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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from ___________ to __________
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Commission
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Exact Name of
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IRS Employer
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1-12609
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PG&E Corporation
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California
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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California
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PG&E Corporation
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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77 Beale Street
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94177
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San Francisco,
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94177
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PG&E Corporation
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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973-1000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common stock, no par value
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PCG
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The New York Stock Exchange
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PCGU
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The New York Stock Exchange
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First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% series A redeemable
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PCG-PE
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NYSE American LLC
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First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5% redeemable
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NYSE American LLC
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First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.80% redeemable
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NYSE American LLC
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First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 4.50% redeemable
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NYSE American LLC
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NYSE American LLC
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First preferred stock, cumulative, par value $25 per share, 5.50% nonredeemable
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NYSE American LLC
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PG&E CORPORATION AND
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
GLOSSARY
The following terms and abbreviations appearing in the text of this report have the meanings indicated below.
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2020 Form 10-K
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PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020
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AB
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Assembly bill
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ALJ
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Administrative Law Judge
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ARO
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asset retirement obligation
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ASU
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accounting standard update issued by the FASB
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Backstop Commitment Letters
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the Chapter 11 Plan Backstop Commitment Letters entered into by PG&E Corporation and the Backstop Parties dated as of March 6, 2020, as amended
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Backstop Party (Parties)
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a third-party investor party to a Backstop Commitment Letter
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Bankruptcy Code
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the United States Bankruptcy Code
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Bankruptcy Court
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the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California
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CAISO
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California Independent System Operator
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Cal Fire
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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
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CCA
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Community Choice Aggregator
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CEMA
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Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account
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Chapter 11
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chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Code
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Chapter 11 Cases
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the voluntary cases commenced by each of PG&E Corporation and the Utility under Chapter 11 on January 29, 2019
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CHT
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customer harm threshold
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Confirmation Order
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the order confirming PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s and the Shareholder Proponents’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, dated as of June 20, 2020 with the Bankruptcy Court
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CPE
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Central Procurement Entity
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CPPMA
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COVID-19 Pandemic Protections Memorandum Account
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CPUC
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California Public Utilities Commission
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CRRs
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congestion revenue rights
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Diablo Canyon
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Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant
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DTSC
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Department of Toxic Substances Control
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Effective Date
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July 1, 2020, the effective date of the Plan in the Chapter 11 Cases
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EIR
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electric incident report
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EMANI
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European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance
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EO
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executive order
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EOEP
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Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement Process
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EPS
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earnings per common share
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Exchange Act
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
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FASB
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Financial Accounting Standards Board
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FERC
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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FHPMA
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Fire Hazard Prevention Memorandum Account
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Fire Victim Trust
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trust established pursuant to the Plan for the benefit of holders of the Fire Victim Claims into which the Aggregate Fire Victim Consideration (as defined in the Plan) has been, and will continue to be funded
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FRMMA
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Fire Risk Mitigation Memorandum Account
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GAAP
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U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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GO
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General Order
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GRC
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general rate case
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GT&S
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gas transmission and storage
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HSM
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Hazardous Substance Memorandum Account
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investor-owned utility(ies)
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IRS
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Internal Revenue Service
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Lakeside Building
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300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, California 94612
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LSE
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load serving entity
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MW
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1 Megawatt (MW) = One thousand kilowatts
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MWh
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1 Megawatt-Hour (MWh) = One megawatt continuously for one hour
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MD&A
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth in Item 2 of this Form 10-Q
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MGP(s)
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manufactured gas plants
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Monitor
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third-party monitor retained as part of its compliance with the sentencing terms of the Utility’s January 27, 2017 federal criminal conviction
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NAV
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net asset value
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NBC
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non-bypassable charge
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NDCTP
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Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding
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NEIL
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Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited
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NEM
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net energy metering
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NRC
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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OEIS
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On July 1, 2021, the Wildfire Safety Division became the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety. For consistency, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q uses “OEIS” to refer to both.
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OII
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order instituting investigation
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OIR
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order instituting rulemaking
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PERA
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Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico
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POD
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Presiding Officer’s Decision
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proposed decision
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Petition Date
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the Plan
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Debtors’ and Shareholder Proponents’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, dated June 19, 2020
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PSPS
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Public Safety Power Shutoff
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RA
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resource adequacy
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ROE
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return on equity
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RTBA
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Risk Transfer Balancing Account
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RUBA
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Residential Uncollectibles Balancing Account
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SB
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Senate Bill
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SEC
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Securities Act
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The Securities Act of 1933, as amended
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SED
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Safety and Enforcement Division of the CPUC
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SFGO
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office space generally located at 25 Beale Street, 45 Beale Street, 77 Beale Street, 50 Main Street, 215 Market Street, and 245 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105, and associated properties owned by the Utility
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ShareCo
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PG&E ShareCo LLC, a limited liability company whose sole member is PG&E Corporation
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SPV
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PG&E AR Facility, LLC
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Subrogation Wildfire Trust
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the trust funded by PG&E Corporation and the Utility for the benefit of certain holders of wildfire insurance subrogation claims
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Tax Act
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
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TCC
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Official Committee of Tort Claimants
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TCC RSA
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Restructuring Support Agreement dated December 6, 2019 with the TCC and attorneys and other advisors and agents for certain holders of Fire Victim Claims (as defined therein), as amended
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this Form 10-Q
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PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021
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TO
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transmission owner
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TURN
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The Utility Reform Network
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Utility
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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VIE(s)
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variable interest entity(ies)
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VMBA
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Vegetation Management Balancing Account
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WEMA
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Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account
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Wildfire Fund
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statewide fund established by AB 1054 that will be available for eligible electric utility companies to pay eligible claims for liabilities arising from wildfires occurring after July 12, 2019 that are caused by the applicable electric utility company’s equipment
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Wildfires OII
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Order Instituting Investigation into the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire
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WMBA
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Wildfire Mitigation Balancing Account
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WMCE
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Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events
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WMP
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Wildfire Mitigation Plan
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WMPMA
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Wildfire Mitigation Plan Memorandum Account
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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 that 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 capital expenditures; estimates and assumptions used in critical accounting policies, including those relating to insurance receivables, regulatory assets and liabilities, environmental remediation, litigation, third-party claims, the Wildfire Fund, 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:
•PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s historical financial information not being indicative of future financial performance as a result of the Chapter 11 Cases and the financial and other restructuring recently undergone by PG&E Corporation and the Utility in connection with their emergence from Chapter 11;
•the risks and uncertainties associated with wildfires that have occurred, are occurring or may occur in the Utility’s service territory, including the wildfire that began on October 23, 2019 northeast of Geyserville in Sonoma County, California (the “2019 Kincade fire”), the wildfire that began on September 27, 2020 in the area of Zogg Mine Road and Jenny Bird Lane, north of Igo in Shasta County, California (the “2020 Zogg fire”), the wildfire that began on July 13, 2021 near the Feather River Canyon in Plumas County (the “2021 Dixie fire”), and any other wildfires for which the cause has yet to be determined, the damage caused by such wildfires; the extent of the Utility’s liability in connection with such wildfires (including the risk that the Utility may be found liable for damages regardless of fault); investigations into such wildfires, including those being conducted by the CPUC and the District Attorneys’ offices of Sonoma, Shasta, Butte, and Plumas Counties; the outcome of the criminal proceedings initiated against the Utility by the Sonoma County District Attorney in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire; the outcome of the criminal proceedings initiated against the Utility by the Shasta County District Attorney in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire and three other fires; potential liabilities in connection with fines or penalties that could be imposed on the Utility if the CPUC or any other enforcement agency were to bring an enforcement action in respect of any such fire; the risk that the Utility is not able to recover costs from insurance, from the Wildfire Fund or through rates; and the effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reputations of such wildfires, investigations and proceedings;
•the Utility’s ability to reduce wildfire threats and improve safety, including the Utility’s ability to comply with the targets and metrics set forth in its WMP; to maintain a valid safety certification; to retain or contract for the workforce necessary to execute its WMP; the effectiveness of its system hardening, including undergrounding; and the cost of the program and the timing and outcome of any proceeding to recover such costs through rates;
•the impact of wildfires, droughts, floods, high winds, lightning, extreme heat events (including recent extreme heat events during the 2021 wildfire season) or other weather-related conditions or events, climate change, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, war, vandalism (including cyber-attacks), downed power lines, 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 the effectiveness of the Utility’s efforts to prevent or respond to such conditions or events; and the reparation and other costs that the Utility may incur in connection with such conditions or events; the impact of the adequacy of the Utility’s emergency preparedness; whether the Utility incurs liability to third parties for property damage or personal injury caused by such events; whether the Utility is able to procure replacement power; and whether the Utility is subject to civil, criminal, or regulatory penalties in connection with such events;
•the breakdown or failure of equipment that can cause damages, including fires, and unplanned outages; and whether the Utility will be subject to investigations, penalties, and other costs in connection with such events;
•the risks and uncertainties associated with the Utility’s ability to access the Wildfire Fund, including whether the Wildfire Fund has sufficient remaining funds;
•the impact of the Utility’s implementation of its PSPS program, and whether any fines, penalties or civil liability for damages will be imposed on the Utility as a result; the costs in connection with PSPS events, the timing and outcome of any proceeding to recover such costs through rates, and the effects on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reputations caused by implementation of the PSPS program;
•the risks and uncertainties associated with the timing and outcomes of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s ongoing litigation, including appeals of the Confirmation Order; certain indemnity obligations to current and former officers and directors, as well as potential indemnity obligations to underwriters for certain of the Utility’s note offerings; three purported class actions that have been consolidated and denominated In re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 18-035509; the appeal of the FERC’s order denying rehearing on March 17, 2020 granting the Utility a 50-basis point ROE incentive adder for continued participation in the CAISO; the debarment proceeding; the purported PSPS class action filed in December 2019; and other third-party claims, including the extent to which related costs can be recovered through insurance, rates, or from other third parties;
•the outcome of the probation and the Monitorship imposed by the federal court after the Utility’s conviction in the federal criminal trial in 2017, remedial costs that the Utility may incur in connection with the probation including the costs of complying with any additional conditions of probation imposed in connection with the Utility’s federal criminal proceeding, such as expenses associated with any material expansion of the Utility’s vegetation management program;
•the timing and outcomes of the Utility’s pending and future ratemaking and regulatory proceedings, including the extent to which PG&E Corporation and the Utility are able to recover their costs through rates as recorded in memorandum accounts or balancing accounts, or as otherwise requested;
•the outcome of current and future self-reports, investigations or other enforcement actions, or notices of violation that could be issued related to the Utility’s compliance with laws, rules, regulations, or orders applicable to its gas and electric operations; the construction, expansion, or replacement of its electric and gas facilities; electric grid reliability; audit, inspection and maintenance practices; customer billing and privacy; physical and cybersecurity protections; environmental laws and regulations; or otherwise, such as fines, penalties, remediation obligations, the transfer of ownership of the Utility’s assets to municipalities or other public entities, or the implementation of corporate governance, operational or in connection with the EOEP or other changes;
•the ability of the Utility to meet the conditions in its corrective action plan and exit the EOEP;
•the ability of PG&E Corporation and the Utility to securitize (i) up to $1.19 billion of fire risk mitigation capital expenditures that were or will be incurred by the Utility in 2020 and 2021 and (ii) $7.5 billion of costs related to the multiple wildfires that began on October 8, 2017 and spread through Northern California, including Napa, Sonoma, Butte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, Nevada and Yuba Counties, as well as in the area surrounding Yuba City (the “2017 Northern California wildfires”) in a financing transaction that is designed to be rate neutral to customers;
•the severity, extent and duration of the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows, as well as on energy demand in the Utility’s service territory, the ability of the Utility to collect on customer receivables, the ability of the Utility to mitigate these effects, including with spending reductions, and the ability of the Utility to recover any losses incurred in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of workforce disruptions caused either by illness of workers and their family members or workforce attrition related to potential new workplace regulations such as vaccine mandates;
•the availability, cost, coverage, and terms of the Utility’s insurance, including insurance for wildfire, nuclear, and other liabilities, the timing of any insurance recoveries, and recovery of the costs of such insurance or, in the event liabilities exceed insured amounts, the ability to recover uninsured losses through rates or from other third parties;
•increased employee attrition as a result of the challenging political and operating environment facing PG&E Corporation and the Utility;
•whether the Utility can control its operating costs within the authorized levels of spending, and timely recover its costs through rates; whether the Utility can continue implementing a streamlined organizational structure and achieve project savings, the extent to which the Utility incurs unrecoverable costs that are higher than the forecasts of such costs; and changes in cost forecasts or the scope and timing of planned work resulting from changes in customer demand for electricity and natural gas or other reasons;
•cyber or physical attacks on the Utility or its third-party vendors, contractors, or customers (or others with whom they have shared data), which could result in operational disruption; the misappropriation or loss of confidential or proprietary assets, information or data, including customer, employee, financial, or operating system information, or intellectual property; corruption of data; or potential costs, lost revenues, or reputational harm;
•the ultimate amount of unrecoverable environmental costs the Utility incurs associated with the Utility’s natural gas compressor station site located near Hinkley, California and the Utility’s fossil fuel-fired generation sites;
•the impact that reductions in Utility customer demand for electricity and natural gas, driven by customer departures to CCAs and direct access providers and legislative mandates to replace gas-fuel technologies, 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 is successful in addressing the impact of growing distributed and renewable generation resources, and changing customer demand for its natural gas and electric services;
•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, including its renewable energy procurement costs;
•the risks and uncertainties associated with any future substantial sales of shares of common stock of PG&E Corporation by existing shareholders, including the Fire Victim Trust;
•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;
•the timing and outcome of future regulation and federal, state or local legislation, their implementation, and their interpretation, the cost to comply with such regulation and legislation, and the extent to which the Utility recovers its associated compliance and investment costs, including those regarding:
◦wildfires, including inverse condemnation reform, wildfire insurance, and additional wildfire mitigation measures or other reforms targeted at the Utility or its industry;
◦the environment, including the costs incurred to discharge the Utility’s remediation obligations or the costs to comply with standards for greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy targets, energy efficiency standards, distributed energy resources, and electric vehicles;
◦the nuclear industry, including operations, seismic design, security, safety, relicensing, the storage of spent nuclear fuel, decommissioning, and cooling water intake, and the Utility’s ability to continue operating Diablo Canyon until its planned retirement;
◦the regulation of utilities and their holding companies, including the conditions imposed on PG&E Corporation when it became the Utility’s holding company and whether the Utility can make distributions to PG&E Corporation; and
◦taxes and tax audits;
•actions by credit rating agencies to downgrade PG&E Corporation’s or the Utility’s credit ratings or to place those ratings on negative outlook;
•whether PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s counterparties are available and able to meet their financial and performance obligations with respect to contracts, credit agreements, and financial instruments, which could be affected by disruptions in the global supply chain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise;
•whether PG&E Corporation or the Utility undergoes an “ownership change” within the meaning of section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), as a result of which tax attributes could be limited; 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 the forward-looking statements and PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s future financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows, see Item 1A. Risk Factors below and a detailed discussion of these matters contained in Item 2. MD&A. PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility routinely provide links to the Utility’s principal regulatory proceedings before the CPUC and the FERC at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the “Regulatory Filings” tab, so that such filings are available to investors upon filing with the relevant agency. PG&E Corporation and the Utility also routinely post or provide direct links to presentations, documents, and other information that may be of interest to investors at http://investor.pgecorp.com, under the “Chapter 11,” “Wildfire and Safety Updates” and “News & Events: Events & Presentations” tabs, respectively, in order to publicly disseminate such information. Specifically, within two hours during business hours or four hours outside of business hours of the determination that an incident is attributable or allegedly attributable to the Utility’s electric facilities and has resulted in property damage estimated to exceed $50,000, a fatality or injuries requiring overnight in-patient hospitalization, or significant public or media attention, the Utility is required to submit an EIR including information about such incident. The information included in an EIR is limited and may not include important information about the facts and circumstances about the incident due to the limited scope of the reporting requirements and timing of the report and is necessarily limited to information to which the Utility has access at the time of the report. Ignitions are also reportable under CPUC Decision 14-02-015 when they involve self-propagating fire of material other than electrical or communication facilities; the fire traveled greater than one linear meter from the ignition point; and the Utility has knowledge that the fire occurred. It is possible that any of these filings or information included therein could be deemed to be material information. The information contained on such website is not part of this or any other report that PG&E Corporation or the Utility files with, or furnishes to, the SEC. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are providing the address to this website solely for the information of investors and do not intend the address to be an active link.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PG&E CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
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(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2021
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2020
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2020
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Operating Revenues
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Electric
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10,285
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1,284
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1,072
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3,869
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3,436
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Total operating revenues
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5,465
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4,882
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15,396
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13,721
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Operating Expenses
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Cost of electricity
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1,133
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1,114
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2,570
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2,418
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Cost of natural gas
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176
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90
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670
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508
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Operating and maintenance
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2,795
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2,290
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7,714
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6,398
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Wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries
|
94
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
261
|
|
|
195
|
|
Wildfire Fund expense
|
162
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
293
|
|
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
|
801
|
|
|
845
|
|
|
2,540
|
|
|
2,574
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
5,161
|
|
|
4,484
|
|
|
14,154
|
|
|
12,386
|
|
Operating Income
|
304
|
|
|
398
|
|
|
1,242
|
|
|
1,335
|
|
Interest income
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
33
|
|
Interest expense
|
(399)
|
|
|
(391)
|
|
|
(1,205)
|
|
|
(844)
|
|
Other income, net
|
132
|
|
|
102
|
|
|
387
|
|
|
299
|
|
Reorganization items, net
|
—
|
|
|
(137)
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
(1,937)
|
|
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
|
37
|
|
|
(23)
|
|
|
430
|
|
|
(1,114)
|
|
Income tax provision (benefit)
|
1,125
|
|
|
(109)
|
|
|
994
|
|
|
394
|
|
Net Income (Loss)
|
(1,088)
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
(564)
|
|
|
(1,508)
|
|
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
$
|
(1,091)
|
|
|
$
|
83
|
|
|
$
|
(574)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,518)
|
|
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic
|
1,985
|
|
|
1,967
|
|
|
1,985
|
|
|
1,012
|
|
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Diluted
|
1,985
|
|
|
2,140
|
|
|
1,985
|
|
|
1,012
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share, Basic
|
$
|
(0.55)
|
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
$
|
(0.29)
|
|
|
$
|
(1.50)
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share, Diluted
|
$
|
(0.55)
|
|
|
$
|
0.04
|
|
|
$
|
(0.29)
|
|
|
$
|
(1.50)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PG&E CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Net Income (Loss)
|
$
|
(1,088)
|
|
|
$
|
86
|
|
|
$
|
(564)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,508)
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans obligations (net of taxes of $0, $0, $0, and $0, respectively)
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total other comprehensive income
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
(1,087)
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
(562)
|
|
|
(1,508)
|
|
Preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
$
|
(1,090)
|
|
|
$
|
83
|
|
|
$
|
(572)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,518)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PG&E CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Balance At
|
(in millions)
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
420
|
|
|
$
|
484
|
|
Restricted cash
|
11
|
|
|
143
|
|
Accounts receivable:
|
|
|
|
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $306 million and $146 million at respective dates) (includes $1.59 billion and $1.63 billion related to VIEs, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $306 million and $143 million at respective dates)
|
1,817
|
|
|
1,883
|
|
Accrued unbilled revenue (includes $1.03 billion and $959 million related to VIEs at respective dates)
|
1,140
|
|
|
1,083
|
|
Regulatory balancing accounts
|
2,905
|
|
|
2,001
|
|
Other
|
2,022
|
|
|
1,172
|
|
Regulatory assets
|
724
|
|
|
410
|
|
Inventories:
|
|
|
|
Gas stored underground and fuel oil
|
47
|
|
|
95
|
|
Materials and supplies
|
522
|
|
|
533
|
|
Wildfire Fund asset
|
461
|
|
|
464
|
|
Other
|
1,458
|
|
|
1,334
|
|
Total current assets
|
11,527
|
|
|
9,602
|
|
Property, Plant, and Equipment
|
|
|
|
Electric
|
69,570
|
|
|
66,982
|
|
Gas
|
25,306
|
|
|
24,135
|
|
Construction work in progress
|
3,186
|
|
|
2,757
|
|
Other
|
20
|
|
|
20
|
|
Total property, plant, and equipment
|
98,082
|
|
|
93,894
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
(28,691)
|
|
|
(27,758)
|
|
Net property, plant, and equipment
|
69,391
|
|
|
66,136
|
|
Other Noncurrent Assets
|
|
|
|
Regulatory assets
|
9,479
|
|
|
8,978
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trusts
|
3,670
|
|
|
3,538
|
|
Operating lease right of use asset
|
1,316
|
|
|
1,741
|
|
Wildfire Fund asset
|
5,428
|
|
|
5,816
|
|
Income taxes receivable
|
68
|
|
|
67
|
|
Other (includes net noncurrent accounts receivable of $271 million and $0 related to VIEs, net of noncurrent allowance for doubtful accounts of $51 million and $0 at respective dates)
|
2,682
|
|
|
1,978
|
|
Total other noncurrent assets
|
22,643
|
|
|
22,118
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
103,561
|
|
|
$
|
97,856
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PG&E CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Balance At
|
(in millions, except share amounts)
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
$
|
2,470
|
|
|
$
|
3,547
|
|
Long-term debt, classified as current
|
4,518
|
|
|
28
|
|
Accounts payable:
|
|
|
|
Trade creditors
|
2,697
|
|
|
2,402
|
|
Regulatory balancing accounts
|
1,139
|
|
|
1,245
|
|
Other
|
655
|
|
|
580
|
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
461
|
|
|
533
|
|
Interest payable
|
305
|
|
|
498
|
|
Disputed claims and customer refunds
|
—
|
|
|
242
|
|
Wildfire-related claims
|
2,758
|
|
|
2,250
|
|
Other
|
2,781
|
|
|
2,256
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
17,784
|
|
|
13,581
|
|
Noncurrent Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt (includes $1.0 billion related to VIEs at respective dates)
|
35,959
|
|
|
37,288
|
|
Regulatory liabilities
|
11,661
|
|
|
10,424
|
|
Pension and other post-retirement benefits
|
2,329
|
|
|
2,444
|
|
Asset retirement obligations
|
6,620
|
|
|
6,412
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
2,997
|
|
|
1,398
|
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
878
|
|
|
1,208
|
|
Other
|
4,606
|
|
|
3,848
|
|
Total noncurrent liabilities
|
65,050
|
|
|
63,022
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
Common stock, no par value, authorized 3,600,000,000 shares at respective dates; 1,985,369,201 and 1,984,678,673 shares outstanding at respective dates
|
35,114
|
|
|
30,224
|
|
Treasury stock, at cost; 477,743,590 and 0 shares at respective dates
|
(4,854)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Reinvested earnings
|
(9,760)
|
|
|
(9,196)
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(25)
|
|
|
(27)
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
20,475
|
|
|
21,001
|
|
Noncontrolling Interest - Preferred Stock of Subsidiary
|
252
|
|
|
252
|
|
Total equity
|
20,727
|
|
|
21,253
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
$
|
103,561
|
|
|
$
|
97,856
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PG&E CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(564)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,508)
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
|
2,540
|
|
|
2,574
|
|
Bad debt expense
|
280
|
|
|
96
|
|
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
|
(96)
|
|
|
(43)
|
|
Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net
|
1,607
|
|
|
923
|
|
Reorganization items, net (Note 2)
|
(71)
|
|
|
1,597
|
|
Wildfire Fund expense
|
399
|
|
|
293
|
|
Disallowed capital expenditures
|
—
|
|
|
16
|
|
Other
|
232
|
|
|
164
|
|
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
(158)
|
|
|
(1,012)
|
|
Wildfire-related receivables
|
(790)
|
|
|
1,657
|
|
Inventories
|
(5)
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
Accounts payable
|
242
|
|
|
465
|
|
Wildfire-related claims
|
508
|
|
|
(16,800)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current assets and liabilities
|
(254)
|
|
|
(1,557)
|
|
Regulatory assets, liabilities, and balancing accounts, net
|
(1,174)
|
|
|
(1,393)
|
|
Liabilities subject to compromise
|
—
|
|
|
413
|
|
Contributions to Wildfire Fund
|
—
|
|
|
(5,008)
|
|
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities
|
(643)
|
|
|
(84)
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
2,053
|
|
|
(19,219)
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
(5,468)
|
|
|
(5,475)
|
|
Proceeds from sale of SFGO
|
749
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments
|
1,176
|
|
|
1,144
|
|
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments
|
(1,187)
|
|
|
(1,203)
|
|
Other
|
52
|
|
|
10
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(4,678)
|
|
|
(5,524)
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from debtor-in-possession credit facility
|
—
|
|
|
500
|
|
Repayments of debtor-in-possession credit facility
|
—
|
|
|
(2,000)
|
|
Debtor-in-possession credit facility debt issuance costs
|
—
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Bridge facility financing fees
|
—
|
|
|
(73)
|
|
Pre-petition long-term debt repaid
|
—
|
|
|
(750)
|
|
Borrowings under credit facilities
|
6,687
|
|
|
2,420
|
|
Repayments under credit facilities
|
(7,772)
|
|
|
(1,480)
|
|
Borrowings under term loan credit facilities
|
—
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
Credit facilities financing fees
|
—
|
|
|
(22)
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs of $47 and $178 at respective dates
|
3,171
|
|
|
13,497
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment of long-term debt
|
(21)
|
|
|
(7)
|
|
Proceeds from sale of future revenue from transmission tower license sales, net of fees
|
370
|
|
|
—
|
|
Exchanged debt financing fees
|
—
|
|
|
(103)
|
|
Common stock issued, net of issuance costs
|
—
|
|
|
7,582
|
|
Equity Units issued
|
—
|
|
|
1,304
|
|
Other
|
(6)
|
|
|
(20)
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
2,429
|
|
|
23,845
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
|
(196)
|
|
|
(898)
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at January 1
|
627
|
|
|
1,577
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at September 30
|
$
|
431
|
|
|
$
|
679
|
|
Less: Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
|
(11)
|
|
|
(215)
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30
|
$
|
420
|
|
|
$
|
464
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
Cash received (paid) for:
|
|
|
|
Interest, net of amounts capitalized
|
$
|
(1,229)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,372)
|
|
Income taxes, net
|
12
|
|
|
—
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable
|
$
|
963
|
|
|
$
|
404
|
|
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets
|
47
|
|
|
13
|
|
Common stock issued in satisfaction of liabilities
|
—
|
|
|
8,276
|
|
Increase to PG&E Corporation common stock and treasury stock in connection with the PG&E Fire Victim Trust Share Exchange and Tax Matters Agreement
|
4,854
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PG&E CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Treasury Stock
|
|
Reinvested
Earnings
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
|
|
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
|
|
Non-
controlling
Interest -
Preferred
Stock of
Subsidiary
|
|
Total
Equity
|
(in millions, except share amounts)
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020
|
1,984,678,673
|
|
|
$
|
30,224
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(9,196)
|
|
|
$
|
(27)
|
|
|
$
|
21,001
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
21,253
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
123
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
Common stock issued, net
|
427,030
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Stock-based compensation amortization
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2021
|
1,985,105,703
|
|
|
$
|
30,226
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(9,073)
|
|
|
$
|
(26)
|
|
|
$
|
21,127
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
21,379
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
401
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
401
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
401
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Common stock issued, net
|
167,345
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Stock-based compensation amortization
|
—
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2021
|
1,985,273,048
|
|
|
$
|
30,245
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(8,672)
|
|
|
$
|
(26)
|
|
|
$
|
21,547
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
21,799
|
|
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,088)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,088)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,088)
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
Common stock issued, net
|
96,153
|
|
|
4,854
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,854
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,854
|
|
Treasury stock acquired
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
477,743,590
|
|
|
(4,854)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,854)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,854)
|
|
Stock-based compensation amortization
|
—
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2021
|
1,985,369,201
|
|
|
$
|
35,114
|
|
|
477,743,590
|
|
|
$
|
(4,854)
|
|
|
$
|
(9,760)
|
|
|
$
|
(25)
|
|
|
$
|
20,475
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
20,727
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions, except share amounts)
|
Common
Stock
Shares
|
|
Common
Stock
Amount
|
|
Reinvested
Earnings
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss)
|
|
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
|
|
Non-
controlling
Interest -
Preferred
Stock of
Subsidiary
|
|
Total
Equity
|
Balance at December 31, 2019
|
529,236,741
|
|
|
$
|
13,038
|
|
|
$
|
(7,892)
|
|
|
$
|
(10)
|
|
|
$
|
5,136
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
5,388
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
374
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
374
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
374
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Common stock issued, net
|
549,155
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Stock-based compensation amortization
|
—
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2020
|
529,785,896
|
|
|
$
|
13,035
|
|
|
$
|
(7,518)
|
|
|
$
|
(10)
|
|
|
$
|
5,507
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
5,759
|
|
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,968)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,968)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,968)
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Common stock issued, net
|
7,459
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Stock-based compensation amortization
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2020
|
529,793,355
|
|
|
$
|
13,045
|
|
|
$
|
(9,486)
|
|
|
$
|
(10)
|
|
|
$
|
3,549
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
3,801
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
86
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Common stock issued, net
|
1,454,768,680
|
|
|
15,855
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15,855
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15,855
|
|
Equity units issued
|
—
|
|
|
1,304
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,304
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,304
|
|
Stock-based compensation amortization
|
—
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2020
|
1,984,562,035
|
|
|
$
|
30,222
|
|
|
$
|
(9,400)
|
|
|
$
|
(10)
|
|
|
$
|
20,812
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
|
$
|
21,064
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Operating Revenues
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electric
|
$
|
4,181
|
|
|
$
|
3,810
|
|
|
$
|
11,527
|
|
|
$
|
10,285
|
|
Natural gas
|
1,284
|
|
|
1,072
|
|
|
3,869
|
|
|
3,436
|
|
Total operating revenues
|
5,465
|
|
|
4,882
|
|
|
15,396
|
|
|
13,721
|
|
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of electricity
|
1,133
|
|
|
1,114
|
|
|
2,570
|
|
|
2,418
|
|
Cost of natural gas
|
176
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
670
|
|
|
508
|
|
Operating and maintenance
|
2,793
|
|
|
2,311
|
|
|
7,705
|
|
|
6,421
|
|
Wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries
|
94
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
261
|
|
|
195
|
|
Wildfire Fund expense
|
162
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
293
|
|
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
|
801
|
|
|
845
|
|
|
2,540
|
|
|
2,574
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
5,159
|
|
|
4,505
|
|
|
14,145
|
|
|
12,409
|
|
Operating Income
|
306
|
|
|
377
|
|
|
1,251
|
|
|
1,312
|
|
Interest income
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
33
|
|
Interest expense
|
(342)
|
|
|
(323)
|
|
|
(1,032)
|
|
|
(764)
|
|
Other income, net
|
133
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
390
|
|
|
287
|
|
Reorganization items, net
|
—
|
|
|
(82)
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
|
(286)
|
|
Income Before Income Taxes
|
97
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
614
|
|
|
582
|
|
Income tax provision (benefit)
|
1,139
|
|
|
(92)
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
|
434
|
|
Net Income (Loss)
|
(1,042)
|
|
|
170
|
|
|
(425)
|
|
|
148
|
|
Preferred stock dividend requirement
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stock
|
$
|
(1,045)
|
|
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
$
|
(435)
|
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Net Income (Loss)
|
$
|
(1,042)
|
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
(425)
|
|
|
$
|
148
|
|
Other Comprehensive Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans obligations (net of taxes of $0, $0, $0, and $0, respectively)
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
Total other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
$
|
(1,042)
|
|
|
$
|
171
|
|
|
$
|
(425)
|
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Balance At
|
(in millions)
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
269
|
|
|
$
|
261
|
|
Restricted cash
|
11
|
|
|
143
|
|
Accounts receivable:
|
|
|
|
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $306 million and $146 million
at respective dates) (includes $1.59 billion and $1.63 billion related to VIEs, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $306 million and $143 million at respective dates)
|
1,817
|
|
|
1,883
|
|
Accrued unbilled revenue (includes $1.03 billion and $959 million related to VIEs at respective dates)
|
1,140
|
|
|
1,083
|
|
Regulatory balancing accounts
|
2,905
|
|
|
2,001
|
|
Other
|
2,171
|
|
|
1,180
|
|
Regulatory assets
|
724
|
|
|
410
|
|
Inventories:
|
|
|
|
Gas stored underground and fuel oil
|
47
|
|
|
95
|
|
Materials and supplies
|
522
|
|
|
533
|
|
Wildfire Fund asset
|
461
|
|
|
464
|
|
Other
|
1,445
|
|
|
1,321
|
|
Total current assets
|
11,512
|
|
|
9,374
|
|
Property, Plant, and Equipment
|
|
|
|
Electric
|
69,570
|
|
|
66,982
|
|
Gas
|
25,306
|
|
|
24,135
|
|
Construction work in progress
|
3,186
|
|
|
2,757
|
|
Other
|
18
|
|
|
18
|
|
Total property, plant, and equipment
|
98,080
|
|
|
93,892
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
(28,689)
|
|
|
(27,756)
|
|
Net property, plant, and equipment
|
69,391
|
|
|
66,136
|
|
Other Noncurrent Assets
|
|
|
|
Regulatory assets
|
9,479
|
|
|
8,978
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trusts
|
3,670
|
|
|
3,538
|
|
Operating lease right of use asset
|
1,313
|
|
|
1,736
|
|
Wildfire Fund asset
|
5,428
|
|
|
5,816
|
|
Income taxes receivable
|
67
|
|
|
66
|
|
Other (includes net noncurrent accounts receivable of $271 million and $0 related to VIEs, net of noncurrent allowance for doubtful accounts of $51 million and $0 at respective dates)
|
2,524
|
|
|
1,818
|
|
Total other noncurrent assets
|
22,481
|
|
|
21,952
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
103,384
|
|
|
$
|
97,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Balance At
|
(in millions. except share amounts)
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Short-term borrowings
|
$
|
2,470
|
|
|
$
|
3,547
|
|
Long-term debt, classified as current
|
4,491
|
|
|
—
|
|
Accounts payable:
|
|
|
|
Trade creditors
|
2,695
|
|
|
2,366
|
|
Regulatory balancing accounts
|
1,139
|
|
|
1,245
|
|
Other
|
661
|
|
|
624
|
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
459
|
|
|
530
|
|
Interest payable
|
279
|
|
|
444
|
|
Disputed claims and customer refunds
|
—
|
|
|
242
|
|
Wildfire-related claims
|
2,758
|
|
|
2,250
|
|
Other
|
2,778
|
|
|
2,248
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
17,730
|
|
|
13,496
|
|
Noncurrent Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt (includes $1.0 billion related to VIEs at respective dates)
|
31,366
|
|
|
32,664
|
|
Regulatory liabilities
|
11,661
|
|
|
10,424
|
|
Pension and other post-retirement benefits
|
2,219
|
|
|
2,328
|
|
Asset retirement obligations
|
6,620
|
|
|
6,412
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
3,214
|
|
|
1,570
|
|
Operating lease liabilities
|
877
|
|
|
1,206
|
|
Other
|
4,646
|
|
|
3,886
|
|
Total noncurrent liabilities
|
60,603
|
|
|
58,490
|
|
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
|
28,286
|
|
|
28,286
|
|
Reinvested earnings
|
(4,810)
|
|
|
(4,385)
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(5)
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
Total shareholders’ equity
|
25,051
|
|
|
25,476
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$
|
103,384
|
|
|
$
|
97,462
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
(425)
|
|
|
$
|
148
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
|
2,540
|
|
|
2,574
|
|
Bad debt expense
|
280
|
|
|
96
|
|
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
|
(96)
|
|
|
(43)
|
|
Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net
|
1,651
|
|
|
961
|
|
Reorganization items, net (Note 2)
|
(38)
|
|
|
3
|
|
Wildfire Fund expense
|
399
|
|
|
293
|
|
Disallowed capital expenditures
|
—
|
|
|
16
|
|
Other
|
180
|
|
|
141
|
|
Effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
(154)
|
|
|
(987)
|
|
Wildfire-related receivables
|
(790)
|
|
|
1,657
|
|
Inventories
|
(5)
|
|
|
(12)
|
|
Accounts payable
|
206
|
|
|
423
|
|
Wildfire-related claims
|
508
|
|
|
(16,800)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current assets and liabilities
|
(220)
|
|
|
(1,594)
|
|
Regulatory assets, liabilities, and balancing accounts, net
|
(1,174)
|
|
|
(1,393)
|
|
Liabilities subject to compromise
|
—
|
|
|
401
|
|
Contributions to Wildfire Fund
|
—
|
|
|
(5,008)
|
|
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities
|
(642)
|
|
|
(46)
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
2,220
|
|
|
(19,170)
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
(5,468)
|
|
|
(5,475)
|
|
Proceeds from sale of SFGO
|
749
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments
|
1,176
|
|
|
1,144
|
|
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments
|
(1,187)
|
|
|
(1,203)
|
|
Intercompany note to PG&E Corporation
|
(145)
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other
|
52
|
|
|
10
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(4,823)
|
|
|
(5,524)
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from debtor-in-possession credit facility
|
—
|
|
|
500
|
|
Repayments of debtor-in-possession credit facility
|
—
|
|
|
(2,000)
|
|
Debtor-in-possession credit facility debt issuance costs
|
—
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Bridge facility financing fees
|
—
|
|
|
(33)
|
|
Pre-petition long-term debt repaid
|
—
|
|
|
(100)
|
|
Borrowings under credit facilities
|
6,687
|
|
|
2,420
|
|
Repayments under credit facilities
|
(7,772)
|
|
|
(1,480)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings under term loan credit facilities
|
—
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
Credit facilities financing fees
|
—
|
|
|
(22)
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs of $47 and $88 at respective dates
|
3,171
|
|
|
8,837
|
|
Proceeds from sale of future revenue from transmission tower license sales, net of fees
|
370
|
|
|
—
|
|
Exchanged debt financing fees
|
—
|
|
|
(103)
|
|
Equity contribution from PG&E Corporation
|
—
|
|
|
12,986
|
|
Other
|
23
|
|
|
(20)
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
2,479
|
|
|
23,982
|
|
Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
|
(124)
|
|
|
(712)
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at January 1
|
404
|
|
|
1,129
|
|
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at September 30
|
$
|
280
|
|
|
$
|
417
|
|
Less: Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
|
(11)
|
|
|
(215)
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30
|
$
|
269
|
|
|
$
|
202
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
Cash received (paid) for:
|
|
|
|
Interest, net of amounts capitalized
|
$
|
(1,046)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,305)
|
|
Income taxes, net
|
12
|
|
|
—
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures financed through accounts payable
|
$
|
963
|
|
|
$
|
404
|
|
Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets
|
47
|
|
|
13
|
|
Common stock equity infusion from PG&E Corporation used to satisfy liabilities
|
—
|
|
|
6,750
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
Preferred
Stock
|
|
Common
Stock
Amount
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Reinvested
Earnings
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
|
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
|
Balance at December 31, 2020
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
28,286
|
|
|
$
|
(4,385)
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
|
$
|
25,476
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
177
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
177
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2021
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
28,286
|
|
|
$
|
(4,208)
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
|
$
|
25,653
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
440
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
440
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2021
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
28,286
|
|
|
$
|
(3,768)
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
|
$
|
26,093
|
|
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,042)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,042)
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2021
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
28,286
|
|
|
$
|
(4,810)
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
|
$
|
25,051
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
Preferred
Stock
|
|
Common
Stock
Amount
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Reinvested
Earnings
|
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
|
|
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
|
Balance at December 31, 2019
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
8,550
|
|
|
$
|
(4,796)
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
5,335
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
451
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
451
|
|
Balance at March 31, 2020
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
8,550
|
|
|
$
|
(4,345)
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
5,786
|
|
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(473)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(473)
|
|
Balance at June 30, 2020
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
8,550
|
|
|
$
|
(4,818)
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
5,313
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
170
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
170
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
Equity contribution
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,736
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19,736
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2020
|
$
|
258
|
|
|
$
|
1,322
|
|
|
$
|
28,286
|
|
|
$
|
(4,648)
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
25,220
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
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 serving 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.
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 assess financial performance and allocate resources on a consolidated basis (i.e., the companies 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 that management believes are necessary for the fair presentation of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. The information at December 31, 2020 in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included in this quarterly report was derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the 2020 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, wildfire-related liabilities, legal and regulatory contingencies, the Wildfire Fund, environmental remediation liabilities, AROs, wildfire-related receivables, and pension and other post-retirement benefit plan obligations. Management believes that its estimates and assumptions reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are appropriate and reasonable. A change in management’s estimates or assumptions could result in an adjustment that would have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows during the period in which such change occurred.
NOTE 2: BANKRUPTCY FILING
Chapter 11 Proceedings
On the Petition Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility commenced the Chapter 11 Cases with the Bankruptcy Court. Prior to the Effective Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility continued to operate their business as debtors-in-possession under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.
On June 20, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Confirmation Order confirming the Plan filed on June 19, 2020. PG&E Corporation and the Utility emerged from Chapter 11 on the Effective Date of July 1, 2020.
Except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, the Confirmation Order or another order of the Bankruptcy Court, substantially all pre-petition liabilities were discharged under the Plan.
Unresolved Chapter 11 Claims
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have received over 100,000 proofs of claim since the Petition Date, of which approximately 80,000 were channeled to the Subrogation Wildfire Trust and Fire Victim Trust. The claims channeled to the Subrogation Wildfire Trust and Fire Victim Trust will be resolved by such trusts, and PG&E Corporation and the Utility have no further liability in connection with such claims. PG&E Corporation and the Utility continue their review and analysis of certain remaining claims, including asserted litigation claims, trade creditor claims, along with other tax and regulatory claims, and therefore the ultimate liability of PG&E Corporation or the Utility for such claims may differ from the amounts asserted in such claims. Allowed claims are paid in accordance with the Plan and the Confirmation Order. Amounts expected to be allowed are reflected as current or noncurrent liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Bankruptcy Code provides that the confirmation of a plan of reorganization discharges a debtor from substantially all debts arising prior to confirmation, other than as provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order.
However, holders of certain claims may assert that they are entitled under the Plan or the Bankruptcy Code to pursue, or continue to pursue, their claims against PG&E Corporation and the Utility on or after the Effective Date, including claims arising from or relating to indemnification or contribution claims, including with respect to the wildfire that began on November 8, 2018 near the city of Paradise, Butte County, California (the “2018 Camp fire”), the 2017 Northern California wildfires, and the wildfire that began September 9, 2015 in Amador and Calaveras counties in Northern California (the “2015 Butte fire”).
In addition, Subordinated Debt Claims and HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claims continue to be pursued against PG&E Corporation and the Utility in the claims reconciliation process in the Bankruptcy Court, and claims against certain former directors and current and former officers, as well as certain underwriters, are being pursued in the purported securities class action that is further described in Note 10 under the heading “Securities Class Action Litigation.”
In addition to filing objections in the Bankruptcy Court to claims with respect to which PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not believe they have liability, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are working to resolve certain disputed general unsecured claims before a panel of mediators. On April 5, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order extending the deadline for PG&E Corporation and the Utility to object to claims to December 23, 2021, except for some claims filed by the United States and by Cal Fire, for which the Bankruptcy Court has approved stipulations extending the objection deadline to November or December 2021, depending on the claim. On October 19, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion for entry of an order further extending the deadline for PG&E Corporation and the Utility to object to claims through and including June 21, 2022, which motion is pending before the Bankruptcy Court.
Various electricity suppliers filed claims in the Utility’s 2001 prior proceeding filed under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code seeking payment for energy supplied to the Utility’s customers between May 2000 and June 2001. While the FERC and judicial proceedings were pending, the Utility pursued settlements with electricity suppliers and 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. On May 20, 2021, the FERC approved an uncontested filing that would result in a final market clearing and funds distribution associated with the issues relating to short-term electric energy sales in California between May 2000 and June 2001 that have been litigated at the FERC and in other forums. In August 2021, both the Utility’s and the California Power Exchange’s bankruptcy courts approved the final market clearing. As a result, the Utility expects to receive $143 million from the California Power Exchange and various escrows that were established as part of the disputed claims settlements, reflected in Accounts receivable – other on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As such, as of September 30, 2021, the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets reflected $0 in net claims within Disputed claims and customer refunds compared to $242 million as of December 31, 2020. The Utility expects to refund current regulatory liabilities of $419 million, reflected in Current liabilities – other on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, $143 million of which would be funded from the California Power Exchange and various escrows discussed above.
Reorganization Items, Net
Reorganization items, net, represent amounts incurred after the Petition Date as a direct result of the Chapter 11 Cases and are comprised of professional fees and financing costs, net of interest income and other. Cash paid for reorganization items, net was $0 and $9 million for PG&E Corporation and the Utility, respectively, during the three months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to $6 million and $93 million for PG&E Corporation and the Utility, respectively, during same period in 2020. Cash paid for reorganization items, net was $31 million and $50 million for PG&E Corporation and the Utility, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to $96 million and $300 million for PG&E Corporation and the Utility, respectively, during the same period in 2020. There were no amounts recorded to reorganization items during the three months ended September 30, 2021. Reorganization items, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 include the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
(in millions)
|
Utility
|
|
PG&E Corporation (1)
|
|
PG&E Corporation Consolidated
|
Debtor-in-possession financing costs
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Legal and other
|
90
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
145
|
|
Interest income
|
(8)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
Total reorganization items, net
|
$
|
82
|
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
|
$
|
137
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) PG&E Corporation amounts reflected under the column “PG&E Corporation” exclude the accounts of the Utility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
(in millions)
|
Utility
|
|
PG&E Corporation (1)
|
|
PG&E Corporation Consolidated
|
Debtor-in-possession financing costs
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Legal and other
|
21
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
20
|
|
Other
|
(9)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
Total reorganization items, net
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
(1)
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) PG&E Corporation amounts reflected under the column “PG&E Corporation” exclude the accounts of the Utility.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
(in millions)
|
Utility
|
|
PG&E Corporation (1)
|
|
PG&E Corporation Consolidated
|
Debtor-in-possession financing costs
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Legal and other (2)
|
296
|
|
|
1,653
|
|
|
1,949
|
|
Interest income
|
(13)
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
(15)
|
|
Total reorganization items, net
|
$
|
286
|
|
|
$
|
1,651
|
|
|
$
|
1,937
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) PG&E Corporation amounts reflected under the column “PG&E Corporation” exclude the accounts of the Utility.
(2) Amount includes $1.5 billion in equity backstop premium expense, bridge loan facility fees, and trustee fees.
NOTE 3: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
For a summary of the significant accounting policies used by PG&E Corporation and the Utility, see Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 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.
Consolidated VIE
The SPV created in connection with the Receivables Securitization Program (as defined below in Note 5) in October 2020 is a bankruptcy remote limited liability company wholly owned by the Utility, and its assets are not available to creditors of PG&E Corporation or the Utility. Pursuant to the Receivables Securitization Program, the Utility sells certain of its receivables and certain related rights to payment and obligations of the Utility with respect to such receivables, and certain other related rights to the SPV, which, in turn, obtains loans secured by the receivables from financial institutions (the “Lenders”). Amounts received from the Lenders, the pledged receivables and the corresponding debt are included in Accounts receivable, Other noncurrent assets and Long-term debt, respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2021, the aggregate principal amount of the loans made by the Lenders cannot exceed $1.0 billion outstanding at any time. On September 15, 2021, the Receivables Securitization Program was amended and extended to September 15, 2023.
The SPV is considered a VIE because its equity capitalization is insufficient to finance its activities. The most significant activities that impact the economic performance of the SPV are decisions made to manage receivables. The Utility is considered the primary beneficiary and consolidates the SPV as it makes these decisions. No additional financial support was provided to the SPV during the period ended September 30, 2021 or is expected to be provided in the future that was not previously contractually required. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the SPV had net accounts receivable of $2.9 billion and $2.6 billion, respectively, and outstanding borrowings of $1.0 billion and $1.0 billion, respectively, under the Receivables Securitization Program.
Non-Consolidated VIEs
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 September 30, 2021, 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 September 30, 2021, it did not consolidate any of them.
Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits
PG&E Corporation and the Utility sponsor a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan and cash balance plan. Both plans are included in “Pension Benefits” below. Post-retirement medical and life insurance plans are included in “Other Benefits” below.
The net periodic benefit costs reflected in PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Other Benefits
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
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(in millions)
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2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Service cost for benefits earned (1)
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$
|
147
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|
|
$
|
133
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|
|
$
|
15
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|
|
$
|
15
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|
Interest cost
|
161
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|
|
178
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|
|
13
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|
|
16
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|
Expected return on plan assets
|
(261)
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|
|
(261)
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|
|
(33)
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|
|
(34)
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
(1)
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|
|
(1)
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|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
Amortization of net actuarial loss
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
(8)
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|
|
(5)
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|
Net periodic benefit cost
|
47
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|
|
50
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|
|
(10)
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|
|
(5)
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|
Regulatory account transfer (2)
|
37
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|
|
34
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
Total
|
$
|
84
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$
|
84
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$
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(10)
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$
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(5)
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|
(1) A portion of service costs are capitalized pursuant to GAAP.
(2) The Utility recorded these amounts to a regulatory account since they are probable of recovery from, or refund to, customers in future rates.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Other Benefits
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
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(in millions)
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2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Service cost for benefits earned (1)
|
$
|
440
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|
|
$
|
397
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|
|
$
|
47
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|
|
$
|
46
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|
Interest cost
|
484
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|
|
535
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|
|
39
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|
|
47
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|
Expected return on plan assets
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(784)
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|
|
(783)
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|
|
(103)
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|
|
(103)
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
(4)
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
10
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|
|
10
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|
Amortization of net actuarial loss
|
4
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|
|
3
|
|
|
(24)
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|
|
(15)
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|
Net periodic benefit cost
|
140
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|
|
148
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|
|
(31)
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|
|
(15)
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|
Regulatory account transfer (2)
|
111
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|
|
102
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|
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
Total
|
$
|
251
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|
|
$
|
250
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|
|
$
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(31)
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|
|
$
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(15)
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|
|
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|
|
(1) A portion of service costs are capitalized pursuant to GAAP.
(2) The Utility recorded these amounts to a regulatory account since they are probable of recovery from, or refund to, customers in future rates.
Non-service costs are reflected in Other income, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Service costs are reflected in Operating and maintenance on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
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 (Loss)
The changes, net of income tax, in PG&E Corporation’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following:
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
Pension
Benefits
|
|
Other
Benefits
|
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Total
|
(in millions, net of income tax)
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
Beginning balance
|
$
|
(38)
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|
|
$
|
17
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|
|
$
|
(21)
|
|
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
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|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively)
|
(1)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $0 and $3, respectively)
|
1
|
|
|
(5)
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|
|
(4)
|
|
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $1 and $2, respectively)
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
Ending balance
|
$
|
(37)
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|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
(20)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs. (See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Other Benefits
|
|
Total
|
(in millions, net of income tax)
|
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
Beginning balance
|
$
|
(22)
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively)
|
(1)
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $0 and $1, respectively)
|
1
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $1 and $0, respectively)
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Ending balance
|
$
|
(22)
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs. (See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Other Benefits
|
|
Total
|
(in millions, net of income tax)
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
|
Beginning balance
|
$
|
(39)
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
(22)
|
|
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $1 and $3, respectively)
|
(3)
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $1 and $7, respectively)
|
3
|
|
|
(17)
|
|
|
(14)
|
|
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $1 and $4, respectively)
|
2
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
12
|
|
Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
Ending balance
|
$
|
(37)
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
(20)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs. (See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pension Benefits
|
|
Other Benefits
|
|
Total
|
(in millions, net of income tax)
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
|
Beginning balance
|
$
|
(22)
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive income: (1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of prior service cost (net of taxes of $1 and $3, respectively)
|
(3)
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
Amortization of net actuarial loss (net of taxes of $1 and $4, respectively)
|
2
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
(9)
|
|
Regulatory account transfer (net of taxes of $1 and $1, respectively)
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
Net current period other comprehensive gain (loss)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Ending balance
|
$
|
(22)
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and other post-retirement benefit costs. (See the “Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits” table above for additional details.)
There was no material difference between PG&E Corporation and the Utility for the information disclosed above.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Utility recognizes revenues when electricity and natural gas services are delivered. The Utility records unbilled revenues for the estimated amount of energy delivered to customers but not yet billed at the end of the period. Unbilled revenues are included in accounts receivable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Rates charged to customers are based on CPUC and FERC authorized revenue requirements. Revenues can vary significantly from period to period because of seasonality, weather, and customer usage patterns.
Regulatory Balancing Account Revenue
The CPUC authorizes most of the Utility’s revenues in the Utility’s GRC and GT&S rate cases, which have been combined in the 2023 GRC. The Utility’s ability to recover revenue requirements authorized by the CPUC in these rate cases is independent, or “decoupled,” from the volume of the Utility’s sales of electricity and natural gas services. The Utility recognizes revenues that have been authorized for rate recovery, are objectively determinable and probable of recovery, and are expected to be collected within 24 months. Generally, electric and natural gas operating revenue is recognized ratably over the year. The Utility records a balancing account asset or liability for differences between customer billings and authorized revenue requirements that are probable of recovery or refund.
The CPUC also has authorized the Utility to collect additional revenue requirements to recover costs that the Utility has been authorized to pass on to customers, including costs to purchase electricity and natural gas, and to fund public purpose, demand response, and customer energy efficiency programs. In general, the revenue recognition criteria for pass-through costs billed to customers are met at the time the costs are incurred. The Utility records a regulatory balancing account asset or liability for differences between incurred costs and customer billings or authorized revenue meant to recover those costs, to the extent that these differences are probable of recovery or refund. As a result, these differences have no impact on net income.
