit agreement or other
material contract,
agreement or instrument or undertaking to
which the Pledgor
or the Issuer is a party or by which any
of its assets may
be bound and will not result in the
creation or imposition
of (or the obligation to create or impose)
any lien or
encumbrance on any of the assets of the
Pledgor or the
Issuer except as contemplated by this
Agreement;
(vi) all of the Collateral consisting of Pledged
Stock has been duly and validly issued and
acquired, is
fully paid and non-assessable and is
subject to no options
to purchase or similar rights; and
(vii)the pledge and collateral assignment
to the
Pledgee of the Collateral consisting of
Pledged Stock,
together with continued possession by the
Pledgee of any
certificates, instruments, documents or
other writings
evidencing the Pledged Stock and/or the
making of relevant
filings or recordings and/or any other
action required to be
taken in accordance with Section 3.2 (all
of which have been
made or taken, as the case may be),
creates in favor of the
Pledgee a valid and perfected first
priority security
interest in such Collateral, and the
proceeds thereof,
subject to no prior Lien or encumbrance
(other than any
Permitted Lien that is a non-consensual
lien arising by
operation of law) or to any agreement
purporting to grant to
any third party a Lien or encumbrance
(other than any
Permitted Lien that is a non-consensual
lien arising by
operation of law, and other than the Lien
created by the
Utility Stock Pledge Agreement (65%)
-
- New Tranche B Loan)
on the property or assets of the Pledgor
which would include
the Pledged Stock and the Pledgee is
entitled to all the
rights, priorities and benefits afforded
by the Uniform
Commercial Code or other relevant law as
enacted in any
relevant jurisdiction to perfected
security interests in
respect of such Collateral.
(b)
The Pledgor covenants and agrees that it will
defend the Pledgee's right, title and security interest in and
to
the Collateral and the proceeds thereof against the claims
and
demands of all persons whomsoever; and the Pledgor covenants
and
agrees that it will have like title to and right to pledge
any
other property at any time hereafter pledged to the Pledgee
as
Collateral hereunder and will likewise defend the right
thereto
and security interest therein of the Pledgee.
17.
JURISDICTION OF ORGANIZATION; NAME. The
Pledgor's name, jurisdiction of organization and
identification
number are set forth in Annex B hereto. The Pledgor will
not
change its name or its jurisdiction of organization, except
upon
15 days' prior written notice to the Collateral Agent and
delivery to the Collateral Agent of all additional executed
financing statements and other documents reasonably requested
by
the Collateral Agent to maintain the validity, perfection and
priority of the security interests provided for herein.
18.
PLEDGOR'S OBLIGATIONS ABSOLUTE, ETC. The
obligations of the Pledgor under this Agreement shall be
absolute
and unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect
without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended,
discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any
circumstance
or occurrence whatsoever (except as provided under Section
20),
including, without limitation: (i) any renewal,
extension,
amendment or modification of or addition or supplement to or
deletion from any Financing Document or any other instrument
or
agreement referred to therein, or any assignment or transfer
of
any thereof; (ii) any waiver, consent, extension, indulgence
or
other action or inaction under or in respect of any such
agreement or instrument including, without limitation, this
Agreement; (iii) any furnishing of any additional security to
the
Pledgee or its assignee or any acceptance thereof or any
release
of any security by the Pledgee or its assignee (except as
provided under Section 20); (iv) any limitation on any
party's
liability or obligations under any such instrument or
agreement
or any invalidity or unenforceability, in whole or in part,
of
any such instrument or agreement or any term thereof; or (v)
any
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, composition,
adjustment,
dissolution, liquidation or other like proceeding relating to
the
Pledgor or the Issuer, or any action taken with respect to
this
Agreement by any trustee or receiver, or by any court, in any
such proceeding, whether or not the Pledgor shall have notice
or
knowledge of any of the foregoing.
19.
[OMITTED].
20.
TERMINATION; RELEASE. After payment in full of
the Secured Obligations and termination of the Credit
Agreement,
this Agreement and the security interest created hereby shall
terminate (provided that all indemnities set forth herein
including, without limitation, in Section 11 hereof shall
survive
any such termination), and the Pledgee, at the request and
expense of the Pledgor, will execute and deliver to the Pledgor
a
proper instrument or instruments acknowledging the
satisfaction
and termination of this Agreement, and will duly assign,
transfer
and deliver to the Pledgor (without recourse and without any
representation or warranty) such of the Collateral as has not
theretofore been sold or otherwise applied or released
pursuant
to this Agreement, together with any monies at the time held
by
the Pledgee or any of its sub-agents hereunder.
21.
NOTICES, ETC. All notices, requests, demands or
other communications hereunder shall be made in the manner
and
with the effect provided in Section 9.3 of the Credit
Agreement
at the addresses provided below or at such other address as
shall
have been furnished in writing by the relevant Person to the
party required to give notice hereunder:
(a) If
to the Pledgor, at:
PG&E Corporation
Onx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Assistant Treasurer
Tel.: (000) 000-0000
Fax.: (000) 000-0000
(b)
If to the Pledgee, at:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
Corporate Trust and Agency Services
100 Xxxxx Xxx, XX: 0603
Jersey City, NJ 07311
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Day
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to the Administrative Agent at:
Xxxxxx Commercial Paper Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx/Xxxx Xxxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000/(000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000/(000)
000-0000
22.
WAIVER; AMENDMENT. None of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement may be changed, waived, modified
or
varied in any manner whatsoever unless in writing duly signed
by
the Pledgor and the Pledgee.
23.
MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement shall be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by
each of the parties hereto and its successors and assigns,
provided that the Pledgor may not assign any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement without the prior consent of
the
Pledgee. The headings in this Agreement are for purposes
of
reference only and shall not limit or define the meaning
hereof.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall
constitute one instrument. In the event that any provision
of
this Agreement shall prove to be invalid or unenforceable,
such
provision shall be deemed to be severable from the other
provisions of this Agreement which shall remain binding on
all
parties hereto. The rights, powers, privileges and immunities
of
the Collateral Agent set forth in the Credit Agreement shall
apply to the Collateral Agent as if expressly set forth
herein.
24.
GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ALL
MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE AND MATTERS
RELATING TO THE CREATION, VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT OR PRIORITY
OF
THE SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD
TO
THE CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401
OF
THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), EXCEPT AS MAY BE
REQUIRED
BY OTHER MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW.
25.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO
HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE
RIGHT
ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN
CONNECTION
WITH, THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF
DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF
ANY
PARTY RELATING HERETO OR THERETO. THIS PROVISION IS A
MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDERS TO ENTER INTO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
AND
THE OTHER FINANCING DOCUMENTS.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Pledgor, the Pledgee and the
Administrative Agent have caused this Agreement to be executed
by
their duly elected officers duly authorized as of the date
first
above written.
PLEDGOR
PG&E CORPORATION
XXXXX X. XXXXXX
By
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Chief Financial
Officer
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
XXXXXX COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
as Administrative Agent
XXXXX X. XXXXX, XX.
By
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx,Xx.
Title: Authorized Signatory
PLEDGEE
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS, as Collateral Agent
XXXXXXX XXXXX DAY
By
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Day
Title: Vice President
=================================================================
ANNEX A
to
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
LIST OF PLEDGED STOCK
Number
Name
of
Type
of
of
Certificate No.
Issuer
Interest
Shares
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Common
196,191,806 ZQU11
Stock
=================================================================
ANNEX B
to
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Name of Pledgor:
PG&E Corporation
Jurisdiction of Organization: California
Identification
Number:
C1953580
