Exhibit 10.1
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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated
as of March 1, 2007
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CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
Joint Lead Arrangers
and Bookrunners
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Article I DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
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SECTION 1.01.Defined Terms.
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1
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SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally.
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16
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Article II THE CREDITS
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16
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SECTION 2.01. Commitments.
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16
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SECTION 2.02. Loans.
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17
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SECTION 2.03. Borrowing Procedure.
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18
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SECTION 2.04. Fees.
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18
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SECTION 2.05. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of
Indebtedness.
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19
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SECTION 2.06. Interest on Loans.
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20
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SECTION 2.07. Alternate Rate of Interest.
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20
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SECTION 2.08. Termination and Reduction of
Commitments.
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21
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SECTION 2.09. Prepayment.
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21
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SECTION 2.10. Reserve Requirements; Change in
Circumstances.
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22
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SECTION 2.11. Change in Legality.
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24
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SECTION 2.12. Pro Rata Treatment.
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24
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SECTION 2.13. Sharing of Setoffs.
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25
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SECTION 2.14. Payments.
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25
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SECTION 2.15. Taxes.
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26
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SECTION 2.16. Assignment of Commitments Under
Certain Circumstances.
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28
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SECTION 2.17. Letters of Credit.
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29
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Article III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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32
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SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers.
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33
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SECTION 3.02. Authorization.
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33
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SECTION 3.03. Enforceability.
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33
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SECTION 3.04. Governmental Approvals.
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33
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SECTION 3.05. Financial Statements.
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SECTION 3.06. Litigation.
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34
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SECTION 3.07. Federal Reserve Regulations.
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34
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SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Act.
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34
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SECTION 3.09. No Material Misstatements.
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34
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SECTION 3.10. Taxes.
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35
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SECTION 3.11. Employee Benefit Plans.
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35
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SECTION 3.12. Significant Subsidiaries.
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35
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SECTION 3.13. Environmental Matters.
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36
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SECTION 3.14. Solvency.
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Article IV CONDITIONS
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SECTION 4.01. Initial Extensions of
Credit.
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36
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SECTION 4.02. Conditions for All Extensions of
Credit.
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38
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Article V COVENANTS
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39
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SECTION 5.01. Existence.
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SECTION 5.02. Compliance With Laws; Business
and Properties.
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SECTION 5.03. Financial Statements, Reports,
Etc.
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39
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SECTION 5.04. Insurance.
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41
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SECTION 5.05. Taxes, Etc.
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41
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SECTION 5.06. Maintaining Records; Access to
Properties and Inspections.
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41
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SECTION 5.07. ERISA.
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41
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SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds.
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41
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SECTION 5.09.
Consolidations, Mergers, Sales and Acquisitions of Assets and
Investments in Subsidiaries.
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SECTION 5.10. Limitations on Liens.
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43
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SECTION 5.11. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
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45
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SECTION 5.12. Debt to Total Capitalization
Ratio.
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45
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SECTION 5.13. Restrictive Agreements.
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Article VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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Article VII THE AGENT
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Article VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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50
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SECTION 8.01. Notices.
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SECTION 8.02. Survival of Agreement.
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51
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SECTION 8.03. Binding Effect.
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51
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SECTION 8.04. Successors and Assigns.
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SECTION 8.05. Expenses; Indemnity.
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54
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SECTION 8.06. Right of Setoff.
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SECTION 8.07. Applicable Law.
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SECTION 8.08. Waivers; Amendment.
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SECTION 8.09. Entire Agreement.
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SECTION 8.10. Severability.
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SECTION 8.11. Counterparts.
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57
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SECTION 8.12. Headings.
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SECTION 8.13. Interest Rate Limitation.
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SECTION 8.14. Jurisdiction; Venue.
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SECTION 8.15. Confidentiality.
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SECTION 8.16. Electronic Communications.
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
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Form of Assignment and Acceptance
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Exhibit B
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Form of Borrowing Request
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Form of Prepayment Notice
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Schedule 2.01
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Commitments
Schedule 2.17(i)
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LC
Fronting Bank Commitments
Schedule 5.13
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Restrictive Agreements
REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of March 1, 2007,
among TXU Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “ Borrower ”), the lenders listed
in Schedule 2.01 (together with their successors and assigns,
the “ Lenders ”), Credit Suisse, Cayman
Islands Branch (“ CS ”), as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “
Agent ”) and as a fronting bank for letters
of credit issued hereunder, and Citibank, N.A., as a fronting bank
for letters of credit issued hereunder.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrower
has requested that the Lenders and the Fronting Banks provide the
revolving credit and letter of credit facilities hereinafter
described in the amounts and on the terms and conditions set forth
herein; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders
and the Fronting Banks have agreed to provide such facilities on
the terms and conditions set forth herein, and CS has agreed to act
as Agent on behalf of the Lenders and the Fronting Banks on such
terms and conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
SECTION
1.01. Defined Terms.
As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified
below:
“ ABR
Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of ABR
Loans.
“ ABR
Loan ” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a
rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate in
accordance with the provisions of Article II or any Eurodollar
Loan converted (pursuant to Section 2.03, 2.07 or 2.11(a)(ii)) to a
loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the
Alternate Base Rate.
“
Acquisition Date ” shall mean the date as of
which a person or group of related persons first acquires more than
30% of any outstanding class of Voting Shares of TXU (within the
meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, and the
applicable rules and regulations thereunder).
“
Administrative Fees ” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.04(c).
“
Affiliate ” shall mean, when used with
respect to a specified person, another person that directly or
indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control
with the person specified.
“
Agent ” shall have the meaning given such
term in the preamble hereto.
“
Agreement ” shall have the meaning given such
term in the preamble hereto.
“
Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean, for any
day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to
the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater of (i) the Federal
Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (ii)
the Prime Rate in effect on such day. For purposes hereof, “
Prime Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest
per annum publicly announced from time to time by CS as
its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York
City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the date
such change is publicly announced as effective; and “
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall mean,
for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as released on the next
succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York, or, if such rate is not so released for any day
which is a Business Day, the arithmetic average (rounded upwards to
the next 1/100th of 1%), as determined by CS, of the quotations for
the day of such transactions received by CS from three Federal
funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it. If for any
reason CS shall have determined (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error; provided that CS shall,
upon request, provide to the Borrower a certificate setting forth
in reasonable detail the basis for such determination) that it is
unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any
reason, including the inability of CS to obtain sufficient
quotations in accordance with the terms thereof, the Alternate Base
Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (i) of the
first sentence of this definition until the circumstances giving
rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Alternate
Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds
Effective Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such
change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate,
respectively.
“
Applicable Margin ” shall mean, at any time
and for any Type of Loan, the percentage per annum set
forth below corresponding to such Type of Loan in the column under
the Applicable Rating Level at such time. At any time an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing, the Applicable Margins set
forth below shall be increased for each Applicable Rating Level by
2.00%.
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Percentage
Per Annum
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Eurodollar Loan
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0.275%
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0.350%
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0.425%
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0.575%
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0.800%
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ABR Loan
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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Applicable Rating Level ” shall mean, at any
time, the level set forth below in the row next to the then
applicable Debt Ratings. If there is a difference of one level in
the Debt Ratings, then the higher Debt Rating shall be used for
purposes of determining the Applicable Rating Level, and if there
is a difference of more than one level in the Debt
Ratings, then the Debt Rating one level higher
than the lower Debt Rating will be used for purposes of determining
the Applicable Rating Level. Any change in the Applicable Rating
Level shall be effective on the date on which the applicable rating
agency announces any change in the applicable Debt Rating.
