UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington , D.C. , 20549
FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

[X]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

OR

 

 

[     ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

For the transition period from ___________ to __________

 

 


Commission
File
Number
_______________

Exact Name of
Registrant
as S pecified
in i ts C harter
_______________


State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
______________


IRS Employer
Identification
Number
___________

 

 

 

 

1-12609

PG&E Corporation

California  

94-3234914

1-2348

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

California  

94-0742640

 

PG&E Corporation
77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
________________________________________

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco , California 94177

______________________________________

Address of principal executive offices, including zip code

 

PG&E Corporation
(415) 973 - 1000
________________________________________

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(415) 973-7000
______________________________________

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

Indicate by check mark whether each registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  [X] Yes           [     ] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule   405 of Regulation   S-T (§   232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12   months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required t o submit and post such files).

PG&E Corporation :

[X] Yes [     ] No

Pacific Gas and Electric Company:

[X] Yes [     ] No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

PG&E Corporation:

[X] Large accelerated filer

[     ] Accelerated f iler

 

[     ] Non-accelerated filer

[     ] Smaller reporting company

Pacific Gas and Electric Company:

[     ] Large accelerated filer

[     ] Accelerated f iler

 

[X] Non-accelerated filer

[     ] Smaller reporting company

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

PG&E Corporation:

[     ] Yes [X] No

Pacific Gas and Electric Company:

[     ] Yes [X] No

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common s tock o utstanding as of April 20, 2015 :

 

PG&E Corporation :

479,973,603

Pacific Gas and Electric Company :

264,374,809


PG&E CORPORATION AND
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2015

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

GLOSSARY

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PG&E CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 3: REGULATORY ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND BALANCING ACCOUNTS

NOTE 4: DEBT

NOTE 5: EQUITY

NOTE 6: EARNINGS PER SHARE

NOTE 7: DERIVATIVES

NOTE 8: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE 9: CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES

ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION MATTERS

RATEMAKING PROCEEDINGS

ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION RESOURCES

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS

RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ISSUED BUT NOT YET ADOPTED

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES


GLOSSARY

 

The following terms and abbreviations appearing in the text of this report have the meanings indicated below.

 

2014 Form 10-K

PG&E Corporation's and Pacific Gas and Electric Company's combined Annual Report on Form   10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014

AFUDC

allowance for funds used during construction

CAISO

California Independent System Operator

CPUC

California Public Utilities Commission

CRRs

congestion revenue rights

EPS

earnings per common share

EV

electric vehicle

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

GAAP

U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GRC

general rate case

GT&S

gas transmission and storage

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

NRC

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NTSB

National Transportation Safety Board

ORA

Office of Ratepayer Advocates

PSEP

pipeline safety enhancement plan

Regional Board

California Regional Water Control Board, Lahontan Region

SEC

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

SED

Safety and Enforcement Division of the CPUC, formerly known as the Consumer Protection and Safety Division or the CPSD

TO

transmission owner

TURN

The Utility Reform Network

Utility

Pacific Gas   and Electric Company

VIE(s)

variable interest entity(ies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PG&E CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

(in millions, except per share amounts)

2015

 

2014

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

$

3,013  

 

$

3,001  

Natural gas

 

886  

 

 

890  

Total operating revenues

 

3,899  

 

 

3,891  

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of electricity

 

1,000  

 

 

1,210  

Cost of natural gas

 

274  

 

 

360  

Operating and maintenance

 

1,923  

 

 

1,299  

Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning

 

631  

 

 

538  

Total operating expenses

 

3,828  

 

 

3,407  

Operating Income

 

71  

 

 

484  

Interest income

 

1  

 

 

3  

Interest expense

 

(189)

 

 

(185)

Other income, net

 

58  

 

 

19  

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

(59)

 

 

321  

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

(93)

 

 

91  

Net Income

 

34  

 

 

230  

Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary

 

3  

 

 

3  

Income Available for Common Shareholders

$

31  

 

$

227  

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic

 

477  

 

 

459  

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Diluted

 

481  

 

 

460  

Net Earnings Per Common Share, Basic

$

0.06  

 

$

0.49  

Net Earnings Per Common Share, Diluted

$

0.06  

 

$

0.49  

Dividends Declared Per Common Share

$

0.46  

 

$

0.46  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PG&E CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Net Income

$

34  

 

$

230  

Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans obligations

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $0 and $0, at respective dates)

 

-  

 

 

-  

Net change in investments

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $12 and $4, at respective dates)

 

(17)

 

 

5  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(17)

 

 

5  

Comprehensive Income

 

17  

 

 

235  

Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary

 

3  

 

 

3  

Comprehensive Income Attributable to Common Shareholders

$

14  

 

$

232  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PG&E CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Balance At

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

145  

 

$

151  

Restricted cash

 

298  

 

 

298  

Accounts receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $60 and $66

 

 

 

 

 

   at respective dates)

 

905  

 

 

960  

Accrued unbilled revenue

 

651  

 

 

776  

Regulatory balancing accounts

 

2,227  

 

 

2,266  

Other

 

314  

 

 

377  

Regulatory assets

 

451  

 

 

444  

Inventories:

 

 

 

 

 

Gas stored underground and fuel oil

 

108  

 

 

172  

Materials and supplies

 

310  

 

 

304  

Income taxes receivable

 

195  

 

 

198  

Other

 

422  

 

 

443  

Total current assets

 

6,026  

 

 

6,389  

Property, Plant, and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

45,888  

 

 

45,162  

Gas

 

15,970  

 

 

15,678  

Construction work in progress

 

2,115  

 

 

2,220  

Other

 

2  

 

 

2  

Total property, plant, and equipment

 

63,975  

 

 

63,062  

Accumulated depreciation

 

(19,534)

 

 

(19,121)

Net property, plant, and equipment

 

44,441  

 

 

43,941  

Other Noncurrent Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory assets

 

6,412  

 

 

6,322  

Nuclear decommissioning trusts

 

2,526  

 

 

2,421  

Income taxes receivable

 

94  

 

 

91  

Other

 

1,048  

 

 

963  

Total other noncurrent assets

 

10,080  

 

 

9,797  

TOTAL ASSETS

$

60,547  

 

$

60,127  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PG&E CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Balance At

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions, except share amounts)

2015

 

2014

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

$

856  

 

$

633  

Accounts payable:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade creditors

 

1,007  

 

 

1,244  

Regulatory balancing accounts

 

1,039  

 

 

1,090  

Other

 

545  

 

 

476  

Disputed claims and customer refunds

 

446  

 

 

434  

Interest payable

 

150  

 

 

197  

Other

 

2,110  

 

 

1,846  

Total current liabilities

 

6,153  

 

 

5,920  

Noncurrent Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

15,051  

 

 

15,050  

Regulatory liabilities

 

6,307  

 

 

6,290  

Pension and other postretirement benefits

 

2,551  

 

 

2,561  

Asset retirement obligations

 

3,595  

 

 

3,575  

Deferred income taxes

 

8,626  

 

 

8,513  

Other

 

2,309  

 

 

2,218  

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

38,439  

 

 

38,207  

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares;

 

 

 

 

 

479,490,832 and 475,913,404 shares outstanding at respective dates

 

10,583  

 

 

10,421  

Reinvested earnings

 

5,126  

 

 

5,316  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(6)

 

 

11  

Total shareholders' equity

 

15,703  

 

 

15,748  

Noncontrolling Interest - Preferred Stock of Subsidiary

 

252  

 

 

252  

Total equity

 

15,955  

 

 

16,000  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$

60,547  

 

$

60,127  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PG&E CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

34  

 

$

230  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

 

 

 

 

 

operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning

 

631  

 

 

538  

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

 

(28)

 

 

(22)

Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net

 

113  

 

 

15  

Disallowed capital expenditures

 

53  

 

 

-  

Other

 

52  

 

 

56  

Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

     Accounts receivable

 

236  

 

 

321  

     Inventories

 

58  

 

 

62  

     Accounts payable

 

(46)

 

 

31  

     Income taxes receivable/payable

 

3  

 

 

(28)

     Other current assets and liabilities

 

(114)

 

 

(37)

     Regulatory assets, liabilities, and balancing accounts, net

 

195  

 

 

(376)

Other noncurrent assets and liabilities

 

(107)

 

 

(19)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,080  

 

 

771  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(1,191)

 

 

(1,197)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning

 

 

 

 

 

     trust investments

 

417  

 

 

530  

Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments

 

(505)

 

 

(536)

Other

 

7  

 

 

14  

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,272)

 

 

(1,189)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments under revolving credit facilities

 

-  

 

 

(260)

Net issuances of commercial paper, net of discount of $0

 

 

 

 

 

     and $1 at respective dates

 

223  

 

 

15  

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of premium, discount,

 

 

 

 

 

    and issuance costs of $13 in 2014

 

-  

 

 

1,237  

Repayments of long-term debt

 

-  

 

 

(889)

Common stock issued

 

151  

 

 

302  

Common stock dividends paid

 

(211)

 

 

(202)

Other

 

23  

 

 

27  

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

186  

 

 

230  

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(6)

 

 

(188)

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

 

151  

 

 

296  

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

$

145  

 

$

108  

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received (paid) for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net of amounts capitalized

$

(216)

 

$

(199)

Income taxes, net

 

-  

 

 

1  

 


 

Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock dividends declared but not yet paid

$

218  

 

$

213  

Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable

 

217  

 

 

171  

Noncash common stock issuances

 

5  

 

 

5  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


P ACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

$

3,014  

 

$

3,000  

Natural gas

 

886  

 

 

890  

Total operating revenues

 

3,900  

 

 

3,890  

Operating Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of electricity

 

1,000  

 

 

1,210  

Cost of natural gas

 

274  

 

 

360  

Operating and maintenance

 

1,923  

 

 

1,297  

Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning

 

631  

 

 

538  

Total operating expenses

 

3,828  

 

 

3,405  

Operating Income

 

72  

 

 

485  

Interest income

 

1  

 

 

2  

Interest expense

 

(187)

 

 

(179)

Other income, net

 

26  

 

 

20  

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

 

(88)

 

 

328  

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

(92)

 

 

100  

Net Income

 

4  

 

 

228  

Preferred stock dividend requirement

 

3  

 

 

3  

Income Available for Common Stock

$

1  

 

$

225  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Net Income

$

4  

 

$

228  

Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans obligations

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $0 and $0, at respective dates )

 

-  

 

 

-  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

-  

 

 

-  

Comprehensive Income

$

4  

 

$

228  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Balance At

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

50  

 

$

55  

Restricted cash

 

298  

 

 

298  

Accounts receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $60 and $66

 

 

 

 

 

  at respective dates)

 

905  

 

 

960  

Accrued unbilled revenue

 

651  

 

 

776  

Regulatory balancing accounts

 

2,227  

 

 

2,266  

Other

 

333  

 

 

375  

Regulatory assets

 

451  

 

 

444  

Inventories:

 

 

 

 

 

Gas stored underground and fuel oil

 

108  

 

 

172  

Materials and supplies

 

310  

 

 

304  

Income taxes receivable

 

166  

 

 

168  

Other

 

408  

 

 

409  

Total current assets

 

5,907  

 

 

6,227  

Property, Plant, and Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Electric

 

45,888  

 

 

45,162  

Gas

 

15,970  

 

 

15,678  

Construction work in progress

 

2,115  

 

 

2,220  

Total property, plant, and equipment

 

63,973  

 

 

63,060  

Accumulated depreciation

 

(19,532)

 

 

(19,120)

Net property, plant, and equipment

 

44,441  

 

 

43,940  

Other Noncurrent Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Regulatory assets

 

6,412  

 

 

6,322  

Nuclear decommissioning trusts

 

2,526  

 

 

2,421  

Income taxes receivable

 

94  

 

 

91  

Other

 

943  

 

 

864  

Total other noncurrent assets

 

9,975  

 

 

9,698  

TOTAL ASSETS

$

60,323  

 

$

59,865  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Balance At

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions, except share amounts)

2015

 

2014

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

$

856  

 

$

633  

Accounts payable:

 

 

 

 

 

Trade creditors

 

1,007  

 

 

1,243  

Regulatory balancing accounts

 

1,039  

 

 

1,090  

Other

 

584  

 

 

444  

Disputed claims and customer refunds

 

446  

 

 

434  

Interest payable

 

149  

 

 

195  

Other

 

1,873  

 

 

1,604  

Total current liabilities

 

5,954  

 

 

5,643  

Noncurrent Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

14,701  

 

 

14,700  

Regulatory liabilities

 

6,307  

 

 

6,290  

Pension and other postretirement benefits

 

2,465  

 

 

2,477  

Asset retirement obligations

 

3,595  

 

 

3,575  

Deferred income taxes

 

8,885  

 

 

8,773  

Other

 

2,266  

 

 

2,178  

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

38,219  

 

 

37,993  

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

258  

 

 

258  

Common stock, $5 par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares;

 

 

 

 

 

264,374,809 shares outstanding at respective dates

 

1,322  

 

 

1,322  

Additional paid-in capital

 

6,613  

 

 

6,514  

Reinvested earnings

 

7,952  

 

 

8,130  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

5  

 

 

5  

Total shareholders' equity

 

16,150  

 

 

16,229  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

$

60,323  

 

$

59,865  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


P ACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

4  

 

$

228  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by

 

 

 

 

 

operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning

 

631  

 

 

538  

Allowance for equity funds used during construction

 

(28)

 

 

(22)

Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net

 

112  

 

 

(19)

    Disallowed capital expenditures

 

53  

 

 

-  

    Other

 

45  

 

 

39  

Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

215  

 

 

312  

Inventories

 

58  

 

 

62  

Accounts payable

 

26  

 

 

53  

Income taxes receivable/payable

 

2  

 

 

(25)

Other current assets and liabilities

 

(123)

 

 

26  

Regulatory assets, liabilities, and balancing accounts, net

 

195  

 

 

(376)

    Other noncurrent assets and liabilities

 

(89)

 

 

(37)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,101  

 

 

779  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

(1,191)

 

 

(1,197)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning

 

 

 

 

 

trust investments

 

417  

 

 

530  

Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments

 

(505)

 

 

(536)

Other

 

7  

 

 

11  

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,272)

 

 

(1,192)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net issuances (repayments) of commercial paper, net of discount of $0 and $1

 

 

 

 

 

at respective dates

 

223  

 

 

(33)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of premium, discount,

 

 

 

 

 

and issuance costs of $10 in 2014

 

-  

 

 

890  

Repayments of long-term debt

 

-  

 

 

(539)

Preferred stock dividends paid

 

(3)

 

 

(3)

Common stock dividends paid

 

(179)

 

 

(179)

Equity contribution from PG&E Corporation

 

100  

 

 

250  

Other

 

25  

 

 

30  

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

166  

 

 

416  

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(5)

 

 

3  

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

 

55  

 

 

65  

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31

$

50  

 

$

68  

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash received (paid) for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net of amounts capitalized

$

(211)

 

$

(188)

Income taxes, net

 

-  

 

 

1  

Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable

$

217  

 

$

171  

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

PG&E Corporation is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a public utility operating in northern and central California.  The Utility generates revenues mainly through the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers.  The Utility is primarily regulated by the CPUC and the FERC.  In addition, the NRC oversees the licensing, construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Utility’s nuclear generation facilities. 

 

On April 9, 2015, the CPUC approved final decisions in the three investigations pending against the Utility relating to (1) the Utility’s safety recordkeeping for its natural gas transmission system, (2) the Utility’s operation of its natural gas transmission pipeline system in or near locations of higher population density, and (3) the Utility’s pipeline installation, integrity management, recordkeeping and other operational practices, and other events or courses of conduct, that could have led to or contributed to the natural gas explosion that occurred in the City of San Bruno, California on September 9, 2010.  A decision was issued in each investigative proceeding to determine the violations that the Utility committed.  The CPUC also approved a fourth decision (the “Penalty Decision”) which imposes penalties on the Utility totaling $1.6 billion.   As a result of the Penalty Decision, the March 31, 2015 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income reflect total charges of $553 million, consisting of $400 million for a bill credit due to natural gas customers, $100 million of accrued fines payable to the State General Fund (bringing the total accrual for fines payable to $300 million), and $53 million of estimated disallowances related to pipeline safety improvements.  (See Note 9 below.)

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is a combined report of PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and other wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries.  The Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Utility and its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries.  All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  The Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements apply to both PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility operate in one segment.

 

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP and in accordance with the interim period reporting requirements of Form 10-Q and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that management believes are necessary for the fair presentation of PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented.  The information at December 31, 2014 in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included in this quarterly report was derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets in the 2014 Form 10-K.  This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the 2014 Form 10-K. 

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Some of the more significant estimates and assumptions relate to the Utility’s regulatory assets and liabilities, legal and regulatory contingencies, environmental remediation liabilities, asset retirement obligations, and pension and other postretirement benefit plans obligations.  Management believes that its estimates and assumptions reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are appropriate and reasonable.  Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

 

NOTE 2: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The significant accounting policies used by PG&E Corporation and the Utility are discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2014 Form 10-K.

 

Variable Interest Entities

 

A VIE is an entity that does not have sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or whose equity investors lack any characteristics of a controlling financial interest.  An enterprise that has a controlling financial interest in a VIE is a primary beneficiary and is required to consolidate the VIE. 

 

Some of the counterparties to the Utility’s power purchase agreements are considered VIEs.  Each of these VIEs was designed to own a power plant that would generate electricity for sale to the Utility.  To determine whether the Utility was the primary beneficiary of any of these VIEs at March 31, 2015 , it assessed whether it absorbs any of the VIE’s expected losses or receives any portion of the VIE’s expected residual returns under the terms of the power purchase agreement, analyzed the variability in the VIE’s gross margin, and considered whether it had any decision-making rights associated with the activities that are most significant to the VIE’s performance, such as dispatch rights and operating and maintenance activities.  The Utility’s financial obligation is limited to the amount the Utility pays for delivered electricity and capacity.  The Utility did not have any decision-making rights associated with any of the activities that are most significant to the economic performance of any of these VIEs.  Since the Utility was not the primary beneficiary of any of these VIEs at March 31, 2015 , it did not consolidate any of them.

 

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility sponsor a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for eligible employees hired before December 31, 2012 and a cash balance plan for those eligible employees hired after this date or who made a one-time election to participate. Net periodic costs for both are included in Pension Benefits in the table below. 

 

The net periodic benefit costs reflected in PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

Other Benefits

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

Service cost for benefits earned

$

119  

 

$

99  

 

$

13  

 

$

11  

Interest cost

 

168  

 

 

173  

 

 

18  

 

 

19  

Expected return on plan assets

 

(218)

 

 

(202)

 

 

(28)

 

 

(26)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

4  

 

 

5  

 

 

5  

 

 

6  

Amortization of net actuarial loss

 

3  

 

 

-  

 

 

1  

 

 

-  

Net periodic benefit cost

 

76  

 

 

75  

 

 

9  

 

 

10  

Regulatory account transfer (1)

 

9  

 

 

9  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

Total

$  

85  

 

$  

84  

 

$  

9  

 

$  

10  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The Utility recorded these amounts to a regulatory account since they are probable of recovery from, or refund to, customers in future rates.

 

There was no material difference between PG&E Corporation and the Utility for the information disclosed above.

Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

The changes, net of income tax, in PG&E Corporation’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are summarized below:

 

 

Pension

 

Other

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Benefits

 

Benefits

 

Investments

 

Total

(in millions, net of income tax)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Beginning balance

$

(21)

 

$  

15  

 

$

17  

 

$

11  

Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $2, $2, and $0, respectively) (1)

 

2  

 

 

3  

 

 

-  

 

 

5  

Amortization of net actuarial loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $1, $0, and $0, respectively) (1)

 

2  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

2  

Regulatory account transfer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $3, $2, and $0, respectively) (1)

 

(4)

 

 

(3)

 

 

-  

 

 

(7)

Change in investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $0, $0, and $12, respectively)

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

(17)

 

 

(17)

Net current period other comprehensive loss

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

(17)

 

 

(17)

Ending balance

$

(21)

 

$  

15  

 

$  

-  

 

$  

(6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs.  (See the “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)

 

 

Pension

 

Other

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Benefits

 

Benefits

 

Investments

 

Total

(in millions, net of income tax)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

Beginning balance

$

(7)

 

 

15  

 

 

42  

 

 

50  

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $0, $0, and $4, respectively)

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

5  

 

 

5  

Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $2, $2, and $0, respectively)

 

3  

 

 

4  

 

 

-  

 

 

7  

Regulatory account transfer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of taxes of $2, $2, and $0, respectively)

 

(3)

 

 

(4)

 

 

-  

 

 

(7)

Net current period other comprehensive income

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

5  

 

 

5  

Ending balance

$

(7)

 

$

15  

 

$

47  

 

$

55  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs.  (See the “Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)

 

There was no material difference between PG&E Corporation and the Utility for the information disclosed above, with the exception of other investments which are held by PG&E Corporation.

 

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

 

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which amends existing presentation of debt issuance costs.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility currently disclose debt issuance costs in current assets – other and noncurrent assets – other.  The amendments in this Accounting Standard Update, effective on January 1, 2016, require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility will adopt this standard starting in the first quarter of 2016.

 

Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-05, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement , which adds guidance to help entities evaluate the accounting treatment for cloud computing arrangements.  The accounting standards update will be effective on January 1, 2016.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact the guidance will have on their consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Revenue Recognition Standard

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which amends existing revenue recognition guidance The accounting standards update will be effective on January 1, 2017.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact the guidance will have on their consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

NOTE 3: REGULATORY ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND BALANCING ACCOUNTS

 

Regulatory Assets

 

Long-term regulatory assets are composed of the following:

 

 

Balance at

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Pension benefits

$

2,332  

 

$

2,347  

Deferred income taxes

 

2,521  

 

 

2,390  

Environmental compliance costs

 

674  

 

 

717  

Utility retained generation

 

446  

 

 

456  

Price risk management

 

170  

 

 

127  

Unamortized loss, net of gain, on reacquired debt

 

108  

 

 

113  

Electromechanical meters

 

53  

 

 

70  

Other

 

108  

 

 

102  

Total long-term regulatory assets

$

6,412  

 

$

6,322  

 

Regulatory Liabilities

 

Long-term regulatory liabilities are composed of the following:

 

 

Balance at

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Cost of removal obligations

$

4,307  

 

$

4,211  

Recoveries in excess of asset retirement obligations

 

760  

 

 

754  

Public purpose programs

 

743  

 

 

701  

Other

 

497  

 

 

624  

Total long-term regulatory liabilities

$

6,307  

 

$

6,290  

 

Regulatory Balancing Accounts

 

The Utility’s recovery of revenue requirements and costs is generally decoupled from the volume of sales.     The Utility tracks (1) differences between the Utility’s authorized revenue requirement and customer billings, and (2) differences between incurred costs and customer billings.  To the extent these differences are probable of recovery or refund over the next 12 months, the Utility records a current regulatory balancing account receivable or payable.     Regulatory balancing accounts that the Utility expects to collect or refund over a period exceeding 12 months are recorded as other noncurrent assets – regulatory assets or noncurrent liabilities – regulatory liabilities, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Balancing accounts will fluctuate during the year based on seasonal electric and gas usage and the timing of when costs are incurred and customer revenues are collected. 

 

Current regulatory balancing accounts receivable and payable are composed of the following:

 

 

Receivable

 

Balance at

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Electric distribution

$

643  

 

$

344  

Utility generation

 

434  

 

 

261  

Gas distribution

 

413  

 

 

566  

Energy procurement

 

412  

 

 

608  

Public purpose programs

 

87  

 

 

109  

Other

 

238  

 

 

378  

Total regulatory balancing accounts receivable

$

2,227  

 

$

2,266  

 

 

Payable

 

Balance at

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Energy procurement

$

217  

 

$

188  

Public purpose programs

 

144  

 

 

154  

Other (1)

 

678  

 

 

748  

Total regulatory balancing accounts payable

$

1,039  

 

$

1,090  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) At March 31, 2015 Other regulatory balancing accounts payable mostly includes energy supplier settlements related to the Utility’s outstanding bankruptcy claims.  (See “Resolution of Remaining Chapter 11 Disputed Claims” in Note 9 below).

 

 

NOTE 4: DEBT

 

Revolving Credit Facilities and Commercial Paper Program

 

The following table summarizes PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s outstanding borrowings under their revolving credit facilities and commercial paper programs at March 31, 2015 :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letters of

 

 

 

 

 

Termination

 

Facility

 

Credit

 

Commercial

 

Facility

(in millions)

Date

 

Limit

 

Outstanding

 

Paper

 

Availability

PG&E Corporation

April 2019

 

$

300  

(1)

$

-  

 

$

-  

 

$

300  

Utility

April 2019

 

 

3,000  

(2)

 

33  

 

 

556  

 

 

2,411  

Total revolving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

credit facilities

 

 

$

3,300  

 

$

33  

 

$

556  

 

$

2,711  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes a $100 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $100 million commitment for “swingline” loans defined as loans that are made available on a same-day basis and are repayable in full within 7 days.

(2) Includes a $1.0 billion sublimit for letters of credit and a $300 million commitment for swingline loans.

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility can issue commercial paper up to the maximum amounts of $300 million and $1.75 billion, respectively.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility treat the amount of outstanding commercial paper as a reduction to the amount available under their respective revolving credit facilities.

 

On April 27, 2015, PG&E Corporation and the Utility amended and restated their respective $300 million and $3.0 billion revolving credit facilities that were entered into on April 1, 2013.  The amendments and restatements extended the termination dates of the credit facilities from April 1, 2019 to April 27, 2020, reduced the amount of lender commitments to the letter of credit sublimits from $100 million to $50 million for PG&E Corporation’s credit facility and from $1.0 billion to $500 million for the Utility’s credit facility, and reduced the swingline commitment on the Utility’s credit facility from $300 million to $75 million.

 

Borrowings under each amended and restated credit agreement (other than swing line loans) will bear interest based, at each borrower’s election, on (1) a London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin or (2) the base rate plus an applicable margin. The base rate will equal the higher of the following:   the administrative agent’s announced base rate, 0.5% above the overnight federal funds rate, and the one-month LIBOR plus an applicable margin.  The applicable margin for LIBOR loans will range between 0.9% and 1.475% under PG&E Corporation’s amended and restated credit agreement and between 0.8% and 1.275% under the Utility’s amended and restated credit agreement.   The applicable margin for base rate loans will range between 0% and 0.475% under PG&E Corporation’s amended and restated credit agreement and between 0% and 0.275% under the Utility’s amended and restated credit agreement.  In addition, the facility fee under PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s amended and restated credit agreements will range between 0.1% and 0.275% and between 0.075% and 0.225%, respectively.

 

Pollution Control Bonds

 

At March 31, 2015 , the interest rates on the $ 614 million principal amount of pollution control bonds Series 1996 C, E, F, and 1997 B and the related loan agreements ranged from 0.01 % to 0.02 %.  At March 31, 2015 , the interest rates on the $ 309 million principal amount of pollution control bonds Series 2009 A-D and the related loan agreements ranged from 0.01 % to 0.03 %.

 


 

NOTE 5: EQUITY

 

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s changes in equity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

 

PG&E Corporation

 

Utility

 

Total

 

Total

(in millions)

Equity

 

Shareholders' Equity

Balance at December 31, 2014

$

16,000  

 

$

16,229  

Comprehensive income

 

17  

 

 

4  

Equity contributions

 

-  

 

 

100  

Common stock issued

 

156  

 

 

-  

Share-based compensation

 

6  

 

 

(1)

Common stock dividends declared

 

(221)

 

 

(179)

Preferred stock dividend requirement

 

-  

 

 

(3)

Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary

 

(3)

 

 

-  

Balance at March 31, 2015

$

15,955  

 

$

16,150  

 

In February 2015, PG&E Corporation entered into a new equity distribution agreement providing for the sale of PG&E Corporation common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $ 500 million.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015 , PG&E Corporation sold 1.4 million shares under the February 2015 equity distribution agreement for cash proceeds of $ 74 million, net of commissions paid of $ 1 million.

 

In addition, PG&E Corporation issued common stock under the PG&E Corporation 401(k) plan, the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and share-based compensation plans.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015 ,

2.2 million shares were issued for cash proceeds of $ 77 million under these plans.

 

NOTE 6: EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

PG&E Corporation’s basic EPS is calculated by dividing the income available for common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  PG&E Corporation applies the treasury stock method of reflecting the dilutive effect of outstanding share-based compensation in the calculation of diluted EPS.  The following is a reconciliation of PG&E Corporation’s income available for common shareholders and weighted average common shares outstanding for calculating diluted EPS:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions, except per share amounts)

2015

 

2014

Income available for common shareholders

$

31  

 

$

227  

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

 

477  

 

 

459  

Add incremental shares from assumed conversions:

 

 

 

 

 

Employee share-based compensation

 

4  

 

 

1  

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

 

481  

 

 

460  

Total earnings per common share, diluted

$

0.06  

 

$

0.49  

 

For each of the periods presented above, the calculation of outstanding common shares on a diluted basis excluded an insignificant amount of options and securities that were antidilutive.

 

NOTE 7: DERIVATIVES

 

Use of Derivative Instruments

 

The Utility is exposed to commodity price risk as a result of its electricity and natural gas procurement activities.   Procurement costs are recovered through customer rates.   The Utility uses both derivative and non-derivative contracts to manage volatility in customer rates due to fluctuating commodity prices.   Derivatives include forward contracts, swaps, futures, options, and CRRs.

 

These instruments are not held for speculative purposes and are subject to certain regulatory requirements.  Customer rates are designed to recover the Utility’s reasonable costs of providing services, including the costs related to price risk management activities.

 

Price risk management activities that meet the definition of derivatives are recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The Utility expects to fully recover in rates all costs related to derivatives as long as the current ratemaking mechanism remains in place and the Utility’s price risk management activities are carried out in accordance with CPUC directives.  Therefore, all unrealized gains and losses associated with the change in fair value of these derivatives are deferred and recorded within the Utility’s regulatory assets and liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Net realized gains or losses on commodity derivatives are recorded in the cost of electricity or the cost of natural gas with corresponding increases or decreases to regulatory balancing accounts for recovery from or refund to customers.

 

Cash collateral paid or received is offset against the fair value of derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement, where the right of offset and the intention to offset exist.  Derivatives are presented in the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets on a net basis.

 

The Utility elects the normal purchase and sale exception for eligible derivatives.  Eligible derivatives are those that require physical delivery in quantities that are expected to be used by the Utility over a reasonable period in the normal course of business, and do not contain pricing provisions unrelated to the commodity delivered.  The fair value of these items is not reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value, eligible derivatives are accounted for under the accrual method of accounting.

 

Volume of Derivative Activity

 

The volumes of the Utility’s outstanding derivatives were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Contract Volume at

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

Underlying Product

 

Instruments

 

2015

 

2014

Natural Gas (1) (MMBtus (2) )

 

Forwards and Swaps

 

286,357,249

 

308,130,101

 

 

Options

 

120,616,913

 

164,418,002

Electricity (Megawatt-hours)

 

Forwards and Swaps

 

5,254,402

 

5,346,787

 

 

Congestion Revenue Rights (3)

 

213,503,515

 

224,124,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Amounts shown are for the combined positions of the electric fuels and core gas supply portfolios.

(2) Million British Thermal Units.

(3) CRRs are financial instruments that enable the holders to manage variability in electric energy congestion charges based on demand when there is insufficient transmission capacity.

 

Presentation of Derivative Instruments in the Financial Statements

 

At March 31, 2015 , the Utility’s outstanding derivative balances were as follows:

 

 

Commodity Risk

 

Gross Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

Total Derivative

(in millions)

Balance

 

Netting

 

Cash Collateral

 

Balance

Current assets – other

$

72  

 

$

(3)

 

$

17  

 

$

86  

Other noncurrent assets – other

 

168  

 

 

(5)

 

 

-  

 

 

163  

Current liabilities – other

 

(84)

 

 

3  

 

 

33  

 

 

(48)

Noncurrent liabilities – other

 

(175)

 

 

5  

 

 

29  

 

 

(141)

Net commodity risk

$

(19)

 

$

-  

 

$

79  

 

$

60  

 

At December 31, 2014 , the Utility’s outstanding derivative balances were as follows:

 

 

Commodity Risk

 

Gross Derivative

 

 

 

 

 

Total Derivative

(in millions)

Balance

 

Netting

 

Cash Collateral

 

Balance

Current assets – other

$

73  

 

 

(4)

 

 

19  

 

$

88  

Other noncurrent assets – other

 

178  

 

 

(13)

 

 

-  

 

 

165  

Current liabilities – other

 

(78)

 

 

4  

 

 

26  

 

 

(48)

Noncurrent liabilities – other

 

(140)

 

 

13  

 

 

9  

 

 

(118)

Net commodity risk

$

33  

 

$

-  

 

$

54  

 

$

87  

 

Gains and losses associated with price risk management activities were recorded as follows:

 

 

Commodity Risk

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Net unrealized gain (loss) - regulatory assets and liabilities (1)

$

(52)

 

$  

58  

Realized loss - cost of electricity (2)

 

(7)

 

 

(18)

Realized loss - cost of natural gas (2)

 

(1)

 

 

-  

Total commodity risk

$

(60)

 

$  

40  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Unrealized gains and losses on commodity risk-related derivative instruments are recorded to regulatory liabilities or assets, respectively, rather than being recorded to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.  These amounts exclude the impact of cash collateral postings.

(2) These amounts are fully passed through to customers in rates.  Accordingly, net income was not impacted by realized amounts on these instruments.

 

Cash inflows and outflows associated with derivatives are included in operating cash flows on the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

The majority of the Utility’s derivatives contain collateral posting provisions tied to the Utility’s credit rating from each of the major credit rating agencies.  At March 31, 2015 , the Utility’s credit rating was investment grade.  If the Utility’s credit rating were to fall below investment grade, the Utility would be required to post additional cash immediately to fully collateralize some of its net liability derivative positions.

 

The additional cash collateral that the Utility would be required to post if the credit risk-related contingency features were triggered was as follows:

 

 

Balance at

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Derivatives in a liability position with credit risk-related

 

 

 

 

 

contingencies that are not fully collateralized

$

(2)

 

$

(47)

Collateral posting in the normal course of business related to

 

 

 

 

 

these derivatives

 

-  

 

 

44  

Net position of derivative contracts/additional collateral

 

 

 

 

 

posting requirements (1)

$

(2)

 

$

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) This calculation excludes the impact of closed but unpaid positions, as their settlement is not impacted by any of the Utility’s credit risk-related contingencies.

 

NOTE 8: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility measure their cash equivalents, trust assets, price risk management instruments, and other investments at fair value.  A three-tier fair value hierarchy is established that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:

 

  • Level   1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

  • Level   2 – Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.

 

  • Level   3 – Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activities.

 

The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.


Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for PG&E Corporation and the Utility are summarized below (assets held in rabbi trusts and other investments are held by PG&E Corporation and not the Utility):

 

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

At  March 31, 2015

(in millions)

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Netting (1)

 

Total

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market investments

$

96  

 

$

-  

 

$

-  

 

$

-  

 

$

96  

Nuclear decommissioning trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Money market investments

 

29  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

29  

  Global equity securities

 

1,619  

 

 

13  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

1,632  

  Fixed-income securities

 

673  

 

 

539  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

1,212  

Total nuclear decommissioning trusts (2)

 

2,321  

 

 

552  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

2,873  

Price risk management instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Electricity

 

-  

 

 

7  

 

 

230  

 

 

9  

 

 

246  

  Gas

 

2  

 

 

1  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

3  

Total price risk management instruments

 

2  

 

 

8  

 

 

230  

 

 

9  

 

 

249  

Rabbi trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Fixed-income securities

 

-  

 

 

42  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

42  

  Life insurance contracts

 

-  

 

 

74  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

74  

Total rabbi trusts

 

-  

 

 

116  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

116  

Long-term disability trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Money market investments

 

4  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

4  

    Global equity securities

 

-  

 

 

24  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

24  

  Fixed-income securities

 

-  

 

 

123  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

123  

Total long-term disability trust

 

4  

 

 

147  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

151  

Total assets

$

2,423  

 

$

823  

 

$

230  

 

$

9  

 

$

3,485  

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price risk management instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note 7)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Electricity

$

59  

 

$

11  

 

$

188  

 

$

(70)

 

$

188  

  Gas

 

-  

 

 

1  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

1  

Total liabilities

$

59  

 

$

12  

 

$

188  

 

$

(70)

 

$

189  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and margin cash collateral.

(2) Represents amount before deducting $ 347 million, primarily related to deferred taxes on appreciation of investment value.


 

Fair Value Measurements

 

At  December 31, 2014

(in millions)

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Netting (1)

 

Total

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market investments

$

94  

 

$

-  

 

$

-  

 

$

-  

 

$

94  

Nuclear decommissioning trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Money market investments

 

17  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

17  

  Global equity securities

 

1,585  

 

 

13  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

1,598  

  Fixed-income securities

 

741  

 

 

389  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

1,130  

Total nuclear decommissioning trusts (2)

 

2,343  

 

 

402  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

2,745  

Price risk management instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Electricity

 

-  

 

 

17  

 

 

232  

 

 

2  

 

 

251  

  Gas

 

1  

 

 

1  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

2  

Total price risk management instruments

 

1  

 

 

18  

 

 

232  

 

 

2  

 

 

253  

Rabbi trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Fixed-income securities

 

-  

 

 

42  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

42  

  Life insurance contracts

 

-  

 

 

72  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

72  

Total rabbi trusts

 

-  

 

 

114  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

114  

Long-term disability trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Money market investments

 

7  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

7  

  Global equity securities

 

-  

 

 

25  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

25  

  Fixed-income securities

 

-  

 

 

128  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

128  

Total long-term disability trust

 

7  

 

 

153  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

160  

Other investments

 

33  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

33  

Total assets

$

2,478  

 

$

687  

 

$

232  

 

$

2  

 

$

3,399  

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Price risk management instruments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Electricity

$

47  

 

$

5  

 

$

163  

 

$

(52)

 

$

163  

  Gas

 

-  

 

 

3  

 

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

3  

Total liabilities

$

47  

 

$

8  

 

$

163  

 

$

(52)

 

$

166  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and margin cash collateral.

(2) Represents amount before deducting $324 million, primarily related to deferred taxes on appreciation of investment value.

 

Valuation Techniques

 

The following describes the valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of the assets and liabilities shown in the tables above.  Investments, primarily consisting of equity securities, that are valued using a net asset value per share can be redeemed quarterly with notice not to exceed 90 days.  Equity investments valued at net asset value per share utilize investment strategies aimed at matching the performance of indexed funds.  Transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy are recognized as of the end of the reporting period.   There were no material transfers between any levels for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 .

 

Trust Assets

 

Nuclear decommissioning trust assets and other trust assets are composed primarily of equity securities, debt securities, and life insurance policies.  In general, investments held in the trusts are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and market volatility risks.

 

Equity securities primarily include investments in common stock that are valued based on quoted prices in active markets and are classified as Level 1.  Equity securities also include commingled funds that are composed of equity securities traded publicly on exchanges across multiple industry sectors in the U.S. and other regions of the world.  Investments in these funds are classified as Level 2 because price quotes are readily observable and available.

 

Debt securities are primarily composed of U.S. government and agency securities, municipal securities, and other fixed-income securities, including corporate debt securities.  U.S. government and agency securities primarily consist of U.S. Treasury securities that are classified as Level 1 because the fair value is determined by observable market prices in active markets.  A market approach is generally used to estimate the fair value of debt securities classified as Level 2 using evaluated pricing data such as broker quotes, for similar securities adjusted for observable differences.  Significant inputs used in the valuation model generally include benchmark yield curves and issuer spreads.  The external credit ratings, coupon rate, and maturity of each security are considered in the valuation model, as applicable.

 

Price Risk Management Instruments

 

Price risk management instruments include physical and financial derivative contracts, such as power purchase agreements, forwards, swaps, options, and CRRs that are traded either on an exchange or over-the-counter. 

 

Power purchase agreements, forwards, and swaps are valued using a discounted cash flow model.  Exchange-traded forwards and swaps that are valued using observable market forward prices for the underlying commodity are classified as Level 1.  Over-the-counter forwards and swaps that are identical to exchange-traded forwards and swaps, or are valued using forward prices from broker quotes that are corroborated with market data are classified as Level 2.  Exchange-traded options are valued using observable market data and market-corroborated data and are classified as Level 2. 

 

Long-dated power purchase agreements that are valued using significant unobservable data are classified as Level 3.  These Level 3 contracts are valued using either estimated basis adjustments from liquid trading points or techniques, including extrapolation from observable prices, when a contract term extends beyond a period for which market data is available.  Market and credit risk management utilizes models to derive pricing inputs for the valuation of the Utility’s Level 3 instruments using pricing inputs from brokers and historical data.

 

The Utility holds CRRs to hedge the financial risk of CAISO-imposed congestion charges in the day-ahead market.  CRRs are classified as Level 3 and are valued based on CRR auction prices, including historical prices.  Limited market data is available in the CAISO auction and between auction dates; therefore, the Utility uses models to forecast CRR prices for those periods not covered in the auctions. 

 

Level 3 Measurements and Sensitivity Analysis

 

The Utility’s market and credit risk management function, which reports to the Chief Risk Officer of the Utility, is responsible for determining the fair value of the Utility’s price risk management derivatives.  The Utility’s finance and risk management functions collaborate to determine the appropriate fair value methodologies and classification for each derivative.  Inputs used and the fair value of Level 3 instruments are reviewed period-over-period and compared with market conditions to determine reasonableness. 

 

Significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs would result in a significantly higher or lower fair value, respectively.  All reasonable costs related to Level 3 instruments are expected to be recoverable through customer rates; therefore, there is no impact to net income resulting from changes in the fair value of these instruments.  (See Note 7 above.)

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

March 31, 2015

 

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Technique

 

Input

 

Range (1)

Congestion revenue rights

 

$

230  

 

$  

64  

 

Market approach

 

CRR auction prices

 

$

(15.97) - 8.17

Power purchase agreements

 

$

-  

 

$  

124  

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Forward prices

 

$

15.56 - 47.26  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents price per megawatt-hour

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

December 31, 2014

 

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

Assets

 

Liabilities

 

Technique

 

Input

 

Range (1)

Congestion revenue rights

 

$

232  

 

$  

63  

 

Market approach

 

CRR auction prices

 

$

(15.97) - 8.17

Power purchase agreements

 

$

-  

 

$  

100  

 

Discounted cash flow

 

Forward prices

 

$

16.04 - 56.21  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents price per megawatt-hour

 

Level 3 Reconciliation

 

The following tables present the reconciliation for Level 3 price risk management instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 :

 

 

Price Risk Management Instruments

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Asset (liability) balance as of January 1

$

69  

 

$

(30)

Net realized and unrealized gains:

 

 

 

 

 

Included in regulatory assets and liabilities or balancing accounts (1)

 

(27)

 

 

8  

Asset (liability) balance as of March 31

$

42  

 

$

(22)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The costs related to price risk management activities are recoverable through customer rates, therefore, balancing account revenue is recorded for amounts settled and purchased and there is no impact to net income. Unrealized gains and losses are deferred in regulatory liabilities and assets.

 

Financial Instruments

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility use the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair value for financial instruments:

 

  • The fair values of cash, restricted cash, net accounts receivable, short-term borrowings, accounts payable, customer deposits, floating rate senior notes, and the Utility’s variable rate pollution control bond loan agreements approximate their carrying values at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , as they are short-term in nature or have interest rates that reset daily. 

 

  • The fair values of the Utility’s fixed-rate senior notes and fixed-rate pollution control bonds and PG&E Corporation’s fixed-rate senior notes were based on quoted market prices at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

The carrying amount and fair value of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s debt instruments were as follows (the table below excludes financial instruments with carrying values that approximate their fair values):

 

 

At March 31, 2015

 

At December 31, 2014

(in millions)

Carrying Amount

 

Level 2 Fair Value

 

Carrying Amount

 

Level 2 Fair Value

PG&E Corporation

$

350  

 

$

354  

 

$

350  

 

$

352  

Utility

 

13,779  

 

 

16,324  

 

 

13,778  

 

 

15,851  

 

Available for Sale Investments

 

The following table provides a summary of available-for-sale investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Total Fair

(in millions)

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Value

As of March 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuclear decommissioning trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Money market investments

$

29  

 

$

-  

 

$

-  

 

$

29  

  Global Equity securities

 

536  

 

 

1,109  

 

 

(13)

 

 

1,632  

  Fixed Income securities

 

1,133  

 

 

82  

 

 

(3)

 

 

1,212  

Total nuclear decommissioning trusts (1)

 

1,698  

 

 

1,191  

 

 

(16)

 

 

2,873  

Total

$

1,698  

 

$

1,191  

 

$

(16)

 

$

2,873  

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nuclear decommissioning trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Money market investments

$

17  

 

$

-  

 

$

-  

 

$

17  

  Global Equity securities

 

520  

 

 

1,087  

 

 

(9)

 

 

1,598  

  Fixed-income securities

 

1,059  

 

 

75  

 

 

(4)

 

 

1,130  

Total nuclear decommissioning trusts (1)

 

1,596  

 

 

1,162  

 

 

(13)

 

 

2,745  

Other investments

 

5  

 

 

28  

 

 

-  

 

 

33  

Total

$

1,601  

 

$

1,190  

 

$

(13)

 

$

2,778  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents amounts before deducting $ 347 million and $324 million at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , respectively, primarily related to deferred taxes on appreciation of investment value.

 

The fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity is as follows:

 

 

As of

(in millions)

March 31, 2015

Less than 1 year

$

25  

1–5 years

 

450  

5–10 years

 

257  

More than 10 years

 

480  

Total maturities of debt securities

$

1,212  

 

The following table provides a summary of activity for the debt and equity securities:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

March 31, 2015

 

March 31, 2014

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust

 

 

 

 

 

investments

$

417  

 

$

530  

Gross realized gains on sales of securities held as available-for-sale

 

35  

 

 

56  

Gross realized losses on sales of securities held as available-for-sale

 

(3)

 

 

(1)

 

NOTE 9: CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility have significant contingencies arising from their operations, including contingencies related to enforcement and litigation matters and environmental remediation.  The Utility also has substantial financial commitments in connection with agreements entered into to support its operating activities.  PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows also may be affected by the outcome of the following matters.

 

Enforcement and Litigation Matters

 

CPUC Investigations Related to Natural Gas Transmission

 

On April 9, 2015, the CPUC approved final decisions in the three investigations pending against the Utility relating to (1) the Utility’s safety recordkeeping for its natural gas transmission system, (2) the Utility’s operation of its natural gas transmission pipeline system in or near locations of higher population density, and (3) the Utility’s pipeline installation, integrity management, recordkeeping and other operational practices, and other events or courses of conduct, that could have led to or contributed to the natural gas explosion that occurred in the City of San Bruno, California on September 9, 2010.  A decision was issued in each investigative proceeding to determine the violations that the Utility committed.  The CPUC also approved a fourth decision which imposes penalties on the Utility totaling $1.6 billion (the “Penalty Decision”).  The Utility has elected not to appeal any of the decisions. 

