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EXHIBIT 10(d)
EXECUTION COPY
TXU ENERGY COMPANY LLC,
as Borrower
REVOLVING CREDIT
AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 1, 2007
CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS
BRANCH
as Administrative Agent
CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
CITIBANK, N.A.
as Fronting Banks
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA)
LLC
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners
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Form of Assignment and Acceptance
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Form of Borrowing Request
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Form of Prepayment Notice
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Commitments
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LC Fronting Bank Commitments
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Restrictive Agreements
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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
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings specified below:
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" 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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" 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
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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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S&P Debt Rating
Moody’s Debt Rating
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A3 or better
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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.
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"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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" 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".
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" 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
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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.
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" 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.
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"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.
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"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,
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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).
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" 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,
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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.
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" 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
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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.
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" 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
(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.
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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.
SECTION 2.02. Loans.
(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
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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.
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).
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(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.
(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.
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(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.
(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.
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
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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.
(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.
(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
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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.
(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
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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
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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).
(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:
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(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.
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
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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.
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,
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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.
(a) Any and all payments of principal and interest on any of the
Outstanding Credits or of any Fees or indemnity or expense
reimbursements by the Borrower hereunder (" Borrower
Payments ") shall be made, in accordance with
Section 2.14, free and clear of and without deduction for any
and all current or future United States Federal, state and local
taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and
all liabilities with respect to the Borrower Payments, but only to
the extent reasonably attributable to the Borrower Payments,
excluding (i) income taxes imposed on the net income of the
Agent, any Fronting Bank or any Lender (or any transferee or
assignee thereof, including a participation holder (any such entity
a " Transferee ")) and (ii) franchise taxes
imposed on the net income of the Agent, any Fronting Bank or any
Lender (or Transferee), in each case by the jurisdiction under the
laws of which the Agent, such Fronting Bank or such Lender (or
Transferee) is organized or doing business through offices or
branches located therein, or any political subdivision thereof (all
such nonexcluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges,
withholdings and liabilities, collectively or individually, "
Taxes "). If the Borrower shall be required to deduct
any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to any
Lender (or any Transferee) or the Agent, or any Fronting Bank
(i) the sum payable shall be increased by the amount (an "
additional amount ") necessary so that after making
all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional amounts payable under this Section) such Lender (or
Transferee) or the Agent or such Fronting Bank (as the case may be)
shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had
no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall
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