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Applicable Rating Level
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Assignment and Acceptance ” shall mean an
assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee
in the form of Exhibit A.
“
Available Commitment ” shall mean, for each
Lender, the excess of such Lender’s Commitment over such
Lender’s Outstanding Credits. “ Available
Commitments ” shall refer to the aggregate of the
Lenders’ Available Commitments.
“
Board ” shall mean the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
“ Board
of Directors ” shall mean the board
of directors of TXU or any duly authorized committee thereof.
“
Borrower ” shall have the meaning given such
term in the preamble hereto.
“
Borrower Information ” shall have the meaning
given to such term in Section 3.05(b).
“
Borrowing ” shall mean a group of Loans of a
single Type made by the Lenders on a single date and as to which a
single Interest Period is in effect.
“
Borrowing Request ” shall mean a request made
pursuant to Section 2.03 in the form of Exhibit B.
“
Business Day ” shall mean any day (other than
a day that is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of
New York) on which banks are open for business in
New York City; provided, however , that, when used in
connection with a Eurodollar
Loan, the term “Business Day”
shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings
in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“ Cash
Collateral Account ” shall have the meaning assigned
to such term in Article VI.
a “
Change in Control ” shall be deemed to have
occurred if (i) any person or “group” (within the
meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder)
shall acquire beneficial ownership of more than 30% of any
outstanding class of Voting Shares of TXU unless such acquisition
shall have been approved prior to the applicable Acquisition Date
by a majority of Disinterested Directors of TXU or (ii) during
any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of
the Board of Directors cease to be composed of individuals (A) who
were members of Board of Directors on the first day of such period,
(B) whose election or nomination to the Board of Directors was
approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above
constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a
majority of the Board of Directors or (C) whose election or
nomination to the Board of Directors was approved by individuals
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time
of such election or nomination at least a majority of the Board of
Directors.
“
Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to time.
“
Commission ” shall mean the Public Utility
Commission of the State of Texas.
“
Commitment ” shall mean, with respect to any
Lender, the commitment of such Lender set forth in Schedule 2.01
hereto to make Loans and to purchase participations in Letters of
Credit, as such Commitment may be permanently terminated or reduced
from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 or modified from time to
time pursuant to Section 8.04. The Commitment of each Lender
shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Commitment
Termination Date if not terminated earlier pursuant to the terms
hereof. “ Commitments ” shall mean the
aggregate of the Lenders’ Commitments.
“
Commitment Fee ” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.04(a).
“
Commitment Fee Percentage ” shall mean, at
any time, the percentage per annum set forth below in the
column under the Applicable Rating Level at such time.
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Applicable
Rating Level
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Percentage
Per annum
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Commitment Fee
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0.100%
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0.125%
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0.150%
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0.175%
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0.200%
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Commitment Termination Date ” shall mean the
earlier of (i) the date of any issuance by the Borrower of any debt
or preferred equity securities or the entering into by the Borrower
of any credit facility, including any extension or refinancing of
any other debt of the Borrower, but excluding the issuance of
pollution control revenue bonds, commercial paper and the
Incremental Notes, borrowings and extensions of credit under
uncommitted lines of credit and other credit facilities in place on
February 24, 2007 and (ii) February 23, 2008.
“
Consolidated Earnings Available for Fixed Charges
” shall mean, for any twelve-month period,
(i) consolidated net income, calculated after deducting
preferred stock dividends and preferred securities distributions of
Subsidiaries of the Borrower, but before any extraordinary items
and before the effect in such twelve-month period of any change in
GAAP becoming effective after December 31, 2006 less
(ii) allowances for equity funds used during construction to
the extent that such allowances, taken as a whole, increased such
consolidated net income, plus (iii) provisions for
Federal income taxes, to the extent that such provisions, taken as
a whole, decreased such consolidated net income, plus
(iv) Consolidated Fixed Charges, less (v) revenues
arising from competitive transition charges, plus (vi)
depreciation and amortization, all determined for such twelve-month
period with respect to the Borrower and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided, however ,
that in computing Consolidated Earnings Available for Fixed Charges
for any twelve-month period, the following shall be added to the
extent that the following decreased consolidated net income: (A)
any non-cash book losses or charges, (B) any cash charges,
in an amount of up to $500,000,000
(calculated on an aggregate basis throughout the term of this
Agreement), as a result of (1) rulings by federal or state
regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Borrower or its
Consolidated Subsidiaries and (2) the early retirement, repurchase
or termination of debt or other securities or financing
arrangements, including premiums, relating to liability management
activities and (3) initiatives implemented pursuant to the
performance improvement programs of TXU and its Subsidiaries as
described by TXU in the Spring of 2004, including, but not limited
to, severance costs, plant or mine closings, asset dispositions,
restructuring charges and transaction costs and (C) any losses
incurred in connection with Preferred Membership Interest
Repurchases.
“
Consolidated Fixed Charges ” shall mean, for
any twelve-month period, the sum (without duplication) of
(i) interest expense (excluding any such expense (A) in
respect of the amortization of debt discount relating to the
Preferred Membership Interests, (B) incurred in connection with
Preferred Membership Interest Repurchases and (C) incurred in
connection with any charges, write-offs or premiums resulting from
the early retirement of debt relating to liability management
activities, in each case to the extent included in the calculation
of interest expense) and (ii) preferred stock dividends and
preferred securities distributions (excluding any such dividends or
distributions incurred in connection with Preferred Membership
Interest Repurchases), all determined for such twelve-month period
with respect to the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis.
“
Consolidated Senior Debt ” shall mean the
Senior Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries
determined on a consolidated basis, excluding, however, up to
$400,000,000 in the aggregate, at any time of
determination, of Senior Debt described in clause (iii) of the
definition of “Senior Debt”.
“
Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity ”
shall mean the sum (without duplication) of (i) total common
stock or common members’ interest plus
(ii) preferred and preference stock or preferred
members’ interest not subject to mandatory redemption, each
(in the case of clauses (i) and (ii)) determined with respect to
the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis, plus (iii) Equity-Credit Preferred Securities in an
aggregate liquidation preference amount not in excess of
$1,000,000,000, plus (iv) Preferred Membership
Interests; provided, however , that in computing
Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity at any time, the following
shall be added to the extent that the following decreased total
common members’ interest: (1) any cash and non-cash charges,
in an amount of up to $750,000,000 (calculated on an aggregate
basis throughout the term of this Agreement), as a result of (x)
rulings by federal or state regulatory bodies having jurisdiction
over the Borrower or its Consolidated Subsidiaries and (y) the
early retirement, repurchase or termination of debt or other
securities or financing arrangements, including premiums, relating
to liability management activities and (z) initiatives implemented
pursuant to TXU’s 4+4 performance improvement program,
including, but not limited to, severance costs, plant or mine
closings, asset dispositions, restructuring charges and transaction
costs and (2) any losses incurred in connection with Preferred
Membership Interest Repurchases.
“
Consolidated Subsidiary ” of any person shall
mean at any date any Subsidiary or other entity the accounts of
which would be consolidated with those of such person in such
person’s consolidated financial statements as of such
date.
“
Consolidated Total Capitalization ” shall
mean the sum of (i) Consolidated Shareholders’
Equity and (ii) Consolidated Senior Debt.