 

The penalties, to be funded by shareholders, are comprised of: (1) a $300 million fine to be paid to the State General Fund, (2) a one-time $400 million bill credit to the Utility’s natural gas customers, (3) $850 million to fund future pipeline safety projects and programs, and (4) remedial measures that the CPUC estimates will cost the Utility at least $50 million.  The Penalty Decision requires that at least $688.5 million of the $850 million be allocated to capital expenditures and that the Utility be precluded from including these capital costs in rate base.  The remainder will be allocated to safety-related expenses.  The CPUC will determine which safety projects and programs will be funded by shareholders in the Utility’s pending 2015 GT&S rate case.  If the $850 million is not exhausted by designated safety-related projects and programs in the GT&S proceeding, the CPUC will identify additional projects in future proceedings to ensure that the full $850 million is spent. 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Utility recorded additional charges of $553 million as a result of the Penalty Decision.  The cumulative charges at March 31, 2015, and the anticipated future financial impact are shown in the following table: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anticipated

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Cumulative

 

Future

 

 

 

Ended

 

Charges

 

Financial

 

Total

(in millions)

March 31, 2015

 

March 31, 2015  

 

Impact  

 

Amount

Fine payable to the state (1)

$

100  

 

$  

300  

 

$  

-  

 

$  

300  

Customer bill credit

 

400  

 

 

400  

 

 

-  

 

 

400  

Charge for disallowed capital (2)

 

53  

 

 

53  

 

 

636  

 

 

689  

Disallowed revenue for pipeline safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  expenses (3)

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

161  

 

 

161  

CPUC estimated cost of other remedies (4)

 

-  

 

 

20  

 

 

30  

 

 

50  

Total Penalty Decision fines and remedies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  recorded

$

553  

 

$

773  

 

$  

827  

 

$  

1,600  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The Utility increased its accrual from $200 million at December 31, 2014 to $300 million at March 31, 2015.

(2) The Penalty Decision prohibits the Utility from recovering certain expenses and capital spending associated with pipeline safety-related projects and programs that the CPUC will identify in the final decision to be issued in the Utility’s 2015 GT&S rate case.  The Utility estimates that approximately $53 million of capital spending in the three months ended March 31, 2015 , is probable of disallowance, subject to adjustment based on the final 2015 GT&S rate case decision.

(3) These costs are being expensed as incurred. Future GT&S revenues will be reduced for these unrecovered expenses.

(4) In the Penalty Decision, the CPUC estimates that the Utility would incur $50 million to comply with the other remedies in the Penalty Decision, including $30 million to reimburse the CPUC for the costs of future audits.   Remedial costs are expensed as incurred. Other than the refund of CPUC audit costs , the majority of the remedies have been completed or are underway and the associated costs have already been incurred.

 

At March 31, 2015, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include $300 million in other current liabilities for the fines payable, and $400 million in current regulatory liabilities for the one-time bill credit due to the Utility’s natural gas customers.  The charges recorded are reflected in operating and maintenance expenses in the March 31, 2015, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.  It is uncertain what costs the CPUC will ultimately count towards the $850 million shareholder-funded obligation.  To the extent the Utility’s actual costs exceed qualified amounts and are not authorized for recovery, the Utility may be required to record additional charges in future periods.

 

Improper CPUC Communications 

 

In the Penalty Decision (discussed above), the CPUC stated that it will begin a new investigation to examine allegations by the City of San Bruno that communications between the Utility’s employees and CPUC personnel violated the CPUC’s rules relating to ex parte communications.  Ex parte communications include any communication between a decision maker and an interested person concerning substantive issues in certain identified categories of formal proceedings before the CPUC.  The Utility believes that the communications cited by San Bruno are not prohibited ex parte communications.  If the CPUC determines that the communications constitute ex parte violations, it is reasonably possible that the CPUC will impose penalties or other remedies, but the Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred given the CPUC’s wide discretion and the number of factors that can be considered in determining the final penalties.

 

The Utility also notified the CPUC of ex parte communications between the Utility and the CPUC regarding the 2015 GT&S rate case.  In November 2014, the CPUC imposed a fine of $1.05 million on the Utility for these communications.  (The ORA, TURN, and the City of San Bruno have asked the CPUC to reconsider its decision contending that the applicable law supports the imposition of a fine ranging from $2.5 million to $250 million.)  In addition, the CPUC disallowed the Utility from recovering up to the entire amount of the revenue increase that may be authorized in the GT&S rate case and that otherwise would have been collected from ratepayers over a five-month period.   The Utility has asked the CPUC to reconsider its decision.   The exact amount of any revenue disallowance will be determined in the CPUC’s final decision in the GT&S rate case that is scheduled to be issued in August 2015.

 

The Utility also notified the CPUC of additional email communications between the Utility and the CPUC regarding various matters (not limited to the GT&S rate case) that the Utility believes may constitute or describe ex parte communications.  For these additional communications, the Utility believes it is probable that CPUC enforcement action will be taken.  The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred given the CPUC’s wide discretion and the number of factors that can be considered in determining the final penalties.

 

Other CPUC Matters

 

CPUC Investigation Regarding Natural Gas Distribution Facilities   Record-Keeping

 

On November 20, 2014, the CPUC began an investigation into whether the Utility violated applicable laws pertaining to record-keeping practices for its natural gas distribution service and facilities.  The order also requires the Utility to show cause why (1) the CPUC should not find that the Utility violated provisions of the California Public Utilities Code, CPUC general orders or decisions, other rules, or requirements, and/or engaged in unreasonable and/or imprudent practices related to these matters, and (2) the CPUC should not impose penalties, and/or any other forms of relief, if any violations are found.  In particular, the order cites the SED’s investigative reports alleging that the Utility violated rules regarding safety record-keeping in connection with six natural gas distribution incidents, including the natural gas explosion that occurred in Carmel, California on March 3, 2014.  On April 10, 2015, the assigned Commissioner issued a scoping memo and ruling stating that the scope of the proceeding is whether or not the Utility violated any applicable laws, rules, or regulations “by its record-keeping policies and practices with respect to maintaining safe operation of its gas distribution system.”  The scope of the proceeding also may include matters resulting from the SED’s ongoing reviews of the Utility’s record-keeping practices relating to mapping, pre-excavation location and marking, and pressure validation for distribution facilities, among other issues.

 

The procedural schedule requires the SED’s and intervenors’ testimony to be submitted starting in September 2015 with the Utility’s response due in November 2015 followed by rebuttal testimony in December 2015.  Hearings are scheduled for January 19-22, 2016.

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it is reasonably possible that the CPUC will impose penalties on the Utility or require the Utility to implement operational remedies. The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred given the CPUC’s wide discretion and the number of factors that can be considered in determining penalties. In addition, the Utility could incur material costs to implement operational remedies, which may not be recoverable.

 

Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Rights-of-Way 

 

In 2012, the Utility notified the CPUC and the SED that the Utility planned to complete a system-wide survey of its transmission pipelines in an effort to identify encroachments (such as building structures and vegetation overgrowth) on the Utility’s pipeline rights-of-way.   The Utility also submitted a proposed compliance plan that set forth the scope and timing of remedial work to remove identified encroachments over a multi-year period and to pay penalties if the proposed milestones were not met.   In March 2014, the Utility informed the SED that the survey has been completed and that remediation work, including removal of the encroachments, is expected to continue for several years. The SED has not addressed the Utility’s proposed compliance plan, and it is reasonably possible that the SED will impose fines on the Utility or take other enforcement action in the future based on the Utility’s failure to continuously survey its system and remove encroachments.

 

Potential Safety Citations

 

  The SED periodically audits utility operating practices, conducts investigations of potential violations, and has authority to issue citations and impose fines on the utilities for violations of applicable laws and regulations.   The SED can consider various factors in determining whether to impose fines and the amount of fines, including the severity of the safety risk associated with each violation, the number and duration of the violations, whether the violation was self-reported, and whether corrective actions were taken.

 

The SED has imposed fines on the Utility ranging from $50,000 to $16.8 million for violations identified through the Utility’s self-reports, SED investigations and audits.   The Utility believes it is probable that the SED will impose fines or take other enforcement action based on some of the Utility’s remaining self-reports or based on allegations contained in some of the SED’s audits. The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred for fines imposed by the SED given the wide discretion the SED has in determining whether to bring enforcement action and the number of factors that can be considered in determining the amount of fines.

 

Federal and State Matters

 

Federal Criminal Indictment

 

On July 29, 2014, a federal grand jury for the Northern District of California returned a 28-count superseding criminal indictment against the Utility in federal district court replacing the indictment that had been returned on April 1, 2014.  The superseding indictment charges 27 felony counts alleging that the Utility knowingly and willfully violated minimum safety standards under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act relating to record keeping, pipeline integrity management, and identification of pipeline threats.  The superseding indictment also includes one felony count charging that the Utility illegally obstructed the NTSB’s investigation into the cause of the San Bruno accident.  The maximum statutory fine for each felony count is $500,000, for total fines of $14 million.  The superseding indictment also seeks an alternative fine under the Alternative Fines Act which states, in part: “If any person derives pecuniary gain from the offense, or if the offense results in pecuniary loss to a person other than the defendant, the defendant may be fined not more than the greater of twice the gross gain or twice the gross loss.”  Based on the superseding indictment’s allegations that the Utility derived gross gains of approximately $281 million and that the victims suffered losses of approximately $565 million, the maximum alternate fine would be approximately $1.13 billion. 

 

The Utility entered a plea of not guilty.     The Utility believes that criminal charges and the alternate fine allegations are not merited and that it did not knowingly and willfully violate minimum safety standards under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act or obstruct the NTSB’s investigation, as alleged in the superseding indictment.    

 

The trial is set to begin March 8, 2016. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have not accrued any charges for criminal fines in their Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as such amounts are not considered to be probable.

 

Other Federal and State Matters

 

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco and the California Attorney General’s office have also begun investigations in connection with the ex parte communications (see “Improper CPUC Communications” above).   The Utility is cooperating with the federal and state investigators.   It is uncertain whether any charges will be brought against the Utility .   In addition, the Utility was informed that the U.S. Attorney’s Office was   investigating a natural gas explosion that occurred in Carmel, California on March 3, 2014.  (For more information refer to Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements appearing under Item 8 in the 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K).     It is uncertain whether any charges will be brought against the Utility . The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco also continues to investigate matters relating to the indicted case.

 

Capital Expenditures relating to Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan

 

At March 31, 2015, approximately $600 million of PSEP-related capital costs is recorded in property, plant, and equipment on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.   The Utility would be required to record charges in future periods to the extent PSEP-related capital costs are higher than currently expected.

 

Other Legal and Regulatory Contingencies

 

Accruals for other legal and regulatory contingencies (excluding amounts related to the enforcement and litigation matters described above) totaled $39 million at March 31, 2015, and $55 million at December 31, 2014.  These amounts are included in other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. 

 

Environmental Remediation Contingencies

 

The Utility’s environmental remediation liability is primarily included in non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is composed of the following:

 

 

Balance at

(in millions)

March 31, 2015

 

December 31, 2014

Topock natural gas compressor station (1)

$

298  

 

$  

291  

Hinkley natural gas compressor station (1)

 

153  

 

 

158  

Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties

 

257  

 

 

257  

Utility-owned generation facilities (other than fossil fuel-fired),

  other facilities, and third-party disposal sites

 

159  

 

 

150  

Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites

 

98  

 

 

98  

Total environmental remediation liability

$

965  

 

$  

954  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) See “Natural Gas Compressor Station Sites” below.

 

At March 31, 2015 the Utility expected to recover $ 677 million of its environmental remediation liability through various ratemaking mechanisms authorized by the CPUC.  One of these mechanisms allows the Utility rate recovery for 90% of its hazardous substance remediation costs for certain approved sites (including the Topock site) without a reasonableness review.  The Utility will also incur environmental remediation costs that it does not seek to recover in rates, such as the costs associated with the Hinkley site.

 

Natural Gas Compressor Station Sites

 

The Utility is legally responsible for remediating groundwater contamination caused by hexavalent chromium used in the past at the Utility’s natural gas compressor stations.  One of these stations is located near Hinkley, California and is referred to below as the “Hinkley site.”  Another station is located near Needles, California and is referred to below as the “Topock site.”  The Utility is also required to take measures to abate the effects of the contamination on the environment.

 

Hinkley Site

 

The Utility has been implementing interim remediation measures at the Hinkley site to reduce the mass of the chromium plume and to monitor and control movement of the plume.  The Utility's remediation and abatement efforts at the Hinkley site are subject to the regulatory authority of the Regional Board.  On January 22, 2015, the Regional Board issued a preliminary draft clean-up and abatement order that proposes that the Utility continue and improve its remedial treatment methods evaluated in the environmental report, along with a proposed monitoring and reporting program and proposed deadlines in 2021 and 2026 to meet specified interim clean-up targets.  The Regional Board is tentatively scheduled to consider final adoption of the clean-up and abatement order at its September 2015 meeting.

 

The Utility’s environmental remediation liability at March 31, 2015 reflects the Utility’s best estimate of probable future costs associated with its final remediation plan and interim remediation measures.  Future costs will depend on many factors, including the levels of hexavalent chromium the Utility is required to use as the standard for remediation, the required time period by which those standards must be met, and the nature and extent of the chromium contamination.  Future changes in cost estimates and the assumptions on which they are based may have a material impact on future financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.  

 

Topock Site

 

The Utility's remediation and abatement efforts at the Topock site are subject to the regulatory authority of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the U.S. Department of the Interior.   In September 2014, the Utility submitted its 90% remedial design plan to regulatory authorities and expects to submit its final remedial design plan in mid-2015, which would seek approval to begin construction of an in-situ groundwater treatment system that will convert hexavalent chromium into a non-toxic and non-soluble form of chromium.   The Utility has implemented interim remediation measures, including a system of extraction wells and a treatment plant designed to prevent movement of the chromium plume toward the Colorado River.   The Utility's environmental remediation liability at March 31, 2015 reflects its best estimate of probable future costs associated with its final remediation plan.  Future costs will depend on many factors, including the extent of work to be performed to implement the final groundwater remedy and the Utility's required time frame for remediation.  Future changes in cost estimates and the assumptions on which they are based may have a material impact on future financial condition and cash flows.  

 

Reasonably Possible Environmental Contingencies

 

Although the Utility has provided for known environmental obligations that are probable and reasonably estimable, the Utility’s undiscounted future costs could increase to as much as $ 1.8 billion (including amounts related to the Hinkley and Topock sites described above) if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated or if the other potentially responsible parties are not financially able to contribute to these costs.  The Utility may incur actual costs in the future that are materially different than this estimate and such costs could have a material impact on results of operations during the period in which they are recorded.

 

Resolution of Remaining Chapter 11 Disputed Claims

 

Various electricity suppliers filed claims in the Utility’s proceeding filed under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code seeking payment for energy supplied to the Utility’s customers between May 2000 and June 2001.   The Utility has entered into a number of settlement agreements with various electricity suppliers to resolve some of these disputed claims and to resolve the Utility’s refund claims against these electricity suppliers.  

 

At December 31, 2014 , the Consolidated Balance Sheets reflected $434 million in net claims, within Disputed claims and customer refunds, and $291 million of cash in escrow for payment of the remaining net disputed claims, within Restricted cash.   There were no significant changes to these balances during the three months ended March 31, 2015 .

 

Tax Matters

 

The IRS is currently reviewing several matters in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 tax returns.   The most significant relates to a 2011 accounting method change to adopt guidance issued by the IRS in determining   which repair costs are deductible for the electric transmission and distribution businesses.   PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect that the IRS will complete its review of the deductible repair costs for the electric transmission and distribution businesses in 2015.   The IRS is also expected to issue guidance during 2015 that determines which repair costs are deductible for the natural gas transmission and distribution businesses.   PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s unrecognized tax benefits may change significantly within the next 12 months depending on the IRS guidance that is issued and the resolution of the audits related to the 2011, 2012, and 2013 tax returns.  As of March 31, 2015, it is reasonably possible that unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by approximately $ 370 million within the next 12 months, and most of this decrease would not impact net income.

 

There were no other significant developments to tax matters during the three months ended March 31, 2015.   (Refer to Note 8 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2014 Form 10-K.)  

 

Purchase Commitments

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Utility enters into various agreements to purchase power and electric capacity; natural gas supply, transportation, and storage; nuclear fuel supply and services; and various other commitments.  The Utility disclosed its commitments at December 31, 2014 in Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the  2014 Form 10-K.  The Utility has not entered into any new material commitments during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

OVERVIEW

 

PG&E Corporation is a holding company whose primary operating subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a public utility operating in northern and central California.  The Utility generates revenues mainly through the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers.

 

The Utility is regulated primarily by the CPUC and the FERC.  The CPUC has jurisdiction over the rates and terms and conditions of service for the Utility’s electricity and natural gas distribution operations, electric generation, and natural gas transportation and storage.  The FERC has jurisdiction over the rates and terms and conditions of service governing the Utility’s electric transmission operations and interstate natural gas transportation contracts.  The NRC oversees the licensing, construction, operation, and decommissioning of the Utility’s nuclear generation facilities.  The Utility also is subject to the jurisdiction of other federal, state, and local governmental agencies. 

 

This is a combined quarterly report of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and should be read in conjunction with each company’s separate Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this quarterly report.  It should also be read in conjunction with the 2014 Form 10-K.

 

On April 9, 2015, the CPUC approved final decisions in the three investigations pending against the Utility relating to (1) the Utility’s safety recordkeeping for its natural gas transmission system, (2) the Utility’s operation of its natural gas transmission pipeline system in or near locations of higher population density, and (3) the Utility’s pipeline installation, integrity management, recordkeeping and other operational practices, and other events or courses of conduct, that could have led to or contributed to the natural gas explosion that occurred in the City of San Bruno, California on September 9, 2010.  A decision was issued in each investigative proceeding to determine the violations that the Utility committed.  The CPUC also approved a fourth decision (the “Penalty Decision”) which impose s penalties on the Utility tota ling $1.6 billion.  The penalties, to be funded by shareholders, are comprised of: (1) a $300 million fine to be paid to the State General Fund, (2) a one-time $400 million bill credit to the Utility’s natural gas customers, (3) $850 million to fund future pipeline safety projects and programs, and (4) remedial measures that the CPUC estimates will cost the Utility at least $50 million.  PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2015, reflect various charges associated with the Penalty Decision as discussed below.


 

Summary of Changes in Net Income and Earnings per Share

 

PG&E Corporation’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 reflect an increase in the Utility’s revenues, as authorized in the CPUC’s final decision issued in the Utility’s 2014 GRC on August 14, 2014 and various changes associated with the Penalty Decision issued on April 9, 2015.

 

The following table is a summary reconciliation of the key changes, after-tax, in PG&E Corporation’s income available for common shareholders and EPS compared to the same period in the prior year (see “Results of Operations” below for additional information):

 

 

 

 

EPS

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Earnings

 

(Diluted)

Income Available for Common Shareholders - March 31, 2014

$

227  

 

$

0.49  

2014 GRC c ost r ecovery (1)

 

99  

 

 

0.21  

Growth in rate base earnings (2)

 

26  

 

 

0.05  

Nuclear refueling outage

 

26  

 

 

0.05  

Timing of taxes (3)

 

20  

 

 

0.04  

Gain on disposition of SolarCity stock

 

14  

 

 

0.03  

Fines and penalties (4)

 

(369)

 

 

(0.77)

Timing of 2015 GT&S c ost r ecovery (5)

 

(36)

 

 

(0.08)

Increase in shares outstanding (6)

 

-  

 

 

(0.02)

Other

 

24  

 

 

0.06  

Income Available for Common Shareholders - March 31, 2015

$

31  

 

$

0.06  

 

 

 

 

 

 

( 1 )   Represents the increase in base revenues authorized by the CPUC in the 2014 GRC decision for the three months ended March 31, 2015, including the impact of flow-through ratemaking treatment for federal tax deductions for repairs .   In 2013, the Utility incurred approximately $200 million of expense and $1 billion of capital costs above authorized levels.   The 2014 GRC decision authorized revenues that support this higher level of spending during 2014 and throughout the GRC period.     The increase in revenue related to 2014 was not recognized until the quarter ended September 30, 2014, when the 2014 GRC decision was issued.

(2)   Represents the impact of the increase in rate base as authorized in various rate case s during the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014 .

 

(3)   Represents the timing of taxes reportable in quarterly financial statements .

 

( 4 ) Represents the impact during the three months ended March 31, 2015 of the Penalty Decision issued on April 9, 2015 .   See “ Enforcement and Litigation Matters ” below.

 

(5) Represents expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2015 requested in the GT&S rate case with no corresponding increase in revenue.  The Utility’s 2015 GT&S request to increase revenues is pending a CPUC decision.  After a final decision is issued, the Utility will be authorized to collect any increase in revenue requirements from January 1, 2015.

 

(6) Represents the impact of a higher number of weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the same periods in 2014 .  PG&E Corporation issues shares to fund its equity contributions to the Utility to maintain the Utility’s capital structure and fund operations, including unrecovered expenses.

 

Key Factors Affecting Financial Results

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that their future results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows will be materiall y affected by the following factors: 

 

Penalties, Fines and Remedial Costs. Future financial results will be impacted by the timing and amount of costs the Utility incurs for designated pipeline safety projects and programs and to implement remedial measures, as required by the Penalty Decision . The Utility also could incur fines associated with pending federal criminal charges that the Utility knowingly and willfully violated the Pipeline Safety Act and illegally obstructed the NTSB’s investigation into the cause of the San Bruno accident.  Based on the superseding indictment’s allegations, the maximum statutory fine would be $14 million and the maximum alternative fine would be approximately $1.13 billion.  Federal and state authorities also are conducting investigations in connection with certain communications between the Utility and CPUC personnel.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco also continues to investigate matters relating to the indicted case.  Fines may be imposed, or other regulatory or governmental enforcement action could be taken, with respect to these and other enforcement matters, including new CPUC investigations.  (See “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” below.)

 

 

T he Timing and Outcome of Ratemaking Proceedings . In the GT&S rate case , the Utility has requested that the CPUC authorize revenue requirements for the Utility’s gas transmission and storage operations from 2015 through 2017. The Utility has requested an increase in its 2015 revenue requirements of $555 million over the comparable authorized revenues, as well as increases for 2016 and 2017.  In response to the Utility’s violations of the CPUC’s rules regarding ex parte communications relating to the 2015 GT&S rate case, the CPUC issued a decision to disallow up to five months of the GT&S incremental revenues that would otherwise be authorized in the final decision , which is scheduled to be issued in August 2015.  The Utility and other parties have filed applications requesting the CPUC to reconsider this decision.  It is uncertain whether this decision will be upheld and what amount of GT&S revenue requirements will ultimately be authorized . In addition, the Utility has a TO rate case pending at the FERC.   The outcome of ratemaking proceedings can be affected by many factors, including the level of opposition by intervening parties, potential rate impacts, the Utility’s reputation, the regulatory and political environments, and other factors .

 

 

The Ability of the Utility to Control Operating Costs and Capital Expenditures.   Whether the Utility is able to earn its authorized rate of return could be materially affected if the Utility’s actual costs differ from the amounts that have been authorized in the final 2014 GRC decision and that may be authorized in the 2015 GT&S rate case and future rate case decisions.  In addition to incurring shareholder-funded costs and costs associated with remedial measures required by the Penalty Decision, t he Utility forecasts that in 2015 it will incur unrecovered pipeline-related expenses ranging from $100 million to $150 million, including costs to identify and remove encroachments from transmission pipeline rights-of-way to perform and to perform continuing work under the Utility’s PSEP.  Actual costs could be higher.  T he ultimate amount of unrecovered costs also could be affected by how the CPUC determines which costs are included in calculating whether the $850 million shareholder-funded obligation under the Penalty Decision has been met, and the outcome of pending and future investigations and enforcement matters.   (See “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” below.)

 

 

The Amount and Timing of the Utility’s Financing Needs .  PG&E Corporation contributes equity to the Utility as needed to maintain the Utility’s CPUC-authorized capital structure.  For the three months ended March 31, 2015 , PG&E Corporation issued $ 151 million of common stock and made equity contributions to the Utility of $ 100 million.  PG&E Corporation forecasts that it will continue issuing a material amount of equity to support the Utility’s capital expenditures and to fund unrecovered pipeline-related costs (including costs incurred under the Penalty Decision) and to pay the fine im posed by the Penalty Decision and additional fines and penalties that may be required by the final outcomes o f ongoing enforcement matters.  T h ese equity issuances w ould have a further m aterial dilutive effect on PG&E Corporation’s EPS.  PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ability to access the capital markets and the terms and rates of future financings could be affected by the outcome of the matters discussed in “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” below, changes in their respective credit ratings, general economic and market conditions, and other factors.

 

For more information about the factors and risks that could affect future results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows, or that could cause future results to differ from historical results, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2014 Form 10-K and in Part II below under “Item 1A. Risk Factors . In addition, t his quarterly r eport contains forward-looking statements that are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties.  These statements reflect management’s judgment and opinions which are based on current estimates, expectations, and projections about future events and assumptions regarding these events and management's knowledge of facts as of the date of this report.  See the section entitled “Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” below for a list of some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not able to predict all the factors that may affect future results and do not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether in response to new informati on, future events, or otherwise.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

PG&E Corporation

 

The consolidated results of operations consist primarily of balances related to the Utility, which are discussed below.  The following table provides a summary of net income available for common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 :

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Consolidated Total

$  

31  

 

$  

227  

PG&E Corporation

 

30  

 

 

2  

Utility

$  

1  

 

$  

225  

 

PG&E Corporation’s net income primarily consists of interest expense on long-term d ebt, other income from investments, and income taxes.  For the three months ended March 31, 2015 , results include approximately $ 30 million of realized gain s and associated tax benefits recognized with an investment in SolarCity Corporation with no similar activity during the same period in 201 4 .

 

Utility

 

The table below shows certain items from the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 .  The table separately identifies the r evenues and costs that impact ed earnings from those that did not impact earnings.  In general, expenses the Utility is authorized to pass through directly to customers (such as costs to purchase electricity and natural gas, as well as costs to fund public purpose programs) and the corresponding amount of revenues collected to recover those pass-through costs, do not impact earnings.  In addition, expenses that have been specifically authorized ( such as the payment of pension costs ) and the corresponding revenues the Utility is authorized to collect to recover such costs , do not impact earnings.

 

Revenues that impact earnings are primarily those that have been authorized by the CPUC and the FERC to recover the Utility’s costs to own and operate its assets and to provide the Utility an opportunity to earn its authorized rate of return on rate base.  Expenses that impact earnings are primarily those that the Utility incurs to own and operate its assets.

 

The Utility’s operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 reflect charges associated with the impact of the Penalty Decision.  (See “Utility Revenues and Costs that Impacted Earnings” below.)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

Revenues and Costs:

 

 

 

Revenues and Costs:

 

 

(in millions)

That Impacted Earnings

That Did Not Impact Earnings

Total Utility

 

That Impacted Earnings

That Did Not Impact Earnings

Total Utility

Electric operating revenues

$

1,786  

$

1,228  

$

3,014  

 

$

1,589  

$

1,411  

$

3,000  

Natural gas operating revenues

 

506  

 

380  

 

886  

 

 

471  

 

419  

 

890  

Total operating revenues

 

2,292  

 

1,608  

 

3,900  

 

 

2,060  

 

1,830  

 

3,890  

Cost of electricity

 

-  

 

1,000  

 

1,000  

 

 

-  

 

1,210  

 

1,210  

Cost of natural gas

 

-  

 

274  

 

274  

 

 

-  

 

360  

 

360  

Operating and maintenance

 

1,589  

 

334  

 

1,923  

 

 

1,037  

 

260  

 

1,297  

Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning

 

631  

 

-  

 

631  

 

 

538  

 

-  

 

538  

Total operating expenses

 

2,220  

 

1,608  

 

3,828  

 

 

1,575  

 

1,830  

 

3,405  

Operating income

$

72  

$

-  

$

72  

 

$

485  

$

-  

$

485  

Interest income (1)

 

 

 

 

 

1  

 

 

 

 

 

 

2  

Interest expense (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(187)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(179)

Other income, net (1)

 

 

 

 

 

26  

 

 

 

 

 

 

20  

Income (Loss) before income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

(88)

 

 

 

 

 

 

328  

Income tax provision (benefit) (1)

 

 

 

 

 

(92)

 

 

 

 

 

 

100  

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

4  

 

 

 

 

 

 

228  

Preferred stock dividend requirement (1)

 

 

 

 

 

3  

 

 

 

 

 

 

3  

Income Available for Common Stock

 

 

 

 

$

1  

 

 

 

 

 

$

225  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) These items impacted earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 .

 

Utility Revenues and Costs that Impacted Earnings

 

The following discussion presents the Utility’s operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 , focusing on revenues and expenses that impact ed earnings for these periods.

 

Operating Revenues

 

The Utility’s electric and natural gas operating revenues that impacted earnings increased by $ 232 million or 11% in the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 This increase is primarily due to approximately $ 250 million of higher base revenues authorized by the CPUC in the 2014 GRC decision and higher TO rate case base revenues.  The 2015 GRC revenue increase includes approximately $115 million related to 2014 that was not recognized until the quarter ended September 30, 2014, as a result of the timing of the GRC decision .  The increase in operating revenues was offset by the absence of $34 million of revenues the CPUC authorized the U tility to collect for recovery of certain PSEP-related costs during the three months ended March 31, 2014

 

Operating and Maintenance

 

The Utility’s operating and maintenance expenses that impacted earnings increased by $ 552 million or 53% in the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 .  The increase is primarily due to the following charges associated with the Penalty Decision:

 

a $400 million bill credit to natural gas customers ;

 

 

a $100 million increase to the Utility’s accrual for fines accrued and payable to the State General Fund (bringing the total amount accrued to $300 million) ; and,

 

 

a $53 million charge for estimated capital disallowances related to pipeline safety improvements.

 

The above expenses were partially offset by a $44 million decrease in costs related to a scheduled nuclear refueling outage at Diablo Canyon that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2014 with no similar outage during the three months ended March 31, 2015. 

 

The Utility’s future financial statements will be impacted by unrecoverable pipeline-related expenses as well as disallowed revenues and additional charges associated with the Penalty Decision.  (See “Key Factors Affecting Financial Results” above and “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” below.)

 

Depreciation, Amortization, an d Decommissioning

 

The Utility’s depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning expenses increased $ 93 million or 17% in the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 , primarily due to an increase in depreciation rates as authorized by the CPUC in the 2014 GRC decision and an increase in capital additions.

 

Interest Income , Interest Expense , and Other Income, Net

 

There were no material changes to interest income, interest expense, and other income, net for the periods presented.  

 

Income Tax Provision

 

The Utility’s revenue requirements for 2014 through 2016, as authorized in the 2014 GRC decision, reflect flow-through ratemaking for income tax expense benefits attributable to the accelerated recognition of repair costs and certain other property-related costs for federal tax purposes.   The Utility’s financial results reflect a reduction in income tax expense associated with these temporary differences, resulting in a lower effective tax rate .   (See Note 8 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2014 Form 10-K.)  

 

Additionally, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Utility recorded charges totaling $553 million (including $100 million that is not tax deductible) as a result of the Penalty Decision.   Under applicable accounting standards, t he tax effect of these charges   w as recorded at the statutory rate.  

 

The Utility had an income tax benefit of $92 million and an income tax expense of $100 million in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.   The Utility’s effective tax rates were a 105% benefit and a 30% expense in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.   The change in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the impact of the Penalty Decision, as well as the effects of flow-through ratemaking for income taxes as described above.  

 

Utility Revenues and Costs that did not Impact Earnings

 

Cost of Electricity

 

The Utility’s cost of electricity includes the costs of power purchased from third parties (including renewable energy resources), transmission, fuel used in its own generation facilities, fuel supplied to other facilities under power purchase agreements, emissions costs to comply with California’s cap-and-trade program, and realized gains and losses on price risk management activities.  (See Note 7 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.) 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Cost of purchased power

$

922  

 

$

1,112  

Fuel used in own generation facilities

 

78  

 

 

98  

Total cost of electricity

$

1,000  

 

$

1,210  

Average cost of purchased power per kWh (1)

$

0.099  

 

$

0.089  

Total purchased power (in millions of kWh) (2)

 

9,291  

 

 

12,468  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Average cost of purchased power for the three months ended March 31, 2015 increased compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to higher volume of renewables.  This increase was partially offset by lower market prices for natural gas.

(2) Total purchased power for the three months ended March 31, 2015 decreased compared to the same period in 2014 primarily due to an increase in the Utility’s own generation at Diablo Canyon.

 

The Utility’s total purchased power is driven by customer demand, the availability of the Utility’s own generation facilities including Diablo Canyon and its hydroelectric plants, and the cost effectiveness of each source of electricity

 

Cost of Natural Gas

 

The Utility’s cost of natural gas includes the costs of procurement, storage, transportation of natural gas , emissions costs to comply with California’s cap-and-trade program, and realized gains and losses on price risk man agement activities.  (See Note 7 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)  The Utility’s cost of natural gas is impacted by the market price of natural gas, changes in the cost of storage and transportation, and changes in customer demand.   The Utility expects the cost of natural gas for 2015 will continue to be lower due to lower market prices.

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Cost of natural gas sold

$

235  

 

$

324  

Transportation cost of natural gas sold

 

39  

 

 

36  

Total cost of natural gas

$

274  

 

$

360  

Average cost per Mcf (1) of natural gas sold

$

3.26  

 

$

4.15  

Total natural gas sold (in millions of Mcf) (1)

 

72  

 

 

78  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) One thousand cubic feet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating and Maintenance Expense s

 

The Utility’s operating expenses also include certain recoverable costs that the Utility incurs as part of its operations such as pension contributions and public purpose programs costs.   If the Utility were to spend over authorized amounts, these expenses could have an impact to earnings. 

 

LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES

 

Overview

 

The Utility’s ability to fund operations, finance capital expenditures, and make distributions to PG&E Corporation depends on the levels of its operating cash flows and access to the capital and credit markets.   The CPUC authorizes the Utility’s capital structure, the aggregate amount of long-term and short-term debt that the Utility may issue, and the revenue requirements the Utility is able to collect to recover its debt financing costs. The Utility generally utilizes equity contributions from PG&E Corporation and long-term senior unsecured debt issuances to maintain its CPUC-authorized capital structure consisting of 52% equity and 48% debt and preferred stock.  The Utility relies on short-term debt, including commercial paper, to fund temporary financing needs.  

 

PG&E Corporation’s ability to fund operations, make scheduled principal and interest payments, fund equity contributions to the Utility, and pay dividends, primarily depends on the level of cash distributions received from the Utility and PG&E Corporation’s access to the capital and credit markets. PG&E Corporation has material stand-alone cash flows related to the issuance of equity and long-term debt, dividend payments, and borrowings and repayments under its revolving credit facility.  P G&E Corporation relies on short- term debt, including commercial paper, to fund temporary financing needs.   

 

PG&E Corporation forecasts that it will issue betwee n $ 700 million and $ 800 million i n common stock during 2015 primarily to fund equity contributions to the Utility.   The Utility’s equity needs will continue to be affected by unrecovered pipeline-related costs (including costs incurred to comply with the Penalty Decision) and to pay fines imposed by the Penalty Decision and additional fines and penalties that may be imposed in connection with the matters described in “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” below. Common stock issuances by PG&E Corporation to fund these needs would have a material dilutive impact on PG&E Corporation’s EPS .

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term, highly liquid investm ents with original maturities of three months or less.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility maintain separate bank accounts and primarily invest their cash in money market funds.  In addition to cash and cash equivalents, the Utility holds restricted cash that primarily consists of cash held in escrow pending the resolution of the remaining disputed claims made by electricity suppliers in the Utility’s proceeding under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.  (See “Resolution of Remaining Chapter 11 Disputed Claims” in Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).  The Utility is uncertain when and how the remaining disputed claims will be resolved.

 

Financial Resources

 

Debt and Equity Financings

 

PG&E Corporation entered into a new equity distribution agreement in February 2015 providing for the sale of its common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $500 million.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015, PG&E Corporation sold 1.4 million shares , under the February 2015 equity distribution agreement for cash proceeds of $ 74 million , net of commissions paid of $1 million. 

 

In addition, PG&E Corporation issued common stock under the PG&E Corporation 401(k) plan, the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, and share-based compensation plans.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015 ,   2.2 million shares were issued for cash proceeds of $ 77 million under these plans .

 

The proceeds from these sales were used for general corporate purposes, including the contribution of equity to the Utility.  For the three months ended March 31, 2015, PG&E Corporation made equity contributions to the Utility of $100 million.  Additionally, PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect to continue to issue long-term and short-term debt for general corporate purposes and to maintain the CPUC-authorized capital structure during 2015.

 

Revolving Credit Facilities and Commercial Paper Program

 

At March 31, 2015, PG&E Corporation and the Utility had $ 300 million and $ 2.4 billion available under their respective $300 million and $3.0 billion revolving credit facilities.  On April 27, 2015, PG&E Corporation and the Utility amended and restated their respective $300 million and $3.0 billion revolving credit facilities that were entered into on April 1, 2013.  (See Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and “Item 5. Other Information”)

 

T he revolving credit facilities require that PG&E Corporation and the Utility maintain a ratio of total consolidated debt to total consolidated capitalization of at most 65% as of the end of each fiscal quarter.  PG&E Corporation’s revolving credit facility agreement also requires that PG&E Corporation own, directly or indirectly, at least 80% of the common stock and at least 70% of the voting capital stock of the Utility.   In addition, these revolving credit facilities include usual and customary provisions regarding events of default and covenants limiting liens, mergers, sales of all or substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s assets, and other fundamental changes.   At March 31, 2015 , PG&E Corporation and the Utility were in compl iance with all covenants under their respective revolving credit facilities.

 

Dividends

 

In February 2015 , the Board of Directors of PG&E Corporation declared quarterly dividends of $ 0.455 per share, totaling $ 218 million , of which approximately $ 213 million was paid on April 15, 201 5 to shareholders of record on March 3 1 , 201 5 .   

 

In February 2015, the Board of Directors of the Utility declared a common stock dividend of $ 179 million that was paid to PG&E Corporation on February 19, 2015.

 

In February 2015 , the Board of Directors of the Utility declared dividends on its outstanding series of pref erred stock, payable on May 15, 2015 , to shareholders of record on April 30, 2015 .

 

Utility Cash Flows

 

The Utility’s cash flows were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2015

 

2014

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

1,101  

 

$

779  

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(1,272)

 

 

(1,192)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

166  

 

 

416  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

$

(5)

 

$

3  

 

Operating Activities

 

The Utility’s cash flows from operating activities primarily consist of receipts from customers less payments of operating expenses, other than expenses such as depreciation that do not require the use of cash.   During the three months ended March 31, 2015, net cash provided by operating activities increased by $ 322 million compared to the same period in 2014.  This increase was primarily due to higher base revenue collections authorized in the 2014 GRC and lower purchased power costs (see “Cost of Electricity” under “Results of Operations – Utility Revenues and Costs that do not Impact Earnings” above).

 

Future cash flow from operating activities will be affected by various factors, including:

 

the timing of a shareholder-funded bill credit of $400 million to natural gas customers in 2016, and the payment of a $300 million fine to the State General Fund during 2015, as required by the Penalty Decision (see “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” below) ;

 

 

the timing and amounts of other fines or penalties that may be imposed in connection with the criminal prosecution of the Utility and the remaining investigations and other enforcement matters (see “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” below);

 

 

the timing and outcome of ratemaking proceedings, in cluding the 2015 GT&S rate case;

 

 

the timing and amount of costs the Utility incurs, but does not recover, associated with its natural gas system (including costs to implement remedial measures and $850 million to pay for designated pipeline safety projects and programs, as required by the Penalty Decision) ;

 

 

the timing and amount of tax payments, tax refunds, net collateral payments, and interest payments; and

 

 

the timing of the resolution of the Chapter 11 disputed claims and the amount of principal and interest on these claims that the Utility will be required to pa y .

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities increased by $ 80 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014.  The Utility’s investing activities primarily consist of construction of new and replacement facilities necessary to provide safe and reliable electricity and natural gas services to its customers.  Cash used in investing activities also includes the proceeds from sales of nuclear decommissioning trust investments which are largely offset by the amount of cash used to purchase new nuclear decommissioning trust investments.  The funds in the decommissioning trusts, along with accumulated earnings, are used exclusively for decommissioning and dismantling the Utility’s nuclear generation facilities.

 

Future cash flows used in investing activities are largely dependent on the timing and amount of capital expenditures. The Utility estimates that it will incur approximately $5.5 billion in capital expenditures in 2015 and between $5.3 billion and $5.8 billion in 2016.  Most of the Utility’s revenue requirements to recover forecasted capital expenditures are authorized in the GRC, TO, and GT&S rate cases.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015 , net cash provided by financing activitie s decreased by $ 250 million c ompared to the same period in 2014 .  Cash provided by or used in financing activities is driven by the Utility’s financing needs, which depend on the level of cash provided by or used in operating activities, the level of cash provided by or used in investing activities , the conditions in the capital markets, and the maturity date of existing debt instruments .  The Utility generally utilizes long-term debt issuances and equity contributions from PG&E Corporation to maintain its CPUC-authorized capital structure, and relies on commercial paper and other short-term debt to fund temporary financing needs.


 

ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION MATTERS

 

CPUC Investigations Related to Natural Gas Transmission

 

As described above, the Penalty Decision imposes penalties, to be funded by shareholders, that are comprised of: (1) a $300 million fine to be paid to the State General Fund, (2) a one-time $400 million bill credit to the Utility’s natural gas customers, (3) $850 million to fund future pipeline safety projects and programs, and (4) remedial measures that the CPUC estimates will cost the Utility at least $50 million.  The Penalty Decision requires that at least $688.5 million of the $850 million be allocated to capital expenditures and that the Utility be precluded from including these capital costs in rate base.  The remainder will be allocated to safety-related expenses.  The CPUC will determine which safety projects and programs will be funded by shareholders in the Utility’s pending 2015 GT&S rate case.  If the $850 million is not exhausted by designated safety-related projects and programs in the GT&S proceeding, the CPUC will identify additional projects in future proceedings to ensure that the full $850 million is spent.  

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Utility recorded additional charges of $553 million as a result of the Penalty Decision.  The cumulative charges at March 31, 2015, and the anticipated future financial impact are shown in the following table: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anticipated

 

 

 

 

Three Months

 

Cumulative

 

Future

 

 

 

Ended

 

Charges

 

Financial

 

Total

(in millions)

March 31, 2015

 

March 31, 2015

 

Impact

 

Amount

Fine payable to the state (1)

$

100

 

$

300

 

$

-  

 

$

300

Customer bill credit

 

400

 

 

400

 

 

-  

 

 

400

Charge for disallowed capital (2)

 

53

 

 

53

 

 

636

 

 

689

Disallowed revenue for pipeline safety

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  expenses (3)

 

-  

 

 

-  

 

 

161

 

 

161

CPUC estimated cost of other remedies (4)

 

-  

 

 

20

 

 

30

 

 

50

Total Penalty Decision fines and remedies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  recorded

$

553

 

$

773

 

$

827

 

$

1,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The Utility increased its accrual from $200 million at December 31, 2014 to $300 million at March 31, 2015.

( 2 ) The Penalty Decision prohibits the Utility from recovering certain expenses and capital spending associated with pipeline safety-related projects and programs that the CPUC will identif y in the final decision to be issued in the Utility’s 2015 GT&S rate case.  The Utility estimates that approximately $53 million of capital spending in the three months ended March 31, 2015 , is probable of disallowance, subject to adjustment based on the final 2015 GT&S rate case decision.

( 3 ) These costs are being expensed as incurred. Future GT&S revenues will be reduced for these unrecovered expenses. Management intends to categorize the reduction in revenues in future periods as unrecovered costs for non-GAAP purposes.  

( 4 ) In the Penalty Decision, the CPUC estimates that the Utility would incur $50 million to comply with the other remedies in the Penalty Decision, including $30 million to reimburse the CPUC for the costs of future audits.   Remedi al costs are expensed as incurred. Othe r than the refund of CPUC audit costs , the majority of the remedies have been completed or are underway and the associated costs have already been incurred.

 

At March 31, 2015, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets include $300 million in other current liabilities for the fi nes payable, and $400 million in current regulatory liabilities for the one-time bill credit due to the Utility’s natural gas customers .   The cha rges recorded are reflected in o perat ing and m aintenance expenses in the March 31, 2015, Condensed Consolidated Statement s of Income.   It is uncertain what costs the CPUC will ultimately count towards the $850 million shareholder-funded obligation.  To the extent the Utility’s actual costs exceed qualified amounts and are not authorized for recovery, the Utility may be required to record additional charges in future periods.

 

Potential CPUC Investigation of the Utility’s Safety Culture

 

In connection with the issuance of the Penalty Decision, the President of the CPUC questioned whether the Utility has developed a safety culture that is effective throughout the organization and whether the CPUC’s theories of deterrence – its system of penalties and remedies – assure an effective safety culture in a utility.  He directed the CPUC to begin a new investigation to examine the Utility’s safety culture and practices, including whether they are effective and comprehensive across the organization, and whether there is sufficient accountability for safety results.  He also questioned whether the Utility “is too big to succeed” from a safety perspective, although he did not order the CPUC to begin a new investigation into this issue.  He stated that he intended to request the CPUC’s Legal Division to analyze and evaluate the CPUC’s policies regarding penalties and remedies, and make recommendations for adoption by the CPUC.

 

The timing, scope, and potential outcome of the new investigation and analysis are uncertain.

 

Improper CPUC Communications 

 

I n the Penalty D ecision ( discussed above ) , the CPUC stated that it will begin a new investigation to examine allegations by the City of San Bruno that communications between the Utility’s employees and CPUC personnel violated the CPUC’s rules relat ing to ex parte communications.  Ex parte communications include any communication between a decision maker and an interested person concerning substantive issues in certain identified categories of formal proceedings before the CPUC. The Utility believes that the communications cited by San Bruno are not prohibited ex parte communications. If the CPUC determines the communications constitute ex parte violations, i t is reasonably possible that it will impose penalties or other remedies, but the Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred given the CPUC’s wide discretion and the number of factors that can be considered in determining the final penalties.

 

T he Utility also notified the CPUC of ex parte communications between the Utility and the CPUC regarding the 2015 GT&S rate case.  In November 2014, the CPUC imposed a fine of $1.05 million on the Utility for th ese communications .  (The ORA, TURN, and the City of San Bruno have asked the CPUC to reconsider its decision contending that the applicable law supports the imposition of a fine ranging from $2.5 million to $250 million.)  In addition, the CPUC disallowed the Utility from recovering up to the entire amount of the revenue increase that may be authorized in the GT&S rate case and that otherwise would have be en collected from ratepayers over a five-month period.  The Utility has asked the CPUC to reconsider its decision.  The exact amount of any revenue disallowance will be determined in the CPUC’s final decision in the GT&S rate case that is scheduled to be issued in August 2015.  (See “Ratemaking Proceedings” below.)    

 

The Utility also notified the CPUC of additional email communications between the Utility and the CPUC regarding various matters (not limited to the GT&S rate case) that the Utility believes may constitute or describe ex parte co mmunications. For these additional communications, the Utility believes it is probable that CPUC enforcement action will be taken The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred given the CPUC’s wide discretion and the number of factors that can be considered in determining the final penalties.