The following table presents the Utility’s revenues disaggregated by type of customer:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Electric
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue from contracts with customers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
$
|
1,962
|
|
|
$
|
1,862
|
|
|
$
|
4,778
|
|
|
$
|
4,092
|
|
Commercial
|
1,580
|
|
|
1,455
|
|
|
3,776
|
|
|
3,537
|
|
Industrial
|
467
|
|
|
453
|
|
|
1,099
|
|
|
1,135
|
|
Agricultural
|
655
|
|
|
657
|
|
|
1,238
|
|
|
1,149
|
|
Public street and highway lighting
|
18
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
51
|
|
Other (1)
|
(52)
|
|
|
(148)
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
54
|
|
Total revenue from contracts with customers - electric
|
4,630
|
|
|
4,296
|
|
|
11,113
|
|
|
10,018
|
|
Regulatory balancing accounts (2)
|
(449)
|
|
|
(486)
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
267
|
|
Total electric operating revenue
|
$
|
4,181
|
|
|
$
|
3,810
|
|
|
$
|
11,527
|
|
|
$
|
10,285
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural gas
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue from contracts with customers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
$
|
295
|
|
|
$
|
303
|
|
|
$
|
1,921
|
|
|
$
|
1,795
|
|
Commercial
|
102
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
486
|
|
|
434
|
|
Transportation service only
|
323
|
|
|
259
|
|
|
995
|
|
|
902
|
|
Other (1)
|
16
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
(168)
|
|
|
(153)
|
|
Total revenue from contracts with customers - gas
|
736
|
|
|
679
|
|
|
3,234
|
|
|
2,978
|
|
Regulatory balancing accounts (2)
|
548
|
|
|
393
|
|
|
635
|
|
|
458
|
|
Total natural gas operating revenue
|
$
|
1,284
|
|
|
$
|
1,072
|
|
|
$
|
3,869
|
|
|
$
|
3,436
|
|
Total operating revenues
|
$
|
5,465
|
|
|
$
|
4,882
|
|
|
$
|
15,396
|
|
|
$
|
13,721
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) This activity is primarily related to the change in unbilled revenue and amounts subject to refund, partially offset by other miscellaneous revenue items.
(2) These amounts represent revenues authorized to be billed or refunded to customers.
Initial and annual contributions to the Wildfire Fund established pursuant to AB 1054
The Wildfire Fund is expected to be capitalized with (i) $10.5 billion of proceeds of bonds supported by a 15-year extension of the Department of Water Resources charge to customers, (ii) $7.5 billion in initial contributions from California’s three large electric IOUs and (iii) $300 million in annual contributions paid by California’s three large electric IOUs for a 10-year period. The contributions from the IOUs will be effectively borne by their respective shareholders, as they will not be permitted to recover these costs from customers. The costs of the initial and annual contributions are allocated among the IOUs pursuant to a “Wildfire Fund allocation metric” set forth in AB 1054 based on land area in the applicable IOU’s service territory classified as high fire threat districts and adjusted to account for risk mitigation efforts. The Utility’s Wildfire Fund allocation metric is 64.2% (representing an initial contribution of approximately $4.8 billion and annual contributions of approximately $193 million).
On the Effective Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility contributed, in accordance with AB 1054, an initial contribution of approximately $4.8 billion and first annual contribution of approximately $193 million to the Wildfire Fund to secure participation of the Utility therein. San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Edison made their initial contributions to the Wildfire Fund in September 2019. On December 30, 2020, the Utility made its second annual contribution of $193 million to the Wildfire Fund. As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have eight remaining annual contributions of $193 million (based on the current Wildfire Fund allocation metric). PG&E Corporation and the Utility account for the contributions to the Wildfire Fund similarly to prepaid insurance with expense being allocated to periods ratably based on an estimated period of coverage.
As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded $193 million in Other current liabilities, $1.3 billion in Other noncurrent liabilities, $461 million in current assets - Wildfire Fund asset, and $5.4 billion in noncurrent assets - Wildfire Fund asset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Utility recorded amortization and accretion expense of $162 million, $399 million, $120 million, and $293 million, respectively. The amortization of the asset, accretion of the liability, and acceleration of the amortization of the asset is reflected in Wildfire Fund expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Expected contributions recorded in Wildfire Fund asset on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are discounted to the present value using the 10-year U.S. treasury rate at the date PG&E Corporation and the Utility satisfied all the eligibility requirements to participate in the Wildfire Fund. A useful life of 15 years is being used to amortize the Wildfire Fund asset.
AB 1054 did not specify a period of coverage; therefore, this accounting treatment is subject to significant accounting judgments and estimates. In estimating the period of coverage, PG&E Corporation and the Utility use a Monte Carlo simulation that began with 12 years of historical, publicly available fire-loss data from wildfires caused by electrical equipment, and subsequently plan to add an additional year of data each following year. The period of historic fire-loss data and the effectiveness of mitigation efforts by the California electric utility companies are significant assumptions used to estimate the useful life. These assumptions along with the other assumptions below create a high degree of uncertainty related to the estimated useful life of the Wildfire Fund. The simulation creates annual distributions of potential losses due to fires that could be attributed to the participating electric utilities. Starting with a five year period of historical data, with average annual statewide claims or settlements of approximately $6.5 billion, compared to approximately $2.9 billion for the 12-year historical data, would have decreased the amortization period to six years. Similarly, a ten percent change to the assumption regarding current and future mitigation effort effectiveness would increase the amortization period to 17 years assuming greater effectiveness and would decrease the amortization period to 12 years assuming less effectiveness.
Other assumptions used to estimate the useful life include the estimated cost of wildfires caused by other electric utilities, the amount at which wildfire claims would be settled, the likely adjudication of the CPUC in cases of electric utility-caused wildfires and determination of any amounts required to be reimbursed to the Wildfire Fund, the impacts of climate change, the level of future insurance coverage held by the electric utilities, the FERC-allocable portion of loss recovery, and the future transmission and distribution equity rate base growth of other electric utilities. Significant changes in any of these estimates could materially impact the amortization period.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility evaluate all assumptions quarterly, or upon claims being made from the Wildfire Fund for catastrophic wildfires, and the expected life of the Wildfire Fund will be adjusted as required. The Wildfire Fund is available to other participating utilities in California and the amount of claims that a participating utility incurs is not limited to their individual contribution amounts. PG&E Corporation and the Utility assess the Wildfire Fund asset for acceleration of the amortization of the asset in the event that a participating utility’s electrical equipment is found to be the substantial cause of a catastrophic wildfire. Timing of any such acceleration of the amortization of the asset could lag as the emergence of sufficient cause and claims information can take many quarters and could be limited to public disclosure of the participating electric utility, if ignition were to occur outside the Utility’s service territory. There were fires in the Utility’s and other participating utilities’ services territories since July 12, 2019, including fires for which the cause is currently unknown, which may in the future be determined to be covered by the Wildfire Fund. As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded $150 million in Other noncurrent assets for Wildfire Fund receivables related to the 2021 Dixie fire and $42 million of accelerated amortization, reflected in Wildfire Fund expense.
Financial Instruments—Credit Losses
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have four categories of financial assets in scope, each with their own associated credit risks. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have incorporated forward-looking data in their estimate of credit loss as follows. Trade receivables are represented by customer accounts receivable and have credit exposure risk related to current economic conditions. Insurance receivables are related to the liability insurance policies PG&E Corporation and the Utility carry. Insurance receivable risk is related to each insurance carrier’s risk of defaulting on their individual policies. Wildfire fund receivables are the funds available from the statewide fund established under AB 1054 for payment of eligible claims related to the 2021 Dixie fire that exceed $1.0 billion and available insurance coverage. For more information, see Note 10 below. Wildfire fund receivable risk is related to the Wildfire Fund’s durability, which is a measurement of the claim-paying capacity. Lastly, available-for-sale debt securities requires each company to determine if a decline in fair value is below amortized costs basis, or, impaired. Furthermore, if an impairment exists on available-for-sale debt securities, PG&E Corporation and the Utility will examine if there is an intent to sell, if it is more likely than not a requirement to sell prior to recovery, and if a portion of the unrealized loss is a result of credit loss. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, expected credit losses of $91 million and $280 million, respectively, were recorded in Operating and maintenance expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for credit losses associated with trade and other receivables. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, expected credit losses of $33 million and $96 million, respectively, were recorded to Operating and maintenance expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. The portion of expected credit losses that are deemed probable of recovery are deferred to the RUBA, CPPMA and a FERC regulatory asset. At September 30, 2021, the RUBA current balancing accounts receivable balance was $250 million, and CPPMA and FERC long-term regulatory asset balances were $30 million and $33 million, respectively.
Sale of Transmission Tower Wireless Licenses
On February 16, 2021, the Utility granted to a subsidiary of SBA Communications Corporation (such subsidiary, “SBA”) an exclusive license enabling SBA to sublicense and market wireless communications equipment attachment locations (“Cell Sites”) on more than 700 of the Utility’s electric transmission towers, telecommunications towers, monopoles, buildings or other structures (collectively, the “Effective Date Towers”) to wireless telecommunication carriers (“Carriers”) for attachment of wireless communications equipment, as contemplated by a Master Transaction Agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) dated February 2, 2021, between the Utility and SBA. Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, the Utility also assigned to SBA license agreements between the Utility and Carriers for substantially all of the existing Cell Sites on the Effective Date Towers.
The exclusive license was granted pursuant to a Master Multi-Site License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) between the Utility and SBA. The term of the License Agreement is for 100 years. The Utility has the right to terminate the license for individual Cell Sites for certain regulatory or utility operational reasons, with a corresponding payment to SBA. Pursuant to the License Agreement, SBA is entitled to the sublicensing revenue generated by new sublicenses of Cell Sites on the Effective Date Towers, subject to the Utility’s right to a percentage of such sublicensing revenue.
The Utility and SBA also entered into a Master Transmission Tower Site License Agreement (the “Tower Site Agreement”), pursuant to which SBA received the exclusive rights to sublicense and market additional attachment locations on up to 28,000 of the Utility’s other electric transmission towers to Carriers for attachment of wireless communications equipment. The Tower Site Agreement provides for a split of license fees from Carriers between the Utility and SBA. The Tower Site Agreement has a licensing period of up to 15 years, depending on SBA’s achievement of certain performance metrics, and any sites licensed during such licensing period will continue to be subject to the Tower Site Agreement for the same term as the License Agreement.
In addition, the Utility and SBA entered into a Pipeline Cell Site Transaction Agreement pursuant to which the Utility and SBA established terms and conditions for adding additional cell sites under the License Agreement. Pipeline Cell Sites are locations where the Utility was in the process of locating a new Cell Site for a wireless carrier at the close of the transaction.
In exchange for the exclusive license and entry into the License Agreement, SBA paid the Utility $946 million of the purchase price at the closing. On August 15, 2021, the post-closing period ended, and the Utility and SBA agreed to a final purchase price of $947 million, pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Agreement.
The Utility recorded approximately $370 million of the $947 million sales proceeds as a financing obligation, as this portion of the proceeds for existing Cell Sites represents a sale of future revenues. The Utility recorded approximately $106 million of the $947 million sales proceeds as a contract liability (deferred revenue), as a portion of proceeds with respect to the sublicensing of Cell Sites, as well as the Tower Site Agreement represents an upfront payment for access to space on the Utility’s assets. The Utility utilized a third-party discounted cash flow model based on business assumptions and estimates to determine the allocation of the purchase price between the financing obligation and deferred revenue. The financing obligation and deferred revenue are presented within Other noncurrent liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Utility recorded the remaining approximately $471 million ($455 million of which was noncurrent) of the sale proceeds to regulatory liabilities, for the portion that is probable to be returned to customers in accordance with existing revenue sharing practices.
The financing obligation is amortized through Electric operating revenue and Interest expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income using the effective interest method and the deferred revenue balance is amortized through Electric operating revenue ratably over the 100-year term.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Income Taxes
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which amends the existing guidance to reduce complexity relating to Income Tax disclosures. PG&E Corporation and the Utility adopted this ASU on January 1, 2021. There was no material impact to PG&E Corporation’s or the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related disclosures resulting from the adoption of this ASU.
Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted
Debt
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. This ASU will be effective for PG&E Corporation and the Utility on January 1, 2022, with early adoption permitted. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact the guidance will have on their Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
NOTE 4: REGULATORY ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND BALANCING ACCOUNTS
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
Regulatory Assets
Long-term regulatory assets are comprised of the following:
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at
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(in millions)
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Pension benefits (1)
|
$
|
2,136
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|
|
$
|
2,245
|
|
Environmental compliance costs
|
1,082
|
|
|
1,112
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|
Utility retained generation (2)
|
145
|
|
|
181
|
|
Price risk management
|
223
|
|
|
204
|
|
Unamortized loss, net of gain, on reacquired debt
|
40
|
|
|
49
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|
Catastrophic event memorandum account (3)
|
989
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|
|
842
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|
Wildfire expense memorandum account (4)
|
455
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|
|
400
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|
Fire hazard prevention memorandum account (5)
|
75
|
|
|
137
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|
Fire risk mitigation memorandum account (6)
|
44
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|
|
66
|
|
Wildfire mitigation plan memorandum account (7)
|
342
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|
|
390
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|
Deferred income taxes (8)
|
1,515
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|
|
908
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|
Insurance premium costs (9)
|
232
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|
|
294
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|
Wildfire mitigation balancing account (10)
|
215
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|
|
156
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|
General rate case memorandum accounts (11)
|
117
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|
|
376
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|
Vegetation management balancing account (12)
|
690
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|
|
592
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|
COVID-19 pandemic protection memorandum account (13)
|
47
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|
|
84
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|
Other
|
1,132
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|
|
942
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|
Total long-term regulatory assets
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$
|
9,479
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|
|
$
|
8,978
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|
|
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|
(1) Payments into the pension and other benefits plans are based on annual contribution requirements. As these annual requirements continue indefinitely into the future, the Utility expects to continuously recover pension benefits.
(2) In connection with the settlement agreement entered into among PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and the CPUC in 2003 to resolve the Utility’s 2001 proceeding under Chapter 11, the CPUC authorized the Utility to recover $1.2 billion of costs related to the Utility’s retained generation assets. The individual components of these regulatory assets are being amortized over the respective lives of the underlying generation facilities, consistent with the period over which the related revenues are recognized.
(3) Includes costs of responding to catastrophic events that have been declared a disaster or state of emergency by competent federal or state authorities. As of September 30, 2021, $64 million in COVID-19 related costs was recorded to CEMA regulatory assets. Recovery of CEMA costs is subject to CPUC review and approval.
(4) Includes $339 million incremental wildfire claims and outside legal expenses related to the 2021 Dixie fire plus the noncurrent portion of incremental wildfire liability insurance premium costs for the period July 26, 2017 through December 31, 2019 totaling $116 million. Recovery of WEMA costs is subject to CPUC review and approval.
(5) Includes costs associated with the implementation of regulations and requirements adopted to protect the public from potential fire hazards associated with overhead power line facilities and nearby aerial communication facilities that have not been previously authorized in another proceeding. Recovery of FHPMA costs is subject to CPUC review and approval.
(6) Includes costs associated with the 2019 WMP for the period January 1, 2019 through June 4, 2019 and other incremental costs associated with fire risk mitigation. Recovery of FRMMA costs is subject to CPUC review and approval.
(7) Includes costs associated with the 2019 WMP for the period June 5, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the 2020 WMP for the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 and the 2021 WMP for the period of January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Recovery of WMPMA costs is subject to CPUC review and approval.
(8) Represents cumulative differences between amounts recognized for ratemaking purposes and expense recognized in accordance with GAAP.
(9) Represents excess liability insurance premium costs recorded to RTBA and adjustment mechanism for costs determined in other proceedings, as authorized in the 2020 GRC and 2019 GT&S rate cases, respectively.
(10) Includes costs associated with certain wildfire mitigation activities for the period January 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Noncurrent balance represents costs above 115% of adopted revenue requirements, which are subject to CPUC review and approval.
(11) The General Rate Case Memorandum Accounts record the difference between the gas and electric revenue requirements in effect on January 1, 2020 and through February 28, 2021 as authorized by the CPUC in December 2020. These amounts will be recovered in rates over 22 months, beginning March 1, 2021.
(12) Represents costs from routine vegetation management and enhanced vegetation management activities previously recorded in the FRMMA/WMPMA, and tree mortality and fire risk reduction work previously recorded in CEMA. Recovery of VMBA costs above 120% of adopted revenue requirements is subject to CPUC review and approval.
(13) On April 16, 2020, the CPUC passed a resolution that established the CPPMA to recover costs associated with customer protections, including higher uncollectible costs related to a moratorium on electric and gas service disconnections for residential and small business customers. On a go forward basis, the CPPMA applies only to small business customers and was approved on July 27, 2020 with an effective date of March 4, 2020. The RUBA applies to residential customers and was approved on April 13, 2021 with an effective date of June 11, 2020. As of September 30, 2021, the Utility had recorded an aggregate under-collection of $297 million, representing incremental bad debt expense over what was collected in rates for the period the CPPMA and the RUBA are in effect. Of the $297 million under-collection, at September 30, 2021, $250 million is recorded in the RUBA current balancing accounts receivable and $30 million is recorded in the CPPMA. The remaining $17 million is associated with program costs and higher accounts receivable financing costs. Recovery of CPPMA costs is subject to CPUC review and approval.
Regulatory Liabilities
Long-term regulatory liabilities are comprised of the following:
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|
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|
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|
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Balance at
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(in millions)
|
September 30, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Cost of removal obligations (1)
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$
|
7,216
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|
|
$
|
6,905
|
|
Recoveries in excess of AROs (2)
|
306
|
|
|
458
|
|
Public purpose programs (3)
|
974
|
|
|
948
|
|
Employee benefit plans (4)
|
1,022
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|
|
995
|
|
Tower Licenses (5)
|
455
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|
|
—
|
|
SFGO Sale (6)
|
359
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|
|
—
|
|
Other
|
1,329
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|
|
1,118
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|
Total long-term regulatory liabilities
|
$
|
11,661
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|
|
$
|
10,424
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Represents the cumulative differences between the recorded costs to remove assets and amounts collected in rates for expected costs to remove assets.
(2) Represents the cumulative differences between ARO expenses and amounts collected in rates. Decommissioning costs related to the Utility’s nuclear facilities are recovered through rates and are placed in nuclear decommissioning trusts. This regulatory liability also represents the deferral of realized and unrealized gains and losses on these nuclear decommissioning trust investments. (See Note 9 below.)
(3) Represents amounts received from customers designated for public purpose program costs expected to be incurred beyond the next 12 months, primarily related to energy efficiency programs.
(4) Represents cumulative differences between incurred costs and amounts collected in rates for post-retirement medical, post-retirement life and long-term disability plans.
(5) Represents the portion of the net proceeds received from the sale of transmission tower wireless licenses that will be returned to customers. Of the $455 million, $314 million and $141 million will be refunded to FERC and CPUC jurisdiction customers, respectively. (See Note 3 above.)
(6) Represents the noncurrent portion of the gain on the sale of SFGO that will be refunded to customers.
Regulatory Balancing Accounts
Current regulatory balancing accounts receivable and payable are comprised of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivable Balance at
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(in millions)
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
|
Gas distribution and transmission
|
$
|
225
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|
|
$
|
102
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|
Energy procurement
|
225
|
|
|
413
|
|
Public purpose programs
|
278
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|
|
292
|
|
Fire hazard prevention memorandum account
|
81
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|
|
121
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|
Fire risk mitigation memorandum account
|
22
|
|
|
33
|
|
Wildfire mitigation plan memorandum account
|
108
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|
|
161
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|
Wildfire mitigation balancing account
|
41
|
|
|
27
|
|
General rate case memorandum accounts
|
467
|
|
|
313
|
|
Vegetation management balancing account
|
277
|
|
|
115
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|
Insurance premium costs
|
508
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|
|
135
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|
Other
|
673
|
|
|
289
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|
Total regulatory balancing accounts receivable
|
$
|
2,905
|
|
|
$
|
2,001
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable Balance at
|
(in millions)
|
September 30, 2021
|
|
December 31, 2020
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Electric distribution
|
$
|
330
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|
|
$
|
55
|
|
Electric transmission
|
100
|
|
|
267
|
|
Gas distribution and transmission
|
53
|
|
|
76
|
|
Energy procurement
|
133
|
|
|
158
|
|
Public purpose programs
|
300
|
|
|
410
|
|
Other
|
223
|
|
|
279
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|
Total regulatory balancing accounts payable
|
$
|
1,139
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|
|
$
|
1,245
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|
For more information, see Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
NOTE 5: DEBT
Credit Facilities
The following table summarizes PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s outstanding borrowings and availability under their credit facilities at September 30, 2021:
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions)
|
Termination
Date
|
|
Facility Limit
|
|
Borrowings Outstanding
|
|
Letters of Credit Outstanding
|
|
Facility
Availability
|
|
Utility revolving credit facility
|
June 2026
|
|
$
|
4,000
|
|
(1)
|
$
|
1,020
|
|
|
$
|
604
|
|
|
$
|
2,376
|
|
|
Utility term loan credit facility
|
January 2022, October 2022
|
(2)
|
1,500
|
|
|
1,500
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Utility receivables securitization program (3)
|
September 2023
|
|
1,000
|
|
(4)
|
1,000
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
(4)
|
PG&E Corporation revolving credit facility
|
June 2024
|
|
500
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
Total credit facilities
|
|
|
$
|
7,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,520
|
|
|
$
|
604
|
|
|
$
|
2,876
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Includes a $1.5 billion letter of credit sublimit.
(2) $184 million of the Utility term loan credit facility has a January 2022 termination date, and $1.3 billion of the Utility term loan credit facility has an October 2022 termination date.
(3) On October 5, 2020, the Utility entered into an accounts receivable securitization program (the “Receivables Securitization Program”), providing for the sale of a portion of the Utility's accounts receivable to the SPV, a limited liability company wholly owned by the Utility. On September 15, 2021, the Receivables Securitization Program was amended and extended to September 15, 2023. For more information, see “Variable Interest Entities” in Note 3.
(4) The amount the Utility may borrow under the Receivables Securitization Program is limited to the lesser of the facility limit and the facility availability. The facility availability may vary based on the amount of accounts receivable that the Utility owns that are eligible for sale to the SPV and the portion of those accounts receivable that are sold to the SPV that are eligible for advances by the lenders under the Receivables Securitization Program.
Utility
As previously disclosed, on July 1, 2020, the Utility entered into a $3.5 billion revolving credit agreement (the “Utility Revolving Credit Agreement”). The Utility Revolving Credit Agreement had a maturity date of July 1, 2023, subject to two one-year extensions at the option of the Utility.
As previously disclosed, on June 22, 2021, the Utility amended the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) increase the aggregate commitments provided by the lenders thereunder to $4.0 billion, (ii) extend the maturity date of such agreement to June 22, 2026, and (iii) provide for reduced interest rates and commitment fee rates based on the credit rating of the Utility.
As previously disclosed, on July 1, 2020, the Utility entered into a $3.0 billion term loan credit agreement (the “Utility Term Loan Credit Agreement”) comprised of 364-day tranche loans in the aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion (the “364-Day Tranche Loans”) and 18-month tranche loans in the aggregate principal amount of $1.5 billion (the “18-Month Tranche Loans”). As previously disclosed, the 364-Day Tranche Loans were paid in full on March 11, 2021. The 18-Month Tranche Loans had an initial maturity date of January 1, 2022.
On October 29, 2021, the Utility amended the Utility Term Loan Credit Agreement to, among other things, extend the maturity date of a portion of the 18-Month Tranche Loans in an amount equal to $1.3 billion (the “Extended 18-Month Tranche Loans”) to October 1, 2022. The maturity date for a portion of the 18-Month Tranche Loans in an amount equal to $184 million was not extended and continues to have a maturity date of January 1, 2022. To the extent that any Extended 18-Month Tranche Loans remain outstanding on June 1, 2022, a fee will be due and owing to the lenders under the Extended 18-Month Tranche Loans.
PG&E Corporation
As previously disclosed, on July 1, 2020, PG&E Corporation entered into a $500 million revolving credit agreement (the “Corporation Revolving Credit Agreement”). The Corporation Revolving Credit Agreement had a maturity date of July 1, 2023, subject to two one-year extensions at the option of PG&E Corporation.
As previously disclosed, on June 22, 2021, PG&E Corporation amended the Corporation Revolving Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date of such agreement to June 22, 2024 and (ii) modify both the interest rate pricing grid and commitment fee pricing grid.
Long-Term Debt Issuances and Redemptions
Utility
In March 2021, the Utility issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.367% First Mortgage Bonds due March 10, 2023, $450 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% First Mortgage Bonds due June 1, 2031, and $450 million aggregate principal amount of 4.20% First Mortgage Bonds due June 1, 2041. The proceeds were used for (i) the prepayment of all of the $1.5 billion 364-day term loan facility (maturing June 30, 2021) outstanding under the Utility’s term loan credit agreement, (ii) the repayment of all of the borrowings outstanding under the Utility’s revolving credit facility pursuant to the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement and (iii) general corporate purposes.
In June 2021, the Utility issued $800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.0% First Mortgage Bonds due June 15, 2028. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of borrowings under the Utility’s revolving credit facility pursuant to the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement.
Intercompany Note Payable
On August 11, 2021, PG&E Corporation borrowed $145 million from the Utility under an interest bearing 364-day intercompany note due August 10, 2022. The intercompany note includes usual and customary provisions for notes of this type. The rate of interest on the loan is a variable rate equal to the interest rate applicable to loans under the Corporation Revolving Credit Agreement. Interest is due on the last business day of each month, commencing on August 31, 2021. The proceeds were borrowed to fund debt service obligations of PG&E Corporation. As of September 30, 2021, the intercompany note is reflected in Accounts receivable - other on the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and is eliminated upon consolidation of PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
SB 901
SB 901, signed into law on September 21, 2018, requires the CPUC to establish a CHT, directing the CPUC to limit certain disallowances in the aggregate, so that they do not exceed the maximum amount that the Utility can pay without harming customers or materially impacting its ability to provide adequate and safe service. SB 901 also authorizes the CPUC to issue a financing order that permits recovery, through the issuance of recovery bonds (also referred to as “securitization”), of wildfire-related costs found to be just and reasonable by the CPUC and, only for the 2017 Northern California wildfires, any amounts in excess of the CHT.
Pursuant to SB 901 and the CPUC’s methodology adopted in the CHT OIR, on April 30, 2020, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC seeking authorization for a post-emergence transaction to securitize $7.5 billion of 2017 wildfire claims costs and create a corresponding customer credit trust that is designed to not impact amounts billed to customers, with the proceeds of the securitization used to pay or reimburse the Utility for the payment of wildfire claims costs associated with the 2017 Northern California wildfires. In connection with the proposed transaction, the Utility would retire $6.0 billion of Utility debt. On April 23, 2021, the CPUC issued a decision finding that $7.5 billion of the Utility’s 2017 catastrophic wildfire costs and expenses are stress test costs that may be financed through the issuance of recovery bonds pursuant to Public Utilities Code sections 850 et seq. Three parties filed applications for rehearing of the decision, and the Utility filed a response to those applications on May 14, 2021. On May 11, 2021, the CPUC issued a financing order authorizing the issuance of $7.5 billion of recovery bonds in connection with the post-emergence transaction. Two parties filed applications for rehearing of the financing order, and the Utility filed a response to those applications on June 4, 2021. On August 12, 2021, the CPUC issued decisions denying the applications for rehearing. On September 10, 2021, TURN filed a petition for writ of review of the decision and financing order in state court. Responses to the petition were submitted on October 15, 2021. TURN’s reply is due November 9, 2021.
AB 1054
AB 1054 provides that certain capital expenditures may be securitized by a customer charge. On February 24, 2021, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC seeking authorization, pursuant to AB 1054, for a transaction to securitize up to $1.19 billion of fire risk mitigation capital expenditures that have been or will be incurred by the Utility in 2020 and 2021. On June 24, 2021, the CPUC issued a financing order authorizing the issuance of up to approximately $1.2 billion of recovery bonds to recover up to $1.19 billion of fire risk mitigation capital expenditures plus an estimated $13.3 million in related upfront financing costs. On July 6, 2021, the financing order became final and non-appealable. The final amount to be securitized will be based on the capital expenditures incurred by the Utility prior to the securitization transaction.
NOTE 6: EQUITY
At the Market Equity Distribution Program
On April 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (“Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as sales agents and as forward sellers (in such capacities as applicable, the “Agents” and the “Forward Sellers”, respectively), and Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of America, N.A., Credit Suisse Capital LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as forward purchasers (the “Forward Purchasers”), establishing an at the market equity distribution program, pursuant to which PG&E Corporation, through the Agents, may offer and sell from time to time shares of PG&E Corporation’s common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $400 million. PG&E Corporation has no obligation to offer or sell any of its common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement and may at any time suspend offers under the Equity Distribution Agreement.
The Equity Distribution Agreement provides that, in addition to the issuance and sale of shares of common stock by PG&E Corporation to or through the Agents, PG&E Corporation may enter into forward sale agreements (collectively, the “Forward Sale Agreement”) pursuant to which the relevant Forward Purchaser will borrow shares from third parties and, through its affiliated Forward Seller, offer a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of shares of common stock underlying the particular Forward Sale Agreement.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation did not sell any shares pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement or any Forward Sale Agreement. As of September 30, 2021, there was $400 million available under PG&E Corporation’s at the market equity distribution program for future offerings.
Ownership Restrictions in PG&E Corporation’s Amended Articles
Under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, if a corporation (or a consolidated group) undergoes an “ownership change,” net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may be subject to certain limitations (which could limit PG&E Corporation or the Utility’s ability to use these tax assets to offset taxable income). In general, an ownership change occurs if the aggregate stock ownership of certain shareholders (generally five percent shareholders, applying certain look-through and aggregation rules) increases by more than 50% over such shareholders’ lowest percentage ownership during the testing period (generally three years). PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Amended Articles of Incorporation (the “Amended Articles”) limit Transfers (as defined in the Amended Articles) that increase a person’s or entity’s (including certain groups of persons) ownership of PG&E Corporation’s equity securities to 4.75% or more prior to the Restriction Release Date (as defined in the Amended Articles) without approval by the board of directors of PG&E Corporation.
On July 8, 2021, PG&E Corporation, the Utility, ShareCo and the Fire Victim Trust entered into an agreement (the “PG&E Fire Victim Trust Share Exchange and Tax Matters Agreement”), pursuant to which PG&E Corporation and the Utility made a “grantor trust” election for the Fire Victim Trust effective retroactively to the inception of the Fire Victim Trust. As a result of the grantor trust election, shares of PG&E Corporation common stock owned by the Fire Victim Trust are treated as held by the Utility and, in turn attributed to PG&E Corporation for income tax purposes. Consequently, any shares owned by the Fire Victim Trust are effectively excluded from the total number of outstanding equity securities when calculating a person’s percentage ownership for purposes of the 4.75% ownership limitation in the Amended Articles. Shares owned by ShareCo are also effectively excluded because it is a disregarded entity for income tax purposes. For example, although PG&E Corporation had 2,463,112,791 shares outstanding as of October 27, 2021, only 1,507,625,611 shares (that is, the number of outstanding shares of common stock less the number of shares held by the Fire Victim Trust and ShareCo) count as outstanding for purposes of the ownership restrictions in the Amended Articles. As such, based on the total number of outstanding equity securities and assuming the Fire Victim Trust has not sold any shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, a person’s effective percentage ownership limitation for purposes of the Amended Articles as of October 27, 2021 was 2.9% of outstanding shares. As of October 27, 2021, to the knowledge of PG&E Corporation, the Fire Victim Trust had not sold any shares of PG&E Corporation common stock.
As of the date of this report, it is more likely than not that PG&E Corporation has not undergone an ownership change and consequently, its net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes are not limited by section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
PG&E Fire Victim Trust Share Exchange and Tax Matters Agreement
In accordance with the PG&E Fire Victim Trust Share Exchange and Tax Matters Agreement, the grantor trust election has been filed.
With the grantor trust election, the Utility’s tax deductions occur as and when the Fire Victim Trust pays the fire victims rather than when the Utility transferred cash and other property (including PG&E Corporation common stock) to the Fire Victim Trust. For PG&E Corporation common stock transferred to the Fire Victim Trust, the amount of the tax deduction will be impacted by the price at which the Fire Victim Trust sells the shares, rather than the price at the time such shares were transferred to the Fire Victim Trust.
Under the PG&E Fire Victim Trust Share Exchange and Tax Matters Agreement, the parties agreed to exchange the 477,743,590 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock issued to the Fire Victim Trust pursuant to the Plan (the “Plan Shares”) for an equal number of newly-issued shares of PG&E Corporation common stock (the “New Shares”). Accordingly, on July 9, 2021, PG&E Corporation issued 477,743,590 New Shares to ShareCo, which has the sole purpose of holding the New Shares in a designated brokerage account to facilitate the exchange process. When the Fire Victim Trust desires to sell any or all of its Plan Shares, the Fire Victim Trust may exchange any number of Plan Shares for a corresponding number of New Shares on a share-for-share basis (without any further consideration payable by either party) and thereafter promptly dispose of the New Shares in one or more transactions with one or more third parties. In the event that the Fire Victim Trust is unable to timely dispose of New Shares under certain circumstances (such shares, the “Nonconforming New Shares”), PG&E Corporation has authorized up to 250,000,000 additional shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, which may be transferred by ShareCo to the Fire Victim Trust on behalf of the Utility, in exchange for the Nonconforming New Shares, following the same procedures as for an exchange of Plan Shares for New Shares. The Plan Shares and any Non-Conforming New Shares exchanged will be held thereafter by the Utility. In the event that the Fire Victim Trust disposes of any common stock subject to the PG&E Fire Victim Trust Share Exchange and Tax Matters Agreement without complying with the terms of the agreement, the Fire Victim Trust may be required to make a payment to the Utility designed to compensate the Utility for adverse tax consequences arising from nonconforming sale transactions.
Upon PG&E Corporation’s issuance of the New Shares to ShareCo, PG&E Corporation’s common stock increased by $4.85 billion, the fair value of the shares on July 9, 2021. The increase to common stock is fully offset by the fair value of treasury stock recorded. The issuance of the New Shares did not have an impact on the total number of outstanding common shares as the New Shares are currently held by ShareCo and as such, there was no impact on basic or diluted EPS for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.
When the Fire Victim Trust notifies the Utility that it intends to sell shares, ShareCo (on behalf of the Utility) will transfer the New Shares to the Fire Victim Trust and the Fire Victim Trust will transfer the Plan Shares to the Utility. The Utility has no plan or intention to dispose of the Plan Shares at any time. As shares are exchanged with the Fire Victim Trust, the Utility will record the cost of shares and PG&E Corporation’s investment within additional paid in capital and PG&E Corporation’s presentation of common stock and treasury stock will decrease by the fair value per share established on July 9, 2021.
As of September 30, 2021, none of the 250,000,000 reserved shares had been issued.
Dividends
On December 20, 2017, the boards of directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility suspended quarterly cash dividends on both PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s common stock, beginning the fourth quarter of 2017, as well as the Utility’s preferred stock, beginning the three-month period ending January 31, 2018.
Subject to the dividend restrictions as described in Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K, any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of the boards of directors and will depend on, among other things, results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that the boards of directors may deem relevant. On April 9, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order that restricts PG&E Corporation from paying common dividends until it has recognized $6.2 billion in Non-GAAP Core earnings following the Effective Date of the Plan (Non-GAAP Core Earnings means GAAP earnings adjusted for certain non-core items). It is uncertain when PG&E Corporation and the Utility will commence the payment of dividends on their common stock and when the Utility will commence the payment of dividends on its preferred stock.
NOTE 7: EARNINGS PER SHARE
PG&E Corporation’s basic EPS is calculated by dividing the income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. PG&E Corporation applies the treasury stock method of reflecting the dilutive effect of outstanding share-based compensation in the calculation of diluted EPS. The following is a reconciliation of PG&E Corporation’s income (loss) attributable to common shareholders and weighted average common shares outstanding for calculating diluted EPS:
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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(in millions, except per share amounts)
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2021
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2020
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2021
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2020
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Income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
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$
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(1,091)
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$
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83
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$
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(574)
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$
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(1,518)
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Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
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1,985
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1,967
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1,985
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1,012
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Add incremental shares from assumed conversions:
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Employee share-based compensation
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—
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5
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—
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—
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Equity Units
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—
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168
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—
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—
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Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
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1,985
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2,140
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1,985
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1,012
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Total income (loss) per common share, diluted
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$
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(0.55)
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$
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0.04
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$
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(0.29)
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$
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(1.50)
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All potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the calculation of outstanding common shares on a diluted basis in periods where PG&E Corporation has incurred a net loss.
NOTE 8: 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 contracts, such as power purchase agreements, forwards, futures, swaps, options, and CRRs that are traded either on an exchange or over the counter.
Derivatives are presented in the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets recorded at fair value and on a net basis in accordance with master netting arrangements for each counterparty. The fair value of derivative instruments is further offset by cash collateral paid or received where the right of offset and the intention to offset exist.
Price risk management activities that meet the definition of derivatives are recorded at fair value on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These instruments are not held for speculative purposes and are subject to certain regulatory requirements. The Utility expects to fully recover in rates all costs related to derivatives under the applicable ratemaking mechanism in place as long as 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.
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. These items are not reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value.
Volume of Derivative Activity
The volumes of the Utility’s outstanding derivatives were as follows:
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Contract Volume at
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Underlying Product
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Instruments
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September 30, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Natural Gas (1) (MMBtus (2))
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Forwards, Futures and Swaps
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187,134,065
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146,642,863
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Options
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50,880,000
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14,140,000
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Electricity (MWh)
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Forwards, Futures and Swaps
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11,652,406
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9,435,830
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Options
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184,800
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—
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Congestion Revenue Rights (3)
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247,960,149
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266,091,470
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(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 due to transmission grid limitations.
Presentation of Derivative Instruments in the Financial Statements
At September 30, 2021, the Utility’s outstanding derivative balances were as follows:
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Commodity Risk
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(in millions)
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Gross Derivative
Balance
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Netting
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Cash Collateral
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Total Derivative
Balance
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Current assets – other
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$
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142
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$
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(5)
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$
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95
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$
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232
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Noncurrent assets – other
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131
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—
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—
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131
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Current liabilities – other
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(36)
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5
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17
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(14)
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Noncurrent liabilities – other
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(223)
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—
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—
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(223)
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Total commodity risk
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$
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14
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$
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—
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$
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112
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$
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126
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|
At December 31, 2020, the Utility’s outstanding derivative balances were as follows:
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Commodity Risk
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(in millions)
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Gross Derivative
Balance
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Netting
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Cash Collateral
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Total Derivative
Balance
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Current assets – other
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$
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33
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$
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—
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$
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115
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$
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148
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Noncurrent assets – other
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136
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—
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—
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136
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Current liabilities – other
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(38)
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—
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15
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(23)
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Noncurrent liabilities – other
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(204)
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—
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10
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(194)
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Total commodity risk
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$
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(73)
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$
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—
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$
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140
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$
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67
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Cash inflows and outflows associated with derivatives are included in operating cash flows on the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Some of the Utility’s derivatives instruments, including power purchase agreements, contain collateral posting provisions tied to the Utility’s credit rating from each of the major credit rating agencies, also known as a credit-risk-related contingent feature. Multiple credit agencies continue to rate the Utility below investment grade, which results in the Utility posting additional collateral. As of September 30, 2021, the Utility satisfied or has otherwise addressed its obligations related to the credit-risk related contingency features.
NOTE 9: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
PG&E Corporation and the Utility measure their cash equivalents, trust assets, and price risk management instruments 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 are held by PG&E Corporation and not the Utility.
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Fair Value Measurements
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September 30, 2021
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(in millions)
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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Netting (1)
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Total
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Assets:
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Short-term investments
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$
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411
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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—
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$
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411
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Nuclear decommissioning trusts
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Short-term investments
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25
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—
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—
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—
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25
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Global equity securities
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2,478
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|
|
—
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—
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—
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2,478
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Fixed-income securities
|
1,054
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|
|
825
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
1,879
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Assets measured at NAV
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—
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—
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—
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—
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28
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Total nuclear decommissioning trusts (2)
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3,557
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|
825
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—
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—
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4,410
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Price risk management instruments (Note 8)
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Electricity
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—
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40
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|
163
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13
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|
216
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Gas
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—
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|
70
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|
—
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|
77
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|
147
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|
Total price risk management instruments
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—
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|
|
110
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|
|
163
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|
90
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|
|
363
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Rabbi trusts
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|
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Fixed-income securities
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—
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|
|
104
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
104
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|
Life insurance contracts
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—
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|
77
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
77
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|
Total rabbi trusts
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—
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|
|
181
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
181
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|
Long-term disability trust
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Short-term investments
|
6
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|
—
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—
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—
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|
6
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|
Assets measured at NAV
|
—
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|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
139
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|
Total long-term disability trust
|
6
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
145
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|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
3,974
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|
|
$
|
1,116
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|
|
$
|
163
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|
|
$
|
90
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|
|
$
|
5,510
|
|
Liabilities:
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|
|
|
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|
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Price risk management instruments (Note 8)
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|
Electricity
|
—
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|
4
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|
|
243
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(17)
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|
230
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|
Gas
|
—
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|
12
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|
|
—
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|
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(5)
|
|
|
7
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
$
|
—
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|
|
$
|
16
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|
|
$
|
243
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|
|
$
|
(22)
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|
|
$
|
237
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
(1) Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and margin cash collateral.
(2) Represents amount before deducting $740 million, primarily related to deferred taxes on appreciation of investment value.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
|
December 31, 2020
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(in millions)
|
Level 1
|
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Level 2
|
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Level 3
|
|
Netting (1)
|
|
Total
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
$
|
470
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|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
470
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trusts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
27
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
27
|
|
Global equity securities
|
2,398
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|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,398
|
|
Fixed-income securities
|
924
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|
|
835
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,759
|
|
Assets measured at NAV
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25
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|
Total nuclear decommissioning trusts (2)
|
3,349
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|
|
835
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,209
|
|
Price risk management instruments (Note 8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electricity
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
170
|
|
Gas
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
113
|
|
|
114
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|
Total price risk management instruments
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
284
|
|
Rabbi trusts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed-income securities
|
—
|
|
|
106
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|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
106
|
|
Life insurance contracts
|
—
|
|
|
79
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|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
79
|
|
Total rabbi trusts
|
—
|
|
|
185
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|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
185
|
|
Long-term disability trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
9
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|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
Assets measured at NAV
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
158
|
|
Total long-term disability trust
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
167
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$
|
3,828
|
|
|
$
|
1,023
|
|
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
115
|
|
|
$
|
5,315
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Price risk management instruments (Note 8)
|
|
|
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Electricity
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—
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1
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238
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(25)
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214
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|
Gas
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—
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|
|
3
|
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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3
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
$
|
—
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|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
238
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|
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$
|
(25)
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$
|
217
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(1) Includes the effect of the contractual ability to settle contracts under master netting agreements and margin cash collateral.
(2) Represents amount before deducting $671 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. There are no restrictions on the terms and conditions upon which the investments may be redeemed. There were no material transfers between any levels for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
Trust Assets
Assets Measured at Fair Value
In general, investments held in the trusts are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit, and market volatility risks. Nuclear decommissioning trust assets and other trust assets are composed primarily of equity and fixed-income securities and also include short-term investments that are money market funds valued as Level 1.
Global equity securities primarily include investments in common stock that are valued based on quoted prices in active markets and are classified as Level 1.
Fixed-income 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 fixed-income 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.
Assets Measured at NAV Using Practical Expedient
Investments in the nuclear decommissioning trusts and the long-term disability trust that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy tables above. The fair value amounts are included in the tables above in order to reconcile to the amounts presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These investments include commingled funds that are composed of equity securities traded publicly on exchanges as well as fixed-income securities that are composed primarily of U.S. government securities and asset-backed securities.
Price Risk Management Instruments
Price risk management instruments include physical and financial derivative contracts, such as power purchase agreements, forwards, futures, 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 futures 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 futures 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. Limited market data is available in the CAISO auction and between auction dates; therefore, the Utility utilizes historical prices to forecast forward prices. CRRs are classified as Level 3.
Level 3 Measurements and Uncertainty Analysis
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 on net income resulting from changes in the fair value of these instruments. (See Note 8 above.)
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Fair Value at
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(in millions)
|
|
September 30, 2021
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Fair Value Measurement
|
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Assets
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Valuation
Technique
|
|
Unobservable
Input
|
|
Range(1) /Weighted-Average Price (2)
|
Congestion revenue rights
|
|
$
|
135
|
|
|
$
|
75
|
|
|
Market approach
|
|
CRR auction prices
|
|
$(320.25) - $320.25 / 0.25
|
Power purchase agreements
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
|
$
|
168
|
|
|
Discounted cash flow
|
|
Forward prices
|
|
$(8.16) - $232.15 / 49.17
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(1) Represents price per MWh.
(2) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.
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Fair Value at
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(in millions)
|
|
December 31, 2020
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Fair Value Measurement
|
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Assets
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Valuation Technique
|
|
Unobservable Input
|
|
Range (1)/Weighted-Average Price (2)
|
Congestion revenue rights
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
|
$
|
74
|
|
|
Market approach
|
|
CRR auction prices
|
|
$(320.25) - $320.25 / 0.30
|
Power purchase agreements
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
164
|
|
|
Discounted cash flow
|
|
Forward prices
|
|
$12.56 - $148.30 / 35.52
|
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|
(1) Represents price per MWh.
(2) Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the instruments.
Level 3 Reconciliation
The following table presents the reconciliation for Level 3 instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
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Price Risk Management Instruments
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Asset (liability) balance as of July 1
|
$
|
(18)
|
|
|
$
|
(66)
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses):
|
|
|
|
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities or balancing accounts (1)
|
(62)
|
|
|
(31)
|
|
Asset (liability) balance as of September 30
|
$
|
(80)
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|
|
$
|
(97)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) The costs related to price risk management activities are fully passed through to customers in rates. Accordingly, unrealized gains and losses are deferred in regulatory liabilities and assets and net income is not impacted.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Price Risk Management Instruments
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Asset balance as of January 1
|
$
|
(72)
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses):
|
|
|
|
Included in regulatory assets and liabilities or balancing accounts (1)
|
(8)
|
|
|
(102)
|
|
Asset (liability) balance as of September 30
|
$
|
(80)
|
|
|
$
|
(97)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) The costs related to price risk management activities are fully passed through to customers in rates. Accordingly, unrealized gains and losses are deferred in regulatory liabilities and assets and net income is not impacted.
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, net accounts receivable; short-term borrowings; accounts payable; and customer deposits approximate their carrying values at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, as they are short-term in nature.
The carrying amount and fair value of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s long-term debt instruments were as follows (the table below excludes financial instruments with carrying values that approximate their fair values):
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At September 30, 2021
|
|
At December 31, 2020
|
(in millions)
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Level 2 Fair Value
|
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Level 2 Fair Value
|
Debt (Note 5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PG&E Corporation
|
$
|
4,620
|
|
|
$
|
4,714
|
|
|
$
|
1,901
|
|
|
$
|
2,175
|
|
Utility
|
30,366
|
|
|
33,241
|
|
|
29,664
|
|
|
32,632
|
|
Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Investments
The following table provides a summary of equity securities and available-for-sale debt securities:
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(in millions)
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Amortized
Cost
|
|
Total Unrealized Gains
|
|
Total Unrealized Losses
|
|
Total Fair
Value
|
As of September 30, 2021
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trusts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
Global equity securities
|
500
|
|
|
2,013
|
|
|
(7)
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|
|
2,506
|
|
Fixed-income securities
|
1,785
|
|
|
105
|
|
|
(11)
|
|
|
1,879
|
|
Total (1)
|
$
|
2,310
|
|
|
$
|
2,118
|
|
|
$
|
(18)
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|
|
$
|
4,410
|
|
As of December 31, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nuclear decommissioning trusts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short-term investments
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
Global equity securities
|
543
|
|
|
1,881
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
2,423
|
|
Fixed-income securities
|
1,610
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
1,759
|
|
Total (1)
|
$
|
2,180
|
|
|
$
|
2,033
|
|
|
$
|
(4)
|
|
|
$
|
4,209
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Represents amounts before deducting $740 million and $671 million for the periods ended September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, primarily related to deferred taxes on appreciation of investment value.
The fair value of fixed-income securities by contractual maturity is as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
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As of
|
(in millions)
|
September 30, 2021
|
Less than 1 year
|
$
|
46
|
|
1–5 years
|
500
|
|
5–10 years
|
462
|
|
More than 10 years
|
871
|
|
Total maturities of fixed-income securities
|
$
|
1,879
|
|
The following table provides a summary of activity for fixed income and equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Proceeds from sales and maturities of nuclear decommissioning trust investments
|
$
|
224
|
|
|
$
|
890
|
|
|
$
|
1,176
|
|
|
$
|
1,144
|
|
Gross realized gains on securities
|
21
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
59
|
|
Gross realized losses on securities
|
(2)
|
|
|
(22)
|
|
|
(18)
|
|
|
(34)
|
|
NOTE 10: WILDFIRE-RELATED CONTINGENCIES
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have significant contingencies arising from their operations, including contingencies related to wildfires. A provision for a loss contingency is recorded when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. PG&E Corporation and the Utility evaluate which potential liabilities are probable and the related range of reasonably estimated losses and record a charge that reflects their best estimate or the lower end of the range, if there is no better estimate. The assessment of whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and whether the loss or a range of losses is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Loss contingencies are reviewed quarterly, and estimates are adjusted to reflect the impact of all known information, such as negotiations, discovery, settlements and payments, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s provision for loss and expense excludes anticipated legal costs, which are expensed as incurred. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows may be materially affected by the outcome of the following matters.
The process for estimating losses associated with potential claims related to wildfires requires management to exercise significant judgment based on a number of assumptions and subjective factors, including the factors identified above and estimates based on currently available information and prior experience with wildfires. As more information becomes available, including from potential claimants as litigation or resolution efforts progress, management estimates and assumptions regarding the potential financial impacts of the 2019 Kincade fire, 2020 Zogg fire, and 2021 Dixie fire may change.
Restructuring Support Agreement with the TCC
On December 6, 2019, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into the TCC RSA. The TCC RSA (as incorporated into the Plan) provides for, among other things, a combination of cash and common stock of the reorganized PG&E Corporation to be provided by PG&E Corporation and the Utility pursuant to the Plan (together with certain additional rights, the “Aggregate Fire Victim Consideration”) in order to settle and discharge the Fire Victim Claims, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the TCC RSA and the Plan. The Aggregate Fire Victim Consideration that has funded and will fund the Fire Victim Trust pursuant to the Plan for the benefit of holders of the Fire Victim Claims consists of (a) $5.4 billion in cash that was contributed on the Effective Date of the Plan, (b) $1.35 billion in cash consisting of (i) $758 million that was paid in cash on January 15, 2021 and (ii) the remaining balance of $592 million to be paid in cash on or before January 15, 2022, in each case pursuant to the terms of the tax benefits payment agreement between the Fire Victim Trust and the Utility, and (c) an amount of common stock representing 22.19% of the outstanding shares of PG&E Corporation on the Effective Date, subject to potential adjustments.
2019 Kincade Fire
According to Cal Fire, on October 23, 2019 at approximately 9:27 p.m., a wildfire began northeast of Geyserville in Sonoma County, California (the “2019 Kincade fire”), located in the service territory of the Utility. The Cal Fire Kincade Fire Incident Update dated November 20, 2019, 11:02 a.m. Pacific Time (the “Kincade incident update”), indicated that the 2019 Kincade fire had consumed 77,758 acres. In the Kincade incident update, Cal Fire reported no fatalities and four first responder injuries. The Kincade incident update also indicates the following: structures destroyed, 374 (consisting of 174 residential structures, 11 commercial structures and 189 other structures); and structures damaged, 60 (consisting of 35 residential structures, one commercial structure and 24 other structures). In connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, state and local officials issued numerous mandatory evacuation orders and evacuation warnings at various times for certain areas of the region. Based on County of Sonoma information, PG&E Corporation and the Utility understand that the geographic zones subject to either a mandatory evacuation order or an evacuation warning between October 23, 2019 and November 4, 2019 included approximately 200,000 persons.
On October 23, 2019, by 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, the Utility had conducted a PSPS event and turned off the power to approximately 27,837 customers in Sonoma County, including Geyserville and the surrounding area. As part of the PSPS, the Utility’s distribution lines in these areas were deenergized. Following the Utility’s established and CPUC-approved PSPS protocols and procedures, transmission lines in these areas remained energized.
The Utility submitted EIRs (the “Kincade EIRs”) to the CPUC indicating that:
•at approximately 9:19 p.m. Pacific Time on October 23, 2019, the Utility became aware of a transmission level outage on the Geysers #9 Lakeville 230 kV line when the line relayed and did not reclose;
•various generating facilities on the Geysers #9 Lakeville 230 kV line detected the disturbance and separated at approximately the same time;
•at approximately 9:21 p.m. Pacific Time, the PG&E Grid Control Center received a report that a fire had started in an area near transmission tower 001/006;
•at approximately 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time on October 24, 2019, a responding Utility troubleman patrolling the Geysers #9 Lakeville 230 kV line observed that Cal Fire had taped off the area around the base of transmission tower 001/006 in the area of the 2019 Kincade fire; and
•on site Cal Fire personnel brought to the troubleman’s attention what appeared to be a broken jumper on the same tower.
On July 16, 2020, Cal Fire issued a press release addressing the cause of the 2019 Kincade fire. The press release stated that Cal Fire had determined that “the Kincade Fire was caused by electrical transmission lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) located northeast of Geyserville. Tinder dry vegetation and strong winds combined with low humidity and warm temperatures contributed to extreme rates of fire spread.”
On April 6, 2021, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint (the “Kincade Complaint”) charging the Utility with five felonies and 28 misdemeanors related to the 2019 Kincade fire. The Kincade Complaint alleges three felony counts of recklessly causing a fire that caused great bodily injury to six firefighters and/or burned inhabited and other structures, inhabited property, forest land and personal property, in violation of Penal Code section 452; two felony counts of reckless emission of air contaminants that caused great bodily injury to two minors, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 42400.3(c); one misdemeanor count of carelessly or negligently throwing or placing substances that may cause a fire, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 13001; one misdemeanor count of negligently causing fire, in violation of Public Resources Code section 4421; three misdemeanor counts of violation by a public utility, in violation of Public Utilities Code section 2110; and 23 misdemeanor counts of recklessly or negligently emitting air contaminants, in violation of Health and Safety Code sections 42400.3(b) and 42400.1(a). If convicted of any of the charges in the Kincade Complaint, the Utility could be subject to fines, penalties, and restitution to victims for their economic losses (including property damage, medical and mental health expenses, lost wages, lost profits, attorneys’ fees and interest), as well as non-monetary remedies such as oversight requirements.
On April 6, 2021, PG&E Corporation announced that it disputed the charges in the Kincade Complaint. It further announced that it would accept Cal Fire’s finding that a Utility transmission line caused the 2019 Kincade fire. On April 20, 2021, the court held an initial hearing in the case. On May 11, 2021, the Utility filed a demurrer to 25 of the 33 counts contained in the Kincade Complaint. At a hearing on September 9, 2021, the Sonoma County Superior Court overruled the demurrer. The Utility pled not guilty to all charges on October 13, 2021. A preliminary hearing on the charges is scheduled to begin February 8, 2022.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have received data requests from the SED relating to the 2019 Kincade fire and, as of October 29, 2021, have responded to all data requests received.