“
Controlled Group ” shall mean all members of
a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses
(whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together
with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.
“
CS ” shall have the meaning given such term
in the preamble hereto.
“ Debt
Ratings ” shall mean the ratings (whether explicit
or implied) assigned by S&P and Moody’s to the senior
unsecured non-credit enhanced long term debt of the Borrower.
“
Default ” shall mean any event or condition,
which upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event
of Default.
“
Disinterested Director ” shall mean any
member of the Board of Directors who is not affiliated, directly or
indirectly, with, or appointed by, a person or group of related
persons (other than TXU, any Subsidiary of TXU
or any pension, savings or other employee
benefit plan for the benefit of employees of TXU) acquiring the
beneficial ownership of more than 30% of the outstanding Voting
Shares of TXU (within the
meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the
Exchange Act, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder)
and who either was a member of the Board of Directors prior to the
Acquisition Date or was recommended for election by a majority of
the Disinterested Directors in office prior to the Acquisition
Date.
“
dollars ” or “ $
” shall mean lawful money of the United States of
America.
“
Drawdown Fee ” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.04(e).
“
Equity-Credit Preferred Securities ” shall
mean securities, however denominated, (i) issued by the
Borrower or a Consolidated Subsidiary of the Borrower,
(ii) that are not subject to mandatory redemption or the
underlying securities, if any, of which are not subject to
mandatory redemption, (iii) that are perpetual or mature no
less than 30 years from the date of issuance, (iv) the
indebtedness issued in connection with which, including any
guaranty, is subordinate in right of payment to the unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness of the issuer of such indebtedness or
guaranty, and (v) the terms of which permit the deferral of
the payment of interest or distributions thereon to a date
occurring after the Commitment Termination Date.
“
ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time
to time.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” shall mean any trade or business
(whether or not incorporated) that is a member of a group of
(i) organizations described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the
Code and (ii) solely for purposes of the Lien created under
Section 412(n) of the Code, organizations described in Section
414(m) or (o) of the Code of which the Borrower is a member.
“ ERISA
Event ” shall mean (i) any Reportable Event;
(ii) the adoption of any amendment to a Plan that would
require the provision of security pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of
the Code or Section 307 of ERISA; (iii) the incurrence of
any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the
termination of any Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of
the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; (iv) the receipt by the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC of any notice relating to the
intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to
administer any Plan; (v) the receipt by the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice concerning the imposition of
Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan
is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within
the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (vi) the occurrence of
a nonexempt “prohibited transaction” as defined in
Section 4975(c) of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA with respect to
which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is liable; and
(vii) any other similar event or condition with respect to a
Plan or Multiemployer Plan that could result in liability of the
Borrower other than a liability to pay premiums or benefits when
due.
“
Eurodollar Borrowing ” shall mean a Borrowing
comprised of Eurodollar Loans.
“
Eurodollar Loan ” shall mean any Loan bearing
interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate in
accordance with the provisions of Article II.
“ Event
of Default ” shall have the meaning assigned to such
term in Article VI.
“
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“
Existing Facility ” shall have the meaning
ascribed to such term in Section 4.02(b).
“
Extension of Credit ” shall mean (i) the
making of a Loan or (ii) the issuance of a Letter of Credit or
the amendment of any Letter of Credit having the effect of
extending the stated termination date thereof or increasing the
maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder.
“
Federal Funds Effective Rate ” shall have the
meaning set forth in the definition of “Alternate Base
Rate”.
“
Fees ” shall mean the Commitment Fee, the
Administrative Fees, the Fronting Fee, the Drawdown Fee, the LC Fee
and any other fees provided for in the Letter Agreement.
“
Financial Officer ” of any corporation or
limited liability company shall mean the chief financial officer,
principal accounting officer, treasurer, associate or assistant
treasurer, or any responsible officer designated by one of the
foregoing persons, of such corporation or limited liability
company.
“
Fronting Banks ” shall mean (i) CS and
Citibank, N.A., (ii) any Affiliate of any person listed in clause
(i), and (iii) any Lender or Affiliate of any Lender, in each case,
having a long-term credit rating acceptable to the Borrower (and,
in the case of any such Affiliate, being otherwise reasonably
acceptable to the Borrower) that delivers an instrument in form and
substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the Agent whereby such
other Lender or Affiliate agrees to act as a “Fronting
Bank” hereunder and states the amount of its LC Fronting Bank
Commitment.
“
Fronting Fee ” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 2.04(d).
“
GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted
accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis.
“
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any
Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency,
authority, instrumentality or regulatory body.
“
Holdings ” shall mean TXU US Holdings
Company, a Texas corporation, and its successors.
“
Incremental Notes ” means up to $1 billion in
unsecured notes issued by the Borrower after February 24, 2007 and
maturing after March 3, 2008.
“
Indebtedness ” of any person shall mean
(without duplication) all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness
(whether contingent or otherwise) of such person (i) for
borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, indentures, notes, or other
similar instruments, (ii) to pay the deferred purchase price
of property or services, (iii) as lessee under leases that are
recorded as capital leases, (iv) under reimbursement
agreements or similar agreements with respect to the issuance of
letters of credit (other than obligations in respect of letters of
credit opened to provide for the payment of goods or services
purchased in the ordinary course of business), (v) in respect
of Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of
such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise,
to be secured by) a mortgage, lien, pledge, charge or other
encumbrance on any asset of such person (with the Indebtedness of
such person described in this clause (v) to be valued at the book
value, net of accumulated depreciation, of such asset of such
person securing such Indebtedness of others), (vi) all net payment
obligations of such person in respect of interest rate swap
agreements, currency swap agreements and other similar agreements
designed to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates or foreign
exchange rates and (vii) under direct or indirect guaranties
in respect of, and to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise
to assure a creditor against loss in respect of, liabilities,
obligations or indebtedness of others of the kinds referred to in
clauses (i) through (vi) above; provided, however ,
that for all purposes, the following shall be excluded from the
definition of “Indebtedness”: (A) amounts payable from
the Borrower to TXU Delivery in connection with nuclear
decommissioning costs, retail clawback or other regulatory
transition issues and (B) any Indebtedness defeased by such person
or by any Subsidiary of such person.
“
Interest Payment Date ” shall mean, with
respect to any Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable
thereto and, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan with an Interest
Period of more than three months’ duration, each day that
would have been an Interest Payment Date for such Loan had
successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration or
90 days’ duration, as the case may be, been applicable
to such Loan and, in addition, the date of any prepayment of such
Loan or conversion of such Loan to a Loan of a different Type.
“
Interest Period ” shall mean (i) as
to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of
such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or,
if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in
the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months
thereafter; provided that, in the case of any Eurodollar
Borrowing made during the 30-day period ending on the Commitment
Termination Date, such period may end on the seventh or fourteenth
day thereafter, as the relevant Borrower may elect and (ii) as
to any ABR Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of
such Borrowing and ending on the earliest of (A) the next
succeeding March 31, June 30, September 30 or
December 31, (B) the Commitment Termination Date, and
(C) the date such Borrowing is repaid or prepaid in accordance
with Section 2.05, Section 2.08(b) or Section 2.09;
provided, however , that if any Interest Period would end
on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be
extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of
Eurodollar Loans only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall
in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period
shall end on the
next preceding Business Day. Interest shall
accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to
but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.
“ LC
Fee ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.04(d).