 

Other CPUC Matters

 

CPUC Investigation Regarding Natural Gas Distribution Facilities   Record-Keeping

 

On November 20, 2014, the CPUC began an investigation into whether the Utility violated applicable laws pertaining to record-keeping practices for its natural gas distribution service and facilities.  The order also requires the Utility to show cause why (1) the CPUC should not find that the Utility violated provisions of the California Public Utilities Code, CPUC general orders or decisions, other rules, or requirements, and/or engaged in unreasonable and/or imprudent practices related to these matters, and (2) the CPUC should not impose penalties, and/or any other forms of relief, if any violations are found.  In particular, the order cites the SED’s investigative reports alleging that the Utility violated rules regarding safety record-keeping in connection with six natural gas distribution incidents, including the natural gas explosion that occurred in Carmel, California on March 3, 2014.  On April 10, 2015, the assigned Commissioner issued a scoping memo and ruling stating that the scope of the proceeding is whether or not the Utility violated any applicable laws, rules, or regulations “by its record-keeping policies and practices with respect to maintaining safe operation of its gas distribution system.”  The scope of the proceeding also may include matters resulting from the SED’s ongoing reviews of the Utility’s record-keeping practices relating to mapping, pre-excavation location and marking, and pressure validation for distribution facilities, among other issues.

 

The procedural schedule requires the SED’s and intervenors’ testimony to be submitted starting in September 2015 with the Utility’s response due in November 2015 fo llowed by rebuttal testimony in December 2015.  Hearings are scheduled for January 19-22, 2016.

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it is reasonably possible that the CPUC will impose penalties on the Utility or require the Utility to implement operational remedies . The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred given the CPUC’s wide discretion and the number of factors that can be considered in determining penalties. In addition, the Utility could incur material costs to implement operational remedies, which may not be recoverable.

 

Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Rights-of-Way 

 

In 2012, the Utility notified the CPUC and the SED that the Utility planned to complete a system-wide survey of its transmission pipelines in an effort to identify encroachments (such as building structures and vegetation overgrowth) on the Utility’s pipeline rights-of-way.   The Utility also submitted a proposed compliance plan that set forth the scope and timing of remedial work to remove identified encroachments over a multi-year period and to pay penalties if the proposed milestones were not met.   In March 2014, the Utility informed the SED that the survey has been completed and that remediation work, including removal of the encroachments, is expected to continue for several years. The SED has not addressed the Utility’s proposed compliance plan, and it is reasonably possible that the SED will impose fines on the Utility or take other enforcement action in the future based on the Utility’s failure to continuously survey its system and remove encroachments.

 

Potential Safety Citations

 

  The SED periodic ally audits u tility operating practices , conducts investigat ions of potential violations , and has authority to issue citations and impose fines on the utilities for violations of applicable laws and regulations.   The SED can consider va rious factors in determining whether to impose fines and the amount of fines, including the severity of the safety risk associated with each violation, the number and duration of the violations, whether the violation was self-reported, and whether corrective actions were taken.

 

T he SED has imposed fines on the Utility ranging from $ 50,000 to $ 16.8 million for violations identified through the Utility’s self-reports, SED investigations and audits.   The Utility believes it is probable that the SED will impose fines or take other enforcement action based on some of the Utility’s remaining self-reports or based on allegations contained in some of the SED’s audits. The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of future charges that could be incurred for fines imposed by the SED given the wide discretion the SED has in determining whether to bring enforcement action and the number of factors that can be considered in determining the amount of fines.

 

Federal and State Matters

 

Federal Criminal Indictment

 

On July 29 , 2014, a federal grand jury for the Northern District of California returned a 28-count superseding criminal indictment against the Utility in federal district court replacing the indictment that had been returned on April 1, 2014.  The superseding indictment charges 27 felony counts alleging that the Utility knowingly and willfully violated minimum safety standards under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act relating to record keeping, pipeline integrity management, and identification of pipeline threats.  The superseding indictment also includes one felony count charging that the Utility illegally obstructed the NTSB’s investigation of the San Bruno accident.  The maximum statutory fine for each felony count is $500,000, for total fines of $14 million.  The superseding indictment also seeks an alternative fine under the Alternative Fines Act which states, in part: “If any person derives pecuniary gain from the offense, or if the offense results in pecuniary loss to a person other than the defendant, the defendant may be fined not more than the greater of twice the gross gain or twice the gross loss.”  Based on the superseding indictment’s allegations that the Utility derived gross gains of approximately $ 281 million and that the victims suffered losses of approximately $ 565 million, the maximum alternate fine would be approximately $ 1.13 billion. 

 

The Utility entered a plea of not guilty.     The Utility believes that criminal charges and the alternate fine allegations are not merited and that it did not knowingly and willfully violate minimum safety standards under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act or obstruct the NTSB’s investigation, as alleged in the superseding indictment.    

 

The trial is set to begin March 8, 2016. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have not accrued any charges for criminal fines in their Condensed C onsolidated F inancial S tatements as such amounts are not considered to be probable.

 

Other Federal and State Matters

 

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco and the California Attorney General’s office have also begun investigations in connection with the ex parte communications (see “Improper CPUC Communications” above).   The Utility is cooperating with the federal and state investigators.   It is uncertain whether any charges will be brought against the Utility .   In addition, the Utility was informed that the U.S. Attorney’s Office was   investigating a natural gas explosion that occurred in Carmel, California on March 3, 2014.  (For more information refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations−Enforcement and Litigation Matters” appearing under Item 7 and in Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements appearing under Item 8 in the 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K).     It is uncertain whether any charges will be brought against the Utility . The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco also continues to investigate matters relating to the indicted case.

 

Other Pending Lawsuits and Claims

 

At March 31, 2015, there were five purported shareholder derivative lawsuits outstanding against PG&E Corporation and the Utility seeking recovery on behalf of PG&E Corporation and the Utility for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by officers and directors, among other claims.  

 

PG&E C orporation received a letter, dated March 26, 2015, on behalf of a purported shareholder demanding that the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors (1) take all necessary actions to recover from certain officers and directors the amount of damages sustained by PG&E Corporation as a result of their alleged misconduct in connection with the events surrounding the San Bruno accident and other matters, and (2) institute corporate governance changes and improvements.  The Board is in the process of determining an appropriate res ponse to the demands set forth in the letter.

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are uncertain when and how the above lawsuits will be resolved.

 

RATEMAKING PROCEEDINGS

 

The Utility is subject to substantial regulation by the CPUC, the FERC, the NRC and other federal and state regulatory agencies.     Significant regulatory developments that have occurred since the 201 4 Form 10-K was filed with the SEC are discussed below.

 

2015 Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case

 

Hearings in the 2015 GT&S rate case concluded on March 23, 2015.  The current procedural schedule calls for a final decision to be issued in August 2015.  It is uncertain how the Penalty D ecision will affect the procedural schedule.  If the final decision in the GT&S rate case is not issued by the end of 2015, PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s financial results for 2015 will not reflect any associated revenues.    

 

The Utility has requested that the CPUC authorize a 2015 revenue requirement of $1.29 billion to recover anticipated costs of providing natural gas transmission and storage services, an increase of $555 million over currently authorized amounts.   The Utility also requested attrition increases of $61 million in 2016 and $168 million in 2017.   The Utility requested that the CPUC authorize the Utility’s forecast of its 2015 weighted average rate base for its gas transmission and storage business of $3.56 billion, which includes capital s pending above authorized levels for the prior rate case period.    

 

The ORA has recommended a 2015 revenue requirement of $ 1.044 billion , an increase of $329 million over authorized amounts.   TURN has stated that it intends to make its revenue requirement recommendation in its opening brief to be filed on April 29, 2015.     Nevertheless, TURN has submitted testimony recommending that the Utility not recover costs associated with hydrostatic testing for pipeline segments placed in service between January 1, 1956 and June 30, 1961, as well as certain other work that TURN considers to be remedial.     TURN also recommended the disallowance of about $200 million of capital expenditures incurred over the period 2011 through 2014 and recommended that about $500 million of capital expenditures during this period be subject to a reasonableness review and an independent audit.     TURN states that the Utility’s cost recovery should not begin until the CPUC issues a decision on the independent audit.

 

The final GT&S rate case decision is expected to designate the safety-related gas transmission projects and programs to be funded by shareholders, as required by the Penalty Decision.  (See “Enforcement and Litigation Matter” above.)  The capital that is disallowed under the Penalty Decision is prohibited from being included in rate base.  In addition, as discussed above under “Improper CPUC Communications,” the CPUC has issued a decision to prohibit the Utility from recovering up to five months of the revenue increase that may be authorized in the final GT&S rate case decision.

 

The Utility also has proposed changes to the revenue sharing mechanism authorized in the last GT&S rate case (covering 2011-2014) that subjected a portion of the Utility’s transportation and storage revenue requirement to market risk.     The Utility proposed full balancing account treatment that allows for recovery of the Utility’s authorized transportation and storage revenue requirements except for the revenue requirement associated with the Utility’s 25% interest in the Gill Ranch storage field.  

 

FERC Transmission Owner (TO) Rate Cases

 

The Utility has one TO rate case pending at the FERC.     The Utility has requested a 2015 retail electric transmission revenue requirement of $1 . 366 b illion, a $326 million increase to the currently authorized revenue requirement of $1 . 0 40 b illion.   The proposed rates went into effect on March 1, 2015, subject to refund, and pending a final decision by the FERC.     The Utility’s 2015 cost forecasts reflect the continuing need to replace and modernize aging electric transmission infrastructure, to meet the need for increased capacity in the CAISO controlled grid, and to comply with new rules aimed at ensuring the physical and cyber security of the nation’s electric system.     The Utility forecasts that it will make investments of $1 . 125 b illion in 2015 in various capital projects.     The Utility’s proposed rate base for 2015 is $5.12 billion, compared to $4.57 billion in 2014.   The Utility has requested tha t the FERC approve an 11.26% return on equity .   The procedural schedule is currently being held in abeyance while settlement discussions are held.

 

ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION RESOURCES

 

California law requires the Utility and other California electrical corporations to file proposals for the development of electric distribution resources to facilitate the integration of distributed energy resources at optimal locations in the distribution system to minimize overall system costs and maximize customer benefits from new energy technologies.  The proposals must be filed by July 1, 2015.  The Utility ’s proposal will describe its vision of the electric grid of the future , titled the Grid of Things™, as a “plug-and-play” platform that would allow energy technologies to be interconnected with each other and integrated into the larger grid while continuing to provide customers with safe, reliable and affordable electric service. T he Utility en visions an electric grid that would allow customer s to choose new advanced energy supply technologies and services to meet their needs.  Some of the Utility’s initiatives include smart grid infrastructure modernization, new community solar programs, and a proposal for electric vehicle infrastructure development (see “Proposal for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Development” below).

 

Proposal for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Development

 

On February 9, 2015, the Utility filed an application requesting the CPUC to approve the Utility’s proposal to deploy, own and maintain EV charging infrastructure in its service territory to accelerate EV infrastructure deployment and customer education programs in support of California’s climate goals.  Future use of this charging infrastructure could aid the integration of increased intermittent renewable energy on the state’s electric power grid.  Under the Utility’s proposal, the Utility would develop more than 25,000 EV charging stations and the associated infrastructure over an estimated five years. The Utility estimates this would meet approximately 25% of projected EV charging station need s by 2020.   The Utility plans to contract with third party EV service providers to operat e and maint ain the charging stations.     The Utility estimates that it would incur capital costs of $551 million and operating costs of $103 million over the proposed project timeline.  The Utility has requested that the CPUC authorize the Utility to collect an average annual revenue requirement over the project development years of $81 million to recover these costs.     The Utility has requested that the CPUC issue a decision before the end of 2015.

 

Electric Rate Reform

 

New state legislation that became effective on January 1, 2014 (AB 327) grants the CPUC authority to approve fixed charges to be collected from residential customers. In 2012, the CPUC began a rulemaking proceeding to examine residential rate design in California that, consistent with AB 327, allows the CPUC to simplify the rate structure and bring rates closer to actual costs. In February 2014, as ordered by the CPUC, the Utility submitted a long-term rate reform plan that proposes a fixed customer charge, gradual flattening of the tiered rate structure, and an optional time-of-use rate. On April 21, 2015, a proposed decision was issued that, if adopt ed by the CPUC, would approve the gradual flattening of the tiered rate structure and an optional time- of-use rate, but would defer the approval of a fixed customer charge to a later date.  The proposed decision would require the Utility to file a proposal for a default time-of-use rate no later than January 1, 2018.  After receiving comments on the proposed decision, the CPUC is expected to issue a final decision in the summer of 2015.

 

AB 327 also requires the CPUC to develop a new tariff or contract for net energy metering by December 31, 2015 , that must be implemented no later than July 1, 2017. California’s net energy metering tariff currently allows customers installing renewable distributed generation to offset their electric consumption and receive bill credits for power delivered to the grid at their full retail rate. Increasing levels of installed renewable distributed generation by customers, coupled with net energy metering that provides full retail rate credits that do not reflect the Utility’s cost structure, has shifted costs from distributed generation customers to other customers. AB 327 requires the CPUC to assess opportunities to reduce th is cost - shift through residential rate and net energy metering tariff reform. In July 2014, the CPUC began a new rulemaking proceeding to develop a successor to the existing net energy metering tariff to comply with the requirements of AB 327.  The CPUC is expected to is sue a decision by December 2015 .

 

If the CPUC fails to appropriately adjust the Utility’s rate design to bring rates into alignment with the Utility’s cost structure , or to adequately address the rate impact of net energy metering and the growth of renewable distributed generation, there will be increasing rate pressure on customers. Th is increasing rate pressure could, in turn, cause more customers to seek alternative energy providers or sources, further exacerbating the risk of a reduction in customers from whom the Utility can recover its costs .

 

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

 

The Utility’s operations are subject to extensive federal, state, and local laws and permits relating to the protection of the environment and the safety and health of the Utility’s personnel and the public.  These laws and requirements relate to a broad range of the Utility’s activities, including the remediation of hazardous wastes , such as groundwater contamination caused by hexavalent chromium used in the past at the Utility’s natural gas compressor stations ; the reporting and reduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions; the discharge of pollutants into the air, water, and soil; and the transportation, handling, storage, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel.  (See Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements , above, and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and Note 14 in the 2014 Form 10-K.)    

 

CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility enter into contractual commitments in connection with future obligations that relate to purchases of electricity and natural gas for customers, purchases of transportation capacity, purchases of renewable energy, and purchases of fuel and transportation to support the Utility’s generation activities.  (See “Commitments” in Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).  Contractual commitments that relate to financing arrangements include long-term debt, preferred stock, and certain forms of regulatory financing.  For more in-depth discussion about PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s contractual commitments, see “Liquidity and Financial Resources” above and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Contractual Commitments in the 2014 Form 10-K.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on their financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources , other than those discussed in Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2014 Form 10-K (the Utility’s commodity purchase agreements) .

 

RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

 

PG&E Corporation , mainly through its ownership of the Utility, and the Utility are exposed to market risk, which is the risk that changes in market conditions will adversely affect net income or cash flows.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility face market risk associated with their operations; their financing arrangements; the marketplace for elect ricity, natural gas, electric transmission, natural gas transportation, and storage; emissions allowances and offset credits, other goods and services; and other aspects of their businesses.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility categorize market risks as “pric e risk” and “interest rate risk. ”  The Utility is also exposed to “credit risk,” the risk that counterparties fail to perform their contractual obligations.

 

The Utility actively manages market risk through risk management programs designed to support business objectives, discourage unauthorized risk-taking, reduce commodity cost volatility, and manage cash flows.  The Utility uses derivative instruments only for non-trading purposes ( i.e ., risk mitigation) and not for speculative purposes.  The Utility’s risk management activities include the use of energy and financial instruments such as forward contracts, futures, swaps, options, and other instruments and agreements, most of which are accounted for as derivative instruments.  Some contracts are accounted for as leases.   These activities are discussed in detail in the 2014 Form 10-K.  There were no significant developments to the Utility and PG&E Corporation ’s risk management activities during the three months ended March 31 , 2015 .

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Sta tements in accordance with GAAP involves the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility consider their accounting policies for regulatory assets and liabilities, loss contingencies associated with environmental remediation liabilities and legal and regulatory matters, asset retirement obligations, and pension and other postretirement benefits plans to be critical accounting policies. These policies are considered critical accounting policies due, in part, to their complexity and because their application is relevant and material to the financial position and results of operations of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, and because these policies require the use of ma terial judgments and estimates. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates. These accounting policies and their key characteristics are discussed in detail in the 2014 Form 10-K .

 

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ISSUED BUT NOT YET ADOPTED

 

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No . 2015-03, Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which amends existing presentation of debt issuance costs.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility currently disclose debt issuance costs in current assets – other and noncurrent assets – other.  T he amendments in this Accounting Standard Update , effective on January 1, 2016, require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.   PG&E Corporation and the Utility will adopt this standard starting in the first quarter of 2016.

 

Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement

 

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No . 2015-05, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-4 0): Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement , which adds guidance to help entities evaluate the accounting treatment for cloud computing arrangements.  The accounting standards update will be effective on January 1, 2016.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact the guidance will have on their consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Revenue Recognition Standard

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which amends existing revenue recognition guidance . The accounting standards update will be effective on January 1, 2017.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact the guidance will have on their consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains forward-looking statements that are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties.  These statements reflect management’s judgment and opinions which are based on current estimates, expectations, and projections about future events and assumptions regarding these events and management's knowledge of facts as of the date of this report.  These forward-looking statements relate to, among other matters, estimated losses, including penalties and fines, associated with various investigations and proceedings ; forecasts of pipeline-related expenses that the Utility will not recover through rates; forecasts of capital expenditures; estimates and assumptions used in critical accounting policies, including those relating to regulatory assets and liabilities, environmental remediation, litigation, third-party claims, and other liabilities; and the level of future equity or debt issuances.  These statements are also identified by words such as “assume,” “expect,” “intend,” “forecast,” “plan,” “project,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “anticipate,” “may,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential” and similar expressions.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not able to predict all the factors that may affect future results.  Some of the factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, or from historical results, include, but are not limited to:

 

The outcome and timing of the 2015 GT&S rate case, including the amount of revenue disallowance imposed as a penalty for improper ex-parte communications ;

 

 

the timing and amount of fines, penalties, and remedial costs that the Utility may incur in connection with the federal criminal prosecution of the Utility, the CPUC’s investigation of the Utility’s natural gas distribution operations, the SED’s unresolved enforcement action matters, and the other investigations that have been or may be commenced relating to the Utility’s compliance with natural gas-related laws and regulations;

 

 

the t iming and outcome of the CPUC’s investigation and the p ending criminal investigations relating to communications between the Utility and the CPUC that may have violated the CPUC’s rules regarding ex parte communications or are otherwise alleged to be improper, and whether such matters negatively affect the final decisions to be issued in the 2015 GT&S rate case or other ratemaking proceedings;

 

 

whether PG&E Corporation and the Utility are able to repair the harm to their reputations caused by the criminal prosecution of the Utility, the state and federal investigations of natural gas incidents, improper communications between  the CPUC and the Utility; and the Utility’s ongoing work to remove encroachments from transmission pipeline rights-of-way;

 

 

the restrictions on communications between the Utility and the CPUC that have been imposed by the CPUC that, along with continuing public criticism of the Utility and the CPUC, may make it more difficult for the Utility to sustain or repair a constructive working relationship with the CPUC and achieve balanced regulatory outcomes;

 

 

the timing and outcome of ratemaking proceedings (such as the 2015 GT&S rate case, the 2017 GRC and the TO rate case) and the Utility’s ability to control its costs within the adopted levels of spending;

 

 

the amount and timing of additional common stock and debt issuances by PG&E Corporation, the proceeds of which are contributed as equity to maintain the Utility’s authorized capital structure as the Utility incurs charges and costs that it cannot recover through rates (including $850 million of shareholder-funded costs to complete designated safety projects and programs as ordered in the Penalty Decision) and fines;

 

 

the outcome of the anticipated CPUC investigation into the Utility’s safety culture, and future legislative or regulatory actions that may be taken to require the Utility to restructure into separate entities, undertake some other corporate restructuring, or implement corporate governance changes;

 

 

the outcomes of future investigations or other enforcement proceedings that may be commenced relating to the Utility’s compliance with laws, rules, regulations, or orders applicable to its operations, including the construction, expansion or replacement of its electric and gas facilities; inspection and maintenance practices, customer billing and privacy, and physical and cyber security; and whether the current or potentially worsening state regulatory environment increases the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes;

 

 

 


 

the impact of environmental laws, regulations, and orders; the ultimate amount of costs incurred to discharge the Utility’s known and unknown remediation obligations; the extent to which the Utility is able to recover environmental costs in rates or from other sources; and the ultimate amount of environmental costs the Utility incurs but does not recover, such as the remediation costs associated with the Utility’s natural gas compressor station site located near Hinkley, California;

 

 

the impact of new legislation or NRC regulations, recommendations, policies, decisions, or orders relating to the nuclear industry, including operations, seismic design, security, safety, relicensing, the storage of spent nuclear fuel, decommissioning, cooling water intake, or other issues; and whether the Utility decides to request that the NRC resume processing the Utility’s renewal application for the two Diablo Canyon operating licenses, and if so, whether the NRC grants the renewal;

 

 

the impact of droughts or other weather-related conditions or events, climate change, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, war, or vandalism (including cyber-attacks), and other events, that can cause unplanned outages, reduce generating output, disrupt the Utility’s service to customers, or damage or disrupt the facilities, operations, or information technology and systems owned by the Utility, its customers, or third parties on which the Utility relies; and subject the Utility to third-party liability for property damage or personal injury, or result in the imposition of civil, criminal, or regulatory penalties on the Utility;

 

 

the impact of environmental laws and regulations aimed at the reduction of greenhouse gasses , and whether the Utility is able to continue recovering associated compliance costs, such as the cost of emission allowances and offsets under cap-and-trade regulations and the cost of renewable energy procurement;

 

 

the impact that reductions in customer demand for electricity and natural gas have on the Utility’s ability to make and recover its investments through rates and earn its authorized return on equity , and whether the Utility’s business strategy to address the impact of growing distributed and renewable generation resources and changing customer demands is successful;

 

 

the supply and price of electricity, natural gas, and nuclear fuel; the extent to which the Utility can manage and respond to the volatility of energy commodity prices; the ability of the Utility and its counterparties to post or return collateral in connection with price risk management activities; and whether the Utility is able to recover timely its electric generation and energy commodity costs through rates;

 

 

whether the Utility’s information technology, operating systems and networks, including the advanced metering system infrastructure, customer billing, financial, and other systems, can continue to function accurately while meeting regulatory requirements; whether the Utility is able to protect its operating systems and networks from damage, disruption, or failure caused by cyber-attacks, computer viruses, or other hazards; whether the Utility’s security measures are sufficient to protect against unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure of information contained in such systems and networks; and whether the Utility can continue to rely on third-party vendors and contractors that maintain and support some of the Utility’s operating systems;

 

 

the extent to which costs incurred in connection with third-party claims or litigation can be recovered through insurance, rates, or from other third parties; including the timing and amount of insurance recoveries related to third party claims arising from the San Bruno accident;

 

 

the ability of PG&E Corporation and the Utility to access capital markets and other sources of debt and equity financing in a timely manner on acceptable terms;

 

 

changes in credit ratings which could result in increased borrowing costs especially if PG&E Corporation or the Utility were to lose its investment grade credit ratings;

 

 

the impact of federal or state laws or regulations, or their interpretation, on energy policy and the regulation of utilities and their holding companies, including how the CPUC interprets and enforces the financial and other conditions imposed on PG&E Corporation when it became the Utility’s holding company, and whether the ultimate outcomes of the CPUC’s pending investigations, the criminal prosecution, and other enforcement matters affect the Utility’s ability to make distributions to PG&E Corporation, and, in turn, PG&E Corporation’s ability to pay dividends;

 

 

 

the outcome of federal or state tax audits and the impact of any changes in federal or state tax laws, policies, regulations, or their interpretation; and

 

 

the impact of changes in GAAP, standards, rules, or policies, including those related to regulatory accounting, and the impact of changes in their interpretation or application.

 

For more information about the significant risks that could affect the outcome of these forward-looking statements and PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s future financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows, see “Risk Factors” in the 2014 Form 10-K and in Part II, Item. 1.A. Risk Factors below .  PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not undertake an y obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise.


 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s primary market risk results from changes in energy commodity prices.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility engage in price risk management activities for non-trading purposes only.  Both PG&E Corporation and the Utility may engage in these price risk management activities using forward contracts, futures, options, and swaps to hedge the impact of market fluctuations on energy commodity prices and interest rates.  (See the section above entitled “Risk Management Activities” in Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.)

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Based on an evaluation of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2015 , PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers have concluded that such controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by PG&E Corporation and the Utility in reports that the companies file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.  In addition, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers have concluded that such controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by PG&E Corporation and the Utility in the reports that PG&E Corporation and the Utility file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s management, including PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 , that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, PG&E Corporation’s or the Utility’s internal control over financial reporting.


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In addition to the following legal proceedings, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of their business.  For more information regarding PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s contingencies, see Note   9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

CPUC Investigations

 

On April 9, 2015, the CPUC approved final decisions in the three investigations pending against the Utility relating to (1) the Utility’s safety recordkeeping for its natural gas transmission system, (2) the Utility’s operation of its natural gas transmission pipeline system in or near locations of higher population density, and (3) the Utility’s pipeline installation, integrity management, recordkeeping and other operational practices, and other events or courses of conduct, that could have led to or contributed to the natural gas explosion that occurred in the City of San Bruno, California on September 9, 2010.  A decision was issued in each investigative proceeding to determine the violations that the Utility committed.  The CPUC also issued a decision to impose penalties on the Utility totaling $1.6 billion.  The penalties, to be funded by shareholders, are comprised of: (1) a $300 million fine to be paid to the State General Fund, (2) a one-time $400 million bill credit to the Utility’s natural gas customers, (3) $850 million to fund future pipeline safety projects and programs, and (4) remedial measures that the CPUC estimates will cost the Utility at least $50 million.  PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2015, reflect the financial impact of the Penalty Decision.  For additional information, see Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Federal Criminal Indictment

 

On July 29, 2014, a federal grand jury for the Northern District of California returned a 28-count superseding criminal indictment against the Utility in federal district court replacing the indictment that had been returned on April 1, 2014.  The superseding indictment charges 27 felony counts alleging that the Utility knowingly and willfully violated minimum safety standards under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act relating to record keeping, pipeline integrity management, and identification of pipeline threats.  The superseding indictment also includes one felony count charging that the Utility illegally obstructed the NTSB’s investigation into the cause of the San Bruno accident.  The maximum statutory fine for each felony count is $500,000, for total fines of $14 million.  The superseding indictment also seeks an alternative fine under the Alternative Fines Act which states, in part: “If any person derives pecuniary gain from the offense, or if the offense results in pecuniary loss to a person other than the defendant, the defendant may be fined not more than the greater of twice the gross gain or twice the gross loss.” Based on the superseding indictment’s allegations that the Utility derived gross gains of approximately $281 million and that the victims suffered losses of approximately $565 million, the maximum alternate fine would be approximately $1.13 billion. 

 

The Utility entered a plea of not guilty.  The Utility continues to believe that criminal charges are not merited and that it did not knowingly and willfully violate minimum safety standards under the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act or obstruct the NTSB’s investigation, as alleged in the superseding indictment.  The trial is set to begin March 8, 2016.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility have not accrued any charges for criminal fines in their condensed consolidated financial statements as such amounts are not considered to be probable. 

 

Litigation Related to the San Bruno Accident and Natural Gas Spending

 

At March 31, 2015, there were five purported shareholder derivative lawsuits outstanding against PG&E Corporation and the Utility seeking recovery on behalf of PG&E Corporation and the Utility for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by officers and directors, among other claims.

 

PG&E Corporation received a letter, dated March 26, 2015, on behalf of a purported shareholder demanding that the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors (1) take all necessary actions to recover from certain officers and directors the amount of damages sustained by PG&E Corporation as a result of their alleged misconduct in connection with the events surrounding the San Bruno accident and other matters, and (2) institute corporate governance changes and improvements.   T he Board is in the process of determining an appropriate response to the demands set forth in the letter.

 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are uncertain when and how the above lawsuits will be resolved .

 

For additional information regarding these matters, see the discussion entitled “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” above in Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.   In addition, see “Part I, Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in the 2014 Form 10-K.

 

Other Enforcement Matters

 

In addition, fines may be imposed, or other regulatory or governmental enforcement action could be taken, with respect to the Utility’s self-reports of noncompliance with natural gas safety regulations, prohibited ex parte communications between the Utility and CPUC personnel, investigations that were commenced after a pipeline explosion in Carmel, California on March 3, 2014, and other enforcement matters.  See the discussion entitled “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” above in Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.   In addition, see “Part I, Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in the 2014 Form 10-K.

 

Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant 

 

For more information regarding the status of the 2003 settlement agreement between the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Utility, see “Part I, Item 3. Legal Proceedings” in the 2014 Form 10-K.


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

For information about the significant risks that could affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s future financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows, see the section of the 2014 Form 10-K entitled “Risk Factors,” as supplemented below, and the section of this quarterly report entitled “Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s future financial results will continue to be materially affected as the Utility complies with the Penalty Decision and also may be materially affected by the outcomes of new CPUC investigative enforcement proceedings that are expected to be brought against the Utility, the ongoing federal criminal prosecution of the Utility, and the other federal, state and regulatory investigations and enforcement matters discussed above. 

 

PG&E Corporation’s EPS will be materially affected by dilutive common stock issuances needed to fund equity contributions to the Utility to comply with the terms of the Penalty Decision, as discussed above. The Utility will incur material unrecoverable costs to meet the Penalty Decision’s requirement to fund safety-related projects and programs to be identified in the final GT&S rate case decision.  Although the final GT&S rate case decision is scheduled to be issued in August 2015, the decision may be delayed as needed to comply with the requirements of the Penalty Decision. If the final decision in the GT&S rate case is not issued by the end of 2015, PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s financial results for 2015 will not reflect any associated revenue increases. (The final GT&S rate case decision may also disallow up to five months of the authorized revenue increase per the CPUC’s November 2014 decision to penalize the Utility for violations of the ex parte communications rules.) The ultimate financial impact of the Penalty Decision will be affected by the tax treatment of the costs the Utility incurs to comply with the Penalty Decision. In statements made at the CPUC meeting at which the Penalty Decision was approved , the participating Commissioners indicated that they would inform state and federal tax authorities that the CPUC intended the shareholder-funded costs to be characterized as penalties and not a “cost of doing business.”   

 

In addition , the CPUC stated in the Penalty Decision that it would begin an investigation into the City of San Bruno’s allegations that the Utility violated the CPUC’s rules regarding ex parte communications.  As discussed in the 2014 Form 10-K, t he CPUC also may bring enforcement action against the Utility relating to other communications between the Utility and the CPUC . PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial result s could be materially affected by fines or penalties that may be imposed by the CPUC. Federal and state law enforcement authorities also have begun investigations in connection with these matters and they could take enforcement action in the future against the Utility

 

In addition, the Utility could incur material charges, including fines and other penalties, in connection with the CPUC’s investigation of the Utility’s compliance with natural gas distribution rec ord-keeping practices, the SED’s review of the Utility’s natural gas distribution practices and procedures, and the self-reports the Utility has submitted to the CPUC in accordance with the SED’s safety citation program.  Further, if the Utility is convicted of federal criminal charges that the Utility knowingly and willfully violated pipeline safety laws and illegally obstructed the NTSB’s investigation into the cause of the San Bruno accident , the Utility could be required to pay a material amount of fines. Based on the superseding indictment’s allegations, the maximum alternative fine would be approximately $1.13 billion.   The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco also continues to investigate matters relating to the indicted case.   The Utility also could incur a material amount of costs to comply with remedial measures that the CPUC or a federal judge may impose on the Utility, such as a requirement that the Utility’s natural gas operations be supervised by a third-party monitor.

 

Further, the CPUC is expected to begin a new investigation to examine the Utility’s safety culture and practices, including whether they are effective and comprehensive across the organization, and whether there is sufficient accountability for safety results.  The President of the CPUC also has questioned whether the Utility “is too big to succeed from a safety perspective and has requested the CPUC’s Legal Division to analyze and evaluate the CPUC’s policies regarding penalties and remedie s, and make recommendations for adoption by the CPUC.  The scope, timing, and outcome of the new investigation are uncertain.


ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015 , PG&E Corporation made equity contributions totaling $ 100 million to the Utility in order to maintain the 52% common equity component of its CPUC-authorized capital structure.  Neither PG&E Corporation nor the Utility made any sales of unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 .

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2015 , PG&E Corporation did not redeem or repurchase any shares of common stock outstanding. During the quarter ended March 31, 2015 , the Utility did not redeem or repurchase any shares of its various series of preferred stock outstanding.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

 

The Utility’s earnings to fixed charges ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 0.6 5 . The Utility’s earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 0.6 4 . The statement of the foregoing ratios, together with the statements of the computation of the foregoing ratios filed as Exhibits 12.1 and 12.2 hereto, are included herein for the purpose of incorporating such information and Exhibits into the Utility’s Registration Statement No. 333-193879.

 

PG&E Corporation’s earnings to fixed charges ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 0.7 5 . The statement of the foregoing ratio, together with the statement of the computation of the foregoing ratio filed as Exhibit 12.3 hereto, is included herein for the purpose of incorporating such information and Exhibit into PG&E Corporation’s Registration Statement No. 333-193880.

 

Senior Unsecured Credit Facility

 

T he information below is reported in lieu of information that would be reported under Items 1.01 and 2.03 under

Form 8-K:

 

PG&E Corporation

 

O n April 2 7 , 2015, PG&E Corporation entered into an amendment and restatement of its $300 million senior unsecured five-year revolving credit agreement that it entered into on April 1, 2013. The amended and restated credit agreement is with (1) Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and a lender, (2) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, (3) Citibank N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-syndication agents and lenders, (4) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent and a lender, and (5) certain other lenders.

 

The amended and restated credit agreement includes a $100 million sublimit for the issuance of standby and commercial letters of credit (for which $50 million of commitments to issue letters of credit have been provided by the lenders) and a $100 million commitment for swing line loans. The credit facility will be used for working capital and other corporate purposes, including commercial paper back-up.

 

Subject to obtaining commitments from existing or new lenders and satisfaction of other specified conditions, PG&E Corporation has the right to increase, in one or more requests, given not more frequently than once a year, the aggregate lenders’ commitments under the amended and restated credit agreement by up to $100 million in the aggregate for all such increases.

 

The amended and restated credit agreement has a term of five years from its effective date, and all amounts borrowed under the agreement are due and payable on April 2 7 , 2020. At PG&E Corporation’s request, given not more frequently than once a year and on not more than two occasions over the term of the facility, and at the sole discretion of each lender, the facility may be extended for an additional period not exceeding one year in each instance. PG&E Corporation has the right to replace any lender who does not agree to an extension.

 

Borrowings under the amended and restated credit agr eement (other than swing line loans) will bear interest based, at PG&E Corporation’s election, on (1) a London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”) plus an applicable margin or (2) the base rate plus an applicable margin. The base rate will equal the higher of the following: the administrative agent’s announced base rate, 0.5% above the overnight federal funds rate, and the one-month LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for LIBOR loans under the amended and restated credit agreement will range between 0.9% and 1.475% and the applicable margin for base rate loans under the amended and restated credit agreement will range between 0% and 0.475%. PG&E Corporation will also pay a facility fe e based on total lender commitment s which will range between 0.1% and 0.275%. The specific facility fee and applicable margin will be based on the senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced debt ratings of PG&E Corporation issued by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

The amended and restated credit agreement includes usual and customary covenants for credit facilities of this type, including covenants limiting (1) liens, except for specified permitted liens, (2) mergers, (3) sales of all or substantially all of PG&E Corporation’s assets and (4) other fundamental changes. In addition, the amended and restated credit agreement requires that PG&E Corporation maintain a ratio of total consolidated debt to total consolidated capitalization of not more than 0.65 to 1.00 as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

 

In the event of a default by PG&E Corporation under the amended and restated credit agreement, including cross-defaults relating to specified other debt of PG&E Corporation or any of its significant subsidiaries in excess of $200 million, the lenders may terminate the commitments under the amended and restated credit agreement and declare the amounts outstanding, including all accrued interest and unpaid fees, payable immediately. For events of default relating to insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, the commitments are automatically terminated and the amounts outstanding become payable immediately.

 

Utility

 

On April 2 7 , 2015, the Utility entered into an amendment and restatement of its $3 .0 billion senior unsecured five-year revolving credit agreement that it entered into on April 1, 201 3 . The amended and restated credit agreement is with (1) Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and a lender, (2) Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, (3) Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-syndication agents and lenders, (4) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent and a lender, and (5) certain other lenders.

 

The credit facility will be used for working capital and other corporate purposes, including commercial paper back-up. The amended and restated credit agreement includes a $1 .0 billion sublimit (for which $500 million of commitments to issue letters of credit have been provided by the lenders) for the issuance of standby and commercial letters of credit and a $75 million commitment for swing line loans; i.e., loans made available on a same day basis and repayable in full within seven days. 

 

Subject to obtaining commitments from existing or new lenders and satisfaction of other specified conditions, the Utility has the right to increase, in one or more requests, given not more frequently than once a year, the aggregate lenders’ commitments under the amended and restated credit agreement by up to $500 million in the aggregate for all such increases.

 

The amended and restated credit agreement has a term of five years from its effective date, and all amounts borrowed under the agreement are due and payable on April 2 7 , 2020. At the Utility’s request, given not more frequently than once a year and on not more than two occasions over the term of the facility, and at the sole discretion of each lender, the facility may be extended for an additional period not exceeding one year in each instance. The Utility has the right to replace any lender who does not agree to an extension.

 

Borrowings under the amended and restated cre dit agreement (other than swing line loans) will bear interest based, at the Utility’s election, on (1) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (2) the base rate plus an applicable margin. The base rate will equal the higher of the following:  the administrative agent’s announced base rate, 0.5% above the overnight federal funds rate, and the one-month LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for LIBOR loans under the amended and restated credit agreement will range between 0.8% and 1.275% and the applicable margin for base rate loans under the amended and restated credit agreement will range between 0% and 0.275%. The Utility will also pay a facility fee based on t otal lender commitments which will range between 0.075% and 0.225%. The specific facility fee and applicable margin will be based on the senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced debt ratings of the Utility issued by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

The amended and restated credit agreement includes usual and customary covenants for credit facilities of this type, including covenants limiting: (1) liens to those permitted under the Utility’s senior bond indenture, (2) mergers, (3) sales of all or substantially all of the Utility’s assets and (4) other fundamental changes. In addition, the amended and restated credit agreement requires that the Utility maintain a ratio of total consolidated debt to total consolidated capitalization of not more than 0.65 to 1.00 as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

 

In the event of a default by the Utility under the amended and restated credit agreement, including cross-defaults relating to specified other debt of the Utility or any of its significant subsidiaries in excess of $200 million, the lenders may terminate the commitments under the amended and restated credit agreement and declare the amounts outstanding, including all accrued interest and unpaid fees, payable immediately. For events of default relating to insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, the commitments are automatically terminated and the amounts outstanding become payable immediately.

 

General

 

The lenders and agents under PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s amended and restated credit agreements and their affiliates have in the past provided, and may in the future provide, investment banking, underwriting, lending, commercial banking and other advisory services to PG&E Corporation and the Utility . These parties have received, and may in the future receive, customary compensation from PG&E Corporation and the Utility for such services.


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

10.1

Amended and restated credit agreement dated April 27, 2015 , among (1) PG&E Corporation as borrower, (2) Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and a lender, (3) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, (4) Citibank N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-syndication agents and lenders, (5) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as documentation agent and lender, and (6) the following other lenders: Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, U.S. Bank National Association, Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

 

 

10.2

Amended and restated credit agreement dated April 27, 2015 , among (1) Pacific Gas and Electric Company as borrower, (2) Citibank N.A., as administrative agent and a lender, (3)   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, (4) Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as co-syndication agents and lenders, (5) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as documentation agent and lender, and (6) the following other lenders: Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, U.S. Bank National Association, Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

 

 

*10.3

Description of Short-Term Incentive Plan for Officers of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries, effective January 1, 2015

 

 

*10. 4

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for 2015 grants under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10. 5

Form of Performance Share Agreement subject to financial goals for 2015 grants under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10.6

Form of Performance Share Agreement subject to safety and customer affordability goals for 2015 grants under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10.7

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between Anthony F. Earley, Jr. and PG&E Corporation for 2015 grant under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10.8

Performance Share Agreement subject to financial goals between Anthony F. Earley, Jr. and PG&E Corporation for 2015 grant under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10.9

Performance Share Agreement subject to safety and customer affordability goals between Anthony F. Earley, Jr. and PG&E Corporation for 2015 grant under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

12.1

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for Pacific Gas and Electric Company

 

 

12.2

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for Pacific Gas and Electric Company

 

 

12.3

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for PG&E Corporation

 

 

31.1

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

31.2

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

**32.1

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

**32.2

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

 

 

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

*Management contract or compensatory agreement.

** Pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of SEC Regulation S-K, these exhibits are furnished rather than filed with this report.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PG&E CORPORATION

 

KENT M. HARVEY

Kent M. Harvey
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

 

 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

 

DINYAR B. MISTRY

Dinyar B. Mistry

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller

(duly authorized officer and principal financial officer)

 

 

 

Dated: April 29, 2015

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

10.1

Amended and restated credit agreement dated April 27, 2015 , among (1) PG&E Corporation as borrower, (2) Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and a lender, (3) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, (4) Citibank N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-syndication agents and lenders, (5) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as documentation agent and lender, and (6) the following other lenders: Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, U.S. Bank National Association, Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

 

 

10.2

Amended and restated credit agreement dated April 27, 2015 , among (1) Pacific Gas and Electric Company as borrower, (2) Citibank N.A., as administrative agent and a lender, (3)   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, (4) Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as co-syndication agents and lenders, (5) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as documentation agent and lender, and (6) the following other lenders: Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, N.A., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, U.S. Bank National Association, Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

 

 

*10.3

Description of Short-Term Incentive Plan for Officers of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries, effective January 1, 2015

 

 

*10. 4

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for 2015 grants under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10. 5

Form of Performance Share Agreement subject to financial goals for 2015 grants under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10.6

Form of Performance Share Agreement subject to safety and customer affordability goals for 2015 grants under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10.7

Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between Anthony F. Earley, Jr. and PG&E Corporation for 2015 grant under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10.8

Performance Share Agreement subject to financial goals between Anthony F. Earley, Jr. and PG&E Corporation for 2015 grant under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

*10.9

Performance Share Agreement subject to safety and customer affordability goals between Anthony F. Earley, Jr. and PG&E Corporation for 2015 grant under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

 

12.1

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for Pacific Gas and Electric Company

 

 

12.2

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for Pacific Gas and Electric Company

 

 

12.3

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for PG&E Corporation

 

 

31.1

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

31.2

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

**32.1

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

**32.2

Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

 

 

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

 

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

* Management contract or compensatory agreement.

** Pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of SEC Regulation S-K, these exhibits are furnished rather than filed with this report.

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Copy


 


 
$300,000,000
 

 
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
among
 
PG&E CORPORATION,
as Borrower,
 
The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
 
CITIBANK, N.A. and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
 
and
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Documentation Agent
 
 
Dated as of April 27, 2015
 

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint Bookrunners
 



     

 
 
 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
 

 
 
SECTION 1.
  
DEFINITIONS
  
 
1
  
     1.1
  
Defined Terms
  
 
1
  
     1.2
  
Other Definitional Provisions and Interpretative Provisions
  
 
19
  
     
SECTION 2.
  
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
  
 
20
  
     2.1
  
Commitments
  
 
20
  
     2.2
  
Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing
  
 
20
  
     2.3
  
Commitment Increases
  
 
21
  
     2.4
  
Swingline Commitment
  
 
22
  
     2.5
  
Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans
  
 
23
  
     2.6
  
Facility Fees, Etc.
  
 
24
  
     2.7
  
Termination or Reduction of Commitments; Extension of Termination Date
  
 
24
  
     2.8
  
Optional Prepayments
  
 
27
  
     2.9
  
Conversion and Continuation Options
  
 
27
  
     2.10
  
Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches
  
 
28
  
     2.11
  
Interest Rates and Payment Dates
  
 
28
  
     2.12
  
Computation of Interest and Fees
  
 
28
  
     2.13
  
Inability to Determine Interest Rate
  
 
29
  
     2.14
  
Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes
  
 
29
  
     2.15
  
Change of Law
  
 
31
  
     2.16
  
Taxes
  
 
32
  
     2.17
  
Indemnity
  
 
37
  
     2.18
  
Change of Lending Office
  
 
37
  
     2.19
  
Replacement of Lenders
  
 
37
  
     2.20
  
Defaulting Lenders
  
 
38
  
     
SECTION 3.
  
LETTERS OF CREDIT
  
 
40
  
     3.1
  
L/C Commitment
  
 
40
  
     3.2
  
Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit
  
 
41
  
     3.3
  
Fees and Other Charges
  
 
42
  
     3.4
  
L/C Participations
  
 
42
  
     3.5
  
Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower
  
 
43
  
     3.6
  
Obligations Absolute
  
 
44
  
     3.7
  
Letter of Credit Payments
  
 
44
  
     3.8
  
Applications
  
 
45
  
     3.9
  
Actions of Issuing Lenders
  
 
45
  
     3.10
  
Borrower’s Indemnification
  
 
45
  
     3.11
  
Lenders’ Indemnification
  
 
46
  
     
SECTION 4.
  
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
  
 
46
  
     4.1
  
Financial Condition
  
 
46
  
     4.2
  
No Change
  
 
46
  
     4.3
  
Existence; Compliance with Law
  
 
46
  
     4.4
  
Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
  
 
47
  
     4.5
  
No Legal Bar
  
 
47
  
     4.6
  
Litigation
  
 
47
  
     4.7
  
No Default
  
 
47
  
     4.8
  
Taxes
  
 
48
  
     4.9
  
Federal Regulations
  
 
48
  
     4.10
  
ERISA
  
 
48
  
     4.11
  
Investment Company Act; Other Regulations
  
 
49
  
     4.12
  
Use of Proceeds
  
 
49
  
     4.13
  
Environmental Matters
  
 
49
  
     4.14
  
Regulatory Matters
  
 
49
  
     4.15
  
Sanctions
  
 
49
  
     
     
SECTION 5.
  
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
  
 
49
  
     5.1
  
Conditions to the Effective Date
  
 
49
  
     5.2
  
Conditions to Each Credit Event
  
 
50
  
     
SECTION 6.
  
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
  
 
51
  
     6.1
  
Financial Statements
  
 
51
  
     6.2
  
Certificates; Other Information
  
 
52
  
     6.3
  
Payment of Taxes
  
 
52
  
     6.4
  
Maintenance of Existence; Compliance
  
 
52
  
     6.5
  
Maintenance of Property; Insurance
  
 
53
  
     6.6
  
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions
  
 
53
  
     6.7
  
Notices
  
 
53
  
     6.8
  
Maintenance of Licenses, etc.
  
 
54
  
     
SECTION 7.
  
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
  
 
54
  
     7.1
  
Consolidated Capitalization Ratio
  
 
54
  
     7.2
  
Liens
  
 
54
  
     7.3
  
Fundamental Changes
  
 
55
  
     7.4
  
Ownership of PG&E Utility Common Stock
  
 
56
  
     
SECTION 8.
  