Potential liabilities related to the 2019 Kincade fire depend on various factors, including the cause of the fire, contributing causes of the fire (including alternative potential origins, weather- and climate-related issues), the number, size and type of structures damaged or destroyed, the contents of such structures and other personal property damage, the number and types of trees damaged or destroyed, attorneys’ fees for claimants, the nature and extent of any personal injuries, the amount of fire suppression and clean-up costs, other damages the Utility may be responsible for if found negligent, and the amount of any penalties, fines, or restitution that may be imposed by courts or other governmental entities.
As of October 27, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are aware of approximately 64 complaints on behalf of at least 1,377 plaintiffs related to the 2019 Kincade fire and expect that they may receive further such complaints. The complaints were filed in the California Superior Court for the County of Sonoma and the California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco and include claims based on multiple theories of liability, including inverse condemnation, negligence, violations of the Public Utilities Code, violations of the Health & Safety Code, premises liability, trespass, public nuisance and private nuisance. In addition, on October 18, 2021, Cal Fire filed a complaint seeking to recover approximately $90 million for fire suppression and other costs incurred in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire. The plaintiffs in each action principally assert that PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s alleged failure to properly maintain, inspect, and de-energize their transmission lines was the cause of the 2019 Kincade fire. On December 3, 2020, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a petition with the California Judicial Council to coordinate the litigation. On April 8, 2021, the coordination motion judge ordered that the cases be coordinated, and on April 16, 2021, the San Francisco County Superior Court was selected as the site of the coordinated proceeding. The plaintiffs filed master complaints on July 16, 2021, and PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s response was filed on August 16, 2021, and PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a demurrer with respect to the plaintiffs’ inverse condemnation claims. The plaintiffs filed an opposition to PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s demurrer on September 13, 2021. PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a reply on October 1, 2021. A hearing on the demurrer is scheduled for November 5, 2021.
If the Utility’s facilities, such as its electric distribution and transmission lines, are judicially determined to be the substantial cause of the 2019 Kincade fire, and the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies, the Utility could be liable for property damage, business interruption, interest and attorneys’ fees without having been found negligent. California courts have imposed liability under the doctrine of inverse condemnation in legal actions brought by property holders against utilities on the grounds that losses borne by the person whose property was damaged through a public use undertaking should be spread across the community that benefited from such undertaking, and based on the assumption that utilities have the ability to recover these costs from their customers. Further, California courts have determined that the doctrine of inverse condemnation is applicable regardless of whether the CPUC ultimately allows recovery by the utility for any such costs. The CPUC may decide not to authorize cost recovery even if a court decision were to determine that the Utility is liable as a result of the application of the doctrine of inverse condemnation. (See “Loss Recoveries – Regulatory Recovery” below for further information regarding potential cost recovery related to the wildfires.)
Based on the current state of the law concerning inverse condemnation in California and the facts and circumstances available to PG&E Corporation and the Utility as of the date of this filing, including the information contained in the Kincade EIRs, Cal Fire’s determination of the cause, other information gathered as part of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s investigation, and the charges filed by the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it is probable that they will incur a loss in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded a liability in the aggregate amount of $625 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 (before available insurance). Based on the facts and circumstances available to the Utility as of the filing of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 (the “Q1 Form 10-Q”), including the status of negotiations with certain subrogation entities, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded an additional charge in the first quarter of 2021 for potential losses in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire of $175 million, for an aggregate liability of $800 million (before available insurance). The aggregate liability remained unchanged as of September 30, 2021.
Based on the facts and circumstances available to the Utility as of the filing of this Form 10-Q, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded an additional liability of $40 million reflected in Other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the third quarter of 2021 for probable losses in connection with a pending CPUC investigation into the 2019 Kincade fire. The outcome of this investigation is not final and is expected to include additional obligations for the Utility.
The following table presents changes in the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimable range of losses for claims arising from the 2019 Kincade fire since December 31, 2020.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss Accrual (in millions)
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020
|
625
|
|
Accrued Losses
|
175
|
|
Payments (1)
|
(31)
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2021
|
$
|
769
|
|
|
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(1) As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into settlement agreements in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire of approximately $31 million, which has been paid in full by PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have entered into additional settlements and made additional payments and expect to continue to do so.
The aggregate liability of $800 million for claims in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire (before available insurance and before taking into account the settlement payments) corresponds to the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimable range of losses and is subject to change based on additional information. This $800 million estimate does not include, among other things: (i) any amounts for potential penalties, fines, or restitution that may be imposed by courts or other governmental entities on PG&E Corporation or the Utility, (ii) any punitive damages, (iii) any amounts in respect of compensation claims by federal or state agencies other than state fire suppression costs, (iv) evacuation costs, or (v) any other amounts that are not reasonably estimable. In addition to claims for property damage, business interruption, interest and attorneys’ fees under inverse condemnation, PG&E Corporation and the Utility could be liable for fire suppression costs, evacuation costs, medical expenses, personal injury damages, punitive damages and other damages under other theories of liability in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, including if PG&E Corporation or the Utility were found to have been negligent.
Under California law (including Penal Code section 1202.4), if the Utility were convicted of any of the charges in the Kincade Complaint, the sentencing court must order the Utility to “make restitution to the victim or victims in an amount established by court order” that is “sufficient to fully reimburse the victim or victims for every determined economic loss incurred as the result of” the Utility’s underlying conduct, in addition to interest and the victim’s or victims’ attorneys’ fees. This requirement for full reimbursement of economic loss is not waivable by either the government or the victim and is not offset by any compensation that the victims have received or may receive from their insurance carriers. In the event that the Utility were convicted of certain charges in the Kincade Complaint, the Utility currently believes that, depending on which charges it were to be convicted of, its total losses associated with the 2019 Kincade fire would materially exceed the $800 million aggregate liability that PG&E Corporation and the Utility have recorded to reflect the lower end of the range of the reasonably estimable range of losses for the 2019 Kincade fire civil claims. The Utility is currently unable to determine a reasonable estimate of the amount of such additional losses. The Utility does not expect that any of its liability insurance would be available to cover restitution payments ordered by the court presiding over the criminal proceeding.
The Utility believes it will continue to receive additional information from potential claimants as litigation or resolution efforts progress. Any such additional information may potentially allow PG&E Corporation and the Utility to refine such estimate and may result in changes to the accrual depending on the information provided.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility currently believe that it is reasonably possible that the amount of loss could be greater than $800 million (before available insurance) but are unable to reasonably estimate the additional loss and the upper end of the range because, as described above, there are a number of unknown facts and legal considerations that may impact the amount of any potential liability, including the total scope and nature of claims that may be asserted against PG&E Corporation and the Utility and the outcome of the criminal proceedings initiated against the Utility by the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office. If the liability for the 2019 Kincade fire were to exceed $1.0 billion, the Utility may be eligible to make a claim to the Wildfire Fund under AB 1054 to satisfy settled or finally adjudicated eligible claims in excess of such amount, subject to the 40% limitation on the allowed amount of claims arising before emergence from bankruptcy. PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to continue to review the available information and other information as it becomes available, including evidence in the possession of Cal Fire or the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office, evidence from or held by other parties, claims that have not yet been submitted, and additional information about the nature and extent of potential damages.
The process for estimating losses associated with potential claims related to the 2019 Kincade fire requires management to exercise significant judgment based on a number of assumptions and subjective factors, including the factors identified above and estimates based on currently available information and prior experience with wildfires. As more information becomes available, management estimates and assumptions regarding the potential financial impact of the 2019 Kincade fire may change.
The Utility has liability insurance from various insurers, which provides coverage for third-party liability attributable to the 2019 Kincade fire in an aggregate amount of $430 million. The Utility records insurance recoveries when it is deemed probable that recovery will occur, and the Utility can reasonably estimate the amount or its range. As of September 30, 2021, the Utility has recorded an insurance receivable for the full amount of the $430 million. While the Utility plans to seek recovery of all insured losses, it is unable to predict the ultimate amount and timing of such insurance recoveries.
2020 Zogg Fire
According to Cal Fire, on September 27, 2020, a wildfire began in the area of Zogg Mine Road and Jenny Bird Lane, north of Igo in Shasta County, California (the “2020 Zogg fire”), located in the service territory of the Utility. The Cal Fire Zogg fire Incident Update dated October 16, 2020, 3:08 p.m. Pacific Time (the “Zogg incident update”), indicated that the 2020 Zogg fire had consumed 56,338 acres. The Zogg incident update reported four fatalities and one injury. The Zogg incident update also indicated that 27 structures were damaged and 204 structures were destroyed. Of the 204 structures destroyed, 63 were single family homes, according to a damage inspection report available from the Shasta County Department of Resource Management.
On October 9, 2020, the Utility submitted an EIR (the “Zogg EIR”) to the CPUC indicating that:
•wildfire camera and satellite data on September 27, 2020 show smoke, heat, or signs of fire in the area of Zogg Mine Road and Jenny Bird Lane between approximately 2:43 p.m. and 2:46 p.m. Pacific Time;
•according to Utility records, on September 27, 2020, a SmartMeter and a line recloser serving the area of Zogg Mine Road and Jenny Bird Lane reported alarms and other activity starting at approximately 2:40 p.m. until 3:06 p.m. Pacific Time when the line recloser de-energized a portion of the Girvan 1101 12 kV circuit, a distribution line that serves that area; and
•the data currently available to the Utility do not establish the causes of the activity on the Girvan 1101 circuit or the locations of these causes.
On March 22, 2021, Cal Fire issued a press release with its determination that the 2020 Zogg fire was caused by a pine tree contacting electrical facilities owned and operated by the Utility located north of the community of Igo.
On September 24, 2021, the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint (the “Zogg Complaint”) charging the Utility with 11 felonies and 20 misdemeanors related to the 2020 Zogg fire. The Zogg Complaint alleges four felony counts of involuntary manslaughter based on the four deaths that occurred during the 2020 Zogg fire, in violation of Penal Code section 192(b); six felony counts of recklessly causing a fire and causing great bodily injury, fire to inhabited structure, or fire of structure or forest, with three counts relating to the 2020 Zogg fire and one count relating to each of the 2020 Daniel fire, the 2020 Ponder fire, and the 2021 Woody fire (each described below), in violation of Penal Code section 452(a)–(c); one felony count of recklessly causing a fire to property of another, based on harm to domesticated animals during the 2020 Zogg fire, in violation of Penal Code section 452(d); two misdemeanor counts of negligent fire starting, one in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire and one in connection with the 2020 Ponder fire, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 13001; one misdemeanor count of failure to maintain firebreak, in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire, in violation of Public Resources Code section 4292; one misdemeanor count of failure to maintain clearance, in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire, in violation of Public Resources Code section 4293; two misdemeanor counts of unlawfully starting a fire, one in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire and one in connection with the 2020 Ponder fire, in violation of Public Resources Code section 4421; two misdemeanor counts of negligently causing a fire by device, one in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire and one in connection with the 2020 Ponder fire, in violation of Public Resources Code section 4435; two misdemeanor counts of failure to comply with regulations, one in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire and one in connection with the 2020 Ponder fire, in violation of Public Utilities Code section 2110; five misdemeanor counts of negligently emitting air contaminants during the 2020 Zogg fire, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 42400.1(a); and five misdemeanor counts of recklessly emitting air contamination that results in an unreasonable risk of great bodily injury during the 2020 Zogg fire, in violation of Health and Safety Code section 42400.3(b). As noted above, some of the charges included in the Zogg Complaint relate to the 2020 Daniel fire, the 2020 Ponder fire, and the 2021 Woody fire. According to the Zogg Complaint, all three of those fires occurred in Shasta County, with the 2020 Daniel fire occurring on July 28, 2020, the 2020 Ponder fire occurring on October 19, 2020, and the 2021 Woody fire occurring on August 19, 2021. If convicted of any of the charges in the Zogg Complaint, the Utility could be subject to fines, penalties, and restitution to victims for their economic losses (including property damage, medical and mental health expenses, lost wages, lost profits, attorneys’ fees and interest), as well as non-monetary remedies such as oversight requirements.
On September 24, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility announced that they disputed the charges in the Zogg Complaint. They further announced that they would accept Cal Fire’s finding that a Utility electric line caused the 2020 Zogg fire, even though PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not have access to all of the evidence that Cal Fire gathered.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have received and are responding to data requests from the CPUC relating to the 2020 Zogg fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are providing information and responses to document requests from the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office relating to the 2020 Zogg fire. Various other entities, which may include other law enforcement agencies, may also be investigating the fire. It is uncertain when any such investigations will be complete.
Potential liabilities related to the 2020 Zogg fire depend on various factors, including the cause of the fire, contributing causes of the fire (including alternative potential origins, weather- and climate-related issues), the number, size and type of structures damaged or destroyed, the contents of such structures and other personal property damage, the number and types of trees damaged or destroyed, attorneys’ fees for claimants, the nature and extent of any personal injuries, including the loss of lives, the amount of fire suppression and clean-up costs, other damages the Utility may be responsible for if found negligent, and the amount of any penalties, fines, or restitution that may be imposed by courts or other governmental entities. If the Utility’s facilities, such as its electric distribution lines, are judicially determined to be the substantial cause of the 2020 Zogg fire, and the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies, the Utility could be liable for property damage, business interruption, interest and attorneys’ fees without having been found negligent. For more information regarding the inverse condemnation doctrine, see “2019 Kincade Fire” above.
As of October 27, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are aware of approximately 17 complaints on behalf of at least 315 plaintiffs related to the 2020 Zogg fire and expect that they may receive further such complaints. The complaints were filed in the California Superior Court for the County of Shasta and the California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco and include claims based on multiple theories of liability, including inverse condemnation, negligence, violations of the Public Utilities Code, violations of the Health & Safety Code, premises liability, trespass, public nuisance and private nuisance. The plaintiffs in each action principally assert that PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s alleged failure to properly maintain, inspect and de-energize their distribution lines was the cause of the 2020 Zogg fire. The plaintiffs seek damages that include wrongful death, property damage, economic loss, punitive damages, exemplary damages, attorneys’ fees and other damages. On February 5, 2021, certain plaintiffs filed a petition with the California Judicial Council to coordinate five civil cases filed against the Utility and PG&E Corporation in the Superior Courts of Shasta and San Francisco counties. On May 12, 2021, the coordination motion judge ordered that the cases be coordinated, and on June 16, 2021, the San Francisco County Superior Court was selected as the site of the coordinated proceeding. The plaintiffs filed master complaints on August 6, 2021, and PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s answer was filed on September 7, 2021, and PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a demurrer with respect to the plaintiffs’ inverse condemnation claims. The plaintiffs filed an opposition to PG&E Corporation and the Utility’s demurrer on October 6, 2021. At an October 4, 2021 hearing, the San Francisco County Superior Court set a trial date of February 6, 2023. The court will determine the scope of the trial and the cases to be tried at a later date. A hearing on the demurrer is scheduled for November 5, 2021.
Based on the current state of the law concerning inverse condemnation in California and the facts and circumstances available to PG&E Corporation and the Utility as of the date of this filing, including the information contained in the Zogg EIR and gathered as part of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s investigation, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it is probable that they will incur a loss in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded a liability in the aggregate amount of $275 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 (before available insurance). Based on the facts and circumstances available to the Utility as of the filing of the Q1 Form 10-Q, including the status of negotiations with certain agencies and additional damages information from certain plaintiffs, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded an additional charge for potential losses in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire in the amount of $25 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Based on additional facts and circumstances available to the Utility as of the date of the filing of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021, including the status of negotiations with certain subrogation entities and individual plaintiffs, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded an additional charge for potential losses in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire of $75 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, for an aggregate liability of $375 million (before available insurance). There were negotiations with certain subrogation entities during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, however, the aggregate liability remained unchanged as of September 30, 2021.
The following table presents changes in the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimable range of losses for claims arising from the 2020 Zogg fire since December 31, 2020.
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Loss Accrual (in millions)
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Balance at December 31, 2020
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$
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275
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Accrued Losses
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100
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Payments (1)
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(127)
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Balance at September 30, 2021
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$
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248
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(1) As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility entered into settlement agreements in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire of approximately $127 million, which has been paid by PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have entered into additional settlements and made additional payments and expect to continue to do so.
The aggregate liability of $375 million for claims in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire (before available insurance and before taking into account the settlement payments) corresponds to the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimable range of losses, and is subject to change based on additional information. This $375 million estimate does not include, among other things: (i) any amounts for potential penalties, fines, or restitution that may be imposed by courts or other governmental entities on PG&E Corporation or the Utility, (ii) any punitive damages, (iii) any amounts in respect of compensation claims by federal or state agencies other than state fire suppression costs, (iv) evacuation costs, or (v) any other amounts that are not reasonably estimable. In addition to claims for property damage, business interruption, interest and attorneys’ fees under inverse condemnation, PG&E Corporation and the Utility could be liable for fire suppression costs, evacuation costs, medical expenses, wrongful death and personal injury damages, punitive damages and other damages under other theories of liability in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire, including if PG&E Corporation or the Utility were found to have been negligent.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility currently believe that it is reasonably possible that the amount of the loss will be greater than $375 million and are unable to reasonably estimate the additional loss and the upper end of the range because, as described above, there are a number of unknown facts and legal considerations that may impact the amount of any potential liability, including the total scope and nature of claims that may be asserted against PG&E Corporation and the Utility. If the liability for the 2020 Zogg fire were to exceed $1.0 billion, the Utility may be eligible to make a claim to the Wildfire Fund under AB 1054 to satisfy settled or finally adjudicated eligible claims in excess of such amount.
Under California law (including Penal Code section 1202.4), if the Utility were convicted of any of the charges in the Zogg Complaint relating to the 2020 Zogg fire, the sentencing court must order the Utility to “make restitution to the victim or victims in an amount established by court order” that is “sufficient to fully reimburse the victim or victims for every determined economic loss incurred as the result of” the Utility’s underlying conduct, in addition to interest and the victim’s or victims’ attorneys’ fees. This requirement for full reimbursement of economic loss is not waivable by either the government or the victim and is not offset by any compensation that the victims have received or may receive from their insurance carriers. In the event that the Utility were convicted of certain charges in the Zogg Complaint relating to the 2020 Zogg fire, the Utility currently believes that, depending on which charges it were to be convicted of, its total losses associated with the 2020 Zogg fire would materially exceed the $375 million aggregate liability that PG&E Corporation and the Utility have recorded to reflect the lower end of the range of the reasonably estimable range of losses for the 2020 Zogg fire civil claims. The Utility is currently unable to determine a reasonable estimate of the amount of such additional losses. The Utility does not expect that any of its liability insurance would be available to cover restitution payments ordered by the court presiding over the criminal proceeding.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to continue to review the available information and other information as it becomes available, including evidence in Cal Fire’s possession, evidence from or held by other parties, claims that have not yet been submitted, and additional information about the nature and extent of personal and business property damages and losses, the nature, number and severity of personal injuries, and information made available through the discovery process. In particular, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have not had access to all of the evidence obtained by Cal Fire or other third parties.
The Utility has liability insurance from various insurers, which provides coverage for third-party liability attributable to the 2020 Zogg fire in an aggregate amount of $611 million. This amount is reduced from the $867.5 million of coverage disclosed in the 2020 Form 10-K due to the Utility’s commuting certain insurance policies in connection with its April 2021 wildfire liability insurance renewal. The Utility records insurance recoveries when it is deemed probable that recovery will occur, and the Utility can reasonably estimate the amount or its range. As of September 30, 2021, the Utility has recorded an insurance receivable for $331 million for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire, which equals the $375 million probable loss estimate less an initial self-insured retention of $60 million, plus $16 million in legal fees incurred. PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to seek full recovery for all insured losses. Recovery under the Utility’s insurance policies for the 2021 Dixie fire will reduce the amount of insurance proceeds available for the 2020 Zogg fire. If PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to recover the full amount of their insurance, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected.
2021 Dixie Fire
On July 18, 2021, the Utility submitted an EIR (the “Dixie EIR”) reporting that on July 13, 2021, at approximately 4:40 p.m. Pacific Time, a wildfire was observed in the Feather River Canyon near Cresta Dam (the “2021 Dixie fire”), located in the service territory of the Utility. The last Cal Fire incident update, dated October 25, 2021 at 7:46 a.m., reported that the 2021 Dixie fire had consumed 963,309 acres in areas of Butte County, Plumas County, Tehama County, Lassen County, and Shasta County; that incident update also reported 1,329 structures destroyed (including 717 residential structures), 95 structures damaged, and one fatality, which according to a report on the U.S. Forest Service website was a fire fighter who passed away due to COVID-19 after returning home from the 2021 Dixie fire.
The Dixie EIR indicated, among other things, that:
•On July 13, 2021 at approximately 7:00 a.m., the Utility’s outage system indicated that Cresta Dam off of Highway 70 in the Feather River Canyon lost power;
•Due to the challenging terrain and road work resulting in a bridge closure, the responding Utility troubleman was not able to reach the pole with the fuse until approximately 4:40 p.m.;
•There the responding Utility troubleman observed two of three fuses opened and what appeared to him to be a healthy green tree leaning into the Bucks Creek 1101 12 kV conductor, which was still intact and suspended on the poles; and
•The responding Utility troubleman also observed a fire on the ground near the base of the tree.
After submitting the Dixie EIR, the Utility learned that it was notified of the outage by the Rock Creek Switching Center receiving Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition alarms indicating a loss of power at the Utility’s Cresta Dam, rather than the outage system. On August 13, 2021, the Utility submitted a supplemental EIR (“20-Day Report”) to the CPUC disclosing additional detail then known about the 2021 Dixie fire.
On July 18, 2021, Cal Fire allowed the Utility to observe while Cal Fire took possession of some Utility equipment as part of Cal Fire’s ongoing investigation into the cause of the 2021 Dixie fire. Cal Fire has not issued a determination as to the cause.
Subsequent to the ignition of the 2021 Dixie fire, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s InciWeb incident overview (the “incident overview”), a wildfire began on July 22, 2021 at approximately 5:15 p.m. Pacific Time 3.5 miles north of Quincy in Plumas County, California (the “2021 Fly fire”), located in the service territory of the Utility. The incident overview reports as of July 25, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. that the 2021 Fly fire had consumed 4,300 acres and was 5% contained and that, as of the night of July 24/25, the 2021 Fly fire had merged with the 2021 Dixie fire and that the incident overview would not be providing further updates on the 2021 Fly fire. For the purposes of estimating potential liabilities, the 2021 Fly fire is being considered a part of the 2021 Dixie fire.
The cause of the 2021 Dixie fire remains under investigation by Cal Fire, and PG&E Corporation and the Utility are cooperating with its investigation. The Butte County, Plumas County, Shasta County, Lassen County and Tehama County District Attorneys’ Offices are investigating the fire; various other entities, which may include other state and federal law enforcement agencies, may also be investigating the fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have received document and information requests from Cal Fire and the Butte County District Attorney’s Office. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have received data requests from the SED and OEIS relating to the 2021 Dixie fire. On October 7, 2021, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California served PG&E Corporation and the Utility with a subpoena for the production of documents. It is uncertain when any such investigations will be complete. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are also conducting their own investigation into the cause of the 2021 Dixie fire. This investigation is preliminary and ongoing, and PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not have access to all of the evidence in the possession of Cal Fire or other third parties.
Potential liabilities related to the 2021 Dixie fire depend on various factors, including the cause of the fire, contributing causes of the fire (including alternative potential origins, weather- and climate-related issues), the number, size and type of structures damaged or destroyed, the contents of such structures and other personal property damage, the number and types of trees damaged or destroyed, attorneys’ fees for claimants, the nature and extent of any personal injuries, including the loss of lives, the amount of fire suppression and clean-up costs, other damages the Utility may be responsible for if found negligent, and the amount of any penalties, fines, or restitution that may be imposed by governmental entities. If the Utility’s facilities, such as its electric distribution lines, are judicially determined to be the substantial cause of the 2021 Dixie fire, and the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies, the Utility could be liable for property damage, business interruption, interest and attorneys’ fees without having been found negligent. For more information regarding the inverse condemnation doctrine, see “2019 Kincade Fire” above.
As of October 27, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are aware of approximately 10 complaints on behalf of at least 676 plaintiffs related to the 2021 Dixie fire and expect that they may receive further such complaints. The complaints were filed in the California Superior Court for the County of Plumas, the California Superior Court for the County of Shasta, and the California Superior Court for the County of San Francisco, and include claims based on multiple theories of liability, including inverse condemnation, negligence, violations of the Public Utilities Code, violations of the Health & Safety Code, premises liability, trespass, public nuisance and private nuisance. The plaintiffs in each action principally assert that PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s alleged failure to properly maintain, inspect, and de-energize their distribution lines was the cause of the 2021 Dixie fire. The plaintiffs seek damages that include property damage, economic loss, punitive damages, exemplary damages, attorneys’ fees and other damages. Additional investigations and other actions may arise out of the 2021 Dixie fire. The timing and outcome for resolution of any such claims or investigations are uncertain.
Based on the current state of the law concerning inverse condemnation in California and the facts and circumstances available to PG&E Corporation and the Utility as of the date of this filing, including the information contained in the Dixie EIR and other information gathered as part of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s investigation, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it is probable that they will incur a loss in connection with the 2021 Dixie fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded a liability in the aggregate amount of $1.15 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 (before available recoveries).
The aggregate liability of $1.15 billion for claims in connection with the 2021 Dixie fire (before available recoveries) corresponds to the lower end of the range of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reasonably estimable range of losses and is subject to change based on additional information. The $1.15 billion estimate does not include, among other things: (i) any amounts for potential penalties, fines, or restitution that may be imposed by courts or other governmental entities on PG&E Corporation or the Utility, (ii) any punitive damages, (iii) any amounts in respect of compensation claims by federal agencies, including for damage to land and vegetation in national parks or national forests or fire suppression costs, or by state, county and local agencies, including for fire suppression costs, (iv) evacuation costs, or (v) any other amounts that are not reasonably estimable. In addition to claims for property damage, business interruption, interest and attorneys’ fees under inverse condemnation, PG&E Corporation and the Utility could be liable for fire suppression costs, evacuation costs, medical expenses, personal injury damages, punitive damages and other damages under other theories of liability in connection with the 2021 Dixie fire, including if PG&E Corporation or the Utility were found to have been negligent.
As noted above, the aggregate estimated liability for claims in connection with the 2021 Dixie fire does not include potential claims for fire suppression costs from federal, state, county or local agencies or damage to land and vegetation in national parks or national forests. As to these damages, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have not concluded that a loss is probable due to the incomplete information available to PG&E Corporation and the Utility as of the date of this filing as to facts pertinent to potential claims and defenses. Moreover, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently unable to reasonably estimate the range of possible loss for any such claims due to, among other factors, incomplete information as to facts pertinent to potential claims and defenses, as well as facts that would bear on the amount, type, and valuation of vegetation and other resources damaged or destroyed by the fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe, however, that such losses could be significant with respect to fire suppression costs due to the size and duration of the 2021 Dixie fire and corresponding magnitude of fire suppression resources dedicated to fighting the wildfire and with respect to claims for damage to land and vegetation in national parks or national forests due to the very large number of acres of national park and national forests that were affected by the 2021 Dixie fire. According to the National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Situation Report dated October 22, 2021 at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Time, over $630 million of costs had been incurred in suppressing the 2021 Dixie fire. PG&E currently estimates that the fire burned approximately 70,000 acres of national park and approximately 685,000 acres of national forests.
The Utility records insurance recoveries when it is deemed probable that recovery will occur, and the Utility can reasonably estimate the amount or its range. The Utility has liability insurance from various insurers, which provides coverage for third-party liability attributable to periods in which both the 2020 Zogg fire and 2021 Dixie fire occurred in an aggregate amount of $900 million. Recovery under the Utility’s insurance policies for the 2020 Zogg fire will reduce the amount of insurance proceeds available for the 2021 Dixie fire. As of September 30, 2021, the Utility has recorded an insurance receivable of $569 million for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2021 Dixie fire, which equals the aggregate $900 million of available insurance coverage for third-party liability attributable to the 2021 Dixie fire, less the $331 million insurance receivable recorded in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire. While the Utility plans to seek recovery of all insured losses, it is unable to predict the ultimate amount and timing of such insurance recoveries.
To the extent liabilities related to the 2021 Dixie fire exceed $1.0 billion, the Utility would be eligible to make a claim to the Wildfire Fund under AB 1054 to satisfy settled or finally adjudicated eligible claims in excess of such amount. As of September 30, 2021, the Utility has recorded a Wildfire Fund receivable of $150 million for probable recoveries in connection with the 2021 Dixie fire. (See “Wildfire Fund under AB 1054” below.) The Utility has also recorded a $98 million reduction to its regulatory liability for wildfire-related claims costs that were determined to be probable of recovery through the FERC TO formula rate and a $339 million regulatory asset for costs that were determined to be probable of recovery through the WEMA. (See “Regulatory Recovery” below).
The cause of the 2021 Dixie fire remains under investigation and there are a number of unknown facts surrounding the cause of the 2021 Dixie fire, the Utility’s liability for the fire, and if liability is incurred, the Utility’s ability to seek recovery of costs from insurance, the Wildfire Fund (or whether such amounts are required to be reimbursed) and regulatory recovery. The Utility could be subject to significant liability in connection with this fire. If such liability was not recoverable from insurance or the other mechanisms described herein, it could have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.
Loss Recoveries
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have recovery mechanisms available for wildfire liabilities including from insurance, customers, and the Wildfire Fund. Failure to obtain substantial or full recovery of costs related to wildfires in a timely manner or any conclusion that such recovery is no longer probable could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.
Total probable recoveries for the 2021 Dixie fire as of September 30, 2021 are:
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Recovery sources (in millions)
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2021 Dixie fire
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Insurance
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$
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569
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FERC TO rates
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98
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WEMA
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339
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AB 1054 Wildfire Fund
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150
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Probable recoveries at September 30, 2021
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$
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1,156
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Insurance
Insurance Coverage
In April 2021, the Utility purchased approximately $268 million in wildfire liability insurance coverage for the period of April 13, 2021 to April 1, 2022, and approximately $32 million in wildfire liability reinsurance for the period of April 1, 2021 to April 1, 2022 at a cost of approximately $220 million. This coverage is in addition to approximately $11 million in existing wildfire liability reinsurance for the period of July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 and approximately $600 million in existing wildfire liability insurance purchased by the Utility in August 2020 for the period of August 1, 2020 to August 1, 2021. On August 1, 2021, the $600 million of existing wildfire liability coverage renewed on a 12-month term covering the period of August 1, 2021 to August 1, 2022 at a cost of approximately $516 million pursuant to multi-year policy terms. The Utility’s wildfire liability insurance is subject to an initial self-insured retention of $60 million.
In June 2021, the Utility purchased approximately $535 million in non-wildfire liability coverage for the period of June 1, 2021 to April 1, 2022 at a cost of approximately $89 million. This coverage is in addition to approximately $140 million in existing non-wildfire liability insurance for the period of August 1, 2020 to August 1, 2021. In connection with the June 2021 renewal, the Utility procured an extension of this existing coverage to April 1, 2022 at a premium cost of approximately $30 million. The Utility also has $50 million in additional non-wildfire liability coverage available through one of its wildfire liability policies with shared limits. The Utility’s non-wildfire liability insurance is subject to an initial self-insured retention of $10 million. As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility had prepaid insurance of $537 million, reflected in Other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Various coverage limitations applicable to different insurance layers could result in material uninsured costs in the future depending on the amount and type of damages resulting from covered events.
In the Utility’s 2020 GRC proceeding, the CPUC also approved a settlement agreement provision that allows the Utility to recover annual insurance costs for up to $1.4 billion in general liability insurance coverage. An advice letter is required for additional coverage purchased by the Utility in excess of $1.4 billion in coverage.
Insurance Receivable
PG&E Corporation and the Utility record a receivable for insurance recoveries when it is deemed probable that recovery of a recorded loss will occur. Through September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded $430 million for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, $331 million for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire and $569 million for probable insurance recoveries in connection with the 2021 Dixie fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility intend to seek full recovery for all insured losses.
If PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to recover the full amount of their insurance, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected.
The balances for insurance receivables with respect to wildfires are included in Other accounts receivable in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
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Insurance Receivable (in millions)
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2021 Dixie fire
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2020 Zogg fire
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2019 Kincade fire
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2017 Northern California wildfires
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Total
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Balance at December 31, 2020
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$
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219
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$
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430
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$
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25
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$
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674
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Accrued insurance recoveries
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569
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112
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681
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Reimbursements
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(16)
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(25)
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(41)
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Balance at September 30, 2021
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$
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569
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$
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331
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$
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414
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1,314
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Regulatory Recovery
FERC TO rates
The Utility recognizes income and reduces its regulatory liability for potential refund through the FERC TO formula rate in future rates for a portion of the third party wildfire-related claims in excess of insurance coverage. The allocation to transmission customers was based on a FERC-approved allocation factor as determined in the formula rate. Based on information currently available to the Utility regarding the 2021 Dixie fire, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Utility recorded a $98 million reduction to its regulatory liability for wildfire-related claims costs that were determined to be probable of recovery through the FERC TO formula rate.
WEMA
In June 2018, the CPUC approved the establishment of the WEMA, which provides for tracking of incremental wildfire claims and outside legal costs plus incremental insurance premium costs above what is being recovered in rates. As noted above, the Utility capitalizes and records as regulatory assets costs that would otherwise be charged to expense if it is probable that the incurred costs will be recovered in future rates. For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, based on information currently available to the Utility, incremental wildfire claims-related costs for the 2021 Dixie fire were determined to be probable of recovery through the WEMA and the Utility recorded a $339 million regulatory asset.
Wildfire Fund under AB 1054
On July 12, 2019, the California governor signed into law AB 1054, a bill which provides for the establishment of a statewide fund that will be available for eligible electric utility companies to pay eligible claims for liabilities arising from wildfires occurring after July 12, 2019 that are caused by the applicable electric utility company’s equipment, subject to the terms and conditions of AB 1054. Eligible claims are claims for third party damages resulting from any such wildfires, limited to the portion of such claims that exceeds the greater of (i) $1.0 billion in the aggregate in any year (“Coverage Year”) and (ii) the amount of insurance coverage required to be in place for the electric utility company pursuant to section 3293 of the Public Utilities Code, added by AB 1054. Eligible electric utility companies must declare a Coverage Year of exactly twelve months, that commences as of a certain date and time, to the administrator of the Wildfire Fund. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have yet to make a formal declaration to the Wildfire Fund administrator. The accrued Wildfire Fund receivable as of September 30, 2021 reflects an expectation that the Coverage Year will be based on the calendar year with coverage limited to the 2021 Dixie Fire.
Electric utility companies that draw from the Wildfire Fund will only be required to reimburse amounts that are determined by the CPUC in a proceeding for cost recovery applying the prudency standard in AB 1054, not to be just and reasonable, subject to a disallowance cap equal to 20% of the IOU’s transmission and distribution equity rate base. For the Utility, the disallowance cap would be approximately $2.9 billion based on its 2021 equity rate base, and is subject to adjustment based on changes in the Utility’s total transmission and distribution equity rate base and would apply for a three calendar year period. The disallowance cap is inapplicable in certain circumstances, including if the Wildfire Fund administrator determines that the electric utility company’s actions or inactions that resulted in the applicable wildfire constituted “conscious or willful disregard for the rights and safety of others,” or the electric utility company fails to maintain a valid safety certification. Costs that the CPUC determines to be just and reasonable in accordance with the prudency standard in AB 1054 will not be reimbursed to the Wildfire Fund, resulting in a draw-down of the Wildfire Fund. The same prudency standard will be applied in any CPUC review of an application filed by the Utility seeking recovery of costs recorded to WEMA.
Before the expiration of any current safety certification, the Utility must request a new safety certification from the OEIS, which the Utility expects to be issued within 90 days if the Utility has provided documentation that it has satisfied the requirements for the safety certification pursuant to section 8389(e) of the Public Utilities Code, added by AB 1054. Those requirements are: (i) the electrical corporation has an approved WMP, (ii) the electrical corporation is in good standing, which can be satisfied by the electrical corporation having agreed to implement the findings of its most recent safety culture assessment, if applicable, (iii) the electrical corporation has established a safety committee of its board of directors composed of members with relevant safety experience, (iv) the electrical corporation has established an executive incentive compensation structure approved by the division and structured to promote safety as a priority and to ensure public safety and utility financial stability with performance metrics, including incentive compensation based on meeting performance metrics that are measurable and enforceable, for all executive officers, (v) the electrical corporation has established board-of-director-level reporting to the CPUC on safety issues, and (vi) the electrical corporation has established a compensation structure for any new or amended contracts for executive officers, as set forth in section 8389(e) of the Public Utilities Code. An issued safety certification is valid for 12 months or until a timely request for a new safety certification is acted upon, whichever occurs later. On January 14, 2021, the OEIS approved the Utility’s 2020 application and issued the Utility’s 2020 Safety Certification pursuant to the requirements of AB 1054. The safety certification is separate from the CPUC’s enforcement authority and does not preclude the CPUC from pursuing remedies for safety or other applicable violations. The 2020 Safety Certification is valid for 12 months or until a timely request for a new safety certification is acted upon, whichever occurs later. On January 26, 2021, TURN filed with the CPUC a request for review of OEIS’ issuance of the safety certification, which the CPUC declined to provide on April 14, 2021.
The Wildfire Fund and disallowance cap will be terminated when the amounts therein are exhausted. The Wildfire Fund is expected to be capitalized with (i) $10.5 billion of proceeds of bonds supported by a 15-year extension of the Department of Water Resources charge to customers, (ii) $7.5 billion in initial contributions from California’s three large electric IOUs and (iii) $300 million in annual contributions paid by California’s three large electric IOUs for a 10-year period. For more information regarding contributions to the Wildfire Fund, see Note 3 above.
The Wildfire Fund will only be available for payment of eligible claims so long as there are sufficient funds remaining in the Wildfire Fund. Such funds could be depleted more quickly than expected, including as a result of claims made by California’s other participating electric utility companies. The Wildfire Fund is available to pay for the Utility’s eligible claims arising as of July 12, 2019, the effective date of AB 1054, subject to a limit of 40% of the allowed amount of such claims arising between the effective date of AB 1054 and the Utility’s emergence from Chapter 11. The 40% limit does not apply to eligible claims that arise after the Utility’s emergence from Chapter 11.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility record a receivable for the Wildfire Fund when it is deemed probable that recovery of a recorded loss will occur. As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recorded $150 million in Other noncurrent assets for Wildfire Fund receivables related to the 2021 Dixie fire.
For more information see Note 3 above and Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
Wildfire-Related Derivative Litigation
Two purported derivative lawsuits alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment were filed in San Francisco County Superior Court on November 16, 2017 and November 20, 2017, respectively, naming as defendants certain then-current and former members of the boards of directors and certain then-current and former officers of PG&E Corporation and the Utility. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are named as nominal defendants. These lawsuits were consolidated by the court on February 14, 2018 and denominated In Re California North Bay Fire Derivative Litigation (now re-captioned Trotter v. Williams et al.). On April 13, 2018, the plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint. After the parties reached an agreement regarding a stay of the derivative proceeding pending resolution of the tort actions described above and any regulatory proceeding relating to the 2017 Northern California wildfires, on April 24, 2018, the court entered a stipulation and order to stay. The stay was subject to certain conditions regarding the plaintiffs’ access to discovery in other actions. On January 28, 2019, the plaintiffs filed a request to lift the stay for the purposes of amending their complaint to add allegations regarding the 2018 Camp fire. Prior to resolution of the plaintiffs’ request to lift the stay, this matter was automatically stayed by PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s rights with respect to PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s claims directly or indirectly related to any of the Fires (as defined in the Plan) against former officers and directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility were assigned to the Fire Victim Trust under the Plan. Any such recovery is limited to the extent of any director and officer insurance policy proceeds paid by any insurance carrier to reimburse PG&E Corporation or the Utility for amounts paid pursuant to their indemnification obligations in connection with such causes of action. The assignment became effective as of the Effective Date of the Plan. On November 12, 2020, the trustee for the Fire Victim Trust filed a motion to intervene to substitute as the plaintiff in the matter, to which the parties later stipulated. On March 8, 2021, the court granted the parties’ stipulation to substitute the trustee for the Fire Victim Trust as the plaintiff.
On December 24, 2018, a separate derivative lawsuit, entitled Bowlinger v. Chew, et al. (now captioned Trotter v. Chew, et al.), was filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment in connection with the 2018 Camp fire against certain then-current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation and the Utility as nominal defendants. On February 5, 2019, the plaintiff filed a response to the notice asserting that the automatic stay did not apply to his claims. PG&E Corporation and the Utility accordingly filed a Motion to Enforce the Automatic Stay with the Bankruptcy Court as to the Bowlinger action, which was granted. On November 5, 2020, the court entered a stipulation and order to substitute the trustee for the Fire Victim Trust as the plaintiff.
On February 24, 2021, the trustee filed an amended complaint in the Trotter v. Chew action, asserting two claims for breach of fiduciary duty against certain of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s former directors and officers. Neither PG&E Corporation nor the Utility is a party to the action. A case management conference was held on March 18, 2021 and the Trotter v. Chew and Trotter v. Williams actions were consolidated on March 30, 2021. A hearing on the defendants’ demurrers and a further case management conference was held August 4, 2021, and the demurrers have been taken under submission. Trial is set for June 27, 2022.
On January 25, 2019, a separate purported derivative lawsuit, entitled Hagberg v. Chew, et al., was filed in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment in connection with the 2018 Camp fire against certain then-current and former officers and directors, and naming PG&E Corporation and the Utility as nominal defendants. A stipulation and proposed order to voluntarily dismiss this action was filed on April 20, 2021 and a case management conference on the dismissal order is set for December 8, 2021.
The above purported derivative lawsuits were brought against the named defendants on behalf of PG&E Corporation or the Utility. As a result of the assignment of these claims to the Fire Victim Trust, any recovery based on these claims would be paid to the Fire Victim Trust. Any such recovery is limited to the extent of any director and officer insurance policy proceeds paid by any insurance carrier to reimburse PG&E Corporation or the Utility for amounts paid pursuant to their indemnification obligations in connection with such causes of action.
Securities Class Action Litigation
Wildfire-Related Securities Class Action
In June 2018, two purported securities class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “District Court”), naming PG&E Corporation and certain of its then-current and former officers as defendants, entitled David C. Weston v. PG&E Corporation, et al. and Jon Paul Moretti v. PG&E Corporation, et al., respectively. The complaints alleged material misrepresentations and omissions related to, among other things, vegetation management and transmission line safety in various PG&E Corporation public disclosures. The complaints asserted claims under section 10(b) and section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and sought unspecified monetary relief, interest, attorneys’ fees and other costs. Both complaints identified a proposed class period of April 29, 2015 to June 8, 2018. On September 10, 2018, the court consolidated both cases, and the litigation is now denominated In re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation. U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 18-03509. The court also appointed the Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico (“PERA”) as lead plaintiff. PERA filed a consolidated amended complaint on November 9, 2018. On December 14, 2018, PERA filed a second amended consolidated complaint to add allegations regarding the 2018 Camp fire.
Due to the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases, the proceedings were automatically stayed as to PG&E Corporation and the Utility.
On February 22, 2019, a third purported securities class action was filed in the District Court, entitled York County on behalf of the York County Retirement Fund, et al. v. Rambo, et al. (the “York County Action”). The complaint names as defendants certain then-current and former officers and directors, as well as the underwriters of four public offerings of notes from 2016 to 2018. Neither PG&E Corporation nor the Utility is named as a defendant. The complaint alleges material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with the note offerings related to, among other things, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s vegetation management and wildfire safety measures. The complaint asserts claims under section 11 and section 15 of the Securities Act, and seeks unspecified monetary relief, attorneys’ fees and other costs, and injunctive relief. On May 7, 2019, the York County Action was consolidated with In re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation.
On May 28, 2019, the plaintiffs in the consolidated securities actions filed a third amended consolidated class action complaint, which includes the claims asserted in the previously filed actions and names as defendants PG&E Corporation, the Utility, certain current and former officers and former directors, and the underwriters. On August 28, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court denied PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s request to extend the stay to the claims against the officer, director, and underwriter defendants. On October 4, 2019, the officer, director, and underwriter defendants filed motions to dismiss the third amended complaint, which motions are under submission with the District Court. The securities actions have been enjoined as to PG&E Corporation and the Utility pursuant to the Plan with any such claims submitted through a proof of claim to be resolved by the Bankruptcy Court as part of the claims reconciliation process in the Chapter 11 Cases. On April 29, 2021, the District Court issued a notice of intent to stay this action pending conclusion of the bankruptcy proceedings. PERA filed objections to the notice of intent to stay on May 28, 2021. PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a response to PERA’s objections on June 10, 2021, the officer, director, and underwriter defendants filed a response to PERA’s objections on June 11, 2021, and PERA filed a sur-response on June 21, 2021. The District Court has not taken further action with respect to its notice of intent to stay.
Satisfaction of HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claims and Subordinated Debt Claims
Claims against PG&E Corporation and the Utility relating to, among others, the three purported securities class actions (described above) that have been consolidated and denominated In re PG&E Corporation Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 18-03509, will be resolved pursuant to the Plan. As described above, these claims consist of pre-petition claims under the federal securities laws related to, among other things, allegedly misleading statements or omissions with respect to vegetation management and wildfire safety disclosures, and are classified into separate categories under the Plan, each of which is subject to subordination under the Bankruptcy Code. The first category of claims consists of pre-petition claims arising from or related to the common stock of PG&E Corporation (such claims, with certain other similar claims against PG&E Corporation, the “HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claims”). The second category of pre-petition claims, which comprises two separate classes under the Plan, consists of claims arising from debt securities issued by PG&E Corporation and the Utility (such claims, with certain other similar claims against PG&E Corporation and the Utility, the “Subordinated Debt Claims,” and together with the HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claims, the “Subordinated Claims”).
While PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe they have defenses to the Subordinated Claims, as well as insurance coverage that may be available with respect to the Subordinated Claims, these defenses may not prevail and any such insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover the full amount of the allowed claims. In that case, PG&E Corporation and the Utility will be required, pursuant to the Plan, to satisfy any such allowed claims as follows:
•each holder of an allowed HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claim will receive a number of shares of common stock of PG&E Corporation equal to such holder’s HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claim Share (as such term is defined in the Plan); and
•each holder of an allowed Subordinated Debt Claim will receive payment in full in cash.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have been engaged in settlement efforts with respect to the Subordinated Claims. If the Subordinated Claims are not settled (with any such resolution being subject to the approval of the Bankruptcy Court), PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect that the Subordinated Claims will be resolved by the Bankruptcy Court in the claims reconciliation process and treated as described above under the Plan. Under the Plan, after the Effective Date, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have the authority to compromise, settle, object to, or otherwise resolve proofs of claim, and the Bankruptcy Court retains jurisdiction to hear disputes arising in connection with disputed claims. With respect to the Subordinated Claims, the claims reconciliation process may include litigation of the merits of such claims, including the filing of motions, fact discovery, and expert discovery. The total number and amount of allowed Subordinated Claims, if any, was not determined at the Effective Date. To the extent any such claims are allowed, the total amount of such claims could be material, and therefore could result in (a) the issuance of a material number of shares of common stock of PG&E Corporation with respect to allowed HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claims, or (b) the payment of a material amount of cash with respect to allowed Subordinated Debt Claims. There can be no assurance that such claims will not have a material adverse impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Further, if shares are issued in respect of allowed HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claims, it may be determined that, under the Plan, the Fire Victim Trust should receive additional shares of common stock of PG&E Corporation (assuming, for this purpose, that shares issued in respect of the HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claims were issued on the Effective Date).
The named plaintiffs in the consolidated securities actions filed proofs of claim with the Bankruptcy Court on or before the bar date that reflect their securities litigation claims against PG&E Corporation and the Utility. On December 9, 2019, PERA filed a motion seeking approval from the Bankruptcy Court to treat its proof of claim as a class proof of claim. On February 27, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order denying the motion, but extending the bar date for putative class members to file proofs of claim until April 16, 2020. On March 6, 2020, PERA filed a notice of appeal regarding the denial of its motion. On March 8, 2021, the District Court issued an order dismissing the appeal.
On July 2, 2020, PERA filed a notice of appeal of the Confirmation Order to the District Court, solely to the extent of seeking review of that part of the Confirmation Order approving the Insurance Deduction (as defined in the Plan) with respect to the formula for the determination of the HoldCo Rescission or Damage Claims Share. On February 16, 2021, the TCC filed a motion to dismiss PERA’s appeal. On March 9, 2021, PERA filed its opposition to the motion to dismiss, and on March 16, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a statement with respect to the motion to dismiss. On August 10, 2021, the District Court issued an order affirming the Bankruptcy Court’s ruling with respect to the Insurance Deduction, and denied as moot the TCC’s motion to dismiss. On September 9, 2021, PERA filed a notice of appeal of the District Court’s order to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal to the Ninth Circuit remains pending.
On September 1, 2020, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion (the “Securities Claims Procedures Motion”) with the Bankruptcy Court to approve procedures to help facilitate the resolution of the Subordinated Claims. The motion, among other things, requested approval of procedures which allow PG&E Corporation and the Utility to collect trading information with respect to the Subordinated Claims, to engage in an alternative dispute resolution process for resolving disputed Subordinated Claims, and to file certain omnibus claim objections with respect to the Subordinated Claims. PERA and a number of other parties filed objections to the Securities Claims Procedures Motion. On January 25, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court granted the Securities Claims Procedures Motion.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have been working to resolve the Subordinated Claims in accordance with the procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court, including by requesting trading information from holders of Subordinated Claims. Pursuant to those procedures, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have filed in the Bankruptcy Court 16 separate omnibus objections to certain of the Subordinated Claims. The Bankruptcy Court has entered several orders disallowing and expunging Subordinated Claims that were subject to these omnibus objections and several omnibus objections remain pending. PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect to file additional omnibus objections with respect to certain of the Subordinated Claims and to continue to act under the procedures approved by the Bankruptcy Court to resolve the Subordinated Claims.
De-energization Securities Class Action
On October 25, 2019, a purported securities class action was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, entitled Vataj v. Johnson et al. The complaint named as defendants a then-current director and certain then-current and former officers of PG&E Corporation. Neither PG&E Corporation nor the Utility was named as a defendant. The complaint alleged materially false and misleading statements regarding PG&E Corporation’s wildfire prevention and safety protocols and policies, including regarding the Utility’s PSPS events, that allegedly resulted in losses and damages to holders of PG&E Corporation’s securities. The complaint asserted claims under section 10(b) and section 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and sought unspecified monetary relief, attorneys’ fees and other costs. On February 3, 2020, the District Court granted a stipulation appointing co-lead plaintiffs and approving the selection of the plaintiffs’ counsel.
On April 17, 2020, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint asserting the same claims. The amended complaint added PG&E Corporation and a current officer of PG&E Corporation as defendants, and no longer asserts claims against certain current and former officers of PG&E Corporation previously named in the action.
On May 15, 2020, the officer defendants filed their motion to dismiss in Vataj. On June 19, 2020, the lead plaintiff filed its opposition to the motion to dismiss. On July 10, 2020, the officer defendants filed their reply. In October 2020, the parties reached a settlement agreement in principle, and on October 29, 2020, filed a joint notice of settlement, informing the District Court that they have agreed in principle to settle the matter.
On February 16, 2021, plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement with the District Court, and the District Court issued an order terminating as moot the pending motion to dismiss, without prejudice. Pursuant to the settlement stipulation, subject to certain conditions: (1) PG&E Corporation will pay $10 million into an interest-bearing escrow account within 14 days after the District Court’s preliminary approval of the settlement; and (2) plaintiffs and the Settlement Class (as defined in the stipulation of settlement) will release the Released Persons (as defined the stipulation of settlement, including PG&E Corporation and the Utility, and each of their officers, directors, as well as the current and former officers named in both the original and amended complaints) from all claims that have been or could have been asserted by or on behalf of PG&E Corporation shareholders that relate to (a) allegations that were asserted or could have been asserted in either of the complaints in Vataj, and (b) investments in PG&E Corporation’s stock during the relevant period specified in the stipulated settlement.
The settlement is subject to the District Court’s approval and its terms may change as a result of the settlement approval process. The preliminary settlement approval hearing was held on March 11, 2021, where the District Court requested certain supplemental filings, which the parties filed on March 18, 2021. On April 20, 2021, the District Court granted the motion for preliminary approval of the settlement. On July 12, 2021, the plaintiffs filed a motion for final approval of the settlement. At a final hearing to approve the settlement on September 16, 2021, the District Court requested further information from the plaintiffs, which they provided. The District Court has since taken the matter under submission. If the District Court approves the settlement and enters a judgment substantially in the form requested by the parties, the settlement will become effective when certain conditions specified in the settlement stipulation are satisfied, including the expiration of any right to appeal the judgment.
Indemnification Obligations and Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance Coverage
To the extent permitted by law, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have obligations to indemnify directors and officers for certain events or occurrences while a director or officer is or was serving in such capacity, which indemnification obligations extend to the claims asserted against certain directors and officers in the securities class actions and in the litigation matters enumerated above in Note 10 under the heading “Wildfire-Related Derivative Litigation.” PG&E Corporation and the Utility maintain directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage to reduce their exposure to such indemnification obligations. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have provided notice to their insurance carriers of the claims asserted in the litigation matters enumerated in Note 10 above under the headings “Wildfire-Related Securities Class Action” and “Wildfire-Related Derivative Litigation,” and are in arbitration with the carriers regarding, among other things, the applicability of multiple years of directors’ and officers’ insurance policies to those matters. Recovery under the directors’ and officers’ insurance policies in one such litigation matter may impact the directors’ and officers’ insurance proceeds available in the other matters.
On March 17, 2021, the trustee for the Fire Victim Trust filed a lawsuit entitled Trotter v. PG&E Corporation, et al., in San Francisco Superior Court, seeking, among other things, a declaration that the trustee for the Fire Victim Trust be permitted to participate in the arbitration with the carriers. The trustee named PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and the insurance carriers as defendants. On March 25, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility removed the action to the Bankruptcy Court. On March 29, 2021, the Fire Victim Trust made a motion to remand the lawsuit back to state court, which the Bankruptcy Court denied on April 20, 2021. On April 30, 2021, the Fire Victim Trust moved for summary judgment. Oppositions and cross-motions to the summary judgment motion were filed by PG&E Corporation, the Utility and the insurance carriers on May 21, 2021. The Fire Victim Trust filed a reply on May 28, 2021, and the matter was heard on June 15, 2021. On June 22, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order denying the Fire Victim Trust’s motion for summary judgment and granting the defendants’ cross-motions for summary judgment. On June 29, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court entered judgment in favor of all defendants and against the Fire Victim Trust.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility additionally have potential indemnification obligations to the underwriters for the Utility’s note offerings, pursuant to the underwriting agreements associated with those offerings. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s indemnification obligations to the officers, directors and underwriters may be limited or affected by the Chapter 11 Cases, among other things.