“ LC
Fronting Bank Commitment ” shall mean, with respect
to any Fronting Bank, the aggregate stated amount of all Letters of
Credit that such Fronting Bank agrees to issue, as modified from
time to time pursuant to agreement among such Fronting Bank, the
Borrower and the Agent. With respect to each person that is a
Fronting Bank on the date hereof, such Fronting Bank’s LC
Fronting Bank Commitment shall equal such Fronting Bank’s
“LC Fronting Bank Commitment” listed on Schedule
2.17(i) (as modified from time to time in a written agreement
between such LC Fronting Bank and the Borrower) and, with respect
to any person that becomes a Fronting Bank after the date hereof,
such person’s LC Fronting Bank Commitment shall equal the
amount agreed upon between the Borrower and such person at the time
such person becomes a Fronting Bank.
“ LC
Outstandings ” shall mean, on any date of
determination, the sum of (i) the undrawn stated amounts of all
Letters of Credit that are outstanding on such date and (ii) the
aggregate principal amount of all unpaid reimbursement obligations
of the Borrower on such date with respect to payments made by the
Fronting Banks under Letters of Credit (excluding reimbursement
obligations that have been repaid with the proceeds of any Loan). A
Lender’s “LC Outstandings” shall mean such
Lender’s participation interest in undrawn Letters of Credit
and its Percentage of all unpaid reimbursement obligations in
respect of the Letters of Credit.
“ LC
Payment Notice ” shall have the meaning assigned to
such term in Section 2.17(d).
“
Lenders ” shall have the meaning given such
term in the preamble hereto.
“ Letter
Agreement ” shall mean the Commitment Letter, dated
February 24, 2007, among the Borrower, Citigroup Global Markets
Inc., CS and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as amended,
modified or supplemented from time to time.
“ Letter
of Credit ” shall mean a letter of credit that is
issued by a Fronting Bank pursuant to a Request for Issuance, as
such letter of credit may from time to time be amended, modified or
extended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
“ LIBO
Rate ” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar
Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750
of the Telerate Service (or on any successor or substitute page of
such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service,
providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on
such page of such service, as determined by CS from time to time
for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable
to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately
11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period as the rate for dollar
deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the
event that such rate is not available at such time for any
reason,
then the “ LIBO Rate
” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest
Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and
for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by
the principal London office of CS in immediately available funds in
the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. London
time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest
Period.
“
Lien ” shall mean, with respect to any asset,
any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or
encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset. For the purposes
of this Agreement, any person shall be deemed to own subject to a
Lien any asset which it has acquired or holds subject to the
interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale
agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such asset.
“
Loan ” shall mean a revolving loan made
pursuant to Section 2.02, whether made as a Eurodollar Loan or as
an ABR Loan.
“ Margin
Regulations ” shall mean Regulations T, U and X
of the Board as from time to time in effect, and all official
rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“ Margin
Stock ” shall have the meaning given such term under
Regulation U of the Board.
“
Material Adverse Change ” shall mean a
materially adverse change in the business, assets, operations or
financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, that makes the Borrower unable to perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement or that impairs the rights of, or
benefits available to, the Lenders or any Fronting Bank under this
Agreement.
“
Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc.
“
Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a
multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to
which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making, or accruing an
obligation to make, contributions, or has within any of the
preceding five plan years made, or accrued an obligation to make,
contributions.
“
Operating Agreements ” shall mean (i) the
Operating Agreement, dated April 28, 1978, as amended by the
Modification of Operating Agreement, dated April 20, 1979, among
TXU Mining and Holdings (formerly TXU Electric Company, successor
to Dallas Power & Light Company, Texas Electric Service Company
and Texas Power & Light Company) and the Borrower, TXU Energy
Retail Company LP and TXU Generation Company LP (pursuant to the
Assumption Agreement, dated December 31, 2001, by and among
Holdings, the Borrower, TXU Energy Retail Company LP and TXU
Generation Company LP) (“TXU Mining Operating
Agreement”), and as it may be amended from time to time, or
(ii) the Operating Agreement, dated December 15, 1976, between TXU
Fuel and Dallas Power & Light Company, Texas Electric Service
Company and Texas Power & Light Company (“TXU Fuel
Operating Agreement”), as it may be amended from time to
time; provided that no amendment of the TXU Mining Operating
Agreement or the TXU Fuel Operating Agreement shall increase the
scope of any Lien permitted under Section 5.10(j).
“
Outstanding Credits ” of any Lender shall
mean, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the
aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans made by such
Lender plus (ii) such Lender’s LC Outstandings on
such date.
“
PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to any or all of its
functions under ERISA.
“
Percentage ” shall mean, for any Lender on
any date of determination, the percentage obtained by dividing such
Lender’s Commitment on such date by the Total Commitment on
such date.
“
Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean, as to
any person at any date, any of the following:
(a)
(i) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges
not then delinquent and Liens for workers’ compensation
awards and similar obligations not then delinquent and undetermined
Liens or charges incidental to construction, Liens for taxes,
assessments or governmental charges then delinquent but the
validity of which is being contested at the time by such person in
good faith against which an adequate reserve has been established,
with respect to which levy and execution thereon have been stayed
and continue to be stayed and that do not impair the use of the
property or the operation of such person’s business, (ii)
Liens incurred or created in connection with or to secure the
performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment
of money), leases, statutory obligations, surety bonds or appeal
bonds, and mechanics’ or materialmen’s Liens,
assessments or similar encumbrances, the existence of which does
not impair the use of the property subject thereto for the purposes
for which it was acquired, and other Liens of like nature incurred
or created in the ordinary course of business;
(b) Liens securing
indebtedness, neither assumed nor guaranteed by such person nor on
which it customarily pays interest, existing upon real estate or
rights in or relating to real estate acquired by such person for
any substation, transmission line, transportation line,
distribution line, right of way or similar purpose;
(c) rights reserved
to or vested in any municipality or public authority by the terms
of any right, power, franchise, grant, license or permit, or by any
provision of law, to terminate such right, power, franchise, grant,
license or permit or to purchase or recapture or to designate a
purchaser of any of the property of such person;
(d) rights reserved
to or vested in others to take or receive any part of the power,
gas, oil, coal, lignite or other minerals or timber generated,
developed, manufactured or produced by, or grown on, or acquired
with, any property of such person and Liens upon the production
from property of power, gas, oil, coal, lignite or other minerals
or timber, and the by-products and proceeds thereof, to secure the
obligations to pay all or a part of the expenses of exploration,
drilling, mining or development of such property only out of such
production or proceeds;
(e) easements,
restrictions, exceptions or reservations in any property and/or
rights of way of such person for the purpose of roads, pipe lines,
substations,
transmission lines, transportation lines,
distribution lines, removal of oil, gas, lignite, coal or other
minerals or timber, and other like purposes, or for the joint or
common use of real property, rights of way, facilities and/or
equipment, and defects, irregularities and deficiencies in titles
of any property and/or rights of way, which do not materially
impair the use of such property and/or rights of way for the
purposes for which such property and/or rights of way are held by
such person;
(f) rights reserved
to or vested in any municipality or public authority to use,
control or regulate any property of such person;
(g) any obligations
or duties, affecting the property of such person, to any
municipality or public authority with respect to any franchise,
grant, license or permit;
(h) as of any
particular time any controls, Liens, restrictions, regulations,
easements, exceptions or reservations of any municipality or public
authority applying particularly to space satellites or nuclear
fuel;
(i) any judgment
Lien against such person securing a judgment for an amount not
exceeding 25% of Consolidated Shareholders’ Equity of such
person, so long as the finality of such judgment is being contested
by appropriate proceedings conducted in good faith and execution
thereon is stayed;
(j) any Lien arising
by reason of deposits with or giving of any form of security to any
federal, state, municipal or other governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign, for any purpose at any time as required by law or
governmental regulation as a condition to the transaction of any
business or the exercise of any privilege or license, or to enable
such person to maintain self-insurance or to participate in any
fund for liability on any insurance risks or in connection with
workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old age
pensions or other social security or to share in the privileges or
benefits required for companies participating in such arrangements;
or
(k) any
landlords’ Lien on fixtures or movable property located on
premises leased by such person in the ordinary course of business
so long as the rent secured thereby is not in default.