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
  
 
56
  
     
SECTION 9.
  
THE AGENTS
  
 
59
  
     9.1
  
Appointment and Authority
  
 
59
  
     9.2
  
Delegation of Duties
  
 
59
  
     9.3
  
Exculpatory Provisions
  
 
59
  
     9.4
  
Reliance by Administrative Agent
  
 
60
  
     9.5
  
Notice of Default
  
 
60
  
     9.6
  
Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders
  
 
61
  
     9.7
  
Indemnification
  
 
61
  
     9.8
  
Agent in Its Individual Capacity
  
 
61
  
     9.9
  
Successor Administrative Agent
  
 
62
 
     9.10
  
Documentation Agent and Syndication Agents
  
 
63
  
     9.11
  
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
  
 
63
  
     
SECTION 10.
  
MISCELLANEOUS
  
 
64
  
     10.1
  
Amendments and Waivers
  
 
64
  
     10.2
  
Notices
  
 
66
  
     10.3
  
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
  
 
68
  
     10.4
  
Survival of Representations and Warranties
  
 
68
  
     10.5
  
Payment of Expenses and Taxes
  
 
68
  
     10.6
  
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
  
 
69
  
     10.7
  
Adjustments; Set off
  
 
73
  
     10.8
  
Counterparts
  
 
74
  
     10.9
  
Severability
  
 
74
  
     10.10
  
Integration
  
 
74
  
     10.11
  
GOVERNING LAW
  
 
74
  
     10.12
  
Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers
  
 
75
  
     10.13
  
Acknowledgments
  
 
75
  
     10.14
  
Confidentiality
  
 
75
  
     10.15
  
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL
  
 
76
  
     10.16
  
USA Patriot Act
  
 
76
  
     10.17
  
Judicial Reference
  
 
76
  
     10.18
  
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
  
 
76
  
     10.18
  
Amendment and Restatement
  
 
77
  

 
 

 

SCHEDULES:
 
1.1A
Commitments
 
EXHIBITS:
 
A
Form of New Lender Supplement
B
Form of Commitment Increase Supplement
C
Form of Compliance Certificate
D
Form of Closing Certificate
E
Form of Assignment and Assumption
F
Form of Legal Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
G
Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
H
Form of Note


 
 

 

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of April 27, 2015, among PG&E CORPORATION, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “ Lenders ”), MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (together and in such capacities, the “ Arrangers ”), CITIBANK, N.A. and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as co-syndication agents (in such capacity, the “ Syndication Agents ”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as documentation agent (the “ Documentation Agent ”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with any successor thereto, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H :
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, RBS Securities Inc., the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and the other banks and financial institutions party thereto have previously entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2013 (the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), whereby certain credit facilities were made available to the Borrower upon the terms and conditions set forth therein; and
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED THAT the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
SECTION 1.   DEFINITIONS
 
1.1   Defined Terms .  As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
 
ABR ”:  for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Eurodollar Base Rate for Eurodollar Loans with a one-month Interest Period commencing on such day plus the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans.  For purposes hereof, “ Base Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its base rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Base Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit to debtors).  Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate, respectively.
 
ABR Loans ”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
 
Act ”:  as defined in Section 10.16.
 

 
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Administrative Agent ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Affiliate ”:  with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
 
Agents ”:  the collective reference to the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent and the Administrative Agent.
 
Agreement ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Applicable Margin ”:  for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth under the relevant column heading below, based upon the Applicable Ratings then in effect:
 
Level
Applicable Rating
S&P/Moody’s
Applicable Margin
for
ABR Loans
Applicable Margin
for
Eurodollar Loans
1
Higher than A-/A3
0.000%
0.900%
2
A-/A3
0.000%
1.000%
3
BBB+/Baa1
0.075%
1.075%
4
BBB/Baa2
0.275%
1.275%
5
Lower than BBB/Baa2
0.475%
1.475%

Subject to the provisions of this paragraph regarding split ratings, changes in the Applicable Margins shall become effective on the date on which S&P and/or Moody’s changes its relevant Applicable Rating.  In the event the Applicable Ratings of S&P and Moody’s are in different levels set forth in the grid above, the higher of the two Applicable Ratings ( i.e. , the Applicable Rating set forth in the grid above opposite the lower numerical level number) shall govern.  In the event that, at any time, an Applicable Rating is not available from one of such rating agencies, the Applicable Margins shall be determined on the basis of the Applicable Rating from the other rating agency.  In the event that, at any time, Applicable Ratings from each such rating agency are not available for companies generally, the Applicable Margins shall be determined on the basis of the last Applicable Rating(s) made available.  In the event that, at any time, such Applicable Ratings are not available for the Borrower or PG&E Utility but are generally available for other companies, then the Applicable Margins shall be those set forth above opposite level 5.
 
Applicable Rating ”:  for the purpose of determining the Applicable Margin and the Facility Fee Rate, (a) as long as either Moody’s or S&P assigns a Rating, the Applicable Rating shall be the Rating assigned by Moody’s and/or S&P or (b) if neither Moody’s or S&P assigns a Rating, the Applicable Rating shall be the rating that is one numeric level below the rating assigned by Moody’s and/or S&P to the long-term, senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced debt rating of PG&E Utility unless the long-term, senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced debt rating of PG&E Utility is rated below “Baa2” by Moody’s and below “BBB” by S&P in which case the Applicable Rating shall be the rating set forth opposite level 5 in the applicable grid.  For example, if neither Moody’s or S&P assigns a Rating and the long-term, senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced debt rating of PG&E Utility is “A3” by Moody’s and “A-” by S&P, the
 

 
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Applicable Rating for Moody’s will be “Baa1” and the Applicable Rating for S&P will be “BBB+”.
 
Application ”:  an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may reasonably specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.
 
Arrangers ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Assignee ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).
 
Assignment and Assumption ”:  an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
 
Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”:  as defined in Section 3.2.
 
Available Commitment ”:  as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
 
Beneficial Owner ”:  as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.  The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have correlative meanings.
 
Benefitted Lender ”:  as defined in Section 10.7(a).
 
Board ”:  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
 
Borrower ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Borrowing Date ”:  any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
 
Business Day ”:  a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or San Francisco, California are authorized or required by law to close, provided , that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank eurodollar market.
 
Capital Stock ”:  any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
 

 
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Change of Law ”:  the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation, statute, treaty, policy, guideline or directive by any Governmental Authority, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation, statute, treaty, policy, guideline or directive or in the application, interpretation, promulgation, implementation, administration or enforcement thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change of Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
 
Change of Control ”:  (a) any person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as of the Effective Date) shall become the Beneficial Owner of shares representing more than 30% of the voting power of the Borrower’s Capital Stock, or (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Borrower’s board of directors (the “Board”) by persons who were neither nominated by the Board nor appointed by directors so nominated by the Board, provided that no event described in clauses (a) or (b) shall constitute a Change of Control if after giving effect to such event the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the Borrower’s senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced debt shall be at least the higher of (1) Baa3 from Moody’s and BBB- from S&P and (2) the ratings by such rating agencies of such debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
 
Code ”:  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
 
 “ Commitment ”:  as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption or New Lender Supplement pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.  The original amount of the Total Commitments is $300,000,000.
 
Commitment Increase Notice ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(a).
 
Commitment Increase Supplement ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(c).
 
Commitment Period ”:  the period from and including the Effective Date to the Termination Date.
 
Commonly Controlled Entity ”:  an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
 

 
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Compliance Certificate ”:  a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
 
Conduit Lender ”:  any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided , that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided , further , that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 10.5 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.
 
Connection Income Taxes ”:  Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
 
Consolidated Capitalization ”: on any date of determination, the sum of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such date, plus without duplication, (b) (i) the amounts set forth opposite the captions “common shareholders’ equity” (or any similar caption) and “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on the consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date, and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or other similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date.
 
Consolidated Capitalization Ratio ”:  on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt to (b) Consolidated Capitalization.
 
Consolidated Total Debt ”:  at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all obligations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries at such date that in accordance with GAAP would be classified as debt on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, and without duplication all Guarantee Obligations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries at such date in respect of obligations of any other Person that in accordance with GAAP would be classified as debt on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person; provided that, the determination of “ Consolidated Total Debt ” shall exclude, without duplication, (a) the Securitized Bonds, (b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries in an amount equal to the amount of cash held as cash collateral for any fully cash collateralized letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, (c) imputed Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary incurred in connection with power purchase and fuel agreements, (d) any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or other similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date and (e) as of a date of determination, the amount of any securities included within the caption “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on the consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date.
 
Continuing Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.7.
 

 
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Contractual Obligation ”:  as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
 
Control ”:  the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.
 
Credit Event ”:  as defined in Section 5.2.
 
Debtor Relief Laws ”:  the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
 
Default ”:  any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
 
Defaulting Lender ”:  subject to the penultimate paragraph of Section 2.20, any Lender, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Revolving Loans, Participation Amounts or Swingline Participation Amounts within three (3) business days of the date required to be funded by it under this Agreement, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement (other than a notice of a good faith dispute or related communications) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied, (c) failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent (based on the Administrative Agent’s reasonable belief that such Lender may not fulfill its funding obligation), to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Revolving Loans, Participation Amounts and Swingline Participation Amounts, unless the subject of a good faith dispute ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent), (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it under this Agreement within three (3) business days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has consented to, approved of or acquiesced in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that
 

 
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has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has consented to, approved of or acquiesced in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that (i) if a Lender would be a “Defaulting Lender” solely by reason of events relating to a parent company of such Lender or solely because a Governmental Authority has been appointed as receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian for such Lender, in each case as described in clause (e) above, the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender may, in their discretion, determine that such Lender is not a “Defaulting Lender” if and for so long as the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender is satisfied that such Lender will continue to perform its funding obligations hereunder and (ii) a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of voting stock or any other equity interest in such Lender or a parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof, or the exercise of control over such Lender or parent company thereof, by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to the penultimate paragraph of Section 2.20) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.
 
Disposition ”:  with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.  The terms “ Dispose ” and “ Disposed of ” shall have correlative meanings.
 
Documentation Agent ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Dollars ” and “ $ ”:  dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
 
Effective Date ”:  the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived.
 
Eligible Assignee ”:  (a) any commercial bank or other financial institution having a senior unsecured debt rating by Moody’s of A3 or better and by S&P of A- or better, which is domiciled in a country which is a member of the OECD or (b) with respect to any Person referred to in the preceding clause (a), any other Person that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business all of the Capital Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; provided that in the case of clause (b), the Borrower and each Issuing Lender shall have consented to the designation of such Person as an Eligible Assignee (such consent of the Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
 
Environmental Laws ”:  any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or
 

 
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imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
 
ERISA ”:  the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
 
Eurocurrency Liabilities ”:  as defined in Regulation D of the Board.
 
Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements ”:  of any Lender for any Interest Period as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during any such percentage shall be so applicable) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect to determining the maximum reserve requirement (including basic, supplemental and emergency reserves) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.
 
Eurodollar Base Rate ”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (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 the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market, in each case the “ LIBO Screen Rate ”) at or about 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.  In the event that LIBO Screen Rate is unavailable, the “ Eurodollar Base Rate ” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein; provided that if any Eurodollar Base Rate so determined shall be less than zero, such Eurodollar Base Rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
 
 “ Eurodollar Loans ”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
 
Eurodollar Rate ”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 th of 1%):
 
Eurodollar Base Rate
1.00 - Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements


 
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      Eurodollar Tranche ”:  the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
 
Event of Default ”:  any of the events specified in Section 8, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
 
Exchange Act ”:  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Excluded Taxes ”:  any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.16(a) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Sections 2.16(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
 
Existing Credit Agreement ”:  has the meaning assigned to that term in the first recital paragraph.
 
Extension Notice ”:  as defined in Section 2.7(b).
 
Extensions of Credit ”:  as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
 
Facility Fee Rate ”:  for any day, the rate per annum determined pursuant to the grid set forth below, based upon the Applicable Ratings then in effect:
 
 
Level
Applicable Rating
S&P/Moody’s
 
Facility Fee Rate
1
Higher than A-/A3
0.100%
2
A-/A3
0.125%
3
BBB+/Baa1
0.175%
4
BBB/Baa2
0.225%
5
Below BBB/Baa2
0.275%

 

 
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Subject to the provisions of this paragraph regarding split ratings, changes in the Facility Fee Rate shall become effective on the date on which S&P and/or Moody’s changes its relevant Applicable Rating.  In the event the Applicable Ratings of S&P and Moody’s are in different levels set forth in the grid above, the higher of the two Applicable Ratings ( i.e ., the Applicable Rating set forth in the grid above opposite the lower numerical level number) shall govern.  In the event that, at any time, an Applicable Rating is not available from one of such rating agencies, the Facility Fee Rate shall be determined on the basis of the Applicable Rating from the other rating agency.  In the event that, at any time, Applicable Ratings from each such rating agency are not available for companies generally, the Facility Fee Rate shall be determined on the basis of the last Applicable Rating(s) made available.  In the event that, at any time, such Applicable Ratings are not available for the Borrower or PG&E Utility but are generally available for other companies, then the Facility Fee Rate shall be that set forth above opposite level 5.
 
FATCA ”:  Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
 
Federal Funds Effective Rate ”:  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 published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
 
Fee Payment Date ”:  (a) the fifth Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December during the Commitment Period, (b) the last day of the Commitment Period and (c) the last day of each March, June, September and December after the last day of the Commitment Period, so long as any principal amount of the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligations remain outstanding after the last day of the Commitment Period.
 
Foreign Lender ”:  a Lender or an Issuing Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
 
FPA ”:  the Federal Power Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Fronting Exposure ”:  at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations other than Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
 
Funding Office ”:  the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2(a) or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
 
 
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GAAP ”:  generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time, except as noted below.  In the event that any “Change in Accounting Principles” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then, upon the request of the Borrower or the Required Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to reflect equitably such Change in Accounting Principles with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Change in Accounting Principles as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not been made.  Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not occurred.  “ Change in Accounting Principles ” refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any successor thereto, the SEC or, if applicable, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
 
Governmental Authority ”:  any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
 
Guarantee Obligation ”:  as to any Person (the “ guaranteeing person ”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing person that guarantees any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “ primary obligations ”) of any other third Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof or (v) to reimburse or indemnify an issuer of a letter of credit, surety bond or guarantee issued by such issuer in respect of primary obligations of a primary obligor other than the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
 
 
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Indebtedness ”:  of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables, including under energy procurement and transportation contracts, incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements (other than reimbursement obligations, which are not due and payable on such date, in respect of documentary letters of credit issued to provide for the payment of goods and services in the ordinary course of business), (g) the liquidation value of all mandatorily redeemable preferred Capital Stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation ( provided , that if such Person is not liable for such obligation, the amount of such Person’s Indebtedness with respect thereto shall be deemed to be the lesser of the stated amount of such obligation and the value of the property subject to such Lien), and (j) for the purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements, provided that Indebtedness as used in this Agreement shall exclude any Non-Recourse Debt.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
 
Indemnified Taxes ”:  (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
 
Insolvency ”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
 
Insolvent ”:  pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
 
Interest Payment Date ”:  (a) as to any ABR Loan (other than any Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period, (d) as to any Eurodollar Loan, the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof and (e) as to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
 

 
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Interest Period ”:  as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (if available to all Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (if available to all Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
 
(i)   if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
 
(ii)   the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that would extend beyond the Termination Date;
 
(iii)   any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and
 
(iv)   the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.
 
IRS ”:  the United States Internal Revenue Service.
 
ISP ”: the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
 
Issuing Lender ”: (a) Bank of America N.A., Citibank, N.A.,  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and (b) any other Lender selected by the Borrower as an Issuing Lender with the consent of such Lender and the Administrative Agent.  The Borrower may, at any time upon giving at least 10 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, remove any Issuing Lender, provided that no Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender are outstanding or the Borrower terminates or cash collateralizes any Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender on or prior to such removal.
 
knowledge of the Borrower ”:  actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
 
L/C Commitment ”:  $100,000,000.
 

 
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L/C Obligations ”:  at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under issued Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
 
L/C Participants ”:  in respect of any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of Credit.
 
L/C Pro Rata Share ”:  the fraction equal to the lesser of (a) one (1) divided by the total number of Issuing Lenders and (b) 0.125.
 
Lenders ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto; provided , that unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include the Swingline Lender and any Conduit Lender.
 
Letter of Credit Expiration Date ”:  as defined in Section 3.1(a).
 
Letters of Credit ”:  as defined in Section 3.1.
 
Lien ”:  any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
 
Loan ”:  any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement, including Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans.
 
Loan Documents ”:  this Agreement, the Notes and the Applications and, in each case, any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
 
Material Adverse Effect ”:  (a) a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
 
Materials of Environmental Concern ”:  any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
 
Moody’s ”:  Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
 
Multiemployer Plan ”:  a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
 
New Lender Supplement ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(b).
 

 
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New Revolving Credit Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(b).
 
Non-Extending Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.7.
 
Non-Extension Notice Date ”:  as defined in Section 3.2.
 
Non-Recourse Debt ”:  Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries that is incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction, sale, transfer or other disposition of specific assets, to the extent recourse, whether contractual or as a matter of law, for non-payment of such Indebtedness is limited (a) to such assets, or (b) if such assets are (or are to be) held by a Subsidiary formed solely for such purpose, to such Subsidiary or the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary.
 
Notes ”:  as defined in Section 2.14(f).
 
Obligations ”:  the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Issuing Lender or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
 
OECD ”:  the countries constituting the “Contracting Parties” to the Convention on the Organisation For Economic Co-operation and Development, as such term is defined in Article 4 of such Convention.
 
Other Connection Taxes ”:  with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
 
Other Taxes ”: all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).
 
Participant ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(c).
 

 
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Participant Register ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(c)(iii).
 
Participation Amount ”:  as defined in Section 3.4(b).
 
PBGC ”:  the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
 
Percentage ”:  as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Commitment then constitutes of the Total Commitments or, at any time after the Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding, provided , that, in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Total Extensions of Credit, the Percentages shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Lenders on a comparable basis.
 
Person ”:  an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
 
PG&E Utility ”:  Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation.
 
Plan ”:  at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
 
Rating ”:  each rating announced by S&P and Moody’s in respect of the Borrower’s senior unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt.
 
Recipient ”:  the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender.
 
Refunded Swingline Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.5.
 
Register ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).
 
Regulation U ”:  Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
 
Reimbursement Obligation ”:  the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
 
Related Parties ”:  with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
 

 
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Reorganization ”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
 
Reportable Event ”:  any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty-day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
 
Required Lenders ”:  at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Commitments then in effect or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the Total Extensions of Credit then outstanding.  The Total Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided that , any Swingline Participation Amount and any Participation Amount that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund and that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swingline Lender or an Issuing Lender, as the case may be, in making such determination.
 
Requirement of Law ”:  as to any Person, the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
 
Responsible Officer ”:  the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.
 
Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(a).
 
Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(d).
 
Revolving Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(a).
 
S&P ”:  Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
 
SEC ”:  the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
 
Securitized Bonds ”:  any securitized bonds or similar asset-backed securities that are non-recourse to PG&E Utility, are issued by a special purpose subsidiary of PG&E Utility and are payable from a specific or dedicated rate component.
 
Significant Subsidiary ”:  as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act as of the Effective Date, provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, neither PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC nor any other special purpose finance subsidiary shall constitute a Significant Subsidiary.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Significant Subsidiary” or to “Significant Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Significant Subsidiary or Significant Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
 

 
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Single Employer Plan ”:  any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan.
 
Specified Exchange Act Filings ”:  the Borrower’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2014 and each and all of the Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks (and to the extent applicable proxy statements) filed by the Borrower or PG&E Utility with the SEC after December 31, 2014 and prior to the date that is one Business Day before the date of this Agreement.
 
Subsidiary ”:  as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
 
Swap Agreement ”:  any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
 
Swingline Commitment ”:  the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.4 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $100,000,000.
 
Swingline Lender ”:  Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans.
 
Swingline Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.4.
 
Swingline Participation Amount ”:  as defined in Section 2.5.
 
Syndication Agents ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Taxes ”:  all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
 
Termination Date ”:  the date that is the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or such later date as may be determined pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or such earlier date as otherwise determined pursuant to Section 2.7.
 

 
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Total Commitments ”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders at such time.
 
Total Extensions of Credit ”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Extensions of Credit of all Lenders at such time.
 
Transferee ”:  any Assignee or Participant.
 
Type ”:  as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
 
United States ”:  the United States of America.
 
U.S. Person ”:  any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
 
1.2   Other Definitional Provisions and Interpretative Provisions .                                                                                                           
 
(a)   Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
 
(b)   As used herein and, except as otherwise provided therein, in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume or become liable in respect of (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, and (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
 
(c)   The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
 
(d)   The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
 
(e)   The Borrower shall not be required to perform, nor shall it be required to guarantee the performance of, any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 that apply to any of its Significant Subsidiaries nor shall any of the Borrower’s Significant Subsidiaries be required to perform, nor shall any of such Significant Subsidiaries be required to guarantee the
 

 
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performance of, any of the Borrower’s affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 or any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 that apply to any other Significant Subsidiary; provided , that nothing in this Section 1.2(e) shall prevent the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default arising out of the Borrower’s failure to cause any Significant Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Significant Subsidiary.
 
SECTION 2.   AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
 
2.1   Commitments .
 
(a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans in Dollars (“ Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower from time to time on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to the Revolving Loans requested to be made, the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments shall not be less than zero.  During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.9.
 
(b)   The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Termination Date.
 
2.2   Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing .  The Borrower may borrow under the Commitments during the Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (a) prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) specifying (i) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor.  Each borrowing under the Commitments shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount); provided , that the Swingline Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower, borrowings under the Commitments that are ABR Loans in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.5.  Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof.  Each Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
 

 
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2.3   Commitment Increases .
 
(a)   In the event that the Borrower wishes to increase the Total Commitments at any time when no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or shall result of such increase), it shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing, given not more frequently than once per calendar year, of the amount (the “ Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount ”) of such proposed increase (such notice, a  “ Commitment Increase Notice ”) which shall be in a minimum amount equal to $5,000,000 and shall not exceed, in the aggregate for all increases, $100,000,000.  The Borrower shall offer each of the Lenders the opportunity to provide such Lender’s Percentage of the Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount, and if any Lender declines such offer, in whole or in part, the Borrower may offer such declined amount to (i) other Lenders with the consent of the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders (which consents of the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and/or (ii) other banks, financial institutions or other entities with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders (which consents of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  The Commitment Increase Notice shall specify the Lenders and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities that will be requested to provide such Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount.  The Borrower or, if requested by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will notify such Lenders, and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities of such offer.
 
(b)   Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which the Borrower selects to offer a portion of the increased Total Commitments and which elects to become a party to this Agreement and obtain a Commitment in an amount so offered and accepted by it pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall execute a new lender supplement (the “ New Lender Supplement ”) with the Borrower, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (herein called a “ New Revolving Credit Lender ”) shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, provided that the Commitment of any such New Revolving Credit Lender shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000.
 
(c)   Any Lender which accepts an offer to it by the Borrower to increase its Commitment pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall, in each case, execute a Commitment Increase Supplement with the Borrower, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, whereupon such Lender shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to the full amount of its Commitment as so increased.
 
(d)   If any bank, financial institution or other entity becomes a New Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.3(b) or any Lender’s Commitment is increased pursuant to Section 2.3(c), additional Revolving Loans made on or after the effectiveness thereof (the “ Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date ”) shall be made pro rata based on the Percentages in effect on and after such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date (except to the extent that any such pro rata borrowings would result in any Lender making an aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans in excess of its Commitment, in which case such excess amount will be allocated to, and made by, such New Revolving Credit Lenders and/or Lenders with such increased Commitments to the extent of, and pro rata based on, their respective Commitments otherwise available for
 

 
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Revolving Loans), and continuations of Eurodollar Loans outstanding on such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date shall be effected by repayment of such Eurodollar Loans on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and the making of new Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on such new Percentages.  In the event that on any such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount of ABR Loans, the Borrower shall make prepayments thereof and borrowings of ABR Loans so that, after giving effect thereto, the ABR Loans outstanding are held pro rata based on such new Percentages.  In the event that on any such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount of Eurodollar Loans, such Eurodollar Loans shall remain outstanding with the respective holders thereof until the expiration of their respective Interest Periods (unless the Borrower elects to prepay any thereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement), and interest on and repayments of such Eurodollar Loans will be paid thereon to the respective Lenders holding such Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on the respective principal amounts thereof outstanding.
 
(e)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.3, (i) no Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion and unless the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders consent to such increase (which consents of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, that any Lender not responding to the Commitment Increase Notice within the time period prescribed therein shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment and (ii) in no event shall any transaction effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 (A) cause the Total Commitments to exceed $400,000,000 or (B) occur at a time at which a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
(f)   The Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to the Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date, for the benefit of the Lenders, (i) a legal opinion of counsel to the Borrower covering such matters as are customary for transactions of this type as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, which opinions shall be substantially the same, to the extent appropriate, as the opinions rendered by counsel to the Borrower on the Effective Date and (ii) certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower authorizing the Borrower to borrow the Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount.
 
2.4   Swingline Commitment .
 
(a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower under the Commitments from time to time on or after the Effective Date during the Commitment Period by making swingline loans (“ Swingline Loans ”) to the Borrower; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans, may exceed the Swingline Commitment or the Swingline Lender’s Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the Borrower shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan, the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero.  During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Swingline Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  Swingline Loans shall be ABR Loans only.
 

 
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(b)   The Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on or prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) 7 days after the date such Swingline Loan is made and (ii) the Termination Date; provided that on each date on which a Revolving Loan is borrowed, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
 
2.5   Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans .
 
(a)   Whenever the Borrower wishes to borrow Swingline Loans, it shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Commitment Period).  Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.  Not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date by depositing such proceeds in the account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date in immediately available funds.
 
(b)   The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, request each Lender to make, and each Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the “ Refunded Swingline Loans ”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender.  Each Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds, not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day after the date of such notice.  The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be immediately made available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application by the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans.  The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to charge the Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the amount of such Refunded Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full such Refunded Swingline Loans.
 
(c)   If prior to the time a Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.5(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.5(b), each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.5(b), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “ Swingline Participation Amount ”) equal to (i) such Lender’s Percentage times (ii) the sum
 

 
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of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.
 
(d)   Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Lender such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided , however , that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
 
(e)   Each Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.5(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower or any other Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
 
2.6   Facility Fees, Etc.
 
(a)   The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender to the extent provided in Section 2.20) a facility fee for the period from and including the date hereof to the last day of the Commitment Period, computed at the Facility Fee Rate on the Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date.  In addition, if the principal amount of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligations shall remain outstanding and unpaid after the last day of the Commitment Period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a facility fee for the period from the last day of the Commitment Period until the date on which such amounts are repaid in full, computed at the Facility Fee Rate on such amounts, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date after the last day of the Commitment Period.
 
(b)   The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any written, duly executed fee agreements with the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations contained therein.
 
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(a)   The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Commitments.  Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Commitments then in effect.
 
(b)   The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice being an “ Extension Notice ”) given no more frequently than once in each calendar year, on not more than two occasions, request the Lenders to consider an extension of the then applicable Termination Date to a later date (which shall be a Business Day), which extension shall not exceed one year in each instance.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit any Extension Notice to each Lender.  Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent whether it wishes to extend the then applicable Termination Date not later than 30 days after the date of such Extension Notice, and any such notice given by a Lender to the Administrative Agent, once given, shall be irrevocable as to such Lender.  Any Lender which does not expressly notify the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such thirty-day period that it wishes to so extend the then applicable Termination Date shall be deemed to have rejected the Borrower’s request for extension of such Termination Date.  Lenders consenting to extend the then applicable Termination Date are hereinafter referred to as “ Continuing Lenders ”, and Lenders declining to consent to extend such Termination Date (or Lenders deemed to have so declined) are hereinafter referred to as “ Non-Extending Lenders ”.  If the Required Lenders have elected (in their sole and absolute discretion) to so extend the Termination Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of such election by the Required Lenders, and effective on the date which is 30 days after the date of such notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Termination Date shall be automatically and immediately so extended with regard to the Continuing Lenders.  No extension will be permitted hereunder without the consent of the Required Lenders.  Upon the delivery of an Extension Notice and upon the extension of the Termination Date pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted on and as of the date of such Extension Notice and the effective date of such extension, as the case may be, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation to extend the Termination Date, and each Lender may at its option, unconditionally and without cause, decline to extend the Termination Date.
 
(c)   If the Termination Date shall have been extended in accordance with this Section, all references herein to the “Termination Date” (except with respect to any Non-Extending Lender) shall refer to the Termination Date as so extended.
 
(d)   If any Lender shall determine (or be deemed to have determined) not to extend the Termination Date as requested by any Extension Notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender (including the obligations of such Lender under Section 2.5 and 3.4 and, if such Non-Extending Lender is also an Issuing Lender, the obligation of such Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3) shall terminate on the Termination Date without giving any effect to such proposed extension, and the Borrower shall on such date pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Non
 

 
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Extending Lender, the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans and outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, together with any amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 and any and all fees or other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender under this Agreement (including, if such Non-Extending Lender is an Issuing Lender, such accrued fronting fees as may have been agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender); provided that if the Borrower has replaced such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) below then the provisions of such paragraph shall apply.  The Total Commitments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, except as hereinafter provided, the L/C Commitment) shall be reduced by the amount of the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender to the extent the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender has not been transferred to one or more Continuing Lenders pursuant to paragraph (e) below, provided that, if the Total Commitments, after giving effect to the reduction in the Total Commitments due to Non-Extending Lenders which are not replaced pursuant to paragraph (e) below, is less than the L/C Commitment, the L/C Commitment shall be reduced by an amount equal to such excess.
 
(e)   A Non-Extending Lender shall be obligated, at the request of the Borrower and subject to (i) payment by the successor Lender described below to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Non-Extending Lender of the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans, and (ii) payment by the Borrower to such Non-Extending Lender of any amounts payable to such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 (as if the purchase of such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans constituted a prepayment thereof) and any and all fees or other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender under this Agreement (including, if such Non-Extending Lender is an Issuing Lender, such accrued fronting fees as may have been agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender), to transfer without recourse, representation, warranty (other than a representation that such Lender has not created an adverse claim on its Loans) or expense to such Non-Extending Lender, at any time prior to the Termination Date applicable to such Non-Extending Lender, all of such Non-Extending Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder to another financial institution or group of financial institutions nominated by the Borrower and willing to participate as a successor Lender in the place of such Non-Extending Lender; provided that, if such transferee is not already a Lender, (1) such transferee satisfies all the requirements of this Agreement, and (2) the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender that is a Continuing Lender shall have consented to such transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Each such transferee successor Lender shall be deemed to be a Continuing Lender hereunder in replacement of the transferor Non-Extending Lender and shall enjoy all rights and assume all obligations on the part of such Non-Extending Lender set forth in this Agreement.  Each such transfer shall be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
 
(f)   If the Termination Date shall have been extended in respect of Continuing Lenders in accordance with this Section, any notice of borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.5 specifying a Borrowing Date occurring after the Termination Date applicable to a Non-Extending Lender or requesting an Interest Period extending beyond such date shall (i) have no effect in respect of such Non-Extending Lender and (ii) not specify a requested aggregate principal amount exceeding the aggregate Available Commitments (calculated on the basis of the Commitments of the Continuing Lenders).
 

 
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2.8   Optional Prepayments.
 
(a)   The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, one Business Day prior thereto, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans; provided , that if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.17.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.  If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and Swingline Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.  Partial prepayments of Revolving Loans which shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof.  Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.
 
(b)   If a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender at a time when Swingline Loans are outstanding and such occurrence results in the existence of Fronting Exposure in respect of such Swingline Loans, then the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within three Business Days), prepay Loans in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Fronting Exposure arising from the existence of Swingline Loans. Except for the mandatory nature thereof, any prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.8(b) shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.8(a); provided that such prepayment may be in the amount needed to eliminate the Fronting Exposure arising from the existence of Swingline Loans.
 
2.9   Conversion and Continuation Options .
 
(a)   The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such conversions.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
 
(b)   Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such when any Event of Default has
 

 
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occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such continuations, and provided , further , that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
 
2.10   Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than 15 Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
 
2.11   Interest Rates and Payment Dates .
 
(a)   Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
 
(b)   Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.
 
(c)   (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a default rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any facility fee, letter of credit fee, or any other fee payable (excluding any expenses or other indemnity) hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a default rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).   Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.
 
2.12   Computation of Interest and Fees .
 
(a)   Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans, the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Base Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders
 

 
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of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate.  Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
 
(b)   Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall constitute prima facie evidence of such amounts.  The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower or any Lender, deliver to the Borrower or such Lender a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.11(a).
 
2.13   Inability to Determine Interest Rate .  If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
 
(a)   the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
 
(b)   the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,
 
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans.  Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
 
2.14   Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes .
 
(a)   Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the respective Percentages of the Lenders.
 
(b)   Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Lenders.  Each payment in respect of Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit shall be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letters of Credit.
 

 
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(c)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, Reimbursement Obligations, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders, as applicable, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received.  If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.  If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.  In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
 
(d)   Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans from the Borrower within 30 days after written demand therefor.
 
(e)   Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount.  If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.
 

 
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(f)   The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note (a “ Note ”) of the Borrower evidencing any Revolving Loans of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount; provided , that delivery of Notes shall not be a condition precedent to the occurrence of the Effective Date or the making of Loans on the Effective Date.
 
(g)   If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 3.4 or 2.14(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of such Lender for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
 
2.15   Change of Law .
 
(a)   If a Change of Law shall:
 
(i)   subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its Loans, Letters of Credit or Commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
 
(ii)   impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance charge or other similar insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any Lender or any Issuing Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate, which requirements are generally applicable to advances, loans and other extensions of credit made by such Lender or such Issuing Lender; or
 
(iii)   impose on any Lender or any Issuing Lender any other condition that is generally applicable to loans made by such Lender or Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender or participations therein by a Lender;
 
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient, by an amount that such Lender or such other Recipient deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender or such other Recipient, within ten Business Days after its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such other Recipient for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable.  If any Lender or
 

 
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other Recipient becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled; provided , however , that no Lender or other Recipient shall be entitled to demand such compensation more than 90 days following (x) the last day of the Interest Period in respect of which such demand is made or (y) the repayment of the Loan or Swingline Loan in respect of which such demand is made, and no Issuing Lender shall be entitled to demand such compensation more than 90 days following the expiration or termination (by drawing or otherwise) of the Letter of Credit issued by it in respect of which such demand is made.
 
(b)   If any Lender or any Issuing Lender shall have determined that a Change of Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s capital or the capital of any corporation controlling such Lender or such Issuing Lender as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender, such Issuing Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such Change of Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s, such Issuing Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender or such Issuing Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or such Issuing Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such Issuing Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
 
(c)   A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Recipient to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall constitute prima facie evidence of such costs or amounts.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Recipient pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender, such Issuing Lender or such other Recipient notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s, such Issuing Lender’s or such other Recipient’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect not to exceed twelve months.  The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive for 90 days after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts then due and payable hereunder.
 
2.16   Taxes .
 
(a)   Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable laws.  If any applicable laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, then (A) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to be required, (B) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on
 

 
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account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
 
(b)   Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
 
(c)   (i) The Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or another Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or another Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
 
(ii)   Each Lender and each Issuing Lender shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, ( x ) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or such Issuing Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ( y ) the Administrative Agent against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.6(c)(iii) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and ( z ) the Administrative Agent against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender or any Issuing Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender and each Issuing Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).
 
(d)   Upon request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 2.16, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment,
 

 
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a copy of any return required by laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.
 
(e)   (i)   Any Lender or any Issuing Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender or any Issuing Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.16(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s or any Issuing Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender or such Issuing Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender or such Issuing Lender.
 
(ii)   Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
 
(A)   any Lender or any Issuing Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender or such Issuing Lender becomes a Lender or an Issuing Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender or such Issuing Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
 
(B)   any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender or an Issuing Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
 
(I)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
 

 
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(II)           executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
 
(III)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable,;
 
(IV)           to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; or
 
(V)           notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.16(e), each Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender or an Issuing Lender under this Agreement, forms described in Sections 2.16(e)(ii)(B)(I), (II), (III) or (IV), as applicable, establishing a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax with respect to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender under this Agreement; provided, however, that a Foreign Lender shall not be required to deliver forms establishing a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax with respect to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender under this Agreement pursuant to this Section 2.16(e)(ii)(B)(V) to the extent that, due to a Change of Law, such Foreign Lender is unable to do so.

(C)   any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender or an Issuing Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
 

 
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(D)   if a payment made to a Lender or any Issuing Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender or such Issuing Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender or such Issuing Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender or such Issuing Lender has complied with such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.
 
(iii)   Each Lender and each Issuing Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.16 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
 
(f)   Unless required by applicable laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or any Issuing Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be.  If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of, or credit with respect to, any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16 (any such refund or credit, a “ Tax Benefit ”), it shall pay to the Borrower   an amount equal to such Tax Benefit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such Tax Benefit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such Tax Benefit), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such Tax Benefit to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such Tax Benefit had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to
 

 
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make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
 
(g)   Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.16 shall survive for one year after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
2.17   Indemnity .  The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss (other than the loss of Applicable Margin) or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  This covenant shall survive for 90 days after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
2.18   Change of Lending Office .  Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.15 or 2.16 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided , that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole but reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no unreimbursed economic disadvantage or any legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided , further , that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16.
 
2.19   Replacement of Lenders .  The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests (on its behalf or any of its Participants) reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16 or (b) becomes a Defaulting Lender, with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.18 which eliminates the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16, (iv) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 ( provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16, as the case may be, and
 

 
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(ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
 
2.20   Defaulting Lenders .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
 
(a)   any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts (other than those described in Section 2.20(b)) received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 7 or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.7), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Swingline Lender and any Issuing Lender hereunder; third , if so requested by the Swingline Lender if Swingline loans are outstanding or any Issuing Lender with a Letter of Credit outstanding or with unreimbursed drawings owing under a Letter of Credit, to be held as cash collateral in respect of such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of such Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations; fourth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender, to be held as cash collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Swingline Loan or L/C Obligations; fifth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; sixth , if so determined by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; seventh , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; eighth , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and ninth , to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans and unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of that Defaulting Lender or participating interests of that Defaulting Lender in unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to
 

 
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this Section 2.20(a) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto;
 
(b)   that Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive (i) any facility fee pursuant to Section 2.6(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount of Loans funded by it and (2) the principal amount of the Swingline Loans and the Percentage of L/C Obligations for which it has provided cash collateral pursuant to 2.20(a) (and the Borrower shall (x) be required to pay to the Swingline Lender and Issuing Lenders with Letters of Credit outstanding, as applicable, the amount of such fee allocable to its fronting of Extensions of Credit arising from that Defaulting Lender and (y) not be required to pay the remaining amount of such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (ii) interest on Loans and Participation Amounts funded by such Lender prior to the period in which such Lender became a Defaulting Lender or during the period in which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender;
 
(c)   during any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 and Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3.4, the Percentage of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided , that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate outstanding Loans of that Lender and that Lender’s Percentage of L/C Obligations;
 
(d)   if the reallocation described in paragraph (c) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to paragraph (c) above) deposit cash with the Administrative Agent as collateral to secure such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of any outstanding L/C Obligations for so long as any such L/C Obligation are outstanding; and
 
(e)   that Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section 10.1.
 
If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender reasonably determine in writing that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans and Participation Amounts of the other
 

 
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Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.20(c)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
 
Cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent to reduce Fronting Exposure shall be released to the applicable Lender promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.6)); (ii) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess cash collateral; and (iii) the termination of the Commitment Period and the repayment in full of all outstanding Loans and L/C Obligations.
 
SECTION 3.   LETTERS OF CREDIT
 
3.1   L/C Commitment .
 
(a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue standby and commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued pursuant to this Section 3, collectively, the “ Letters of Credit ”), for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided , that no Issuing Lender shall issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal, (i) the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations owed by the Borrower to any Issuing Lender shall exceed the amount of such Issuing Lender’s L/C Pro Rata Share of the L/C Commitment (or such higher amount agreed upon in writing between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender), (ii) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment and (iii) the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero.  Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and, (ii) subject to the second paragraph of Section 3.2, expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date which is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date (such fifth Business Day, the “ Letter of Credit Expiration Date ”).
 
(b)   No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal would (i) conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (ii) violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally.
 
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however , that with respect to any Letter of Credit that provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
 
(d)   For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination, a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
 
3.2   Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit .  The Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may request.  Concurrently with the delivery of an Application to an Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall deliver a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall provide notice of such request to the Lenders.  Upon receipt of any Application, an Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower (but in no event shall any Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto).  Promptly after issuance by an Issuing Lender of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower.  Each Issuing Lender shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent of the issuance of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender (including the amount thereof), and shall provide a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Administrative Agent as soon as possible after the date of issuance.  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by an Issuing Lender and the Borrower, when a Letter of Credit is issued (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
 
If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Application, the Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the Issuing Lender to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the Issuing Lender for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the Issuing Lender to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided , however , that the Issuing Lender shall
 

 
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not permit any such extension if it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5.2 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the Issuing Lender not to permit such extension.
 
3.3   Fees and Other Charges .
 
(a)   The Borrower will pay a fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans, shared ratably among the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders to the extent provided in Section 2.20) in accordance with their respective Percentages and payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued in an amount to be agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
 
(b)   In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending, renewing or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
 
3.4   L/C Participations .
 
(a)   Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce each Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage in each Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder.  Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for which such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender upon demand at such Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed.  Each L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by
 

 
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the Borrower or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
 
(b)   If any amount (a “ Participation Amount ”) required to be paid by any L/C Participant to an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is not paid to such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify the L/C Participants, and each L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Lender, on demand (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to the product of (i) such Participation Amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360.  If any Participation Amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such Participation Amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted on behalf of an Issuing Lender to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
 
(c)   Whenever, at any time after an Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from the Administrative Agent any L/C Participant’s pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender will distribute to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Participant (and thereafter the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such  L/C Participant) its pro rata share thereof; provided , however , that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly return to such Issuing Lender) the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender.
 
3.5   Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower .  The Borrower agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender on (i) the Business Day on which the Borrower receives notice from an Issuing Lender of a draft drawn on a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender and paid by such Issuing Lender, if such notice is received on such Business Day prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, or (ii) if clause (i) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day on which the Borrower receives such notice, for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment which are obligations of the Borrower hereunder (the amounts described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) in respect of any drawing, collectively, the “ Payment Amount ”).  Each such payment shall be made to such Issuing Lender at its address
 

 
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for notices specified herein in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds.  Interest shall be payable on each Payment Amount from the date of the applicable drawing until payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.11(b) and (ii) thereafter, Section 2.11(c).  Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall (unless an event of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, in which case the procedures specified in Section 3.4 for funding by L/C Participants shall apply) constitute a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1 of ABR Loans (or, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion, a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4 of Swingline Loans) in the amount of such drawing.  The Borrowing Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the first date on which a borrowing of Revolving Loans (or, if applicable, Swingline Loans) could be made, pursuant to Section 2.1 (or, if applicable, Section 2.4), if the Administrative Agent had received a notice of such borrowing at the time the Administrative Agent receives notice from the relevant Issuing Lender of such drawing under such Letter of Credit.
 
3.6   Obligations Absolute .  The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person; other than with respect to any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents found in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct or not in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.  The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee.  No Issuing Lender shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions which resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender as determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and in accordance with the standards or care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York as determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
 
3.7   Letter of Credit Payments .  If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the date and amount thereof.  The responsibility of the relevant Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of
 

 
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Credit, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, shall be limited, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to act in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment appear on their face to be in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
 
3.8   Applications .  To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
 
3.9   Actions of Issuing Lenders .  Each Issuing Lender shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by such Issuing Lender.  Each Issuing Lender shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, as between the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders, each Issuing Lender shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Lenders and any future holders of a participation in any Letter of Credit.
 
3.10   Borrower’s Indemnification .  The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims and damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent may incur (or which may be claimed against such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with the issuance, execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Letter of Credit or any actual or proposed use of any Letter of Credit, including, without limitation, any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Issuing Lender may incur by reason of or in connection with (i) the failure of any other Lender to fulfill or comply with its obligations to an Issuing Lender hereunder (but nothing herein contained shall affect any rights the Borrower may have against any Defaulting Lender) or (ii) by reason of or on account of an Issuing Lender issuing any Letter of Credit which specifies that the term “Beneficiary” included therein includes any successor by operation of law of the named Beneficiary, but which Letter of Credit does not require that any drawing by any such successor Beneficiary be accompanied by a copy of a legal document, satisfactory to such Issuing Lender, evidencing the appointment of such successor Beneficiary; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused
 

 
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 by (x) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Issuing Lender in determining whether a request presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such Letter of Credit and in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York as determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) such Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit.  Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.
 
3.11   Lenders’ Indemnification .  Each Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Percentage, indemnify each Issuing Lender, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to comply with the standard of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York or such Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit in each case as determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder.
 
SECTION 4.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, on the Effective Date and, except as provided in Section 5.2(a), on the date of each Credit Event hereunder after the Effective Date, that:
 
4.1   Financial Condition .  The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal year then ended.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved.
 
4.2   No Change .  Since December 31, 2014, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings.
 
4.3   Existence; Compliance with Law .  Each of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) has the corporate power and corporate authority to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation
 

 
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of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except for any Requirements of Law being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
4.4   Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations .  The Borrower has the corporate power and corporate authority to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents and to obtain extensions of credit hereunder.  The Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices which have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) any consent, authorization or filing that may be required in the future the failure of which to make or obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document upon execution and delivery will be, duly executed and delivered.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, laws of general application related to the enforceability of securities secured by real estate and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable regulatory requirements.
 
4.5   No Legal Bar .  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation.
 
4.6   Litigation .  No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their material respective properties or revenues with respect to any of the Loan Documents.
 
(b)           No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their material respective properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
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4.8   Taxes .  The Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Federal and state returns of income and franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or with respect to any claims or assessments for taxes made against it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).  No material tax Liens have been filed against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries other than (A) Liens for taxes which are not delinquent or (B) Liens for taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable.
 
4.9   Federal Regulations .  No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board.
 
4.10   ERISA .  No Reportable Event has occurred during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except, in each case, to the extent that any such Reportable Event or failure to comply with the applicable provisions of ERISA or the Code could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  During the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, there has been no (i) failure to make a required contribution to any Plan that would result in the imposition of a lien or other encumbrance or the provision of security under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 or 4068 of ERISA, or the arising of such a lien or encumbrance; or (ii) “unpaid minimum required contribution” or “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined or otherwise set forth in Section 4971 of the Code or Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA), whether or not waived, except, in each case, to the extent that such event could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period.  The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under ERISA, and neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No such Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or Insolvent.
 

 
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4.11   Investment Company Act; Other Regulations .  The Borrower is not an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  On the date hereof, the Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than Regulation X of the Board) that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness under this Agreement.
 