The extent of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s recovery of the directors’ and officers’ insurance proceeds could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.
District Attorneys’ Offices Investigations
Following the 2018 Camp fire, the Butte County District Attorney’s Office and the California Attorney General’s Office opened a criminal investigation of the 2018 Camp fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility were informed by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office and the California Attorney General’s Office that a grand jury had been empaneled in Butte County.
On March 17, 2020, the Utility entered into the Plea Agreement and Settlement (the “Plea Agreement”) with the People of the State of California, by and through the Butte County District Attorney’s office to resolve the criminal prosecution of the Utility in connection with the 2018 Camp fire. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plea Agreement, the Utility pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in violation of Penal Code section 192(b) and one count of unlawfully causing a fire in violation of Penal Code section 452, and to admit special allegations pursuant to Penal Code sections 452.1(a)(2), 452.1(a)(3) and 452.1(a)(4).
On August 20, 2021, the Butte County Superior Court held a brief hearing on the status of restitution, which involves distribution of funds from the Fire Victim Trust, which was established under the Plan of Reorganization in Bankruptcy Court and is managed by a trustee and a claims administrator. The Court continued the hearing to February 25, 2022 for a further update.
Following the 2019 Kincade fire, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office opened a criminal investigation of the 2019 Kincade fire. On April 6, 2021, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint against the Utility related to the 2019 Kincade fire. For more information, see “2019 Kincade Fire” above.
Following the 2020 Zogg fire, the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office opened a criminal investigation of the 2020 Zogg fire. On September 24 2021, the Shasta County District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint against the Utility related to the 2020 Zogg fire and three other fires. For more information, see “2020 Zogg Fire” above.
Following the 2021 Dixie fire, several District Attorney’s Offices and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California have opened criminal investigations of the 2021 Dixie fire, and potentially other fires (including, the 2021 Bader fire and the 2021 Fly fire). For more information, see “2021 Dixie Fire” above.
Additional investigations and other actions may arise out of the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, the 2021 Dixie fire, or other fires. The timing and outcome for resolution of any such investigations are uncertain.
NOTE 11: OTHER 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. A provision for a loss contingency is recorded when it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. PG&E Corporation and the Utility evaluate the range of reasonably estimated losses and record a provision based on the lower end of the range, unless an amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount. The assessment of whether a loss is probable or reasonably possible, and whether the loss or a range of loss is estimable, often involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Loss contingencies are reviewed quarterly and estimates are adjusted to reflect the impact of all known information, such as negotiations, discovery, settlements and payments, rulings, penalties related to regulatory compliance, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s policy is to exclude anticipated legal costs from the provision for loss and expense these costs as incurred.
The Utility also has substantial financial commitments in connection with agreements entered into to support its operating activities. See “Purchase Commitments” below.
PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows may be materially affected by the outcome of the following matters.
Enforcement Matters
U.S. District Court Matters and Probation
In connection with the Utility’s probation proceeding, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has the ability to impose additional probation conditions on the Utility. Additional conditions, if implemented, could be wide-ranging and would impact the Utility’s operations, number of employees, costs and financial performance. Depending on the terms of these additional requirements, costs in connections with such requirements could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.
CPUC and FERC Matters
Order Instituting Investigation into the 2017 Northern California Wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire
On June 27, 2019, the CPUC issued the Wildfires OII to determine whether the Utility “violated any provision(s) of the California Public Utilities Code, Commission General Orders or decisions, or other applicable rules or requirements pertaining to the maintenance and operation of its electric facilities that were involved in igniting fires in its service territory in 2017.” On December 5, 2019, the assigned commissioner issued a second amended scoping memo and ruling that amended the scope of issues to be considered in this proceeding to include the 2018 Camp fire.
As previously disclosed, on December 17, 2019, the Utility, the SED of the CPUC, the CPUC’s Office of the Safety Advocate, and the Coalition of California Utility Employees (“CUE”) jointly submitted to the CPUC a proposed settlement agreement in connection with this proceeding and jointly moved for its approval. The settlement agreement became effective on the Effective Date.
Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the Utility agreed to (i) not seek rate recovery of wildfire-related expenses and capital expenditures in future applications in the amount of $1.625 billion, as specified below, and (ii) incur costs of $50 million in shareholder-funded system enhancement initiatives as described further in the settlement agreement. The amounts set forth in the table below include actual recorded costs and forecasted cost estimates as of the date of the settlement agreement for expenses and capital expenditures which the Utility has incurred or planned to incur to comply with its legal obligations to provide safe and reliable service. While actual costs incurred for certain cost categories are different than what was assumed in the settlement agreement, the Utility recorded $1.625 billion of the disallowed costs during the year ended December 31, 2020.
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(in millions)
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Description(1)
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Expense
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Capital
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Total
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Distribution Safety Inspections and Repairs Expense (FRMMA/WMPMA)
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$
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236
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$
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$
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236
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Transmission Safety Inspections and Repairs Expense (TO)(2)
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433
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—
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433
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Vegetation Management Support Costs (FHPMA)
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36
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—
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36
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2017 Northern California Wildfires CEMA Expense and Capital (CEMA)
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82
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66
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148
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2018 Camp Fire CEMA Expense (CEMA)
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435
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—
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435
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2018 Camp Fire CEMA Capital for Restoration (CEMA)
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—
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253
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253
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2018 Camp Fire CEMA Capital for Temporary Facilities (CEMA)
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—
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84
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84
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Total
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$
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1,222
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$
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403
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$
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1,625
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(1) All amounts included in the table reflect actual recorded costs for 2019 and 2020.
(2) Transmission amounts are under the FERC’s regulatory authority.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility record a charge when it is both probable that costs incurred or projected to be incurred for recently completed plant will not be recoverable through rates charged to customers and the amount of disallowance can be reasonably estimated.
The Utility expects additional system enhancement spending pursuant to the settlement agreement to occur through 2025.
On April 20, 2020, the assigned commissioner issued a decision different adopting, with changes, the proposed modifications set forth in the request for review. The decision different (i) increases the amount of disallowed wildfire expenditures by $198 million (as set forth in the POD); (ii) increases the amount of shareholder funding for system enhancement initiatives by $64 million (as set forth in the POD); (iii) imposes a $200 million fine but permanently suspends payment of the fine; and (iii) limits the tax savings that must be returned to customers to those savings generated by disallowed operating expenditures. The decision different also denies all pending appeals of the POD and denies, in part, the Utility’s motion requesting other relief. On April 30, 2020, the Utility submitted its comments on the decision different to the CPUC, accepting the modifications. The CPUC approved the decision different on May 7, 2020.
As it relates to the additional $198 million in disallowed costs as adopted in the decision different, the Utility has recorded the full amount, primarily in the WMPMA, through September 30, 2021.
On June 8, 2020, two parties filed separate applications for rehearing, the purpose of which was to challenge the CPUC’s approval of the settlement agreement, as modified. On June 23, 2020, the Utility and CUE filed a joint response opposing the applications for rehearing. On December 3, 2020, the CPUC issued a decision denying the application for rehearing. On January 4, 2021, one party filed a petition for review of the CPUC decision with the California court of appeal. Responses to the petition were submitted on March 25, 2021. On July 29, 2021, the appeal was rejected by the appellate court. The deadline for any further appeals was August 9, 2021. No further appeals were filed.
Transmission Owner Rate Case Revenue Subject to Refund
The FERC determines the amount of authorized revenue requirements, including the rate of return on electric transmission assets, that the Utility may collect in rates in the TO rate case. The FERC typically authorizes the Utility to charge new rates based on the requested revenue requirement, subject to refund, before the FERC has issued a final decision. The Utility bills and records revenue based on the amounts requested in its rate case filing and records a reserve for its estimate of the amounts that are probable of refund. Rates subject to refund went into effect on March 1, 2017, March 1, 2018, and May 1, 2019 for the TO rate case for 2017 (“TO18”), the TO rate case for 2018 (“TO19”), and the TO rate case for 2019 (“TO20”), respectively.
On October 1, 2018, the ALJ issued an initial decision in the TO18 rate case and the Utility filed initial briefs on October 31, 2018, in response to the ALJ’s recommendations. On October 15, 2020, the FERC issued an order that affirmed in part and reversed in part the initial decision. The order reopens the record for the limited purpose of allowing parties an opportunity to present written evidence concerning the FERC’s revised ROE methodology adopted in FERC Opinion No. 569-A, issued on May 21, 2020. Initial briefs were filed on December 14, 2020, and reply briefs were filed on February 12, 2021. In addition, the order addresses a number of other issues including: (1) approving depreciation rates that yield an estimated composite depreciation rate of 2.94% compared to the Utility’s request of 3.25%; (2) reducing forecasted capital, operations and maintenance, and cost of debt expense to actual costs incurred for the rate case period; and (3) upholding the initial decision’s rejection of the Utility’s direct assignment of common plant to transmission and requiring the allocation of all common plant between CPUC and FERC jurisdiction be based on operating and maintenance labor ratios. On the direct assignment issue, applying labor ratios to certain common plant would result in an allocation of 6.15% of common plant to the FERC in comparison to 8.84% under the Utility’s direct assignment method.
The Utility filed a request for rehearing of certain aspects of the order, which was denied by the FERC on December 17, 2020. The Utility filed a petition for review of the order on February 11, 2021 in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. On March 4, 2021, the Court of Appeals issued an order holding the Utility’s petition for review in abeyance until July 14, 2021, so that the FERC would have time to issue a substantive order on rehearing. On April 15, 2021, the FERC issued a substantive order denying the Utility’s request for rehearing and granting the request for rehearing of two parties regarding the impact of the Tax Act on TO18 rates in January and February 2018. The Utility sought rehearing of the FERC’s reversal on the applicability of the Tax Act on TO18 rates which may affect the timing for judicial review of the FERC order on the Utility’s request for rehearing. On June 8, 2021, the Utility filed a second petition for review in the Court of Appeals on the aspects of the rehearing order other than the Tax Act. On June 17, 2021, the FERC issued a notice denying the Utility’s request for rehearing on the applicability of the Tax Act on TO18 rates by operation of law and providing for further consideration. On June 21, 2021, the Court of Appeals ordered that the Utility’s two petitions for review be consolidated and held both petitions in abeyance until July 14, 2021. On July 22, 2021, the Court of Appeals ordered that the Utility’s two petitions for review be held in abeyance until further order of the court and directed the parties to file motions to govern further proceedings within 75 days after the FERC issues a substantive order on the Utility’s request for rehearing on the applicability of the Tax Act on TO18 rates. On August 13, 2021, the Utility filed a third petition for review in the Court of Appeals from the FERC’s June 17, 2021 notice, which the Court of Appeals ordered to be consolidated with the Utility’s prior two petitions and subject to the deadlines in the Court’s July 22, 2021 order. On August 19, 2021, the FERC issued a substantive order denying the Utility’s request for rehearing on the applicability of the Tax Act on the TO18 rates. On October 15, 2021, the Utility filed a fourth petition for review in the Court of Appeals from the FERC’s August 19, 2021 rehearing order. The parties are required to file a motion to govern further proceedings in the Court of Appeals by November 2, 2021.
As a result of the FERC’s April 15, 2021 order denying rehearing on the common plant allocation, the Utility increased its Regulatory liabilities for amounts previously collected during the TO18, TO19, and TO20 rate case periods from 2017 through the third quarter of 2021 by approximately $308 million. A portion of these common plant costs are expected to be recovered at the CPUC in a separate application and as a result, the Utility has recorded approximately $180 million to Regulatory assets.
On September 21, 2018, the Utility filed an all-party settlement with the FERC, which was approved by the FERC on December 20, 2018, in connection with TO19. As part of the settlement, the TO19 revenue requirement will be set at 98.85% of the revenue requirement for TO18 that will be determined upon issuance of a final unappealable decision in the TO18 proceeding.
On December 30, 2020, the FERC approved an all-party settlement agreement in connection with TO20. The TO20 settlement resolved all issues of the Utility’s formula rate. However, some of the formula rate issues are contingent on the outcome of TO18, including the allocation of costs related to common, general and intangible plant. The settlement provides that the formula rate will remain in effect through December 31, 2023. The TO20 rate case provides that the transmission revenue requirement and rates are to be updated annually on January 1, subject to true-up. The Utility is required to make a successor rate filing in 2023, which would go into effect on January 1, 2024.
2018 CEMA Interim Rate Relief Subject to Refund
On March 30, 2018, the Utility submitted to the CPUC its 2018 CEMA application requesting cost recovery of $183 million in connection with seven catastrophic events that included fire and storm declared emergencies from mid-2016 through early 2017, as well as $405 million related to work performed in 2016 and 2017 to cut back or remove dead or dying trees that were exposed to years of drought conditions and bark beetle infestation.
On April 25, 2019, the CPUC approved the Utility’s request for interim rate relief, allowing for recovery of $373 million of costs as requested by the Utility at that time. The interim rate relief was implemented on October 1, 2019. Costs included in the interim rate relief are subject to audit and refund. On August 7, 2019, the Utility filed a revised application, revised testimony and revised workpapers, reflecting a new revenue requirement request of $669 million, pursuant to a CPUC ruling allowing these changes.
The Utility expects to file a settlement agreement with certain parties in early November 2021 and for the CPUC to issue a final decision in the first or second quarter of 2022.
2020 WMCE Interim Rate Relief Subject to Refund
On September 30, 2020, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC requesting cost recovery of recorded expenditures related to wildfire mitigation, certain catastrophic events, and a number of other activities (the “2020 WMCE application”). The recorded expenditures, which exclude amounts disallowed as a result of the CPUC’s decision in the OII into the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire, consist of $1.18 billion in expense and $801 million in capital expenditures, resulting in a proposed revenue requirement of approximately $1.28 billion.
As previously disclosed, on October 23, 2020, the CPUC approved $447 million in interim rate relief (which includes interest) pertaining to costs addressed in the 2020 WMCE application. All of the costs presented in the 2020 WMCE application are subject to the CPUC’s reasonableness review, which could result in some or all of the interim rate relief of $447 million being subject to refund.
The costs addressed in the 2020 WMCE application cover activities mainly during the years 2017 to 2019 and are incremental to those previously authorized in the Utility’s 2017 GRC and other proceedings. The majority of costs addressed in this application reflect work necessary to mitigate wildfire risk and to respond to catastrophic events occurring during the years 2017 to 2019. The Utility’s requested revenue includes amounts for the FHPMA of $293 million, the FRMMA and the WMPMA of $740 million, and the CEMA of $251 million. The requested revenue for CEMA costs reflected in the application include the Utility’s costs incurred responding to ten catastrophic events.
Hearings were held in June 2021. On July 23, 2021, the parties filed opening briefs and reply briefs were filed on August 6, 2021. On September 21, 2021, the Utility filed a motion with the CPUC seeking approval of a settlement agreement that would authorize the Utility to continue to recover an interim revenue requirement of $447 million over a 17-month amortization period, followed by an additional revenue requirement of $591 million over a 24-month amortization period. On September 23, 2021, the CPUC extended the statutory deadline for a PD in this hearing to April 1, 2022.
For more information regarding the FHPMA, the FRMMA, the WMPMA, and the CEMA memorandum accounts, see Note 4 above and the 2020 Form 10-K.
2015 Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case and 2011-2014 Gas Transmission and Storage Capital Expenditures Audit
On June 23, 2016, the CPUC approved a final phase one decision in the Utility’s 2015 GT&S rate case. The phase one decision excluded from rate base $696 million of 2011 to 2014 capital spending in excess of the amount adopted in the prior GT&S rate case. The decision permanently disallowed $120 million of that amount and ordered that the remaining $576 million be subject to a review of reasonableness to be conducted, or overseen, by the CPUC staff. The review was completed on June 1, 2020 and did not result in any additional disallowances. The report certified $512 million of recorded expenditures. The difference between the certified amount and the $576 million previously disallowed is primarily a result of differences between capital expenditures forecasted in the 2015 GT&S rate case and recorded capital expenditures.
On July 31, 2020, the Utility filed an application seeking recovery of $416.3 million of 2015 to 2022 revenue requirements associated with the $512 million of certified capital expenditures. On July 7, 2021, a joint motion was filed to adopt a settlement agreement. If approved by the CPUC, the settlement agreement would resolve all issues in this proceeding and would authorize a $356.3 million revenue requirement for the period of 2015 through 2022. Of this amount, $313.3 million of revenues for the period 2015 through 2021 would be amortized in rates over 60 months and $43 million associated with 2022 would be amortized in rates over 12 months through an annual gas true up filing for rates effective January 1, 2022. Going forward, the as-yet undepreciated capital plant associated with this application would be included in test year 2023 rate base in the Utility’s consolidated 2023 GRC. On July 9, 2021, the ALJ granted a motion to include an additional party. The ALJ ruled that the party’s participation would be limited to commenting on the settlement agreement and proposed decision, and that the party may not broaden the current scope of issues or introduce new evidentiary information.
The scoping memo calls for the issuance of a PD in the fourth quarter of 2021.
The Utility is unable to determine the timing and outcome of this proceeding.
Other Matters
PG&E Corporation and the Utility are subject to various claims and lawsuits that separately are not considered material. Accruals for contingencies related to such matters (excluding amounts related to the contingencies discussed above under “Enforcement and Litigation Matters”) totaled $88 million and $134 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. These amounts were included in Other current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not believe it is reasonably possible that the resolution of these matters will have a material impact on their financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
PSPS Class Action
On December 19, 2019, a complaint was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California naming PG&E Corporation and the Utility. The plaintiff seeks certification of a class consisting of all California residents and business owners who had their power shut off by the Utility during the October 9, October 23, October 26, October 28, or November 20, 2019 power outages and any subsequent voluntary outages occurring during the course of litigation. The plaintiff alleges that the necessity for the October and November 2019 power shutoff events was caused by the Utility’s negligence in failing to properly maintain its electrical lines and surrounding vegetation. The complaint seeks up to $2.5 billion in special and general damages, punitive and exemplary damages and injunctive relief to require the Utility to properly maintain and inspect its power grid. PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe the allegations are without merit and intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously.
On January 21, 2020, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion to dismiss the complaint or in the alternative strike the class action allegations. On March 30, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court granted the Utility’s motion to dismiss this class action because the plaintiff’s class action claims are preempted as a matter of law by the California Public Utilities Code. On April 3, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order dismissing the action without leave to amend.
The plaintiff appealed the decision dismissing the complaint to the District Court. On March 26, 2021, the District Court affirmed the Bankruptcy Court’s dismissal of this action, and the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appellant filed his opening brief on June 25, 2021. A former executive director of the CPUC filed an amicus brief on July 2, 2021, asking the Ninth Circuit to reverse the decision of the District Court and to remand the case for further proceedings. The answering brief of PG&E Corporation and the Utility was filed August 25, 2021. On September 1, 2021, the CPUC filed an amicus brief asking the Ninth Circuit to affirm the District Court’s dismissal. The appellant’s reply brief was filed on October 15, 2021.
The Utility is unable to determine the timing and outcome of this proceeding.
CZU Lightning Complex Fire Notices of Violation
Between November 2020 and January 2021, several governmental entities raised concerns regarding the Utility’s emergency response to the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire, including Cal Fire, the California Coastal Commission, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, and Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors alleging environmental and unpermitted work violations. In the matter of Santa Cruz County’s complaint with the CPUC, on July 2, 2021, the CPUC issued a ruling denying the Utility’s motion to dismiss but limiting the issues to be determined to whether the Utility’s activities in response to the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire violated the Utility’s obligations under certain sections of Public Utilities Code and CPUC orders. The CPUC has set a deadline of November 19, 2021 for all parties to submit direct prepared testimony and scheduled evidentiary hearings in late January 2022. The Utility continues to work with all agencies, as well as Santa Cruz County, to resolve any outstanding issues.
Based on the information currently available, PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe it is probable that a liability has been incurred. The Utility is unable to reasonably estimate the amount or range of potential penalties that could be incurred given the number of factors that can be considered in determining penalties. PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material impact on their financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Violations can result in penalties, remediation and other relief.
Environmental Remediation Contingencies
The Utility’s environmental remediation liability is primarily included in noncurrent liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is comprised of the following:
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Balance at
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(in millions)
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September 30, 2021
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December 31, 2020
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Topock natural gas compressor station
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$
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299
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$
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303
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Hinkley natural gas compressor station
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129
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132
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Former manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties (1)
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686
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659
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Utility-owned generation facilities (other than fossil fuel-fired),
other facilities, and third-party disposal sites (2)
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112
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111
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Fossil fuel-fired generation facilities and sites (3)
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74
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96
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Total environmental remediation liability
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$
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1,300
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$
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1,301
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(1) Primarily driven by the following sites: San Francisco Beach Street, Vallejo, Napa, and San Francisco East Harbor.
(2) Primarily driven by Geothermal landfill and Shell Pond site.
(3) Primarily driven by the San Francisco Potrero Power Plant.
The Utility’s gas compressor stations, former manufactured gas plant sites, power plant sites, gas gathering sites, and sites used by the Utility for the storage, recycling, and disposal of potentially hazardous substances are subject to requirements issued by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in addition to other state hazardous waste laws. The Utility has a comprehensive program in place designed to comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to hazardous materials, waste, remediation activities, and other environmental requirements. The Utility assesses and monitors the environmental requirements on an ongoing basis and implements changes to its program as deemed appropriate. The Utility’s remediation activities are overseen by the DTSC, several California regional water quality control boards, and various other federal, state, and local agencies.
The Utility’s environmental remediation liability at September 30, 2021, reflects its best estimate of probable future costs for remediation based on the current assessment data and regulatory obligations. Future costs will depend on many factors, including the extent of work necessary to implement final remediation plans, the Utility’s time frame for remediation, and unanticipated claims filed against the Utility. 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, financial condition, and cash flows during the period in which they are recorded. At September 30, 2021, the Utility expected to recover $1 billion of its environmental remediation liability for certain sites through various ratemaking mechanisms authorized by the CPUC.
For more information, see remediation site descriptions below and see Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
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. The Utility is also required to take measures to abate the effects of the contamination on the environment.
Topock Site
The Utility’s remediation and abatement efforts at the Topock site are subject to the regulatory authority of the California DTSC and the U.S. Department of the Interior. On April 24, 2018, the DTSC authorized the Utility to build an in-situ groundwater treatment system to convert hexavalent chromium into a non-toxic and non-soluble form of chromium. Construction activities began in October 2018 and will continue for several years. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with the Topock site may increase by as much as $219 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The costs associated with environmental remediation at the Topock site are expected to be recovered primarily through the HSM, where 90% of the costs are recovered in rates.
Hinkley Site
The Utility has been implementing remediation measures at the Hinkley site to reduce the mass of the chromium plume in groundwater 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 California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region. In November 2015, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region adopted a clean-up and abatement order directing the Utility to contain and remediate the underground plume of hexavalent chromium and the potential environmental impacts. The final order states that the Utility must continue and improve its remediation efforts, define the boundaries of the chromium plume, and take other action. Additionally, the final order sets plume capture requirements, requires a monitoring and reporting program, and includes deadlines for the Utility to meet interim cleanup targets. The United States Geological Survey team is currently conducting a background study on the site to better define the chromium plume boundaries. A draft background report was received in January 2020 and is expected to be finalized in 2022. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with the Hinkley site may increase by as much as $138 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The costs associated with environmental remediation at the Hinkley site will not be recovered through rates.
Former Manufactured Gas Plants
Former MGPs used coal and oil to produce gas for use by the Utility’s customers before natural gas became available. The by-products and residues of this process were often disposed of at the MGPs themselves. The Utility has a program to manage the residues left behind as a result of the manufacturing process; many of the sites in the program have been addressed. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with MGP sites may increase by as much as $479 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation at currently identified MGP sites is greater than anticipated. The costs associated with environmental remediation at the MGP sites are recovered through the HSM, where 90% of the costs are recovered in rates.
Utility-Owned Generation Facilities and Third-Party Disposal Sites
Utility-owned generation facilities and third-party disposal sites often involve long-term remediation. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with Utility-owned generation facilities and third-party disposal sites may increase by as much as $49 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The environmental remediation costs associated with the Utility-owned generation facilities and third-party disposal sites are recovered through the HSM, where 90% of the costs are recovered in rates.
Fossil Fuel-Fired Generation Sites
In 1998, the Utility divested its generation power plant business as part of generation deregulation. Although the Utility sold its fossil-fueled power plants, the Utility retained the environmental remediation liability associated with each site. The Utility’s undiscounted future costs associated with fossil fuel-fired generation sites may increase by as much as $44 million if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated. The environmental remediation costs associated with the fossil fuel-fired sites will not be recovered through rates.
Nuclear Insurance
The Utility maintains multiple insurance policies through NEIL and EMANI, covering nuclear or non-nuclear events at the Utility’s two nuclear generating units at Diablo Canyon and the retired Humboldt Bay Unit 3. NEIL provides property damage and business interruption coverage of up to $3.2 billion per nuclear incident and $2.5 billion per non-nuclear incident for Diablo Canyon. For Humboldt Bay Unit 3, NEIL provides up to $50 million of coverage for nuclear and non-nuclear property damages. NEIL also provides coverage for damages caused by acts of terrorism at nuclear power plants. Through NEIL, there is up to $3.2 billion available to the membership to cover this exposure. EMANI shares losses with NEIL, as part of the first $400 million of coverage within the current nuclear insurance program. EMANI also provides an additional $200 million in excess insurance for property damage and business interruption losses incurred by the utility if a nuclear or non-nuclear event were to occur at Diablo Canyon. If NEIL losses in any policy year exceed accumulated funds, the Utility could be subject to a retrospective assessment. If NEIL were to exercise this assessment, the maximum aggregate annual retrospective premium obligation for the Utility would be approximately $42 million. If EMANI losses in any policy year exceed accumulated funds, the Utility could be subject to a retrospective assessment of approximately $4 million. For more information about the Utility’s nuclear insurance coverage, see Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
Tax Matters
As of the date of this report, it is more likely than not that PG&E Corporation has not undergone an ownership change, and consequently, its net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes are not limited by section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
As a result of the grantor trust election, the Utility’s tax deductions occur when the Fire Victim Trust pays the fire victims, rather than when the Utility transferred cash and other property (including PG&E Corporation common stock) to the Fire Victim Trust. Therefore, $5.4 billion of cash and $4.54 billion of PG&E Corporation common stock, in the aggregate $10.0 billion, that were transferred to the Fire Victim Trust in 2020, will not be deductible for tax purposes by the Utility until the Fire Victim Trust pays the fire victims. Furthermore, the activities of the Fire Victim Trust are treated as activities of the Utility for tax purposes. PG&E Corporation’s net operating loss has decreased by approximately $10.0 billion which will be offset by payments made by the Fire Victim Trust to the fire victims and the net activities of the Fire Victim Trust to date. Additionally, there was a $1.3 billion charge, net of tax, decreasing net deferred tax assets for the payment made to the Fire Victim Trust in PG&E Corporation common stock on its Consolidated Financial Statements for activity through December 31, 2020. PG&E Corporation will recognize income tax benefits and the corresponding deferred tax asset as the Fire Victim Trust sells shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, and the amounts of such benefits and assets will be impacted by the price at which the Fire Victim Trust sells the shares, rather than the price at the time such shares were transferred to the Fire Victim Trust. As of October 27, 2021, to the knowledge of PG&E Corporation, the Fire Victim Trust had not sold any shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, resulting in no tax impact in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. For more information, see Note 6 above.
The following table reconciles the income tax expense at the federal statutory rate to the income tax provision for the Utility:
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2021
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2020
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2021
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2020
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Federal statutory income tax rate
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21.0
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%
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21.0
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%
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21.0
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%
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21.0
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%
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Increase (decrease) in income tax rate resulting from:
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State income tax (net of federal benefit) (1)
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303.4
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%
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(17.8)
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%
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45.3
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%
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30.9
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Effect of regulatory treatment of fixed asset differences (2)
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(156.8)
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%
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(113.5)
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%
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(57.4)
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%
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(48.1)
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%
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Fire Victim Trust (3)
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994.5
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—
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%
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155.4
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%
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Bankruptcy and Emergence
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0.5
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1.4
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0.3
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%
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75.2
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Other, net
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25.8
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%
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(8.0)
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%
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4.8
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%
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(4.5)
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%
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Effective tax rate
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1,188.4
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%
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(116.9)
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%
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169.4
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%
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74.5
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%
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(1) Includes the effect of state flow-through ratemaking treatment.
(2) Includes the effect of federal flow-through ratemaking treatment for certain property-related costs. For these temporary tax differences, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recognize the deferred tax impact in the current period and records offsetting regulatory assets and liabilities. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s effective tax rate is impacted as these differences arise and reverse. PG&E Corporation and the Utility recognize such differences as regulatory assets or liabilities as it is probable that these amounts will be recovered from or returned to customers in future rates. In 2021 and 2020, the amounts also reflect the impact of the amortization of excess deferred tax benefits to be refunded to customers as a result of the Tax Act passed in December 2017.
(3) Includes the effect of the grantor trust election. For more information, see Note 6 above.
The following table reconciles the income tax expense at the federal statutory rate to the income tax provision for PG&E Corporation:
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Three Months Ended September 30,
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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2021
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2020
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2021
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2020
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Federal statutory income tax rate
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21.0
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%
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21.0
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%
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21.0
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%
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21.0
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%
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Increase (decrease) in income tax rate resulting from:
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State income tax (net of federal benefit) (1)
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788.8
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%
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84.2
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%
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61.8
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%
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(15.5)
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%
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Effect of regulatory treatment of fixed asset differences (2)
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(413.4)
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%
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403.7
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%
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(81.9)
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%
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25.2
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%
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Fire Victim Trust (3)
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2,621.7
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%
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%
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221.8
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Bankruptcy and Emergence
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1.3
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%
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(47.2)
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%
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0.4
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(69.4)
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Other, net
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72.6
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%
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31.1
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8.1
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3.3
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Effective tax rate
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3,092.0
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492.8
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231.2
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(35.4)
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(1) Includes the effect of state flow-through ratemaking treatment.
(2) Includes the effect of federal flow-through ratemaking treatment for certain property-related costs. For these temporary tax differences, PG&E Corporation and the Utility recognize the deferred tax impact in the current period and records offsetting regulatory assets and liabilities. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s effective tax rate is impacted as these differences arise and reverse. PG&E Corporation and the Utility recognize such differences as regulatory assets or liabilities as it is probable that these amounts will be recovered from or returned to customers in future rates. In 2021 and 2020, the amounts also reflect the impact of the amortization of excess deferred tax benefits to be refunded to customers as a result of the Tax Act passed in December 2017.
(3) Includes the effect of the grantor trust election. For more information, see Note 6 above.
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. At December 31, 2020, the Utility had undiscounted future expected obligations of approximately $35 billion. (See Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K.)
Oakland Headquarters Lease and Sale of SFGO
On June 5, 2020, the Utility entered into an Agreement to Enter Into Lease and Purchase Option (the “TMG Agreement”) with TMG Bay Area Investments II, LLC (“TMG”). The TMG Agreement provides that, contingent on (i) entry of an order by the Bankruptcy Court authorizing the Utility to enter into the TMG Agreement and the Lease Agreement (as defined below), subject to certain conditions, and (ii) acquisition of the Lakeside Building by BA2 300 Lakeside LLC (“Landlord”), a wholly owned subsidiary of TMG, the Utility and Landlord will enter into an office lease agreement (the “Lease Agreement”) for approximately 910,000 rentable square feet of space within the Lakeside Building to serve as the Utility’s principal administrative headquarters (the “Lease”). On June 9, 2020, PG&E Corporation and the Utility filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court authorizing them to enter into the TMG Agreement and grant related relief. The Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the motion on June 24, 2020.
Pursuant to the terms of the TMG Agreement, concurrent with the Landlord’s acquisition of the building, on October 23, 2020, the Utility and the Landlord entered into the Lease, and the Utility issued to Landlord (i) an option payment letter of credit in the amount of $75 million on or before the Lease Date (as defined in the Agreement and the Lease Agreement), and (ii) a lease security letter of credit in the amount of $75 million.
The term of the Lease will begin on or about March 1, 2022. The Lease term will expire 34 years and 11 months after the commencement date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the Lease. In addition to base rent, the Utility will be responsible for the costs and charges specified in the Lease, including insurance costs, maintenance costs and taxes.
The Lease requires the Landlord to pursue approvals to subdivide the real estate it owns surrounding the Lakeside Building to create a separate legal parcel that contains the Lakeside Building (the “Property”) that can be sold to the Utility. The Lease grants to the Utility an option to purchase the Property, following such subdivision, at a price of $892 million, subject to certain adjustments (the “Purchase Price”). If the option is exercised, the Purchase Price would be paid in 2023. As of September 30, 2021, the Lease Agreement did not have any impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On September 30, 2020, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC seeking authorization to sell the SFGO in connection with the TMG Agreement. On May 21, 2021, the Utility entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with HNG Atlas US LP to sell the SFGO for $800 million, subject to prorations and adjustments. On May 26, 2021, the Utility filed an amended settlement agreement with the CPUC. Under the amended settlement agreement, the parties agreed that (1) the Utility’s headquarters strategy, including the move to Oakland, the sale of SFGO, and the terms of the agreement to lease and the option to purchase the Lakeside Building, is reasonable, (2) all of the gain on sale of SFGO will be distributed to customers over five years, beginning in 2022, and (3) the costs associated with the Utility’s move to the Lakeside Building and development will be considered at later stages of the proceeding and through a petition for modification of the final decision in the proceeding. On July 22, 2021, the CPUC issued a PD approving the purchase agreement and the ratemaking treatment proposed under the parties’ settlement. On August 19, 2021, the CPUC issued a final decision approving the amended settlement agreement.
On September 17, 2021, the sale of SFGO closed and the Utility received net cash proceeds of $749 million. As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets reflect the sale of SFGO as a reduction to Property, plant, and equipment by $565 million and to Accumulated depreciation by $238 million. Additionally, in accordance with the final decision, the pre-tax gain of $422 million was recorded to current and noncurrent regulatory liabilities as of September 30, 2021 and will be amortized for the benefit of customers over five years, along with corresponding reductions to the adopted GRC 2020 revenue requirements for 2021 and 2022 associated from the removal of SFGO from rate base after the sale.
Additionally on September 17, 2021, the Utility entered into a leaseback agreement with HNG Atlas US LP (the “Leaseback Agreement”) to leaseback certain space in SFGO to accommodate essential onsite work. The Leaseback Agreement commenced on September 17, 2021 and continues through various dates for the various leased spaces, with December 31, 2023 being the latest lease expiration date.
Certain provisions in the Leaseback Agreement have met the appropriate thresholds for lease accounting and have been recorded to Operating lease right of use asset on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in the amount of $7 million as of September 30, 2021.
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 serving 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, 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 is also 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 Form 10-Q. It also should be read in conjunction with the 2020 Form 10-K.
Summary of Changes in Net Income (Loss) and Earnings per Share
PG&E Corporation’s net losses were $1,091 million and $574 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to net income of $83 million and a net loss of $1,518 million in the same periods in 2020. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation recorded a $1.3 billion charge, net of tax as a result of the grantor trust election, with no similar amounts in the same periods in 2020. This amount is partially offset by increases in base revenues authorized in the 2020 GRC in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, PG&E Corporation recognized $1.1 billion of expense related to the shares issued to Backstop Parties pursuant to the Backstop Commitment Letters (the “Backstop Commitment Premium Shares”) and $452 million of expense related to the additional shares issued to the Backstop Parties pursuant to the prepaid forward contracts between PG&E Corporation and the Backstop Parties dated as of June 19, 2020 (the “Additional Backstop Commitment Premium Shares”), with no similar amounts for the same period in 2021.
Key Factors Affecting Financial Results
PG&E Corporation and the Utility believe that their financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows may be materially affected by the following factors:
•The Uncertainties in Connection with Any Future Wildfires, Wildfire Insurance, and AB 1054. While PG&E Corporation and the Utility cannot predict the occurrence, timing or extent of damages in connection with future wildfires, factors such as environmental conditions (including weather and vegetation conditions) and the efficacy of wildfire risk mitigation initiatives are expected to influence the frequency and severity of future wildfires. To the extent that future wildfires occur in the Utility’s service territory, the Utility may incur costs associated with the investigations of the causes and origins of such fires, even if it is subsequently determined that such fires were not caused by the Utility’s facilities. The financial impact of future wildfires could be mitigated through insurance, the Wildfire Fund or other forms of cost recovery. However, the Utility may not be able to obtain sufficient wildfire insurance coverage at a reasonable cost, or at all, and any such coverage may include limitations that could result in substantial uninsured losses depending on the amount and type of damages resulting from covered events. Various coverage limitations applicable to different insurance layers could result in material uninsured costs in the future depending on the amount and type of damages resulting from covered events. The Utility will not be able to obtain any recovery from the Wildfire Fund for wildfire-related losses in any year that do not exceed the greater of $1.0 billion in the aggregate and the amount of insurance coverage required under AB 1054. In addition, the policy reforms contemplated by AB 1054 are likely to affect the financial impact of future wildfires on PG&E Corporation and the Utility should any such wildfires occur. The Wildfire Fund is available to the Utility to pay eligible claims for liabilities arising from future wildfires and serves as an alternative to traditional insurance products, provided that the Utility satisfies the conditions to the Utility’s ongoing participation in the Wildfire Fund set forth in AB 1054 and that the Wildfire Fund has sufficient remaining funds. (See “Loss Recoveries” in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)
However, the impact of AB 1054 on PG&E Corporation and the Utility is subject to numerous uncertainties, including the Utility’s ability to demonstrate to the CPUC that wildfire-related costs paid from the Wildfire Fund were just and reasonable and therefore not subject to reimbursement, and whether the benefits of participating in the Wildfire Fund ultimately outweigh its substantial costs. Finally, even if the Utility satisfies the ongoing eligibility and other requirements set forth in AB 1054, for eligible claims against the Utility arising from wildfires that occurred between July 12, 2019 and the Utility’s emergence from Chapter 11 on July 1, 2020, the availability of the Wildfire Fund to pay such claims would be capped at 40% of the allowed amount of such claims. (See “Wildfire Fund under AB 1054” in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)
•The Uncertainties Regarding the Impact of Public Safety Power Shutoffs. The Utility’s wildfire risk mitigation initiatives involve substantial and ongoing expenditures and could involve other costs. The extent to which the Utility will be able to recover these expenditures and potential other costs through rates is uncertain. The PSPS program, one of the Utility’s wildfire risk mitigation initiatives included in the 2020-2022 WMP, has been the subject of significant scrutiny and criticism by various stakeholders, including the California governor, the CPUC and the court overseeing the Utility’s probation. The PSPS program has had an adverse impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s reputation with customers, regulators and policymakers, and future PSPS events may increase these negative perceptions. In addition to the 2019 PSPS events, the Utility initiated several PSPS events in 2020 and 2021 and expects that additional PSPS events will be necessary in the future. (See “OII to Examine the Late 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff Events” and “OIR to Examine Electric Utility De-energization of Power Lines in Dangerous Conditions” in “Regulatory Matters” below.)
•The Costs and Execution of Other Wildfire Mitigation Efforts. In response to the wildfire threat facing California, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have taken aggressive steps to mitigate the threat of catastrophic wildfires, the spread of wildfires should they occur and the impact of PSPS events. PG&E Corporation and the Utility incurred approximately $2.6 billion in connection with the 2019 WMP and incurred approximately $2.9 billion in 2020 and $1.8 billion in 2021 in connection with the 2020-2022 WMP. Although the Utility may seek cost recovery for certain of these expenses and capital expenditures, the Utility has agreed in the Wildfires OII not to seek rate recovery of certain wildfire-related expenses and capital expenditures that it has incurred or will incur in the amount of $1.823 billion in future applications.
The Utility is subject to a number of legal and regulatory requirements related to its wildfire mitigation efforts, which require periodic inspections of electric assets and ongoing reporting related to this work. Although the Utility believes that it has complied substantially with these requirements, it is undertaking a review and has identified instances of noncompliance. The Utility intends to update the CPUC upon the completion of its review. The Utility could face fines, penalties, enforcement action, or other adverse legal or regulatory consequences for the late inspections or other noncompliance related to wildfire mitigation efforts.
While PG&E Corporation and the Utility are committed to taking aggressive wildfire mitigation actions, if additional requirements are imposed that go beyond current expectations, such requirements could have a substantial impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows. For example, the court overseeing the Utility’s probation in connection with the Utility’s federal criminal proceeding has imposed numerous obligations on the Utility related to its business and operations. The success of the Utility’s wildfire mitigation efforts depends on many factors, including on whether the Utility is able to retain or contract for the workforce necessary to execute its wildfire mitigation actions. (See “U.S. District Court Matters and Probation” and “Order Instituting Investigation into the 2017 Northern California Wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire” in Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)
•The Timing and Outcome of Ratemaking Proceedings. The Utility’s financial results may be impacted by the timing and outcome of its FERC TO18 and its impact on the TO19 and TO20 rate cases, 2023 GRC, WMCE applications, and its ability to timely recover costs not currently in rates, including costs already incurred and future costs tracked in its CEMA, WEMA, WMPMA, FRMMA, CPPMA, VMBA, WMBA, and RTBA. The outcome of regulatory proceedings can be affected by many factors, including intervening parties’ testimonies, potential rate impacts, the Utility’s reputation, the regulatory and political environments, and other factors. The Utility’s ability to seek cost recovery will also be limited as a result of the outcome of the Wildfires OII. (See Notes 4 and 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and “Regulatory Matters” below.)
•The Impact of Wildfires. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s liabilities for the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, or the 2021 Dixie fire, could be significant and could exceed or be excluded from any potential amounts recoverable under applicable insurance policies, the WEMA or the Wildfire Fund under AB 1054, which could have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility had recorded an aggregate liability of $800 million, $375 million, and $1.15 billion for claims in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, and the 2021 Dixie fire, respectively, and in each case before available insurance and other probable cost recoveries in the case of the 2021 Dixie fire, which amounts corresponds to the lower end of the range of reasonably estimable probable losses, but do not include all categories of potential damages and losses. Claims related to the 2019 Kincade fire that were not satisfied in full as of the Effective Date were not discharged in connection with emerging from Chapter 11.
On April 6, 2021, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office charged the Utility with five felonies and 28 misdemeanors in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, and on September 24, 2021, the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office charged the Utility with 11 felonies and 20 misdemeanors in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire and three other fires. If the Utility were to be convicted of certain charges in the Kincade Complaint or the Zogg Complaint, the Utility could be subject to material fines, penalties, and restitution, as well as non-monetary remedies such as oversight requirements, and accordingly the Utility currently believes that, depending on which charges it were to be convicted of, its total losses associated with the 2019 Kincade fire or the 2020 Zogg fire would materially exceed the $800 million or $375 million, respectively, of aggregate liability that PG&E Corporation and the Utility have recorded.
If the liability for a fire were to exceed $1.0 billion, the Utility may be eligible to make a claim to the Wildfire Fund under AB 1054 for such excess amount, except that recoveries for the 2019 Kincade fire would be subject to the 40% limitation on the allowed amount of claims arising before emergence from bankruptcy, and recoveries for each of these fires would also be subject to the other limitations and requirements under AB 1054. As of September 30, 2021, the Utility had recorded insurance receivables of $430 million for the 2019 Kincade fire, $331 million for the 2020 Zogg fire, and $569 million for the 2021 Dixie fire. The Utility had recorded regulatory recovery and Wildfire Fund receivables of $437 million and $150 million, respectively, for the 2021 Dixie fire. However, there can be no assurance that such amounts will ultimately be recovered, and the Utility does not expect that any of its liability insurance would cover restitution payments ordered by the courts presiding over the criminal proceedings. (See Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for more information.)
There have been numerous other wildfires in the Utility’s service territory during 2020 and since the beginning of the 2021 wildfire season. If the Utility were alleged or determined to be a cause of one or more of these wildfires, this allegation or determination could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. (For more information see “2019 Kincade Fire,” “2020 Zogg Fire,” and “2021 Dixie Fire” in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)
•The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows have been and could continue to be significantly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. The principal areas of near-term impact include liquidity, financial results and business operations, stemming primarily from the ongoing economic hardship of the Utility’s customers, the moratorium on service disconnections for residential and small business customers and for eligible medium and large commercial and industrial customers that expired on September 30, 2021, the CPUC’s “Emergency Authorization and Order Directing Utilities to Implement Emergency Customer COVID-19 Protections” and an observed reduction in non-residential electrical load. The Utility continues to monitor the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the Utility expects a significant impact on monthly cash collections as long as current circumstances persist. On July 16, 2021, the Governor approved AB 135, which established the CAPP (California Arrearage Payment Program). CAPP enables the IOUs to apply for a statewide total of approximately $695 million to offset customer arrearages incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Utility intends to apply for arrearage relief through the CAPP program. As of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility had access to approximately $3.3 billion of total liquidity comprised of approximately $269 million of Utility cash, $151 million of PG&E Corporation cash and $2.9 billion of availability under the Utility and PG&E Corporation credit facilities. Other impacts of COVID-19 on PG&E Corporation and the Utility have included operational disruptions, workforce disruptions, both in personnel availability (including a reduction in contract labor resources) and deployment, delays in production and shipping of materials used in the Utility’s operations, higher credit spreads and borrowing costs and could potentially also include a reduction in revenue due to the cost of capital adjustment mechanism and incremental financing needs. The 2022 cost of capital application was filed off-cycle based on the extraordinary event of the COVID-19 pandemic and related government response. (See “2022 Cost of Capital Proceeding” below for more information.)
The Utility has established a memorandum account for tracking costs related to the CPUC’s emergency authorization and order, which, as of September 30, 2021, was $47 million. In addition to the amounts recorded to CPPMA, the Utility has recorded approximately $250 million of under collections from residential customers from June 11, 2020 to September 30, 2021 to RUBA. The Utility intends to seek recovery of this balance in a future application, subject to CPUC reasonableness review. For more information on the impact of COVID-19 on PG&E Corporation and the Utility, see “PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows have been and could continue to be significantly affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.” in Item 1A Risk Factors in Part I of the 2020 Form 10-K.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect additional financial impacts in the future as a result of COVID-19. PG&E Corporation and the Utility continue to evaluate the overall impact of COVID-19 and their analysis is subject to change.
•The Outcome of Other Enforcement, Litigation, and Regulatory Matters, and Other Government Proposals. The Utility’s financial results may continue to be impacted by the outcome of other current and future enforcement, litigation, and regulatory matters, including those described above as well as the outcome of the OII into PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Safety Culture, the sentencing terms of the Utility’s January 27, 2017 federal criminal conviction, including the oversight of the Utility’s probation and the potential recommendations by the Monitor, and potential penalties in connection with the Utility’s wildfire mitigation plan and safety and other self-reports. (See Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.) In addition, the Utility’s business profile and financial results could be impacted by the outcome of recent calls for municipalization of part or all of the Utility’s businesses, offers by municipalities and other public entities to acquire the electric assets of the Utility within their respective jurisdictions and calls for state intervention, including the possibility of a state takeover of the Utility. PG&E Corporation and the Utility cannot predict the nature, occurrence, timing or extent of any such scenario, and there can be no assurance that any such scenario would not involve significant ownership or management changes to PG&E Corporation or the Utility, including by the state of California. Further, certain parties filed notices of appeal with respect to the Confirmation Order, including provisions related to the injunction contained in the Plan that channels certain pre-petition fire-related claims to trusts to be satisfied from the trusts’ assets. There can be no assurance that any such appeal will not be successful and, if successful, that any such appeal would not have a material adverse effect on PG&E Corporation and the Utility.
•The Uncertainties in Connection with the Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement Process. On April 15, 2021, the CPUC placed the Utility in step 1 of the EOEP. As a result, the Utility will be subject to additional reporting requirements, monitoring, and oversight by the CPUC. (See “Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement Process” in “Enforcement and Litigation Matters” below.)
For more information about the risks that could materially affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows, or that could cause future results to differ from historical results, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and the 2020 Form 10-K. In addition, this quarterly report contains forward-looking statements that are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties. These statements reflect management’s judgment and opinions that 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 “Forward-Looking Statements” above for a list of some of the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable 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 information, future events, or otherwise.
Tax Matters
PG&E Corporation expects to have a U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward of approximately $19.2 billion and California net operating loss carryforward of $18.4 billion at the end of 2021.
Under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, if a corporation (or a consolidated group) undergoes an “ownership change,” net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes may be subject to certain limitations. In general, an ownership change occurs if the aggregate stock ownership of certain shareholders (generally five percent shareholders, applying certain look-through and aggregation rules) increases by more than 50% over such shareholders’ lowest percentage ownership during the testing period (generally three years). PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Amended Articles limit Transfers (as defined in the Amended Articles) that increase a person’s or entity’s (including certain groups of persons) ownership of PG&E Corporation’s equity securities to 4.75% or more prior to the Restriction Release Date without approval by the board of directors of PG&E Corporation (the “Ownership Restrictions”). As discussed below under “Update on Ownership Restrictions in PG&E Corporation’s Amended Articles,” due to the election to treat the Fire Victim Trust as a grantor trust for income tax purposes, the calculation of Percentage Ownership (as defined in the Amended Articles) will effectively be based on a reduced number of shares outstanding, namely the total number of outstanding equity securities less the number of equity securities held by the Fire Victim Trust and ShareCo. As of the date of this report, it is more likely than not that PG&E Corporation has not undergone an ownership change, and consequently, its net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes are not limited by section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
On July 8, 2021, PG&E Corporation, the Utility, ShareCo and the Fire Victim Trust entered into the PG&E Fire Victim Trust Share Exchange and Tax Matters Agreement, pursuant to which PG&E Corporation and the Utility made a grantor trust election for the Fire Victim Trust effective retroactively to the inception of the Fire Victim Trust.
As a result of the grantor trust election, the Utility’s tax deductions occur when the Fire Victim Trust pays the fire victims, rather than when the Utility transferred cash and other property (including PG&E Corporation common stock) to the Fire Victim Trust. Therefore, $5.4 billion of cash and $4.54 billion of PG&E Corporation common stock, in the aggregate $10.0 billion, that were transferred to the Fire Victim Trust in 2020, will not be deductible for tax purposes by the Utility until the Fire Victim Trust pays the fire victims. Furthermore, the activities of the Fire Victim Trust are treated as activities of the Utility for tax purposes. PG&E Corporation’s net operating loss has decreased by approximately $10.0 billion which will be offset by payments made by the Fire Victim Trust to the fire victims and the net activities of the Fire Victim Trust. Additionally, there was a $1.3 billion charge, net of tax, decreasing net deferred tax assets for the payment made to the Fire Victim Trust in PG&E Corporation common stock on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for activity through December 31, 2020. PG&E Corporation will recognize income tax benefits and the corresponding deferred tax asset as the Fire Victim Trust sells shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, and the amounts of such benefits and assets will be impacted by the price at which the Fire Victim Trust sells the shares, rather than the price at the time such shares were transferred to the Fire Victim Trust. As of October 27, 2021, to the knowledge of PG&E Corporation, the Fire Victim Trust had not sold any shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, resulting in no tax impact to PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.
Update on Ownership Restrictions in PG&E Corporation’s Amended Articles
On July 8, 2021, PG&E Corporation, the Utility, ShareCo and the Fire Victim Trust agreed to elect to treat the Fire Victim Trust as a grantor trust for income tax purposes (which treatment is effective retroactively to the inception of the Fire Victim Trust) and the election has since been filed. As a result of the grantor trust election, shares of PG&E Corporation common stock owned by the Fire Victim Trust are treated as held by the Utility and, in turn attributed to PG&E Corporation for income tax purposes. Consequently, any shares of PG&E Corporation stock owned by the Fire Victim Trust are effectively excluded from the total number of outstanding equity securities when calculating a person’s percentage ownership for purposes of the 4.75% ownership limitation in the Amended Articles. Shares owned by ShareCo are also effectively excluded because it is a disregarded entity for income tax purposes. For example, although PG&E Corporation had 2,463,112,791 shares outstanding as of October 27, 2021, only 1,507,625,611 shares (the number of outstanding shares of common stock less the number of shares held by the Fire Victim Trust and ShareCo) count as outstanding for purposes of the ownership restrictions in the Amended Articles. As such, based on the total number of outstanding equity securities and assuming the Fire Victim Trust has not sold any shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, a person’s effective percentage ownership limitation for purposes of the Amended Articles as of October 27, 2021 was 2.9% of outstanding shares. As of October 27, 2021, to the knowledge of PG&E Corporation, the Fire Victim Trust had not sold any shares of PG&E Corporation common stock.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion presents PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. See “Key Factors Affecting Financial Results” above for further discussion about factors that could affect future results of operations.
PG&E Corporation
The consolidated results of operations consist primarily of results related to the Utility, which are discussed in the “Utility” section below. The following table provides a summary of net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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(in millions)
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2021
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2020
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2021
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2020
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Consolidated Total
|
$
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(1,091)
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|
|
$
|
83
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|
|
$
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(574)
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|
|
$
|
(1,518)
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|
PG&E Corporation
|
(46)
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|
|
(84)
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(139)
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(1,656)
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Utility
|
$
|
(1,045)
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|
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
$
|
(435)
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|
|
$
|
138
|
|
PG&E Corporation’s net loss primarily consists of income taxes and interest expense on long-term debt. PG&E Corporation’s net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 also included reorganization items, net, including approximately $1.5 billion in expense related to the Backstop Commitment Premium Shares and the Additional Backstop Commitment Premium Shares.
Utility
The tables below show certain items from the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The tables separately identify the revenues and costs that impacted 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 energy procurement 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.