“
person ” shall mean any natural person,
corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, company,
limited liability company, partnership or government, or any agency
or political subdivision thereof.
“
Plan ” shall mean any employee pension
benefit plan described under Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than
a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of
ERISA that is maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate.
“
Preferred Membership Interest Repurchases ”
shall mean the repurchase by TXU, directly or indirectly, of all or
a portion of the Preferred Membership Interests and any subsequent
purchase or purchases of Preferred Membership Interests by any
affiliate of TXU.
“
Preferred Membership Interests ” shall mean
the $750,000,000 aggregate liquidation preference amount of
exchangeable preferred membership interests in the Borrower.
“
Prepayment Notice ” shall have the meaning
given such term in Section 2.09(a).
“
Register ” shall have the meaning given such
term in Section 8.04(d).
“
Reportable Event ” shall mean any reportable
event as defined in Sections 4043(c)(1)-(8) of ERISA or the
regulations issued thereunder (other than a reportable event for
which the 30 day notice requirement has been waived) with
respect to a Plan (other than a Plan maintained by an ERISA
Affiliate that is considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to
subsection (m) or (o) of Code Section 414).
“
Request for Issuance ” shall mean a request
for issuance of a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.17(a), in
the form that is customary for such Fronting Bank.
“
Required Lenders ” shall mean, at any time,
Lenders having Commitments representing in excess of 50% of the
Total Commitment or, (i) for purposes of acceleration pursuant
to clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Article VI, or
(ii) if the Total Commitment has been terminated, Lenders with
Outstanding Credits in excess of 50% of the aggregate amount of
Outstanding Credits.
“
Responsible Officer ” of any corporation
shall mean any executive officer or Financial Officer of such
corporation and any other officer or similar official thereof
responsible for the administration of the obligations of such
corporation in respect of this Agreement.
“
S&P ” shall mean Standard &
Poor’s Ratings Services (a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.).
“
SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
“
Senior Debt ” of any
person shall mean (without duplication) (i) all Indebtedness of
such person described in clauses (i) through (iii) of the
definition of “Indebtedness”, (ii) all Indebtedness of
such person described in clause (iv) of the definition of
“Indebtedness” in respect of unreimbursed drawings
under letters of credit described in such clause (iv), and (iii)
all direct or indirect guaranties of such person in respect of, and
to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise to assure a creditor
against loss in respect of, liabilities, obligations or
indebtedness of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (i) and
(ii) above; provided, however , that in calculating
“Senior Debt” of the Borrower, (A) the aggregate amount
of Preferred Membership Interests outstanding shall be excluded and
(B) any amount of Equity Credit-Preferred Securities not included
in the definition of “Consolidated Shareholders Equity”
shall be included.
“
Significant Disposition ” shall mean a sale,
lease, disposition or other transfer by a person, or any Subsidiary
of such person, during any 12-month period commencing on or after
the date hereof, of assets constituting, either individually or in
the aggregate with
all other assets sold, leased, disposed or
otherwise transferred by such person or any Subsidiary thereof
during such period, 10% or more of the assets of such person and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, excluding any such sale, lease,
disposition or other transfer to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such
person.
“
Significant Subsidiary ” shall mean, at any
time, any Subsidiary of the Borrower that as of such time has
total assets in excess of 10% of the total assets of the Borrower
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries.
“
Solvent ” shall mean, with respect to any
person as of a particular date, that on such date such person is
able to pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations
and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of
business. In computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any
time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed as the
amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing
at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected
to become an actual or matured liability.
“ Stated
Amount ” shall mean the maximum amount available to
be drawn by a beneficiary under a Letter of Credit.
“
Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any
person (the “ parent ”), any
corporation or other entity of which securities or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such parent.
“
Substantial ” shall mean, an amount in excess
of 10% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
“ Total
Commitment ” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate
amount of Commitments of all the Lenders, as in effect at such
time. The initial amount of the Total Commitment is
$1,500,000,000.
“
TXU ” shall mean TXU Corp., a Texas
corporation.
“ TXU
Delivery ” shall mean TXU Electric Delivery Company,
a Texas corporation.
“ TXU
Fuel ” shall mean TXU Fuel Company, a Texas
corporation, and its successors.
“ TXU
Mining ” shall mean TXU Mining Company LP, a Texas
limited partnership, and its successors.
“
Type ”, when used in respect of any Loan or
Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest
on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is
determined. For purposes hereof, “ Rate
” shall include the LIBO Rate and the Alternate Base
Rate.
“ Voting
Shares ” shall mean, as to shares or other equity
interests of a particular corporation or other type of person,
outstanding shares of stock or other equity interests of any class
of such corporation or other person entitled to vote in the
election of directors or other comparable managers of such person,
excluding shares or other interests entitled so to vote only upon
the happening of some contingency.
“ Wholly
Owned Subsidiary ” of any person shall mean any
Consolidated Subsidiary of such person all the shares of common
stock and other voting capital stock or other voting ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to vote in the election of
the board of directors or other governing body performing similar
functions (except directors’ qualifying shares) of which are
at the time directly or indirectly owned by such person.
“
Withdrawal Liability ” shall mean liability
of the Borrower established under Section 4201 of ERISA as a
result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer
Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E
of Title IV of ERISA.
SECTION
1.02. Terms Generally.
The definitions in
Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and
plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may
require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,”
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed
to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” All
references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules
shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and
Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall
otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein,
all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed
in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time;
provided, however , that for purposes of determining
compliance with any covenant set forth in Article V, such terms
shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date
hereof applied on a basis consistent with the application used in
preparing the Borrower’s audited financial statements
referred to in Section 3.05.
ARTICLE II
THE CREDITS
SECTION
2.01. Commitments.
(a) Subject to the
terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and
warranties herein set forth, each Lender and each Fronting Bank (as
applicable) agrees, severally and not jointly, as follows: (i) each
Lender agrees to make Loans to the Borrower at any time and from
time to time until the Commitment Termination Date up to the
amount of such Lender’s Available Commitment, (ii) each
Fronting Bank agrees to issue Letters of Credit for the account of
the Borrower at any time and from time to time until the fifth
Business Day preceding the Commitment Termination Date in an
aggregate stated amount at any time outstanding not to exceed such
Fronting Bank’s LC Fronting Bank Commitment, and (iii) each
Lender agrees to purchase participations in such Letters of Credit
as more fully set forth in Section 2.17.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, at no time shall (A) the aggregate amount of Outstanding
Credits exceed the aggregate amount of the Lenders’
Commitments, (B) any Lender’s Outstanding Credits exceed
the amount of such Lender’s Commitment and (C) any Fronting
Bank make any Extension of Credit relating to a Letter of Credit if
such Extension of Credit would cause (x) the aggregate amount of
Outstanding Credits to exceed the aggregate amount of the
Lenders’ Commitments or (y) the aggregate LC Outstandings
relating to such Fronting Bank to exceed such Fronting Bank’s
LC Fronting Bank Commitment.