4.12   Use of Proceeds .  The proceeds of the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans and the Letters of Credit shall be used (i) for working capital purposes and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including commercial paper back-up and to support liquidity requirements associated with the Borrower’s energy procurement hedging activities.
 
4.13   Environmental Matters .  Except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries do not have liabilities under Environmental Laws or relating to Materials of Environmental Concern that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that could reasonably be expected to give rise to such liabilities.
 
4.14   Regulatory Matters .  Solely by virtue of the execution, delivery and performance of, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no Lender shall be or become subject to regulation (a) under the FPA or (b) as a “public utility” or “public service corporation” or the equivalent under any Requirement of Law.
 
4.15   Sanctions .  To the Borrower’s knowledge, none of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”); and the Borrower will not use the proceeds of Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit, or knowingly lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, Affiliate, joint venture partner or other person or entity, to fund the activities of any person currently the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
 
SECTION 5.   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
5.1   Conditions to the Effective Date .  The occurrence of the Effective Date and the effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before May 31, 2015:
 
(a)   Credit Agreement .  The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1A.
 
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and effect; and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the foregoing effect.
 
(c)   Fees .  The Lenders, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Effective Date.
 
(d)   Closing Certificate; Certified Articles of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates .  The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, with appropriate insertions and attachments, including the articles of incorporation of the Borrower certified by the Secretary of State of the State of California, and (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower from the Secretary of State of the State of California; such closing certificate shall contain a confirmation by the Borrower that the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 5.1 have been satisfied.
 
(e)   Legal Opinion .  The Administrative Agent shall have received the legal opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
 
(f)   Representations and Warranties .  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that does not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date, and each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date).
 
(g)   No Default .  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
 
5.2   Conditions to Each Credit Event .  The agreement of each Lender to make any Loan or to issue or extend the expiry date under, or participate in, a Letter of Credit (other than the extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to the evergreen provisions therein) (each, a “ Credit Event ”), including each Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit, on any date (including any Credit Event to occur on the Effective Date) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
 
(a)   Representations and Warranties .  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that does not contain a materiality qualification (other than, with respect to any Credit Event after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.6(b) and 4.13) shall be true and
 

 
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correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Event as if made on and as of such date, and each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that contains a materiality qualification (other than, with respect to any Credit Event after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.6(b) and 4.13) shall be true and correct on and as of such date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date).
 
(b)   No Default .  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Credit Event or after giving effect to the Credit Event requested to be made on such date.
 
Each borrowing of Loans hereunder, and each request by the Borrower for the issuance of or extension of an expiry date under a Letter of Credit hereunder (other than the extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to the evergreen provisions therein), shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such Credit Event that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
 
SECTION 6.   AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
 
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Letter of Credit, any Loan, any interest on any Loan or any fee payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder remains outstanding, or any other amount then due and payable is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall and, with respect to Sections 6.3 and 6.6(b), shall cause its Significant Subsidiaries to:
 
6.1   Financial Statements .  Furnish to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender:
 
(a)   as soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
 
(b)   as soon as available, but in any event not later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
 

 
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All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods.  The Borrower shall be deemed to have delivered the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.1 upon the filing of such financial statements by the Borrower through the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge) or the publication by the Borrower of such financial statements on its website.
 
6.2   Certificates; Other Information .  Furnish to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender (or, in the case of clause (c), the relevant Lender), and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender:
 
(a)   within two days after the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements, a Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, containing all information and calculations reasonably necessary for determining compliance by the Borrower with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be;
 
(b)   within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Borrower sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public equity securities, provided that, such financial statements and reports shall be deemed to have delivered upon the filing of such financial statements and reports by the Borrower through the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge) or publication by the Borrower of such financial statements and reports on its website; and
 
(c)   promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.
 
6.3   Payment of Taxes .  Pay all taxes due and payable or any other tax assessments made against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their respective property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable or (ii) where the failure to effect such payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
 
6.4   Maintenance of Existence; Compliance .  (a)(i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.3 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a
 

 
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Material Adverse Effect; (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) comply with all Requirements of Law except for any Requirements of Law being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
6.5   Maintenance of Property; Insurance .  (a) Keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent that failure to do so could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its material property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business of comparable size and financial strength and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower operates, which may include self-insurance, if determined by the Borrower to be reasonably prudent.
 
6.6   Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions .  (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, not more than once a year and after at least five Business Days’ notice, (i) permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the Lenders (in the presence of representatives of the Borrower) to meet with the independent certified public accountants of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided , that any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety and security; and provided , further , that neither the Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary shall be required to disclose to any Lender or its agents or representatives any information which is subject to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product privilege properly asserted by the applicable Person to prevent the loss of such privilege in connection with such information or which is prevented from disclosure pursuant to a confidentiality agreement with third parties.
 
6.7   Notices .  Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender of, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver such notice to each Lender:
 
(a)   when known to a Responsible Officer, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
 
(b)   any change in the Applicable Rating issued by either S&P or Moody’s; and
 
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respect to any Plan that has not been waived, a failure to make any required minimum contribution to a Plan under Section 412 or 430 of the Code, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC with respect to a Plan or any withdrawal by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other material action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan.
 
6.8   Maintenance of Licenses, etc .  Maintain in full force and effect any authorization, consent, license or approval of any Governmental Authority necessary for the conduct of the Borrower’s business as now conducted by it or necessary in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
SECTION 7.   NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Letter of Credit, any Loan, or any interest on any Loan or any fee payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder remains outstanding, or any other amount then due and payable is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not and, with respect to Section 7.2, shall not permit its Significant Subsidiaries to:
 
7.1   Consolidated Capitalization Ratio .  Permit the Consolidated Capitalization Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter, from and after the last day of the first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, to exceed 0.65 to 1.00.
 
7.2   Liens .  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any assets of the Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
 
(a)   Liens for taxes, assessments or utility or governmental charges that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower in conformity with GAAP;
 
(b)   statutory Liens of landlords or equipment lessors against any property of the Borrower, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
 
(c)   pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, pension and other social security laws or regulations;
 
(d)   deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
 

 
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(e)   easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower;
 
(f)   Liens in favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Borrower on deposit with such bank;
 
(g)   judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default under Section 8(h) or Liens (not constituting a judgment or attachment Lien giving rise to an Event of Default under Section 8(h)) created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
 
(h)   Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to finance the purchase, lease, improvement or construction of capital assets, provided that (A) any such Lien shall extend solely to the item or items of such property (or improvement thereon) so purchased, leased, improved or constructed, and (B) any such Lien shall be created contemporaneously with, or within 90 days after, the purchase, lease, improvement or construction of such property;
 
(i)   Liens existing on assets of a Person immediately prior to its being consolidated with or merged into the Borrower, or any Liens existing on any assets acquired by the Borrower at the time such assets are so acquired (whether or not the Indebtedness or other obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed), provided that (A) no such Lien shall have been created in contemplation of such consolidation or merger or such acquisition of assets, and (B) no such Lien shall extend to any other assets of the Borrower; and
 
(j)   Liens on Capital Stock of PG&E Utility; provided, that any such Liens secure (A) equally and ratably the Obligations or (B) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $2,000,000,000.
 
7.3   Fundamental Changes .  Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that the Borrower may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with another Person or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business so long as, after giving effect to such transaction, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) either (i) the Borrower is the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation or (ii) the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, if not the Borrower or the purchaser, shall have assumed all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (c) the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the continuing or surviving corporation’s or purchaser’s senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt shall be at least the higher of (1) Baa3 from Moody’s and BBB- from S&P and (2) the ratings by such rating agencies of the Borrower’s senior, unsecured,
 

 
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non credit-enhanced debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
 
7.4   Ownership of PG&E Utility Common Stock .  Permit ownership by the Borrower, at any time, either directly, or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, of less than 80% of the outstanding common stock of PG&E Utility and less than 70% of the outstanding voting stock of PG&E Utility
 
SECTION 8.   EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing on or after the Effective Date:
 
(a)   the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five Business Days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
 
(b)   any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made, unless, as of any date of determination, the facts or circumstances to which such representation or warranty relates have changed with the result that such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects on such date; or
 
(c)   the Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in Section 7.1, Section 7.3 or Section 7.4 of this Agreement; or
 
(d)   the Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent at the request of the Required Lenders; or
 
(e)   the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans) on the due date with respect thereto (after giving effect to any period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created); or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or (in the case of all Indebtedness other than Indebtedness under
 

 
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any Swap Agreement) to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $200,000,000; provided further, that unless payment of the Loans hereunder has already been accelerated, if such default shall be cured by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary or waived by the holders of such Indebtedness and any acceleration of maturity having resulted from such default shall be rescinded or annulled, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such agreement or instrument, without any modification of the terms of such Indebtedness requiring the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor, reducing the average life to maturity thereof or increasing the principal amount thereof, or any agreement by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor or to issue in lieu thereof Indebtedness secured by additional or other collateral or with a shorter average life to maturity or in a greater principal amount, then any Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured or waived; or
 
(f)   (i) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
 
(g)   a trustee shall be appointed to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate, or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan and such proceedings shall continue undismissed or
 

 
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unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days, but only if any such event could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
 
(h)   one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries by a court of competent jurisdiction involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or, subject to customary deductibles, fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has not denied coverage) of $200,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 45 days from the entry thereof unless, in the case of a discharge, such judgment or decree is due at a later date in one or more payments and the Borrower or such Subsidiary satisfies the obligation to make such payment or payments on or prior to the date such payment or payments become due in accordance with such judgment or decree; or
 
(i)   there shall have occurred a Change of Control.
 
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken:  (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.  With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in an interest-bearing cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit.  Amounts held in such interest-bearing cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such interest-bearing cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).  Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
 

 
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SECTION 9.   THE AGENTS
 
9.1   Appointment and Authority .  Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America, N.A. to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Section 9 are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions (other than with respect to the Borrower’s rights under Sections 9.9(a) and (b)).  It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
 
9.2   Delegation of Duties .  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Section shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
 
9.3   Exculpatory Provisions .
 
(a)   No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent:
 
(i)   shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
 
(ii)   shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that an Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation
 

 
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(iii)   of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
 
(iv)   shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as an Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
 
(b)   No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.1 and 8), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment.
 
(c)   No Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 5 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.
 
9.4   Reliance by Administrative Agent .  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such Issuing Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of such Letter of Credit.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
 
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referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”.  In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders.
 
9.6   Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders .  Each Lender and Issuing Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender and Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or Affiliates.
 
9.7   Indemnification .  The Lenders and the Issuing Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender or Issuing Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
 
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other Lender or Issuing Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender”, “Swingline Lender”, “Issuing Lender”, “Lenders” or “Issuing Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include such Person serving as an Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders.
 
9.9   Successor Administrative Agent .
 
(a)   The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower.  If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “ Administrative Agent ” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans.  If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation (the “ Resignation Effective Date ”), the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.  After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of Section 9.7 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
(b)   If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (e) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, shall appoint a successor, subject to the approval of the Borrower (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “ Removal Effective Date ”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
 
(c)   With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or any Issuing
 

 
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Lender under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each Issuing Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable)), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section and Sections 2.17, 3.10 and 10.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.  Any resignation by Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as the Swingline Lender and as an Issuing Lender.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Swingline Lender and an Issuing Lender, (ii) the retiring Swingline Lender and Issuing Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor Issuing Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, issued by the retiring Issuing Lender and outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring Issuing Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit.
 
9.10   Documentation Agent and Syndication Agents .  None of the Documentation Agent or the Syndication Agents shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
 
9.11   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim .  In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
 
(a)   to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim
 

 
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for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.6, 2.17, 3.3, 3.10 and 10.5) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
 
(b)   to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
 
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and Issuing Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.6, 2.17, 3.10 and 10.5.
 
SECTION 10.   MISCELLANEOUS
 
10.1   Amendments and Waivers .  Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1.  The Required Lenders and the Borrower may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided , however , that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:
 
(i)   forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except that only the Lenders who are increasing their Commitments are required to consent to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.3 to increase the Total Commitments);
 
(ii)   eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 10.1 or Section 10.6(a)(i) without the written consent of such Lender;
 
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(iv)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.14 related to pro rata treatment without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
 
(v)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 without the written consent of the Administrative Agent;
 
(vi)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.4 or 2.5 without the written consent of the Swingline Lender;
 
(vii)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5.1 without the consent of all the Lenders; or
 
(viii)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 or any other provision affecting the Issuing Lenders in their capacity as such without the written consent of each Issuing Lender affected thereby.
 
Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans.  In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
 
If the Required Lenders shall have approved any amendment which requires the consent of all of the Lenders, the Borrower shall be permitted to replace any non-consenting Lender with another financial institution, provided that, (i) the replacement financial institution shall purchase at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (ii) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto (as if such purchase constituted a prepayment of such Loans), (iii) such replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender, (iv) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein) and (v) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (i) (x) an increase or extension of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, or (y) any reduction of the amount of principal or interest owed to such Defaulting Lender (unless all non-Defaulting Lenders have agreed to a pro rata reduction) shall, in each case, require the consent of such Defaulting Lender, and (ii) a Defaulting Lender’s Percentage shall be taken into consideration along with the
 

 
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Percentage of non-Defaulting Lenders when voting to approve or disapprove any waiver, amendment or modification that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders.
 
10.2   Notices .
 
(a)   All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered during the recipient’s normal business hours, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received during the recipient’s normal business hours, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:

Borrower:
PG&E Corporation
 
P.O. Box 770000
 
San Francisco, California 94177
 
Attention:  Treasurer
 
Telecopy:    (415) 973-8968
 
Telephone:  (415) 973-9771

with a copy to:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
c/o PG&E Corporation
 
P.O. Box 770000
 
San Francisco, California 94177
 
Attention:   General Counsel
 
Telecopy:   (415) 973-6374

 
Administrative Agent (Payments and Loans):
 
 
Bank of America, N.A.
 
901 Main St
 
Mail Code: TX1-492-14-04
 
Dallas, TX 75202-3714
 
Attention:  Jennifer A. Ollek
 
Telephone:  214-209-2642
 
Telecopier:  214-290-8374
 
Electronic Mail:   Jennifer.a.ollek@baml.com
 
Account No.:  1292000883
 
Ref:  PG&E Corporation
 
ABA# 026009593

 
Administrative Agent (Other Notices):
 
 
Bank of America, N.A.
 
Agency Management
 
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Mail Code:  NC1-026-06-03
Charlotte, NC 28255-0001
Attention:  Patrick Devitt
Telephone:  980-387-4155
Telecopier:  704-409-0016
Electronic Mail:   patrick.devitt@baml.com
 
 
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or any Lender shall not be effective until received.
 
(b)   Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Lender and each Lender.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
 
(c)   Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
 
(d)   (i)           The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lenders and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “ Platform ”).
 
(ii)   The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.”  The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications.  No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to the
 

 
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Borrower, any Lender, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s  or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform, except to the extent such liability resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.  “ Communications ” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
 
10.3   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
 
10.4   Survival of Representations and Warranties .  All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
 
10.5   Payment of Expenses and Taxes .  The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Lenders for all their respective reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of only one counsel and special California regulatory counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders and filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Effective Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Effective Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of its rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including the fees and disbursements of only one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to all such persons similarly situated, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to each such person) and (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective officers, directors,
 

 
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employees, agents and Affiliates (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever whether brought by the Borrower or any other Person, with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries or any of the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries and the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against the Borrower under any Loan Document (all the foregoing in this clause (c), collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), provided , that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Significant Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Significant Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee.  All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor, subject to the Borrower’s receipt of reasonably detailed invoices.  Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to Treasurer (Telephone No. (415) 817-8199/(415) 267-7000) (Telecopy No. (415) 267-7265/7268), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2(a) with a copy to Chief Counsel, Corporate (Telephone No. (415) 817-8200) (Telecopy No. (415) 817-8225), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2(a), or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.  The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive for two years after repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.  This Section 10.5 shall not apply with respect to Taxes, other than Taxes that represent claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses arising from non-Tax claims.
 
10.6   Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments .
 
(a)   The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.6.
 
(b)   (i)  Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “ Assignee ”) other than a Defaulting Lender, any Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender, any natural person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
 

 
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(including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
 
(A)   the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other Person, and provided further , that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within   fifteen (15) Business Days after having received notice thereof from the assigning Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent);
 
(B)   the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) with a Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment;
 
(C)   the Swingline Lender; and
 
(D)   each Issuing Lender.
 
(ii)   Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
 
(A)   except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) with respect to any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date, such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of such Lender and any Affiliate of such Lender that is an Eligible Assignee;
 
(B)   the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, except that no such processing fee shall be payable in the case of an assignee which is an Affiliate of a Lender; and
 
(C)   the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire.
 
In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate
 

 
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(which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans and L/C Obligations previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in accordance with its Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
 
(iii)   Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 10.5 but shall be subject to the limitations set forth therein); provided , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from the Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
 
(iv)   The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, each Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
 
     (v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
 
 
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(c)   (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant.  Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
 
(ii)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent to such greater payments.  Any Participant that is a Foreign Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such Participant complies with Section 2.16(e).
 
(iii)   Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
 
(d)   Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
 
 
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(e)   The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.
 
(f)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender and without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 10.6(b).  Each of the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided , however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage, expense, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or any kind whatsoever arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
 
(g)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, none of the Agents, in their capacity as Lenders, will assign without the consent of the Borrower, prior to the Effective Date, any of the Commitments held by them on the date of this Agreement.
 
10.7   Adjustments; Set off .
 
(a)   Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it hereunder, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender hereunder, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender hereunder, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
 
(b)   In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, including other rights of set-off, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), after any applicable grace period, to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch, Affiliate or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower; provided , that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.20 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
 
 
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10.8   Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.  A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
 
10.9   Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.9, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
 
10.10   Integration .  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
 
10.11   GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
 
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10.12   Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers .  The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
 
(a)   submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the nonexclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, State of New York, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
 
(b)   consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
 
(c)   agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 10.2(a) or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
 
(d)   agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
 
(e)   waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
 
10.13   Acknowledgments .  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
 
(a)   it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
 
(b)   neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
 
(c)   no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Borrower and the Lenders.
 
10.14   Confidentiality .  Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential in accordance with such party’s customary practices (and in any event in compliance with applicable law regarding material non-public information) all non-public information provided to it by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is designated by the provider thereof as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any Affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section or substantially equivalent provisions, to any actual or prospective Transferee, any direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty) or any credit insurance providers, (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates (as long as such attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors are subject to confidentiality requirements substantially equivalent to this Section), (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, or (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, provided that, in the case of clauses (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 10.14, with the exception of disclosure to bank regulatory authorities, the Borrower (to the extent legally permissible) shall be given prompt prior notice so that it may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy.
 
 
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10.15   WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL .  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
 
10.16   USA Patriot Act .  Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
 
10.17   Judicial Reference .  If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court, and (ii) without limiting the generality of Section 10.5, the Borrower shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.
 
10.18   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility .  In connection with all aspects of each transactions contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the
 

 
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Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each Agent, Arranger and Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any other Person and (B) none of the Agents, Arrangers or Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Agents, Arrangers or Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby other than a breach of the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 10.14.
 
10.19   Amendment and Restatement .
 
(a)   As of the Effective Date (immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement), certain Lenders, as lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement, hold the Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth in Schedule 1.1A to the Existing Credit Agreement (the “ Original Commitments ”).
 
(b)   Simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Effective Date, the parties hereby agree that (i) the Original Commitments shall continue as Commitments hereunder and shall be reallocated to the Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with their Commitments and the requisite assignments shall be deemed to be made in such amounts by and between Lenders and from each Lender to each other Lender, with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by assignment agreements under the Existing Credit Agreement and (ii) the Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Effective Date shall continue hereunder as if such Loans or Letters of Credit were originally made hereunder.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.6 of the Existing Credit Agreement, no other documents or instruments, including any assignment agreement, shall be executed, and no fees payable to the Administrative Agent, in connection with the assignments herein shall be payable.  On the Effective Date, the Lenders shall make full
 

 
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cash settlement with the Administrative Agent (as the Administrative Agent may direct or approve) with respect to all assignments, reallocations and other changes in Commitments, such that after giving effect to such settlements, each Lender’s pro rata basis in the unpaid balance of Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding shall be in accordance with their Commitments as set forth on Schedule 1.1A.
 
(c)   The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders hereby consent to the foregoing assignments and agree that upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and are hereby amended and restated in their entirety by the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, and the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be superseded by this Agreement.
 
(d)   Notwithstanding anything in this amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, including anything in this Section 10.19, and in any other Loan Document (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement and referred to herein, individually or collectively, as the “ Existing Loan Documents ”), (i) all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue as Obligations hereunder, (ii) all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by any Person under each Existing Loan Document shall continue under the corresponding amended and restated Loan Document and (iii) each of this Agreement and any other Existing Loan Document that is amended and restated in connection with this Agreement is given as a substitution of, and not as a payment of, the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Borrower under such Existing Loan Document, and neither the execution and delivery of such documents nor the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereunder is, or is intended to constitute, a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or of any of the other Existing Loan Documents or any obligations thereunder.  From and after the Effective Date, all existing Loans and outstanding Letters of Credit shall continue as Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder.
 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
PG&E CORPORATION
   
   
   
 
By:        /s/ Nicholas M. Bijur                                                         
 
Name:      Nicholas M. Bijur
 
Title:        Vice President and Treasurer
 



 
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender and as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By: /s/ Patrick Engel                                                                
 
Name:  Patrick Engel
 
Title:    Director
   
   
   
   
   

 
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CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agent, an Issuing Lender and as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Amit Vasani                                                                
 
Name:  Amit Vasani
 
Title:    Vice President
   
   
   
   
   

 
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agent, an Issuing Lender and as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Juan Javellana                                                                
 
Name:  Juan Javellana
 
Title:    Executive Director
   
   
   
   
   

 
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
as Documentation Agent, an Issuing Lender and as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Yann Blindert                                                                
 
Name:  Yann Blindert
 
Title:    Director
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Vanessa Kurbatskiy                                                                
 
Name:  Vanessa Kurbatskiy
 
Title:    Vice President
   
   
   
   
   

 

 
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BNP PARIBAS,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Denis O’Meara                                                                
 
Name:  Denis O’Meara
 
Title:    Managing Director
   
 
By:   /s/ Francis J. Delaney                                                                
 
Name:  Francis J. Delaney
 
Title:    Managing Director
 
   

 

 
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Rebecca Kratz                                                                
 
Name:  Rebecca Kratz
 
Title:    Authorized Signatory
 
   
   
   
   
   

 

 
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Michael King                                                                
 
Name:  Michael King
 
Title:    Authorized Signatory
   
   
   
   
   

 

 
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MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Michael King                                                                
 
Name: Michael King
 
Title:   Vice President
   

 
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By: /s/ Rahul D. Shah                                                                
 
Name: Rahul D. Shah
 
Title:   Authorized Signatory
   


 
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Leon Mo                                                                
 
Name:  Leon Mo
 
Title:    Authorized Signatory
 
 

 
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Mark W. Rogers                                                                
 
Name:  Mark W. Rogers
 
Title:    Vice President
 
 
   

 
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US BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Holland H. Williams                                                                
 
Name:  Holland H. Williams
 
Title:    Vice President
 
 


 
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MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Lindsay Minneman                                                                
 
Name:  Lindsay Minneman
 
Title:    Vice President
 
 


 
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TD BANK, N.A.,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Betty Chang                                                                
 
Name:  Betty Chang
 
Title:    Senior Vice President
 
 


 
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ James D. Weinstein                                                                
 
Name:  James D. Weinstein
 
Title:    Managing Director
 
 


 
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK BRANCH,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Robert Casey                                                                
 
Name:  Robert Casey
Title:    Authorized Signatory
 
 
 
By:   /s/ Anju Abraham                                                                
 
Name:  Anju Abraham
 
Title:    Authorized Signatory
 
 
 


 
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EXHIBIT A
 

 
                   FORM OF
NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT
 

Reference is made to the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agr e emen t ”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative A gen t ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 

The New Revolving Credit Lender identified on Schedule l hereto (the “ New   Lende r ”), the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lenders and the Borrower agree as follows:
 

1.           The New Lender hereby irrevocably makes a Commitment to the Borrower in the amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (the “ New   Com m i t m e nt ”) pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of the Credit Agreement.  From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), the New Lender will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement with respect to the New Commitment.
 

2.           The Administrative Agent (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement; and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.
 

3.           The New Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this New Lender Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this New Lender Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 

and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
 

4.           The effective date of this New Lender Supplement shall be the Effective Date of the New Commitment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Effective   Dat e ”).  Following the execution of this New Lender Supplement by each of the New Lender, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).
 

5.           Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the New Commitment (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the New Lender for amounts which have accrued on and subsequent to the Effective Date.
 

6.           From and after the Effective Date, the New Lender shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this New Lender Supplement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and shall be bound by the provisions thereof.
 

7.           This New Lender Supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Lender Supplement to be executed as of ________ ___, 201__ by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.

 


 


 
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Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 



 
Schedule 1
to New Lender Supplement
   
Name of New Lender:
 
   
Effective Date of New Commitment:
 
   
Principal Amount of New Commitment:
$
   
[NAME OF NEW LENDER]
PG&E CORPORATION
   
   
By:
By:
Authorized Officer
Title:


CITIBANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Lender
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and as an Issuing Lender
 
By: Authorized Officer
 
By: Authorized Officer
 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Issuing Lender
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Issuing Lender
   
By: Authorized Officer
 
By: Authorized Officer
 
   


 

 
 



Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT B
 


 
FORM OF
COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT

Reference is made to the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agr e emen t ”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative A gen t ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 

The Lender identified on Schedule l hereto (the “ Increasing L ende r ”), the Administrative
Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lenders and the Borrower agree as follows:

1.           The Increasing Lender hereby irrevocably increases its Commitment to the Borrower by the amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto under the heading “Principal Amount of Increased Commitment” (the “ Increased Com m it m ent ”) pursuant to Section 2.3(c) of the Credit Agreement.  From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), the Increasing Lender will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Increased Commitment as well as its existing Commitment under the Credit Agreement.
 

2.           The Administrative Agent (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement; and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.
3.           The Increasing Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 

discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
 

4.           The effective date of this Commitment Increase Supplement shall be the Effective Date of the Increased Commitment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Effective   Dat e ”). Following the execution of this Commitment Increase Supplement by each of the Increasing Lender, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Borrower, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).
 

5.           Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Increased Commitment (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Increasing Lender for amounts which have accrued on and subsequent to the Effective Date.
 

6.           This Commitment Increase Supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Commitment Increase Supplement to be executed as of ________ ___, 201__ by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.

 



 
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Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 
 
 
 
Schedule 1
to Commitment Increase Supplement
 
 

   
Name of Increasing Lender:
 
   
Effective Date of Increased Commitment:
 
   
 Principal Amount of Increased Commitment  Total Amount of Commitment of Increasing Lender
   and as an Issuing Lender
   
[NAME OF NEW LENDER]
PG&E CORPORATION
   
   
By:
By:
Authorized Officer
Title:


CITIBANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Lender
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and as an Issuing Lender
 
By: Authorized Officer
 
By: Authorized Officer
 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Issuing Lender
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Issuing Lender
   
By: Authorized Officer
 
By: Authorized Officer
 
   
 
 
 


Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT C

 

 
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE


This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 of the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agre e m en t ”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Ad m ini s trative Age n t ”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

1.           I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer] [Treasurer] [Assistant Treasurer] of the Borrower.

   2.           I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate.

3.           To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the fiscal period covered by the financial statements attached hereto as Attach m ent 1 , no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing [, except as set forth below].

4.           Attached hereto as Attach m ent 2 are the computations showing compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement.

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Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 


 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of the date set forth below.



PG&E CORPORATION


By:  
Name:
Title: Date:   , 201_

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 


 
 
Attachment 1 to Exhibit C

 

 
Financial Statements
Period Ended                                           , 20          

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 


 
 
Attachment 2 to Exhibit C





 

 
The information described herein is as of
, 201   . [Set forth Covenant Calculation]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT D

 

 
FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE


This Closing Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(d) of the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agre e m en t ”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Ad m ini s trative Age n t ”). Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Vice President and Treasurer of the Borrower hereby certifies as follows:

1.   Wondy S. Lee is a duly elected and qualified Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Borrower and the signature set forth for such officer below is such officer’s true and genuine signature.

2.   That the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied as of the Effective Date.

The undersigned Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Borrower hereby certifies as follows:

1.   Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower on February 20, 2008; such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect and are the only corporate proceedings of the Borrower now in force relating to or affecting the Credit Agreement.

2.   Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof.

3.           Attached hereto as Annex 3 is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof, and such Articles of Incorporation have not been amended, repealed, modified or restated.

4.           The following person is now a duly elected and qualified officer of the Borrower holding the office indicated next to his name below, and that the facsimile signature affixed next to his name below is the facsimile signature of such officer, and such officer is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borrower each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 

and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party:


N a m e                                           Office                                                  Signature
 
 
 
Nicholas M. Bijur
 
 
Vice President and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
 





[ Signature Page Follows ]



Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 

 


 


 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Closing Certificate as of the date set forth below.




 

 
Name: Nicholas M. Bijur                                                                       Name: Wondy S. Lee
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer                                                     Title:           Assistant Corporate Secretary
 



Date: April 27, 2015

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 
ANNEX 1

 

 
[Board Resolutions]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 
ANNEX 2

 

 
[Bylaws of the Company]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 
ANNEX 3

 

 
[Articles of Incorporation]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT E

 

 
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION


This Assignment and Assumption (this “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] 1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignor ”) and [the][each] 2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignee ”).  [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] 3 hereunder are several and not joint.] 4   Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto in the amount [s] and equal to the percentage interest [s] identified below of all the outstanding rights and obligations under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans included in such facilities 5 ) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and


 
1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language.  If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
 
2 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language.  If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
 
3 Select as appropriate.
 
4 Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.
 
5   Include all applicable subfacilities.

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 
 

 

assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “ Assigned Interest ”).  Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

1.            Assignor[s] :                      ______________________________

______________________________
[Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]

2.
Assignee[s] :
______________________________

 
______________________________
 
[for each Assignee, indicate [Eligible Assignee] of [ identify Lender ]]

3.            Borrower(s) :                      PG&E Corporation, a California corporation

4.
Administrative Agent : Bank of America, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

5.            Credit Agreement :                                $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agr e emen t ”), among the Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and the Administrative Agent.

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

6.           Assigned Interest[s] :

Assignor[s] 6
Assignee[s] 7
Facility
Assigned 8
Aggregate
Amount of
Commitments
for all Lenders
Amount of
Commitment
Assigned
Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment 9
CUSIP
 Number
             
   
____________
$________________
$_________
____________%
 
   
____________
$________________
$_________
____________%
 
   
____________
$________________
$_________
____________%
 
 
Effective Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
 
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:


[ASSIGNOR(S)]
[ASSIGNEE(S)]
   
   
By:                                                      
By:                                                      
Name:
Name:
Title:
Title:


 
6 List each Assignor, as appropriate.
 
7 List each Assignee and, if available, its market entity identifier, as appropriate.
 
8 Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment.
 
9 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 
[Consented to and] Accepted
 
PG&E CORPORATION 10
 
 
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as [Administrative Agent] 11 , Swingline Lender and as an Issuing Lender
   
By:                                                         
     Title:
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
   
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Lender
 
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Lender
By: Authorized Officer
 
By:                                                           Authorized Officer
   
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as an Issuing Lender
 
 
 
 
By: Authorized Officer
 
 


 
10 As applicable pursuant to Section 10.6(b).
 
11 As applicable pursuant to Section 10.6(b).

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 

ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1.          Representations and Warranties .

1.1.          Assignor .  [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][[the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2.          Assignee .  [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.6(b)(i) and (ii) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.6(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
 
 
 

 

Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2.          Payments .  From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee.

3.          General Provisions .  This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption.  This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT F



 

FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT G-1

 

FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
 
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)


Reference is made to the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agr e emen t ”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co- syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative A gen t ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the undersigned is not an individual, the undersigned shall furnish the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN-E together with this certificate even if the undersigned has previously furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN.

[NAME OF LENDER]

By:  _______________________
Name:  ________________________
Title:  ________________________
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT G-2
 
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agr e emen t ”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative A gen t ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the undersigned is not an individual, the undersigned shall furnish its participating Lender with an IRS Form W-8BEN-E together with this certificate even if the undersigned has previously furnished such Lender with an IRS Form W-8BEN.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:  _______________________
Name:  ________________________
Title:  ________________________
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT G-3

FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agr e emen t ”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative A gen t ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, where any of the undersigned and/or its direct or indirect partners/members is not an individual, the undersigned or the applicable partner(s) or member(s), as the case may be, shall furnish its participating Lender with an IRS Form W-8BEN-E together with this certificate even if the undersigned or the applicable partner(s) or member(s), as the case may be, has previously furnished such Lender with an IRS Form W-8BEN.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


By:  _______________________
Name:  ________________________
Title:  ________________________
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT G-4

FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agr e emen t ”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative A gen t ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where any of the undersigned and/or its direct or indirect partners/members is not an individual, the undersigned or the applicable partner(s) or member(s), as the case may be, shall furnish the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN-E together with this certificate even if the

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

undersigned or the applicable partner(s) or member(s), as the case may be, has previously furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN.





[NAME OF LENDER]

By:  _______________________
Name:  ________________________
Title:  ________________________
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 


 
EXHIBIT H
 

 
FORM   OF   NOTE

THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.  TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE
REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 
$__________
 
                                     New York, New York
                    as of [_________], 201[_]
 


FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PG&E CORPORATION, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), DOES HEREBY PROMISE TO PAY to [insert name of Lender] (the “ Lender ”) or its registered assigns at the office of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., at [________________________], in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, the principal amount of ____________________ DOLLARS ($__________), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below, whichever is less, on such date or dates as is required by said Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount from time to time outstanding hereunder, in like money, at such office, and at such times and in such amounts as set forth in Section 2.11 of said Credit Agreement.
 
The holder of this Note is authorized to indorse on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, the Type and amount of each Revolving Loan made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the length of each Interest Period with respect thereto.  Each such indorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information indorsed. The failure to make any such indorsement or any error in any such indorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Revolving Loan.
 
 
The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment for payment, protest, notice of any kind (including, but not limited to, notice of dishonor, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate or notice of acceleration), other than notice required pursuant to the Credit Agreement and diligence in collecting and bringing suit against any party hereto.  The nonexercise by the holder of this Note of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

 

 
This Note (a) is one of the promissory notes referred to in the $300,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Cre d it Agree m en t ”), among the Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Ad m inistr a tive Agen t ”), (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and (c) is subject to optional prepayment in whole or in part and acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the occurrence of certain events, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
 

 
[This Note is executed in renewal, amendment and restatement of, but not in novation, extinguishment, discharge or satisfaction of the indebtedness evidenced by, that certain Note, dated May 31, 2011, in the original principal amount of [$ insert amount] made by the Borrower and payable to the order of [insert name of Lender] (the “ Prior Note ”).  All amounts outstanding under the Prior Note as of the date hereof are outstanding under the Credit Agreement and due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and this Note.]


NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
 
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 

PG&E CORPORATION



By:
 
 
      Name:
 
      Title:

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

Schedule A
 
to Note
 
LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS
 
Date
Amount of ABR Loans
Amount
Converted to
ABR Loans
Amount of Principal of Base
Rate Loans Repaid
Amount of ABR Loans
Converted to
Eurodollar Loans
Unpaid Principal Balance of
ABR Loans
Notation Made By
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

Schedule B
 
to Note
 
LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS


Date
Amount of Eurodollar Loans
Amount
Converted to
Eurodollar Loans
Interest Period and
Eurodollar Rate with
Respect Thereto
Amount of Principal of
Eurodollar Loans Repaid
Amount of Eurodollar
Loans Converted to
ABR Loans
Unpaid Principal
Balance of Eurodollar
Loans
Notation
Made By
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation
66409508_3
 
 

 

Schedule 1.1A

Commitments

Lender
Commitment ($)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
23,240,723.42
Bank of America, N.A.
23,240,723.42
Citibank, N.A.
23,240,723.42
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
23,240,723.42
Barclays Bank PLC
21,557,167.56
BNP Paribas
21,557,167.56
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
21,557,167.56
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
20,942,342.92
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
     614,824.64
Royal Bank of Canada
21,557,167.56
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
21,557,167.56
The Bank of New York Mellon
14,560,756.15
US Bank, National Association
12,626,668.97
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
12,626,668.96
TD Bank, N.A.
12,626,668.96
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
12,626,668.96
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch
12,626,668.96
Total
300,000,000.00




Schedule 1.1A
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
PG&E Corporation

 
 

 


 
 
Exhibit 10.2 
Execution Copy


 

 
$3,000,000,000
 
 
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
among
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as Borrower,
 
The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
 
CITIBANK N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
 
and
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Documentation Agent
 
 
Dated as of April 27, 2015
 

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint Bookrunners
 


 
 

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
 

 
 
SECTION 1.
  
DEFINITIONS
  
 
1
  
     1.1
  
Defined Terms
  
 
1
  
     1.2
  
Other Definitional Provisions and Interpretative Provisions
  
 
20
  
     
SECTION 2.
  
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
  
 
20
  
     2.1
  
Commitments
  
 
20
  
     2.2
  
Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing
  
 
21
  
     2.3
  
Commitment Increases
  
 
21
  
     2.4
  
Swingline Commitment
  
 
23
  
     2.5
  
Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans
  
 
24
  
     2.6
  
Facility Fees, Etc.
  
 
25
  
     2.7
  
Termination or Reduction of Commitments; Extension of Termination Date
  
 
25
  
     2.8
  
Optional Prepayments
  
 
27
  
     2.9
  
Conversion and Continuation Options
  
 
28
  
     2.10
  
Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches
  
 
29
  
     2.11
  
Interest Rates and Payment Dates
  
 
29
  
     2.12
  
Computation of Interest and Fees
  
 
29
  
     2.13
  
Inability to Determine Interest Rate
  
 
30
  
     2.14
  
Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes
  
 
30
  
     2.15
  
Change of Law
  
 
32
  
     2.16
  
Taxes
  
 
33
  
     2.17
  
Indemnity
  
 
38
  
     2.18
  
Change of Lending Office
  
 
38
  
     2.19
  
Replacement of Lenders
  
 
38
  
     2.20
  
Defaulting Lenders
  
 
39
  
     
SECTION 3.
  
LETTERS OF CREDIT
  
 
41
  
     3.1
  
L/C Commitment
  
 
41
  
     3.2
  
Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit
  
 
42
  
     3.3
  
Fees and Other Charges
  
 
43
  
     3.4
  
L/C Participations
  
 
43
  
     3.5
  
Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower
  
 
44
  
     3.6
  
Obligations Absolute
  
 
45
  
     3.7
  
Letter of Credit Payments
  
 
46
  
     3.8
  
Applications
  
 
46
  
     3.9
  
Actions of Issuing Lenders
  
 
46
  
     3.10
  
Borrower’s Indemnification
  
 
46
  
     3.11
  
Lenders’ Indemnification
  
 
47
  
     
SECTION 4.
  
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
  
 
47
  
     4.1
  
Financial Condition
  
 
47
  
     4.2
  
No Change
  
 
47
  
     4.3
  
Existence; Compliance with Law
  
 
48
  
     4.4
  
Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
  
 
48
  
     4.5
 
No Legal Bar
   
48
 
     4.6
 
Litigation
   
48
 
     4.7
 
No Default
   
49
 
     4.8
 
Taxes
   
49
 
     4.9
 
Federal Regulations
   
49
 
     4.10
 
ERISA
   
49
 
     4.11
 
Investment Company Act; Other Regulations
   
50
 
     4.12
 
Use of Proceeds
   
50
 
     4.13
 
Environmental Matters
   
50
 
     4.14
 
Regulatory Matters
   
50
 
     4.15
 
Sanctions
   
50
 
             
SECTION 5.
 
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
   
51
 
     5.1
 
Conditions to the Effective Date
   
51
 
     5.2
 
Conditions to Each Credit Event
   
51
 
             
SECTION 6.
 
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
   
52
 
     6.1
 
Financial Statements
   
52
 
     6.2
 
Certificates; Other Information
   
53
 
     6.3
 
Payment of Taxes
   
53
 
     6.4
 
Maintenance of Existence; Compliance
   
54
 
     6.5
 
Maintenance of Property; Insurance
   
54
 
     6.6
 
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions
   
54
 
     6.7
 
Notices
   
53
 
     6.8
 
Maintenance of Licenses, etc.
   
55
 
             
SECTION 7.
 
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
   
51
 
     7.1
 
Consolidated Capitalization Ratio
   
55
 
     7.2
 
Liens
   
55
 
     7.3
 
Fundamental Changes
   
55
 
         
55
 
SECTION 8.
 
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
       
         
56
 
SECTION 9.
 
THE AGENTS
       
     9.1
 
Appointment and Authority
   
59
 
     9.2
 
Delegation of Duties
   
59
 
     9.3
 
Exculpatory Provisions
   
59
 
     9.4
 
Reliance by Administrative Agent
   
59
 
     9.5
 
Notice of Default
   
60
 
     9.6
 
Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders
   
60
 
     9.7
 
Indemnification
   
61
 
     9.8
 
Agent in Its Individual Capacity
       
     9.9
 
Successor Administrative Agent
       
     9.10
 
Documentation Agent and Syndication Agents
       
     9.11
 
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
       
             
SECTION 10.
 
MISCELLANEOUS
   
62
 
     10.1
 
Amendments and Waivers
   
62
 
     10.2
 
Notices
   
63
 
     10.3
 
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
   
63
 
     10.4
 
Survival of Representations and Warranties
       
     10.5
 
Payment of Expenses and Taxes
   
64
 
     10.6
 
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
   
64
 
     10.7
 
Adjustments; Set off
   
66
 
     10.8
 
Counterparts
   
67
 
     10.9
 
Severability
   
68
 
     10.10
 
Integration
   
68
 
     10.11
 
GOVERNING LAW
   
69
 
     10.12
 
Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers
   
73
 
     10.13
 
Acknowledgments
   
74
 
     10.14
 
Confidentiality
   
74
 
     10.15
 
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL
   
74
 
     10.16
 
USA Patriot Act
   
74
 
     10.17
 
Judicial Reference
   
74
 
     10.18
 
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
   
75
 
     10.19
 
Agent in Its Individual Capacity
   
75
 
             
             
             
             
             
             

 
 
 

 
SCHEDULES:
 
1.1A
Commitments
 
EXHIBITS:
 
A
Form of New Lender Supplement
B
Form of Commitment Increase Supplement
C
Form of Compliance Certificate
D
Form of Closing Certificate
E
Form of Assignment and Assumption
F
Form of Legal Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
G
Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
H
Form of Note


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This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of April 27, 2015, among PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “ Lenders ”), MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (together and in such capacities, the “ Arrangers ”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as co-syndication agents (in such capacity, the “ Syndication Agents ”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as documentation agent (in such capacity, the “ Documentation Agent ”), and CITIBANK N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with any successor thereto, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H :
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, RBS Securities Inc., the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and the other banks and financial institutions party thereto have previously entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2013 (the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), whereby certain credit facilities were made available to the Borrower upon the terms and conditions set forth therein; and
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED THAT the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
SECTION 1.              DEFINITIONS
 
1.1   Defined Terms .  As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
 
ABR ”:  for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Eurodollar Base Rate for Eurodollar Loans with a one-month Interest Period commencing on such day plus the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Loans.  For purposes hereof, “ Base Rate ” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its base rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Base Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit to debtors).  Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Base Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate, respectively.
 
ABR Loans ”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
 
 
 
 

 
Act ”:  as defined in Section 10.16.
 
Administrative Agent ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Affiliate ”:  with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
 
Agents ”:  the collective reference to the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent and the Administrative Agent.
 
Agreement ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Applicable Margin ”:  for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth under the relevant column heading below, based upon the Ratings then in effect:
 
Level
Rating
S&P/Moody’s
Applicable Margin
for
ABR Loans
Applicable Margin
for
Eurodollar Loans
1
Higher than A/A2
0.000%
0.800%
2
A/A2
0.000%
0.900%
3
A-/A3
0.000%
1.000%
4
BBB+/Baa1
0.075%
1.075%
5
Lower than BBB+/Baa1
0.275%
1.275%

Subject to the provisions of this paragraph regarding split ratings, changes in the Applicable Margins shall become effective on the date on which S&P and/or Moody’s changes its relevant Rating.  In the event the Ratings of S&P and Moody’s are in different levels set forth in the grid above, the higher of the two Ratings ( i.e. , the Rating set forth in the grid above opposite the lower numerical level number) shall govern.  In the event that, at any time, a Rating is not available from one of such rating agencies, the Applicable Margins shall be determined on the basis of the Rating from the other rating agency.  In the event that, at any time, Ratings from each such rating agency are not available for companies generally, the Applicable Margins shall be determined on the basis of the last Rating(s) made available.  In the event that, at any time, such Ratings are not available for the Borrower but are generally available for other companies, then the Applicable Margins shall be those set forth above opposite level 5.
 
Application ”:  an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may reasonably specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.
 
Arrangers ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Assignee ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).
 
Assignment and Assumption ”:  an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
 
 
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Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”:  as defined in Section 3.2.
 
Available Commitment ”:  as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
 
Beneficial Owner ”:  as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.  The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have correlative meanings.
 
Benefitted Lender ”:  as defined in Section 10.7(a).
 
Board ”:  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
 
Borrower ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Borrowing Date ”:  any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
 
Business Day ”:  a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or San Francisco, California are authorized or required by law to close, provided , that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank eurodollar market.
 
Capital Stock ”:  any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
 
Change of Law ”: the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation, statute, treaty, policy, guideline or directive by any Governmental Authority, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation, statute, treaty, policy, guideline or directive or in the application, interpretation, promulgation, implementation, administration or enforcement thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change of Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
 
 
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Change of Control ”:  PCG and its Subsidiaries shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of at least 80% of the common stock or 70% of the voting Capital Stock of the Borrower; provided that any such event shall not constitute a Change of Control if, after giving effect to such event, the Borrower’s senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt ratings shall be at least the higher of (1) Baa3 from Moody’s and BBB- from S&P and (2) the ratings by such rating agencies of such debt in effect immediately before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
 
Code ”:  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
 
Commitment ”:  as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption or New Lender Supplement pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.  The original amount of the Total Commitments is $3,000,000,000.
 
Commitment Increase Notice ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(a).
 
Commitment Increase Supplement ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(c).
 
Commitment Period ”:  the period from and including the Effective Date to the Termination Date.
 
Commonly Controlled Entity ”:  an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
 
Compliance Certificate ”:  a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
 
Conduit Lender ”:  any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided , that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided , further , that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 10.5 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.
 
 
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Connection Income Taxes ”:  Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
 
Consolidated Capitalization ”: on any date of determination, the sum of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such date, plus without duplication, (b) (i) the amounts set forth opposite the captions “common shareholders’ equity” (or any similar caption) and “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on the consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date, and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or other similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date.
 
Consolidated Capitalization Ratio ”: on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt to (b) Consolidated Capitalization.
 