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Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
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Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
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Revenues/Costs:
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Revenues/Costs:
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(in millions)
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That Impacted Earnings
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That Did Not Impact Earnings
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Total Utility
|
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That Impacted Earnings
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That Did Not Impact Earnings
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Total Utility
|
Electric operating revenues
|
$
|
2,659
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|
|
$
|
1,522
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|
|
$
|
4,181
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|
|
$
|
2,392
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|
|
$
|
1,418
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|
|
$
|
3,810
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|
Natural gas operating revenues
|
998
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|
|
286
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|
|
1,284
|
|
|
896
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|
|
176
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|
|
1,072
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|
Total operating revenues
|
3,657
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|
|
1,808
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|
|
5,465
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|
|
3,288
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|
|
1,594
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|
|
4,882
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|
Cost of electricity
|
—
|
|
|
1,133
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|
|
1,133
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|
|
—
|
|
|
1,114
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|
|
1,114
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|
Cost of natural gas
|
—
|
|
|
176
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|
|
176
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|
|
—
|
|
|
90
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|
|
90
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|
Operating and maintenance
|
2,250
|
|
|
543
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|
|
2,793
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|
|
1,877
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|
|
434
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|
|
2,311
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|
Wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries
|
94
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|
|
—
|
|
|
94
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|
|
25
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|
|
—
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|
|
25
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|
Wildfire Fund expense
|
162
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|
|
—
|
|
|
162
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|
|
120
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|
|
—
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|
|
120
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|
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
|
801
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|
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—
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|
|
801
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|
|
845
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|
|
—
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|
|
845
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|
Total operating expenses
|
3,307
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|
|
1,852
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|
|
5,159
|
|
|
2,867
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|
|
1,638
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|
|
4,505
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
350
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|
|
(44)
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|
|
306
|
|
|
421
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|
|
(44)
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|
|
377
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|
Interest income
|
—
|
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
|
5
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|
|
—
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|
|
5
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|
Interest expense
|
(342)
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|
|
—
|
|
|
(342)
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|
|
(323)
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|
|
—
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|
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(323)
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Other income, net
|
89
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|
|
44
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|
|
133
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|
|
57
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|
|
44
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|
|
101
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|
Reorganization items, net
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—
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|
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—
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|
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—
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|
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(82)
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|
|
—
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|
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(82)
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|
Income before income taxes
|
$
|
97
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
97
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|
|
$
|
78
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
78
|
|
Income tax provision (benefit) (1)
|
|
|
|
|
1,139
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|
|
|
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|
|
(92)
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Net income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
(1,042)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
170
|
|
Preferred stock dividend requirement (1)
|
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|
|
|
3
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|
|
|
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|
|
3
|
|
Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(1,045)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) These items impacted earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
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|
Revenues/Costs:
|
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Revenues/Costs:
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(in millions)
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That Impacted Earnings
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That Did Not Impact Earnings
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Total Utility
|
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That Impacted Earnings
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That Did Not Impact Earnings
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Total Utility
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Electric operating revenues
|
$
|
7,544
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|
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$
|
3,983
|
|
|
$
|
11,527
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|
|
$
|
6,851
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|
|
$
|
3,434
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|
|
$
|
10,285
|
|
Natural gas operating revenues
|
2,821
|
|
|
1,048
|
|
|
3,869
|
|
|
2,592
|
|
|
844
|
|
|
3,436
|
|
Total operating revenues
|
10,365
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|
|
5,031
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|
|
15,396
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|
|
9,443
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|
|
4,278
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|
|
13,721
|
|
Cost of electricity
|
—
|
|
|
2,570
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|
|
2,570
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|
|
—
|
|
|
2,418
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|
|
2,418
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Cost of natural gas
|
—
|
|
|
670
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|
|
670
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|
|
—
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|
|
508
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|
|
508
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Operating and maintenance
|
5,782
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|
|
1,923
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|
|
7,705
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|
|
4,937
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|
|
1,484
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|
|
6,421
|
|
Wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries
|
261
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|
|
—
|
|
|
261
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|
|
195
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|
|
—
|
|
|
195
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|
Wildfire Fund expense
|
399
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|
|
—
|
|
|
399
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|
|
293
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|
|
—
|
|
|
293
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|
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
|
2,540
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|
|
—
|
|
|
2,540
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|
|
2,574
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|
|
—
|
|
|
2,574
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|
Total operating expenses
|
8,982
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|
|
5,163
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|
|
14,145
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|
|
7,999
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|
|
4,410
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|
|
12,409
|
|
Operating income (loss)
|
1,383
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|
|
(132)
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|
|
1,251
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|
|
1,444
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|
|
(132)
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|
|
1,312
|
|
Interest income
|
17
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17
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|
|
33
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33
|
|
Interest expense
|
(1,032)
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|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,032)
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|
|
(764)
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|
|
—
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|
|
(764)
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|
Other income, net
|
258
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
390
|
|
|
155
|
|
|
132
|
|
|
287
|
|
Reorganization items, net
|
(12)
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|
|
—
|
|
|
(12)
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|
|
(286)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(286)
|
|
Income before income taxes
|
$
|
614
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
614
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|
|
$
|
582
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
582
|
|
Income tax provision (benefit) (1)
|
|
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
434
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
(425)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
148
|
|
Preferred stock dividend requirement (1)
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(435)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) These items impacted earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.
Utility Revenues and Costs that Impacted Earnings
The following discussion presents the Utility’s operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, focusing on revenues and expenses that impacted earnings for these periods.
Operating Revenues
The Utility’s electric and natural gas operating revenues that impacted earnings increased by $369 million, or 11%, in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to an increase in base revenues authorized in the 2020 GRC and the impact of formula rates approved in the Transmission Owner Rate Case for 2019 (the “TO20” rate case).
The Utility’s electric and natural gas operating revenues that impacted earnings increased by $922 million, or 10%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to an increase in base revenues authorized in the 2020 GRC.
Operating and Maintenance
The Utility’s operating and maintenance expenses that impacted earnings increased by $373 million, or 20%, in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to $204 million in insurance costs that were recognized in 2021 as a result of the 2020 GRC approval in the fourth quarter of 2020. In the three months ended September 30, 2020, prior to approval of the 2020 GRC, insurance costs were recorded as deferred expense. In addition, the Utility recorded a $124 million charge related to the September 21, 2021 joint motion for approval of settlement agreement associated with the 2020 WMCE filing, with no comparable charge in the same period in 2020. These increases were partially offset by $75 million in previously deferred CEMA costs recorded in conjunction with interim rate relief in the three months ended September 30, 2020, with no comparable costs during the same period in 2021.
The Utility’s operating and maintenance expenses that impacted earnings increased by $845 million, or 17%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to $508 million in insurance costs and $366 million in vegetation management costs that were recognized in 2021 as a result of the 2020 GRC approval in the fourth quarter of 2020. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, prior to approval of the 2020 GRC, these amounts were recorded as deferred expense. In addition, the Utility recorded approximately $240 million of costs recorded in conjunction with interim rate relief associated with the WMCE application (see “Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events Costs Recovery Application” below) and a $124 million charge related to the September 21, 2021 joint motion for approval of settlement agreement associated with the 2020 WMCE filing, with no comparable costs in the same period in 2020. These increases were partially offset by $225 million in previously deferred CEMA costs recorded in conjunction with interim rate relief, with no comparable costs in the same period in 2021.
Wildfire-related claims, net of recoveries
Costs related to wildfires that impacted earnings increased by $69 million, or 276%, in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. The Utility recognized pre-tax charges of $1.15 billion related to the 2021 Dixie fire, offset by $569 million of probable insurance recoveries, $339 million of probable recoveries through the WEMA, and $150 million of probable recoveries from the Wildfire Fund in the three months ended September 30, 2021, with no comparable charges and recoveries in the same period in 2020. The Utility also recorded $25 million in pre-tax charges related to the 2019 Kincade fire in the three months ended September 30, 2020, with no comparable charges in the same period in 2021.
Costs related to wildfires that impacted earnings increased by $66 million, or 34%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. The Utility recognized pre-tax charges of $1.15 billion related to the 2021 Dixie fire, offset by $569 million of probable insurance recoveries, $339 million of probable recoveries through the WEMA, and $150 million of probable recoveries from the Wildfire Fund in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, with no comparable charges and recoveries in the same period in 2020. Additionally, the Utility recognized pre-tax charges of $175 million related to the 2019 Kincade fire and $100 million related to the 2020 Zogg fire, offset by $108 million of probable insurance recoveries, in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, as compared to $625 million in pre-tax charges related to the 2019 Kincade fire, partially offset by $430 million in insurance recoveries in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
In addition to the probable wildfire-related recoveries noted above, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021,the Utility recorded $98 million of probable recoveries of 2021 Dixie fire costs through FERC TO formula rates, which are reflected in Electric Operating Revenues and, along with the items noted above, fully offset the $1.15 billion charge related to the 2021 Dixie fire.
Wildfire Fund expense
Wildfire Fund expense that impacted earnings increased by $42 million, or 35%, in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, primarily due to accelerated amortization of the Wildfire Fund asset as a result of the Wildfire Fund receivable accrued in relation to the 2021 Dixie fire.
Wildfire Fund expense that impacted earnings increased by $106 million, or 36%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. Due to the Chapter 11 Cases, the Utility’s participation in the Wildfire Fund was limited to 40% for the period from July 12, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Additionally, the Utility recorded accelerated amortization of the Wildfire Fund asset as a result of the Wildfire Fund receivable accrued in relation to the 2021 Dixie fire.
Depreciation, Amortization, and Decommissioning
There were no material changes in depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning expenses that impacted earnings for the periods presented.
Interest Income
There was no material change to interest income that impacted earnings for the periods presented.
Interest Expense
Interest expense that impacted earnings increased by $19 million, or 6%, and increased by $268 million, or 35%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily due to the issuance of new debt in connection with or subsequent to emergence from Chapter 11.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net increased by $32 million, or 56%, and increased by $103 million, or 66%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020, due to the decrease in the discount rate resulting in lower expenses on non-service pension costs.
Reorganization items, net
Reorganization items, net decreased by $82 million, or 100%, and $274 million, or 96%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily due to the Utility’s emergence from Chapter 11 on July 1, 2020.
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
Income tax provision increased by $1,231 million and $605 million, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2020, primarily as a result of the grantor trust election. In the third quarter of 2021, the Utility recorded a $1.3 billion charge, net of tax, decreasing net deferred tax assets for the payment made to the Fire Victim Trust in PG&E Corporation common stock on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for activity through December 31, 2020.
The following table reconciles the income tax expense at the federal statutory rate to the income tax provision:
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|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Federal statutory income tax rate
|
21.0
|
%
|
|
21.0
|
%
|
|
21.0
|
%
|
|
21.0
|
%
|
Increase (decrease) in income tax rate resulting from:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State income tax (net of federal benefit) (1)
|
303.4
|
%
|
|
(17.8)
|
%
|
|
45.3
|
%
|
|
30.9
|
%
|
Effect of regulatory treatment of fixed asset differences (2)
|
(156.8)
|
%
|
|
(113.5)
|
%
|
|
(57.4)
|
%
|
|
(48.1)
|
%
|
Fire Victim Trust (3)
|
994.5
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
155.4
|
%
|
|
—
|
%
|
Bankruptcy and Emergence
|
0.5
|
%
|
|
1.4
|
%
|
|
0.3
|
%
|
|
75.2
|
%
|
Other, net
|
25.8
|
%
|
|
(8.0)
|
%
|
|
4.8
|
%
|
|
(4.5)
|
%
|
Effective tax rate
|
1,188.4
|
%
|
|
(116.9)
|
%
|
|
169.4
|
%
|
|
74.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Includes the effect of state flow-through ratemaking treatment.
(2) Includes the effect of federal flow-through ratemaking treatment for certain property-related costs. For these temporary tax differences, the Utility recognizes the deferred tax impact in the current period and records offsetting regulatory assets and liabilities. The Utility’s effective tax rate is impacted as these differences arise and reverse. The Utility recognizes such differences as regulatory assets or liabilities as it is probable that these amounts will be recovered from or returned to customers in future rates. In 2021 and 2020, the amounts also reflect the impact of the amortization of excess deferred tax benefits to be refunded to customers as a result of the Tax Act passed in December 2017.
(3) Includes the effect of the grantor trust election. For more information, see Note 6 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.
Utility Revenues and Costs that Did Not Impact Earnings
Fluctuations in revenues that did not impact earnings are primarily driven by procurement costs. See below for more information.
Cost of Electricity
The Utility’s cost of electricity includes the cost of power purchased from third parties (including renewable energy resources), fuel and associated transmission costs used in its own generation facilities, fuel and associated transmission costs supplied to other facilities under power purchase agreements, costs to comply with California’s cap-and-trade program, and realized gains and losses on price risk management activities. Cost of electricity also includes net sales (Utility owned generation and third parties) in the CAISO electricity markets. (See Note 8 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.) The Utility’s total purchased power is driven by customer demand, net CAISO electricity market activities (purchases or sales), 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.
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Cost of purchased power, net
|
$
|
1,017
|
|
|
$
|
1,043
|
|
|
$
|
2,344
|
|
|
$
|
2,228
|
|
Fuel used in generation facilities
|
116
|
|
|
71
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
190
|
|
Total cost of electricity
|
$
|
1,133
|
|
|
$
|
1,114
|
|
|
$
|
2,570
|
|
|
$
|
2,418
|
|
Cost of Natural Gas
The Utility’s cost of natural gas includes the costs of procurement, storage and transportation of natural gas, costs to comply with California’s cap-and-trade program, and realized gains and losses on price risk management activities. (See Note 8 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.) 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended September 30,
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
(in millions)
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
2020
|
Cost of natural gas sold
|
$
|
144
|
|
|
$
|
56
|
|
|
$
|
567
|
|
|
$
|
411
|
|
Transportation cost of natural gas sold
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32
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|
|
34
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|
|
103
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|
|
97
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Total cost of natural gas
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$
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176
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$
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90
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$
|
670
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$
|
508
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Operating and Maintenance Expenses
The Utility’s operating expenses that did not impact earnings include certain costs that the Utility is authorized to recover as incurred. If the Utility were to spend more than authorized amounts, these expenses could have an impact on earnings.
Other Income, Net
The Utility’s other income, net that did not impact earnings includes pension and other post-retirement benefit costs that fluctuate primarily from market and interest rate changes.
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Overview
The Utility’s ability to fund operations, finance capital expenditures, make scheduled principal and interest payments, 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 cost of capital. The Utility generally utilizes retained earnings, equity contributions from PG&E Corporation and long-term debt issuances to maintain its CPUC-authorized long-term capital structure consisting of 52% equity and 48% debt and preferred stock and relies on short-term debt, including its revolving credit facilities, to fund temporary financing needs. On May 28, 2020, the CPUC approved a final decision in the Chapter 11 Proceedings OII, which, among other things, grants the Utility a temporary, five-year waiver from compliance with its authorized capital structure for the financing in place upon the Utility’s emergence from Chapter 11.
PG&E Corporation’s ability to fund operations, make scheduled principal and interest payments, and fund equity contributions to the Utility, depends on the level of cash on hand, cash distributions received from the Utility, and PG&E Corporation’s access to the capital and credit markets.
PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s credit ratings may be affected by the ultimate outcome of pending enforcement and litigation matters. Credit rating downgrades may impact the cost and availability of short-term borrowings, including credit facilities, and long-term debt costs. In addition, some of the Utility’s commodity contracts contain collateral posting provisions tied to the Utility’s credit rating from each of the major credit rating agencies. The collateral posting provisions for some of the Utility’s power and natural gas commodity, and transportation and service agreements state that if the Utility’s credit ratings were to fall below investment grade, the Utility would be required to post additional cash immediately to fully collateralize some or all of its net liability positions. The Utility’s credit ratings fell below investment grade in January 2019, at which time the Utility was required to post additional collateral under its commodity purchase agreements. A further downgrade would not materially impact the collateral postings for procurement activity. (See Note 8 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.).
PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows have been and could continue to be significantly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Utility continues to evaluate the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the Utility expects a significant impact on monthly cash collections as long as current circumstances persist. The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting economic conditions and government orders have had and will continue to have a significant adverse impact on the Utility’s customers and, as a result, these circumstances have and will continue to impact the Utility for an indeterminate period of time. The Utility’s accounts receivable balances over 30 days outstanding as of September 30, 2021, were approximately $935 million, or $666 million higher as compared to the balance as of September 30, 2019. The Utility is unable to estimate the portion of the increase directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Utility expects to continue experiencing an impact on monthly cash collections for as long as current COVID-19 circumstances persist.
Although the Utility is seeking further regulatory relief to mitigate the impact of the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of such relief. On April 16, 2020, the CPUC approved a resolution that authorizes utilities to establish memorandum accounts to track incremental costs associated with complying with the customer protections described within the resolution. Although the moratorium on service disconnections ended on September 30, 2021, the Utility does not anticipate resuming service disconnections until 2022. (See “Emergency Authorization and Order Directing Utilities to Implement Emergency Customer COVID-19 Protections” below for more information.) On July 16, 2021, the California governor signed into law AB 135, which provides financing assistance to customer accounts in arrears. (See “Assembly Bill 135” below for more information.). In addition to the amounts recorded to CPPMA, the Utility has recorded approximately $250 million of under collections from residential customers from June 11, 2020 to September 30, 2021 to RUBA. (See Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term, highly liquid investments 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.
Financial Resources
Equity Financings
On April 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with the Agents, the Forward Sellers and the Forward Purchasers, establishing an at the market equity distribution program, pursuant to which PG&E Corporation, through the Agents, may offer and sell from time to time shares of PG&E Corporation’s common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $400 million. The Equity Distribution Agreement provides that, in addition to the issuance and sale of shares of common stock by PG&E Corporation to or through the Agents, PG&E Corporation may enter into Forward Sale Agreements with the Forward Purchasers.
As of September 30, 2021, there was $400 million available under PG&E Corporation’s at the market equity distribution program for future offerings. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation has not sold any shares pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement or any Forward Sale Agreement.
Debt Financings
In March 2021, the Utility issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.367% First Mortgage Bonds due March 10, 2023, $450 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% First Mortgage Bonds due June 1, 2031, and $450 million aggregate principal amount of 4.20% First Mortgage Bonds due June 1, 2041. The proceeds were used for (i) the prepayment of all of the $1.5 billion 364-day term loan facility (maturing June 30, 2021) outstanding under the Utility’s term loan credit agreement, (ii) the repayment of all of the borrowings outstanding under the Utility’s revolving credit facility pursuant to the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement, and (iii) general corporate purposes.
In June 2021, the Utility issued $800 million aggregate principal amount of 3.0% First Mortgage Bonds due June 15, 2028. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of borrowings under the Utility’s revolving credit facility pursuant to the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement.
Credit Facilities
At September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation and the Utility had $500 million and $2.4 billion available under their respective $500 million and $6.5 billion credit facilities, including the Utility’s term loan credit facility and Receivables Securitization Programs. The amount the Utility may borrow under the Receivables Securitization Program is limited to the lesser of the facility limit and the facility availability. The facility availability may vary based on the amount of accounts receivable that the Utility owns that are eligible for sale to the SPV and the portion of those accounts receivable that are sold to the SPV that are eligible for advances by the lenders under the Receivables Securitization Program from time to time.
For more information, see “Credit Facilities” in Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.
Intercompany Note Payable
On August 11, 2021, PG&E Corporation borrowed $145 million from the Utility under an interest bearing 364-day intercompany note due August 10, 2022. The intercompany note includes usual and customary provisions for notes of this type. The rate of interest on the loan is a variable rate equal to the interest rate applicable to loans under the Corporation Revolving Credit Agreement. Interest is due on the last business day of each month, commencing on August 31, 2021. The proceeds were borrowed to fund debt service obligations of PG&E Corporation. As of September 30, 2021, the intercompany note is reflected in Accounts receivable - other on the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and is eliminated upon consolidation of PG&E Corporation’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Dividends
On December 20, 2017, the boards of directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility suspended quarterly cash dividends on both PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s common stock, beginning the fourth quarter of 2017, as well as the Utility’s preferred stock, beginning the three-month period ending January 31, 2018.
Subject to the dividend restrictions as described in Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K, any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of the boards of directors and will depend on, among other things, results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that the boards of directors may deem relevant. On April 9, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order that restricts PG&E Corporation from paying common dividends until it has recognized $6.2 billion in Non-GAAP Core earnings following the Effective Date of the Plan (Non-GAAP Core Earnings means GAAP earnings adjusted for certain non-core items). It is uncertain as to when PG&E Corporation and the Utility will commence the payment of dividends on their common stock and when the Utility will commence the payment of dividends on its preferred stock.
Utility Cash Flows
The Utility’s cash flows were as follows:
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Nine Months Ended September 30,
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(in millions)
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2021
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2020
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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$
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2,220
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$
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(19,170)
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(4,823)
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(5,524)
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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2,479
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23,982
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Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
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$
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(124)
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$
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(712)
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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 nine months ended September 30, 2021, net cash provided by operating activities increased by $21.4 billion compared to the same period in 2020. This increase was primarily due to the payment of $16.8 billion in satisfaction of pre-petition wildfire-related claims in 2020 as compared to the payment of $758 million to the Fire Victim Trust in 2021. Additionally, the Utility made initial and first annual contributions to the Wildfire Fund of $5.0 billion and paid approximately $260 million more in interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in September 30, 2021.
Future cash flow from operating activities will be affected by various factors, including:
•the timing and amount of costs in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, and the 2021 Dixie fire, and the timing and amount of any potential related insurance, Wildfire Fund, and regulatory recoveries;
•the timing and amounts of costs, including fines and penalties, that may be incurred in connection with current and future enforcement, litigation, and regulatory matters (see “Enforcement Matters” in Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and “Regulatory Matters” below for more information);
•the severity, extent and duration of the global COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the Utility’s service territory, the ability of the Utility to collect on its customer invoices, the ability of the Utility’s customers to pay their utility bills in full and in a timely manner, the ability of the Utility to offset these effects, including with spending reductions, and the ability of the Utility to recover from customers any losses incurred in connection with COVID-19, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on the availability or cost of financing;
•the timing and amounts of annual contributions to the Wildfire Fund and if necessary, the availability of funds to pay eligible claims for liabilities arising from future wildfires;
•the timing and amount of substantially increasing costs in connection with 2020-2022 WMPs and the costs previously incurred in connection with the 2019 WMP that are not currently being recovered in rates (see “Regulatory Matters” below for more information);
•the timing and amount of premium payments related to wildfire insurance (see “Insurance Coverage” in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for more information);
•the timing of the final payment to be made to the Fire Victim Trust, pursuant to the terms of the tax benefits payment agreement between the Fire Victim Trust and the Utility (see “Restructuring Support Agreement with the TCC” in Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 for more information);
•the timing of and amount of the gain to be returned to customers from the sale of the SFGO and the amounts incurred related to the move to and the leasing of the Lakeside Building; and
•the timing and outcomes of the Utility’s pending and future ratemaking and regulatory proceedings, including the extent to which PG&E Corporation and the Utility are able to recover their costs through regulated rates as recorded in memorandum accounts or balancing accounts, or as otherwise requested.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $701 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. This decrease was primarily due to the sale of SFGO, which resulted in net proceeds received of $749 million in September 2021, with no similar receipts in 2020. (See “Oakland Headquarters Lease and Sale of SFGO” in Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.) The Utility’s investing activities primarily consist of the 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 between $7.5 billion and $8.5 billion in capital expenditures in 2021 and between $7.8 billion and $8.9 billion in 2022. Additionally, future cash flows used in investing activities will be impacted by the timing and amount related to the intended purchase of the Lakeside Building.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $21.5 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the same period in 2020. This decrease was primarily due to PG&E Corporation making a cash equity contribution to the Utility of approximately $13.0 billion in 2020, with no similar activity in 2021. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Utility issued approximately $6.4 billion less of first mortgage bonds and borrowed approximately $2.0 billion less under the available credit facilities, net of repayments, as compared to the same period in 2020. Lastly, the Utility received $370 million of proceeds in 2021 in connection with the Transaction Agreement between the Utility and SBA, with no similar receipts in 2020. For more information, see “Sale of Transmission Tower Wireless Licenses” in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.
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 or prepayment date of existing debt instruments. Additionally, future cash flows from financing activities will be affected by the timing and outcome of the Utility’s applications for a post-emergence securitization transaction and for an AB 1054 securitization transaction. (See “Application for Post-Emergence Securitization Transaction” and “Application for AB 1054 Securitization Transaction” below for more information.)
ENFORCEMENT AND LITIGATION MATTERS
PG&E Corporation and the Utility have significant contingencies arising from their operations, including contingencies related to the enforcement and litigation matters described in Notes 10 and 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1. The outcome of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. In addition, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are involved in other enforcement and litigation matters described in the 2020 Form 10-K.
U.S. District Court Matters and Probation
On August 9, 2016, the jury in the federal criminal trial against the Utility in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, in San Francisco, found the Utility guilty on one count of obstructing a federal agency proceeding and five counts of violations of pipeline integrity management regulations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act. On January 26, 2017, the court imposed a sentence on the Utility in connection with the conviction. The court sentenced the Utility to a five-year corporate probation period, oversight by the Monitor for a period of five years, with the ability to apply for early termination after three years, a fine of $3 million to be paid to the federal government, certain advertising requirements, and community service.
The probation includes a requirement that the Utility not commit any local, state, or federal crimes during the probation period. As part of the probation, the Utility has retained the Monitor at the Utility’s expense. The goal of the Monitor is to help ensure that the Utility takes reasonable and appropriate steps to maintain the safety of its gas and electric operations, and to maintain effective ethics, compliance and safety related incentive programs on a Utility-wide basis.
On August 7, 2020, after a number of filings involving different parties, the court entered an order adopting the new conditions jointly proposed by the Utility, the Monitor, and the Department of Justice on June 24, 2020. Among other things, these conditions require the Utility to staff an in-house vegetation inspection manager and approximately 30 additional field inspectors to oversee vegetation management work. Further, the Utility is required to implement a program to assess the age and expected useful life of certain electrical components in high fire-threat areas, incorporate this information into its risk-based asset management programs and provide monthly progress reports to the Monitor. The Utility must also hire additional inspectors to oversee inspections of its transmission assets and implement a 90-day replacement requirement for cold end hardware in high fire-threat areas with an observed material loss approaching 50%.
On December 29, 2020, the court entered an order requiring the Utility to show cause as to why additional proposed conditions of probation should not be added. The proposed conditions would require the Utility to, when determining which distribution lines to de-energize during a PSPS event: (i) take into account the extent to which vegetation bordering those lines is not in compliance with certain requirements, and (ii) to the extent that information shows that such vegetation presents a safety hazard in the event of a windstorm, make a specific determination with respect to that distribution line and de-energize it unless the Utility finds in writing that there are specific reasons to believe that no safety issues exist. The Utility filed its response on January 20, 2021, proposing supplemental language to clarify and specify how the Utility will implement the new conditions proposed by the court. On March 24, 2021, the court issued an order requiring the Utility to provide, among other information, a revision of the proposed conditions of probation that incorporates consideration of the potential for a tree to fall into an overhead electric line based on its height and distance from the line. On April 29, 2021, the court entered an order declining to impose these proposed conditions, but recommending that the Utility, when determining which distribution lines to de-energize during a PSPS event: (i) take into account the extent to which vegetation bordering those lines is not in compliance with certain requirements, and (ii) to the extent that information shows that such vegetation presents a safety hazard in the event of a windstorm, make a specific determination with respect to that distribution line and de-energize it unless the Utility finds in writing that there are specific overriding public safety needs to leave the lines energized. The court also ordered the Utility to file a statement by July 1, 2021 setting forth its PSPS criteria for 2021 and stating the extent to which it has adopted the court’s recommendations. The Utility submitted its response on July 1, 2021.
On February 4, 2021, the court entered an order requiring the Utility to show cause as to why the additional proposed conditions of probation suggested by amici in a January 27, 2021 filing should not be added. The proposed conditions would require the Utility to: (i) hire a chief data operations officer with the responsibility to review the Utility’s information management and record-keeping systems and manage the relationship to operations, including vegetation management work and PSPS; (ii) initiate steps to prevent data falsification or omission; (iii) propose a plan to mark trees in tier 2 and tier 3 high wildfire danger zones for removal and track the status of the tree removal process for vegetation management; and (iv) propose steps to improve its information management and records-keeping process to improve information integrity, inform analysis, and inform and enhance daily operations including PSPS. The Utility’s and the United States’ responses were submitted on March 3, 2021, and reply by amici was submitted on March 10, 2021.
On February 18, 2021, the court issued an order requiring the Utility to show cause as to why an additional proposed condition of probation, which would require the Utility to “identify and remove any tree or portion thereof leaning toward any distribution line if it may contact the line from the side or fall on the line and must do so regardless of the health of the tree[,]” should not be added. On April 29, 2021, the court modified the Utility’s conditions of probation to require the Utility to comply with the scope of section 4293 of the California Public Resources Code as articulated by the CPUC and Cal Fire.
On April 20, 2021, the court issued an order requiring the Utility to appear in connection with a potential probation violation based on the charges filed by the Sonoma County District Attorney’s office related to the 2019 Kincade fire. The court held hearings on May 4, 2021, June 2, 2021 and September 13, 2021.
In the course of 2021, the court entered numerous other orders, including in connection with the Utility’s vegetation management, the Utility’s PSPS program, the 2018 Camp fire, the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire and the 2021 Dixie fire.
The Utility may receive additional orders from the court for the duration of the probation period in the future.
Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement Process
In the OII to Consider PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Plan of Reorganization final decision, the CPUC adopted an EOEP designed to provide a roadmap for how the CPUC will monitor the Utility’s performance on an ongoing basis. The EOEP contains six steps that are triggered by specific events and includes enhanced reporting requirements and additional monitoring and oversight. These trigger events include failure to obtain an approved WMP, failure to comply with regulatory reporting requirements in the WMP, insufficient progress toward approved safety or risk-driven investments and failure to comply with or demonstrate sufficient progress toward certain metrics (some of which will be determined in an ongoing regulatory proceeding). The EOEP also contains provisions for the Utility to cure and permanently exit the EOEP if it can satisfy specific criteria. If the Utility is placed into the EOEP, actions taken would occur in coordination with the CPUC’s existing formal and informal reporting requirements and procedures. The EOEP does not replace or limit the CPUC’s regulatory authority, including the authority to issue Orders to Show Cause and Orders Instituting Investigations and to impose fines and penalties. The EOEP requires the Utility to report the occurrence of a triggering event to the CPUC’s executive director no later than five business days after the date on which any member of senior management of the Utility becomes aware of the occurrence of a triggering event.
The Utility is unable to predict whether additional fines or penalties may be imposed, or other regulatory actions may be taken.
On August 18, 2021, the President of the CPUC informed the Utility that the CPUC staff intends to conduct a fact-finding review regarding a pattern of self-reported missed inspections and other self-reported safety incidents to determine whether a recommendation to advance the Utility further within the EOEP is warranted.
Vegetation Management
The CPUC placed the Utility into step 1 of the EOEP on April 15, 2021 and imposed additional reporting requirements on the Utility. The CPUC’s resolution states that a step 1 triggering event has occurred because the Utility “has made insufficient progress toward approved safety or risk-driven investments related to its electric business.” The resolution finds that, based on the CPUC’s evaluation of the Utility’s enhanced vegetation management work in 2020, the Utility “is not sufficiently prioritizing its Enhanced Vegetation Management (EVM) based on risk” and “is not making risk-driven investments.” The resolution also finds that “less than five percent of the EVM work” the Utility completed in 2020 “was on the 20 highest risk power lines according to [its] own risk rankings.”
As required by the CPUC’s resolution, the Utility submitted a corrective action plan to the CPUC’s executive director on May 6, 2021, which is designed to correct or prevent recurrence of the step 1 triggering event, or otherwise mitigate any ongoing safety risk or impact, as soon as practicable, among other things. The corrective action plan addresses the EVM situation that occurred in 2020 and provides a risk-informed EVM workplan for 2021. The Utility is required to update the information contained in the corrective action plan every 90 days. The Utility will remain in step 1 of the EOEP until the CPUC determines that the Utility has met the conditions of the corrective action plan. If the Utility does not adequately meet such conditions within the timeframe approved by the CPUC, the CPUC may place the Utility into a higher step of the EOEP, or the Utility may remain in step 1 of the EOEP if it demonstrates sufficient progress towards meeting such conditions.
The Utility is unable to predict the outcome of this regulatory process.
REGULATORY MATTERS
The Utility is subject to substantial regulation by the CPUC, the FERC, the NRC and other federal and state regulatory agencies. The resolutions of the proceedings described below, and other proceedings may materially affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. Discussed below are significant regulatory developments that have occurred since filing the 2020 Form 10-K.
During the third quarter of 2021, the Utility continued to make progress on regulatory matters.
•In September, OEIS issued a final action statement approving the Utility’s 2021 WMP and in October, the CPUC ratified the OEIS’ approval.
•In September, the Utility filed a motion seeking CPUC approval of a settlement agreement for its 2020 WMCE application. Under the settlement agreement, the Utility would recover a revenue requirement of $1.04 billion, or 81% of the requested $1.28 billion.
•In September, the Utility filed its 2021 WMCE application, requesting cost recovery of approximately $1.6 billion of recorded expenditures related to wildfire mitigation, certain catastrophic events, and a number of other activities, resulting in a proposed revenue requirement of approximately $1.47 billion.
Periodically, costs arise that could not have been anticipated by the Utility during GRC applications or that have been deliberately excluded therefrom. These costs may result from catastrophic events, changes in regulation, or extraordinary changes in operating practices. The Utility may seek authority to track incremental costs in a memorandum account, and the CPUC may authorize recovery of costs tracked in memorandum accounts if the costs are deemed incremental and prudently incurred. The CPUC has also authorized balancing accounts with limitations or caps to cost recovery. These accounts, which include the CEMA, WEMA, FHPMA, FRMMA, WMPMA, VMBA, WMBA, and RTBA among others, allow the Utility to track the costs associated with work related to disaster and wildfire response, other wildfire prevention-related costs, and certain third-party wildfire claims. While the Utility expects such costs to be recoverable, there can be no assurance that the CPUC will authorize the Utility to recover the full amount of its costs, or the Utility may enter into a settlement for an amount that is less than the full amount of its costs.
In recent years, the amount of the costs recorded in these accounts has increased. As of September 30, 2021, the Utility had recorded an aggregate amount of approximately $4.4 billion in the CEMA, WEMA, FHPMA, FRMMA, WMPMA, VMBA, WMBA, and RTBA. Because rate recovery requires CPUC authorization in separate proceedings for these accounts, there is a delay between when the Utility incurs costs and when it may recover those costs.
If the amount of the costs recorded in these accounts continues to increase, the delay between incurring and recovering costs lengthens, or the Utility does not recover the full amount of its costs, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially affected.
(For more information, see Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1., “Regulatory Matters - Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events Costs Recovery Applications,” “Regulatory Matters - Application for Recovery of Costs Recorded in the Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account,” “Regulatory Matters - Catastrophic Event Memorandum Accounts and Applications,” and “Regulatory Matters - Emergency Authorization and Order Directing Utilities to Implement Emergency Customer COVID-19 Protections” below.)
Wildfire Mitigation and Catastrophic Events Costs Recovery Applications
2020 WMCE Application
On September 30, 2020, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC requesting cost recovery of recorded expenditures related to wildfire mitigation, certain catastrophic events, and a number of other activities (the “2020 WMCE application”). The recorded expenditures, which exclude amounts disallowed as a result of the CPUC’s decision in the OII into the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp fire, consist of $1.18 billion in expense and $801 million in capital expenditures, resulting in a proposed revenue requirement of approximately $1.28 billion.
The costs addressed in the 2020 WMCE application cover activities mainly during the years 2017 to 2019 and are incremental to those previously authorized in the Utility’s 2017 GRC and other proceedings. The majority of costs addressed in this application reflect work necessary to mitigate wildfire risk and to respond to catastrophic events occurring during the years 2017 to 2019. The Utility’s requested revenue includes amounts for the FHPMA of $293 million, the FRMMA and the WMPMA of $740 million, and the CEMA of $251 million. The requested revenue for CEMA costs reflected in the application include the Utility’s costs incurred responding to ten catastrophic events.
Given the CPUC’s prior approval of $447 million in interim rate relief (which includes interest), the Utility proposed to recover the remaining $868 million revenue requirement, including interest, over a one-year period (following the conclusion of interim rate relief recovery). Cost recovery requested in this application is subject to the CPUC’s reasonableness review, which could result in some or all of the interim rate relief of $447 million being subject to refund.
On September 21, 2021, the Utility and certain parties filed a motion with the CPUC seeking approval of a settlement agreement that resolves all of the issues raised by the settling parties in the Utility’s application for recovery of costs requested in the 2020 WMCE application. The settlement agreement proposes that the Utility recover a revenue requirement of $1.04 billion. The settlement agreement would authorize the Utility to continue to recover an interim revenue requirement of $447 million over a 17-month amortization period, followed by an additional revenue requirement of $591 million over a 24-month amortization period. On September 23, 2021, the CPUC extended the statutory deadline for a PD in this matter to April 1, 2022.
The Utility is unable to predict the outcome of this application. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially affected if the Utility is unable to timely recover costs included in this application.
For more information regarding the FHPMA, the FRMMA, the WMPMA, and the CEMA memorandum accounts, see Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and in Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
2021 WMCE Application
On September 16, 2021, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC requesting cost recovery of approximately $1.6 billion of recorded expenditures related to wildfire mitigation, certain catastrophic events, and a number of other activities, resulting in a proposed revenue requirement of approximately $1.47 billion (the “2021 WMCE application”).
The recorded expenditures consist of $1.4 billion in expenses and $197 million in capital expenditures. The costs addressed in the 2021 WMCE application cover activities during the years 2015 to 2020 and are incremental to those previously authorized in the Utility’s 2017 GRC, 2020 GRC, and other proceedings. The Utility’s proposed revenue requirement would be collected over a two-year period starting in January 2023, except for the Microgrids Memorandum Account capital revenue requirement, which would continue through 2026. The costs addressed in this application reflect costs to: (1) complete wildfire risk mitigation activities in accordance with the Utility’s annual WMPs; (2) respond to government-declared catastrophic events to repair damaged facilities, restore utility services, and protect the Utility’s employees and customers; and (3) implement various customer-focused initiatives. The majority of such costs were incurred in 2020.
The Utility’s requested revenue requirement primarily includes amounts recorded to the VMBA of $592 million, the CEMA of $535 million, and the WMBA of $149 million. The requested revenue requirement for CEMA costs reflected in the application include the Utility’s costs incurred responding to ten catastrophic events. These costs were incurred during the years 2015 to 2020 but primarily in 2020.
The Utility has proposed a schedule that would call for a final decision by the CPUC in September 2022. The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of the application.
Application for Recovery of Costs Recorded in the Wildfire Expense Memorandum Account
On February 7, 2020, the Utility filed an application seeking recovery of certain costs recorded in the WEMA. In the application, the Utility seeks recovery of $498.7 million for the cost of insurance premiums paid by the Utility between July 26, 2017 through December 31, 2019 that is incremental to the insurance costs already authorized in the 2017 GRC or the 2020 GRC. These incremental costs are not associated with any specific wildfire event. The application does not seek recovery of wildfire claims or associated legal costs eligible for recording to WEMA.
On June 30, 2021, the Utility and other parties filed a joint motion for approval of a settlement agreement, which, if adopted, would authorize recovery of a $445.4 million revenue requirement. On October 21, 2021, the CPUC adopted the settlement agreement.
For more information see Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.
Catastrophic Event Memorandum Accounts and Applications
The CPUC allows utilities to recover the reasonable, incremental costs of responding to catastrophic events that have been declared a disaster or state of emergency by competent federal or state authorities through a CEMA. In 2014, the CPUC directed the Utility to perform additional fire prevention and vegetation management work in response to the severe drought in California. The costs associated with this work are tracked in the CEMA. In the 2020 GRC Decision, the CPUC required the Utility to track these costs in the VMBA beginning January 1, 2020. The Utility’s CEMA applications are subject to CPUC review and approval. For more information see Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.
2018 CEMA Application
On March 30, 2018, the Utility submitted to the CPUC its 2018 CEMA application requesting cost recovery of $183 million in connection with seven catastrophic events that included fire and storm declared emergencies from mid-2016 through early 2017, as well as $405 million related to work performed in 2016 and 2017 to cut back or remove dead or dying trees that were exposed to years of drought conditions and bark beetle infestation.
On April 25, 2019, the CPUC approved the Utility’s request for interim rate relief, allowing for recovery of $373 million of costs as requested by the Utility at that time. The interim rate relief was implemented on October 1, 2019. Costs included in the interim rate relief are subject to audit and refund. On August 7, 2019, the Utility filed a revised application, revised testimony and revised workpapers, reflecting a new revenue requirement request of $669 million, pursuant to a CPUC ruling allowing these changes.
The 2018 CEMA application does not include costs related to the 2015 Butte fire, the 2017 Northern California wildfires, or the 2018 Camp fire.
On March 9, 2020, the CPUC issued a modified scoping memo and ruling. On May 4, 2020, the Utility filed a revised application, which included 2019 tree mortality costs, reflecting a new revenue requirement request of $757 million.
On January 8, 2021, the Utility filed a revised application updating the revenue requirement to include an additional $5.6 million of tree mortality costs and the cost of hiring an independent auditor.
On July 2, 2021, the independent audit report of the tree mortality costs was submitted to the CPUC, recommending a $2.4 million reduction.
The Utility expects to file a settlement agreement with certain parties in early November 2021 and for the CPUC to issue a final decision in the first or second quarter of 2022.
Emergency Authorization and Order Directing Utilities to Implement Emergency Customer COVID-19 Protections
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 16, 2020, the CPUC adopted a resolution ordering utilities to implement a number of emergency customer protections for one year beginning on March 4, 2020 through April 16, 2021. On February 12, 2021, the CPUC adopted a subsequent resolution that extended the emergency customer protections through June 30, 2021.
The resolutions authorize utilities to establish memorandum accounts to track incremental costs associated with complying with the resolution.
On June 11, 2020, the CPUC issued a final decision as part of the OIR to Consider New Approaches to Disconnections and Reconnections to Improve Energy Access and Contain Costs that permanently eliminated deposit requirements for residential customers. On April 19, 2021, the CPUC issued a final decision to implement a temporary moratorium on service disconnection for medium and large commercial and industrial customers. Although the moratorium on service disconnections ended on September 30, 2021, the Utility does not anticipate resuming service disconnections until 2022.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict whether the moratorium on service disconnections will be reinstated, which could have a material impact on results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows of PG&E Corporation and the Utility.
For more information, see “Regulatory Matters - Emergency Authorization and Order Directing Utilities to Implement Emergency Customer COVID-19 Protections” in Item 7 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
Other Regulatory Proceedings
Application to Sell General Office Complex
On September 30, 2020, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC to sell its SFGO located at 25 Beale Street, 45 Beale Street, 77 Beale Street, 50 Main Street, 215 Market Street and 245 Market Street in downtown San Francisco, and to recover costs to relocate its staff at SFGO to a new headquarters to the Lakeside Building, and for appropriate ratemaking treatment of those transactions.
The Utility proposed that the SFGO sale and headquarters transition would proceed in several interrelated steps: the Utility would enter into a lease for the Lakeside Building with an option to purchase the Lakeside Building; the Utility would market and sell the SFGO, subject to CPUC approval; and the Utility would enter into an agreement with the buyer of the SFGO to lease back space during the multi-year relocation period (collectively, the “Transactions”). As space in the Lakeside Building becomes available following the expiration of existing tenants’ leases and completion of the redevelopment of the property to the Utility’s specifications, the Utility will relocate employees and operations from the SFGO and certain East Bay office locations to the Lakeside Building in phases over several years, beginning in 2022.
In this application, the Utility requested that the CPUC: (i) authorize the Utility to sell the SFGO pursuant to Public Utilities Code section 851, (ii) approve the Utility’s ratemaking proposal to distribute all of the gain on sale of the SFGO to customers over five years, beginning in 2022, (iii) approve the recovery of costs to lease back the SFGO after the buildings are sold, costs to lease the Lakeside Building, and other transition costs, and (iv) authorize the Utility to forecast the intended purchase of the Lakeside Building and include it in the Utility’s 2023 GRC. The Utility also proposed to establish a balancing account to record lease payments, net savings or costs on operating expense and capital expense, gain on sale, moving costs and related costs for inclusion in electric and gas rates.
On May 21, 2021, the Utility entered into a purchase agreement with HNG Atlas US LP, to sell the SFGO for $800 million.
On May 26, 2021, the Utility filed an amended settlement agreement with the CPUC. Under the amended settlement, the parties agree that (1) the Utility’s headquarters strategy, including the move to the Lakeside Building, the sale of SFGO, and the terms of the agreement to lease and the option to purchase the Lakeside Building, is reasonable, (2) all of the gain on sale of SFGO will be returned to customers over five years, beginning in 2022, and (3) the costs associated with the Utility’s move to the Lakeside Building and development will be considered at later stages of the proceeding and through a petition for modification of the final decision in the proceeding.
The CPUC issued a final decision approving the purchase agreement and the ratemaking treatment proposed under the parties’ settlement on August 19, 2021, and the sale closed on September 17, 2021. The Utility will submit an advice letter by December 1, 2021, detailing the final costs of the sale.
Application for Post-Emergence Securitization Transaction
On April 30, 2020, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC seeking authorization for a post-emergence transaction to recover $7.5 billion of 2017 wildfire claims costs through securitization that is designed to be rate neutral to customers, with the proceeds used to pay or reimburse the Utility for the payment of wildfire claims costs associated with 2017 Northern California wildfires. Among other uses, as a result of the proposed transaction, the Utility would retire $6.0 billion of Utility debt. Specifically, the application requested administration of the stress test methodology approved in the CHT OIR and a determination that $7.5 billion in 2017 catastrophic wildfire costs and expenses are stress test costs and eligible for securitization. In this context, a securitization refers to a financing transaction where a special purpose financing vehicle issues new debt that is secured by the proceeds of a new recovery charge to Utility customers. The application also proposed a customer credit designed to equal the bond charges over the life of the bonds, which would insulate customers from the charge on customer bills associated with the bonds.
On April 23, 2021, the CPUC issued a decision finding that $7.5 billion of the Utility’s 2017 catastrophic wildfire costs and expenses are stress test costs that may be financed through the issuance of recovery bonds pursuant to Public Utilities Code sections 850 et seq. and approving a structure for the transaction. As requested, the decision authorizes the Utility to establish a customer credit trust funded by PG&E Corporation’s shareholders, that will provide a monthly credit to customers that is anticipated to equal the securitized charges such that the securitization is designed to be rate neutral to customers. Subject to retention of the CPUC’s existing jurisdiction, the decision adopts a transaction structure comprised of four elements (1) an initial shareholder contribution of $2.0 billion, with $1.0 billion to be contributed in 2021, or, if a pending request for an extension is granted, in 2022 and $1.0 billion to be contributed in 2024; (2) up to $7.59 billion of additional contributions funded by certain shareholder tax benefits; (3) a single CPUC review of the balance of the customer credit trust in 2040, with a single contingent supplemental shareholder contribution, if needed, up to $775 million in 2040; and (4) sharing with customers 25% of any surplus of shareholder assets in the customer credit trust at the end of the life of the trust. Three parties filed applications for rehearing of the decision on May 3, 2021, and the Utility filed a response to those applications on May 14, 2021. On August 12, 2021, the CPUC issued a decision denying the applications for rehearing.
Separately, on January 6, 2021, the Utility filed an additional application requesting that the CPUC issue a financing order authorizing the issuance of one or more series of recovery bonds in connection with the post-emergence transaction to securitize the $7.5 billion of claims associated with the 2017 Northern California wildfires. On May 11, 2021, the CPUC issued a decision granting the Utility’s January 2021 application for a financing order authorizing the issuance of $7.5 billion of recovery bonds in connection with the rate neutral securitization proceeding. Two parties filed applications for rehearing of the financing order, and the Utility filed a response to those applications for rehearing on June 4, 2021. On August 12, 2021, the CPUC issued a decision denying the applications for rehearing.
On September 10, 2021, TURN filed a petition for writ of review of the decision and financing order in state court. Responses to the petition were filed on October 15, 2021.
Application for AB 1054 Securitization Transaction
On February 24, 2021 the Utility filed an application with the CPUC seeking authorization for a transaction to securitize up to $1.19 billion of fire risk mitigation capital expenditures that were or will be incurred by the Utility in 2020 and 2021. The $1.19 billion reflects capital expenditures related to the Utility’s Community Wildfire Safety Program that were approved by the CPUC in the 2020 GRC, and includes $655 million in recorded 2020 capital expenditures and an additional $535 million in forecast capital expenditures in 2021. The final amount to be securitized would be based on recorded 2020 and 2021 Community Wildfire Safety Program capital expenditures incurred by the Utility prior to the securitization transaction.
The application requested that the CPUC issue a financing order authorizing one or more series of recovery bonds, determine that the issuance of the bonds and collection through fixed recovery charges is just and reasonable, consistent with the public interest and would reduce rates on a present value basis compared to traditional utility financing mechanisms, and authorize the Utility to collect a NBC sufficient to pay debt service on the recovery bonds. The application also requested to exclude the securitized debt from the Utility’s ratemaking capital structure and to adjust its 2020 GRC revenue requirement following the issuance of the recovery bonds. The application indicated that the issuance of the bonds is anticipated to occur before the end of 2021, but timing is subject to change.
On June 24, 2021, the CPUC issued a decision granting the Utility’s application and authorizing the Utility to issue up to approximately $1.2 billion of recovery bonds. On July 6, 2021, the financing order became final and non-appealable.
2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan
As previously disclosed, on February 7, 2020, the Utility submitted its 2020 WMP and utility survey. The Utility’s 2020 WMP describes the Utility’s wildfire safety programs, which are focused on three key areas: reducing the potential for fires to be started by electrical equipment, reducing the potential for fires to spread, and minimizing the frequency, scope and duration of PSPS events, as well as providing historical data requested by the guidelines. The Utility’s 2020 WMP covers a three-year period from 2020 to 2022 but is updated annually.
On June 11, 2020, the CPUC voted to adopt two resolutions which conditionally approved the Utility’s 2020 WMP. The resolutions indicate that while the Utility’s 2020 WMP met the minimum requirements for its submission, the deficiencies found, classified as severity level A, B, or C Conditions, require significant follow-up from the Utility and oversight to ensure appropriate remedies for the deficiencies. The Utility received 41 Conditions in total with the first set, classified as Class A Conditions, submitted on July 27, 2020. The second set, Class B Conditions, were completed on September 9, 2020 and the third, Class C Conditions, were submitted as part of the 2021 WMP update on February 5, 2021. On December 30, 2020, the OEIS issued a notice of non-compliance finding that the Utility’s responses to the Class A Conditions were insufficient. The OEIS has required the Utility to include 39 action items in its 2021 WMP to address the insufficient responses. On January 8, 2021, the OEIS issued a Notice of Non-Compliance finding that the Utility’s quarterly report addressing the Class B Conditions was insufficient. The OEIS directed the Utility to respond to 84 action items in its 2021 WMP or via a supplemental filing. On February 26, 2021, the Utility submitted its supplemental filing addressing the remaining action items regarding the Class A and Class B conditions that OEIS determined were insufficient.
The Utility’s 2021 WMP was submitted on February 5, 2021. The 2021 WMP updated the 2020 WMP and addressed the Utility’s wildfire safety programs focused on reducing the potential for catastrophic wildfires related to electrical equipment, reducing the potential for fires to spread and reducing the impact of PSPS events.
On April 27, 2021, the OEIS extended its deadline to issue a determination on the Utility’s 2021 WMP. On May 4, 2021, the OEIS issued a revision notice requiring the Utility to address six issues. The Utility submitted its response to the revision notice on June 3, 2021, and parties filed comments on June 10, 2021 and reply comments on June 16, 2021.
On September 22, 2021, OEIS issued a final action statement approving the Utility’s 2021 WMP and on October 21, 2021, the CPUC ratified OEIS’ approval.
In 2021, the Utility notified the CPUC that it had missed inspections and other targets subject to the 2020 WMP. The Utility is undertaking a review of its electric asset inspections. For more information, see “Electric Asset Inspections” below.
On July 1, 2021, the Utility received a copy of the independent evaluator’s report concerning compliance with the 2020 WMP. The independent evaluator generally found that the work conducted by the Utility in 2020 aligned with the 2020 WMP targets but did find exceptions and areas of non-compliance. The independent evaluator also reviewed the Utility’s funding of 2020 WMP initiatives and determined that while most initiatives were fully funded when compared to budget, there were some initiatives where the Utility underspent in comparison to budget.
PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows could be materially affected if the Utility is unable to timely recover costs in connection with the 2019 WMP, 2020 WMP, and 2021 WMP recorded in the FRMMA and WMPMA, which the Utility expects will be substantial. (See “2020 WMCE Application” and “2021 WMCE Application” above for more information.)
OIR Regarding Microgrids
As previously disclosed, on September 19, 2019, the CPUC initiated a rulemaking proceeding to examine microgrid implementation issues and resiliency strategies pursuant to SB 1339. In the first track of that proceeding, the CPUC sought to deploy resiliency planning in areas that are prone to outage events and wildfires, with the stated goal of putting some microgrid and other resiliency strategies in place by spring or summer 2020, if not sooner. At the CPUC’s direction, the Utility submitted a proposal for immediate implementation of resiliency strategies on January 21, 2020. The Utility’s proposal contained three components for which it sought scope and cost recovery authorization of up to approximately $379 million in both expense and capital.
The CPUC adopted a decision in the first track of the proceeding on June 11, 2020, which approved with conditions the Utility’s proposal and requires the Utility to track costs in a new memorandum account for subsequent regulatory review and recovery in rates.
The CPUC initiated the second track of the proceeding on July 3, 2020, which focused on the transition from diesel mobile generation to alternative, cleaner backup power generation. On January 14, 2021, the CPUC adopted a final decision in the second track of the proceeding (the “Track 2 Decision”). The Track 2 Decision requires the Utility to justify the amount of temporary generation necessary for use at substations during the 2021 wildfire season; to propose a longer-term framework for substation generation solutions to mitigate PSPS outage events by June 30, 2021; and to file an application by September 30, 2021 to recover the costs incurred in 2020 associated with the use of temporary generation to mitigate PSPS outages. The Track 2 Decision also authorizes the Utility to record the future costs of temporary generation for substations in a memorandum account and to recover the costs for any clean substation project(s) through a one-way balancing account, up to a $350 million cap and subject to other eligibility requirements.
On March 5, 2021, the Utility submitted an advice letter seeking authorization to track and record costs for the reservation and operation of up to 168 MW of temporary generation to support substation-level microgrids during 2021 PSPS events. On April 14, 2021, the CPUC approved the Utility’s request. On June 4, 2021, the Utility notified the CPUC that it did not identify any generation-based clean substation projects within the cost-effectiveness parameters established by the Track 2 Decision, and proposed a demand response-based clean substation pilot project. On September 9, 2021, the CPUC approved the Utility’s proposed demand-response based pilot project, ordered the Utility to issue a new solicitation by November 2021 to procure at least one clean substation project, and ordered the Utility to submit the results of that solicitation to the CPUC by April 2022.
On July 15, 2021, the CPUC adopted a decision in the third track of this proceeding that would suspend the capacity reservation component of utility standby rates for eligible microgrids that meet California Air Resource Board air pollution standards for generation. The decision requires the IOUs to establish two-way balancing accounts to track costs associated with the suspension of the capacity reservation component of the standby charge, and to also track the revenue received from a new demand assurance charge mechanism, to true-up costs for future recovery from customers. According to the decision, in 2026, the CPUC will evaluate the effectiveness of the reservation capacity rate suspension and the adequacy of the demand assurance charge.