(b) Within the
foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow, pay or prepay Loans and
request new Extensions of Credit on and after the date hereof and
prior to the Commitment Termination Date subject to the terms,
conditions and limitations set forth herein.
(a) Each Loan shall
be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the
Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments;
provided, however , that the failure of any Lender to make
any Loan shall not in itself relieve any other Lender of its
obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no
Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to
make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender). The Loans
comprising any Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount
that is an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and not less than
$25,000,000 (or an aggregate principal amount equal to the
remaining balance of the Available Commitments).
(b) Each Borrowing
shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as
the Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.03. Each Lender may
at its option make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or
foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan;
provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect
the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Borrowings of more than one Type
may be outstanding at the same time.
(c) Subject to
subsection (d) below, each Lender shall make each Loan to be
made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the Agent in New York, New York,
not later than noon, New York City time, and the Agent shall by
2:00 p.m., New York City time, credit the amounts so received
to the account or accounts specified from time to time in one or
more notices delivered by the Borrower to the Agent or, if a
Borrowing shall not occur on such date because any condition
precedent herein specified shall not have been met, return the
amounts so received to the respective Lenders. Loans shall be made
by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with
Section 2.12. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from
a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will
not make available to the Agent such Lender’s portion of such
Borrowing, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
portion available to the Agent on the date of such Borrowing in
accordance with this subsection (c) and the Agent may, in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on
such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such
Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Agent,
such Lender and the Borrower (without waiving any claim against
such Lender for such Lender’s failure to make such portion
available) severally agree to repay to the Agent forthwith on
demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon,
for each day from the date such amount is made available to the
Borrower until the date such amount is repaid
to the Agent, at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the
interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such
Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the Federal
Funds Effective Rate. If such Lender shall repay to the Agent such
corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such
Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this
Agreement.
(d) The Borrower may
refinance all or any part of any Borrowing with a Borrowing of the
same or a different Type, subject to the conditions and limitations
set forth in this Agreement. Any Borrowing or part thereof so
refinanced shall be deemed to be repaid or prepaid in accordance
with Section 2.05 or 2.09, as applicable, with the proceeds of
a new Borrowing, and the proceeds of the new Borrowing, to the
extent they do not exceed the principal amount of the Borrowing
being refinanced, shall not be paid by the Lenders to the Agent or
by the Agent to the Borrower pursuant to subsection (c)
above.
SECTION
2.03. Borrowing Procedure.
In order to request a
Borrowing, the Borrower shall hand deliver or send via facsimile to
the Agent a duly completed Borrowing Request (i) in the case
of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York
City time, three Business Days before such Borrowing, and
(ii) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than
11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before such
Borrowing. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each case
specify (A) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to
be a Eurodollar Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing, (B) the date of
such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and the amount
thereof, (C) if such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the
Interest Period with respect thereto, which shall not end after the
Commitment Termination Date, and (D) the location and number
of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed,
which shall comply with the requirements of this Agreement. If no
election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified in any such
notice, then the requested Borrowing shall be deemed an ABR
Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar
Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower shall
be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s
duration (subject to the limitations set forth in the definition of
“Interest Period”). If the Borrower shall not have
given notice in accordance with this Section of its election
to refinance a Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period in
effect for such Borrowing, then the Borrower shall (unless such
Borrowing is repaid at the end of such Interest Period) be deemed
to have given notice of an election to refinance such Borrowing
with an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, no Borrowing shall be requested if the
Interest Period with respect thereto would end after the Commitment
Termination Date. The Agent shall promptly advise the Lenders of
any notice given pursuant to this Section and of each
Lender’s portion of the requested Borrowing.
(a) The Borrower
agrees to pay to each Lender, through the Agent, on each
March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31
(with the first payment being due on March 31, 2007) and on each
date on which the Commitment of such Lender shall be terminated or
reduced as provided herein, a commitment fee (a “
Commitment Fee ”), at a rate per
annum equal to the Commitment Fee Percentage on the unused
portion of the Commitment of such Lender during
the preceding quarter (or other period
commencing on the date of this Agreement or ending on the
Commitment Termination Date or any date on which the Commitment of
such Lender shall be terminated).
(b) All Commitment
Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days
elapsed in a year of 360 days. The Commitment Fee due to each
Lender shall commence to accrue on the date of this Agreement, and
shall cease to accrue on the date of termination of the Commitment
of such Lender as provided herein.
(c) The Borrower
agrees to pay the Agent the fees from time to time payable to it in
its capacity as Agent pursuant to the Letter Agreement (the “
Administrative Fees ”).
(d) The Borrower
agrees to pay the Agent, for the account of the Fronting Bank that
issued any Letter of Credit, a fronting fee equal to 0.125% of the
stated amount of such Letter of Credit (a “ Fronting
Fee ”) and such other charges with respect to such
Letter of Credit as are agreed upon with such Fronting Bank and as
are customary. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the
account of the Lenders a fee (the “ LC Fee
”) on the face amount of each Letter of Credit issued by any
Fronting Bank, calculated at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans (regardless of whether any
such Loans are then outstanding). All Fronting Fees and LC Fees
shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days that
each such Letter of Credit is outstanding, assuming a year of 360
days, payable in arrears on each March 31, June 30, September 30
and December 31, and on the date that such Letter of Credit expires
or is drawn in full.
(e) The Borrower
agrees to pay to each Lender, through the Agent, on the date of the
initial Extension of Credit, a fee equal to .55% of the Commitment
of such Lender as of the date hereof (the “ Drawdown
Fee ”).
(f) All Fees shall be
paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Agent
for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders. Once
paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any
circumstances.
SECTION
2.05. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of
Indebtedness.
(a) The outstanding
principal balance of each (i) Eurodollar Loan shall be due and
payable on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto
and on the Commitment Termination Date and (ii) ABR Loan shall be
due and payable on the Commitment Termination Date.
(b) Each Lender shall
maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or
accounts evidencing the indebtedness to such Lender resulting from
each Extension of Credit made by such Lender from time to time,
including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to
such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.
(c) The Agent shall
maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount
of each Extension of Credit made hereunder, the Type of each Loan
made and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the
amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become
due
and payable from the Borrower to each Lender
hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the
Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share
thereof.
(d) The entries made
in the accounts maintained pursuant to subsections (b) and
(c) above shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be
prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations therein recorded; provided, however , that the
failure of any Lender or the Agent to maintain such accounts or any
error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the
Borrower to repay the Outstanding Credits in accordance with their
terms.
SECTION
2.06. Interest on Loans.
(a) The Loans
comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest (computed
on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of
360 days) at a rate per annum equal to the LIBO
Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the
Applicable Margin from time to time in effect for Eurodollar
Borrowings.
(b) The Loans
comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the
basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of (i) 365
or 366 days, as the case may be, for periods during which the
Alternate Base Rate is determined by reference to the Prime Rate
and (ii) 360 days for other periods) at a rate per
annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable
Margin from time to time in effect for ABR Borrowings.
