Exhibit
99(a)
EXCHANGE AGENT
AGREEMENT
THIS EXCHANGE AGENT AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of ______,
2006 by and between DPL Inc., an Ohio corporation, (the
“Issuer”) and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National
Association, a national banking association incorporated and
existing under the laws of the United States of America, and its
successors as exchange agent (the “Exchange
Agent”).
RECITALS
The Issuer proposes to make an offer to
exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
the Issuer's prospectus, dated ________, 2006 (the
“Prospectus”), and the accompanying letter of
transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”) attached
hereto as Exhibit A (which together with the Prospectus
constitutes the “Exchange Offer”), its unregistered 8%
Senior Notes due 2009 (the “Restricted Securities”) for
an equal principal amount of its registered 8% Senior Notes due
2009 (the “Exchange Securities” and, together with the
Restricted Securities, the “Securities.”)
The Exchange Offer will commence as soon as
practicable after the Issuer’s Registration Statement on Form
S-4 relating to the Exchange Offer is declared effective under the
Securities Act of 1933, as communicated in writing to Exchange
Agent by the Issuer (the “Effective Time”) and shall
terminate at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on ______, 2006 (the
“Expiration Date”), unless the Exchange Offer is
extended by the Issuer and the Issuer notifies Exchange Agent of
such extension by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the previous
Expiration Date, in which case, the term “Expiration
Date” shall mean the latest date and time to which the
Exchange Offer is extended. In connection therewith, the
undersigned parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Appointment and Duties as Exchange
Agent . Issuer hereby authorizes J.P. Morgan Trust Company,
National Association, to act as Exchange Agent in connection with
the Exchange Offer, and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National
Association, hereby agrees to act as Exchange Agent and to perform
the services outlined herein in connection with the Exchange Offer
on the terms and conditions contained herein.
2. Mailing to Holders of
the Restricted Securities . A. As soon as practicable after its
receipt of communication from the Issuer as to the Effective Time,
Exchange Agent will mail to each Holder (as defined in the
Indenture of the Issuer, dated as of March 1, 2000, between the
Issuer and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association), and to
each DTC participant identified by DTC as a holder of any
Restricted Securities (i) a Letter of Transmittal with instructions
(including instructions for completing a substitute Form W-9),
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
“Letter of Transmittal”), (ii) a Prospectus, (iii) a
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the “Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery”), (iv) a Letter to Registered Holders and The
Depository Trust Company Participants, (v) a Letter to Clients, and
(vi) Instructions to Registered Holder and/or Book-Entry
Transfer
Participant from Owner (together, the documents described in (i) -
(vi) referred to as the “Exchange Package”), all in
accordance with the procedures described in the
Prospectus.
B. Issuer shall supply Exchange Agent with
sufficient copies of the Exchange Package to enable Exchange Agent
to perform its duties hereunder. Issuer shall also furnish or cause
to be furnished to Exchange Agent a list of the holders of the
Restricted Securities (including a beneficial holder list from The
Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), certificated
Restricted Securities numbers and amounts, mailing addresses, and
social security numbers), unless waived by Exchange
Agent.
3. ATOP Registration . Within two
business days following the commencement of the Exchange Offer,
Exchange Agent shall establish an account with DTC in its name to
facilitate book-entry tenders of Restricted Securities through
DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (herein
“ATOP”) for the Exchange Offer.
4. Receipt of Letters of Transmittal and
Related Items . From and after the Effective Time, Exchange
Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept (i) Letters of
Transmittal, duly executed in accordance with the instructions
thereto (or a manually signed facsimile thereof), and any requisite
collateral documents from Holders of the Restricted Securities and
(ii) surrendered Restricted Securities to which such Letters of
Transmittal relate. Exchange Agent is authorized to request from
any person tendering Restricted Securities such additional
documents as Exchange Agent or the Issuer deems appropriate.
Exchange Agent is hereby authorized and directed to process
withdrawals of tenders to the extent withdrawal thereof is
authorized by the Exchange Offer.
5. Defective or Deficient Restricted
Securities and Instruments . A. As soon as practicable after
receipt, Exchange Agent will examine instructions transmitted by
DTC (“DTC Transmissions”), Restricted Securities,
Letters of Transmittal and other documents received by Exchange
Agent in connection with tenders of Restricted Securities to
ascertain whether (i) the Letters of Transmittal are completed and
executed in accordance with the instructions set forth therein (or
that the DTC Transmissions contain the proper information required
to be set forth therein), (ii) the Restricted Securities have
otherwise been properly tendered in accordance with the Prospectus
and the Letters of Transmittal (or that book-entry confirmations
are in due and proper form and contain the information required to
be set forth therein) and (iii) if applicable, the other documents
(including the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery) are properly
completed and executed.