On June 30, 2021, the Utility filed a new application at the CPUC regarding the selection and procurement of substation-level microgrid projects for PSPS mitigation going forward. The application also proposes a framework for seeking cost recovery of selected projects. The CPUC’s schedule for the proceeding anticipates a final decision in summer 2022.
As described above, on September 16, 2021, the Utility filed its 2021 WMCE application. That application seeks, in part, to recover the costs that the Utility incurred in 2020 related to the microgrid-related programs approved in the OIR regarding microgrids. For more information, see “2021 WMCE Application” above.
Failure to obtain a substantial or full recovery of costs could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
Regionalization Proposal
On June 30, 2020, the Utility filed its application for approval of its regionalization proposal with the CPUC. The Utility’s proposal would divide its service area into five new regions to further improve safety and reliability, core operations, and be more responsive to the needs of its customers. The Utility’s regionalization proposal describes the development of these regions, plans to hire new regional leadership, and a new regional organization structure. The Utility’s application requested the CPUC to approve a memorandum account to record any incremental costs the Utility incurs in connection with the development and implementation of regionalization. The memorandum account proposal was approved on October 2, 2020. On June 1, 2021, the Utility announced the hiring of five regional vice presidents and five regional safety directors.
On August 31, 2021, the Utility and a majority of active parties in the proceeding reached settlement on all issues in the proceeding and filed a joint motion with the CPUC seeking approval of the settlement agreement. Opening comments on the settlement were filed by the non-settling parties on September 10, 2021. On September 17, 2021, the Utility filed joint reply comments with some settling parties, while other individual settling parties filed separate reply comments with the CPUC. A decision is expected by the first quarter of 2022.
Wildfire Fund Non-Bypassable Charge
On March 4, 2021, the CPUC issued a final decision which created a new rulemaking regarding the amount of the Wildfire Fund NBC in 2022 and 2023. The Utility expects a final decision on the 2022 Wildfire Fund NBC in December 2021 and a final decision on the 2023 Wildfire Fund NBC in December 2022.
Transportation Electrification
As previously disclosed, on February 3, 2020, in a rulemaking to consider further utility-sponsored programs to support electric vehicles and transportation electrification, the CPUC issued a draft Transportation Electrification Framework (“TEF”) for review and comment. On July 21, 2021, the CPUC issued a decision providing guidelines for the IOUs to apply for transportation electrification investments for near-term priority areas to meet 2025 state goals, while the CPUC further considers the overall TEF in a future decision.
On October 26, 2021, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC requesting that the CPUC authorize a revenue requirement of $224 million from 2023 through 2030 to support behind-the-meter electric vehicle charging infrastructure, installation of charging ports for multifamily housing residents and related programs.
The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of these proceedings.
OIR to Establish Policies, Processes, and Rules to Ensure Safe and Reliable Gas Systems in California and Perform Long-Term Gas Planning
As previously disclosed, on January 16, 2020, the CPUC opened an OIR to address reliability and standards for gas public utilities, the regulatory changes necessary to improve the coordination between gas utilities and gas-fired electric generators, and impacts due to legislative mandates to address the greenhouse gas reduction emissions which will result in the replacement of gas-fuel technologies and forecast reduced demand for natural gas. This proceeding examines whether recent industry-related events will require the CPUC to change the rules, processes and regulations governing gas utilities, including gas reliability standards, long-term contracting, regulatory accounting, reporting and tariff changes for operational flow orders.
On February 26, 2021, the ALJ issued a ruling seeking comments regarding penalties and financial incentives and potential mechanisms for implementation. Other questions included whether the CPUC should establish new rules to attempt to decrease the risk of electricity price volatility caused by potential gas supply issues and if certain pipeline operating procedures should be uniform across the state. On March 30, 2021, several parties filed a joint motion to suspend the procedural schedule for tracks 1A and 1B due to inadequate time to prepare testimony if determined by the CPUC to be necessary. In accordance with the amended procedural schedule, on April 2, 2021, parties filed motions regarding the need to serve testimony, file briefs or request evidentiary hearings in track 1. On April 15, 2021, the ALJ issued a ruling suspending the amended procedural schedule. On June 25, 2021, the ALJ issued a ruling requesting comments on a CPUC staff proposal to impose daily financial penalties on a gas utility for failing to meet an annual backbone capacity standard for more than nine months. The Utility filed comments on July 30, 2021. Reply comments were filed August 16, 2021. Opening briefs on track 1 issues were filed on October 15, 2021, and reply briefs were filed on October 29, 2021. A proposed decision on track 1 issues is expected in December 2021.
On October 14, 2021, the assigned commissioner issued an amended scoping memo and ruling setting forth an expanded scope and schedule for track 2 of the proceeding, which will develop and implement a long-term gas planning strategy for California. Opening comments on the amended scoping memo will be filed by November 2, 2021, and reply comments will be filed by November 12, 2021.
OIR to Examine Electric Utility De-energization of Power Lines in Dangerous Conditions
On December 13, 2018, the CPUC opened an OIR to examine the notification, mitigation, and reporting requirements on electric utilities when de-energizing power lines in case of dangerous conditions that threaten life or property in California.
On May 30, 2019, the CPUC approved a decision for phase 1 of this proceeding, which adopted de-energization communication and notification guidelines for the electric IOUs.
On May 28, 2020, the CPUC adopted PSPS phase 2 guidelines, which require utilities to restore energy within 24 hours after the end of a PSPS event where possible; to consult with critical facilities on back-up power for PSPS events; and to support access and functional needs populations during PSPS events, including powering medical equipment at customer resource centers.
On December 2, 2020, the Utility and other parties submitted comments in this proceeding in response to an August 3, 2020 scoping ruling regarding SED’s report in a separate PSPS-related proceeding, OII to Examine the Late 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff Events. In their comments, the Utility and other parties commented that issues raised in SED’s report should be addressed in a phase 3 of this OIR rulemaking proceeding.
On June 24, 2021, the CPUC adopted PSPS phase 3 guidelines, which require utilities to submit annual pre- and post- season reports, and establish requirements for accessibility, notification, and training. The phase 3 guidelines also clarify that the CPUC may review the reasonableness of a decision to initiate a PSPS event at any time and that IOUs must ensure customers are able to use medical equipment during PSPS events.
On November 12, 2019, the assigned commissioner and ALJ issued an order to show cause directing the Utility to show why it should not be sanctioned for the PSPS events of October 9-12, 2019, October 23-25, 2019, and October 26-November 1, 2019.
On May 26, 2021, the presiding officer issued a POD finding that the Utility was not reasonable in its implementation of these PSPS events. The POD proposed a penalty of $106 million, which would be offset by $86 million in bill credits that the Utility had already provided to customers. On June 25, 2021, the Utility filed an appeal of the POD arguing that no penalty should be imposed beyond the previously issued bill credits. That same day, the California Large Energy Consumers Association also filed an appeal asking that some portion of the bill credits be distributed to industrial customers. The Utility and others filed responses to the appeals on July 12, 2021. On September 23, 2021, the CPUC issued a modified POD regarding alleged violations in the Utility’s implementation of the 2019 PSPS events and reflected the same $106 million penalty amount as the May 26, 2021 POD. On October 29, 2021, the Utility filed an application for rehearing.
OII to Examine the Late 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoff Events
On November 13, 2019, the CPUC issued an OII to determine “whether California’s IOUs prioritized safety and complied with the CPUC’s regulations and requirements with respect to their PSPS events in late 2019.” The first phase of this proceeding focuses on (1) the effectiveness of the utilities’ procedures to notify the public of the PSPS events, (2) the utilities’ communication and coordination with first responders, local jurisdictions and state agencies, and (3) the utilities’ management of their resources to ensure public safety. In later phases of this proceeding, the CPUC may consider taking action if it finds violations of statutes or its decisions or GOs have been committed and to enforce compliance, if necessary.
On August 3, 2020, the assigned commissioner issued a ruling and scoping memo directing parties to file comments regarding: (1) whether the Utility and other large electric IOUs in October and November 2019 complied with the criteria set forth in applicable laws and regulations when pro-actively deenergizing and re-energizing their power lines, and (2) what corrective actions the CPUC should require of the Utility and other large electric IOUs for any failure in late 2019 to comply with the then-existing PSPS guidelines. Each of the large electric IOUs filed their comments on September 2, 2020, intervenors filed their comments on October 16, 2020, and reply comments were filed by all parties on November 16, 2020. Several parties proposed in their comments that penalties be imposed on the utilities for inadequate implementation of the PSPS events. For example, TURN proposed that the CPUC should treat each customer affected by a PSPS event, for which the utility has not adequately demonstrated that the benefits outweigh the public safety risks, as a separate offense, with each offense subject to a penalty of no less than $500 and no more than $100,000. In reply comments, the Utility argued that the proposed penalties should not be adopted for procedural and substantive reasons.
On March 10, 2021, the presiding judge directed the Utility and the other large electric IOUs to provide an accounting of the PSPS events that occurred in their service territories in calendar years 2019 and 2020 and how those PSPS events impacted revenue collections. On April 7, 2021, the Utility and San Diego Gas & Electric submitted their accountings. The Utility estimated the revenue impact from the 2019 PSPS and 2020 PSPS events at approximately $14 million and $5 million, respectively.
On April 20, 2021, the CPUC issued a PD in the case that found each of the large electric IOUs to be noncompliant with CPUC-required guidelines in certain of their 2019 PSPS events. The PD proposed a financial remedy and a number of corrective actions. The financial remedy would consist of forgoing collection of revenues from customers associated with electricity not sold during future PSPS events until it can be demonstrated that the utilities have made improvements in assessing public harm when determining whether to initiate a PSPS event. The corrective actions involve the Utility’s processes, reporting, and other aspects of its PSPS program. The CPUC’s final decision was issued on June 7, 2021 and modified some of the PD’s corrective actions but retained the financial remedy. On July 7, 2021, the Acton Town Council filed an application to rehear the decision. Responses to the application for rehearing were filed on July 22, 2021.
The Utility is unable to predict the outcome of this proceeding.
Power Charge Indifference Adjustment OIR
On May 20, 2021 the CPUC approved a final decision, removing the power charge indifference adjustment rate cap and trigger mechanism and adopting a limited proposal for portfolio management focused only on the Utility’s renewables portfolio standard eligible resources. On June 23, 2021, six parties filed a joint application for rehearing. On July 8, 2021, the Utility filed reply comments. The CPUC has not ruled on the joint application for rehearing.
Central Procurement of the Resource Adequacy Program
On June 17, 2020, the CPUC issued a decision providing guidance on the CPE function within the RA program. The decision shifts local RA procurement responsibility under the CPUC’s RA program from all LSEs to a CPE in two distribution service areas, including the Utility’s distribution service area, resulting in a change from decentralized to centralized local RA procurement in those distribution service areas. The decision also adopted implementation details for the central procurement of multi-year local RA, ordered the Utility and another IOU to serve as the CPE for their respective distribution service areas, and adopted a hybrid central procurement framework for the multi-year local RA program beginning for the 2023 RA compliance year.
The decision requires the Utility, as the CPE for its distribution service area, to conduct a competitive, all-source solicitation for local RA procurement, with any existing local resource that does not have a contract, any new local resource that can be brought online in time to meet solicitation requirements, or any LSE or third-party with an existing local RA contract eligible to bid into the solicitation.
On December 3, 2020, the CPUC issued a follow-up decision adopting a compensation mechanism applicable to certain local resources that may be procured by the CPE for purposes of reducing the total CPE procurement requirements. This mechanism applies to new preferred local resources and new local energy storage resources, including utility-owned generation. Procurement by the Utility of, and compensation for, such resources will occur outside of the competitive, all-source solicitation.
The cost allocation mechanism methodology is adopted as the cost recovery mechanism to cover procurement costs incurred in serving the central procurement function. The administrative costs incurred in serving the central procurement entity function will also be recoverable under the cost allocation mechanism.
On January 29, 2021, the Utility submitted an advice letter seeking approval by the CPUC’s energy division of a detailed CPE procurement plan. On March 25, 2021, the CPUC’s energy division issued a disposition letter converting the advice letter into an information-only submittal, which does not require approval by the CPUC.
On April 23, 2021, the Utility issued the 2021 CPE local RA request for offers in furtherance of fulfilling its obligations as CPE under the above-referenced CPUC decisions. The Utility executed the agreements resulting from its request for offers in September 2021.
Integrated Resource Planning Procurement
On November 13, 2019, the CPUC issued a decision that takes a number of steps to address the potential for system RA shortages beginning in 2021. The decision requires incremental procurement of system-level qualifying RA capacity of 3,300 MWs by all LSEs operating within the CAISO’s balancing area for the period 2021-2023, of which the Utility is responsible for 716.9 MWs for its bundled customer portion. The decision requires that at least 50% of LSE resource responsibilities come online by August 1, 2021, at least 75% by August 1, 2022, and the remaining by August 1, 2023. Additionally, the decision directs the IOUs to act as the backstop procurement agent for CCAs and energy service providers that choose not to voluntarily self-procure or that fail to meet their procurement responsibilities after electing to self-provide their assigned MWs of system RA capacity under the decision.
The Utility has procured its required RA capacity for the August 1, 2021 milestone from third parties through CPUC-approved contracts for lithium-ion battery energy storage resources with terms ranging from 10-15 years. On December 22, 2020, the Utility filed an advice letter seeking CPUC approval of an additional group of similar contracts that would satisfy the balance of the Utility’s procurement obligations for the August 1, 2022 and August 1, 2023 milestones. On April 15, 2021, the CPUC approved the contracts.
The CPUC is developing a modified cost allocation mechanism methodology, under which the Utility will be able to recover procurement and administrative costs it incurs in serving the backstop procurement function.
On June 24, 2021, the CPUC unanimously adopted a decision to address incremental system reliability needs between 2024 and 2026 due to, in part, the pending retirements of Diablo Canyon and once-through-cooling natural gas plants in Southern California by requiring at least 11,500 MW of additional net qualifying capacity to be procured by LSEs subject to the CPUC’s integrated resource planning authority. The decision sets procurement requirements of 2,000 MW by 2023, an additional 6,000 MW by 2024, an additional 1,500 MW by 2025, and an additional 2,000 MW by 2026. The decision sets the Utility’s share of the procurement at 2,302 MW of incremental net qualifying capacity.
On August 17, 2021, the CPUC issued a ruling seeking comments on a preferred resource portfolio for use in the integrated resource planning proceeding and by the CAISO in the 2022-2023 transmission planning process. The Utility filed opening and reply comments on September 27, 2021 and October 11, 2021, respectively. A final decision is expected before the end of 2021.
OIR to Further Develop a Risk-Based Decision-Making Framework for Electric and Gas Utilities
On July 20, 2020, the CPUC initiated a rulemaking proceeding to consider ways to strengthen the risk-based decision-making framework that regulated energy utilities use to assess, manage, mitigate and minimize safety risks. The rulemaking will build on requirements for a utility risk framework adopted in the first Safety Model Assessment Proceeding. The CPUC’s goal is to further the prioritization of safety by electric and gas utilities.
On November 2, 2020, the assigned commissioner issued a scoping memo establishing the scope, schedule, and categorization for phase 1 and phase 2 of the proceeding. Phase 1, which began November 2020, is considering (i) clarifications to the technical requirements of the risk-based decision-making framework; (ii) safety and operational performance metrics; and (iii) refining procedural requirements for the risk assessment mitigation phase report.
On November 17, 2020, the assigned commissioner issued a ruling regarding the development of safety and operational metrics for the Utility. The ruling directed the Utility to propose metrics that are “suitable for the use as triggering events as specified in the Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement Process” and “suitable, over time, for the Commission, intervenors, and the public to potentially use to gauge the safety and operational performance of all gas and electric IOUs.” On January 15, 2021, the Utility filed a response proposing 12 safety and operational metrics using the criteria outlined by the ruling. On January 25, 2021, parties filed responses to the Utility’s proposal.
On June 4, 2021, the ALJ issued a ruling incorporating a staff proposal regarding the Utility’s safety and operational metrics. The proposal recommends 40 safety and operational metrics addressing worker and contractor safety, electric safety risks, reliability, gas safety risks, customer satisfaction, and clean energy goals. Parties filed opening and reply comments seeking modifications to the proposal on June 29 and July 9, 2021, respectively.
On September 17, 2021, the CPUC issued a PD on phase 1. The PD refines the risk-based decision-making framework; adopts 32 safety and operational metrics, which can serve as triggering events in the EOEP; requires the Utility to report on performance against these metrics on a semi-annual basis; and adopts 10 new and 19 updated safety performance metrics which the Utility will be required to include in the annual Safety Performance Metrics Report. The CPUC is scheduled to vote on the PD on November 4, 2021.
OIR to Revisit Net Energy Metering Tariffs
On August 17, 2020, the CPUC initiated a rulemaking proceeding to develop a successor to the existing NEM tariffs. The successor tariff is being developed pursuant to the requirements of AB 327. Under AB 327, the successor to the existing NEM tariffs should provide customer-generators with credit or compensation for electricity generated by their renewable facilities based on the value of that generation to all customers and allow customer-sited renewable generation to grow sustainably among different types of customers.
On November 19, 2020, the assigned commissioner and the ALJ issued a scoping memo and ruling for this proceeding. The scoping memo separated the proceeding into two phases. In the first phase, the CPUC will address several issues, including determining the principles to assist in the development and evaluation of a successor to the current NEM tariffs, assessing what information from a study on existing tariffs should inform the successor, outlining the methods to use to analyze the program elements and the resulting proposals, and determining the program elements or specific features that should be included in the successor tariff. In the second phase, the CPUC will consider what additional or enhanced consumer protections for customers should be adopted, as well as other issues that may arise, such as the virtual net energy metering tariffs, NEM aggregation tariff, the Renewable Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer program, and the NEM fuel cell tariff.
On February 11, 2021, the CPUC issued a final decision that outlined certain guiding principles to assist in the development and evaluation of proposals for the successor to the current NEM tariff.
Parties submitted opening testimony on June 18, 2021 and rebuttal testimony on July 16, 2021. Evidentiary hearings commenced on July 26, 2021. Opening briefs were filed on August 31, 2021 and reply briefs were filed September 14, 2021 by approximately 20 parties, including the joint IOUs.
OIR to Address Energy Utility Customer Debt Accumulated during the Coronavirus Pandemic
On February 11, 2021, the CPUC initiated a rulemaking proceeding to consider arrearage relief for utility customers with outstanding utility bills when the moratorium on service disconnections ended. The OIR will evaluate a more global program beyond the currently approved arrearage management program focused on low-income residential customers that is funded by the Utility’s customers. The OIR may consider various funding approaches for this expanded debt forgiveness proposal, which could include shareholder funding.
On June 30, 2021, the CPUC issued a final decision directing the Utility and other IOUs to automatically enroll residential customers and small business customers more than 60 days in arrears in payment plans. The decision also set forth an intent to revisit additional remaining issues initially scoped in the proceeding, including incorporation of state and federally funded arrearage relief. The decision also extended the moratorium on service disconnections for residential and small business, as well as medium and large commercial and industrial customers through September 30, 2021.
On July 29, 2021, the CPUC issued a scoping memo for the second phase of this proceeding. The Utility submitted a brief on issues relating to CCAs on August 27, 2021. On September 13, 2021, the Utility filed comments on the remaining issues from the scoping memo. The CPUC issued a PD on the CCA issues on October 15, 2021. The PD determines that the utilities must allocate payments received on outstanding customer accounts proportionately between utility charges and CCAs through September 2024, regardless of customer disconnection status. Comments on the PD are due November 4, 2021 and replies are due November 9, 2021.
Self-Reports to the CPUC
The Utility self-reports certain errors and omissions to the CPUC. The Utility could face penalties, enforcement action, or other adverse legal or regulatory consequences for these errors or omissions, including under the EOEP. The Utility is unable to predict the likelihood and the amount of potential fines or penalties, if any, related to these matters.
Electric Asset Inspections
The Utility has notified the CPUC of various errors relating to inspections and maintenance of its electric assets or implementation of WMP initiatives. These notices include missed inspections or the inability to locate records evidencing performance of inspections required under CPUC GOs 95 and 165 (including failure to perform inspections in compliance with GO 165 of approximately 55,000 poles in 2020) and errors regarding reporting meeting targets set by the Utility’s 2020 WMP. In these notices, the Utility describes the failures and corrective actions the Utility is taking to remediate these issues and to prevent recurrence in the future. Among other corrective measures, the Utility has developed short-term and longer-term systemic corrective actions to address these errors, including performing enhanced inspections for poles with outdated or incomplete GO 165 inspection records and strengthening the Utility’s asset registry, as well as corrective actions regarding reporting on the progress toward WMP targets.
The Utility continues to evaluate whether there are additional failures to comply with GOs 95 and 165 and the 2020 WMP, beyond those identified in submitted self-reports. The Utility intends to update the CPUC upon completion of its reviews.
Subsurface Electric Ducts
On October 21, 2021, the Utility notified the CPUC of inconsistent application of the requirements to locate and mark empty subsurface electric ducts in accordance with Government Code section 4216(k), 4216(s) and 4216.3(a)(1)(A).
Rate Cases
2023 General Rate Case
On June 30, 2021, the Utility filed its 2023 GRC application with the CPUC. In the 2023 GRC, the CPUC will determine the annual amount of base revenues that the Utility will be authorized to collect from customers from 2023 through 2026 to recover its anticipated costs for gas distribution, transmission and storage, electric distribution, and electric generation and to provide the Utility an opportunity to earn its authorized rate of return. The Utility’s revenue requirements for other portions of its operations, such as electric transmission, and electricity and natural gas purchases, are authorized in other regulatory proceedings overseen by the CPUC or the FERC.
In a GRC, the CPUC approves annual revenue requirements for the first year (a “test year”) of the GRC period and typically authorizes the Utility to receive annual increases in revenue requirements for the subsequent years of the GRC period (known as “attrition years”). For its 2023 test year, the Utility has requested revenue requirements of $15.46 billion, an increase of $3.56 billion over the adopted 2020 GRC and 2019 GT&S revenue requirements for 2022 of $11.90 billion. The GRC application further states that the Utility’s requested 2023 revenue requirements represent a 9.6% increase over its total revenue requirements for 2022 (including both amounts that are authorized and that are requested outside of the GRC and remain subject to the regulatory process). The requested weighted-average GRC rate base for 2023 is approximately $48.52 billion, which corresponds to an increase of $9.35 billion over the authorized rate base for 2022 of $39.17 billion. The Utility also requested that the CPUC establish a ratemaking mechanism that would increase the Utility’s authorized GRC revenues in 2024, 2025, and 2026 by $930 million, $590 million, and $381 million, respectively. The Utility estimates its proposed revenue requirements for 2024, 2025, and 2026 would result in revenue requirement increases of 2.4%, 1.9%, and 1.5%, compared to its total estimated revenue requirements for 2023, 2024, and 2025, respectively. Over the 2023-2026 GRC period, the Utility plans to make average annual capital investments of approximately $7.75 billion in gas distribution, transmission and storage, electric distribution, and electric generation infrastructure, and to improve safety, reliability, and customer service.
The following table compares the Utility’s initial requested revenue requirements for 2023 with the comparable revenue requirements currently authorized for 2022, by both line of business and cost category:
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Line of Business (1)
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Amounts requested in the 2023 GRC application
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Amounts currently authorized for 2022 (2)
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Requested increase compared to currently authorized amounts
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(in millions)
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Gas distribution
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$
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2,870
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$
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2,321
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$
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550
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Gas transmission and storage
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1,989
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1,662
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327
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Electric distribution
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8,171
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5,514
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2,657
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Electric generation
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2,431
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2,404
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26
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Total revenue requirements
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$
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15,461
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$
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11,901
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$
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3,560
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(1) May not sum due to rounding.
(2) These amounts include revenues from Decision (“D.”) 20-12-005 (the Utility’s 2020 GRC), D.19-09-025 (the Utility’s 2019 GT&S) adjusted for D.19-12-056 and Advice Letter (“AL”) 4275-G/5887-E (Cost of Capital changes adopted for Long Term Debt and Common Stock) and AL 4367-G/6062-E (Excess Accumulated Deferred Income Taxes Pursuant to the 2017 Tax Act). Also included are the 2022 adopted revenue requirements associated with the following previously separately-funded projects: AL 5322-E (Energy Storage), D.16-12-065 (Electric Vehicle Charging Network Phase I), D.14-03-021 (Mobile Home Park to the Meter), D.20-11-035 (2019 CEMA), AL 4392-G/6100-E (Wildfire Mitigation Balancing Account and Vegetation Management Balancing Account), AL 4444-G/6210-E (RTBA).
In the 2023 GRC application, the Utility proposes a series of safety, resiliency, and clean energy investments to further reduce wildfire risk and deliver safe, reliable, and clean energy service. Among other things, the Utility proposes to invest a total of approximately $31 billion between 2023 and 2026 to reduce wildfire risk; improve gas and electric system safety, reliability, and resiliency; increase the use of new, innovative technologies; and expand its clean energy infrastructure.
In addition to coverage that may be available from the private insurance market, the Utility also proposes to use self-insurance as part of its wildfire insurance program as follows: (1) the Utility’s recommended approach, a new self-insurance structure whereby the Utility would seek customer-funded self-insurance in the amount of $250 million annually and traditional private insurance procurement for amounts between the accumulated self-insurance balance and $1.0 billion; or, alternatively (2) continuing the currently authorized mechanism whereby the Utility seeks procurement of wildfire liability insurance instruments through the private insurance market and is authorized to use any unspent authorized revenue requirements on self-insurance.
In addition, the Utility requests authorization to establish one new balancing account and one new memorandum account as follows:
•Catastrophic Events Straight-Time Labor Balancing Account, a two-way account which would recover straight-time labor costs associated with catastrophic events. These costs are currently recovered through the Catastrophic Events Memorandum Account process.
•Helms Capacity Memorandum Account, which would allow the Utility to track and recover the actual costs associated with upgrading the Helms Pumped Storage Facility through a future application.
The Utility is not seeking recovery of compensation of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s officers within the scope of 17 Code of Federal Regulations 240.3b-7.
On August 27, 2021, the Utility served supplemental testimony that would, if approved, reduce the requested revenue requirement in 2023 by approximately $100 million, primarily associated with gas transmission revenue requirements.
On October 1, 2021, the CPUC issued a scoping memo indicating that the CPUC will issue a decision on an initial track of the proceeding in the second quarter of 2023. The scoping memo also established a second track of the 2023 GRC to consider costs incurred from 2019 to 2021 that are recorded in balancing or memorandum accounts for, among other work, wildfire mitigation and gas system safety improvements. The second track will review more than $500 million in capital and $160 million in expense included in the Utility’s initial 2023 GRC application for the period from 2019 to 2020, plus additional costs recorded in memorandum and balancing accounts in 2021. The scoping memo indicates that the CPUC will issue a decision on the second track in the third quarter of 2023.
The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of this application.
2022 Cost of Capital Proceeding
On August 23, 2021, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC, requesting that the CPUC authorize the Utility's cost of capital for its electric generation, electric distribution, natural gas distribution, and natural gas transmission and storage rate base beginning on January 1, 2022 (the “2022 cost of capital application”).
In its 2022 cost of capital application, the Utility requested that the CPUC approve the Utility’s proposed ratemaking capital structure (i.e., the relative weightings of common equity, preferred equity, and debt for ratemaking), return on equity, cost of preferred stock, and cost of debt. The Utility proposed to establish for 2022 a cost of long-term debt of 4.14%, a return on preferred stock of 5.52%, a return on equity of 11%, and to retain the existing capital structure. If authorized, this would result in a $201.3 million total increase above currently adopted in its electric generation, electric distribution, natural gas distribution, and natural gas transmission and storage revenue requirements. The estimated revenue increase is based on the 2022 adopted electric generation, electric distribution, natural gas distribution, and natural gas transmission and storage rate base and does not reflect projected infrastructure investments beyond 2022. The Utility also requested an increase of 159 basis points above the three-month commercial paper rate for interest on the balancing and memorandum accounts specified in the application, which would result in an estimated $58.7 million increase in recovery of short-term financing costs based on recent balancing account net under-collections. The actual revenue requirement impact of the short-term financing cost proposal will differ depending on the recorded balances in the balancing and memorandum accounts in 2022.
As an alternative to its proposal to adopt a new cost of capital for 2022, the Utility requested a suspension of the cost of capital mechanism formula adjustment mechanism in 2021 that, absent the filing of the 2022 cost of capital application, would adjust the cost of capital effective January 1, 2022. If the alternative proposal is granted, the Utility would maintain its current authorized rate of return on equity, would adjust its cost of long-term debt (using the methodology specified in the formula adjustment mechanism), and would file a regularly scheduled cost of capital application in April 2022 for the cost of capital beginning on January 1, 2023.
The 2022 cost of capital application was filed off-cycle based on the extraordinary event of the COVID-19 pandemic and related government response, which has decreased interest rates but has not reduced the cost of capital for electric utilities in general and the Utility in particular to the same extent as the overall financial markets. The application explains that the filing of an off-cycle cost of capital application suspends the operation of the cost of capital formula adjustment mechanism. On October 28, 2021, the CPUC ruled that the application did not suspend the cost of capital formula adjustment mechanism.
For 2022, the Utility expects that the proposed cost of capital, if adopted, would result in revenue requirement increases of approximately $121.9 million for electric generation and distribution and $47.8 million for gas distribution operations, assuming 2022 authorized rate base amounts from the 2020 GRC decision. The revenues for the gas transmission and storage operations would increase by approximately $31.6 million, assuming 2022 authorized rate base amounts from the 2019 Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case decision. However, if the CPUC subsequently approves different electric and gas rate base amounts for the Utility in its 2023 GRC, which is currently pending before the CPUC, the revenue requirement changes resulting from the Utility’s requested return on equity may differ from the amounts reflected in this cost of capital application for the period beyond 2022.
Parties filed protests to the Utility’s application on September 24, 2021. The Utility filed a reply on October 4, 2021.
By November 8, 2021, the Utility will file the materials which would have been included in the formula adjustment mechanism advice letter in the proceeding. The Utility is unable to predict the outcome of this application.
2020 Cost of Capital Proceeding
On December 19, 2019, the CPUC approved a final decision in the 2020 Cost of Capital proceeding, maintaining the Utility’s return on common equity at the 2019 level of 10.25% for the three-year period beginning January 1, 2020. The decision maintains the common equity component of the Utility’s capital structure at 52%, and reduces its preferred stock component from 1% to 0.5%. The decision also approves the cost of debt requested by the Utility. The Utility’s annual cost of capital adjustment mechanism, which allows for changes in the Utility’s authorized ROE and cost of debt, also remains unchanged. In any year in which the difference between the average Moody’s utility bond rates, as measured in the 12-month period from October through September (the index), and 4.5% (the benchmark) exceeds 100 basis points, the Utility’s ROE will be adjusted by one-half of such difference, and the cost of debt will be trued up to the most recent recorded cost of debt. The Utility must initiate this adjustment mechanism by filing an advice letter on or before October 15, to become effective on January 1 of the next year.
The cost of capital adjustment mechanism was triggered because the average Moody’s Baa- utility bond index in the 12-month period from October through September was 117 basis points below the Utility’s cost of capital benchmark rate of 4.5%.
On October 28, 2021, the CPUC ruled that the 2022 Cost of Capital application did not suspend the adjustment mechanism. By November 8, 2021, the Utility will file materials which would have been included in the October 15, 2021 advice letter in the 2022 Cost of Capital proceeding. See “2022 Cost of Capital Proceeding” above for more information.
2015 Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case
As previously disclosed, in its final decision in the Utility’s 2015 GT&S rate case, the CPUC excluded from rate base $696 million of capital spending in 2011 through 2014. This was the amount forecast to be recorded in excess of the amount adopted in the 2011 GT&S rate case. The decision permanently disallowed $120 million of that amount and ordered that the remaining $576 million be subject to an audit overseen by the CPUC staff, with the possibility that the Utility may seek recovery in a future proceeding. The audit report was released June 2, 2020 and did not recommend any additional disallowances. The 2015 GT&S decision authorized the Utility to seek recovery, through a separate application, of those costs not recommended for disallowance by the audit. On July 31, 2020, the Utility filed an application seeking recovery of $416.3 million in 2015 to 2022 revenue associated with $512 million of recorded capital expenditures. On October 16, 2020, the assigned commissioner issued a scoping memo establishing the scope and schedule for the proceeding. On July 7, 2021, a joint motion was filed to adopt a settlement agreement. If approved by the CPUC, the settlement agreement would resolve all issues in this proceeding and would authorize a $356.3 million revenue requirement for the period of 2015 through 2022. Of this amount, $313.3 million of revenues for the period 2015 through 2021 would be amortized in rates over 60 months and $43 million associated with 2022 would be amortized in rates over 12 months through an annual gas true up filing for rates effective January 1, 2022. Going forward, the as-yet undepreciated capital plant associated with this application would be included in test year 2023 rate base in the Utility’s consolidated 2023 GRC. On July 9, 2021, the ALJ granted a motion to include an additional party. The ALJ ruled that the party’s participation would be limited to commenting on the settlement agreement and proposed decision, and that the party may not broaden the current scope of issues or introduce new evidentiary information. Comments on the settlement agreement were due August 6, 2021. No party submitted comments on the settlement.
On November 10, 2020, the Utility filed a motion seeking approximately $100 million in interim rates, assuming the CPUC reaches a final decision in this matter in late 2021 or early 2022. The CPUC has not yet ruled upon the Utility’s motion.
Transmission Owner Rate Cases
Transmission Owner Rate Cases for 2015 and 2016 (the “TO16” and “TO17” rate cases, respectively)
As previously disclosed, on January 8, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion granting an appeal of the FERC’s decisions in the TO16 and TO17 rate cases that had granted the Utility a 50-basis point ROE incentive adder for its continued participation in the CAISO. If the FERC concluded on remand that the Utility should no longer be authorized to receive the 50 basis point ROE incentive adder, the Utility would incur a refund obligation of $1 million and $8.5 million for TO16 and TO17, respectively. Those rate case decisions were remanded to the FERC for further proceedings consistent with the Court of Appeals’ opinion.
On July 18, 2019, the FERC issued its order on remand reaffirming its prior grant of the Utility’s request for the 50-basis point ROE adder.
On March 17, 2020, the FERC issued an order denying requests for rehearing previously filed by several parties. On May 11, 2020, the CPUC and a number of other parties filed a petition for review of the FERC’s orders in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on April 16, 2021. The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of this proceeding.
For more information, see “Regulatory Matters - Transmission Owner Rate Cases” in Item 7 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
Transmission Owner Rate Case for 2017 (the “TO18” rate case)
As previously disclosed, on July 29, 2016, the Utility filed its TO18 rate case with the FERC requesting a 2017 retail electric transmission revenue requirement of $1.72 billion, a $387 million increase over the 2016 revenue requirement of $1.33 billion. The forecasted network transmission rate base for 2017 was $6.7 billion. The Utility sought a ROE of 10.9%, which included an incentive component of 50 basis points for the Utility’s continuing participation in the CAISO.
Also, as previously disclosed, on October 1, 2018, the ALJ issued an initial decision in the TO18 rate case proposing a ROE of 9.13% compared to the Utility’s request of 10.9%, and an estimated composite depreciation rate of 2.94% compared to the Utility’s request of 3.25%. In addition, the ALJ proposed to reduce forecasted capital and expense spending to actual costs incurred for the rate case period, proposed to remove certain items from the Utility’s rate base and revenue requirement, and rejected the Utility’s direct assignment of common plant to transmission and required the allocation of all common plant between CPUC and FERC jurisdiction be based on operating and maintenance labor ratios.
As previously disclosed, on October 15, 2020, the FERC issued an order that affirmed in part and reversed in part the initial decision. The order, among other things, rejected the Utility’s direct assignment of common plant to FERC and required the allocation of all common plant between CPUC and FERC jurisdiction be based on operating and maintenance labor ratios. The order reopened the record for the limited purpose of allowing the participants to the proceeding an opportunity to present written evidence concerning the FERC’s revised ROE methodology adopted in the FERC Opinion No. 569-A, issued on May 21, 2020. Initial briefs and testimony were filed on December 14, 2020 and responses were filed on February 12, 2021.
As previously disclosed, on December 17, 2020, the FERC denied all the pending requests for rehearing that were previously submitted by the Utility and intervenors. On February 11, 2021, the Utility filed a petition for review of the order in the Court of Appeals. On March 4, 2021, the Court of Appeals issued an order holding the Utility’s petition for review in abeyance until July 14, 2021 so that the FERC has time to issue a substantive order on rehearing. On April 15, 2021, the FERC issued a substantive order denying the Utility’s request for rehearing and granting the request for rehearing of two parties regarding the impact of the Tax Act on TO18 rates in January and February 2018. The Utility has sought rehearing of the FERC’s reversal on the applicability of the Tax Act on TO18 rates which may affect the timing for judicial review of the FERC order on the Utility’s request for rehearing. On June 8, 2021, the Utility filed a second petition for review in the Court of Appeals on aspects of the rehearing order other than the Tax Act. On June 17, 2021, the FERC issued a notice denying the Utility’s request for rehearing on the applicability of the Tax Act on TO18 rates by operation of law and providing for further consideration. On June 21, 2021, the Court of Appeals ordered that the Utility’s two petitions for review be consolidated and held both petitions in abeyance until July 14, 2021. On July 22, 2021, the Court of Appeals ordered that the Utility’s two petitions for review be held in abeyance until further order of the court and directed the parties to file motions to govern further proceedings within 75 days after the FERC issues a substantive order on the Utility’s request for rehearing on the applicability of the Tax Act on TO18 rates. On August 13, 2021, the Utility filed a third petition for review in the Court of Appeals from the FERC’s June 17, 2021 notice, which the Court of Appeals ordered be consolidated with the Utility’s prior two petitions and subject to the deadlines in the Court’s July 22, 2021 order. On August 19, 2021, the FERC issued a substantive order denying the Utility’s request for rehearing on the applicability of the Tax Act on TO18 rates. On October 15, 2021, the Utility filed a fourth petition for review in the Court of Appeals from the FERC’s August 19, 2021 rehearing order. The parties are required to file a motion to govern further proceedings in the Court of Appeals by November 2, 2021.
As a result of the FERC’s April 15, 2021 order denying rehearing on the common plant allocation, the Utility increased its Regulatory liabilities for amounts previously collected during the TO18, TO19, and TO20 rate case periods from 2017 through the third quarter of 2021 by approximately $308 million. A portion of these common plant costs are expected to be recovered at the CPUC in a separate application and as a result, as of September 30, 2021, the Utility has recorded approximately $180 million to Regulatory assets.
Aside from the ultimate outcome of the common plant allocation, which is subject to further appellate briefing and a further FERC decision on ROE, the FERC’s April 15, 2021 order is not expected to result in a material impact on the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. Some of the issues that will be decided in a final and unappealable TO18 decision, including the common plant allocation, will also be incorporated into the Utility’s TO19 and TO20 rate cases. (See “Transmission Owner Rate Case Revenue Subject to Refund” in Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)
The Utility is unable to predict the timing and outcome of this proceeding.
For more information, see “Regulatory Matters - Transmission Owner Rate Cases” in Item 7 of the 2020 Form 10-K.
Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding
While the Utility expects active decommissioning to begin soon after expiration of the current operating licenses, the Utility expects that the decommissioning of Diablo Canyon will take many years. Detailed studies of the cost to decommission the Utility’s nuclear generation facilities are conducted every three years in conjunction with the NDCTP. Actual decommissioning costs may vary from these estimates as a result of changes in assumptions such as regulatory, site restoration, and remediation requirements; technology; and costs of labor, materials, and equipment. The Utility recovers its revenue requirements for decommissioning costs from customers through a non-bypassable charge that the Utility expects will continue until those costs are fully recovered.
As previously disclosed, on December 13, 2018, the Utility submitted its 2018 NDCTP application, which includes a Diablo Canyon site-specific decommissioning cost estimate of $4.8 billion to decommission the Diablo Canyon facilities.
Also, as previously disclosed, on January 10, 2020, the settlement agreement that the parties had reached in this proceeding was filed with the CPUC, along with a joint motion for adoption of the settlement agreement. On September 9, 2021, the CPUC issued a final decision approving the settlement agreement with modifications and approving the Utility’s 2018 NDCTP application. Under the final decision, the Utility will collect annual revenue requirements of $112.5 million for the funding of the Diablo Canyon non-qualified trust over an eight-year period commencing January 1, 2022 and $3.9 million for funding of the Humboldt Bay tax qualified trust, subject to any revisions required by the outcome of the Utility’s 2021 NDCTP application, which will be submitted to the CPUC in December 2021. Additionally, the $398.4 million spent for Humboldt Bay Power Plant decommissioning project costs was deemed reasonable.
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY INITIATIVES
Assembly Bill 1054
On July 12, 2019, the California governor signed into law AB 1054, a bill which provides for the establishment of a statewide fund that will be available for eligible electric utility companies to pay eligible claims for liabilities arising from wildfires occurring after July 12, 2019 that are caused by the applicable electric utility company’s equipment, subject to the terms and conditions of AB 1054. Eligible claims are claims for third party damages resulting from any such wildfires, limited to the portion of such claims that exceeds the greater of (i) $1.0 billion in the aggregate in any Coverage Year and (ii) the amount of insurance coverage required to be in place for the electric utility company pursuant to section 3293 of the Public Utilities Code, added by AB 1054. Eligible electric utility companies must declare a Coverage Year of exactly twelve months, that commences as of a certain date and time to the administrator of the Wildfire Fund.
AB 1054 also provides that the first $5.0 billion expended in the aggregate by California’s three large electric IOUs on fire risk mitigation capital expenditures included in their respective approved WMPs will be excluded from their respective equity rate bases. The $5.0 billion of capital expenditures will be allocated among the large electric IOUs in accordance with their Wildfire Fund allocation metrics. (See Note 3 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.) AB 1054 contemplates that such capital expenditures may be securitized through a customer charge. On February 24, 2021, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC seeking authorization for a transaction to securitize up to a principal amount of approximately $1.19 billion related to fire risk mitigation capital expenditures that have been or will be incurred by the Utility in 2020 and 2021. The CPUC issued a financing order authorizing the transaction on June 24, 2021.
Each of California’s large electric IOUs has elected to participate in the Wildfire Fund. On July 1, 2020, having satisfied the conditions for the Utility’s participation in the Wildfire Fund, the Utility deposited approximately $5 billion in the Wildfire Fund, which represents the Utility’s initial and first annual contributions. On December 30, 2020, the Utility made its second annual contribution of $193 million to the Wildfire Fund.
Assembly Bill 242, which was signed into law on September 23, 2021, expanded the definition of a “covered wildfire” from AB 1054 to also include those wildfires determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be caused by an electrical corporation, and those wildfires asserted to have been caused by an electrical corporation that result in a court-approved dismissal resulting from the settlement of third-party damage claims.
Assembly Bill 135
On July 16, 2021 the California governor signed into law AB 135, a bill which implements a $1.0 billion appropriation to prevent service disconnections for utility customers experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing financing assistance to customer accounts in arrears. AB 135 sets aside $695 million for IOU electric and gas distribution customers. The Utility and the CCAs in its territory expect to receive $341 million to reduce the amounts owed by customer accounts in arrears. The amount of funding will be determined by the California Department of Community Services and Development, which is the agency responsible for administering the California Arrearage Payment Program.
Vaccine Mandates
On September 9, 2021, President Biden issued two EOs that could affect the Utility. One EO would require that all employers with at least 100 employees ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or obtain a negative COVID-19 test at least once a week. The implementation of this EO is still being developed by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The second EO would require certain COVID-19 precautions for government contractors and their subcontractors, including mandatory employee vaccination. The Utility has been requested to accept a bilateral modification to its federal contracts to implement the government contractor mandates. While the Utility supports vaccinations for its employees, the Utility has not agreed to the bilateral modification. The ultimate implementation of the two EOs could result in workplace disruptions, employee attrition and difficulty securing future labor needs.
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; the reporting and reduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions; the discharge of pollutants into the air, water, and soil; the reporting of safety and reliability measures for natural gas storage facilities; and the transportation, handling, storage, and disposal of spent nuclear fuel. (See Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, as well as “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 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 “Purchase Commitments” in Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1). 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 “Contractual Commitments” in Item 7 MD&A of the 2020 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 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of the 2020 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 risks associated with adverse changes in commodity prices, interest rates, and counterparty credit.
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 risk mitigation purposes and not for speculative purposes. The Utility’s risk management activities include the use of physical 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. The Utility manages credit risk associated with its counterparties by assigning credit limits based on evaluations of their financial conditions, net worth, credit ratings, and other credit criteria as deemed appropriate. Credit limits and credit quality are monitored periodically. These activities are discussed in detail in the 2020 Form 10-K. There were no significant developments to the Utility’s and PG&E Corporation’s risk management activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 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, AROs, contributions to the Wildfire Fund, and pension and other post-retirement benefit 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 material judgments and estimates. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates and assumptions. These accounting policies and their key characteristics are discussed in detail in the 2020 Form 10-K.
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ISSUED BUT NOT YET ADOPTED
See the discussion above in Note 3 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.
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 MD&A and in Notes 8 and 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.)
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Based on an evaluation of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers have concluded that such controls and procedures are 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 Exchange Act, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and (ii) 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 September 30, 2021, 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
PG&E Corporation and the Utility are parties to various lawsuits and regulatory proceedings in the ordinary course of their business. For more information regarding material lawsuits and proceedings, see Notes 2, 10, and 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 and Part I, MD&A: “Enforcement and Litigation Matters.”
Each of PG&E Corporation and the Utility have elected to disclose environmental proceedings described in Item 103(c)(3)(iii) of Regulation S- K unless it reasonably believes that such proceeding will result in no monetary sanctions, or in monetary sanctions, exclusive of interest and costs, of less than $1 million.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
For information about the significant risks that could affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows, see the section of the 2020 Form 10-K entitled “Risk Factors,” as supplemented below, and the section of this quarterly report entitled “Forward-Looking Statements.”
Because PG&E Corporation and the Utility have elected to treat the Fire Victim Trust as a grantor trust, the application of the Ownership Restrictions, as defined in PG&E Corporation’s Amended Articles of Incorporation, will be determined on the basis of a number of shares outstanding that could differ materially from the number of shares reported as outstanding on the cover page of its periodic reports under the Exchange Act.
The Plan contemplated that the Fire Victim Trust would be treated as a “qualified settlement fund” for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes, subject to PG&E Corporation’s ability to elect to treat the Fire Victim Trust as a grantor trust for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes instead. On July 8, 2021, PG&E Corporation, the Utility, ShareCo and the Fire Victim Trust entered into the PG&E Fire Victim Trust Share Exchange and Tax Matters Agreement, pursuant to which PG&E Corporation and the Utility made a grantor trust election for the Fire Victim Trust effective retroactively to the inception of the Fire Victim Trust.
As a result of the grantor trust election, shares of PG&E Corporation common stock owned by the Fire Victim Trust are treated as held by the Utility and, in turn attributed to PG&E Corporation for income tax purposes. Consequently, any shares owned by the Fire Victim Trust are effectively excluded from the total number of outstanding equity securities when calculating a person’s Percentage Ownership (as defined in the Amended Articles) for purposes of the Ownership Restrictions. Shares owned by ShareCo are also effectively excluded because it is a disregarded entity for income tax purposes. For example, whereas the number of outstanding shares of PG&E Corporation common stock for corporate purposes as of October 27, 2021 was 2,463,112,791 shares, for purposes of the Ownership Restrictions, the number of outstanding shares of PG&E Corporation common stock would be 1,507,625,611 shares (the number of outstanding shares of common stock less the number of shares owned by the Fire Victim Trust and ShareCo as of October 27, 2021). As such, based on the total number of outstanding equity securities and assuming the Fire Victim Trust has not sold any shares of PG&E Corporation common stock, a person’s effective percentage ownership restriction for purposes of the Amended Articles would have been 2.9% of outstanding shares as of July 26, 2021. PG&E Corporation does not control the number of shares held by the Fire Victim Trust and is not able to determine in advance the number of shares the Fire Victim Trust will hold. PG&E Corporation intends to periodically make available to investors information about the number of shares of common stock held by the Fire Victim Trust and ShareCo as of a specified date for purposes of the Ownership Restrictions, including in its Quarterly Reports and Annual Reports filed with the SEC.
PG&E Corporation intends to enforce the Ownership Restrictions as described in the foregoing paragraph (calculated excluding any shares owned by the Fire Victim Trust and ShareCo from the number of outstanding equity securities). All current and prospective shareholders are advised to consider the foregoing in determining their ownership and acquisition of PG&E Corporation common stock.
Severe weather conditions, extended drought, and shifting climate patterns could materially affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.
Extreme weather, drought and shifting climate patterns have intensified the challenges associated with wildfire management in California. The Utility’s service territory encompasses some of the most densely forested areas in California and, as a consequence, is subject to higher risk from vegetation-related ignition events than other California IOUs. Further, environmental extremes, such as drought conditions and extreme heat followed by periods of wet weather, can drive additional vegetation growth (which can then fuel fires) and influence both the likelihood and severity of extraordinary wildfire events. In particular, the risk posed by wildfires, including during the 2021 wildfire season, has increased in the Utility’s service area as a result of an ongoing extended period of drought, bark beetle infestations in the California forest and wildfire fuel increases due to rising temperatures and record rainfall following the drought, and strong wind events, among other environmental factors. Contributing factors other than environmental can include local land use policies and historical forestry management practices. The combined effects of extreme weather and climate change also impact this risk. According to Cal Fire, as of October 21, 2021, 8,106 fires have burned 2,495,174 acres, more than two percent of the state’s roughly 100 million acres of land during the 2021 wildfire season. In January 2018, the CPUC approved a statewide fire-threat map that shows that approximately half of the Utility’s service territory is facing “elevated” or “extreme” fire danger. Approximately 25,000 circuit miles of the Utility’s nearly 81,000 distribution overhead circuit miles and approximately 5,500 miles of the nearly 18,000 transmission overhead circuit miles are in such high-fire threat areas, significantly more in total than other California IOUs.
Drought imposes other risks as well. More than 93% of California is in an extreme or exceptional drought, including approximately 97% of PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s service area. Severe and prolonged drought conditions can restrict or prevent the operation of hydroelectric and natural gas generation facilities, which exacerbates resource adequacy challenges by reducing the amount of available power. Because hydroelectric generation can often be replaced only with natural gas, drought also impacts the Utility’s ability to meet its renewable energy goals.
Severe weather events and other natural disasters, including wildfires and other fires, storms, tornadoes, floods, heat waves, drought, earthquakes, tsunamis, rising sea levels, pandemics, solar events, electromagnetic events, or other natural disasters, could result in severe business disruptions, prolonged power outages, property damage, injuries or loss of life, significant decreases in revenues and earnings, and/or significant additional costs to PG&E Corporation and the Utility. Any such event could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. Any of such events also could lead to significant claims against the Utility. Further, these events could result in regulatory penalties and disallowances, particularly if the Utility encounters difficulties in restoring power to its customers on a timely basis or if the related losses are found to be the result of the Utility’s practices and/or the failure of electric and other equipment of the Utility.
Further, the Utility has been studying the potential effects of climate change (increased temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, rising sea levels) on its assets, operations, and services, as part of its Climate Vulnerability Assessment. Following completion of this assessment, the Utility is developing adaptation plans to set forth a strategy for those events and conditions that the Utility believes are most significant. Scientists project that climate change will increase electricity demand due to more extreme, persistent and hot weather. As a result, the Utility’s hydroelectric generation could change, and the Utility would need to consider managing or acquiring additional generation. If the Utility increases its reliance on conventional generation resources to replace hydroelectric generation and to meet increased customer demand, it may become more costly for the Utility to comply with greenhouse gas emissions limits. In addition, climate hazards such as heatwaves, wind storms, and flooding caused by rising sea levels and extreme storms could damage the Utility’s facilities, including gas, generation, and electric transmission and distribution assets. The Utility could incur substantial costs to repair or replace facilities, restore service, or compensate customers and other third parties for damages or injuries. The Utility anticipates that the increased costs would be recovered through rates, but as rate pressures increase, the likelihood of disallowance or non-recovery may increase.
Events or conditions caused by climate change could have a greater impact on the Utility’s operations than the Utility’s studies suggest and could result in lower revenues or increased expenses, or both. If the CPUC fails to adjust the Utility’s rates to reflect the impact of events or conditions caused by climate change, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected.
PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected as a result of the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, the 2021 Dixie fire or future wildfires.
Based on the facts and circumstances available as of the date of this report, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have determined that it is probable they will incur losses in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire and the 2021 Dixie fire. Although PG&E Corporation and the Utility have recorded liabilities for probable losses in connection with the 2019 Kincade, 2020 Zogg and 2021 Dixie fires, these liability estimates correspond to the lower end of the range of reasonably estimable losses, do not include several categories of potential damages that are not reasonably estimable, and are subject to change based on new information.
Although there are a number of unknown facts surrounding Cal Fire’s causation determinations of the 2019 Kincade fire and the 2020 Zogg fire and their ongoing investigations of the 2021 Dixie fire, the Utility could be subject to significant liability in excess of insurance coverage or amounts potentially available under the Wildfire Fund under AB 1054 that would be expected to have a material impact on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows. PG&E Corporation and the Utility have also received and have responded or are responding to data requests from the CPUC’s SED relating to the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire and the 2021 Dixie fire and document and information requests from Cal Fire and the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office, the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office and the Butte County District Attorney’s Office relating to the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire and the 2021 Dixie fire, respectively. Furthermore, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges against the Utility in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire and the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges against the Utility in connection with the 2020 Zogg fire. If the Utility were to be convicted of the charges in either criminal complaint, the Utility could be subject to fines, penalties, and restitution to victims for their economic losses, as well as non-monetary remedies such as oversight requirements. The Utility does not expect that any of its liability insurance would be available to cover restitution payments ordered by the courts presiding over such criminal proceedings. Additionally, several law enforcement agencies, including the Butte County and Plumas County District Attorneys’ Offices, are conducting investigations into the 2021 Dixie fire. PG&E Corporation and the Utility could be the subject of additional investigations, lawsuits, or enforcement actions in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, the 2021 Dixie fire or other wildfires.
Although the Utility has taken extensive measures to reduce the threat of future wildfires, the potential that the Utility’s equipment will be involved in the ignition of future wildfires, including catastrophic wildfires, is significant. This risk may be attributable to, and exacerbated by, a variety of factors, including climate (in particular extended periods of seasonal dryness coupled with periods of high wind velocities and other storms), infrastructure, and vegetation conditions. Despite significant investment in mitigation measures to improve infrastructure and manage vegetation, as well as implementation of de-energization strategies, the Utility may not be successful in mitigating the risk of future wildfires.