(c) Interest on each
Loan shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date applicable to
such Loan except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. The
applicable LIBO Rate or Alternate Base Rate for each Interest
Period or day within an Interest Period, as the case may be, shall
be determined by CS, and such determination shall be conclusive
absent manifest error; provided that CS shall, upon
request, provide to the Borrower a certificate setting forth in
reasonable detail the basis for such determination.
SECTION
2.07. Alternate Rate of Interest.
In the event, and on
each occasion, that on the day two Business Days prior to the
commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing the
Agent shall have determined (i) that dollar deposits in
the principal amounts of the Eurodollar Loans comprising such
Borrowing are not generally available in the London interbank
market or (ii) that reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the LIBO Rate, the Agent shall, as soon as practicable
thereafter, give facsimile notice of such determination to the
Borrower and the Lenders. In the event of any such determination
under clause (i) or (ii) above, until the Agent shall have
advised the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving
rise to such notice no longer exist, any request by the Borrower
for a Eurodollar Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03 shall be
deemed to be a request for an ABR Borrowing. In the event the
Required Lenders notify the Agent that the rates at which dollar
deposits are being offered will not adequately and fairly reflect
the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining Eurodollar Loans
during such Interest Period, the Agent shall notify the Borrower of
such notice and until the Required Lenders shall have advised the
Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer
exist, any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Borrowing shall
be deemed a request for an ABR
Borrowing. Each determination by the Agent
hereunder shall be made in good faith and shall be conclusive
absent manifest error; provided that the Agent, shall,
upon request, provide to the Borrower a certificate setting forth
in reasonable detail the basis for such determination.
SECTION 2.08.
Termination and Reduction of Commitments.
(a) The Commitments
shall terminate automatically on the Commitment Termination
Date.
(b) Upon at least two
Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice to the Agent,
the Borrower may, without premium or penalty, at any time in whole
permanently terminate, or from time to time in part permanently
reduce, the Commitments; provided, however,
that (i) each partial reduction of the Commitments shall
be in an integral multiple of $10,000,000 and in a minimum
principal amount of $10,000,000 and (ii) no such termination
or reduction shall be made that would reduce the Commitments to an
amount less than (1) the aggregate amount of Outstanding
Credits on the date of such termination or reduction (after giving
effect to any prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.09) or
(2) $50,000,000, unless the result of such termination or
reduction referred to in this clause (2) is to reduce the
Commitments to $0. The Agent shall advise the Lenders of any notice
given pursuant to this subsection (b) and of each Lender’s
portion of any such termination or reduction of the
Commitments.
(c) The Commitments
shall, on each date on which the Borrower prepays or redeems all or
any portion of the Incremental Notes, automatically and permanently
reduce by a principal amount that is the same percentage of the
Total Commitment on the date hereof as the principal amount of the
Incremental Notes prepaid or redeemed on such date is of the
original principal amount of Incremental Notes, determined on a
cumulative basis, until the Total Commitment has been reduced to
$500,000,000.
(d) Upon any
reduction of the “Commitments” (as such term is defined
in the Existing Facility), the Total Commitment shall automatically
and permanently reduce by an amount that is the same percentage of
the Total Commitment as of the date hereof that the amount of such
reduction of the “Commitments” under the Existing
Facility is of the aggregate amount of the
“Commitments” under the Existing Facility as of the
date hereof.
(e) Each reduction in
the Commitments shall be made ratably among the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Commitments. The Borrower shall
pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders, on the date of
each termination or reduction of the Commitments, the Commitment
Fee on the amount of the Commitments so terminated or reduced, in
each case accrued through the date of such termination or
reduction.
Section 2.09.
Prepayment.
(a) The Borrower
shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay
any Borrowing, in whole or in part, upon giving a written notice
substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “ Prepayment
Notice ”) via facsimile (or telephone notice
promptly confirmed by facsimile) to the Agent: (i) before
11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days prior to
prepayment, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and (ii) before
11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day prior to
prepayment, in the case of ABR Loans; provided, however ,
that each
partial prepayment shall be in an amount which
is an integral multiple of $10,000,000 and not less than
$10,000,000. Each Prepayment Notice shall specify the prepayment
date and the principal amount of each Borrowing (or portion
thereof) to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the
Borrower to prepay such Borrowing (or portion thereof) by the
amount stated therein on the date stated therein. All prepayments
under this Section shall be subject to Section 8.05 but
otherwise without premium or penalty. All prepayments under this
Section shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the
principal amount being prepaid to the date of payment.
(b) On any date on
which the Total Commitment shall be reduced pursuant to Section
2.08(c) or (d) above, the Borrower shall, with respect to
outstanding Loans, prepay such Loans and/or, with respect to LC
Outstandings, deliver cash collateral to be held by the Agent in
the Cash Collateral Account to the extent and for the duration
necessary to cause the Outstanding Credits minus the amount of cash
held in the Cash Collateral Account to be no greater than the Total
Commitment (after giving effect to any such reduction pursuant to
Section 2.08(d) of (d)). At such time that cash is no longer
required to be held by the Agent as collateral under this Section
2.09(b), the Agent will repay and reassign to the Borrower any such
cash then on deposit in the Cash Collateral Account, and the Lien
of the Agent on the Cash Collateral Account with respect to such
cash shall automatically terminate.
SECTION 2.10.
Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances.
(a) Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, if after the date of this Agreement any
change in applicable law or regulation or in the interpretation or
administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with
the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having
the force of law) shall change the basis of taxation of payments to
any Lender or any Fronting Bank hereunder (except for changes in
respect of taxes on the overall net income of such Lender or such
Fronting Bank (as the case may be) or its lending office imposed by
the jurisdiction in which such Lender’s or such Fronting
Bank’s (as the case may be) principal executive office or
lending office is located), or shall result in the imposition,
modification or applicability of any reserve, special deposit or
similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the
account of or credit extended by any Lender or such Fronting Bank
(as the case may be) or shall result in the imposition on any
Lender, any Fronting Bank or the London interbank market of any
other condition affecting this Agreement, such Lender’s
Commitment or any Extension of Credit (other than an ABR Loan) made
by such Lender or such Fronting Bank, and the result of any of the
foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such
Fronting Bank (as the case may be) of making or maintaining any
Outstanding Credit (other than an ABR Loan) or to reduce the amount
of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Fronting
Bank (as the case may be) hereunder (whether of principal, interest
or otherwise) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Fronting
Bank (as the case may be) to be material, then the Borrower shall,
upon receipt of the notice and certificate provided for in
subsection (c) below promptly pay to such Lender or such Fronting
Bank (as the case may be) such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or such Fronting Bank (as the case may be)
for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Lender or
Fronting Bank shall have determined that the adoption of any law,
rule, regulation or guideline arising out of the July 1988 report
of the Basle Committee on
Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices
entitled “International Convergence of Capital Measurement
and Capital Standards,” or the adoption after the date hereof
of any other law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital
adequacy, or any change in any of the foregoing or in the
interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by any
Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged
with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by
any Lender or Fronting Bank (or any lending office of such Lender
or such Fronting Bank) or any Lender’s or any Fronting
Bank’s holding company with any request or directive
regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law)
of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or
would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender’s or such Fronting Bank’s (as the case may be)
capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such Fronting
Bank’s (as the case may be) holding company, if any, as a
consequence of this Agreement, such Lender’s Commitment or
the Extensions of Credit made by such Lender or such Fronting Bank
(as the case may be) pursuant hereto to a level below that which
such Lender or such Fronting Bank (as the case may be) or such
Lender’s or such Fronting Bank’s (as the case may be)
holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change
or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or
such Fronting Bank’s (as the case may be) policies and the
policies of such Lender’s or such Fronting Bank’s (as
the case may be) holding company with respect to capital adequacy)
by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Fronting Bank (as the
case may be) to be material, then from time to time such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Fronting
Bank (as the case may be) for any such reduction suffered will be
paid to such Lender or such Fronting Bank (as the case may be) by
the Borrower. It is acknowledged that this Agreement is being
entered into by the Lenders and the Fronting Banks on the
understanding that neither the Lenders nor the Fronting Banks will
be required to maintain capital against their Commitments or
agreements to issue Letters of Credit, as the case may be, under
currently applicable laws, regulations and regulatory guidelines.