Consolidated Total Debt ”:  at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all obligations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries at such date that in accordance with GAAP would be classified as debt on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, and without duplication all Guarantee Obligations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries at such date in respect of obligations of any other Person that in accordance with GAAP would be classified as debt on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person; provided that, the determination of “ Consolidated Total Debt ” shall exclude, without duplication, (a) the Securitized Bonds, (b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries in an amount equal to the amount of cash held as cash collateral for any fully cash collateralized letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, (c) imputed Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary incurred in connection with power purchase and fuel agreements, (d) any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or other similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date and (e) as of a date of determination, the amount of any securities included within the caption “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on the consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date.
 
Continuing Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.7.
 
Contractual Obligation ”:  as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
 
Control ”:  the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.
 
CPUC ”:  the California Public Utilities Commission or its successor.
 
Credit Event ”:  as defined in Section 5.2.
 
 
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Debtor Relief Laws ”:  the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
 
Default ”:  any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
 
Defaulting Lender ”:  subject to the penultimate paragraph of Section 2.20, any Lender, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Revolving Loans, Participation Amounts or Swingline Participation Amounts within three (3) business days of the date required to be funded by it under this Agreement, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement (other than a notice of a good faith dispute or related communications) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied, (c) failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent (based on the Administrative Agent’s reasonable belief that such Lender may not fulfill its funding obligation), to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Revolving Loans, Participation Amounts and Swingline Participation Amounts, unless the subject of a good faith dispute ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent), (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it under this Agreement within three (3) business days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has consented to, approved of or acquiesced in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has consented to, approved of or acquiesced in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that (i) if a Lender would be a “Defaulting Lender” solely by reason of events relating to a parent company of such Lender or solely because a Governmental Authority has been appointed as receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian for such Lender, in each case as described in clause (e) above, the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender may, in their discretion, determine that such Lender is not a “Defaulting Lender” if and for so long as the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender is satisfied that such Lender will continue to perform its funding obligations hereunder and (ii) a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of voting stock or any other equity interest in such Lender or a parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof, or the exercise of control over such Lender or parent company thereof, by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to the penultimate paragraph of Section 2.20) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Lender, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.
 
 
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Disposition ”:  with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.  The terms “ Dispose ” and “ Disposed of ” shall have correlative meanings.
 
Documentation Agent ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Dollars ” and “ $ ”:  dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
 
Effective Date ”:  the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived.
 
Eligible Assignee ”:  (a) any commercial bank or other financial institution having a senior unsecured debt rating by Moody’s of A3 or better and by S&P of A- or better, which is domiciled in a country which is a member of the OECD or (b) with respect to any Person referred to in the preceding clause (a), any other Person that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business all of the Capital Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; provided that in the case of clause (b), the Borrower and each Issuing Lender shall have consented to the designation of such Person as an Eligible Assignee (such consent of the Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
 
Environmental Laws ”:  any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
 
ERISA ”:  the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
 
Eurocurrency Liabilities ”:  as defined in Regulation D of the Board.
 
Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements ”:  of any Lender for any Interest Period as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during any such percentage shall be so applicable) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect to determining the maximum reserve requirement (including basic, supplemental and emergency reserves) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.
 
 
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Eurodollar Base Rate ”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (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 the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market, in each case the “ LIBO Screen Rate ”) at or about 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.  In the event that LIBO Screen Rate is unavailable, the “ Eurodollar Base Rate ” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein; provided that if any Eurodollar Base Rate so determined shall be less than zero, such Eurodollar Base Rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
 
Eurodollar Loans ”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
 
Eurodollar Rate ”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 th of 1%):
 
Eurodollar Base Rate
1.00 - Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements

Eurodollar Tranche ”:  the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
 
Event of Default ”:  any of the events specified in Section 8, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
 
Exchange Act ”:  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
 
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Excluded Taxes ”:  any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.16(a) or (c), amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Sections 2.16(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
 
Existing Credit Agreement ”:  has the meaning assigned to that term in the first recital paragraph.
 
Extension Notice ”:  as defined in Section 2.7(b).
 
Extensions of Credit ”:  as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
 
Facility Fee Rate ”:  for any day, the rate per annum determined pursuant to the grid set forth below, based upon the Ratings then in effect:
 
Level
Rating
S&P/Moody’s
Facility Fee Rate
1
Higher than A/A2
0.075%
2
A/A2
0.100%
3
A-/A3
0.125%
4
BBB+/Baa1
0.175%
5
Below BBB+/Baa1
0.225%

 
Subject to the provisions of this paragraph regarding split ratings, changes in the Facility Fee Rate shall become effective on the date on which S&P and/or Moody’s changes its relevant Rating.  In the event the Ratings of S&P and Moody’s are in different levels set forth in the grid above, the higher of the two Ratings ( i.e ., the Rating set forth in the grid above opposite the lower numerical level number) shall govern.  In the event that, at any time, a Rating is not available from one of such rating agencies, the Facility Fee Rate shall be determined on the basis of the Rating from the other rating agency.  In the event that, at any time, Ratings from each such rating agency are not available for companies generally, the Facility Fee Rate shall be determined on the basis of the last Rating(s) made available.  In the event that, at any time, such Ratings are not available for the Borrower but are generally available for other companies, then the Facility Fee Rate shall be that set forth above opposite level 5.
 
 
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FATCA ”:  Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
 
Federal Funds Effective Rate ”:  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 published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
 
Fee Payment Date ”:  (a) the fifth Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December during the Commitment Period, (b) the last day of the Commitment Period and (c) the last day of each March, June, September and December after the last day of the Commitment Period, so long as any principal amount of the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligations remain outstanding after the last day of the Commitment Period.
 
Foreign Lender ”:  a Lender or an Issuing Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
 
FPA ”:  the Federal Power Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Fronting Exposure ”:  at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations other than Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.
 
Funding Office ”:  the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2(a) or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
 
GAAP ”:  generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time, except as noted below.  In the event that any “Change in Accounting Principles” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then, upon the request of the Borrower or the Required Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to reflect equitably such Change in Accounting Principles with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Change in Accounting Principles as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not been made.  Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not occurred.  “ Change in Accounting Principles ” refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any successor thereto, the SEC or, if applicable, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
 
 
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Governmental Authority ”:  any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
 
Guarantee Obligation ”:  as to any Person (the “ guaranteeing person ”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing person that guarantees any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “ primary obligations ”) of any other third Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof or (v) to reimburse or indemnify an issuer of a letter of credit, surety bond or guarantee issued by such issuer in respect of primary obligations of a primary obligor other than the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
 
Indebtedness ”:  of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables, including under energy procurement and transportation contracts, incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements (other than reimbursement obligations, which are not due and payable on such date, in respect of documentary letters of credit issued to provide for the payment of goods and services in the ordinary course of business), (g) the liquidation value of all mandatorily redeemable preferred Capital Stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation ( provided , that if such Person is not liable for such obligation, the amount of such Person’s Indebtedness with respect thereto shall be deemed to be the lesser of the stated amount of such obligation and the value of the property subject to such Lien), and (j) for the purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements, provided that Indebtedness as used in this Agreement shall exclude any Non-Recourse Debt.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
 
 
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Indemnified Taxes ”:  (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.
 
Indenture ”:  the Indenture, dated as of April 22, 2005 (which supplemented, amended and restated the Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of March 11, 2004, between the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 23, 2004, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 12, 2004), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 13, 2007, as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 4, 2007, as further supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 3, 2008, as further supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2008, as further supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2008, as further supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 6, 2009, as further supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 11, 2009, as further supplemented by the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2009, as further supplemented by the Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 1, 2010, as further supplemented by the Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 15, 2010, as further as supplemented by the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 12, 2010, as further supplemented by the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2010, as further supplemented by the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 13, 2011, as further supplemented by the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 12, 2011, as further supplemented by the Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 22, 2011, as further supplemented by the Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 1, 2011, as further supplemented by the Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 16, 2012, as further supplemented by the Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 16, 2012, as further supplemented by the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2013, as further supplemented by the Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 12, 2013, as further supplemented by the Twenty First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 21, 2014, as further supplemented by the Twenty Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2014, as further supplemented by the Twenty Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, as further supplemented by the Twenty Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 6, 2014, and as further supplemented or amended from time to time.
 
 
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Indenture Trustee ”:  The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to BNY Western Trust Company, and any successor thereto as trustee under the Indenture.
 
Insolvency ”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
 
Insolvent ”:  pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
 
Interest Payment Date ”:  (a) as to any ABR Loan (other than any Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period, (d) as to any Eurodollar Loan, the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof and (e) as to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
 
Interest Period ”:  as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (if available to all Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (if available to all Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
 
(i)   if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
 
(ii)   the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that would extend beyond the Termination Date;
 
(iii)   any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and
 
(iv)   the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.
 
 
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IRS ”:  the United States Internal Revenue Service.
 
ISP ”: the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
 
Issuing Lender ”: (a)  Bank of America N.A., Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and (b) any other Lender selected by the Borrower as an Issuing Lender with the consent of such Lender and the Administrative Agent.  The Borrower may, at any time upon giving at least 10 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, remove any Issuing Lender, provided that no Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender are outstanding or the Borrower terminates or cash collateralizes any Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender on or prior to such removal.
 
knowledge of the Borrower ”:  actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
 
L/C Commitment ”:  $1,000,000,000.
 
L/C Obligations ”:  at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under issued Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
 
L/C Participants ”:  in respect of any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of Credit.
 
L/C Pro Rata Share ”:  the fraction equal to the lesser of (a) one (1) divided by the total number of Issuing Lenders and (b) 0.125.
 
Lenders ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto; provided , that unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include the Swingline Lender and any Conduit Lender.
 
Letter of Credit Expiration Date ”:  as defined in Section 3.1(a).
 
 
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Letters of Credit ”:  as defined in Section 3.1.
 
Lien ”:  any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
 
Loan ”:  any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement, including Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans.
 
Loan Documents ”:  this Agreement, the Notes and the Applications and, in each case, any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
 
Material Adverse Effect ”:  (a) a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
 
Materials of Environmental Concern ”:  any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
 
Moody’s ”:  Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
 
Multiemployer Plan ”:  a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
 
New Lender Supplement ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(b).
 
New Revolving Credit Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(b).
 
Non-Extending Lender ”:  as defined in Section 2.7.
 
Non-Extension Notice Date ”:  as defined in Section 3.2.
 
Non-Recourse Debt ”:  Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries that is incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction, sale, transfer or other disposition of specific assets, to the extent recourse, whether contractual or as a matter of law, for non-payment of such Indebtedness is limited (a) to such assets, or (b) if such assets are (or are to be) held by a Subsidiary formed solely for such purpose, to such Subsidiary or the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary.
 
Notes ”:  as defined in Section 2.14(f).
 
 
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Obligations ”:  the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to any Issuing Lender or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
 
OECD ”:  the countries constituting the “Contracting Parties” to the Convention on the Organisation For Economic Co-operation and Development, as such term is defined in Article 4 of such Convention.
 
Other Connection Taxes ”:  with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
 
Other Taxes ”:  all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).
 
Participant ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(c).
 
Participant Register ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(c)(iii).
 
Participation Amount ”:  as defined in Section 3.4(b).
 
PBGC ”:  the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
 
PCG ”:  PG&E Corporation, a California corporation and the holder of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Borrower.
 
Percentage ”:  as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Commitment then constitutes of the Total Commitments or, at any time after the Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding, provided , that, in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Total Extensions of Credit, the Percentages shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Lenders on a comparable basis.
 
 
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Person ”:  an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
 
Plan ”:  at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
 
Rating ”:  each rating announced by S&P and Moody’s in respect of the Borrower’s senior unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt.
 
Recipient ”:  the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender.
 
Refunded Swingline Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.5.
 
Register ”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).
 
Regulation U ”:  Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
 
Reimbursement Obligation ”:  the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
 
Related Parties ”:  with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
 
Reorganization ”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
 
Reportable Event ”:  any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty-day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
 
Required Lenders ”:  at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Commitments then in effect or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the Total Extensions of Credit then outstanding.  The Total Commitments of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time; provided that , any Swingline Participation Amount and any Participation Amount that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund and that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swingline Lender or an Issuing Lender, as the case may be, in making such determination.
 
 
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Requirement of Law ”:  as to any Person, the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
 
Responsible Officer ”:  the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.
 
Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(a).
 
Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date ”:  as defined in Section 2.3(d).
 
Revolving Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.1(a).
 
S&P ”:  Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
 
SEC ”:  the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
 
Securitized Bonds ”:  any securitized bonds or similar asset-backed securities that are non-recourse to the Borrower, are issued by a special purpose subsidiary of the Borrower and are payable from a specific or dedicated rate component.
 
Significant Subsidiary ”:  as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act as of the Effective Date, provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, neither PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC nor any other special purpose finance subsidiary shall constitute a Significant Subsidiary.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Significant Subsidiary” or to “Significant Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Significant Subsidiary or Significant Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
 
Single Employer Plan ”:  any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan.
 
Specified Exchange Act Filings ”:  the Borrower’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2014 and each and all of the Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks (and to the extent applicable proxy statements) filed by the Borrower or PCG with the SEC after December 31, 2014 and prior to the date that is one Business Day before the date of this Agreement.
 
Subsidiary ”:  as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
 
 
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Swap Agreement ”:  any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
 
Swingline Commitment ”:  the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.4 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $75,000,000.
 
Swingline Lender ”:  Citibank N.A., in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans.
 
Swingline Loans ”:  as defined in Section 2.4.
 
Swingline Participation Amount ”:  as defined in Section 2.5.
 
Syndication Agents ”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Taxes ”:  all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
 
Termination Date ”:  the date that is the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or such later date as may be determined pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or such earlier date as otherwise determined pursuant to Section 2.7.
 
Total Commitments ”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders at such time.
 
Total Extensions of Credit ”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Extensions of Credit of all Lenders at such time.
 
Transferee ”:  any Assignee or Participant.
 
Type ”:  as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
 
United States ”:  the United States of America.
 
 
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U.S. Person ”:  any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
 
1.2   Other Definitional Provisions and Interpretative Provisions.                                                                                                 
 
(a)   Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
 
(b)   As used herein and, except as otherwise provided therein, in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume or become liable in respect of (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, and (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
 
(c)   The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
 
(d)   The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
 
(e)   The Borrower shall not be required to perform, nor shall it be required to guarantee the performance of, any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 that apply to any of its Significant Subsidiaries nor shall any of the Borrower’s Significant Subsidiaries be required to perform, nor shall any of such Significant Subsidiaries be required to guarantee the performance of, any of the Borrower’s affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 or any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 that apply to any other Significant Subsidiary; provided , that nothing in this Section 1.2(e) shall prevent the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default arising out of the Borrower’s failure to cause any Significant Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Significant Subsidiary.
 
SECTION 2.              AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
 
2.1   Commitments .
 
 
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(a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans in Dollars (“ Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower from time to time on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to the Revolving Loans requested to be made, the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments shall not be less than zero.  During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.9.
 
(b)   The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Termination Date.
 
2.2   Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing .  The Borrower may borrow under the Commitments during the Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (a) prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) specifying (i) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor.  Each borrowing under the Commitments shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount); provided , that the Swingline Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower, borrowings under the Commitments that are ABR Loans in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.5.  Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof.  Each Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
 
2.3   Commitment Increases .
 
(a)   In the event that the Borrower wishes to increase the Total Commitments at any time when no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or shall result of such increase) and subject to obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals, it shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing, given not more frequently than once per calendar year, of the amount (the “ Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount ”) of such proposed increase (such notice, a “ Commitment Increase Notice ”) which shall be in a minimum amount equal to $10,000,000 and shall not exceed, in the aggregate for all increases, $500,000,000.  The Borrower shall offer each of the Lenders the opportunity to provide such Lender’s Percentage of the Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount, and if any Lender declines such offer, in whole or in part, the Borrower may offer such declined amount to (i) other Lenders with the consent of the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders (which consents of the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and/or (ii) other banks, financial institutions or other entities with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders (which consents of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  The Commitment Increase Notice shall specify the Lenders and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities that will be requested to provide such Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount.  The Borrower or, if requested by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will notify such Lenders, and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities of such offer.
 
 
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(b)   Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which the Borrower selects to offer a portion of the increased Total Commitments and which elects to become a party to this Agreement and obtain a Commitment in an amount so offered and accepted by it pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall execute a new lender supplement (the “ New Lender Supplement ”) with the Borrower, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (herein called a “ New Revolving Credit Lender ”) shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, provided that the Commitment of any such New Revolving Credit Lender shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000.
 
(c)   Any Lender which accepts an offer to it by the Borrower to increase its Commitment pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall, in each case, execute a Commitment Increase Supplement with the Borrower, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, whereupon such Lender shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to the full amount of its Commitment as so increased.
 
(d)   If any bank, financial institution or other entity becomes a New Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.3(b) or any Lender’s Commitment is increased pursuant to Section 2.3(c), additional Revolving Loans made on or after the effectiveness thereof (the “ Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date ”) shall be made pro rata based on the Percentages in effect on and after such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date (except to the extent that any such pro rata borrowings would result in any Lender making an aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans in excess of its Commitment, in which case such excess amount will be allocated to, and made by, such New Revolving Credit Lenders and/or Lenders with such increased Commitments to the extent of, and pro rata based on, their respective Commitments otherwise available for Revolving Loans), and continuations of Eurodollar Loans outstanding on such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date shall be effected by repayment of such Eurodollar Loans on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and the making of new Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on such new Percentages.  In the event that on any such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount of ABR Loans, the Borrower shall make prepayments thereof and borrowings of ABR Loans so that, after giving effect thereto, the ABR Loans outstanding are held pro rata based on such new Percentages.  In the event that on any such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount of Eurodollar Loans, such Eurodollar Loans shall remain outstanding with the respective holders thereof until the expiration of their respective Interest Periods (unless the Borrower elects to prepay any thereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement), and interest on and repayments of such Eurodollar Loans will be paid thereon to the respective Lenders holding such Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on the respective principal amounts thereof outstanding.
 
(e)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.3, (i) no Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion and unless the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders consent to such increase (which consents of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lenders shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, that any Lender not responding to the Commitment Increase Notice within the time period prescribed therein shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment and (ii) in no event shall any transaction effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 (A) cause the Total Commitments to exceed $3,500,000,000 or (B) occur at a time at which a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
(f)   The Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to the Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date, for the benefit of the Lenders, (i) a legal opinion of counsel to the Borrower covering such matters as are customary for transactions of this type as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, which opinions shall be substantially the same, to the extent appropriate, as the opinions rendered by counsel to the Borrower on the Effective Date and (ii) certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower authorizing the Borrower to borrow the Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount.
 
 
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2.4   Swingline Commitment .
 
(a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower under the Commitments from time to time on or after the Effective Date during the Commitment Period by making swingline loans (“ Swingline Loans ”) to the Borrower; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans, may exceed the Swingline Commitment or the Swingline Lender’s Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the Borrower shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan, the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero.  During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Swingline Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  Swingline Loans shall be ABR Loans only.
 
 
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(b)   The Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on or prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) 7 days after the date such Swingline Loan is made and (ii) the Termination Date; provided that on each date on which a Revolving Loan is borrowed, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
 
2.5   Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans .
 
(a)   Whenever the Borrower wishes to borrow Swingline Loans, it shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Commitment Period).  Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.  Not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date by depositing such proceeds in the account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date in immediately available funds.
 
(b)   The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, request each Lender to make, and each Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the “ Refunded Swingline Loans ”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender.  Each Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds, not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day after the date of such notice.  The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be immediately made available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application by the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans.  The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to charge the Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the amount of such Refunded Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full such Refunded Swingline Loans.
 
(c)   If prior to the time a Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.5(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.5(b), each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.5(b), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “ Swingline Participation Amount ”) equal to (i) such Lender’s Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.
 
 
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(d)   Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Lender such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided , however , that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
 
(e)   Each Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.5(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower or any other Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
 
2.6   Facility Fees, Etc .
 
(a)   The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender to the extent provided in Section 2.20) a facility fee for the period from and including the date hereof to the last day of the Commitment Period, computed at the Facility Fee Rate on the Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date.  In addition, if the principal amount of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligations shall remain outstanding and unpaid after the last day of the Commitment Period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a facility fee for the period from the last day of the Commitment Period until the date on which such amounts are repaid in full, computed at the Facility Fee Rate on such amounts, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date after the last day of the Commitment Period.
 
(b)   The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any written, duly executed fee agreements with the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations contained therein.
 
2.7   Termination or Reduction of Commitments; Extension of Termination Date .
 
(a)   The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Commitments.  Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Commitments then in effect.
 
 
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(b)   The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice being an “ Extension Notice ”) given no more frequently than once in each calendar year, on not more than two occasions, request the Lenders to consider an extension of the then applicable Termination Date to a later date (which shall be a Business Day), which extension shall not exceed one year in each instance.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit any Extension Notice to each Lender.  Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent whether it wishes to extend the then applicable Termination Date not later than 30 days after the date of such Extension Notice, and any such notice given by a Lender to the Administrative Agent, once given, shall be irrevocable as to such Lender.  Any Lender which does not expressly notify the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such thirty-day period that it wishes to so extend the then applicable Termination Date shall be deemed to have rejected the Borrower’s request for extension of such Termination Date.  Lenders consenting to extend the then applicable Termination Date are hereinafter referred to as “ Continuing Lenders ”, and Lenders declining to consent to extend such Termination Date (or Lenders deemed to have so declined) are hereinafter referred to as “ Non-Extending Lenders ”.  If the Required Lenders have elected (in their sole and absolute discretion) to so extend the Termination Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of such election by the Required Lenders, and effective on the date which is 30 days after the date of such notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Termination Date shall be automatically and immediately so extended with regard to the Continuing Lenders.  No extension will be permitted hereunder without the consent of the Required Lenders.  Upon the delivery of an Extension Notice and upon the extension of the Termination Date pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted on and as of the date of such Extension Notice and the effective date of such extension, as the case may be, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation to extend the Termination Date, and each Lender may at its option, unconditionally and without cause, decline to extend the Termination Date.
 
(c)   If the Termination Date shall have been extended in accordance with this Section, all references herein to the “Termination Date” (except with respect to any Non-Extending Lender) shall refer to the Termination Date as so extended.
 
(d)   If any Lender shall determine (or be deemed to have determined) not to extend the Termination Date as requested by any Extension Notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender (including the obligations of such Lender under Section 2.5 and 3.4 and, if such Non-Extending Lender is also an Issuing Lender, the obligation of such Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3) shall terminate on the Termination Date without giving any effect to such proposed extension, and the Borrower shall on such date pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Non-Extending Lender, the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans and outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, together with any amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 and any and all fees or other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender under this Agreement (including, if such Non-Extending Lender is an Issuing Lender, such accrued fronting fees as may have been agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender); provided that if the Borrower has replaced such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) below then the provisions of such paragraph shall apply.  The Total Commitments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, except as hereinafter provided, the L/C Commitment) shall be reduced by the amount of the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender to the extent the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender has not been transferred to one or more Continuing Lenders pursuant to paragraph (e) below, provided that, if the Total Commitments, after giving effect to the reduction in the Total Commitments due to Non-Extending Lenders which are not replaced pursuant to paragraph (e) below, is less than the L/C Commitment, the L/C Commitment shall be reduced by an amount equal to such excess.
 
 
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(e)   A Non-Extending Lender shall be obligated, at the request of the Borrower and subject to (i) payment by the successor Lender described below to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Non-Extending Lender of the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans, and (ii) payment by the Borrower to such Non-Extending Lender of any amounts payable to such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 (as if the purchase of such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans constituted a prepayment thereof) and any and all fees or other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender under this Agreement (including, if such Non-Extending Lender is an Issuing Lender, such accrued fronting fees as may have been agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender), to transfer without recourse, representation, warranty (other than a representation that such Lender has not created an adverse claim on its Loans) or expense to such Non-Extending Lender, at any time prior to the Termination Date applicable to such Non-Extending Lender, all of such Non-Extending Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder to another financial institution or group of financial institutions nominated by the Borrower and willing to participate as a successor Lender in the place of such Non-Extending Lender; provided that, if such transferee is not already a Lender, (1) such transferee satisfies all the requirements of this Agreement, and (2) the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender that is a Continuing Lender shall have consented to such transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Each such transferee successor Lender shall be deemed to be a Continuing Lender hereunder in replacement of the transferor Non-Extending Lender and shall enjoy all rights and assume all obligations on the part of such Non-Extending Lender set forth in this Agreement.  Each such transfer shall be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
 
(f)   If the Termination Date shall have been extended in respect of Continuing Lenders in accordance with this Section, any notice of borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.5 specifying a Borrowing Date occurring after the Termination Date applicable to a Non-Extending Lender or requesting an Interest Period extending beyond such date shall (i) have no effect in respect of such Non-Extending Lender and (ii) not specify a requested aggregate principal amount exceeding the aggregate Available Commitments (calculated on the basis of the Commitments of the Continuing Lenders).
 
2.8   Optional Prepayments .
 
 
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(a)   The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, one Business Day prior thereto, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans; provided , that if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.17.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.  If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and Swingline Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.  Partial prepayments of Revolving Loans which shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof.  Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.
 
(b)   If a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender at a time when Swingline Loans are outstanding and such occurrence results in the existence of Fronting Exposure in respect of such Swingline Loans, then the Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within three Business Days), prepay Loans in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Fronting Exposure arising from the existence of Swingline Loans. Except for the mandatory nature thereof, any prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.8(b) shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.8(a); provided that such prepayment may be in the amount needed to eliminate the Fronting Exposure arising from the existence of Swingline Loans.
 
2.9   Conversion and Continuation Options .
 
(a)   The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such conversions.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
 
(b)   Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such continuations, and provided , further , that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
 
 
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2.10   Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than 15 Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
 
2.11   Interest Rates and Payment Dates .
 
(a)   Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
 
(b)   Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.
 
(c)   (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a default rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any facility fee, letter of credit fee, or any other fee payable (excluding any expenses or other indemnity) hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a default rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).
 
(d)   Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.
 
2.12   Computation of Interest and Fees .
 
(a)   Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Base Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate.  Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
 
 
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(b)   Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall constitute prima facie evidence of such amounts.  The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower or any Lender, deliver to the Borrower or such Lender a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.11(a).
 
2.13   Inability to Determine Interest Rate .  If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
 
(a)   the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
 
(b)   the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,
 
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans.  Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
 
2.14   Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes .
 
(a)   Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the respective Percentages of the Lenders.
 
(b)   Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Lenders.  Each payment in respect of Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit shall be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letters of Credit.
 
 
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(c)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, Reimbursement Obligations, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders, as applicable, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received.  If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.  If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.  In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
 
(d)   Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans from the Borrower within 30 days after written demand therefor.
 
(e)   Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount.  If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.
 
 
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(f)   The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note (a “ Note ”) of the Borrower evidencing any Revolving Loans of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount; provided , that delivery of Notes shall not be a condition precedent to the occurrence of the Effective Date or the making of Loans on the Effective Date.
 
(g)   If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 3.4 or 2.14(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of such Lender for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
 
2.15   Change of Law .
 
(a)   If a Change of Law shall:
 
(i)   subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its Loans, Letters of Credit or Commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;
 
(ii)   impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance charge or other similar insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any Lender or any Issuing Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate, which requirements are generally applicable to advances, loans and other extensions of credit made by such Lender or such Issuing Lender; or
 
(iii)   impose on any Lender or any Issuing Lender any other condition that is generally applicable to loans made by such Lender or Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender or participations therein by a Lender;
 
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient, by an amount that such Lender or such other Recipient deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender or such other Recipient, within ten Business Days after its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such other Recipient for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable.  If any Lender or other Recipient becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled; provided , however , that no Lender or other Recipient shall be entitled to demand such compensation more than 90 days following (x) the last day of the Interest Period in respect of which such demand is made or (y) the repayment of the Loan or Swingline Loan in respect of which such demand is made, and no Issuing Lender shall be entitled to demand such compensation more than 90 days following the expiration or termination (by drawing or otherwise) of the Letter of Credit issued by it in respect of which such demand is made.
 
 
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(b)   If any Lender or any Issuing Lender shall have determined that a Change of Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s capital or the capital of any corporation controlling such Lender or such Issuing Lender as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender, such Issuing Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such Change of Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s, such Issuing Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender or such Issuing Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender or such Issuing Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender or such Issuing Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, such Issuing Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
 
(c)   A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Recipient to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall constitute prima facie evidence of such costs or amounts.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Recipient pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender, such Issuing Lender or such other Recipient notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s, such Issuing Lender’s or such other Recipient’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect not to exceed twelve months.  The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive for 90 days after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts then due and payable hereunder.
 
2.16   Taxes .
 
(a)   Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable laws.  If any applicable laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, then (A) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to be required, (B) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with such laws, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.16) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.
 
 
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(b)   Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
 
(c)   (i) The Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.16) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or another Recipient (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or another Recipient, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
 
(ii)   Each Lender and each Issuing Lender shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, ( x ) the Administrative Agent against any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or such Issuing Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ( y ) the Administrative Agent against any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.6(c)(iii) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and ( z ) the Administrative Agent against any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender or any Issuing Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender and each Issuing Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).
 
(d)   Upon request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 2.16, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.
 
 
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(e)   (i)   Any Lender or any Issuing Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender or any Issuing Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.16(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s or any Issuing Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender or such Issuing Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender or such Issuing Lender.
 
(ii)   Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
 
(A)   any Lender or any Issuing Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender or such Issuing Lender becomes a Lender or an Issuing Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender or such Issuing Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
 
(B)   any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender or an Issuing Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
 
(I)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
 
 
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(II)           executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;
 
(III)           in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable,;
 
(IV)           to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; or
 
(V)           notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 2.16(e), each Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender or an Issuing Lender under this Agreement, forms described in Sections 2.16(e)(ii)(B)(I), (II), (III) or (IV), as applicable, establishing a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax with respect to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender under this Agreement; provided, however, that a Foreign Lender shall not be required to deliver forms establishing a complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding Tax with respect to amounts payable to such Foreign Lender under this Agreement pursuant to this Section 2.16(e)(ii)(B)(V) to the extent that, due to a Change of Law, such Foreign Lender is unable to do so.
 
(C)   any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender or an Issuing Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
 
 
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(D)   if a payment made to a Lender or any Issuing Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender or such Issuing Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender or such Issuing Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender or such Issuing Lender has complied with such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.
 
(iii)   Each Lender and each Issuing Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.16 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
 
(f)   Unless required by applicable laws, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender or any Issuing Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be.  If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of, or credit with respect to, any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16 (any such refund or credit, a “ Tax Benefit ”) , it shall pay to the Borrower   an amount equal to such Tax Benefit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such Tax Benefit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such Tax Benefit), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such Tax Benefit to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such Tax Benefit had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
 
 
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(g)   Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.16 shall survive for one year after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
2.17   Indemnity .  The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss (other than the loss of Applicable Margin) or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  This covenant shall survive for 90 days after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
2.18   Change of Lending Office .  Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.15 or 2.16 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided , that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole but reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no unreimbursed economic disadvantage or any legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided , further , that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16.
 
2.19   Replacement of Lenders .  The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests (on its behalf or any of its Participants) reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16 or (b) becomes a Defaulting Lender, with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.18 which eliminates the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16, (iv) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 ( provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16, as the case may be, and (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
 
 
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2.20   Defaulting Lenders .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
 
(a)   any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts (other than those described in Section 2.20(b)) received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 7 or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.7), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Swingline Lender and any Issuing Lender hereunder; third , if so requested by the Swingline Lender if Swingline loans are outstanding or any Issuing Lender with a Letter of Credit outstanding or with unreimbursed drawings owing under a Letter of Credit, to be held as cash collateral in respect of such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of such Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations; fourth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent or requested by the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender, to be held as cash collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Swingline Loan or L/C Obligations; fifth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; sixth , if so determined by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; seventh , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; eighth , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and ninth , to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans and unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of that Defaulting Lender or participating interests of that Defaulting Lender in unreimbursed drawings under Letters of Credit. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.20(a) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto;
 
 
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(b)   that Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive (i) any facility fee pursuant to Section 2.6(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount of Loans funded by it and (2) the principal amount of the Swingline Loans and the Percentage of L/C Obligations for which it has provided cash collateral pursuant to 2.20(a) (and the Borrower shall (x) be required to pay to the Swingline Lender and Issuing Lenders with Letters of Credit outstanding, as applicable, the amount of such fee allocable to its fronting of Extensions of Credit arising from that Defaulting Lender and (y) not be required to pay the remaining amount of such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (ii) interest on Loans and Participation Amounts funded by such Lender prior to the period in which such Lender became a Defaulting Lender or during the period in which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender;
 
(c)   during any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.5 and Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 3.4, the Percentage of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided , that, (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists; and (ii) the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans and L/C Obligations shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate outstanding Loans of that Lender and that Lender’s Percentage of L/C Obligations;
 
(d)   if the reallocation described in paragraph (c) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to paragraph (c) above) deposit cash with the Administrative Agent as collateral to secure such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of any outstanding L/C Obligations for so long as any such L/C Obligation are outstanding; and
 
(e)   that Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and  Section 10.1.
 
 
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If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender reasonably determine in writing that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans and Participation Amounts of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.20(c)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
 
Cash collateral held by the Administrative Agent to reduce Fronting Exposure shall be released to the applicable Lender promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.6)); (ii) the Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that there exists excess cash collateral; and (iii) the termination of the Commitment Period and the repayment in full of all outstanding Loans and L/C Obligations.
 
SECTION 3.              LETTERS OF CREDIT
 
3.1   L/C Commitment .
 
(a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue standby and commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued pursuant to this Section 3, collectively, the “ Letters of Credit ”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided , that no Issuing Lender shall issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal, (i) the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations owed by the Borrower to any Issuing Lender shall exceed the amount of such Issuing Lender’s L/C Pro Rata Share of the L/C Commitment (or such higher amount agreed upon in writing between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender), (ii) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment and (iii) the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero.  Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and, (ii) subject to the second paragraph of Section 3.2, expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date which is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date (such fifth Business Day, the “ Letter of Credit Expiration Date ”).
 
(b)   No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal would (i) conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (ii) violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally.
 
(c)   Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided , however , that with respect to any Letter of Credit that provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
 
 
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(d)   For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination, a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
 
3.2   Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit .  The Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may request.  Concurrently with the delivery of an Application to an Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall deliver a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall provide notice of such request to the Lenders.  Upon receipt of any Application, an Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower (but in no event shall any Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto).  Promptly after issuance by an Issuing Lender of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower.  Each Issuing Lender shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent of the issuance of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender (including the amount thereof), and shall provide a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Administrative Agent as soon as possible after the date of issuance.  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by an Issuing Lender and the Borrower, when a Letter of Credit is issued (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.
 
If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Application, the Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “ Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the Issuing Lender to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “ Non-Extension Notice Date ”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the Issuing Lender for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the Issuing Lender to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided , however , that the Issuing Lender shall not permit any such extension if it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 5.2 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the Issuing Lender not to permit such extension.
 
 
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3.3   Fees and Other Charges .
 
(a)   The Borrower will pay a fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans, shared ratably among the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders to the extent provided in Section 2.20) in accordance with their respective Percentages and payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued in an amount to be agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
 
(b)   In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending, renewing or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
 
3.4   L/C Participations .
 
(a)   Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce each Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage in each Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder.  Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for which such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender upon demand at such Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed.  Each L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
 
 
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(b)   If any amount (a “ Participation Amount ”) required to be paid by any L/C Participant to an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is not paid to such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify the L/C Participants, and each L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Lender, on demand (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to the product of (i) such Participation Amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360.  If any Participation Amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such Participation Amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted on behalf of an Issuing Lender to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
 
(c)   Whenever, at any time after an Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from the Administrative Agent any L/C Participant’s pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender will distribute to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Participant (and thereafter the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such  L/C Participant) its pro rata share thereof; provided , however , that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly return to such Issuing Lender) the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender.
 
3.5   Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower .  The Borrower agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender on (i) the Business Day on which the Borrower receives notice from an Issuing Lender of a draft drawn on a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender and paid by such Issuing Lender, if such notice is received on such Business Day prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, or (ii) if clause (i) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day on which the Borrower receives such notice, for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment which are obligations of the Borrower hereunder (the amounts described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) in respect of any drawing, collectively, the “ Payment Amount ”).  Each such payment shall be made to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds.  Interest shall be payable on each Payment Amount from the date of the applicable drawing until payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.11(b) and (ii) thereafter, Section 2.11(c).  Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall (unless an event of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, in which case the procedures specified in Section 3.4 for funding by L/C Participants shall apply) constitute a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1 of ABR Loans (or, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion, a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4 of Swingline Loans) in the amount of such drawing.  The Borrowing Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the first date on which a borrowing of Revolving Loans (or, if applicable, Swingline Loans) could be made, pursuant to Section 2.1 (or, if applicable, Section 2.4), if the Administrative Agent had received a notice of such borrowing at the time the Administrative Agent receives notice from the relevant Issuing Lender of such drawing under such Letter of Credit.
 
 
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3.6   Obligations Absolute .  The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person; other than with respect to any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents found in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct or not in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.  The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee.  No Issuing Lender shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions which resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender as determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and in accordance with the standards or care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York as determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
 
 
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3.7   Letter of Credit Payments .  If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the date and amount thereof.  The responsibility of the relevant Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, shall be limited, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to act in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment appear on their face to be in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
 
3.8   Applications .  To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
 
3.9   Actions of Issuing Lenders .  Each Issuing Lender shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by such Issuing Lender.  Each Issuing Lender shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, as between the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders, each Issuing Lender shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Lenders and any future holders of a participation in any Letter of Credit.
 
3.10   Borrower’s Indemnification .  The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims and damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent may incur (or which may be claimed against such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with the issuance, execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Letter of Credit or any actual or proposed use of any Letter of Credit, including, without limitation, any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Issuing Lender may incur by reason of or in connection with (i) the failure of any other Lender to fulfill or comply with its obligations to an Issuing Lender hereunder (but nothing herein contained shall affect any rights the Borrower may have against any Defaulting Lender) or (ii) by reason of or on account of an Issuing Lender issuing any Letter of Credit which specifies that the term “Beneficiary” included therein includes any successor by operation of law of the named Beneficiary, but which Letter of Credit does not require that any drawing by any such successor Beneficiary be accompanied by a copy of a legal document, satisfactory to such Issuing Lender, evidencing the appointment of such successor Beneficiary; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (x) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Issuing Lender in determining whether a request presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such Letter of Credit and in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York as determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) such Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit.  Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.
 
 
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3.11   Lenders’ Indemnification .  Each Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Percentage, indemnify each Issuing Lender, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to comply with the standard of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York or such Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit in each case as determined in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder.
 
SECTION 4.              REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, on the Effective Date and, except as provided in Section 5.2(a), on the date of each Credit Event hereunder after the Effective Date, that:
 
4.1   Financial Condition .  The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal year then ended.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved.
 
4.2   No Change .  Since December 31, 2014, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings.
 
 
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4.3   Existence; Compliance with Law .  Each of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) has the corporate power and corporate authority to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except for any Requirements of Law being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
4.4   Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations .  The Borrower has the corporate power and corporate authority to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents and to obtain extensions of credit hereunder.  The Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents (other than the Indenture), except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices which have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) any consent, authorization or filing that may be required in the future the failure of which to make or obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) applicable regulatory requirements (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure under the Indenture.  This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document upon execution and delivery will be, duly executed and delivered.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, laws of general application related to the enforceability of securities secured by real estate and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable regulatory requirements (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure under the Indenture.
 
4.5   No Legal Bar .  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Indenture).
 
4.6   Litigation.   No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their material respective properties or revenues with respect to any of the Loan Documents.
 
 
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(b)   No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their material respective properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
4.7   No Default .  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
4.8   Taxes .  The Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Federal and state returns of income and franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or with respect to any claims or assessments for taxes made against it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).  No material tax Liens have been filed against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries other than (A) Liens for taxes which are not delinquent or (B) Liens for taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable.
 
4.9   Federal Regulations .  No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board.
 
4.10   ERISA .  No Reportable Event has occurred during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except, in each case, to the extent that any such Reportable Event or failure to comply with the applicable provisions of ERISA or the Code could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  During the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, there has been no (i) failure to make a required contribution to any Plan that would result in the imposition of a lien or other encumbrance or the provision of security under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 or 4068 of ERISA, or the arising of such a lien or encumbrance; or (ii) “unpaid minimum required contribution” or “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined or otherwise set forth in Section 4971 of the Code or Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA), whether or not waived, except, in each case, to the extent that such event could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period.  The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under ERISA, and neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No such Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or Insolvent.
 
 
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4.11   Investment Company Act; Other Regulations .  The Borrower is not an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  On the date hereof, the Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than (a) Regulation X of the Board and (b) Sections 817-830, and Sections 701 and 851 of the California Public Utilities Code) that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness under this Agreement.
 
4.12   Use of Proceeds .  The proceeds of the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans and the Letters of Credit shall be used (i) for working capital purposes and (ii) for general corporate purposes, including commercial paper back-up and to support liquidity requirements associated with the Borrower’s energy procurement hedging activities.
 
4.13   Environmental Matters .  Except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries do not have liabilities under Environmental Laws or relating to Materials of Environmental Concern that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that could reasonably be expected to give rise to such liabilities.
 
4.14   Regulatory Matters .  Solely by virtue of the execution, delivery and performance of, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no Lender shall be or become subject to regulation (a) under the FPA or (b) as a “public utility” or “public service corporation” or the equivalent under any Requirement of Law.
 
4.15   Sanctions .  To the Borrower’s knowledge, none of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is currently the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”); and the Borrower will not use the proceeds of Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit, or knowingly lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, Affiliate, joint venture partner or other person or entity, to fund the activities of any person currently the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.
 
 
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SECTION 5.              CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
5.1   Conditions to the Effective Date .  The occurrence of the Effective Date and the effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before May 31, 2015:
 
(a)   Credit Agreement .  The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1A.
 
(b)   Consents and Approvals .  All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect; and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the foregoing effect.
 
(c)   Fees .  The Lenders, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Effective Date.
 
(d)   Closing Certificate; Certified Articles of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates .  The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, with appropriate insertions and attachments, including the articles of incorporation of the Borrower certified by the Secretary of State of the State of California, and (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower from the Secretary of State of the State of California; such closing certificate shall contain a confirmation by the Borrower that the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 5.1 have been satisfied.
 
(e)   Legal Opinion .  The Administrative Agent shall have received the legal opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
 
(f)   Representations and Warranties .  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that does not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date, and each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date).
 
(g)   No Default .  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
 
5.2   Conditions to Each Credit Event .  The agreement of each Lender to make any Loan or to issue or extend the expiry date under, or participate in, a Letter of Credit (other than the extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to the evergreen provisions therein) (each, a “ Credit Event ”), including each Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit, on any date (including any Credit Event to occur on the Effective Date) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
 
 
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(a)   Representations and Warranties .  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that does not contain a materiality qualification (other than, with respect to any Credit Event after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.6(b) and 4.13) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Event as if made on and as of such date, and each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that contains a materiality qualification (other than, with respect to any Credit Event after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.6(b) and 4.13) shall be true and correct on and as of such date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date).
 
(b)   No Default .  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Credit Event or after giving effect to the Credit Event requested to be made on such date.
 
Each borrowing of Loans hereunder, and each request by the Borrower for the issuance of or extension of an expiry date under a Letter of Credit hereunder (other than the extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to the evergreen provisions therein), shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such Credit Event that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
 
SECTION 6.              AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
 
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Letter of Credit, any Loan, any interest on any Loan or any fee payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder remains outstanding, or any other amount then due and payable is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall and, with respect to Sections 6.3 and 6.6(b), shall cause its Significant Subsidiaries to:
 
6.1   Financial Statements .  Furnish to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender:
 
(a)   as soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
 
 
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(b)   as soon as available, but in any event not later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
 
All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods.  The Borrower shall be deemed to have delivered the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.1 upon the filing of such financial statements by the Borrower through the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge) or the publication by the Borrower of such financial statements on its website.
 
6.2   Certificates; Other Information .  Furnish to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender (or, in the case of clause (c), the relevant Lender), and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender:
 
(a)   within two days after the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements, a Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, containing all information and calculations reasonably necessary for determining compliance by the Borrower with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be;
 
(b)   within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Borrower sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public equity securities, provided that, such financial statements and reports shall be deemed to have delivered upon the filing of such financial statements and reports by the Borrower through the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge) or publication by the Borrower of such financial statements and reports on its website; and
 
(c)   promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.
 
6.3   Payment of Taxes .  Pay all taxes due and payable or any other tax assessments made against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their respective property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable or (ii) where the failure to effect such payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
 
 
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6.4   Maintenance of Existence; Compliance .  (a)(i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.3 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) comply with all Requirements of Law except for any Requirements of Law being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
6.5   Maintenance of Property; Insurance .  (a) Keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent that failure to do so could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its material property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business of comparable size and financial strength and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower operates, which may include self-insurance, if determined by the Borrower to be reasonably prudent.
 
6.6   Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions .  (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, not more than once a year and after at least five Business Days’ notice, (i) permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the Lenders (in the presence of representatives of the Borrower) to meet with the independent certified public accountants of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided , that any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety and security; and provided , further , that neither the Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary shall be required to disclose to any Lender or its agents or representatives any information which is subject to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product privilege properly asserted by the applicable Person to prevent the loss of such privilege in connection with such information or which is prevented from disclosure pursuant to a confidentiality agreement with third parties.
 
6.7   Notices .  Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender of, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver such notice to each Lender:
 
 
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(a)   when known to a Responsible Officer, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
 
(b)   any change in the Rating issued by either S&P or Moody’s; and
 
(c)   the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows thereof:  (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan that has not been waived, a failure to make any required minimum contribution to a Plan under Section 412 or 430 of the Code, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC with respect to a Plan or any withdrawal by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other material action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan.
 
6.8   Maintenance of Licenses, etc .  Maintain in full force and effect any authorization, consent, license or approval of any Governmental Authority necessary for the conduct of the Borrower’s business as now conducted by it or necessary in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
SECTION 7.              NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Letter of Credit, any Loan, or any interest on any Loan or any fee payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder remains outstanding, or any other amount then due and payable is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not and, with respect to Section 7.2, shall not permit its Significant Subsidiaries to:
 
7.1   Consolidated Capitalization Ratio .  Permit the Consolidated Capitalization Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter, from and after the last day of the first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, to exceed 0.65 to 1.00.
 
7.2   Liens .  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any assets of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for (i) Liens securing the Borrower’s obligations to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) Liens permitted by the Indenture.
 