In addition, the 2019 Kincade fire and the 2020 Zogg fire have had, along with the 2021 Dixie fire and any future wildfires could continue to have, adverse consequences on the Utility’s probation proceeding, the Utility’s proceedings with the CPUC and the FERC (including the OII into PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Safety Culture), and future regulatory proceedings, including future applications for the safety certification required by AB 1054. PG&E Corporation and the Utility may also suffer additional reputational harm and face an even more challenging operating, political, and regulatory environment as a result of the 2019 Kincade fire, 2020 Zogg fire, 2021 Dixie fire or any future wildfires. For more information about the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire and 2021 Dixie fire, see Note 10 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.
If the Utility is unable to recover all or a significant portion of its excess costs in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire and the 2021 Dixie fire through ratemaking mechanisms and in a timely manner, PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected.
The Utility could incur substantial costs in excess of insurance coverage or amounts potentially available under the Wildfire Fund under AB 1054 in the future in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire and the 2021 Dixie fire.
There can be no assurance that the Utility will be allowed to recover costs in excess of insurance or amounts potentially available under the Wildfire Fund under AB 1054 in the future either through FERC TO rates or as costs recorded to WEMA, even if a court decision were to determine that the Utility is liable as a result of the application of the doctrine of inverse condemnation.
The inability to recover all or a significant portion of costs in excess of insurance through increases in rates and by collecting such rates in a timely manner could have a material effect on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.
The doctrine of inverse condemnation, if applied by courts in litigation to which PG&E Corporation or the Utility are subject, could significantly expand the potential liabilities from such litigation and materially affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows.
California law includes a doctrine of inverse condemnation that is routinely invoked in California. Inverse condemnation imposes strict liability (including liability for attorneys’ fees) for damages as a result of the design, construction and maintenance of utility facilities, including utilities’ electric transmission lines. Courts have imposed liability under the doctrine of inverse condemnation in legal actions brought by property holders against utilities on the grounds that losses borne by the person whose property was damaged through a public use undertaking should be spread across the community that benefited from such undertaking, and based on the assumption that utilities have the ability to recover these costs from their customers. Plaintiffs have asserted and continue to assert the doctrine of inverse condemnation in lawsuits related to certain wildfires that occurred in the Utility’s service territory, including the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire and the 2021 Dixie fire. While the Utility currently continues to dispute the applicability of inverse condemnation to the Utility, there can be no assurance that the Utility will be successful in challenging the applicability of inverse condemnation in the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, the 2021 Dixie fire or other litigation against PG&E Corporation or the Utility.
For example, a court could determine that the doctrine of inverse condemnation applies even in the absence of an open CPUC proceeding for cost recovery, or before a potential cost recovery decision is issued by the CPUC. Although the imposition of liability under the doctrine of inverse condemnation is premised on the assumption that utilities have the ability to automatically recover these costs from their customers, there can be no assurance that the CPUC would authorize cost recovery whether or not a previous court decision had imposed liability on a utility under the doctrine of inverse condemnation. (In December 2017, the CPUC denied recovery of costs that San Diego Gas & Electric Company stated it had incurred as a result of the doctrine of inverse condemnation, holding that the inverse condemnation principles of strict liability are not relevant to the CPUC’s prudent manager standard. That determination was challenged by San Diego Gas & Electric as well as by the Utility and Southern California Edison. In October 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case, effectively ending the challenge.)
If PG&E Corporation or the Utility were to be found liable for damages under the doctrine of inverse condemnation, but the Utility was unable to secure a cost recovery decision from the CPUC to pay for such costs through increases in rates or to collect such rates in a timely manner, the financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows of PG&E Corporation and the Utility would be materially affected by potential losses resulting from the impact of the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, the 2021 Dixie fire or any future wildfires. (See “PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and cash flows could be materially affected as a result of the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, the 2021 Dixie fire or future wildfires.” above.)
PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows have been and could continue to be significantly affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows have been (beginning in March 2020) and could continue to be significantly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19, but the extent of such impact is uncertain. In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China, resulting in significant disruptions to manufacturing, supply chain, markets, and travel world-wide. On January 30, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern and on March 12, 2020, announced the outbreak was a pandemic.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility continue to evaluate the impact of the current COVID-19 outbreak on their business and financial results. The consequences of a continued and prolonged outbreak and resulting governmental and regulatory orders have had and could continue to have a negative impact on the Utility’s financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and cash flows.
The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting economic conditions and resulting decrease in economic and industrial activity in the Utility’s service territory have and will continue to have a significant adverse impact on the Utility’s customers. These circumstances have impacted and will continue to impact the Utility for a period of time that PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict. For example, the economic downturn has resulted in a reduction in customer receipts and collection delays throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Utility’s accounts receivable balances over 30 days outstanding as of September 30, 2021 were approximately $935 million, or $666 million higher as compared to the balances as of September 30, 2019. The Utility is unable to estimate the portion of the increase directly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Utility expects to continue experiencing an impact on monthly cash collections for as long as current COVID-19 circumstances persist.
On January 1, 2021, electric rates were reset using sales that were adjusted for COVID-19 impacts and significant ongoing shortfalls are not currently expected in 2021. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently unable to quantify the long-term potential impact of the changes in customer collections or changes in energy demand on earnings and cash flows due, in part, to uncertainties regarding the timing, duration and intensity of the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting economic downturn. Although the CPUC authorized the establishment of memorandum and balancing accounts to track costs associated with customer protection measures, the timing of regulatory relief, if any, and ultimate cost recovery from such accounts or otherwise, are uncertain.
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn have resulted and will continue to result in workforce disruptions, both in personnel availability (including a reduction in contract labor resources) and deployment. Increased governmental regulation of COVID-19 protections, including vaccination mandates or testing requirement for workers, could result in employee attrition, workforce disruptions and increased supplier and contractor costs.
Although the Utility continues to prioritize customer and community safety, these disruptions necessitate changes to the Utility’s operating and capital expenditure plans, which could lead to project delays or service disruptions in certain programs. Delays in production and shipping of materials used in the Utility’s operations may also impact operations.
The Utility has experienced shortages in certain materials, longer lead times and delivery delays as a result of domestic and international raw material and labor shortages. If these disruptions to the supply chain persist or worsen, the Utility may be delayed or prevented from completing planned maintenance and capital projects work.
PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect additional financial impacts in the future as a result of COVID-19. Potential longer-term impacts of COVID-19 on PG&E Corporation or the Utility include the potential for higher credit spreads, borrowing costs and incremental financing needs. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s analysis of the potential impact of COVID-19 is ongoing and subject to change. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict the timing, duration or intensity of the COVID-19 situation and any resurgence of COVID-19 and any variant strains of the COVID-19 virus, the effectiveness and intensity of measures to contain COVID-19 (including availability and effectiveness of vaccines), and the effects of the COVID-19 situation on the business, financial condition and results of operations of PG&E Corporation and the Utility and on the business and general economic conditions in the State of California and the United States of America.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation did not contribute any equity securities to the Utility. Also during the quarter ended September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation did not make any sales of unregistered equity securities in reliance on an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, PG&E Corporation did not redeem or repurchase any shares of common stock outstanding. PG&E Corporation does not have any preferred stock outstanding. During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Utility did not redeem or repurchase any shares of its various series of preferred stock outstanding.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Amendment of Officer Severance Policy
On October 26, 2021, the People and Compensation Committee of the board of directors of PG&E Corporation approved amendments to the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy (the “Severance Policy”), which provides benefits to officers of both PG&E Corporation and the Utility. The amendments alter the Severance Policy by (1) increasing the value of the cash severance benefit payable to the PG&E Corporation chief executive officer to two times the sum of annual base salary and target short-term incentive (“STIP”) payout; (2) increasing the value of the benefit payable to the PG&E Corporation chief executive officer upon severance in connection with a change in control to three times the sum of annual base salary and target STIP for the year of termination; (3) removing the requirement that an officer serve at least six months prior to severance in order to receive prorated STIP payout for the year of termination; (4) narrowing the change in control severance period so that change in control benefits apply only if severance occurs between three months prior to and two years following a change in control event; and (5) reducing the notice period for amendments that reduce aggregate benefits from three years to one year. These amendments became effective November 1, 2021, except that any amendments that reduce aggregate benefits for any officers will become effective three years after such officers receive notice of the amendments.
Amendment of Utility Term Loan Credit Agreement
On October 29, 2021, the Utility amended the Utility Term Loan Credit Agreement to, among other things, extend the maturity date the Extended 18-Month Tranche Loans to October 1, 2022. The maturity date for a portion of the 18-Month Tranche Loans in an amount equal to $184 million was not extended and such portion of the 18-Month Tranche Loans continue to have a maturity date of January 1, 2022. To the extent that any Extended 18-Month Tranche Loans remain outstanding on June 1, 2022, a fee will be due and owing to the lenders under the Extended 18-Month Tranche Loans. In connection with the amendment, on October 29, 2021, the Utility and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) under that certain Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of June 19, 2020 (as amended and supplemented, the “Mortgage Indenture”), between the Utility and the Trustee entered into an Eleventh Supplemental Indenture to the Mortgage Indenture in order to issue a replacement collateral bond that secures the Utility’s obligation for the Extended 18-Month Tranche Loans under the Utility Term Loan Credit Agreement.
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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.
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Dated: November 1, 2021
EXHIBIT 4.2
TO BE RECORDED AND WHEN
RECORDED RETURN TO:
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attention: Robert M. Johnson, Esq.
ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of October 29, 2021
SUPPLEMENT TO INDENTURE OF MORTGAGE
Dated as of June 19, 2020
Amending and Supplementing the Provisions of the
Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2020
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
ISSUER (MORTGAGOR)
AND
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
TRUSTEE (MORTGAGEE)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I Modification of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture
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ARTICLE II AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
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ARTICLE III COVENANTS
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ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS
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EXHIBIT A – FORM OF THE BOND OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SERIES CORRESPONDING TO THE TRANCHE A OBLIGATIONS
EXHIBIT B – FORM OF THE BOND OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SERIES CORRESPONDING TO THE TRANCHE B OBLIGATIONS
SCHEDULE 1 – MORTGAGE INDENTURE RECORDING INFORMATION
ELEVENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of October 29, 2021 (this “Eleventh Supplemental Indenture”), by and between PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation (the “Company”), as Mortgagor, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, as Trustee under the Mortgage Indenture (as hereinafter defined) and Mortgagee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS OF THE COMPANY
A. The Company and the Trustee are parties to that certain Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of June 19, 2020 (together with all indentures supplemental thereto, the “Mortgage Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company of Bonds (as defined in the Mortgage Indenture) from time to time.
B. The Company and the Trustee are parties to that certain Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2020 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”) providing for the issuance by the Company of the Bond of the Thirty-Second Series, the Bond of the Thirty-Third Series, the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series and the Bond of the Thirty-Fifth Series.
C. The Company and the Holder of the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series desire to amend and supplement the Fifth Supplemental Indenture solely with respect to the provisions relating to the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series and the Holder has consented to such amendment and entry into this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Section 14.02 of the Mortgage Indenture.
D. This Eleventh Supplemental Indenture is being entered into pursuant to Section 14.02 of the Mortgage Indenture.
E. The Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series previously authenticated pursuant to the Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be delivered to the Trustee to be cancelled and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver two replacement Bonds (a Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) corresponding to the Tranche A Obligations (as defined herein) and a Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B) corresponding to the Tranche B Obligations (as defined herein) and collectively, the “Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series”) pursuant to Section 14.06 of the Mortgage Indenture and this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture.
F. The execution and delivery of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture has been authorized by a Board Resolution (as defined in the Mortgage Indenture).
G. Concurrent with the execution hereof, the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate (as defined in the Mortgage Indenture) pursuant to Section 14.03 of the Mortgage Indenture and has caused its counsel to deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (as defined in the Mortgage Indenture) pursuant to Section 14.03 of the Mortgage Indenture.
H. The Company has done all things necessary to make this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Company in accordance with its terms.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and the Trustee agree, for the benefit of each other and the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holder of the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series established hereby, as follows:
ARTICLE I
MODIFICATION OF THE FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
SECTION I01Amendments Relating to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series.
Solely with respect to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series, the following definitions contained in Article I of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows:
“Ascertainable Fees” means any fees due and payable under the Loan Documents and any other written fee agreements from time to time entered into in connection with the Term Credit Agreement by the Company and any other party to the Term Credit Agreement (the “Related Fee Letters”), including facility fees, administrative agent fees, fronting fees, arranger fees and up-front fees, that are determinable with reasonable certainty by the Company solely by reference to the Loan Documents or the Related Fee Letters.
“Interest Amount” means, without duplication, interest on all Tranche A Obligations or Tranche B Obligations, as applicable, and all Ascertainable Fees and interest thereon (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any default interest), due and payable under the Loan Documents and Related Fee Letters.
“Interest Payment Date” means each date on which Interest Amounts are due and payable pursuant to the Loan Documents.
“Loan Documents” means the Term Credit Agreement, the Bond Delivery Agreement (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), the Notes (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) held by the Lenders holding 18-Month Tranche Loans (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), and any amendment, waiver, supplement or modification to any of the foregoing.
“Term Credit Agreement” means the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto from time to time, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Tranche A Obligations” means all Obligations (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) relating solely to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A) (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), including Ascertainable Fees, but excluding the Interest Amount, in each case solely on account of the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A).
“Tranche B Obligations” means all Obligations (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) relating solely to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B) (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), including Ascertainable Fees, but excluding the Interest Amount, in each case solely on account of the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B).
SECTION I02Amendments Relating to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series.
Solely with respect to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series, Article IV, Section 2 of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“The Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) shall be issued in certificated form and the form of the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) is set forth in Exhibit A of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof. The Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B) shall be issued in certificated form and the form of the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B) is set forth in Exhibit B of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof.”
Solely with respect to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series, Article IV, Section 4 of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“The Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) shall bear interest at the rate or rates, and interest with respect thereto will be payable on the Interest Payment Dates, in each case for such Tranche A Obligations, set forth in said Bond. The Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) shall have a Stated Maturity of October 1, 2022 (as the same may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the Loan Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and the procedures identified in Section 401 of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture). Interest on the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) shall accrue from the same dates that interest, if any, accrues on outstanding Tranche A Obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents until such interest is paid.
The Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B) shall bear interest at the rate or rates, and interest with respect thereto will be payable on the Interest Payment Dates, in each case for such Tranche B Obligations, set forth in said Bond. The Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B) shall have a Stated Maturity of January 1, 2022 (as the same may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the Loan Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and the procedures identified in Section 401 of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture). Interest on the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B) shall accrue from the same dates that interest, if any, accrues on outstanding Tranche B Obligations pursuant to the Loan Documents until such interest is paid.”
Solely with respect to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series, Article IV, Section 8 of the Fifth Supplemental Indenture is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“The other terms of the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) and the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B) shall be as expressly set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively, of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture.”
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER
The Trustee and the Company may not modify, amend or supplement this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture except as set forth in Article XIV of the Mortgage Indenture as if (a) references in Article XIV to “this Indenture” and “hereto” are deemed to include the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, and (b) references to the Bonds of any series “Outstanding under this Indenture” (or similar expressions and phrases) are deemed to refer only to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series and no other Bonds.
ARTICLE III
COVENANTS
Each of the agreements and covenants of the Company contained in Article VII of the Mortgage Indenture shall apply to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series amended hereby as of the date hereof.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION IV01Extension Procedures for the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series
From time to time, the Maturity Date specified on a Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the Loan Documents when the Company delivers to the Trustee each of the following:
(a) An Officer’s Certificate stating that (i) to the knowledge of the signer, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Maturity Date corresponding to the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) or the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B), as applicable, has been extended pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents and specifying such new Maturity Date. Such Officer’s Certificate shall provide as an exhibit a copy of a notice executed by the Administrative Agent (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) confirming that the Maturity Date corresponding to the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) or the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B), as applicable, has been extended pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents and specifying such new Maturity Date.
(b)A Company Order requesting the Trustee update the Maturity Date corresponding to the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) or the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B), as applicable, to such new Maturity Date and authenticate a replacement Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A) or Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B), as applicable, upon surrender by the Administrative Agent (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) of the existing certificated Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series
(Tranche A) or Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B), as applicable, and to cancel and dispose of, in the manner provided in the Mortgage Indenture, such existing certificated Bond, in the manner provided in the Mortgage Indenture and upon such cancellation and disposition, such existing certificated Bond shall no longer be considered Outstanding.
SECTION IV02Concerning the Trustee.
The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company, or for or in respect of the recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals and statements are made solely by the Company. Except as herein otherwise provided, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture other than as set forth in the Mortgage Indenture; and this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted on behalf of the Trustee, subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Mortgage Indenture, as fully to all intents as if the same were herein set forth at length.
SECTION IV03Application of Eleventh Supplemental Indenture.
Except as provided herein, each and every term and condition contained in this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture that modifies, amends or supplements the terms and conditions of the Mortgage Indenture and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture (solely with respect to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series) shall apply only to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series amended hereby and not to any other series of Bonds established under the Mortgage Indenture. Except as specifically amended and supplemented by, or to the extent inconsistent with, this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the Mortgage Indenture and the Fifth Supplemental Indenture (solely with respect to the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series) shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.
SECTION IV04Headings.
The headings of the several Articles of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture are inserted for convenience of reference, and shall not be deemed to be any part hereof.
SECTION IV05Effective Date.
This Eleventh Supplemental Indenture shall be effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by each of the parties hereto.
SECTION IV06Counterparts.
This Eleventh Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each of such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed copy of this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture by one party to the other may be made by facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law) or other transmission method, and the parties hereto agree that any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
SECTION IV07Governing Law.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture and the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series, without giving effect to applicable principles of conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
SECTION IV08Severability.
In case any provision in this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture or the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
SECTION IV09Incorporation by Reference.
The terms of Schedule 1 attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Eleventh Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as Issuer (Mortgagor)
By: /s/ Margaret K. Becker_________________
Name: Margaret K. Becker
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Trustee (Mortgagee)
By: /s/ Michele R. Shrum__________________
Name: Michele R. Shrum
Title: Vice President
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A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
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COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO }
On October 21, 2021, before me, Jolie F. Ocampo, a notary public, personally appeared Margaret K. Becker, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
/s/ Jolie F. Ocampo______________
Signature
(Seal)
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A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the
individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.
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STATE OF FLORIDA }
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COUNTY OF DUVAL }
On October 28th, 2021, before me, Nathan Turner, a notary public, personally appeared Michele R. Shrum, a Vice President of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., and who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same in her authorized capacity, and that by her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
/s/ Nathan Turner_______________
Signature
(Seal)
EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF BOND OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SERIES (TRANCHE A)]
[FORM OF FACE OF BOND]
NOTE: THE HOLDER OF THIS BOND BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, TO WAIVERS OF CERTAIN RIGHTS OF EXCHANGE, AND TO INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS AS SET FORTH BELOW. IN ADDITION, THE BOND REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SUCH BOND OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.
THIS BOND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO A SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT UNDER THE TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AMONG THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED HEREIN) AND THE SEVERAL PARTIES THERETO. THE COMPANY MAY TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY, DESIRABLE, OR APPROPRIATE TO EFFECT COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF STOPTRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRUSTEE (AS DEFINED HEREIN) UNDER THE MORTGAGE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN OR ANY OTHER TRANSFER AGENT THEREUNDER.
AS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS BOND AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF TERMS IS SUBJECT TO THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS BOND:
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ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: October 29, 2021
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FACE AMOUNT: $1,315,735,897.44
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INTEREST RATE: See below
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MATURITY DATE: October 1, 2022 (as the same may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the Loan Documents and the procedures identified in Section 401 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture)
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INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: See below
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THIS BOND IS A:
Global Book-Entry Bond
Certificated Bond
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REGISTERED OWNER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent under the Term Credit Agreement (as defined below), or any successor Administrative Agent under the Term Credit Agreement
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This Bond is not a Discount Bond
within the meaning of the within mentioned Mortgage Indenture
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
BOND OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SERIES (TRANCHE A)
Face Amount (Maximum Principal Amount):
$1,315,735,897.44
No. _______
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (herein called the “Company,” which term includes any successor Person pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Mortgage Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), or its registered assigns, on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined herein), the principal sum of up to ONE BILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN DOLLARS AND FORTY FOUR CENTS ($1,315,735,897.44) or such lesser principal amount as shall be equal to the Tranche A Obligations (as defined herein) due and payable under the Loan Documents (as defined herein), but not in excess of the then current face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond, and to pay interest with respect to this Bond at the Interest Rate (as defined herein) for such Tranche A Obligations until the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment, but in each case not later than the Maturity Date specified above (as the same may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the Loan Documents and the procedures identified in Section 401 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture) or, in the event of default of the payment of the principal hereof, until the Company’s obligations with respect to the payment of such principal shall be discharged as provided in the Mortgage Indenture.
The principal amount outstanding under this Bond will increase or decrease from time to time to be equal at all times to the Tranche A Obligations outstanding from time to time under the Loan Documents, but in no event shall the principal amount exceed the then current face amount. The principal due and payable hereunder by the Company as of any date shall be equal to the Tranche A Obligations due and payable under the Loan Documents on such date, but not in excess of the then current face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond, and such principal shall be payable on the same dates (whether on the stated due dates or by acceleration pursuant to the terms of the Term Credit Agreement) as Tranche A Obligations are payable from time to time pursuant to the Loan Documents. The obligation of the Company to make any payment of principal on this Bond shall be fully or partially, as the case may be, deemed to have been paid or otherwise satisfied and discharged to the extent that the Company has paid the Tranche A Obligations due and payable under the Loan Documents, but any such payment shall not reduce the face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond.
Interest on this Bond shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date (as defined herein). The obligation of the Company to make any payment of interest with respect to this Bond shall be fully or partially, as the case may be, deemed to have been paid or otherwise satisfied and discharged to the extent that the Company has paid Interest Amounts (as defined herein) on the Tranche A Obligations due and payable pursuant to the Loan Documents.
For purposes of this Bond:
“Ascertainable Fees” means any fees due and payable under the Loan Documents and any other written fee agreements from time to time entered into in connection with the Term Credit Agreement by the Company and any other party to the Term Credit Agreement (the “Related Fee Letters”), including facility fees, administrative agent fees, fronting fees, arranger fees and up-front fees, that are determinable with reasonable certainty by the Company solely by reference to the Loan Documents or the Related Fee Letters.
“Interest Amount” means, without duplication, interest on all Tranche A Obligations, and all Ascertainable Fees and interest thereon (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any default interest), due and payable under the Loan Documents and Related Fee Letters.
“Interest Payment Date” means each date on which Interest Amounts are due and payable pursuant to the Loan Documents.
“Interest Rate” means a rate of interest per annum to result in an interest payment hereunder equal to the Interest Amount due and payable under the Loan Documents on the applicable Interest Payment Date.
“Loan Documents” means the Term Credit Agreement, the Bond Delivery Agreement (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), the Notes (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) held by the Lenders holding 18-Month Tranche Loans (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), and any amendment, waiver, supplement or modification to any of the foregoing.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders holding 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A) (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), each sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Term Credit Agreement and any other Persons the Tranche A Obligations owing to whom are or are purported to be secured by the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche A).
“Term Credit Agreement” means the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Tranche A Obligations” means all Obligations (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) relating solely to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A), including Ascertainable Fees, but excluding the Interest Amount, in each case solely on account of the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A).
Other capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Mortgage Indenture, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires.
The Trustee (as defined herein) may conclusively presume that the obligation of the Company to pay the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond shall have been fully satisfied and discharged unless and until it shall have received a written notice from the Registered Owner (specified above), signed by an authorized officer of the Registered Owner, stating that the payment of principal of or interest with respect to this Bond has not been fully paid when due and specifying the amount of funds required to make such payment. The Trustee may also conclusively rely on any written notice from an authorized officer of the Registered Owner with respect to the principal amount Outstanding at any time on this Bond and the interest payable with respect to this Bond at any time and the date or dates on which such principal and interest are payable.
Payments of the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond shall be made at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located initially in Los Angeles, California or at such other office or agency as may be designated for such purpose by the Company from time to time. Payment of the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond, as aforesaid, shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
The Maturity Date of this Bond specified above shall be coincident with the 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) corresponding to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A) (as such Maturity Date may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the terms of the Term Credit Agreement of the Term Credit Agreement and the procedures identified in Section 401 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture).
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual or electronic signature, this Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Mortgage Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated: ________________
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
By __________________________________
By __________________________________
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is the Bond of the series designated as the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series referred to in the within-mentioned Mortgage Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By
Authorized Signatory
Dated:
[FORM OF REVERSE OF BOND OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SERIES (TRANCHE A)]
This Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (this “Bond”) is one of a duly authorized issue of Bonds of the Company (the “Bonds”) issued and issuable in one or more series under and equally secured by an Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of June 19, 2020 (such Indenture as originally executed and delivered and as supplemented or amended from time to time thereafter, together with any constituent instruments establishing the terms of particular Bonds, being herein called the “Mortgage Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Mortgage Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Mortgage Indenture for a description of the property mortgaged, pledged and held in trust, the nature and extent of the security and the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Bonds thereunder and of the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The acceptance of this Bond shall be deemed to constitute the consent and agreement by the Holder hereof to all of the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Indenture. This Bond is limited in face amount (maximum principal amount) to $1,315,735,897.44.
This Bond is issued to the Administrative Agent by the Company pursuant to the Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents.
This Bond is not subject to redemption prior to the Maturity Date specified above.
As provided in the Mortgage Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Bond or any portion of the principal amount hereof will be deemed to have been paid for all purposes of the Mortgage Indenture and to be no longer Outstanding thereunder, and the Company’s entire indebtedness in respect thereof will be satisfied and discharged, if there has been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company), in trust, money in an amount which will be sufficient and/or Eligible Obligations, the principal of and interest on which when due, without regard to any reinvestment thereof, will provide moneys which, together with money, if any, deposited with or held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, will be sufficient to pay when due the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond when due.
If an Event of Default (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) shall have occurred under Section 8 of the Term Credit Agreement by reason of a failure by the Company to make a payment with respect to any Tranche A Obligation when the same shall be due and payable (including by acceleration) pursuant to the Loan Documents, it shall be deemed to be an Event of Default, for purposes of Section 10.01 of the Mortgage Indenture, in payment of an amount of principal of this Bond equal to the amount of such unpaid Tranche A Obligation (but, in no event, in excess of the face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond). If an Event of Default (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) shall have occurred under Section 8 of the Term Credit Agreement by reason of a failure by the Company to make a payment of any Interest Amount or any other Tranche A Obligation when the same shall be due and payable (including by acceleration) pursuant to the Loan Documents, it shall be deemed to be an Event of Default, for purposes of Section 10.01 of the Mortgage Indenture, in the payment of an amount of interest with respect to this Bond equal to the amount of such unpaid Interest Amount or amount of such other Tranche A Obligation. The Company’s obligation with respect to this Bond shall be fully satisfied when (and the holder hereof shall surrender this Bond to, or upon the order of, the Company for cancellation) the Term Credit Agreement shall have been terminated and all of the Tranche A Obligations and Interest Amounts then due and payable shall have been duly paid by the Company. At the time of surrender of this Bond, the holder hereof shall deliver such appropriate instruments of transfer or release as may reasonably be requested by the Company.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing as provided in the Mortgage Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding, considered as one class, may declare the principal amount of all Bonds then Outstanding to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders); provided, however, that with respect to certain Events of Default relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar events, the principal amount of all Bonds then Outstanding shall be due and payable immediately without further action by the Trustee or the Holders.
The Mortgage Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the Company and the Trustee to enter into one or more supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, the Mortgage Indenture with the consent of the Holders of not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds at the time Outstanding, considered as one class; provided, however, that if there shall be Bonds of more than one series Outstanding under the Mortgage Indenture and if a proposed supplemental indenture shall directly affect the rights of the Holders of Bonds of one or more, but less than all, of such series, then the consent only of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds of all series so directly affected, considered as one class, shall be required; and provided, further, that if the Bonds of any series shall have been issued in more than one Tranche and if a proposed supplemental indenture shall directly affect the rights of the Holders of Bonds of one or more, but less than all, of such Tranches, then the consent only of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds of all Tranches so directly affected, considered as one class, shall be required; and provided, further, that the Mortgage Indenture permits the Company and the Trustee to enter into one or more supplemental indentures for certain purposes without the consent of any Holders of Bonds; and provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not change the voting requirements under Section 14.02 of the Mortgage Indenture, which for the avoidance of doubt, require the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Bond of each series or Tranche in certain circumstances. The Mortgage Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Bonds, on behalf of the Holders of all such Bonds, to waive certain past defaults under the Mortgage Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Bond shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Bond and of any Bond issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Bond. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no supplemental indenture shall amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10.07 of the Mortgage Indenture without the consent of the Holders.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Mortgage Indenture, the Holder of this Bond shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Mortgage Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default, the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of Bonds at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such written request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Bond for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or interest with respect hereto on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Mortgage Indenture and no provision of this Bond or of the Mortgage Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
For all purposes of the Mortgage Indenture, the principal amount of this Bond Outstanding as of any date of calculation shall be equal to the Tranche A Obligations outstanding under the Loan Documents as of such date.
This Bond is issuable in the denomination of $1,315,735,897.44 or such lesser amount equal to the face amount of this Bond as provided herein.
As provided in the Mortgage Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein and herein, the transfer of this Bond is registrable in the Bond Register, upon surrender of this Bond for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee or the Bond Registrar, as the case may be, duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Bonds of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Before any transfer of this Bond by the Holder or such Holder’s legal representative will be recognized or given effect by the Company or the Trustee, the Holder shall note the then current principal amount payable on this Bond, the interest accrued to the date of such transfer and the then current face amount of this Bond, and shall notify the Company and the Trustee of the name and address of the transferee and shall afford the Company and the
Trustee the opportunity of verifying the notation as to such then current principal amount payable on this Bond, the interest accrued to the date of such transfer and the then current face amount of this Bond. By acceptance hereof the Holder of this Bond and each transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Trustee against all losses, claims, damages or liability arising out of any failure on part of the Holder or of any such transferee to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Bond for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Bond is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Bond shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereunder, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act shall be applicable.
As provided in the Mortgage Indenture, no recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest with respect to this Bond, or any part thereof, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof, or of the indebtedness represented hereby, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement under the Mortgage Indenture, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation (either directly or through the Company or a predecessor or successor corporation), whether by virtue of any constitutional provision, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that the Mortgage Indenture and all the Bonds are solely corporate obligations and that any such personal liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of the Mortgage Indenture and the issuance of this Bond.
Anything in this Bond, the Mortgage Indenture, or the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, any payment by the Company of principal of or interest on this Bond shall be applied by the holder hereof to the payment of any amounts owing by the Company on the Tranche A Obligations and Interest Amounts that are then due or are to become due, and shall, to the extent of such application, for all purposes, satisfy and discharge the obligation of the Company to make such payment on such Tranche A Obligations and Interest Amounts, respectively.
Anything in this Bond, the Mortgage Indenture, or the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, any payment by the Company of the Tranche A Obligations and Interest Amounts pursuant to the Loan Documents shall, to the extent thereof, for all purposes, satisfy and discharge the obligation of the Company to make a payment of principal or interest, as the case may be, in respect of this Bond that is then due or is to become due; provided, that any such payment of the Tranche A Obligations and Interest Amounts pursuant to the Loan Documents shall not reduce the face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Bond, fill in the form below: (1) or (we) assign and transfer this Bond to
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
to transfer this Bond on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date:
Your signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Bond)
Tax Identification No.:
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE:
Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Bond Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Bond Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF BOND OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SERIES (TRANCHE B)]
[FORM OF FACE OF BOND]
NOTE: THE HOLDER OF THIS BOND BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, TO WAIVERS OF CERTAIN RIGHTS OF EXCHANGE, AND TO INDEMNIFICATION PROVISIONS AS SET FORTH BELOW. IN ADDITION, THE BOND REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SUCH BOND OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.
THIS BOND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT TO A SUCCESSOR OR ASSIGN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT UNDER THE TERM CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AMONG THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED HEREIN) AND THE SEVERAL PARTIES THERETO. THE COMPANY MAY TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS IT SHALL DEEM NECESSARY, DESIRABLE, OR APPROPRIATE TO EFFECT COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, INCLUDING THE ISSUANCE OF STOPTRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TRUSTEE (AS DEFINED HEREIN) UNDER THE MORTGAGE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN OR ANY OTHER TRANSFER AGENT THEREUNDER.
AS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS BOND AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE FACE HEREOF.
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF TERMS IS SUBJECT TO THE INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS BOND:
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ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: October 29, 2021
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FACE AMOUNT: $184,264,102.56
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INTEREST RATE: See below
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MATURITY DATE: January 1, 2022 (as the same may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the Loan Documents and the procedures identified in Section 401 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture)
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INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: See below
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THIS BOND IS A:
Global Book-Entry Bond
Certificated Bond
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REGISTERED OWNER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent under the Term Credit Agreement (as defined below), or any successor Administrative Agent under the Term Credit Agreement
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This Bond is not a Discount Bond
within the meaning of the within mentioned Mortgage Indenture
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
BOND OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SERIES (TRANCHE B)
Face Amount (Maximum Principal Amount):
$184,264,102.56
No. _______
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of California (herein called the “Company,” which term includes any successor Person pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Mortgage Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), or its registered assigns, on behalf of the Secured Parties (as defined herein), the principal sum of up to ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY SIX CENTS ($184,264,102.56) or such lesser principal amount as shall be equal to the Tranche B Obligations (as defined herein) due and payable under the Loan Documents (as defined herein), but not in excess of the then current face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond, and to pay interest with respect to this Bond at the Interest Rate (as defined herein) for such Tranche B Obligations until the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment, but in each case not later than the Maturity Date specified above (as the same may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the Loan Documents and the procedures identified in Section 401 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture) or, in the event of default of the payment of the principal hereof, until the Company’s obligations with respect to the payment of such principal shall be discharged as provided in the Mortgage Indenture.
The principal amount outstanding under this Bond will increase or decrease from time to time to be equal at all times to the Tranche B Obligations outstanding from time to time under the Loan Documents, but in no event shall the principal amount exceed the then current face amount. The principal due and payable hereunder by the Company as of any date shall be equal to the Tranche B Obligations due and payable under the Loan Documents on such date, but not in excess of the then current face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond, and such principal shall be payable on the same dates (whether on the stated due dates or by acceleration pursuant to the terms of the Term Credit Agreement) as Tranche B Obligations are payable from time to time pursuant to the Loan Documents. The obligation of the Company to make any payment of principal on this Bond shall be fully or partially, as the case may be, deemed to have been paid or otherwise satisfied and discharged to the extent that the Company has paid the Tranche B Obligations due and payable under the Loan Documents, but any such payment shall not reduce the face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond.
Interest on this Bond shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date (as defined herein). The obligation of the Company to make any payment of interest with respect to this Bond shall be fully or partially, as the case may be, deemed to have been paid or otherwise satisfied and discharged to the extent that the Company has paid Interest Amounts (as defined herein) on the Tranche B Obligations due and payable pursuant to the Loan Documents.
For purposes of this Bond:
“Ascertainable Fees” means any fees due and payable under the Loan Documents and any other written fee agreements from time to time entered into in connection with the Term Credit Agreement by the Company and any other party to the Term Credit Agreement (the “Related Fee Letters”), including facility fees, administrative agent fees, fronting fees, arranger fees and up-front fees, that are determinable with reasonable certainty by the Company solely by reference to the Loan Documents or the Related Fee Letters.
“Interest Amount” means, without duplication, interest on all Tranche B Obligations, and all Ascertainable Fees and interest thereon (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any default interest), due and payable under the Loan Documents and Related Fee Letters.
“Interest Payment Date” means each date on which Interest Amounts are due and payable pursuant to the Loan Documents.
“Interest Rate” means a rate of interest per annum to result in an interest payment hereunder equal to the Interest Amount due and payable under the Loan Documents on the applicable Interest Payment Date.
“Loan Documents” means the Term Credit Agreement, the Bond Delivery Agreement (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), the Notes (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) held by the Lenders holding 18-Month Tranche Loans (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), and any amendment, waiver, supplement or modification to any of the foregoing.
“Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders holding 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B) (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement), each sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Term Credit Agreement and any other Persons the Tranche B Obligations owing to whom are or are purported to be secured by the Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (Tranche B).
“Term Credit Agreement” means the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Tranche B Obligations” means all Obligations (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) relating solely to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B), including Ascertainable Fees, but excluding the Interest Amount, in each case solely on account of the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B).
Other capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Mortgage Indenture, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires.
The Trustee (as defined herein) may conclusively presume that the obligation of the Company to pay the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond shall have been fully satisfied and discharged unless and until it shall have received a written notice from the Registered Owner (specified above), signed by an authorized officer of the Registered Owner, stating that the payment of principal of or interest with respect to this Bond has not been fully paid when due and specifying the amount of funds required to make such payment. The Trustee may also conclusively rely on any written notice from an authorized officer of the Registered Owner with respect to the principal amount Outstanding at any time on this Bond and the interest payable with respect to this Bond at any time and the date or dates on which such principal and interest are payable.
Payments of the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond shall be made at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee located initially in Los Angeles, California or at such other office or agency as may be designated for such purpose by the Company from time to time. Payment of the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond, as aforesaid, shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.
The Maturity Date of this Bond specified above shall be coincident with the 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) corresponding to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B) (as such Maturity Date may be extended, without amendment hereof, pursuant to the terms of the Term Credit Agreement of the Term Credit Agreement and the procedures identified in Section 401 of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture).
REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE TO THE FURTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS BOND SET FORTH ON THE REVERSE HEREOF, WHICH FURTHER PROVISIONS SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF SET FORTH AT THIS PLACE.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual or electronic signature, this Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Mortgage Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.
Dated: ________________
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
By __________________________________
By __________________________________
TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is the Bond of the series designated as the Bonds of the Thirty-Fourth Series referred to in the within-mentioned Mortgage Indenture.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By
Authorized Signatory
Dated:
[FORM OF REVERSE OF BOND OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH SERIES (TRANCHE B)]
This Bond of the Thirty-Fourth Series (this “Bond”) is one of a duly authorized issue of Bonds of the Company (the “Bonds”) issued and issuable in one or more series under and equally secured by an Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of June 19, 2020 (such Indenture as originally executed and delivered and as supplemented or amended from time to time thereafter, together with any constituent instruments establishing the terms of particular Bonds, being herein called the “Mortgage Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Mortgage Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Mortgage Indenture for a description of the property mortgaged, pledged and held in trust, the nature and extent of the security and the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Bonds thereunder and of the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The acceptance of this Bond shall be deemed to constitute the consent and agreement by the Holder hereof to all of the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Indenture. This Bond is limited in face amount (maximum principal amount) to $184,264,102.56.
This Bond is issued to the Administrative Agent by the Company pursuant to the Company’s obligations under the Loan Documents.
This Bond is not subject to redemption prior to the Maturity Date specified above.
As provided in the Mortgage Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Bond or any portion of the principal amount hereof will be deemed to have been paid for all purposes of the Mortgage Indenture and to be no longer Outstanding thereunder, and the Company’s entire indebtedness in respect thereof will be satisfied and discharged, if there has been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company), in trust, money in an amount which will be sufficient and/or Eligible Obligations, the principal of and interest on which when due, without regard to any reinvestment thereof, will provide moneys which, together with money, if any, deposited with or held by the Trustee or such Paying Agent, will be sufficient to pay when due the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond when due.
If an Event of Default (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) shall have occurred under Section 8 of the Term Credit Agreement by reason of a failure by the Company to make a payment with respect to any Tranche B Obligation when the same shall be due and payable (including by acceleration) pursuant to the Loan Documents, it shall be deemed to be an Event of Default, for purposes of Section 10.01 of the Mortgage Indenture, in payment of an amount of principal of this Bond equal to the amount of such unpaid Tranche B Obligation (but, in no event, in excess of the face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond). If an Event of Default (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) shall have occurred under Section 8 of the Term Credit Agreement by reason of a failure by the Company to make a payment of any Interest Amount or any other Tranche B Obligation when the same shall be due and payable (including by acceleration) pursuant to the Loan Documents, it shall be deemed to be an Event of Default, for purposes of Section 10.01 of the Mortgage Indenture, in the payment of an amount of interest with respect to this Bond equal to the amount of such unpaid Interest Amount or amount of such other Tranche B Obligation. The Company’s obligation with respect to this Bond shall be fully satisfied when (and the holder hereof shall surrender this Bond to, or upon the order of, the Company for cancellation) the Term Credit Agreement shall have been terminated and all of the Tranche B Obligations and Interest Amounts then due and payable shall have been duly paid by the Company. At the time of surrender of this Bond, the holder hereof shall deliver such appropriate instruments of transfer or release as may reasonably be requested by the Company.
If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing as provided in the Mortgage Indenture, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Bonds then Outstanding, considered as one class, may declare the principal amount of all Bonds then Outstanding to be due and payable immediately by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders); provided, however, that with respect to certain Events of Default relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar events, the principal amount of all Bonds then Outstanding shall be due and payable immediately without further action by the Trustee or the Holders.
The Mortgage Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the Company and the Trustee to enter into one or more supplemental indentures for the purpose of adding any provisions to, or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of, the Mortgage Indenture with the consent of the Holders of not less
than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds at the time Outstanding, considered as one class; provided, however, that if there shall be Bonds of more than one series Outstanding under the Mortgage Indenture and if a proposed supplemental indenture shall directly affect the rights of the Holders of Bonds of one or more, but less than all, of such series, then the consent only of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds of all series so directly affected, considered as one class, shall be required; and provided, further, that if the Bonds of any series shall have been issued in more than one Tranche and if a proposed supplemental indenture shall directly affect the rights of the Holders of Bonds of one or more, but less than all, of such Tranches, then the consent only of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Bonds of all Tranches so directly affected, considered as one class, shall be required; and provided, further, that the Mortgage Indenture permits the Company and the Trustee to enter into one or more supplemental indentures for certain purposes without the consent of any Holders of Bonds; and provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not change the voting requirements under Section 14.02 of the Mortgage Indenture, which for the avoidance of doubt, require the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Bond of each series or Tranche in certain circumstances. The Mortgage Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Bonds, on behalf of the Holders of all such Bonds, to waive certain past defaults under the Mortgage Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Bond shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Bond and of any Bond issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Bond. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no supplemental indenture shall amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10.07 of the Mortgage Indenture without the consent of the Holders.
As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Mortgage Indenture, the Holder of this Bond shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Mortgage Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default, the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of Bonds at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such written request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Bond for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or interest with respect hereto on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.
No reference herein to the Mortgage Indenture and no provision of this Bond or of the Mortgage Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.
For all purposes of the Mortgage Indenture, the principal amount of this Bond Outstanding as of any date of calculation shall be equal to the Tranche B Obligations outstanding under the Loan Documents as of such date.
This Bond is issuable in the denomination of $184,264,102.56 or such lesser amount equal to the face amount of this Bond as provided herein.
As provided in the Mortgage Indenture and subject to certain limitations set forth therein and herein, the transfer of this Bond is registrable in the Bond Register, upon surrender of this Bond for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest with respect to this Bond are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee or the Bond Registrar, as the case may be, duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Bonds of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
Before any transfer of this Bond by the Holder or such Holder’s legal representative will be recognized or given effect by the Company or the Trustee, the Holder shall note the then current principal amount payable on this Bond, the interest accrued to the date of such transfer and the then current face amount of this Bond, and shall notify the Company and the Trustee of the name and address of the transferee and shall afford the Company and the
Trustee the opportunity of verifying the notation as to such then current principal amount payable on this Bond, the interest accrued to the date of such transfer and the then current face amount of this Bond. By acceptance hereof the Holder of this Bond and each transferee shall be deemed to have agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Trustee against all losses, claims, damages or liability arising out of any failure on part of the Holder or of any such transferee to comply with the requirements of the preceding sentence.
No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
Prior to due presentment of this Bond for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Bond is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Bond is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
This Bond shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereunder, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act shall be applicable.
As provided in the Mortgage Indenture, no recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest with respect to this Bond, or any part thereof, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof, or of the indebtedness represented hereby, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement under the Mortgage Indenture, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of any predecessor or successor corporation (either directly or through the Company or a predecessor or successor corporation), whether by virtue of any constitutional provision, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that the Mortgage Indenture and all the Bonds are solely corporate obligations and that any such personal liability is hereby expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of the Mortgage Indenture and the issuance of this Bond.
Anything in this Bond, the Mortgage Indenture, or the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, any payment by the Company of principal of or interest on this Bond shall be applied by the holder hereof to the payment of any amounts owing by the Company on the Tranche B Obligations and Interest Amounts that are then due or are to become due, and shall, to the extent of such application, for all purposes, satisfy and discharge the obligation of the Company to make such payment on such Tranche B Obligations and Interest Amounts, respectively.
Anything in this Bond, the Mortgage Indenture, or the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, any payment by the Company of the Tranche B Obligations and Interest Amounts pursuant to the Loan Documents shall, to the extent thereof, for all purposes, satisfy and discharge the obligation of the Company to make a payment of principal or interest, as the case may be, in respect of this Bond that is then due or is to become due; provided, that any such payment of the Tranche B Obligations and Interest Amounts pursuant to the Loan Documents shall not reduce the face amount (maximum principal amount) of this Bond.
ASSIGNMENT FORM
To assign this Bond, fill in the form below: (1) or (we) assign and transfer this Bond to
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint
to transfer this Bond on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date:
Your signature:
(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Bond)
Tax Identification No.:
SIGNATURE GUARANTEE:
Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Bond Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Bond Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SCHEDULE 1
RECORDING INFORMATION
This Schedule 1 is hereby incorporated into and made a part of the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture. The Eleventh Supplemental Indenture (or a memorandum describing such Eleventh Supplemental Indenture) shall be recorded in the Official Records of the County (as defined above) in order to put third parties on record notice with respect thereto.
The Mortgage Indenture was initially recorded in the Official Records of the County on the applicable recording dates and at the applicable instrument numbers set forth in column A below.
The Memorandum of Supplemental First Mortgage Indentures, dated as of August 12, 2020 (the “2020 Memorandum”) was recorded in the Official Records of the County on the applicable recording dates and at the applicable instrument numbers set forth in column B below.
Certain parcels of real property located in certain counties have been released from the lien of the Mortgage Indenture, as set forth in the 2020 Partial Release (as defined below). To the extent applicable, the Certificate of Partial Release of Lien, dated as of December 15, 2020 (the “2020 Partial Release”) was recorded in the Official Records of the County on the applicable recording dates and at the applicable instrument numbers set forth in column C below.
The Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2020 (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture”) was recorded in the Official Records of the County on the applicable recording dates and at the applicable instrument numbers set forth in column D below.
The Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 8, 2021 (the “Eighth Supplemental Indenture”) was recorded in the Official Records of the County on the applicable recording dates and at the applicable instrument numbers set forth in column E below.
Certain parcels of real property located in certain counties have been released from the lien of the Mortgage Indenture, as set forth in the 2021 Partial Release (as defined below). To the extent applicable, the Certificate of Partial Release of Lien, dated as of September 9, 2021 (the “2021 Partial Release”) was recorded in the Official Records of the County on the applicable recording dates and at the applicable instrument numbers set forth in column F below.
The Memorandum of Supplemental First Mortgage Indentures, dated as of August 31, 2021 (the “2021 Memorandum”) was recorded in the Official Records of the County on the applicable recording dates and at the applicable instrument numbers set forth in column G below.
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County
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Recording Date & Instrument Number
(Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of June 19, 2020)
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Recording Date & Instrument Number
(Memorandum of Supplemental First Mortgage Indentures, dated as of August 12, 2020)
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Recording Date & Instrument Number
(Certificate of Partial Release of Lien, dated as of December 15, 2020)
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Recording Date & Instrument Number
(Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2020)
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Alameda
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: 2020159002
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020203390
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--
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Date: 3/8/2021
Instrument: 2021094794
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Alpine
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: Ins.000313
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Date: 8/21/2020
Instrument: 2020000409
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Date: 2/26/2021
Instrument: 2021-000224
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Amador
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0005302
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0006984-00
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--
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Date: 3/8/2021
Instrument: 20210002728
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Butte
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0026656
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0033263
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0008993
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Calaveras
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-008603
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-011334
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-003707
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Colusa
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Date: 7/13/2020
Instrument: 2020-0002012
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0002404
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Date: 2/25/2021
Instrument: 2021-0000922
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Contra Costa
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Date: 7/10/2020
Instrument: 2020-0137967-00
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Date: 8/24/2020
Instrument: 2020-0179597
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--
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Date: 3/8/2021
Instrument: 2021-0068856
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El Dorado
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0033173-00
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0042892-00
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Date: 3/4/2021
Instrument: 2021-0014976
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Fresno
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0084490
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Date: 8/20/2020
Instrument: 2020-0108156
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0031297
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Glenn
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: 2020-2622
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Date: 8/25/2020
Instrument: 2020-3320
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--
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Date: 2/25/2021
Instrument: 2021-0901
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Humboldt
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Date: 7/14/2020
Instrument: 2020-011590
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Date: 8/24/2020
Instrument: 2020-014544
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Date: 3/5/2021
Instrument: 2021005120
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Kern
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 220088046
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 220113312
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Date: 12/29/2020
Instrument: 220202055
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 221034332
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Kings
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2011843
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Date: 8/21/2020
Instrument: 2015093
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2104019
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Lake
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020008082
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020010193
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021003293
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Lassen
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: 2020-02654
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Date: 8/20/2020
Instrument: 2020-03389
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Date: 2/25/2021
Instrument: 2021-00982
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Madera
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020015446
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020019584
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--
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Date: 3/9/2021
Instrument: 2021007361
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Marin
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0028741
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0037600
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0013112
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Mariposa
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 20202190
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Date: 8/20/2020
Instrument: 20202821
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--
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Date: 3/4/2021
Instrument: 20211080
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Mendocino
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 202007917
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-10112
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-02892
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Merced
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020022266
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020028493
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021008602
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Modoc
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 20200001804
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 20200002135
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 20210000422
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Monterey
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020032685
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020042185
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021014097
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Napa
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0016006
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Date: 8/20/2020
Instrument: 2020-0020526
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--
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Date: 3/4/2021
Instrument: 2021-0008728
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Nevada
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 20200015164
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Date: 8/25/2020
Instrument: 20200020840
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--
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Date: 3/4/2021
Instrument: 20210007838
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Placer
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0067740
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0087937-00
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0026083-00
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Plumas
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Date: 7/9/2020
Instrument: 2020-0003422
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Date: 8/20/2020
Instrument: 2020-0004742
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--
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Date: 3/11/2021
Instrument: 2021-0001758
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Sacramento
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: Ins-202007071055
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 202008190892
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 202102241076
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San Benito
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0007874
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0010072
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--
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Date: 3/4/2021
Instrument: 2021-0003400
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San Bernardino
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0226134
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0294961
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0087782
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San Francisco
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-K949017-00
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020006126
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021036477
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San Joaquin
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-080390
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-103840
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-033997
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San Luis Obispo
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020033897
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020043805
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Date: 3/5/2021
Instrument: 2021017044
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Date: 3/8/2021
Instrument: 2021017458
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San Mateo
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020064008
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Date: 8/21/2020
Instrument: 2020-084135
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-030961
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Santa Barbara
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Date: 7/13/2020
Instrument: 2020-0034969
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0043690
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0014736
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Santa Clara
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 24528422
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 24580344
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 24845255
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Santa Cruz
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0024403
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0031634
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0011369
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Shasta
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0021039
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0027008
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Date: 12/29/2020
Instrument: 2020-0047326
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0007584
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Sierra
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Date: 7/9/2020
Instrument: 2020171226
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Date: 8/20/2020
Instrument: 2020171540
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--
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Date: 2/25/2021
Instrument: 2020172589
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Solano
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: Ins-202000054277
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 202000069597
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 202100021149
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Sonoma
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Date: 7/9/2020
Instrument: 2020055917
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020070874
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021021837
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Stanislaus
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: 2020-0047771
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0061515-00
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0017942-00
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Sutter
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: 2020-0009800
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0012784
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 20210003735
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Tehama
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020007674
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020009820
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021002378
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Trinity
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: 202002224
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Date: 8/20/2020
Instrument: 202002748
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--
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Date: 2/25/2021
Instrument: 202100581
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Tulare
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020-0039416
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Date: 8/26/2020
Instrument: 2020-0049011
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--
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Date: 3/2/2021
Instrument: 2021-0015218
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Tuolumne
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Date: 7/7/2020
Instrument: 2020007628
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020009759
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--
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Date: 3/2/2021
Instrument: 2021003503
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Yolo
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: 2020-0020467
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-0026550
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Date: 3/8/2021
Instrument: 2021-0009289
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Yuba
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Date: 7/8/2020
Instrument: 2020-010218
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Date: 8/19/2020
Instrument: 2020-012939
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--
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Date: 2/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-003119
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E
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F
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G
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County
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Recording Date & Instrument Number
(Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 8, 2021)
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Recording Date & Instrument Number
(Certificate of Partial Release of Lien, dated as of September 9, 2021)
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Recording Date & Instrument Number
(Memorandum of Supplemental First Mortgage Indentures, dated as of August 31, 2021)
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Alameda
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021215933
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--
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Date: 09/14/2021
Instrument: 2021309420
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Alpine
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Date: 06/16/2021
Instrument: 2021000559
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--
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Date: 09/14/2021
Instrument: 2021-000769
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Amador
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0007084
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--
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Date: 09/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0010656
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Butte
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Date: 06/17/2021
Instrument: 2021-0027732
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-0040855
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Calaveras
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-011005
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--
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Date: 09/16/2021
Instrument: 2021-016140
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Colusa
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Date: 06/17/2021
Instrument: 2021-0002508
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--
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Date: 09/14/2021
Instrument: 2021-0003762
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Contra Costa
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0172986
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021-0254505
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Date: 09/22/2021
Instrument: 2021-0263934
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El Dorado
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0039831
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021-0058502
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Fresno
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0097447
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021-0148962
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Glenn
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Date: 06/23/2021
Instrument: 2021-2872
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-4123
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Humboldt
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Date: 06/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-014188
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--
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Date: 09/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-020689
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Kern
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 221112026
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--
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Date: 09/14/2021
Instrument: 221174492
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Kings
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2113322
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--
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Date: 09/17/2021
Instrument: 2120473
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Lake
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Date: 06/16/2021
Instrument: 2021010225
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021-015134
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Lassen
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Date: 06/18/2021
Instrument: 2021-03286
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021-04857
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Madera
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021019093
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021028583
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Marin
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0039212
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-0056705
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Mariposa
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 20212780
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--
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Date: 09/23/2021
Instrument: 20214302
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Mendocino
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Date: 06/16/2021
Instrument: 2021-09192
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--
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Date: 09/17/2021
Instrument: 2021-14137
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Merced
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021026546
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021040766
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Modoc
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 20210001695
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 20210002777
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Monterey
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Date: 06/17/2021
Instrument: 2021042424
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021061137
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Napa
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0020222
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021-0029107
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Nevada
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 20210020480
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 20210030075
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Placer
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0077769-00
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-0114356-00
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Plumas
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Date: 06/18/2021
Instrument: 2021-4121
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Date: 09/21/2021
Instrument: 2021-0006513
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Date: 09/24/2021
Instrument: 2021-0006605
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Sacramento
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Date: 06/18/2021
Instrument: 202106180534
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 202109130797
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San Benito
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Date: 06/23/2021
Instrument: 2021-0009669
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--
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Date: 09/20/2021
Instrument: 2021-0014111
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San Bernardino
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0270300
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-0414379
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San Francisco
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Date: 06/16/2021
Instrument: 2021096597
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--
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Date: 09/20/2021
Instrument: 2021147122
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San Joaquin
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-102076
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-152907
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San Luis Obispo
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021042772
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021062407
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San Mateo
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-090929
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--
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Date: 09/14/2021
Instrument: 2021-132011
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Santa Barbara
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Date: 06/16/2021
Instrument: 2021-0045121
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--
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Date: 09/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0065545
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Santa Clara
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 24996810
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Date: 09/21/2021
Instrument: 25107264
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Date: 09/22/2021
Instrument: 25109534
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Santa Cruz
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0032793
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-0046780
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Shasta
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0024897
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Date: 09/20/2021
Instrument: 2021-0039149
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Date: 09/22/2021
Instrument: 2021-0039480
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Sierra
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Date: 06/17/2021
Instrument: 2021173017
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--
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Date: 09/14/2021
Instrument: 2021173609
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Solano
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 202100064487
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 202100095898
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Sonoma
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021070076
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 2021102595
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Stanislaus
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Date: 06/16/2021
Instrument: 2021-0057206
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--
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Date: 10/05/2021
Instrument: 2021-0093766
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Sutter
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Date: 06/17/2021
Instrument: 2021-0011236
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--
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Date: 09/29/2021
Instrument: 2021-0017681
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Tehama
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021008603
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021012840
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Trinity
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Date: 06/17/2021
Instrument: 202101938
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--
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Date: 09/13/2021
Instrument: 202105327
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Tulare
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-0043754
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-0066763
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Tuolumne
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Date: 06/17/2021
Instrument: 2021009478
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021014302
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Yolo
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Date: 06/16/2021
Instrument: 2021-0023598
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-0034493
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Yuba
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Date: 06/15/2021
Instrument: 2021-010827
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--
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Date: 09/10/2021
Instrument: 2021-016949
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EXHIBIT 10.2
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
RECEIVABLES FINANCING AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO RECEIVABLES FINANCING AGREEMENT, dated as of May 5, 2021 (this “Amendment”), among PG&E AR Facility, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (“PG&E”), as initial Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”) and as retention holder (in such capacity, the “Retention Holder”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”), as a Committed Lender and as a Group Agent, Jupiter Securitization Company LLC (“Jupiter”), as a Conduit Lender, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho”), as a Committed Lender and as a Group Agent, BNP Paribas (“BNP”), as a Committed Lender and as a Group Agent, Starbird Funding Corporation (“Starbird”), as a Conduit Lender, Victory Receivables Corporation (“Victory”), as a Conduit Lender, and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG”), as a Committed Lender, as a Group Agent and as Administrative Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have heretofore entered into that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented, assigned or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto seek to modify the Agreement upon the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in exchange for good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confirmed), each of the parties hereto agree as follows:
A G R E E M E N T:
1.Definitions. Unless otherwise defined or provided herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings attributed thereto in (or by reference in) Section 1.01 of the Agreement.