In the event the Lenders or the Fronting Banks shall otherwise
determine that such understanding is incorrect, it is agreed that
the Lenders or the Fronting Banks, as the case may be, will be
entitled to make claims under this subsection (b) based upon
market requirements prevailing on the date hereof for commitments
under comparable credit facilities against which capital is
required to be maintained.
(c) A certificate of
each Lender or the applicable Fronting Bank setting forth such
amount or amounts as shall be necessary to compensate such Lender
or such Fronting Bank (as the case may be) or its holding company
as specified in subsection (a) or (b) above, as the case may
be, and containing an explanation in reasonable detail of the
manner in which such amount or amounts shall have been determined,
shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent
manifest error. The Borrower shall pay each Lender or Fronting Bank
(as the case may be) the amount shown as due on any such
certificate delivered by it within 10 days after its receipt of the
same. Each Lender and each Fronting Bank shall give prompt notice
to the Borrower of any event of which it has knowledge, occurring
after the date hereof, that it has determined will require
compensation by the Borrower pursuant to this Section;
provided , however , that failure by such Lender
or such Fronting Bank to give such notice shall not constitute a
waiver of such Lender’s or such Fronting Bank’s (as the
case may be) right to demand compensation hereunder.
(d) Failure on the
part of any Lender or Fronting Bank to demand compensation for any
increased costs or reduction in amounts received or receivable or
reduction in return on capital
with respect to any
period shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such
Fronting Bank’s (as the case may be) right to demand
compensation with respect to such period or any other period;
provided, however , that no Lender or Fronting Bank shall
be entitled to compensation under this Section for any costs
incurred or reductions suffered with respect to any date unless it
shall have notified the Borrower that it will demand compensation
for such costs or reductions under subsection (c) above not
more than 90 days after the later of (i) such date and
(ii) the date on which it shall have become aware of such
costs or reductions. The protection of this Section shall be
available to each Lender and each Fronting Bank regardless of any
possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the
law, rule, regulation, guideline or other change or condition which
shall have occurred or been imposed.
(e) Each Lender and
each Fronting Bank agrees that it will designate a different
lending office if such designation will avoid the need for, or
reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the
reasonable judgment of such Lender or such Fronting Bank (as the
case may be) be disadvantageous to such Lender or Fronting Bank (as
the case may be).
SECTION
2.11. Change in Legality.
(a) Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, if any change in any law or regulation
or in the interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority
charged with the administration or interpretation thereof shall
make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar
Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby
with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, then, by written notice to the
Borrower and to the Agent, such Lender may:
(i) declare that
Eurodollar Loans will not thereafter be made by such Lender
hereunder, whereupon any request for a Eurodollar Borrowing shall,
as to such Lender only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan unless
such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn (any Lender
delivering such a declaration hereby agreeing to withdraw such
declaration promptly upon determining that such event of illegality
no longer exists); and
(ii) require that all
outstanding Eurodollar Loans made by it be converted to ABR Loans,
in which event all such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically
converted to ABR Loans as of the effective date of such notice as
provided in subsection (b) below.
In the event any Lender shall exercise its
rights under (i) or (ii) above, all payments and prepayments of
principal which would otherwise have been applied to repay the
Eurodollar Loans that would have been made by such Lender or the
converted Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied
to repay the ABR Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting
from the conversion of, such Eurodollar Loans.
(b) For purposes of
this Section, a notice by any Lender shall be effective as to each
Eurodollar Loan, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period
currently applicable to such Eurodollar Loan; in all other cases
such notice shall be effective on the date of receipt.
SECTION
2.12. Pro Rata Treatment.
Except as required
under Sections 2.10 and 2.15, each Borrowing, each payment or
prepayment of principal of any Borrowing, each payment of interest
on the Loans, each payment
of a reimbursement
obligation in respect of a drawn Letter of Credit, each payment of
the Commitment Fees, each reduction of the Total Commitment and
each refinancing or conversion of any Borrowing with a Borrowing of
any Type, shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders in
accordance with their respective Commitments (or, if such
Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in accordance
with the respective principal amounts of their Outstanding
Credits). For purposes of determining the Available Commitments of
the Lenders at any time, the LC Outstandings shall be deemed to
have utilized the Commitments of the Lenders pro rata in
accordance with their respective Commitments at such time. Each
Lender agrees that in computing such Lender’s portion of any
Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Agent may, in its discretion,
round each Lender’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next
higher or lower whole dollar amount.
SECTION
2.13. Sharing of Setoffs.
Each Lender agrees
that if it shall, through the exercise of a right of banker’s
lien, setoff or counterclaim, or pursuant to a secured claim under
Section 506 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of,
such secured claim, received by such Lender under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by any
other means, obtain payment (voluntary or involuntary) in respect
of any Loans or LC Outstandings as a result of which the unpaid
principal portion of its Loans and LC Outstandings shall be
proportionately less than the unpaid principal portion of the Loans
and LC Outstandings of any other Lender, it shall be deemed
simultaneously to have purchased from such other Lender at face
value, and shall promptly pay to such other Lender the purchase
price for, a participation in the Loans or LC Outstandings of such
other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the
Loans and LC Outstandings and participations in the Loans and LC
Outstandings held by each Lender shall be in the same proportion to
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans and LC
Outstandings then outstanding as the principal amount of its Loans
and LC Outstandings prior to such exercise of banker’s lien,
setoff or counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount
of all Loans and LC Outstandings outstanding prior to such exercise
of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event;
provided, however , that, if any such purchase or
purchases or adjustments shall be made pursuant to this
Section and the payment giving rise thereto shall thereafter
be recovered, such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be
rescinded to the extent of such recovery and the purchase price or
prices or adjustment restored without interest. The Borrower
expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that
any Lender holding a participation in a Loan or any LC Outstandings
deemed to have been so purchased may exercise any and all rights of
banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and
all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Lender by reason thereof
as fully as if such Lender had made an Extension of Credit in the
amount of such participation.
(a) The Borrower
shall make each payment (including principal of or interest on any
Outstanding Credit or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder from an
account in the United States not later than 12:00 noon, New
York City time, on the date when due in dollars to the Agent at its
offices at Two Penns Way, Suite 200, New Castle, Delaware 19720,
Attention: Bank Loan Syndications, in immediately available funds.
Each such payment shall be made without off-set,
deduction or
counterclaim; provided , that the foregoing shall not
constitute a relinquishment or waiver of the Borrower’s
rights to any independent claim that the Borrower may have against
the Agent, any Fronting Bank or any Lender.
(b) Whenever any
payment (including principal of or interest on any Outstanding
Credit or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder shall become due, or
otherwise would occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such
payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such
extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation
of interest or Fees, if applicable.