7.3   Fundamental Changes .  Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business (including, without limitation, rental equipment or leasehold interests and excluding the sale or transfer of any accounts receivable or of any amounts that are accrued and recorded in a regulatory account for collections by the Borrower, in each case, in connection with a securitization transaction), except that the Borrower may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with another Person or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business so long as, after giving effect to such transaction, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) either (i) the Borrower is the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation or (ii) the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, if not the Borrower or the purchaser, shall have assumed all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (c) the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the continuing or surviving corporation’s or purchaser’s senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt shall be at least the higher of (1) Baa3 from Moody’s and BBB- from S&P and (2) the ratings by such rating agencies of the Borrower’s senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
 
 
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SECTION 8.              EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing on or after the Effective Date:
 
(a)   the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five Business Days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
 
(b)   any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made, unless, as of any date of determination, the facts or circumstances to which such representation or warranty relates have changed with the result that such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects on such date; or
 
(c)   the Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 of this Agreement; or
 
(d)   the Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent at the request of the Required Lenders; or
 
(e)   the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans) on the due date with respect thereto (after giving effect to any period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created); or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or (in the case of all Indebtedness other than Indebtedness under any Swap Agreement) to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $200,000,000; provided further, that unless payment of the Loans hereunder has already been accelerated, if such default shall be cured by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary or waived by the holders of such Indebtedness and any acceleration of maturity having resulted from such default shall be rescinded or annulled, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such agreement or instrument, without any modification of the terms of such Indebtedness requiring the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor, reducing the average life to maturity thereof or increasing the principal amount thereof, or any agreement by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor or to issue in lieu thereof Indebtedness secured by additional or other collateral or with a shorter average life to maturity or in a greater principal amount, then any Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured or waived; or
 
 
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(f)   (i) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
 
(g)   a trustee shall be appointed to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate, or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan and such proceedings shall continue undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days, but only if any such event could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
 
 
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(h)   one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries by a court of competent jurisdiction involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or, subject to customary deductibles, fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has not denied coverage) of $200,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 45 days from the entry thereof unless, in the case of a discharge, such judgment or decree is due at a later date in one or more payments and the Borrower or such Subsidiary satisfies the obligation to make such payment or payments on or prior to the date such payment or payments become due in accordance with such judgment or decree; or
 
(i)   there shall have occurred a Change of Control.
 
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken:  (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.  With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in an interest-bearing cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit.  Amounts held in such interest-bearing cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such interest-bearing cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).  Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
 
 
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SECTION 9.              THE AGENTS
 
9.1   Appointment and Authority .  Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Citibank, N.A. to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Section 9 are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions (other than with respect to the Borrower’s rights under Sections 9.9(a) and (b)).  It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
 
9.2   Delegation of Duties .  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Section shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
 
9.3   Exculpatory Provisions .
 
(a)   No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent:
 
(i)   shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
 
(ii)   shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that an Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
 
 
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(iii)   shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as an Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
 
(b)   No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.1 and 8), or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment.
 
(c)   No Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Section 5 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.
 
9.4   Reliance by Administrative Agent .  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such Issuing Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of such Letter of Credit.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
 
 
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9.5   Notice of Default .  The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender, an Issuing Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”.  In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders.
 
9.6   Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders .  Each Lender and Issuing Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender and Issuing Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or Affiliates.
 
9.7   Indemnification .  The Lenders and the Issuing Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender or Issuing Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
 
 
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9.8   Agent in Its Individual Capacity .  Each Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Lender as any other Lender or Issuing Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender”, “Swingline Lender”, “Issuing Lender”, “Lenders” or “Issuing Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include such Person serving as an Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders.
 
9.9   Successor Administrative Agent .
 
(a)   The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower.  If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “ Administrative Agent ” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans.  If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation (the “ Resignation Effective Date ”), the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.  After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of Section 9.7 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
(b)   If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (e) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, shall appoint a successor, subject to the approval of the Borrower (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “ Removal Effective Date ”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.
 
 
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(c)   With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (i) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or any Issuing Lender under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each Issuing Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable)), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.  The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section and Sections 2.17, 3.10 and 10.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
 
9.10   Documentation Agent and Syndication Agents .  None of the Documentation Agent or the Syndication Agents shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
 
9.11   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim .  In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
 
(a)   to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.6, 2.17, 3.3, 3.10 and 10.5) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
 
 
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(b)   to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
 
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and Issuing Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.6, 2.17, 3.10 and 10.5.
 
SECTION 10.              MISCELLANEOUS
 
10.1   Amendments and Waivers .  Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1.  The Required Lenders and the Borrower may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided , however , that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:
 
(i)   forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except that only the Lenders who are increasing their Commitments are required to consent to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.3 to increase the Total Commitments);
 
(ii)   eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 10.1 or Section 10.6(a)(i) without the written consent of such Lender;
 
(iii)   reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders without the written consent of all Lenders;
 
(iv)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.14 related to pro rata treatment without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
 
(v)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 without the written consent of the Administrative Agent;
 
(vi)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.4 or 2.5 without the written consent of the Swingline Lender;
 
 
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(vii)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5.1 without the consent of all the Lenders; or
 
(viii)   amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 or any other provision affecting the Issuing Lenders in their capacity as such without the written consent of each Issuing Lender affected thereby.
 
Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans.  In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
 
If the Required Lenders shall have approved any amendment which requires the consent of all of the Lenders, the Borrower shall be permitted to replace any non-consenting Lender with another financial institution, provided that, (i) the replacement financial institution shall purchase at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (ii) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto (as if such purchase constituted a prepayment of such Loans), (iii) such replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender, (iv) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein) and (v) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, supplement, modification, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (i) (x) an increase or extension of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, or (y) any reduction of the amount of principal or interest owed to such Defaulting Lender (unless all non-Defaulting Lenders have agreed to a pro rata reduction) shall, in each case, require the consent of such Defaulting Lender, and (ii) a Defaulting Lender’s Percentage shall be taken into consideration along with the Percentage of non-Defaulting Lenders when voting to approve or disapprove any waiver, amendment or modification that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders.
 
 
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10.2   Notices .
 
(a)   All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered during the recipient’s normal business hours, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received during the recipient’s normal business hours, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
 
Borrower:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
 
c/o PG&E Corporation
 
 
P.O. Box 770000
 
 
San Francisco, California 94177
 
 
Attention:  Treasurer
 
 
Telecopy:    (415) 973-8968
 
 
Telephone:  (415) 973-9771
 
with a copy to:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
 
c/o PG&E Corporation
 
 
P.O. Box 770000
 
 
San Francisco, California 94177
 
 
Attention:   General Counsel
 
 
Telecopy:   (415) 973-6374
 

 
Administrative Agent:
Citibank N.A.
 
 
1615 Brett Road, Ops III
 
 
New Castle, DE 19720
 
 
Attention:     Agency Group
 
 
Telecopy:     (646) 274-5080
 
 
Telephone:   (302) 894-6010
 
Email:
         global.loans.support@citi.com
 
Issuing Lenders:
As notified by each Issuing Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
 
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or any Lender shall not be effective until received.
 
(b)   Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Lender and each Lender.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
 
 
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(c)   Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
 
(d)   (i)           The Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lenders and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “ Platform ”).
 
(ii)   The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.”  The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications.  No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or the Platform.  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s  or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the Platform, except to the extent such liability resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Persons as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.  “ Communications ” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
 
10.3   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies .  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
 
 
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10.4   Survival of Representations and Warranties .  All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
 
10.5   Payment of Expenses and Taxes .  The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Lenders for all their respective reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of only one counsel and special California regulatory counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders and filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Effective Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Effective Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of its rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including the fees and disbursements of only one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel of all such persons similarly situated, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to each such person), and (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates (each, an “ Indemnitee ”) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever whether brought by the Borrower or any other Person, with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries or any of the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries and the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against the Borrower under any Loan Document (all the foregoing in this clause (c), collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), provided , that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Significant Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Significant Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee.  All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor, subject to the Borrower’s receipt of reasonably detailed invoices.  Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to Treasurer (Telephone No. (415) 817-8199/(415) 267-7000) (Telecopy No. (415) 267-7265/7268), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2(a) with a copy to Chief Counsel, Corporate (Telephone No. (415) 817-8200) (Telecopy No. (415) 817-8225), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2(a), or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.  The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive for two years after repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.  This Section 10.5 shall not apply with respect to Taxes, other than Taxes that represent claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses arising from non-Tax claims.
 
 
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10.6   Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments .
 
(a)   The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.6.
 
(b)   (i)  Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “ Assignee ”) other than a Defaulting Lender, any Subsidiary of a Defaulting Lender, any natural person, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:
 
(A)   the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other Person, and provided further , that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within   fifteen (15) Business Days after having received notice thereof from the assigning Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent);
 
(B)   the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) with a Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment;
 
 
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(C)   the Swingline Lender; and
 
(D)   each Issuing Lender.
 
(ii)   Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
 
(A)   except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $10,000,000 (or, if such assignee is an Eligible Assignee that is an Affiliate of a Lender, $5,000,000) unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) with respect to any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date, such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of such Lender and any Affiliate of such Lender that is an Eligible Assignee;
 
(B)   the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, except that no such processing fee shall be payable in the case of an assignee which is an Affiliate of a Lender; and
 
(C)   the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire.
 
In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans and L/C Obligations previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in accordance with its Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
 
 
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(iii)   Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 10.5 but shall be subject to the limitations set forth therein); provided , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from the Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
 
(iv)   The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, each Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
 
(v)   Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
 
 
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(c)   (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than a Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant.  Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
 
(ii)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent to such greater payments.  Any Participant that is a Foreign Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such Participant complies with Section 2.16(e).
 
(iii)   Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
 
(d)   Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
 
 
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(e)   The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.
 
(f)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Lender and without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 10.6(b).  Each of the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided , however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage, expense, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or any kind whatsoever arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
 
(g)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, none of the Agents, in their capacity as Lenders, will assign without the consent of the Borrower, prior to the Effective Date, any of the Commitments held by them on the date of this Agreement.
 
10.7   Adjustments; Set off .
 
(a)   Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender, if any Lender (a “ Benefitted Lender ”) shall receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it hereunder, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender hereunder, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender hereunder, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided , however , that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
 
 
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(b)   In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, including other rights of set-off, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), after any applicable grace period, to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch, Affiliate or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower; provided , that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.20 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
 
10.8   Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.  A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
 
10.9   Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.9, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
 
10.10   Integration .  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
 
10.11   GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
 
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10.12   Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers .  The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
 
(a)   submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, State of New York, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
 
(b)   consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
 
(c)   agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 10.2(a) or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
 
(d)   agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
 
(e)   waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
 
10.13   Acknowledgments .  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
 
(a)   it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
 
(b)   neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
 
(c)   no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Borrower and the Lenders.
 
10.14   Confidentiality .  Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential in accordance with such party’s customary practices (and in any event in compliance with applicable law regarding material non-public information) all non-public information provided to it by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is designated by the provider thereof as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any Affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section or substantially equivalent provisions, to any actual or prospective Transferee, any direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty) or any credit insurance providers, (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates (as long as such attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors are subject to confidentiality requirements substantially equivalent to this Section), (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, or (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, provided that, in the case of clauses (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 10.14, with the exception of disclosure to bank regulatory authorities, the Borrower (to the extent legally permissible) shall be given prompt prior notice so that it may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy.
 
 
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10.15   WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL .  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
 
10.16   USA Patriot Act .  Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
 
10.17   Judicial Reference .  If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court, and (ii) without limiting the generality of Section 10.5, the Borrower shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.
 
10.18   No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility .  In connection with all aspects of each transactions contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each Agent, Arranger and Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any other Person and (B) none of the Agents, Arrangers or Lenders has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Agents, Arrangers or Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby other than a breach of the confidentiality provisions set forth in Section 10.14.
 
 
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10.19   Amendment and Restatement .
 
(a)   As of the Effective Date (immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement), certain Lenders, as lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement, hold the Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth in Schedule 1.1A to the Existing Credit Agreement (the “ Original Commitments ”).
 
(b)   Simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Effective Date, the parties hereby agree that (i) the Original Commitments shall continue as Commitments hereunder and shall be reallocated to the Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with their Commitments and the requisite assignments shall be deemed to be made in such amounts by and between Lenders and from each Lender to each other Lender, with the same force and effect as if such assignments were evidenced by assignment agreements under the Existing Credit Agreement and (ii) the Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Effective Date shall continue hereunder as if such Loans or Letters of Credit were originally made hereunder.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 10.6 of the Existing Credit Agreement, no other documents or instruments, including any assignment agreement, shall be executed, and no fees payable to the Administrative Agent, in connection with the assignments herein shall be payable.  On the Effective Date, the Lenders shall make full cash settlement with the Administrative Agent (as the Administrative Agent may direct or approve) with respect to all assignments, reallocations and other changes in Commitments, such that after giving effect to such settlements, each Lender’s pro rata basis in the unpaid balance of Loans and Letters of Credit outstanding shall be in accordance with their Commitments as set forth on Schedule 1.1A.
 
 
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(c)   The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders hereby consent to the foregoing assignments and agree that upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and are hereby amended and restated in their entirety by the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, and the terms and provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be superseded by this Agreement.
 
(d)   Notwithstanding anything in this amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement, including anything in this Section 10.19, and in any other Loan Document (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement and referred to herein, individually or collectively, as the “ Existing Loan Documents ”), (i) all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue as Obligations hereunder, (ii) all of the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations owing by any Person under each Existing Loan Document shall continue under the corresponding amended and restated Loan Document and (iii) each of this Agreement and any other Existing Loan Document that is amended and restated in connection with this Agreement is given as a substitution of, and not as a payment of, the indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Borrower under such Existing Loan Document, and neither the execution and delivery of such documents nor the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereunder is, or is intended to constitute, a novation of the Existing Credit Agreement or of any of the other Existing Loan Documents or any obligations thereunder.  From and after the Effective Date, all existing Loans and outstanding Letters of Credit shall continue as Loans and Letters of Credit hereunder.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
   
   
   
 
By:    /s/ Nicholas M. Bijur                                                                
 
Name:   Nicholas M. Bijur
 
Title:     Vice President and Treasurer
 



 
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CITIBANK, N.A.
as Administrative Agent, an Issuing Lender
and as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Amit Vasani                                                                
 
Name:  Amit Vasani
 
Title:    Vice President
   
   
   
   
   


 
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agent, an Issuing Lender and as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By: /s/ Patrick Engel                                                                
 
Name:  Patrick Engel
 
Title:    Director
   
   
   
   
   


 
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Co-Syndication Agent, an Issuing Lender and as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Juan Javellana                                                                
 
Name:  Juan Javellana
 
Title:    Executive Director
   
   
   
   
   


 
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
as Documentation Agent, an Issuing Lender and as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Yann Blindert                                                                
 
Name:  Yann Blindert
 
Title:    Director
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 


 
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Vanessa Kurbatskiy                                                                
 
Name:  Vanessa Kurbatskiy
 
Title:    Vice President
   
   
   
   
   

 


 
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BNP PARIBAS,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Denis O’Meara                                                                
 
Name:  Denis O’Meara
 
Title:    Managing Director
   
 
By:   /s/ Francis J. Delaney                                                                
 
Name:  Francis J. Delaney
 
Title:    Managing Director
 
   

 


 
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Rebecca Kratz                                                                
 
Name:  Rebecca Kratz
 
Title:    Authorized Signatory
 
   
   
   
   
   

 


 
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Michael King                                                                
 
Name:  Michael King
 
Title:    Authorized Signatory
   
   
   
   
   

 


 
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MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as a Lender
   
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Michael King                                                                
 
Name: Michael King
 
Title:   Vice President
   


 
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender
   
       
       
 
By: /s/ Rahul D. Shah                                                                
   
 
Name: Rahul D. Shah
   
 
Title:   Authorized Signatory
   
       

 


 
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD.,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Leon Mo                                                                
 
Name:  Leon Mo
 
Title:    Authorized Signatory
 
 


 
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Mark W. Rogers                                                                
 
Name:  Mark W. Rogers
 
Title:    Vice President
 
 
   


 
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US BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Holland H. Williams                                                                
 
Name:  Holland H. Williams
 
Title:    Vice President
 
 



 
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UNION BANK, N.A.,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Lindsay Minneman                                                                
 
Name:  Lindsay Minneman
 
Title:    Vice President
 
 



 
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TD BANK, N.A.,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Betty Chang                                                                
 
Name:  Betty Chang
 
Title:    Senior Vice President
 
 



 
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ James D. Weinstein                                                                
 
Name:  James D. Weinstein
 
Title:    Managing Director
 
 



 
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK BRANCH,
 
as a Lender
   
   
 
By:   /s/ Robert Casey                                                                
 
Name:  Robert Casey
Title:    Authorized Signatory
 
 
 
By:   /s/ Anju Abraham                                                                
 
Name:  Anju Abraham
 
Title:    Authorized Signatory
 
 
 



 
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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF
NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT

Reference is made to the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

The New Revolving Credit Lender identified on Schedule l hereto (the “ New Lender ”), the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lenders and the Borrower agree as follows:

1.   The New Lender hereby irrevocably makes a Commitment to the Borrower in the amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (the “ New Commitment ”) pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of the Credit Agreement.  From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), the New Lender will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement with respect to the New Commitment.

2.   The Administrative Agent (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement; and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.

3.   The New Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this New Lender Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this New Lender Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

4.   The effective date of this New Lender Supplement shall be the Effective Date of the New Commitment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Effective Date ”).  Following the execution of this New Lender Supplement by each of the New Lender, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Lender, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

5.   Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the New Commitment (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the New Lender for amounts which have accrued on and subsequent to the Effective Date.

6.   From and after the Effective Date, the New Lender shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this New Lender Supplement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and shall be bound by the provisions thereof.

7.   This New Lender Supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Lender Supplement to be executed as of ________ ___, 201__ by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
 

 
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Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

Schedule 1
 
to New Lender Supplement
 
Name of New Lender:                                                                                                                                  
 
Effective Date of New Commitment:                                                                                                                                  
 
Principal Amount of New Commitment:      $                                                                                                                                  
 
[NAME OF NEW LENDER]
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
   
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
By:                                                         
     Title:
   
CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent,
Swingline Lender and as an Issuing Lender
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as an Issuing Lender
   
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
   
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Lender
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Issuing Lender
   
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
   
   
   
   

 


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT B
 
FORM OF
 
COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT
 
Reference is made to the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

The Lender identified on Schedule l hereto (the “ Increasing Lender ”), the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Lenders and the Borrower agree as follows:
 
1.   The Increasing Lender hereby irrevocably increases its Commitment to the Borrower by the amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto under the heading “Principal Amount of Increased Commitment” (the “ Increased Commitment ”) pursuant to Section 2.3(c) of the Credit Agreement.  From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), the Increasing Lender will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Increased Commitment as well as its existing Commitment under the Credit Agreement.

2.   The Administrative Agent (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement; and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.

3.   The Increasing Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

4.   The effective date of this Commitment Increase Supplement shall be the Effective Date of the Increased Commitment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “ Effective Date ”).  Following the execution of this Commitment Increase Supplement by each of the Increasing Lender, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Borrower, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

5.   Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Increased Commitment (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Increasing Lender for amounts which have accrued on and subsequent to the Effective Date.

6.   This Commitment Increase Supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Commitment Increase Supplement to be executed as of ________ ___, 201__ by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
 

 
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Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

Schedule 1
 
to Commitment Increase Supplement
 
Name of Increasing Lender:                                                                                                                                          
 
Effective Date of Increased Commitment:                                                                                                                                          
 
Principal
Amount of
Increased Commitment :
Total Amount of Commitment
of Increasing Lender
(including Increased Commitment):
$_____________________
$_____________________

[NAME OF NEW LENDER]
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
   
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
By:                                                         
     Title:
 
CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent,
Swingline Lender and as an Issuing Lender
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
as an Issuing Lender
   
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Lender
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Issuing Lender
   
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
   
   
   


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 


EXHIBIT C
 
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
 
This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 of the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
 
1.   I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer] [Treasurer] [Assistant Treasurer] of the Borrower.
 
2.   I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate.
 
3.   To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the fiscal period covered by the financial statements attached hereto as Attachment 1 , no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing [, except as set forth below].
 
4.   Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are the computations showing compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement.
 
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Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of the date set forth below.
 
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
By:                                                                           
 
Name:
 
Title:

 

Date:  ____________, 201_
 


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

Attachment 1
 
to Exhibit C
 
Financial Statements
 
Period Ended ____________, 20__
 


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

Attachment 2
 
to Exhibit C
 

 
The information described herein is as of ________, 201__.
 

 
[Set forth Covenant Calculation]
 

 

 


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT D
 
FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
 
This Closing Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(d) of the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
The undersigned Vice President and Treasurer of the Borrower hereby certifies as follows:

1.   Wondy S. Lee is a duly elected and qualified Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Borrower and the signature set forth for such officer below is such officer’s true and genuine signature.

2.   That the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied as of the Effective Date.

The undersigned Assistant Corporate Secretary of the Borrower hereby certifies as follows:

1.   Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower on December 16, 2009; such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect and are the only corporate proceedings of the Borrower now in force relating to or affecting the Credit Agreement.

2.   Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of the
Borrower as in effect on the date hereof.

3.           Attached hereto as Annex 3 is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof, and such Articles of Incorporation have not been amended, repealed, modified or restated.

4.           The following person is now a duly elected and qualified officer of the Borrower holding the office indicated next to his name below, and that the facsimile signature affixed next to his name below is the facsimile signature of such officer, and such officer is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borrower each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party:


N a m e                                           Office                                                  Signature
 
 
 
Nicholas M. Bijur
 
 
Vice President and Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
 





[Signature Page Follows]




 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 


 


 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Closing Certificate as of the date set forth below.




 

 
Name: Nicholas M. Bijur                                                                       Name: Wondy S. Lee
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer                                                      Title:           Assistant Corporate Secretary
 



Date: April 27, 2015

 



 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

ANNEX 1
 
[Board Resolutions]
 



 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

ANNEX 2
 
[Bylaws of the Company]
 



 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

ANNEX 3
 
[Articles of Incorporation]
 

 



 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT E
 
FORM OF
 
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
 
This Assignment and Assumption (this “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] 1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignor ”) and [the][each] 2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignee ”).  [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] 3 hereunder are several and not joint.] 4   Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The Standard Terms and Conditions for Assignment and Assumption set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto in the amount [s] and equal to the percentage interest [s] identified below of all the outstanding rights and obligations under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit and the Swingline Loans included in such facilities 5 ) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “ Assigned Interest ”).  Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.

1.            Assignor[s] :                      ______________________________

______________________________
[Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]

2.
Assignee[s] :
______________________________

 
______________________________
 
[for each Assignee, indicate [Eligible Assignee] of [ identify Lender ]]

3.            Borrower(s) :                      Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation

4.
Administrative Agent : Citibank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement

5.            Credit Agreement :                                $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and the Administrative Agent

6.            Assigned Interest[s] :

Assignor[s] 6
Assignee[s] 7
Facility
Assigned 8
Aggregate
Amount of
Commitments
for all Lenders
Amount of
Commitment
Assigned
Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment 9
CUSIP
 Number
             
   
____________
$________________
$_________
____________%
 
   
____________
$________________
$_________
____________%
 
   
____________
$________________
$_________
____________%
 
 
Effective Date: __________________, 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
 
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:


[ASSIGNOR(S)]
[ASSIGNEE(S)]
   
   
By:                                                      
By:                                                      
Name:
Name:
Title:
Title:


 
1 For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language.  If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.
 
2   For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language.  If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.
 
3   Select as appropriate.
 
4   Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.
 
5   Include all applicable subfacilities.
 
6 List each Assignor, as appropriate.
 
7 List each Assignee and, if available, its market entity identifier, as appropriate.
 
8 Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment.
 
9 Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 


 
[Consented to and] Accepted
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 10
 
 
 
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as [Administrative Agent] 11 , Swingline Lender and as an Issuing Lender
   
By:                                                         
     Title:
By:                                                          
     Authorized Officer
   
BANK OF AMERICA N.A.,
as an Issuing Lender
 
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as an Issuing Lender
By: Authorized Officer
 
By:                                                           Authorized Officer
   
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Issuing Lender
 
 
 
By: Authorized Officer
 
 




 
10 As applicable pursuant to Section 10.6(b).
 
11 As applicable pursuant to Section 10.6(b).


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 


ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1.          Representations and Warranties .

1.1.          Assignor .  [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][[the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2.          Assignee .  [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.6(b)(i) and (ii) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.6(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2.          Payments .  From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee.

3.          General Provisions .  This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption.  This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.



 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT F
 

 
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
 


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT G-1
 
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”)  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the undersigned is not an individual, the undersigned shall furnish the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN-E together with this certificate even if the undersigned has previously furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN.

[NAME OF LENDER]

By:  _______________________
Name:  ________________________
Title:  ________________________
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT G-2
 
FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”)  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where the undersigned is not an individual, the undersigned shall furnish its participating Lender with an IRS Form W-8BEN-E together with this certificate even if the undersigned has previously furnished such Lender with an IRS Form W-8BEN.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:  _______________________
Name:  ________________________
Title:  ________________________
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT G-3

FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”)  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where any of the undersigned and/or its direct or indirect partners/members is not an individual, the undersigned or the applicable partner(s) or member(s), as the case may be, shall furnish its participating Lender with an IRS Form W-8BEN-E together with this certificate even if the undersigned or the applicable partner(s) or member(s), as the case may be, has previously furnished such Lender with an IRS Form W-8BEN.

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:  _______________________
Name:  ________________________
Title:  ________________________
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT G-4

FORM OF
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”)  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, where any of the undersigned and/or its direct or indirect partners/members is not an individual, the undersigned or the applicable partner(s) or member(s), as the case may be, shall furnish the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN-E together with this certificate even if the undersigned or the applicable partner(s) or member(s), as the case may be, has previously furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN.





[NAME OF LENDER]

By:  _______________________
Name:  ________________________
Title:  ________________________
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

EXHIBIT H
 
FORM OF NOTE
 
THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.  TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.
 
 
$__________
 
                                     New York, New York
                    as of [_________], 201[_]
 
   

 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation (the “ Borrower ”), DOES HEREBY PROMISE TO PAY to [insert name of Lender] (the “ Lender ”) or its registered assigns at the office of CITIBANK, N.A., at [________________________], in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, the principal amount of ____________________ DOLLARS ($__________), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below, whichever is less, on such date or dates as is required by said Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount from time to time outstanding hereunder, in like money, at such office, and at such times and in such amounts as set forth in Section 2.11 of said Credit Agreement.
 
The holder of this Note is authorized to indorse on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, the Type and amount of each Revolving Loan made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the length of each Interest Period with respect thereto.  Each such indorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information indorsed. The failure to make any such indorsement or any error in any such indorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Revolving Loan.
 
The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment for payment, protest, notice of any kind (including, but not limited to, notice of dishonor, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate or notice of acceleration), other than notice required pursuant to the Credit Agreement and diligence in collecting and bringing suit against any party hereto.  The nonexercise by the holder of this Note of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.
 
This Note (a) is one of the promissory notes referred to in the $3,000,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2015 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Bank of America, N.A., as co-syndication agents, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agent, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and (c) is subject to optional prepayment in whole or in part and acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the occurrence of certain events, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
 
[This Note is executed in renewal, amendment and restatement of, but not in novation, extinguishment, discharge or satisfaction of the indebtedness evidenced by, that certain Note, dated May 31, 2011, in the original principal amount of [$ insert amount] made by the Borrower and payable to the order of [insert name of Lender] (the “ Prior Note ”).  All amounts outstanding under the Prior Note as of the date hereof are outstanding under the Credit Agreement and due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and this Note.]

 
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
 
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 

 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 

 


By:
 
 
      Name:
 
      Title:


 
Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
66410864_3
 
 

 

Schedule A
 
to Note
 
LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS
 
Date
Amount of ABR Loans
Amount
Converted to
ABR Loans
Amount of Principal of Base
Rate Loans Repaid
Amount of ABR Loans
Converted to
Eurodollar Loans
Unpaid Principal Balance of
ABR Loans
Notation Made By
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             


Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
         66410864_3
 
   

 
 

 

Schedule B
 
to Note
 
LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS
 
Date
Amount of Eurodollar
Loans
Amount Converted to
Eurodollar Loans
Interest Period and
Eurodollar Rate with
Respect Thereto
Amount of Principal of
Eurodollar Loans Repaid
Amount of Eurodollar
Loans Converted to
ABR Loans
Unpaid Principal
Balance of Eurodollar
Loans
Notation
Made By
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               


Exhibits
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
         66410864_3
 
   

 
 

 

Schedule 1.1A

Commitments

Lender
Commitment ($)
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
232,407,234.20
Bank of America, N.A.
232,407,234.20
Citibank, N.A.
232,407,234.20
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
232,407,234.20
Barclays Bank PLC
215,571,675.58
BNP Paribas
215,571,675.58
Goldman Sachs Bank USA
215,571,675.58
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
209,423,433.25
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
    6,148,242.33
Royal Bank of Canada
215,571,675.58
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
215,571,675.58
The Bank of New York Mellon
145,607,561.51
US Bank, National Association
126,266,689.65
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
126,266,689.64
TD Bank, N.A.
126,266,689.64
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
126,266,689.64
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch
126,266,689.64
Total
3,000,000,000.00



 

Schedule 1.1A
Second Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
 

 

 
Exhibit 10.3
DESCRIPTION OF 2015 SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

On February 17, 2015, the Compensation Committee of the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors approved the performance measures and targets for the 2015 Short-Term Incentive Plan (“STIP”) under which officers and employees of PG&E Corporation and the Utility are provided the opportunity to earn cash awards to the extent that the performance goals in the areas of employee and public safety, customer satisfaction and electric reliability, and financial performance, are met. The performance measures, targets and weightings of the 2015 STIP components are shown in the following table:

Weight
 
2015 STIP Performance Measures
 
Threshold
 
Target
 
Maximum
50%
 
Safety
           
   
Nuclear Operations
           
   
  Diablo Canyon Power Plant Reliability and Safety Indicator  (1)
           
4%
 
       DCPP Unit 1 Score
 
91.2
 
94.2
 
97.2
4%
 
       DCPP Unit 2 Score
 
91.2
 
94.2
 
97.2
   
Electric Operations
           
5%
 
  Transmission and Distribution Wires Down  (2)
 
2,615
 
2,540
 
2,400
5%
 
  911 Emergency Response  (3)
 
94.1%
 
95.0%
 
96.0%
   
Gas Operations
           
6%
 
  Gas In-Line Inspection and Upgrade Index  (4)
 
0.500
 
1.000
 
2.000
5%
 
  Gas Dig-ins Reduction   (5)
 
2.30
 
2.06
 
1.94
5%
 
  Gas Emergency Response   (6)
 
21.5
 
21.0
 
20.0
   
Employee Safety
           
8%
 
  Lost Workday Case Rate   (7)
 
0.376
 
0.330
 
0.305
8%
 
  Serious Preventable Motor Vehicle Incident Rate   (8)
 
0.274
 
0.239
 
0.218
25%
 
Customer
           
15%
 
  Customer Satisfaction Score   (9)
 
76.7
 
77.2
 
77.7
10%
 
  System Average Interruption Duration Index   (10)
 
110.2
 
106.6
 
102.6
25%
 
Financial
           
25%
 
  Earnings from Operations   (11)
 
- -
 
- -
 
- -
             
 
(1)  Diablo Canyon Power Plant (“DCPP”) Reliability and Safety Indicator—Year-end score of 12 performance indicators reported to the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations for DCCP Units 1 and 2.
(2)  Transmission and Distribution Wires Down—Number of unplanned sustained outage events involving at least one downed overhead electric transmission or primary distribution conductor.
(3)  911 Emergency Response—Percentage of time that Utility personnel are on site within 60 minutes after receiving a 911 call of a potential Utility electric hazard.
(4)  Gas In-Line Inspection and Upgrade Index—Index measuring the Utility’s ability to complete planned in-line inspections and pipeline retrofit projects.
(5)   Gas Dig - ins Reduction—Number of third - party dig - ins to gas assets per 1,000 Underground Service Alert tickets.
(6)  Gas Emergency Response—Average response time (in minutes) to an immediate response gas emergency order.
(7)  Lost Workday Case Rate—Number of recordable incidents (as defined by OSHA) that result in a lost workday per 200,000 hours worked (or for approximately every 100 employees). For performance at the threshold level or higher, the final result for this measure will be increased a quarter point up to the maximum payout if there are zero serious incidents (as defined by OSHA) in 2015.
(8)  Serious Preventable Motor Vehicle Incident (“SPMVI”) Rate—Number of SPMVIs occurring that the driver could have reasonably avoided, per 1 million miles driven.
(9)  Customer Satisfaction Score—Overall satisfaction of customers with the products and services offered by the Utility, as measured through a quarterly survey.
(10)  System Average Interruption Duration Index —Total time that the average customer is without electric power during a given time period (measured in number of minutes).
(11)  Earnings from Operations—PG&E Corporation’s actual earnings from operations compared to budget.  The financial measure is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).  Earnings from operations consists of income available for common shareholders, as calculated in accordance with GAAP, but excludes items impacting comparability which represent income or expenses that are not considered to be part of normal, ongoing core operations.
 
The Committee retains complete discretion to determine and pay all 2015 STIP awards to officers and non-officer employees.  This includes discretion to reduce the final score on any and all measures downward to zero. Upon recommendation of the PG&E Corporation Chief Executive Officer, the Committee may apply an individual performance modifier (0% to 150%) to an officer’s award.


 
 

 

 


 
Exhibit 10.4
 
PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

PG&E CORPORATION , a California corporation, hereby grants Restricted Stock Units to the Recipient named below.  The Restricted Stock Units have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “LTIP”).  The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Units are set forth in this cover sheet and in the attached Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
 
Date of Grant:                    March 2, 2015
 
Name of Recipient:           ___________________________________                                                                                                                  
 
Recipient’s Participant ID:   ___________________________________        
                                                                                                                       
umber of Restricted Stock Units:                                                                                                                                      

 
By accepting this award, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement. You and PG&E Corporation agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of the attached Agreement.  You are also acknowledging receipt of this award, the attached Agreement, and a copy of the prospectus describing the LTIP and the Restricted Stock Units dated March 2, 2015.
 
If, for any reason, you wish to not accept this award, please notify PG&E Corporation in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this award at ATTN: LTIP Administrator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, N2T, San Francisco, 94105.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Attachment
 

 
 

 

PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
 
The LTIP and Other Agreements
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and PG&E Corporation regarding the Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms of the LTIP.  Any prior agreements, commitments, or negotiations are superseded.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the LTIP, the LTIP will govern.  Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement are defined in the LTIP.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the PG&E Corporation Officer Severance Policy or the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy, this Agreement will govern. For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation means employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
 
Grant of Restricted Stock Units
PG&E Corporation grants you the number of Restricted Stock Units shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement.  The Restricted Stock Units are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LTIP.
 
Vesting of Restricted Stock Units
As long as you remain employed with PG&E Corporation, the total number of Restricted Stock Units originally subject to this Agreement, as shown on the cover sheet, will vest in accordance with the below vesting schedule (the “Normal Vesting Schedule”).
 
          March 1, 2016 – one-third of the Restricted Stock Units
 
          March 1, 2017 – one-third of the Restricted Stock Units
 
          March 1, 2018 – one-third of the Restricted Stock Units
 
The amounts payable upon each vesting date are hereby designated separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A.  Except as described below, all Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement which have not vested upon termination of your employment will then be cancelled. As set forth below, the Restricted Stock Units may vest earlier upon the occurrence of certain events.
 
Dividends
Restricted Stock Units will accrue Dividend Equivalents in the event cash dividends are paid with respect to PG&E Corporation common stock having a record date prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock Units are settled.  Such Dividend Equivalents will be converted into cash and paid, if at all, upon settlement of the underlying Restricted Stock Units.
 
Settlement
Vested Restricted Stock Units will be settled in an equal number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, subject to the satisfaction of Withholding Taxes, as described below.  PG&E Corporation will issue shares as soon as practicable after the Restricted Stock Units vest in accordance with the Normal Vesting Schedule (but not later than sixty (60) days after the applicable vesting date); provided, however, that such issuance will, if earlier, be made with respect to all of your outstanding vested Restricted Stock Units (after giving effect to the vesting provisions described below) as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the earliest to occur of your (1) Disability (as defined under Code Section 409A), (2) death or (3) “separation from service,” within the meaning of Code Section 409A within 2 years following a Change in Control.
 
Voluntary Termination
In the event of your voluntary termination (other than Retirement), all unvested Restricted Stock Units will be cancelled on the date of termination.
 
Retirement
In the event of your Retirement, unvested Restricted Stock Units will continue to vest and be settled pursuant to the Normal Vesting Schedule (without regard to the requirement that you be employed), subject to the earlier settlement provisions of this Agreement; provided, however that in the event of your Retirement within 2 years following a Change in Control, all of your Restricted Stock Units will vest and be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of such Retirement.  Your termination of employment will be considered Retirement if you are both age 55 or older on the date of termination (other than termination for cause) and if you were employed by PG&E Corporation for at least five consecutive years ending on the date of termination of your employment.
 
Termination for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated at any time by PG&E Corporation for cause, all unvested Restricted Stock Units will be cancelled on the date of termination.  In general, termination for “cause” means termination of employment because of dishonesty, a criminal offense or violation of a work rule, and will be determined by and in the sole discretion of PG&E Corporation.
 
Termination other than for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause or Retirement, any unvested Restricted Stock Units that would have vested within the 12 months following such termination had your employment continued will continue to vest and be settled pursuant to the Normal Vesting Schedule (without regard to the requirement that you be employed), subject to the earlier settlement provisions of this Agreement.  All other unvested Restricted Stock Units will be cancelled unless your termination of employment was in connection with a Change in Control as provided below.
 
Death/Disability
In the event of your death or Disability while you are employed, all of your Restricted Stock Units will vest and be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of such event.  If your death or Disability occurs following the termination of your employment and your Restricted Stock Units are then outstanding under the terms hereof, then all of your vested Restricted Stock Units plus any Restricted Stock Units that would have otherwise vested during any continued vesting period hereunder will be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of your death or Disability.
 
Termination Due to Disposition of Subsidiary
If your employment is terminated (other than for cause, your voluntary termination, or your Retirement) (1) by reason of a divestiture or change in control of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, which divestiture or change in control results in such subsidiary no longer qualifying as a subsidiary corporation under Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or (2) coincident with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, then your Restricted Stock Units will vest and be settled in the same manner as for a “Termination other than for Cause” described above.
 
Change in Control
In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror ), may, without your consent, either assume or continue PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement.
If the Restricted Stock Units are neither assumed nor continued by the Acquiror or if the Acquiror does not provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Restricted Stock Units, all of your unvested Restricted Stock Units will vest immediately preceding and contingent on, the Change in Control and be settled in accordance with the Normal Vesting Schedule, subject to the earlier settlement provisions of this Agreement.
 
Termination In Connection
 with a Change in Control
If you separate from service (other than termination for cause, your voluntary termination, or your Retirement) in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs, all of your outstanding Restricted Stock Units (including Restricted Stock Units that you would have otherwise forfeited after the end of the continued vesting period) will vest on the date of the Change in Control and will be settled in accordance with the Normal Vesting Schedule (without regard to the requirement that you be employed) subject to the earlier settlement provisions of this Agreement.
 
In the event of such a separation in connection with a Change in Control within two years following the Change in Control, your Restricted Stock Units (to the extent they did not previously vest upon, for example, failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this award) will vest on the date of such separation and will be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of such separation.  PG&E Corporation has the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control.
 
Delay
PG&E Corporation will delay the issuance of any shares of common stock to the extent it is necessary to comply with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (relating to payments made to certain “key employees” of certain publicly-traded companies); in such event, any shares of common stock to which you would otherwise be entitled during the six (6) month period following the date of your “separation from service” under Section 409A (or shorter period ending on the date of your death following such separation) will instead be issued on the first business day following the expiration of the applicable delay period.
 
Withholding Taxes
The number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that you are otherwise entitled to receive upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units will be reduced by a number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, as determined by PG&E Corporation, equal to the amount of any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by PG&E Corporation in connection with the Restricted Stock Units determined using the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates , including social security and Medicare taxes due under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the California State Disability Insurance tax (“ Withholding Taxes”).  If the withheld shares were not sufficient to satisfy your minimum Withholding Taxes, you will be required to pay, as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Withholding Taxes that is not satisfied by the withholding of shares described above .
 
Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment.  See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the leave of absence exceeds six (6) months, and a return to service upon expiration of such leave is not guaranteed by statute or contract, then you will be deemed to have had a “separation from service” for purposes of any Restricted Stock Units that are settled hereunder upon such separation.  To the extent an authorized leave of absence is due to a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of at least six (6) months and such impairment causes you to be unable to perform the duties of your position of employment or any substantially similar position of employment, the six (6) month period in the prior sentence will be twenty-nine (29) months.
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.
 
Voting and Other Rights
You will not have voting rights with respect to the Restricted Stock Units until the date the underlying shares are issued (as evidenced by appropriate entry on the books of PG&E Corporation or its duly authorized transfer agent).
 
No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
 
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.


 
 

 



 
Exhibit 10.5
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD – FINANCIAL
 
PG&E CORPORATION , a California corporation, hereby grants Performance Shares to the Recipient named below.  The Performance Shares have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “LTIP”).  The terms and conditions of the Performance Shares are set forth in this cover sheet and the attached Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
 
Date of Grant:                                March 2, 2015
 
Name of Recipient:                                                                                                                                         
 
Recipient’s Participant ID:                                                                                                                                         
 
Number of Performance Shares:                                                                                                                                         

 
By accepting this award, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement.  You and PG&E Corporation agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of the attached Agreement.  You are also acknowledging receipt of this award, the attached Agreement, and a copy of the prospectus describing the LTIP and the Performance Shares dated March 2, 2015.
 
If, for any reason, you wish to not accept this award, please notify PG&E Corporation in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this award at ATTN: LTIP Administrator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, N2T, San Francisco, 94105.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Attachment
 

 

 
 

 

PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT- FINANCIAL
 
The LTIP and Other Agreements
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and PG&E Corporation regarding the Performance Shares, subject to the terms of the LTIP.  Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations are superseded.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the LTIP, the LTIP will govern.  Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement are defined in the LTIP. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the PG&E Corporation Officer Severance Policy or the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy, this Agreement will govern.  The LTIP provides the Committee with discretion to adjust the performance award formula.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation means employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
 
Grant of
Performance Shares
PG&E Corporation grants you the number of Performance Shares shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement (the “Performance Shares”).  The Performance Shares are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LTIP.
 
Vesting of Performance Shares
 
 
 
Settlement in Shares/
Performance Goals
As long as you remain employed with PG&E Corporation, the Performance Shares will vest upon, and to the extent of, the Committee’s certification of the extent to which performance goals have been attained for this award, which certification will occur on or after January 1 but before March 15 of the third year following the calendar year of grant specified in the cover sheet (the “Vesting Date”).  Except as described below, all Performance Shares that have not vested will be cancelled upon termination of your employment.
 
Vested Performance Shares will be settled in shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, subject to the satisfaction of Withholding Taxes, as described below.  The number of shares you are entitled to receive will be calculated by multiplying the number of vested Performance Shares by the “rounded payout percentage” determined as follows (except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement), rounded to the nearest whole number:
 
 
Upon the Vesting Date, PG&E Corporation’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) will be compared to the TSR of the fourteen other companies in PG&E Corporation’s comparator group 1 for the prior three calendar years,
 
 
1       The current Performance Comparator Group consists of the following companies:  Ameren Corporation, American Electric Power, CMS Energy, Consolidated Edison, Inc., DTE Energy, Duke Energy, Edison International, NiSource, Inc., Northeast Utilities, Pinnacle West Capital, SCANA Corp., Southern Company, Wisconsin Energy Corporation, and Xcel Energy, Inc.  PG&E Corporation reserves the right to change the companies comprising the comparator group and the resulting payout percentage table in accordance with the rules established by PG&E Corporation in connection with this award.
 

 
 
 

 
 
consisting of 2015, 2016, and 2017 (the “Performance Period”). 1   Subject to rounding considerations, if PG&E Corporation’s TSR falls below the 25 th percentile of the comparator group the payout percentage will be 0%; if PG&E Corporation’s TSR is at the 25 th percentile, the payout percentage will be 25%; if PG&E Corporation’s TSR is at the 60 th percentile, the payout percentage will be 100%; and if PG&E Corporation’s TSR is in the 90 th percentile or higher, the payout percentage will be 200%.  The following table sets forth those rounded payout percentages for the TSR rankings that could be achieved by companies within the comparator group:

Number of Companies in
Total (excluding PG&E Corporation)  - 14
 
Rank
Performance Percentile
Rounded Payout
     
1
100%
200%
2
92%
200%
 
90%
200%
3
86%
186%
4
79%
162%
5
71%
138%
6
64%
114%
 
60%
100%
7
57%
94%
8
50%
79%
9
43%
63%
10
36%
48%
11
29%
33%
 
25%
25%
12
21%
0%
13
14%
0%
14
7%
0%

 
If PG&E Corporation’s TSR performance is between the 25 th percentile and the target, or between the target and the 90 th percentile, the rounded payout percentage is determined by straight-line interpolation between the performance percentile associated with each comparator rank and between the rounded payouts associated with each performance percentile (including the 20 th , 60 th , and 90 th percentiles) as shown in above table, rounded down to the nearest whole number.  The payout percentage, if any, will be determined as soon as practicable following the date that the Committee (or a subcommittee of that Committee) or an equivalent body certifies the extent to which performance goals have been attained, pursuant to Section 10.5(a) of the LTIP.  PG&E Corporation will issue shares as soon as practicable after such determination, but no earlier than the Vesting Date, and not later than March 15 of the calendar year following completion of the Performance Period.

2      TSR will be measured by comparing the average per share closing price of PG&E Corporation common stock during the 20 trading days before the beginning and the end of the Performance Period.
 

 
 
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Dividends
Each time that PG&E Corporation declares a dividend on its shares of common stock, an amount equal to the dividend multiplied by the number of Performance Shares granted to you by this Agreement will be accrued on your behalf.  If you receive a Performance Share settlement in accordance with the preceding paragraph, at that same time you also will receive a cash payment equal to the amount of any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares over the Performance Period multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.

Voluntary Termination
If you terminate your employment with PG&E Corporation voluntarily before the Vesting Date (other than for Retirement), all of the Performance Shares will be cancelled as of the date of such termination and any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares will be forfeited.

Termination for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated at any time by PG&E Corporation for cause before the Vesting Date, all of the Performance Shares will be cancelled as of the date of such termination and any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares will be forfeited.
 
For these purposes, “cause” means when PG&E Corporation, acting in good faith based upon information then known to it, determines that you have engaged in, committed, or are responsible for, (1) serious misconduct, gross negligence, theft, or fraud against PG&E Corporation and/or its affiliates, (2) refusal or unwillingness to perform your duties; (3) inappropriate conduct in violation of PG&E Corporation’s equal employment opportunity policy; (4) conduct which reflects adversely upon, or making any remarks disparaging of, PG&E Corporation, its Board of Directors, Officers, or employees, or its affiliates or subsidiaries; (5) insubordination; (6) any willful act that is likely to have the effect of injuring the reputation, business, or business relationships of PG&E Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (7) violation of any fiduciary duty; or (8) breach of any duty of loyalty.

Termination other than for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause or Retirement before the Vesting Date, your outstanding Performance Shares will vest proportionally based on the number of months during the Performance Period that you were employed (rounded down) divided by the number of months in the Performance Period (36 months).  All other outstanding Performance Shares (and any associated accrued dividends) will be cancelled unless your termination of employment was in connection with a Change in Control as provided below. Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees.  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.

Retirement
If you retire before the Vesting Date, your outstanding Performance Shares will continue to vest as though your employment had continued and will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period based on the same payout percentage applicable to active employees.  At the same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.  Your termination of employment will be considered a Retirement if you are age 55 or older on the date of termination (other than termination for cause) and if you were employed by PG&E Corporation for at least five consecutive years ending on the date of termination of your employment.