B. If any Letter of
Transmittal or other document has been improperly completed or
executed (or any DTC Transmissions are not in due and proper form
or omit required information) or the Restricted Securities
accompanying such Letter of Transmittal are not in proper form for
transfer or have been improperly tendered (or the book-entry
confirmations are not in due and proper form or omit required
information) or if some other irregularity in connection with any
tender of any Restricted Securities exists, Exchange Agent shall
promptly report such information to the Holder. If such condition
is not promptly remedied by the Holder, Exchange Agent shall report
such condition to the Issuer and await its direction. All questions
as to the validity, form, eligibility (including timeliness of
receipt), acceptance and withdrawal of
any Restricted
Securities tendered or delivered shall be determined by the Issuer,
in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the above, Exchange Agent
shall not be under any duty to give notification of defects in such
tenders and shall not incur any liability for failure to give such
notification unless such failure constitutes negligence or willful
misconduct.
C. The Issuer reserves the absolute right (i) to
reject any or all tenders of any particular Restricted Securities
determined by the Issuer not to be in proper form or the acceptance
or exchange of which may, in the opinion of Issuer’s counsel,
be unlawful and (ii) to waive any of the conditions of the Exchange
Offer or any defect or irregularity in the tender of any particular
Restricted Securities, and the Issuer's interpretation of the terms
and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including the Letter of
Transmittal and Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and the instructions
set forth therein) will be final and binding.
6. Requirements of Tenders . A. Tenders
of Restricted Securities shall be made only as set forth in the
Letter of Transmittal, and shall be considered properly tendered
only when tendered in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this paragraph, any Restricted Securities that the
Issuer’s President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, or
any other person designated by the Issuer’s President shall
approve as having been properly tendered shall be considered to be
properly tendered.
B. Exchange Agent shall (a) ensure that each
Letter of Transmittal and the related Restricted Securities or a
bond power are duly executed (with signatures guaranteed where
required) by the appropriate parties in accordance with the terms
of the Exchange Offer; (b) in those instances where the person
executing the Letter of Transmittal (as indicated on the Letter of
Transmittal) is acting in a fiduciary or a representative capacity,
ensure that proper evidence of his or her authority so to act is
submitted; and (c) in those instances where the Restricted
Securities are tendered by persons other than the registered holder
of such Restricted Securities, ensure that customary transfer
requirements, including any applicable transfer taxes, and the
requirements imposed by the transfer restrictions on the Restricted
Securities (including any applicable requirements for
certifications, legal opinions or other information) are
fulfilled.
7. Exchange of the Restricted Securities
. A. Promptly after the Effective Time, the Issuer will deliver the
Exchange Securities to the Exchange Agent. Upon surrender of the
Restricted Securities properly tendered in accordance with the
Exchange Offer, Exchange Agent is hereby directed to deliver or
cause to be delivered Exchange Securities to the Holders of such
surrendered Restricted Securities. The principal amount of the
Exchange Securities to be delivered to a Holder shall equal the
principal amount of the Restricted Securities
surrendered.
B. The Exchange Securities issued in exchange
for certificated Restricted Securities shall be mailed by Exchange
Agent, in accordance with the instructions contained in the Letter
of Transmittal, by first class or registered mail, and under
coverage of Exchange Agent’s blanket surety bond for first
class or registered mail losses protecting the Issuer from loss or
liability arising out of the non-receipt or non-delivery of such
Exchange Securities or the replacement thereof.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, issuance of the Exchange Securities for accepted
Restricted Securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer shall be made
only after deposit with Exchange Agent of the Restricted
Securities, the Letter of Transmittal and any other required
documents.
8. Securities Held in Trust . The
Exchange Securities and any cash or other property (the
“Property”) deposited with or received by Exchange
Agent (in such capacity) from the Issuer shall be held in a
segregated account, solely for the benefit of Issuer and Holders
tendering Restricted Securities, as their interests may appear, and
the Property shall not be commingled with securities, money, assets
or property of Exchange Agent or any other party. Exchange Agent
hereby waives any and all rights of lien, if any, against the
Property, except to the extent set forth in the Indenture with
respect to the Exchange Securities.
9. Reports to Issuer . A. Exchange Agent
shall notify, by facsimile or electronic communication, the Issuer
of the principal amount of the Restricted Securities which have
been duly tendered since the previous report and the aggregate
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