 
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Death/Disability
If your employment terminates due to your death or disability before the Vesting Date, all of your Performance Shares will immediately vest and will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees.  At that same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.

Termination Due to Disposition of Subsidiary
If your employment is terminated (other than for cause, your voluntary termination, or Retirement) (1) by reason of a divestiture or change in control of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, which divestiture or change in control results in such subsidiary no longer qualifying as a subsidiary corporation under Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (2) coincident with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, then your outstanding Performance Shares will vest and be settled in the same manner as for a “Termination other than for Cause” described above.

Change in Control
In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror ), may, without your consent, either assume or continue PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement.
 
If the Acquiror assumes or continues PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or substitutes a substantially equivalent award, TSR will be calculated by combining (a) the TSR of PG&E Corporation for the period from January 1 of the year of grant to the date of the Change in Control, and (b) the TSR of the Acquiror from the date of the Change in Control to the last day of the Performance Period. The number of shares, if any, you are entitled to receive upon settlement of the assumed, continued or substituted Performance Share award will be  determined based on the rounded payout percentage reflected in the table set forth above for the highest percentile TSR performance met or exceeded when calculated on that basis, and considering any adjustments to the comparator group.  Settlement will occur as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period.  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares over the Performance Period multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.
 
If the Change in Control of PG&E Corporation occurs before the Vesting Date, and if this award is neither assumed nor continued by the Acquiror or if the Acquiror does not provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of the Change in Control.  Such vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period.  The payout percentage, if any, will be based on TSR for the period from January 1 of the year of grant to the date of the Change in Control compared to the TSR of the other companies in PG&E Corporation’s comparator group for the same period. At the same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares to the date of the Change in Control multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.

 
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Termination In Connection with a Change in Control
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within two years following the Change in Control, all of your outstanding Performance Shares (to the extent they did not previously vest upon failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this award) will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of termination of your employment.
 
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest in full and become nonforfeitable (including the portion that you would have otherwise forfeited based on the proation of vested Performance Shares through the date of termination of your employment) as of the date of the Change in Control.
 
Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees. At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.  PG&E Corporation has the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control.

Withholding Taxes
T he number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that you are otherwise entitled to receive upon settlement of your Performance Shares will be reduced by a number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, as determined by PG&E Corporation, equal to the amount of any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by PG&E Corporation   in connection with the Performance Shares determined using the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates , including social security and Medicare taxes due under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the California State Disability Insurance tax (“ Withholding Taxes”).  If the withheld shares were not sufficient to satisfy your minimum Withholding Taxes, you will be required to pay, as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Withholding Taxes that is not satisfied by the withholding of shares described above .

Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment.  See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.
 
 
No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
 
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.



 
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Exhibit 10.6
 
PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD – SAFETY AND AFFORDABILITY
 
PG&E CORPORATION , a California corporation, hereby grants Performance Shares to the Recipient named below.  The Performance Shares have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “LTIP”).  The terms and conditions of the Performance Shares are set forth in this cover sheet and the attached Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
 
Date of Grant:                                March 2, 2015
 
Name of Recipient:       
 
Recipient’s Participant ID:                                                                                                                                       
 
Number of Performance Shares:  
 
By accepting this award, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement.  You and PG&E Corporation agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of the attached Agreement.  You are also acknowledging receipt of this award, the attached Agreement, and a copy of the prospectus describing the LTIP and the Performance Shares dated March 2, 2015.
 
If, for any reason, you wish to not accept this award, please notify PG&E Corporation in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this award at ATTN: LTIP Administrator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, N2T, San Francisco, 94105.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Attachment
 

 

 
 

 

PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT
SAFETY AND AFFORDABILITY
 
The LTIP and Other Agreements
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and PG&E Corporation regarding the Performance Shares, subject to the terms of the LTIP.  Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations are superseded.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the LTIP, the LTIP will govern.  Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement are defined in the LTIP. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the PG&E Corporation Officer Severance Policy or the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy, this Agreement will govern.  The LTIP provides the Committee with discretion to adjust the performance award formula.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation means employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
 
Grant of
Performance Shares
PG&E Corporation grants you the number of Performance Shares shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement (the “Performance Shares”).  The Performance Shares are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LTIP.
 
Vesting of Performance Shares
 
 
 
As long as you remain employed with PG&E Corporation, the Performance Shares will vest upon, and to the extent of, the Committee’s certification of the extent to which performance goals have been attained for this award, which certification will occur on or after January 1 but before March 15 of the third year following the calendar year of grant specified in the cover sheet (the “Vesting Date”).  Except as described below, all Performance Shares that have not vested will be cancelled upon termination of your employment.
 
Settlement in Shares/
Performance Goals
Vested Performance Shares will be settled in shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, subject to the satisfaction of Withholding Taxes, as described below.  The number of shares you are entitled to receive will be calculated by multiplying the number of vested Performance Shares by the “payout percentage” determined as follows (except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement), rounded to the nearest whole number:

 
Fifty percent of the Performance Shares have a safety performance goal and resulting payout percentage, and the other fifty percent of the Performance Shares have an Affordability performance goal and resulting payout percentage.  Subject to rounding considerations, in each case, if performance is below threshold, the payout percentage will be 0%; if performance is at threshold, the payout percentage will be 25%; if performance is at target, the payout percentage will be 100%; and if performance is at or better than maximum, the payout percentage will be 200%.  The actual payout percentage for performance between threshold and maximum will be determined based on linear interpolation between the payout percentages for threshold and target, or target and maximum, as appropriate.

 
 

 
 
The measures and goals are discussed in more detail below:
 
Safety - At the end of 2017, PG&E Corporation’s lost workday (“LWD”) case rate (“LWD Rate”) for that year will be measured as the number of LWD cases incurred per 200,000 hours worked during 2017. LWD cases will be measured in the same manner as for the 2015 Short-Term Incentive Plan, will include OSHA recordable incidents that result in loss of work, and will exclude fatalities.  Threshold performance is 0.311, target performance is 0.247, and maximum performance is 0.207.
 
Affordability - PG&E Corporation’s affordability performance will be measured as the reduction in standard rate case expense for unitized work and support operations and maintenance costs over the three calendar years prior to the normal Vesting Date (the “Performance Period”), as compared to escalated actual costs in these areas for 2014 (“Affordability”), as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee in accordance with the terms adopted by the Committee at its February 17, 2015 meeting.  Threshold performance is $75 million, target performance is $100 million, and maximum performance is $200 million.
 
The final payout percentage, if any, will be determined as soon as practicable following the date that the Committee (or a subcommittee of that Committee) or an equivalent body certifies the extent to which the performance goals have been attained, pursuant to Section 10.5(a) of the LTIP.  PG&E Corporation will issue shares as soon as practicable after such determination, but no earlier than the Vesting Date, and not later than March 15 of the calendar year following completion of the Performance Period.

Dividends
Each time that PG&E Corporation declares a dividend on its shares of common stock, an amount equal to the dividend multiplied by the number of Performance Shares granted to you by this Agreement will be accrued on your behalf.  If you receive a Performance Share settlement in accordance with the preceding paragraph, at that same time you also will receive a cash payment equal to the amount of any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares over the Performance Period multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.
 
Voluntary Termination
If you terminate your employment with PG&E Corporation voluntarily before the Vesting Date (other than for Retirement), all of the Performance Shares will be cancelled as of the date of such termination and any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares will be forfeited.

Termination for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated at any time by PG&E Corporation for cause before the Vesting Date, all of the Performance Shares will be cancelled as of the date of such termination and any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares will be forfeited.  In general, termination for “cause” means termination of employment because of dishonesty, a criminal offense or violation of a work rule, and will be determined by and in the sole discretion of PG&E Corporation.

 
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Termination other than for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause or Retirement before the Vesting Date, your outstanding Performance Shares will vest proportionally based on the number of months during the Performance Period that you were employed (rounded down) divided by the number of months in the Performance Period (36 months).  All other outstanding Performance Shares (and any associated accrued dividends) will be cancelled unless your termination of employment was in connection with a Change in Control as provided below. Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees.  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.
 
Retirement
If you retire before the Vesting Date, your outstanding Performance Shares will continue to vest as though your employment had continued and will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applicable to active employees.  At the same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.   Your termination of employment will be considered a Retirement if you are age 55 or older on the date of termination (other than termination for cause) and if you were employed by PG&E Corporation for at least five consecutive years ending on the date of termination of your employment.
 
Death/Disability
If your employment terminates due to your death or disability before the Vesting Date, all of your Performance Shares will immediately vest and will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees.  At that same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.
 
Termination Due to Disposition of Subsidiary
 If your employment is terminated (other than for cause, your voluntary termination, or Retirement) (1) by reason of a divestiture or change in control of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, which divestiture or change in control results in such subsidiary no longer qualifying as a subsidiary corporation under Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (2) coincident with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, then your outstanding Performance Shares will vest and be settled in the same manner as for a “Termination other than for Cause” described above.
 
 

 
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Change in Control
In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror ), may, without your consent, either assume or continue PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement.
If the Acquiror assumes or continues PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or substitutes a substantially equivalent award, Performance Shares will vest on the Vesting Date, and performance will be deemed to have been achieved at target, resulting in a payout percentage of 100%. Settlement will occur as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period.  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares over the Performance Period multiplied by a payout percentage of 100%.
 
If the Change in Control of PG&E Corporation occurs before the Vesting Date, and if this award is neither assumed nor continued by the Acquiror or if the Acquiror does not provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of the Change in Control.  Such vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period.  Performance will be deemed to have been achieved at target and the payout percentage will be 100%. At the same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares to the date of the Change in Control multiplied by a payout percentage of 100%.
 
Termination In Connection with a Change in Control
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within two years following the Change in Control, all of your outstanding Performance Shares (to the extent they did not previously vest upon failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this award) will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of termination of your employment.
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest in full and become nonforfeitable (including the portion that you would have otherwise forfeited based on the proration of vested Performance Shares through the date of termination of your employment) as of the date of the Change in Control.
 
Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date but no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees (which in this case will be deemed to be at target, consistent with the “Change in Control” section, above).  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.  PG&E Corporation has the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control.

 
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Withholding Taxes
The number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that you are otherwise entitled to receive upon settlement of your Performance Shares will be reduced by a number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, as determined by PG&E Corporation, equal to the amount of any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by PG&E Corporation in connection with the Performance Shares determined using the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates , including social security and Medicare taxes due under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the California State Disability Insurance tax (“ Withholding Taxes”).  If the withheld shares were not sufficient to satisfy your minimum Withholding Taxes, you will be required to pay, as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Withholding Taxes that is not satisfied by the withholding of shares described above .
 
Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment.  See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.

No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
 
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.




 
 
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Exhibit 10.7
 
PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

PG&E CORPORATION , a California corporation, hereby grants Restricted Stock Units to the Recipient named below.  The Restricted Stock Units have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “LTIP”).  The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Units are set forth in this cover sheet and in the attached Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
 
Date of Grant:                                March 2, 2015
 
Name of Recipient:                         ANTHONY F. EARLEY, JR.                                                                                  
 
Recipient’s Participant ID:                XXXXXXXX                                                                       
 
Number of Restricted Stock Units:     56,180                                                                        

 
By accepting this award, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement. You and PG&E Corporation agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of the attached Agreement.  You are also acknowledging receipt of this award, the attached Agreement, and a copy of the prospectus describing the LTIP and the Restricted Stock Units dated March 2, 2015, and any supplements to that prospectus.
 
If, for any reason, you wish to not accept this award, please notify PG&E Corporation in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this award at ATTN: LTIP Administrator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, N2T, San Francisco, 94105.
 


 

 

 

 


Attachment
 

 
 

 

PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
 
The LTIP and Other Agreements
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and PG&E Corporation regarding the Restricted Stock Units, subject to the terms of the LTIP.  Any prior agreements, commitments, or negotiations are superseded.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the LTIP, the LTIP will govern.  Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement are defined in the LTIP.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the PG&E Corporation Officer Severance Policy or the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy, this Agreement will govern. For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation means employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
 
Grant of Restricted Stock Units
PG&E Corporation grants you the number of Restricted Stock Units shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement.  The Restricted Stock Units are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LTIP.
 
Vesting of Restricted Stock Units
As long as you remain employed with PG&E Corporation, the total number of Restricted Stock Units originally subject to this Agreement, as shown on the cover sheet, will vest in accordance with the below vesting schedule (the “Normal Vesting Schedule”).
 
       March 1, 2016 – one-third of the Restricted Stock Units
 
       March 1, 2017 – one-third of the Restricted Stock Units
 
       March 1, 2018 – one third of the Restricted Stock Units
 
The amounts payable upon each vesting date are hereby designated separate payments for purposes of Code Section 409A.  Except as described below, all Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement which have not vested upon termination of your employment will then be cancelled. As set forth below, the Restricted Stock Units may vest earlier upon the occurrence of certain events.
 
Dividends
Restricted Stock Units will accrue Dividend Equivalents in the event cash dividends are paid with respect to PG&E Corporation common stock having a record date prior to the date on which the Restricted Stock Units are settled.  Such Dividend Equivalents will be converted into cash and paid, if at all, upon settlement of the underlying Restricted Stock Units.

 
 

 
Settlement
Vested Restricted Stock Units will be settled in an equal number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, subject to the satisfaction of Withholding Taxes, as described below.  PG&E Corporation will issue shares as soon as practicable after the Restricted Stock Units vest in accordance with the Normal Vesting Schedule (but not later than sixty (60) days after the applicable vesting date); provided, however, that such issuance will, if earlier, be made with respect to all of your outstanding vested Restricted Stock Units (after giving effect to the vesting provisions described below) as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the earliest to occur of your (1) Disability (as defined under Code Section 409A), (2) death or (3) “separation from service,” within the meaning of Code Section 409A within 2 years following a Change in Control.
 
Voluntary Termination
In the event of your voluntary termination (other than Retirement), all unvested Restricted Stock Units will be cancelled on the date of termination.
 
Retirement
In the event of your Retirement, unvested Restricted Stock Units will continue to vest and be settled pursuant to the Normal Vesting Schedule (without regard to the requirement that you be employed), subject to the earlier settlement provisions of this Agreement; provided, however that in the event of your Retirement within 2 years following a Change in Control, all of your Restricted Stock Units will vest and be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of such Retirement.  Your termination of employment will be considered Retirement if you are both age 55 or older on the date of termination (other than termination for cause) and if you were employed by PG&E Corporation for at least five consecutive years ending on the date of termination of your employment.
 
Termination for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated at any time by PG&E Corporation for cause, all unvested Restricted Stock Units will be cancelled on the date of termination.
For these purposes, “cause” means when PG&E Corporation, acting in good faith based upon information then known to it, determines that you have engaged in, committed, or are responsible for, (1) serious misconduct, gross negligence, theft, or fraud against PG&E Corporation and/or its affiliates, (2) refusal or unwillingness to perform your duties; (3) inappropriate conduct in violation of PG&E Corporation’s equal employment opportunity policy; (4) conduct which reflects adversely upon, or making any remarks disparaging of, PG&E Corporation, its Board of Directors, Officers, or employees, or its affiliates or subsidiaries; (5) insubordination; (6) any willful act that is likely to have the effect of injuring the reputation, business, or business relationships of PG&E Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (7) violation of any fiduciary duty; or (8) breach of any duty of loyalty.

 
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Termination other than for Cause
Upon your termination (other than termination for cause, voluntary termination, Retirement, termination due to death or Disability, or termination in connection with a Change in Control) additional Restricted Stock Units will continue to vest (as if you continued to be employed by PG&E Corporation) such that the total number of vested Restricted Stock Units (including Restricted Stock Units, if any, that vested prior to the date of termination) will be equal to the greater of (1) the actual number of vested Restricted Stock Units or (2) the number determined by multiplying the total number of Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement by the number of your days of service with PG&E Corporation in the Normal Vesting Schedule (through the date of termination), divided by the potential number of days of service in the Normal Vesting Schedule.  All other unvested Restricted Stock Units will be cancelled upon such termination.  Vested Restricted Stock Units will continue to be settled and paid on the same time schedule and at the rate that would be normally applicable (absent your termination of employment) until the pro-rated amount (if any) is exhausted.
 
Death/Disability
In the event of your death or Disability while you are employed, all of your Restricted Stock Units will vest and be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of such event.  If your death or Disability occurs following the termination of your employment and your Restricted Stock Units are then outstanding under the terms hereof, then all of your vested Restricted Stock Units plus any Restricted Stock Units that would have otherwise vested during any continued vesting period hereunder will be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of your death or Disability.
 
Termination Due to Disposition of Subsidiary
If your employment is terminated (other than for cause, your voluntary termination, or your Retirement) (1) by reason of a divestiture or change in control of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, which divestiture or change in control results in such subsidiary no longer qualifying as a subsidiary corporation under Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or (2) coincident with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, then your Restricted Stock Units will vest and be settled in the same manner as for a “Termination other than for Cause” described above.
 
Change in Control
In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror ), may, without your consent, either assume or continue PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Agreement.
 
If the Restricted Stock Units are neither assumed nor continued by the Acquiror or if the Acquiror does not provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Restricted Stock Units, all of your unvested Restricted Stock Units will vest immediately preceding and contingent on, the Change in Control and be settled in accordance with the Normal Vesting Schedule, subject to the earlier settlement provisions of this Agreement.

 
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Termination In Connection
with a Change in Control
If you separate from service (other than termination for cause, your voluntary termination, or your Retirement) in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs, all of your outstanding Restricted Stock Units (including Restricted Stock Units that you would have otherwise forfeited after the end of the continued vesting period) will vest on the date of the Change in Control and will be settled in accordance with the Normal Vesting Schedule (without regard to the requirement that you be employed) subject to the earlier settlement provisions of this Agreement.
 
In the event of such a separation in connection with a Change in Control within two years following the Change in Control, your Restricted Stock Units (to the extent they did not previously vest upon, for example, failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this award) will vest on the date of such separation and will be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of such separation.  PG&E Corporation has the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control
 
Delay
PG&E Corporation will delay the issuance of any shares of common stock to the extent it is necessary to comply with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code (relating to payments made to certain “key employees” of certain publicly-traded companies); in such event, any shares of common stock to which you would otherwise be entitled during the six (6) month period following the date of your “separation from service” under Section 409A (or shorter period ending on the date of your death following such separation) will instead be issued on the first business day following the expiration of the applicable delay period.
 
Withholding Taxes
The number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that you are otherwise entitled to receive upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units will be reduced by a number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, as determined by PG&E Corporation, equal to the amount of any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by PG&E Corporation in connection with the Restricted Stock Units determined using the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates , including social security and Medicare taxes due under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the California State Disability Insurance tax (“ Withholding Taxes”).  If the withheld shares were not sufficient to satisfy your minimum Withholding Taxes, you will be required to pay, as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Withholding Taxes that is not satisfied by the withholding of shares described above .
 

 
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Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment.  See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the leave of absence exceeds six (6) months, and a return to service upon expiration of such leave is not guaranteed by statute or contract, then you will be deemed to have had a “separation from service” for purposes of any Restricted Stock Units that are settled hereunder upon such separation.  To the extent an authorized leave of absence is due to a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of at least six (6) months and such impairment causes you to be unable to perform the duties of your position of employment or any substantially similar position of employment, the six (6) month period in the prior sentence will be twenty-nine (29) months.
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.
 
Voting and Other Rights
You will not have voting rights with respect to the Restricted Stock Units until the date the underlying shares are issued (as evidenced by appropriate entry on the books of PG&E Corporation or its duly authorized transfer agent).
 
No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
 
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.


 
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Exhibit 10.8
 

 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD - FINANCIAL
 
PG&E CORPORATION , a California corporation, hereby grants Performance Shares to the Recipient named below.  The Performance Shares have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “LTIP”).  The terms and conditions of the Performance Shares are set forth in this cover sheet and the attached Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
 
Date of Grant:                                March 2, 2015
 
Name of Recipient:                         ANTHONY F. EARLEY, JR.                                                                                     
 
Recipient’s Participant ID:              XXXXXXX                                                                        
 
Number of Performance Shares:     54,946                                                                    

 
By accepting this award, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement.  You and PG&E Corporation agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of the attached Agreement.  You are also acknowledging receipt of this award, the attached Agreement, and a copy of the prospectus describing the LTIP and the Performance Shares dated March 2, 2015, and any supplements to that Prospectus.
 
If, for any reason, you wish to not accept this award, please notify PG&E Corporation in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this award at ATTN: LTIP Administrator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, N2T, San Francisco, 94105.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Attachment
 

 


 
 
 

 

PG&E CORPORATION 2014
 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT- FINANCIAL
 
The LTIP and Other Agreements
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and PG&E Corporation regarding the Performance Shares, subject to the terms of the LTIP.  Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations are superseded.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the LTIP, the LTIP will govern.  Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement are defined in the LTIP. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the PG&E Corporation Officer Severance Policy or the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy, this Agreement will govern.  The LTIP provides the Committee with discretion to adjust the performance award formula.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation means employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
 
Grant of
Performance Shares
PG&E Corporation grants you the number of Performance Shares shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement (the “Performance Shares”).  The Performance Shares are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LTIP.
 
Vesting of Performance Shares
 
 
 
As long as you remain employed with PG&E Corporation, the Performance Shares will vest upon, and to the extent of, the Committee’s certification of the extent to which performance goals have been attained for this award, which certification will occur on or after January 1 but before March 15 of the third year following the calendar year of grant specified in the cover sheet (the “Vesting Date”).  Except as described below, all Performance Shares that have not vested will be cancelled upon termination of your employment.
 
Settlement in Shares/
Performance Goals
 
 
 
 
Vested Performance Shares will be settled in shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, subject to the satisfaction of Withholding Taxes, as described below.  The number of shares you are entitled to receive will be calculated by multiplying the number of vested Performance Shares by the “rounded payout percentage” determined as follows (except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement), rounded to the nearest whole number:

 
Upon the Vesting Date, PG&E Corporation’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) will be compared to the TSR of the fourteen other companies in PG&E Corporation’s comparator group 1 for the prior three calendar years, consisting of 2015, 2016, and 2017 (the “Performance Period”). 1   Subject to rounding considerations, if PG&E Corporation’s TSR falls below the 25 th percentile of the comparator group the payout percentage will be 0%; if PG&E Corporation’s TSR is at the 25 th percentile, the payout percentage will be 25%; if PG&E Corporation’s TSR is at the 60 th percentile, the payout percentage will be 100%; and if PG&E Corporation’s TSR is in the 90 th percentile or higher, the payout percentage will be 200%.  The following table sets forth those rounded payout percentages for the TSR rankings that could be achieved by companies within the comparator group:
 
1      The current Performance Comparator Group consists of the following companies:  Ameren Corporation, American Electric Power, CMS Energy, Consolidated Edison, Inc., DTE Energy, Duke Energy, Edison International, NiSource, Inc., Northeast Utilities, Pinnacle West Capital, SCANA Corp., Southern Company, Wisconsin Energy Corporation, and Xcel Energy, Inc.  PG&E Corporation reserves the right to change the companies comprising the comparator group and the resulting payout percentage table in accordance with the rules established by PG&E Corporation in connection with this award.
 

 
 
 

 
Number of Companies in
Total (Including PG&E Corporation)  - 14
 
Rank
Performance Percentile
Rounded Payout
     
1
100%
200%
2
92%
200%
 
90%
200%
3
86%
186%
4
79%
162%
5
71%
138%
6
64%
114%
 
60%
100%
7
57%
94%
8
50%
79%
9
43%
63%
10
36%
48%
11
29%
33%
 
25%
25%
12
21%
0%
13
14%
0%
14
7%
0%

 
 
If PG&E Corporation’s TSR performance is between the 25 th percentile and the target, or between the target and the 90 th percentile, the rounded payout percentage is determined by straight-line interpolation between the performance percentile associated with each comparator rank and between the rounded payouts associated with each performance percentile (including the 20 th , 60 th , and 90 th percentiles) as shown in above table, rounded down to the nearest whole number.  The payout percentage, if any, will be determined as soon as practicable following the date that the Committee (or a subcommittee of that Committee) or an equivalent body certifies the extent to which performance goals have been attained, pursuant to Section 10.5(a) of the LTIP.  PG&E Corporation will issue shares as soon as practicable after such determination, but no earlier than the Vesting Date, and not later than March 15 of the calendar year following completion of the Performance Period.
 
2    TSR will be measured by comparing the average per share closing price of PG&E Corporation common stock during the 20 trading days before the beginning and the end of the Performance Period.
 
 
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Dividends
Each time that PG&E Corporation declares a dividend on its shares of common stock, an amount equal to the dividend multiplied by the number of Performance Shares granted to you by this Agreement will be accrued on your behalf.  If you receive a Performance Share settlement in accordance with the preceding paragraph, at that same time you also will receive a cash payment equal to the amount of any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares over the Performance Period multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.
 
Voluntary Termination
If you terminate your employment with PG&E Corporation voluntarily before the Vesting Date (other than for Retirement), all of the Performance Shares will be cancelled as of the date of such termination and any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares will be forfeited.
 
Termination for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated at any time by PG&E Corporation for cause before the Vesting Date, all of the Performance Shares will be cancelled as of the date of such termination and any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares will be forfeited.
 
For these purposes, “cause” means when PG&E Corporation, acting in good faith based upon information then known to it, determines that you have engaged in, committed, or are responsible for, (1) serious misconduct, gross negligence, theft, or fraud against PG&E Corporation and/or its affiliates, (2) refusal or unwillingness to perform your duties; (3) inappropriate conduct in violation of PG&E Corporation’s equal employment opportunity policy; (4) conduct which reflects adversely upon, or making any remarks disparaging of, PG&E Corporation, its Board of Directors, Officers, or employees, or its affiliates or subsidiaries; (5) insubordination; (6) any willful act that is likely to have the effect of injuring the reputation, business, or business relationships of PG&E Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (7) violation of any fiduciary duty; or (8) breach of any duty of loyalty.

Termination other than for Cause
Upon your termination (other than termination for cause, voluntary termination, Retirement, termination due to death or Disability, or termination in connection with a Change in Control) the number of vested Performance Shares will equal the number of Performance Shares subject to this Agreement, multiplied by the number of your days of service with PG&E Corporation in the vesting period (through the date of termination), divided by the potential number of days of service in the vesting period.  All other outstanding Performance Shares (and associated accrued dividends) will be cancelled upon such termination. Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees. At the time of settlement you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.

 
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Retirement
If you retire before the Vesting Date, your outstanding Performance Shares will continue to vest as though your employment had continued and will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applicable to active employees.  At the same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.   Your termination of employment will be considered a Retirement if you are age 55 or older on the date of termination (other than termination for cause) and if you were employed by PG&E Corporation for at least five consecutive years ending on the date of termination of your employment.
 
Death/Disability
If your employment terminates due to your death or disability before the Vesting Date, all of your Performance Shares will immediately vest and will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees.  At that same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any
.
Termination Due to Disposition of Subsidiary
If your employment is terminated (other than for cause, your voluntary termination, or Retirement) (1) by reason of a divestiture or change in control of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, which divestiture or change in control results in such subsidiary no longer qualifying as a subsidiary corporation under Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (2) coincident with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, then your outstanding Performance Shares will vest and be settled in the same manner as for a “Termination other than for Cause” described above.
 
Change in Control
In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror ), may, without your consent, either assume or continue PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement.
 
If the Acquiror assumes or continues PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or substitutes a substantially equivalent award, TSR will be calculated by combining (a) the TSR of PG&E Corporation for the period from January 1 of the year of grant to the date of the Change in Control, and (b) the TSR of the Acquiror from the date of the Change in Control to the last day of the Performance Period.   The number of shares, if any, you are entitled to receive upon settlement of the assumed, continued or substituted Performance Share award will be determined based on the rounded payout percentage reflected in the table set forth above for the highest percentile TSR performance met or exceeded when calculated on that basis, and considering any adjustments to the comparator group. Settlement will occur as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period.  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares over the Performance Period multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.
 
If the Change in Control of PG&E Corporation occurs before the Vesting Date, and if this award is neither assumed nor continued by the Acquiror or if the Acquiror does not provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of the Change in Control.  Such vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period.  The payout percentage, if any, will be based on TSR for the period from January 1 of the year of grant to the date of the Change in Control compared to the TSR of the other companies in PG&E Corporation’s comparator group for the same period. At the same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares to the date of the Change in Control multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.

 
 
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Termination In Connection with a Change in Control
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within two years following the Change in Control, all of your outstanding Performance Shares (to the extent they did not previously vest upon failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this award) will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of termination of your employment.
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest in full and become nonforfeitable (including the portion that you would have otherwise forfeited based on the proration of vested Performance Shares through the date of termination of your employment) as of the date of the Change in Control.
 
Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees.  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.  PG&E Corporation has the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control.
 
 
The number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that you are otherwise entitled to receive upon settlement of your Performance Shares will be reduced by a number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, as determined by PG&E Corporation, equal to the amount of any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by PG&E Corporation in connection with the Performance Shares determined using the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates , including social security and Medicare taxes due under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the California State Disability Insurance tax (“ Withholding Taxes”).  If the withheld shares were not sufficient to satisfy your minimum Withholding Taxes, you will be required to pay, as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Withholding Taxes that is not satisfied by the withholding of shares described above .
 
Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment.  See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.

No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
 
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.
 
Termination In Connection with a
Change in Control
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within two years following the Change in Control, all of your outstanding Performance Shares (to the extent they did not previously vest upon failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this award) will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of termination of your employment.
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest in full and become nonforfeitable (including the portion that you would have otherwise forfeited based on the proration of vested Performance Shares through the date of termination of your employment) as of the date of the Change in Control.
 
Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees.  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.  PG&E Corporation has the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control.

 
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Withholding Taxes
The number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that you are otherwise entitled to receive upon settlement of your Performance Shares will be reduced by a number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, as determined by PG&E Corporation, equal to the amount of any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by PG&E Corporation in connection with the Performance Shares determined using the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates , including social security and Medicare taxes due under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the California State Disability Insurance tax (“ Withholding Taxes”).  If the withheld shares were not sufficient to satisfy your minimum Withholding Taxes, you will be required to pay, as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Withholding Taxes that is not satisfied by the withholding of shares described above .
 
Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment.  See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.

No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
 
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.



 
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Exhibit 10.9
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
2014 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARD – SAFETY AND AFFORDABILITY
 
PG&E CORPORATION , a California corporation, hereby grants Performance Shares to the Recipient named below.  The Performance Shares have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “LTIP”).  The terms and conditions of the Performance Shares are set forth in this cover sheet and the attached Performance Share Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
 
Date of Grant:                                March 2, 2015
 
Name of Recipient:                         ANTHONY F. EARLEY, JR.                                                                                     
 
Recipient’s Participant ID:                   XXXXXX                                                                    
 
Number of Performance Shares:           14,045                                                                 

 
By accepting this award, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement.  You and PG&E Corporation agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of the attached Agreement.  You are also acknowledging receipt of this award, the attached Agreement, and a copy of the prospectus describing the LTIP and the Performance Shares dated March 2, 2015, and any supplements to that Prospectus.
 
If, for any reason, you wish to not accept this award, please notify PG&E Corporation in writing within 30 calendar days of the date of this award at ATTN: LTIP Administrator, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, N2T, San Francisco, 94105.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Attachment
 

 

 

 
 

 

PG&E CORPORATION 2014
 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
PERFORMANCE SHARE AGREEMENT
SAFETY AND AFFORDABILITY
 

 
The LTIP and Other Agreements
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and PG&E Corporation regarding the Performance Shares, subject to the terms of the LTIP.  Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations are superseded.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the LTIP, the LTIP will govern.  Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement are defined in the LTIP. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the PG&E Corporation Officer Severance Policy or the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy, this Agreement will govern.  The LTIP provides the Committee with discretion to adjust the performance award formula.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation means employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
 
Grant of
Performance Shares
PG&E Corporation grants you the number of Performance Shares shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement (the “Performance Shares”).  The Performance Shares are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LTIP.
 
Vesting of Performance Shares
 
As long as you remain employed with PG&E Corporation, the Performance Shares will vest upon, and to the extent of, the Committee’s certification of the extent to which performance goals have been attained for this award, which certification will occur on or after January 1 but before March 15 of the third year following the calendar year of grant specified in the cover sheet (the “Vesting Date”).  Except as described below, all Performance Shares that have not vested will be cancelled upon termination of your employment.
 
Settlement in Shares/
Performance Goals
Vested Performance Shares will be settled in shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, subject to the satisfaction of Withholding Taxes, as described below.  The number of shares you are entitled to receive will be calculated by multiplying the number of vested Performance Shares by the “payout percentage” determined as follows (except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement), rounded to the nearest whole number:
 
 
Fifty percent of the Performance Shares have a safety performance goal and resulting payout percentage, and the other fifty percent of the Performance Shares have an Affordability performance goal and resulting payout percentage.  Subject to rounding considerations, in each case, if performance is below threshold,  the payout percentage will be 0%; if performance is at threshold, the payout percentage will be 25%; if performance is at target, the payout percentage will be 100%; and if performance is at or better than maximum, the payout percentage will be 200%.  The actual payout percentage for performance between threshold and maximum will be determined based on linear interpolation between the payout percentages for threshold and target, or target and maximum, as appropriate.
 

 
 

 
 
The measures and goals are discussed in more detail below:
 
Safety - At the end of 2017, PG&E Corporation’s lost workday (“LWD”) case rate (“LWD Rate”) for that year will be measured as the number of LWD cases incurred per 200,000 hours worked during 2017. LWD cases will be measured in the same manner as for the 2015 Short-Term Incentive Plan, will include OSHA recordable incidents that result in loss of work, and will exclude fatalities.  Threshold performance is 0.311, target performance is 0.247, and maximum performance is 0.207.
 
Affordability - PG&E Corporation’s affordability performance will be measured as the reduction in standard rate case expense for unitized work and support operations and maintenance costs over the three calendar years prior to the normal Vesting Date (the “Performance Period”), as compared to escalated actual costs in these areas for 2014 (“Affordability”), as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, in accordance with the terms adopted by the Committee at its February 17, 2015 meeting.  Threshold performance is $75 million, target performance is $100 million, and maximum performance is $200 million.
 
The final payout percentage, if any, will be determined as soon as practicable following the date that the Committee (or a subcommittee of that Committee) or an equivalent body certifies the extent to which the performance goals have been attained, pursuant to Section 10.5(a) of the LTIP.  PG&E Corporation will issue shares as soon as practicable after such determination, but no earlier than the Vesting Date, and not later than March 15 of the calendar year following completion of the Performance Period.
 
Dividends
Each time that PG&E Corporation declares a dividend on its shares of common stock, an amount equal to the dividend multiplied by the number of Performance Shares granted to you by this Agreement will be accrued on your behalf.  If you receive a Performance Share settlement in accordance with the preceding paragraph, at that same time you also will receive a cash payment equal to the amount of any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares over the Performance Period multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.
 
Voluntary Termination
If you terminate your employment with PG&E Corporation voluntarily before the Vesting Date (other than for Retirement), all of the Performance Shares will be cancelled as of the date of such termination and any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares will be forfeited.

 
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Termination for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated at any time by PG&E Corporation for cause before the Vesting Date, all of the Performance Shares will be cancelled as of the date of such termination and any dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares will be forfeited.
 
For these purposes, “cause” means when PG&E Corporation, acting in good faith based upon information then known to it, determines that you have engaged in, committed, or are responsible for, (1) serious misconduct, gross negligence, theft, or fraud against PG&E Corporation and/or its affiliates, (2) refusal or unwillingness to perform your duties; (3) inappropriate conduct in violation of PG&E Corporation’s equal employment opportunity policy; (4) conduct which reflects adversely upon, or making any remarks disparaging of, PG&E Corporation, its Board of Directors, Officers, or employees, or its affiliates or subsidiaries; (5) insubordination; (6) any willful act that is likely to have the effect of injuring the reputation, business, or business relationships of PG&E Corporation or its subsidiaries or affiliates; (7) violation of any fiduciary duty; or (8) breach of any duty of loyalty.

Termination other than for Cause
Upon your termination (other than termination for cause, voluntary termination, Retirement, termination due to death or Disability, or termination in connection with a Change in Control) the number of vested Performance Shares will equal the number of Performance Shares subject to this Agreement, multiplied by the number of your days of service with PG&E Corporation in the vesting period (through the date of termination), divided by the potential number of days of service in the vesting period.  All other outstanding Performance Shares (and associated accrued dividends) will be cancelled upon such termination. Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees. At the time of settlement you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.

Retirement
If you retire before the Vesting Date, your outstanding Performance Shares will continue to vest as though your employment had continued and will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applicable to active employees.  At the same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.   Your termination of employment will be considered a Retirement if you are age 55 or older on the date of termination (other than termination for cause) and if you were employed by PG&E Corporation for at least five consecutive years ending on the date of termination of your employment.
 
Death/Disability
If your employment terminates due to your death or disability before the Vesting Date, all of your Performance Shares will immediately vest and will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees.  At that same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.

 
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Termination Due to Disposition of Subsidiary
If your employment is terminated (other than for cause, your voluntary termination, or Retirement) (1) by reason of a divestiture or change in control of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, which divestiture or change in control results in such subsidiary no longer qualifying as a subsidiary corporation under Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (2) coincident with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, then your outstanding Performance Shares will vest and be settled in the same manner as for a “Termination other than for Cause” described above.
 
Change in Control
In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror ), may, without your consent, either assume or continue PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement.
If the Acquiror assumes or continues PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or substitutes a substantially equivalent award, Performance Shares will vest on the Vesting Date and performance will be deemed to have been achieved at target, resulting in a payout percentage of 100%.  Settlement will occur as soon as practicable after the Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period.  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares over the Performance Period multiplied by a payout percentage of 100%.
 
If the Change in Control of PG&E Corporation occurs before the Vesting Date, and if this award is neither assumed nor continued by the Acquiror or if the Acquiror does not provide a substantially equivalent award in substitution for the Performance Shares subject to this Agreement, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of the Change in Control.  Such vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date and no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period.  Performance will be deemed to have been achieved at target and the payout percentage will be 100%. At the same time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued with respect to your Performance Shares to the date of the Change in Control multiplied by a payout percentage of 100%.

 
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Termination In Connection
with a Change in Control
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within two years following the Change in Control, all of your outstanding Performance Shares (to the extent they did not previously vest upon failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this award) will vest and become nonforfeitable on the date of termination of your employment.
 
If your employment is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs, all of your outstanding Performance Shares will vest in full and become nonforfeitable (including the portion that you would have otherwise forfeited based on the proration of vested Performance Shares through the date of termination of your employment) as of the date of the Change in Control.
 
Your vested Performance Shares will be settled, if at all, as soon as practicable following the original Vesting Date but no later than March 15 of the year following completion of the Performance Period, based on the same payout percentage applied to active employees (which in this case will be deemed to be at target, consistent with the “Change in Control” section, above).  At that time you also will receive a cash payment, if any, equal to the amount of dividends accrued over the Performance Period with respect to your vested Performance Shares multiplied by the same payout percentage used to determine the number of shares you are entitled to receive, if any.  PG&E Corporation has the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control.
 
Withholding Taxes
The number of shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that you are otherwise entitled to receive upon settlement of your Performance Shares will be reduced by a number of shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value, as determined by PG&E Corporation, equal to the amount of any Federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld by PG&E Corporation in connection with the Performance Shares determined using the applicable minimum statutory withholding rates , including social security and Medicare taxes due under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the California State Disability Insurance tax (“ Withholding Taxes”).  If the withheld shares were not sufficient to satisfy your minimum Withholding Taxes, you will be required to pay, as soon as practicable, including through additional payroll withholding, any amount of the Withholding Taxes that is not satisfied by the withholding of shares described above .
 
Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment.  See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.

No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
 
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.



 
 
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EXHIBIT 12.1

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

4  

 

$

1,433  

$

866  

$

811  

$

845  

$

1,121  

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

(92)

 

 

384  

 

326  

 

298  

 

480  

 

574  

Fixed charges

 

249  

 

 

1,176  

 

971  

 

891  

 

880  

 

799  

Total earnings

$

161  

 

$

2,993  

$

2,163  

$

2,000  

$

2,205  

$

2,494  

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  and long-term debt, net

$

235  

 

$

1,125  

$

917  

$

834  

$

824  

$

731  

Interest on capital leases

 

1  

 

 

6  

 

7  

 

9  

 

16  

 

18  

AFUDC debt

 

13  

 

 

45  

 

47  

 

48  

 

40  

 

50  

Total fixed charges

$

249  

 

$

1,176  

$

971  

$

891  

$

880  

$

799  

Ratios of earnings to fixed char ges

 

0.65  

(1)

 

2.55  

 

2.23  

 

2.24  

 

2.51  

 

3.12  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges indicates that an additional $88 million of earnings would be required to reach a one-to-one ratio .

 

Note:

For the purpose of computing Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s ratios of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” represent net income adjusted for the income or loss from equity investees of less than 100% owned affiliates, equity in undistributed income or lo sses of less than 50% owned affiliates, income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest).  “Fixed charges” include interest on long-term debt and short-term borrowings (including a representative portion of rental expense), amortization of b ond premium, discount and expense, interest on capital leases, AFUDC debt, and earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend requirements.  Fixed charges exclude interest on tax liabilities.

 


EXHIBIT 12.2

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

Year ended December 31,

(in millions)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

4  

 

$

1,433  

$

866  

$

811  

$

845  

$

1,121  

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

(92)

 

 

384  

 

326  

 

298  

 

480  

 

574  

Fixed charges

 

249  

 

 

1,176  

 

971  

 

891  

 

880  

 

799  

Total earnings

$

161  

 

$

2,993  

$

2,163  

$

2,000  

$

2,205  

$

2,494  

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and long-term debt, net

$

235  

 

$

1,125  

$

917  

$

834  

$

824  

$

731  

Interest on capital leases

 

1  

 

 

6  

 

7  

 

9  

 

16  

 

18  

AFUDC debt

 

13  

 

 

45  

 

47  

 

48  

 

40  

 

50  

Total fixed charges

$

249  

 

$

1,176  

$

971  

$

891  

$

880  

$

799  

Preferred stock dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax deductible dividends

$

2  

 

$

9  

$

9  

$

9  

$

9  

$

9  

Pre-tax earnings required to cover 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

non-tax deductible preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

stock dividend requirements

 

1  

 

 

6  

 

7  

 

7  

 

8  

 

7  

Total preferred stock dividends

 

3  

 

 

15  

 

16  

 

16  

 

17  

 

16  

Total combined fixed charges and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred stock dividends

$

252  

 

$

1,191  

$

987  

$

907  

$

897  

$

815  

Ratios of earnings to combined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  fixed charges and preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  stock dividends

 

0.64  

(1)

 

2.51  

 

2.19  

 

2.21  

 

2.46  

 

3.06  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and prefe rred stock dividends indicates that an additional $ 91 million of earnings would be required to reach a one-to-one ratio .

 

Note:

For the purpose of computing Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, “earnings” represent net income adjusted for the income or loss from equity investees of less than 100% owned affiliates, equity in undistributed income or losses of less than 50% owned affiliates, income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest).  “Fixed charges” include interest on long-term debt and short-term borrowings (including a representative portion of rental expense), amortization of bond premium, discount and ex pense, interest on capital leases, AFUDC debt, and earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend requirements. “Preferred stock dividends” represent tax deductible dividends and pre-tax earnings that are required to pay the dividends on outstandi ng preferred securities.  Fixed charges exclude interest on tax liabilities.

 


EXHIBIT 12.3

PG&E CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in millions)

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

34  

 

$

1,450  

$

828  

$

830  

$

858  

$

1,113  

Income tax provision (benefit)

 

(93)

 

 

345  

 

268  

 

237  

 

440  

 

547  

Fixed charges

 

256  

 

 

1,206  

 

1,012  

 

931  

 

919  

 

850  

Pre-tax earnings required to cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the preferred stock dividend of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated subsidiaries

 

(4)

 

 

(15)

 

(16)

 

(15)

 

(17)

 

(16)

Total earnings

$

193  

 

$

2,986  

$

2,092  

$

1,983  

$

2,200  

$

2,494  

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on short-term borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and long-term debt, net

$

238  

 

$

1,140  

$

942  

$

859  

$

846  

$

766  

Interest on capital leases

 

1  

 

 

6  

 

7  

 

9  

 

16  

 

18  

AFUDC debt

 

13  

 

 

45  

 

47  

 

48  

 

40  

 

50  

Pre-tax earnings required to cover

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    the preferred stock dividend of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated subsidiaries

 

4  

 

 

15  

 

16  

 

15  

 

17  

 

16  

Total fixed charges

$

256  

 

$

1,206  

$

1,012  

$

931  

$

919  

$

850  

Ratios of earnings to fixed charges

 

0.75  

(1)

 

2.48  

 

2.07  

 

2.13  

 

2.39  

 

2.93  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) The ratio of earnings to fixed charges indicates that an additional $ 63 million of earnings would be required to reach a one-to-one ratio.

 

Note:

For the purpose of computing PG&E Corporation's rati os of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” represent income from continuing operations adjusted for income taxes, fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest), and pre-tax earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend of consolidated subs idiar ies.  “Fixed charges” include interest on long-term debt and short-term borrowings (including a representative portion of rental expense), amortization of bond premium, discount and expense, interest on capital leases, AFUDC debt, and earnings required to cover preferred stock dividends of consolidated subsidiaries.  Fixed charges exclude interest on tax liabilities.


Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Anthony F. Earley, Jr., certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 of PG&E Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
Date: April 29, 2015
 
ANTHONY F. EARLEY, JR.
 
Anthony F. Earley, Jr.
 
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President

 
 

 


CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Kent M. Harvey, certify that:

1.  
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 of PG&E Corporation;

2.  
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
Date: April 29, 2015
 
KENT M. HARVEY
 
Kent M. Harvey
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Christopher P. Johns, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 of Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
Date: April 29, 2015
 
CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
 
Christopher P. Johns
 
President

 
 

 


CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Dinyar B. Mistry, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 of Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.  
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.  
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.  
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.  
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
Date: April 29, 2015
 
DINYAR B. MISTRY
 
Dinyar B. Mistry
 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller



Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PG&E Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Anthony F. Earley, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

                 (1)
the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
     
                 (2)
the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PG&E Corporation.
 
     



    
 
 
ANTHONY F. EARLEY, JR.
 
ANTHONY F. EARLEY, JR.
 
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
   

April 29, 2015


 
 

 


CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PG&E Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Kent M. Harvey, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

                 (1)
the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
     
                 (2)
the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PG&E Corporation.
 
     



   
 
KENT M. HARVEY
 
KENT M. HARVEY
 
Senior Vice President and
 
Chief Financial Officer

April 29, 2015


Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Christopher P. Johns, President of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

               (1)
the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
     
                (2)
the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.







   
 
CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
 
CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
                               
President
April 29, 2015





 
 

 

 
 
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Dinyar B. Mistry, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

                (1)
the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
     
                (2)
the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.




   
 
DINYAR B. MISTRY
 
DINYAR B. MISTRY
 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller
   
April 29, 2015