2.Amendments to the Agreement. Effective as of the date hereof, the Agreement is hereby amended to incorporate the changes shown on the marked pages of the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
3.Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto; and
(b)receipt by the Administrative Agent of a pro forma Monthly Report, prepared after giving effect to this Amendment.
4.Certain Representations and Warranties. Each of the Servicer, the Retention Holder and the Borrower represents and warrants to each Credit Party as of the date hereof, as follows:
(a)Representations and Warranties. Both before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, all of its respective representations and warranties contained in the Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) of the Agreement and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p) of the Agreement) and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party that (x) do not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, and (y) contains a materiality qualification
are true and correct on and as of the date hereof (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case maybe, as of such earlier date).
(b)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. That it has all necessary corporate power, limited liability company power, and authority (as applicable) to (i) execute and deliver this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Agreement (as amended hereby) and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Amendment, the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable.
(c)Binding Obligations. This Amendment, the Agreement (as amended hereby) and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, the Servicer and the Retention Holder, as applicable, enforceable against the Borrower, the Servicer or the Retention Holder, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under the Transaction Documents.
(d)No Event of Default or Termination Events. No Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from this Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.Reference to and Effect on the Agreement and the Other Transaction Documents.
(a)From and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” or words of like import, and each reference in each of the other Transaction Documents to the “Receivables Financing Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import, in each case referring to the Agreement, shall mean and be, a reference to the Agreement, as amended hereby.
(b)The Agreement (except as specifically amended herein) and the other Transaction Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by each of the parties hereto and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms.
(c)The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of or amendment to, any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party under, nor constitute a waiver of or amendment to, any other provision or condition under, the Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
6.Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).
8.Transaction Documents. This Amendment is a Transaction Document executed pursuant to the Agreement and shall be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
9.Integration. This Amendment, the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof superseding all prior oral or written understandings.
10.Severability. Any provisions of this Amendment which are 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.
11.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof or any other electronic means as provided in the immediately following sentence. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
12.Mutual Negotiations. This Amendment is the product of mutual negotiations by the parties hereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Amendment or any provision hereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Amendment, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.
13.Headings. The captions and headings of this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
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PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Margaret K. Becker
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Name: Margaret K. Becker
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
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Name: David S. Thomason
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Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
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as Administrative Agent
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Name: Eric Williams
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
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Title: Managing Director
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VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
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Name: Kevin J. Corrigan
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Title: Vice President
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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
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Name: Richard A. Burke
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Title: Managing Director
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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
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Name: Richard A. Burke
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Title: Managing Director
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BNP PARIBAS,
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as Group Agent for the BNP Group
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/s/ Advait Joshi
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Name: Advait Joshi
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Title: Director
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Name: Steven Parsons
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Title: Managing Director
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Title: Director
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STARBIRD FUNDING CORPORATION,
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
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JUPITER SECURITIZATION COMPANY LLC,
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Exhibit A
RECEIVABLES FINANCING AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 5, 2020
by and among
PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC,
as Borrower,
THE PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders and as Group Agents,
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as initial Servicer and as Retention Holder
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms 1
SECTION 1.02. Other Interpretative Matters 52
ARTICLE II TERMS OF THE LOANS 53
SECTION 2.01. Loan Facility 53
SECTION 2.02. Making Loans; Repayment of Loans 5354
SECTION 2.03. Interest and Fees 55
SECTION 2.04. Records of Loans 56
ARTICLE III SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT PROVISIONS 5657
SECTION 3.01. Settlement Procedures 5657
SECTION 3.02. Payments and Computations, Etc 60
ARTICLE IV INCREASED COSTS; FUNDING LOSSES; TAXES; ILLEGALITY AND SECURITY INTEREST 60
SECTION 4.01. Increased Costs 60
SECTION 4.02. Funding Losses 62
SECTION 4.03. Taxes 62
SECTION 4.04. Inability to Determine Adjusted LIBORLMIR; Change in Legality 66
SECTION 4.05. Security Interest 67
SECTION 4.06. Successor Adjusted LIBOR 67LMIR 68
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 6970
SECTION 5.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and the Initial Credit Extension 6970
SECTION 5.02. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions 70
SECTION 5.03. Conditions Precedent to All Releases 71
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 72
SECTION 6.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower 72
SECTION 6.02. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer and the Retention Holder 78
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS 84
SECTION 7.01. Covenants of the Borrower 84
SECTION 7.02. Covenants of the Servicer 9495
SECTION 7.03. Separate Existence of the Borrower 103
ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES 107
SECTION 8.01. Appointment of the Servicer 107
SECTION 8.02. Duties of the Servicer 108
SECTION 8.03. Account 109110
SECTION 8.04. Enforcement Rights 111
SECTION 8.05. Responsibilities of the Borrower 112113
SECTION 8.06. Servicing Fee 113
ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT; TERMINATION EVENTS 113114
SECTION 9.01. Events of Default 113114
SECTION 9.02. Termination Events 118
ARTICLE X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 119
SECTION 10.01. Authorization and Action 119
SECTION 10.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc 119
SECTION 10.03. Administrative Agent and Affiliates 120
SECTION 10.04. Reimbursement of Administrative Agent 120
SECTION 10.05. Delegation of Duties 120
SECTION 10.06. Action or Inaction by Administrative Agent 120
SECTION 10.07. Notice of Events of Default or Termination Events; Action by Administrative Agent 121
SECTION 10.08. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Parties 121
SECTION 10.09. Successor Administrative Agent 121122
ARTICLE XI THE GROUP AGENTS 122
SECTION 11.01. Authorization and Action 122
SECTION 11.02. Group Agent’s Reliance, Etc 122123
SECTION 11.03. Group Agent and Affiliates 123
SECTION 11.04. Indemnification of Group Agents 123
SECTION 11.05. Delegation of Duties 123124
SECTION 11.06. Notice of Events of Default or Termination Events 123124
SECTION 11.07. Non-Reliance on Group Agent and Other Parties 124
SECTION 11.08. Successor Group Agent 124
SECTION 11.09. Reliance on Group Agent 124125
ARTICLE XII INDEMNIFICATION 125
SECTION 12.01. Indemnification by the Borrower 125
SECTION 12.02. Indemnification by the Servicer and the Retention Holder 128
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS 131
SECTION 13.01. Amendments, Etc 131
SECTION 13.02. Notices, Etc 132
SECTION 13.03. Assignability 132
SECTION 13.04. Costs and Expenses 135136
SECTION 13.05. No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments 136
SECTION 13.06. Confidentiality 137
SECTION 13.07. GOVERNING LAW 139
SECTION 13.08. Execution in Counterparts 139
SECTION 13.09. Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Termination 139
SECTION 13.10. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION 140
SECTION 13.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 140
SECTION 13.12. Ratable Payments 140
SECTION 13.13. Limitation of Liability 141
SECTION 13.14. Intent of the Parties 141
SECTION 13.15. USA Patriot Act 141
SECTION 13.16. Right of Setoff 142
SECTION 13.17. Severability 142
SECTION 13.18. Mutual Negotiations 142
SECTION 13.19. Captions and Cross References 142
SECTION 13.20. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 142
SECTION 13.21. Securitisation Regulation; Information 143
SECTION 13.22. Intercreditor Agreement 145
SECTION 13.23. Post-Closing Covenant 145146
SECTION 13.24. CARE Program Receivables 146
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A – Form of Loan Request
EXHIBIT B – Form of Reduction Notice
EXHIBIT C – Form of Assignment and Acceptance Agreement
EXHIBIT D – Form of Contracts[Reserved]
EXHIBIT E – [Reserved]Form of CARE Program Inclusion Request
EXHIBIT F – Credit and Collection Policy
EXHIBIT G – Form of Monthly Report
EXHIBIT H – Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT I – Closing Memorandum
EXHIBIT J – Form of Daily Report
EXHIBIT K – Form of Weekly Report
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I – Commitments
SCHEDULE II – Lock-Boxes, Collection Accounts and Borrower Accounts
SCHEDULE III – Notice Addresses
This RECEIVABLES FINANCING AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 5, 2020 by and among the following parties:
(i) PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower (“Borrower”);
(ii) the Persons from time to time party hereto as Lenders and Group Agents;
(iii) MUFG BANK, LTD. (“MUFG”), as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Credit Parties (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”); and
(iv) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation, in its individual capacity (“PG&E”), as initial Servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Servicer”) and as retention holder (in such capacity, the “Retention Holder”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
The Borrower has acquired, and will acquire from time to time, Receivables from the Originators pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders make Loans from time to time to the Borrower on the terms, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, secured by, among other things, the Receivables.
In consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION I.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Account” means each Borrower Account and each Collection Account.
“Account Bank” means each Borrower Account Bank and each Collection Account Bank.
“Account Control Agreement” means each Borrower Account Control Agreement and each Collection Account Control Agreement.
“Adjusted Dilution Ratio” means, as of any day, the average of the Dilution Ratios for the preceding twelve Settlement Periods.
“Adjusted LIBOR” means for any Interest Period (a) with respect to any Group, the interest rate per annum for a period of time comparable to such Interest Period equal to the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or the successor thereto if it is no longer making such rates available) LIBOR Rate (“ICE LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (currently Reuters LIBOR01 page) (or any other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) for deposits in U.S. Dollars on the second Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period or (b) if a rate cannot be determined under the foregoing clause, an annual rate equal to the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in U.S. Dollars with a duration comparable to such Interest Period in a principal amount substantially equal to the principal amount of the applicable Portion of Capital to be funded at Adjusted LIBOR during such Interest Period are offered to the principal London office of the applicable Group Agent (or its related Committed Lender) by three London banks, selected by Administrative Agent in good faith, at about 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the second Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period; provided, however, that if Adjusted LIBOR, determined as provided above, would be less than zero, Adjusted LIBOR shall for all purposes of this Agreement be zero.
“Administrative Agent” means MUFG, in its capacity as contractual representative for the Credit Parties, and any successor thereto in such capacity appointed pursuant to Article X or Section 13.03(g).
“Administrative Services Agreement” means the Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between PG&E and the Borrower.
“Adverse Claim” means any ownership interest or claim, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge (including possessory or non-possessory pledge), lien, security interest, hypothecation, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily given, including, but not limited to, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing); it being understood that (i) any thereof in favor of, or assigned to, the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall not constitute an Adverse Claim and (ii) any thereof in favor of, or assigned to, the Collection Account Agent (for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) shall not constitute an Adverse Claim if it relates solely to the Collection Accounts.
“Advisors” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.06(c).
“Affected Person” means each Credit Party, each Program Support Provider, each Liquidity Agent and each of their respective Affiliates.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person: (a) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or (b) who is a director or officer: (i) of such Person or (ii) of any Person described in clause (a), except that, in the case of each Conduit Lender, Affiliate shall mean the holder(s) of its Capital Stock or membership interests, as the case may be. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power to directly or indirectly cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, in either case whether by ownership of securities, contract, proxy or otherwise.
“Affiliate Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which (a) is an Affiliate of any PG&E Party; (b) is a Person 10% or more of the Capital Stock of which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by any PG&E Party or any Affiliate of any PG&E Party; or (c) is a Person which, together with any Affiliates of such Person, controls, directly or indirectly, 10% of the Capital Stock of any PG&E Party.
“Aggregate Capital” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Lenders at such time.
“Aggregate Interest” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate accrued and unpaid Interest on the Loans of all Lenders at such time.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(n)(ii).
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means each of: (a) the Executive Order; (b) the PATRIOT Act; (c) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. Sect. 1956 and any successor statute thereto; (d) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada); (e) the Bank Secrecy Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (f) any other Applicable Law of the United States, Canada or any member state of the European Union now or hereafter enacted to monitor, deter or otherwise prevent: (i) terrorism or (ii) the funding or support of terrorism or (iii) money laundering.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, (x) all provisions of law, statute, treaty, constitution, ordinance, rule, regulation, ordinance, requirement, restriction, permit, executive order, certificate, decision, directive or order of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or any of its property and (y) all judgments, injunctions, orders, writs, decrees and awards of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or actions in which such Person is a party or by which any of its property is bound. For the avoidance of doubt, FATCA shall constitute an “Applicable Law” for all purposes of this Agreement.
“A/R Securitization Assets” means (i) any accounts receivable, notes receivable, rights to future accounts receivable, notes receivable or residuals or other similar rights to payments due or any other rights to payment or related assets in respect of the provision of gas and electric service to consumers or otherwise (whether then existing or arising in the future) of PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries and the proceeds thereof and (ii) all collateral securing such receivable or
asset, all contracts and contract rights, guarantees or other obligations in respect of such receivable or asset, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such receivables or asset and any other assets customarily transferred (or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted) together with receivables or assets in connection with a securitization transaction involving such assets.
“A/R Securitization Subsidiary” means the Borrower.
“A/R Securitization Transaction” means, with respect to PG&E, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions entered into by PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which PG&E may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to an A/R Securitization Subsidiary, or may grant a security interest in any A/R Securitization Assets and that are (other than to the extent of the Standard A/R Securitization Obligations) non-recourse to PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an A/R Securitization Subsidiary).
“Assignment and Acceptance Agreement” means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by a Committed Lender, an Eligible Assignee, such Committed Lender’s Group Agent and the Administrative Agent, and, if required, the Borrower, pursuant to which such Eligible Assignee may become a party to this Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto.
“Attorney Costs” means and includes all fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel.
“Available Funds” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate amount of cleared funds deposited into the Collection Accounts.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (d) of Section 4.06.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other
financial institutions or their Affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.), as amended from time to time.
“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California presiding over the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of PG&E.
“Base Rate” means, with respect to any Lender, on any date, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of:
(a) the applicable Prime Rate for such date;
(b) the Federal Funds Rate for such date, plus 0.50%; and
(c) Adjusted LIBORLMIR, plus 0.50%.
“Benchmark” means, initially, Adjusted LIBORLMIR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Adjusted LIBORLMIR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (a) of Section 4.06.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2) the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; or
(3) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the
Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1) for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; or
(b) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2) for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities;
provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the
definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein; or
(3) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Group Agents, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Group Agents, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from the Majority Group Agents.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation
thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 4.06 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 4.06.
“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning 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.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Rule.
“Beneficial Ownership Rule” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“BNP” means BNP Paribas.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Borrower Account” means each account listed on Schedule II to this Agreement (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the closing or opening of any Borrower Account in accordance with the terms hereof) (in each case, in the name of the Borrower) and maintained at a bank or other financial institution acting as a Borrower Account Bank pursuant to a Borrower Account Control Agreement for the purpose of receiving Collections.
“Borrower Account Bank” means any of the banks or other financial institutions holding one or more Borrower Accounts.
“Borrower Account Control Agreement” means each agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and a Borrower Account Bank, governing the terms of the related Borrower Accounts that provides the Administrative Agent with control within the meaning of the UCC over the deposit accounts subject to such agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Borrower Material Adverse Effect” means:
(a) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations or financial condition of the Borrower;
(b) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party;
(c) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value, validity, enforceability or collectibility of the Pool Receivables, the Related Security with respect thereto, taken as a whole, or, in each case, any material portion thereof;
(d) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the (i) status, existence, perfection, priority, enforceability or other rights and remedies of any Credit Party under the Transaction Documents or associated with its respective interest in the Collateral or (ii) validity or enforceability against any the Borrower of any Transaction Document; or
(e) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, under this Agreement or any of the other the Transaction Documents.
“Borrower Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01(a).
“Borrower Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01(a).
“Borrower Obligations” means all present and future indebtedness, reimbursement obligations, and other liabilities and obligations (howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or due or to become due) of the Borrower to any Credit Party, Borrower Indemnified Party and/or any Affected Person, arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and shall include, without limitation, all Capital and Interest on the Loans, all Fees and all other amounts due or to become due under the Transaction Documents (whether in respect of fees, costs, expenses, indemnifications or otherwise), including, without limitation, interest, fees and other obligations that accrue after the commencement of any insolvency proceeding with respect to the Borrower (in each case whether or not allowed as a claim in such proceeding).
“Borrower’s Net Worth” means, at any time of determination, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables at such time, minus (ii) the sum of (A) the Aggregate Capital at such time, plus (B) the Aggregate Interest at such time, plus (C) the aggregate accrued and unpaid Fees at such time, plus (D) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Subordinated Notes at such time, plus (E) the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest on all Subordinated Notes at such time, plus (F) without duplication, the aggregate accrued and unpaid other Borrower Obligations at such time.
“Borrowing Base” means, at any time of determination, the amount equal to (a) the Net Receivable Pool Balance at such time, minus (b) the Required Reserves at such time.
“Borrowing Base Deficit” means, at any time of determination, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Aggregate Capital at such time, exceeds (b) the Borrowing Base at such time.
“Breakage Fee” means (i) for any Interest Period for which Interest is computed by reference to the CP Rate or Adjusted LIBORLMIR and a reduction of Capital is made for any reason on any day other than a Settlement Date or (ii) to the extent that the Borrower shall for any reason, fail to borrow on the date specified by the Borrower in connection with any request for funding pursuant to Article II of this Agreement, the amount, if any, by which (A) the additional Interest (calculated without taking into account any Breakage Fee or any shortened duration of such Interest Period pursuant to the definition thereof) which would have accrued during such Interest Period (or, in the case of clause (i) above, until the maturity of the underlying Note) on the reductions of Capital relating to such Interest Period had such reductions not been made (or, in the case of clause (ii) above, the amounts so failed to be borrowed or accepted in connection with any such request for funding by the Borrower), exceeds (B) the
income, if any, received by the applicable Lender from the investment of the proceeds of such reductions of Capital (or such amounts failed to be borrowed by the Borrower). A certificate as to the amount of any Breakage Fee (including the computation of such amount) shall be submitted by the affected Lender (or applicable Group Agent on its behalf) to the Borrower and shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding anything in this definition or in this Agreement, no Breakage Fee shall be payable to any member of any Exiting Group in connection with such Person’s exit from this Agreement.
“Budget Bill Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which has entered into a Budget Billing Plan with the related Originator.
“Budget Billing Plan” means the “Budget Billing” or similar levelized billing plan pursuant to which the related Obligor’s invoice amount for each billing cycle is a constant amount (or approximately constant) irrespective of usage for the related billing cycle.
“Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which: (a) banks are not authorized or required to close in New York City, New York and (b) if this definition of “Business Day” is utilized in connection with Adjusted LIBORLMIR, dealings are carried out in the London interbank market.
“California Climate Credit” means any of (i) the California Climate Credit as determined from time to time by the CPUC, which credit is distributed equally to certain customers of an Originator regardless of energy consumption or bill amount and (ii) the California Industry Assistance Credit as determined from time to time by the CPUC, which credit is distributed to eligible industrial facilities that are customers of an Originator in the amounts determined by the CPUC.
“California Climate Credit Accrual” means, at any time of determination during a California Climate Credit Period, an amount equal to the aggregate California Climate Credit Amount that is expected by the Servicer to be incurred or otherwise owing, as applicable, with respect to the Pool Receivables, as reflected on the books and records of the Originators, the Servicer and the Borrower in accordance with the customary procedures established by the Originators, the Servicer and the Borrower.
“California Climate Credit Amount” means, with respect to any Obligor and as of any time of determination, any discounts, rebates, credits or similar arrangements which are owing to such Obligor with respect to the California Climate Credit.
“California Climate Credit Period” means, with respect to any California Climate Credit Amount, the period beginning on and including the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such California Climate Credit Amount is required by the CPUC to be credited to the applicable customers of the Originators and ending on (but excluding) the later of (i) the last day of the month in which such California Climate Credit Amount is required by the CPUC to be credited to the applicable customers of an Originator and (ii) the date on which the
Originators have actually applied such California Climate Credit Amount to the applicable customers of the Originators.
“Capital” means, with respect to any Lender, without duplication, the aggregate amounts paid to, or on behalf of, the Borrower in connection with all Loans made by such Lender pursuant to Article II, as reduced from time to time by Collections distributed and applied on account of reducing or repaying such Capital pursuant to Section 3.01; provided, that if such Capital shall have been reduced by any distribution and thereafter all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Capital shall be increased by the amount of such rescinded or returned distribution as though it had not been made.
“Capital Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on the balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP, subject to Section 1.02.
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all common shares, preferred shares, interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, membership interests or other equivalent interests and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock), warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock or other equity interests.
“CARE Program” means the California Alternative Rates for Energy program or any replacement program therefore pursuant to which certain low-income Obligors receive a predefined percentage discount on their invoice.
“CARE Program Exclusion Period” means the period (x) commencing on March 31, 2020 and (y) ending on the CARE Program Inclusion Date (if any).
“CARE Program Inclusion Request” means a request, in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto, made by or on behalf of the Servicer pursuant to Section 13.24 of this Agreement.
“CARE Program Inclusion Date” means the applicable date designated as such in a CARE Program Inclusion Request that has been countersigned by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
“CARE Program Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which is currently enrolled in the CARE Program.
“CCA” means a community choice aggregator, as defined in Section 331.1 of the California Public Utilities Code.
“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) PG&E ceases to own, directly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Borrower free and clear of all Adverse Claims;
(b) (i) Parent shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner of 100% of the common stock of PG&E, the Servicer or any Originator or (ii) Parent shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner of at least 70% of the voting Capital Stock of PG&E, the Servicer or any Originator;
(c) any Subordinated Note shall at any time cease to be owned by an Originator, free and clear of all Adverse Claims;
(d) there shall have been (i) a receiver appointed pursuant to an order from the State of California or a revocation of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity of PG&E, in each case, in accordance with Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission’s Own Motion to Consider the Ratemaking and Other Implications of a Proposed Plan for Resolution of Voluntary Cases filed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, In re Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Case No. 19-30088 or otherwise or (ii) a transfer of the license and/or operating assets constituting more than 10% of the Net Tangible Assets (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of PG&E to the State of California, to any other Governmental Authority or to a third party at the direction of State of California, the CPUC or any similar Governmental Authority; or
(e) with respect to Parent:
(i) any person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder) shall become the Beneficial Owner of shares representing more than 35% of the voting power of the Capital Stock of Parent; or
(ii) at any point during any period of 24 consecutive months, commencing after the Closing Date, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of Parent, together with any directors whose election or nomination for election to the board of directors of Parent (whether by the board of directors of Parent or any shareholder of Parent) was approved by a majority of the directors who either were directors of Parent at the beginning of such 24-month period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved, cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of Parent.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation, statute, treaty, policy, guideline or directive of 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, requirement 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, (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 and (z) the Securitisation Regulation Rules, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Closing Date” means October 5, 2020.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(a).
“Collection Account” means each account listed on Schedule II to this Agreement (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the closing or opening of any Collection Account in accordance with the terms hereof) (in each case, in the name of an Originator) and maintained at a bank or other financial institution acting as a Collection Account Bank pursuant to a Collection Account Control Agreement for the purpose of receiving Collections.
“Collection Account Agent” means Citibank, N.A.
“Collection Account Bank” means any of the banks or other financial institutions holding one or more Collection Accounts.
“Collection Account Control Agreement” means each agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among an Originator, the Collection Account Agent and a Collection Account Bank, governing the terms of the related Collection Accounts that provides the Collection Account Agent with control within the meaning of the UCC over the deposit accounts subject to such agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collections” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable: (a) all funds that are received by any PG&E Party or any other Person on their behalf in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Pool Receivable (including purchase price, service charges, finance charges, interest, fees and all other charges), or applied to amounts owed in respect of such Pool
Receivable (including insurance payments, proceeds of drawings under supporting letters of credit and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the related Obligor or any other Person directly or indirectly liable for the payment of such Pool Receivable and available to be applied thereon), (b) all Deemed Collections, (c) all proceeds of all Related Security with respect to such Pool Receivable and (d) all other proceeds of such Pool Receivable.
“Commitment” means, with respect to any Committed Lender (including a Related Committed Lender), the maximum aggregate amount which such Person is obligated to lend hereunder on account of all Loans as set forth on Schedule I or in the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or other agreement pursuant to which it became a Lender, as such amount may be modified in connection with any subsequent assignment pursuant to Section 13.03 or in connection with a reduction in the Facility Limit pursuant to Section 2.02(e). If the context so requires, “Commitment” also refers to a Committed Lender’s obligation to make Loans hereunder in accordance with this Agreement.
“Committed Lenders” means MUFG and each other Person that is or becomes a party to this Agreement in the capacity of a “Committed Lender”.
“Commonly Controlled Entity” means an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with any PG&E Party within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes any PG&E Party and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Concentration Limit” means at any time for any Obligor, the product of (i) such Obligor’s Specified Concentration Percentage, times (ii) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at the time of determination.
“Conduit Lender” means each commercial paper conduit that is or becomes a party to this Agreement in the capacity of a “Conduit Lender”.
“Confirmation Order” means that certain order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division dated June 20, 2020 Docket No. 8053 confirming a plan of reorganization same as or substantially similar to the Plan of Reorganization.
“Contract” means, with respect to any Receivable, a contract (including any purchase order or invoice), between an Originator and an Obligor, pursuant to which such Receivable arises or which evidences such Receivable. A “related” Contract with respect to a Receivable means a Contract under which such Receivable arises or which is relevant to the collection or enforcement of such Receivable.
“Control Direction” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Benchmark Replacement means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the then-current Benchmark.
“CP Rate” means, (a) with respect to Jupiter Securitization Company LLC and for any Interest Period (or portion thereof) for any Portion of Capital, the per annum rate calculated to yield the “weighted average cost” (as defined below) for such Interest Period (or portion thereof) in respect to Notes issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that if any component of such rate is a discount rate, in calculating the CP Rate for such Interest Period (or portion thereof), the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum shall be used in calculating such component; provided, further, that if the CP Rate as determined herein shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. As used in this definition, “weighted average cost” for any Interest Period (or portion thereof) means the sum (without duplication) of (i) the actual interest accrued during such Interest Period (or portion thereof) on outstanding Notes issued by such Conduit Lender (excluding any Notes issued to and held by JPMorgan Chase or any affiliate thereof, other than such Notes held as part of the market making activities of any dealer of such Conduit Lender’s Notes), (ii) the commissions of placement agents and dealers in respect of such Notes, (iii) any note issuance costs attributable to such Notes not constituting dealer fees or commissions, expressed as an annualized percentage of the aggregate principal component thereof, (iv) the actual interest accrued during such Interest Period (or portion thereof) on other borrowings by such Conduit Lender (as determined by its Group Agent), including to fund small or odd dollar amounts that are not easily accommodated in the commercial paper market, which may include loans from such Conduit Lender’s Group Agent or its affiliates (such interest rate not to exceed, on any day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%), and (v) incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Notes maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Lender Purchaser, minus any accrual of income net of expenses received from investment of collections received under all receivable purchase facilities funded substantially with Notes and (b) with respect to any other Conduit Lender and for any Interest Period (or portion thereof) for any Portion of Capital, the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted average cost (as determined by the applicable Group Agent and which shall include commissions and fees of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Notes of such Person maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Lender, other borrowings by such Conduit Lender (other than under any Liquidity Agreement) and any other costs and expenses associated with the issuance of Notes) of or related to the issuance of Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by the applicable Conduit Lender to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital (and which may be also allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such Conduit Lender) (determined in the case of Notes issued on a discount by converting the discount to an interest equivalent rate per annum); provided, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Borrower agrees that any amounts payable to Conduit Lenders in respect of Interest for any Interest Period with respect to any Portion of Capital funded by such Conduit Lenders at the CP Rate shall include an amount equal to the portion of the face amount
of the outstanding Notes issued to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital that corresponds to the portion of the proceeds of such Notes that was used to pay the interest component of maturing Notes issued to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital, to the extent that such Conduit Lenders had not received payments of interest in respect of such interest component prior to the maturity date of such maturing Notes (for purposes of the foregoing, the “interest component” of Notes equals the excess of the face amount thereof over the net proceeds received by such Conduit Lender from the issuance of Notes, except that if such Notes are issued on an interest-bearing basis its “interest component” will equal the amount of interest accruing on such Notes through maturity); provided, further, that if the CP Rate as determined herein shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“CPUC” means the California Public Utilities Commission or its successor.
“CPUC Fees” means fees included in any invoice that are to be remitted to the CPUC to fund CPUC’s ongoing activities.
“Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 2020, among PG&E, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as co-administrative agents and Citibank, N.A., as designated agent.
“Credit Agreement Financial Covenant” means the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date.
“Credit and Collection Policy” means, as the context may require, those receivables credit and collection policies and practices of the Originators in effect on the Closing Date and described in Exhibit F, as modified in compliance with this Agreement.
“Credit Extension” means the making of any Loan.
“Credit Party” means each Lender, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
“CRR Part Five RTS” means Chapters I, II and III and Article 22 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 625/2014 of June 26, 2014 (as applicable on the date hereof pursuant to Article 43(7) of the Securitisation Regulation).
“CTA” means any core transport agent or other third-party natural gas provider.
“CTA Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to any fees, costs or expenses payable to any CTA.
“Customer Payables” means, with respect to any Obligor, the aggregate amount then owing to such Obligor by the Originators and Affiliates thereof as a result of such Obligor being a supplier or vender to any Originator or Affiliate thereof.
“Customer Payables Proxy” means $10,000,000. Within thirty (30) days of the completion and the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the results of any annual audit or field exam of the Receivables and the servicing and origination practices of the Servicer and the Originators, the Customer Payables Proxy may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to Borrower to reflect the amount that the Administrative Agent reasonably believes approximates the aggregate amount of Customer Payables.
“Customer Refund” means, with respect to any Obligor, the aggregate amount of all refunds owed to such Obligor as a result of property damages, failure to deliver services or other known issues.
“Cut-Off Date” means the last day of each Settlement Period.
“Cut-Off Time” means, with respect to each Business Day, a time selected by the Servicer which will occur between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (San Francisco time) on such Business Day.
“DA” means a direct access retail customer who purchases electricity from an ESP.
“Daily Report” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit J.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Borrower.
“Days Sales Outstanding” means, on any date, the number of days equal to the product of (a) 30 and (b) the amount obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Pool Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date of the most recently ended Settlement Period, by (ii) the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables which were originated during the most recently ended Settlement Period.
“Debt” means, as to any Person at any time of determination, 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 Capital Lease Obligations of such
Person, (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 Adverse Claim 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 Debt 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 9.1(l)(ii) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements; provided, however, that Debt as used in this Agreement with respect to PG&E, PCG and their respective Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower) shall exclude any Non-Recourse Debt and any obligations under any A/R Securitization Transaction. The Debt of any Person shall include the Debt 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 Debt expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Deemed Collections” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d).
“Defaulted Receivable” means a Pool Receivable, without duplication:
(a) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 120 days from the original invoice date for such Pool Receivable;
(b) as to which the Obligor thereof is subject to an Event of Bankruptcy that has occurred and is continuing; or
(c) which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, would be or should have been written off as uncollectible.
“Delinquency Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables that constitute Delinquent Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date for the most recently ended Settlement Period, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables (other than any Unaged Receivables or any Unbilled Receivables) as of the Cut-Off Date for the most recently ended Settlement Period.
“Delinquent Receivable” means a Pool Receivable that is not a Defaulted Receivable and as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 90 days from the original invoice date for such Pool Receivable.
“Deposit Balance” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount of security deposits and other deposits received by or on behalf of the Obligors that are then being held by the Originators and Affiliates thereof (or any agent thereof on their behalf).
“Designated Obligor” means an Obligor that is designated as a “Designated Obligor” in a writing signed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Dilution Horizon Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is equal to the Gross Sales for the Settlement Period ended on such Cut-Off Date, and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of such Cut-Off Date.
“Dilution Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of all Deemed Collections in respect of Pool Receivables which occurred during the most recently ended Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the Gross Sales during the Settlement Period one (1) month prior to the Settlement Period ending on such Cut-Off Date.
“Dilution Reserve Floor Percentage” means, with respect to any date of determination, a percentage equal to the greater of (i) 2.0% and (ii) a percentage equal to:
ADR x DHR
where:
ADR = the Adjusted Dilution Ratio on such day, and
DHR = the Dilution Horizon Ratio on such day.
“Dilution Volatility Ratio” means, with respect to any date of determination, the product of (a) the positive difference between (i) the highest Dilution Ratio for any Settlement Period observed over the preceding twelve Settlement Periods (the “Dilution Spike”), minus (ii) the Adjusted Dilution Ratio, times (b) the quotient of (i) the Dilution Spike, divided by (ii) the Adjusted Dilution Ratio.
“Discretionary Advance” means an unsecured discretionary advance made to any Conduit Lender to repay maturing Notes.
“Disposition” means, with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.
“DWR” means the California Department of Water Resources or its successor.
“DWR Bond Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to the recovery of the cost of bonds issued by the DWR to purchase power to serve electric customers.
“DWR Other Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to any fees, costs or expenses owing to DWR.
“Dynamic Dilution Reserve Percentage” means, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to:
DHR x {(SF x ADR) + DVC}
where:
ADR = the Adjusted Dilution Ratio on such day,
DHR = the Dilution Horizon Ratio on such day,
DVC = Dilution Volatility Ratio on such day, and
SF = the Stress Factor on such day.
“Dynamic Loss Reserve Percentage” means, on any day:
SF x LR x LHR
where:
SF = the Stress Factor on such day,
LR = the highest three-month average Loss Ratio over the past 12 months,
LHR = Loss Horizon Ratio on such day.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is Adjusted LIBORLMIR, the occurrence of:
(1) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(2) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from Adjusted LIBORLMIR and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Group Agents.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) any Committed Lender or any of its Affiliates, (ii) any Person managed by a Committed Lender or any of its Affiliates and (iii) any other financial or other institution.
“Eligible Contract” means a Contract governed by the law of the United States of America or of any State thereof that contains an obligation to pay a specified sum of money on or before a date certain and that has been duly authorized by each party thereto and which (i) does not contain a legally enforceable right on the part of the Obligor thereunder to consent to any transfer, sale or assignment thereof or of the related Receivable or any proceeds of any of the foregoing, (ii) is not subject to a confidentiality provision, covenant of non-disclosure or similar restrictions that would restrict the ability of the Administrative Agent or any Credit Party to fully exercise or enforce its rights under the Transaction Documents (including any rights thereunder assigned or originated to them hereunder) with respect to the related Receivable, (iii) is not “chattel paper” as defined in the UCC of any jurisdiction governing the perfection or assignment of the related Receivable, (iv) that is in substantially the form of one of the form contracts set forth on Exhibit D hereto or otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in writing and (v) is in full force and effect.
“Eligible Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, a Receivable:
(a)(i) which represents all or part of the sales price of goods sold, or services provided, by an Originator to the related Obligor in the ordinary course of such Originator’s business, (ii) which has been sold or contributed and otherwise validly transferred to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and for which the Borrower has good and marketable title thereto free and clear of any Adverse Claim, (iii) for which all obligations of the related Originator in connection with which have been fully performed, (iv) no portion of which is in respect of any amount as to which the related Obligor is permitted to withhold
payment until the occurrence of a specified event or condition (including “guaranteed” or “conditional” sales or any performance by an Originator), (v) which is not issued under cash-in-advance or cash-on-account terms and (vi) with payment terms of not more than 60 days from the original invoice date for such Receivable; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no portion of any Receivable for which the related goods or services have not been delivered or performed by an Originator shall constitute an “Eligible Receivable” (including for purposes of calculating the Net Receivable Pool Balance);
(b)for which the related Originator has (i) recognized all of the related revenue on its financial books and records in accordance with GAAP and (ii) recorded and is tracking such Receivable in such Originator’s “Customer Care and Billing” billing system;
(c)which (i) is a Retail Energy Receivable and (ii) is one of the following: (A) so long as a Ratings Event has not occurred and is continuing, an Eligible Unbilled Receivable, (B) an Eligible Unaged Receivable or (C) a Receivable for which an invoice therefore has been delivered to the related Obligor;
(d)which has been (or will be) billed by an Originator and not by any other Person on its behalf;
(e)which (i) constitutes an “account” or a “payment intangible”, (ii) is not evidenced or represented by “instruments” or “chattel paper”, (iii) does not constitute, or arise from the sale of, “as-extracted collateral”, in each case, as defined in the UCC and (iv) is not payable in installments (it being understood that a levelized billing plan of a Budget Bill Receivable shall not constitute installments);
(f)the Obligor of which (i) is neither a Sanctioned Person nor a Designated Obligor, (ii) is not subject to an Event of Bankruptcy that has occurred and is continuing and (iii) is a resident of, and has both a billing address and a service address in, the United States;
(g)which is not a Defaulted Receivable, a Delinquent Receivable, an Excluded Receivable, a Miscellaneous Item or an Ineligible Receivable;
(h)which the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Defaulted Receivables and Delinquent Receivables included in the Receivables Pool of the Obligor of such Receivable is not more than 50% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables owed by such Obligor;
(i)the pledge, sale or contribution of which pursuant to the related Purchase and Sale Agreement and this Agreement does not (i) violate, contravene or conflict with any law, the related Contract or any other applicable contracts or other restrictions or (ii) require the consent or approval of, or a license or consent from, the related Obligor, any Governmental Authority or any other Person;
(j)which is denominated and payable only in U.S. Dollars in the United States to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box that is subject to (i) an enforceable Collection Account Control Agreement and (ii) the Intercreditor Agreement;
(k)which arises under an Eligible Contract that, together with such Receivable, (i) is in full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor to pay such Receivable enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to and limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or in law) and (ii) is not subject to any dispute, offset, credit, reduction, netting, litigation, counterclaim or defense whatsoever (including defenses arising out of violations of usury laws) (other than (A) potential discharge in a bankruptcy of the related Obligor and (B) potential reductions as a result of the California Climate Credit);
(l)the payment or transfer of which is not subject to withholding taxes;
(m)which together with the Contract and Related Security related thereto, does not contravene any Applicable Law applicable thereto (including Applicable Laws relating to usury, consumer protection, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy) in any respect which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of the related Receivable or would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and with respect to which the origination thereof did not violate any such Applicable Law in any material respect;
(n)which has been serviced in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy (without giving effect to any material changes to (or suspension of) the Credit and Collection Policy that have not been consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents);
(o)which together with the Related Security with respect thereto satisfied, as to the date such Receivable was originated, all applicable requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy;
(p)which together with the Contract and Related Security related thereto, has not been modified, waived or restructured since its creation, except as permitted pursuant to Section 8.02;
(q)which does not require payments based on a percentage of the applicable Obligor’s income;
(r)with respect to which all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations with or notices to, any Governmental Authority or other Person required to be obtained, effected or given by an Originator in connection with the creation of
such Receivable, the execution, delivery and performance by such Originator of the related Contract or the assignment thereof under the Purchase and Sale Agreement have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect (other than filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law));
(s)the purchase of which is a “current transaction” within Section 3(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(t)which represents part or all of the price of the sale of “merchandise,” “insurance” or “services” within the meaning of Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act and which is an “eligible asset” as defined in Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act;
(u)the purchase of which by the Borrower under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, does not and the transactions contemplated hereby do not, constitute a Security;
(v)which (i) does not arise from a sale of accounts made as part of a sale of a business or constitute an assignment for the purpose of collection only, (ii) is not a transfer of a single account made in whole or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness or an assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract and (iii) is not a transfer of an interest in or an assignment of a claim under a policy of insurance; and
(w)if a Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing, for which neither the related Originator nor any Affiliate thereof is holding any Deposit Balances or other deposits received by or on behalf of the related Obligor; provided that only the portion of such Receivable in an amount equal to such Deposit Balances or other deposits shall be ineligible.
“Eligible Unaged Receivable” means, at any time, any Unaged Receivable if (a) the related Originator has recognized the related revenue on its financial books and records under GAAP and (b) not more than thirty (30) days have expired since the date such Unaged Receivable arose.
“Eligible Unbilled Receivable” means, at any time, any Unbilled Receivable if (a) the related Originator has recognized the related revenue on its financial books and records under GAAP, (b) such Unbilled Receivable has been fully earned by the related Originator and (c) not more than thirty (30) days have expired since the date that the related goods or services have been provided that result in such Unbilled Receivable.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the failure of any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity to timely make a required contribution with respect to any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan; (c) the imposition of an Adverse Claim under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (d) the failure of any
PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity to meet the minimum funding standard under Section 412 or 430 of the Code with respect to any Plan or the filing of an application for a funding waiver with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (e) the incurrence by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, including with respect to the termination of any Plan (other than the payment of PBGC premiums in the ordinary course); (f) (i) the termination of, or the filing or receipt of a notice of intent to terminate, a Single Employer Plan under Section 4041 of ERISA, or the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or (ii) (A) the appointment of a trustee to administer a Single Employer Plan under Section 4042, or (B) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Single Employer Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer a Single Employer Plan, or receipt by the a PG&E Party or Commonly Controlled Entity of notice from the PBGC thereof, where such proceedings continue unstayed or in effect for more than 60 days, or such notice is not withdrawn by the PBGC within 60 days following delivery by PBGC; (g) the incurrence by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability with respect to the complete withdrawal or partial withdrawal under Title IV of ERISA from any Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any notice from a Multiemployer Plan concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability; (i) receipt of notification by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity from a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) or in Insolvency; (j) the incurrence by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or a substantial cessation of operations with respect to a Plan within the meaning of Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (k) the posting of a bond or security under Section 436(f) of the Code with respect to any Plan; or (l) any PG&E Party incurs material tax liability with respect to any Plan (including Sections 4975, 4980B, 4980D, 4980H and 4980I of the Code, as applicable).
“ESP” means any electric service provider, as defined in Section 218.3 of the California Public Utilities Code, excluding Pacific Gas and Electric Company and its Subsidiaries.
“ESP Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to any fees, costs or expenses payable to any ESP.
“ESP Consolidated Receivable” means any Receivable arising from the sale of goods or the provision of services by an Originator which is billed by an ESP on behalf of such Originator.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time, available at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499.
“Event of Bankruptcy” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:
(a) (i) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, examinership, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, administration, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, examiner, administrator, assignee, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any Applicable Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment of debts; or (ii) an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws or other similar Applicable Laws now or hereafter in effect; or
(b) such Person (i) shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, administration or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, examiner, administrator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for, such Person or for any substantial part of its property or (iii) shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors (or any board or Person holding similar rights to control the activities of such Person) shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01. For the avoidance of doubt, any Event of Default that occurs shall be deemed to be continuing at all times thereafter unless and until waived in accordance with Section 13.01.
“Excess Budget Bill Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that constitute Budget Bill Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 5.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess CARE Program Concentration Amount” means, at any time other than during the CARE Program Exclusion Period, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that constitute CARE Program Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 10.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Deposit Balance Concentration Amount” means, at any time, so long as a Ratings Event has not occurred and is continuing, the amount by which (a) the Deposit Balance at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 20.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Federal Government Receivables Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that are Federal Government Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the
product of (x) 2.50%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess FERA Program Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that constitute FERA Program Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 5.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Medical Receivable Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that constitute Medical Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 3.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Non-Federal Government Receivables Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that are Non-Federal Government Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 7.50%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Obligor Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate of the amounts determined for each Obligor by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that are owed by such Obligor or an Affiliate of such Obligor at such time, exceeds (b) the Concentration Limit for such Obligor at such time.
“Excess Unbilled Receivables Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that are Unbilled Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 50.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Excluded Collections” means, with respect to any Excluded Receivable: (a) all funds that are received by any PG&E Party or any other Person on their behalf in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Excluded Receivable (including purchase price, service charges, finance charges, interest, fees and all other charges), or applied to amounts owed in respect of such Excluded Receivable (including insurance payments, proceeds of drawings under supporting letters of credit and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the related obligor or any other Person directly or indirectly liable for the payment of such Excluded Receivable and available to be applied thereon) and (b) all other proceeds of such Excluded Receivable.
“Excluded Receivables” means all (i) CTA Charges, (ii) DWR Bond Charges and DWR Other Charges, (iii) ESP Charges, (iv) Nuclear Decommission Charges, (iv) Securitization Bond Charges and (v) UDC Consolidated Billing Receivables.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to an Affected Person or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to an Affected Person: (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 Affected Person being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable 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 the Loans or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender makes a Loan or its Commitment or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that 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 and (c) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Executive Order” means Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financings: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism issued on September 23, 2001.
“Exiting Group” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(g).
“Facility Limit” means $1,000,000,000 as reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.02(e). References to the unused portion of the Facility Limit shall mean, at any time of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Facility Limit at such time, minus (y) the Aggregate Capital at such time.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (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, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(n)(ii).
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum, determined by Administrative Agent, equal (for each day during such period) to:
(a) 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 for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; or
(b) if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Federal Government Obligor” means the United States, any territory, possession or commonwealth of the United States, or any agency, department or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, but excluding any Local Government Obligor.
“Federal Government Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which is a Federal Government Obligor.
“Fee Letter” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).
“Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).
“FERA Program” means the Family Electric Rate Assistance program or any replacement program therefore pursuant to which certain low-income Obligors receive a predefined percentage discount on their invoice.
“FERA Program Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which is currently enrolled in the FERA Program.
“FERC” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including the staff thereof and any successor thereto.
“Final Maturity Date” means the date that (i) is one hundred eighty (180) days following the Scheduled Termination Date or (ii) such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9.01.
“Final Payout Date” means the date on or after the Termination Date when (i) the Aggregate Capital and Aggregate Interest have been paid in full, (ii) all Borrower Obligations shall have been paid in full, (iii) all other amounts owing to the Credit Parties and any other Borrower Indemnified Party or Affected Person hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents have been paid in full and (iv) all accrued Servicing Fees have been paid in full.
“Finance Charges” means, with respect to a Contract, any finance, interest, late payment charges, early termination charges or similar charges owing by an Obligor pursuant to such Contract.
“Financial Officer” of any Person means, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, the principal accounting officer, the controller, the treasurer or the assistant treasurer of such Person.
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to Adjusted LIBORLMIR.
“Foreign Obligor Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which has a billing address that is not located within the United States.
“FPA” means the Federal Power Act, as amended, including the regulations and orders publicly promulgated by the FERC thereunder.
“GAAP” means 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, the Servicer or the Majority Group Agents, the Borrower, the Servicer 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 and the Servicer’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 Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, 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 (i) 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 and (ii) any change in the application of GAAP concurred by the Borrower’s or the Servicer’s, as applicable, independent public accountants and disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent.
“Government Receivable” means any Federal Government Receivable and any Non-Federal Government Receivable.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Gross Sales” means, for any Settlement Period, the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of all Receivables (excluding all Unbilled Receivables) generated by the Originators during such Settlement Period.
“Group” means, (i) for any Conduit Lender, such Conduit Lender, together with such Conduit Lender’s Related Committed Lenders and related Group Agent, (ii) for MUFG, MUFG as a Committed Lender and as a Group Agent and (iii) for any other Lender that does not have a Related Conduit Lender, such Lender, together with such Lender’s related Group Agent and each other Lender for which such Group Agent acts as a Group Agent hereunder.
“Group Agent” means each Person acting as agent on behalf of a Group and designated as the Group Agent for such Group on the signature pages to this Agreement or any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement as a Group Agent for any Group pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement.
“Group Agent’s Account” means, with respect to any Group, the account(s) from time to time designated in writing by the applicable Group Agent to the Borrower and the Servicer for purposes of receiving payments to or for the account of the members of such Group hereunder.
“Group Commitment” means, with respect to any Group, at any time of determination, the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Lenders within such Group.
“Guarantee Obligation” means, as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing person that guarantees any Debt, 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 PG&E 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 PG&E in good faith.
“Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guarantying or in effect guarantying any Debt, liability or obligation of any other Person in any manner,
whether directly or indirectly, including any such liability arising by virtue of partnership agreements, including any agreement to indemnify or hold harmless any other Person, any performance bond or other suretyship arrangement and any other form of assurance against loss, except endorsement of negotiable or other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (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 or any of its Affiliates under any Transaction Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.
“Independent Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(c).
“Ineligible Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, any Receivable (or portion thereof) that is (i) an Affiliate Receivable, (ii) an ESP Consolidated Receivable, (iii) a CPUC Fee, (iv) a Foreign Obligor Receivable, (v) a Payment Plan Receivable, (vi) a Revenue Assurance Receivable, (vii) a Supplier Receivable, (viii) a Wholesale Receivable, (ix) a Finance Charge, (x) a Tax Charge or, (xi) a Modified Receivable or (xii) if such date of determination is during the CARE Program Exclusion Period, a CARE Program Receivable.
“Initial Transfer Amount” means, with respect to any Business Day, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) an amount equal to the product of (i) the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Available Funds deposited into the Collection Accounts on such Business Day before the applicable Cut-Off Time for such Business Day, plus (y) the aggregate amount of Available Funds deposited into the Collection Accounts on the prior Business Day after the applicable Cut-Off Time used to determine the Initial Transfer Amount on such prior Business Day, times (ii) the Subject Percentage and (b) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Collections deposited into the Collection Accounts on such Business Day before the applicable Cut-Off Time for such Business Day, plus (y) the aggregate amount of Collections deposited into the Collection Accounts on the prior Business Day after the applicable Cut-Off Time used to determine the Initial Transfer Amount on such prior Business Day.
“Insolvency” means, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.14.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Collection Account Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among PG&E, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collection Account Agent and each of the other parties from time to time party thereto.
“Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties” means the Administrative Agent and the other secured parties under the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Interest” means, for each Loan for any day during any Interest Period (or portion thereof), the amount of interest accrued on the Capital of such Loan during such Interest Period (or portion thereof) in accordance with Section 2.03(b).
“Interest Period” means, with respect to each Loan, (a) before the Termination Date: (i) initially, the period commencing on the date such Loan is made pursuant to Section 2.01 (or in the case of any fees payable hereunder, commencing on the Closing Date) and ending on (but not including) the end of such Settlement Period and (ii) thereafter, each Settlement Period and (b) on and after the Termination Date, such period (including a period of one day) as shall be selected from time to time by the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) or, in the absence of any such selection, each Settlement Period.
“Interest Rate” means, for any day in any Interest Period for any Loan (or any portion of Capital thereof):
(a) if such Loan (or such portion of Capital thereof) is being funded by a Conduit Lender on such day through the issuance of Notes, the applicable CP Rate; or
(b) if such Loan (or such portion of Capital thereof) is being funded by any Lender on such day other than through the issuance of Notes (including, without limitation, if a Conduit Lender is then funding such Loan (or such portion of Capital thereof) under a Program Support Agreement, or if a Committed Lender is then funding such Loan (or such portion of Capital thereof)), then Adjusted LIBOR, provided, however, that the Interest Rate applicable to any LIBOR Loan that is not advanced on a Monthly Settlement Date shall be the Base Rate for each day during the initial Interest Period applicable to such Loan from the date such Loan is made pursuant to Section 2.01 until the next occurring Monthly Settlement DateLMIR;
provided, however, that the “Interest Rate” for each Loan and any day while an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing shall be an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of 3.00% per annum plus the greater of (i) the interest rate per annum determined for such Loan and such day pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above, as applicable, and (ii) the Base Rate in effect on such day; provided, further, that no provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Interest in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law; provided, further, however, that Interest for any Loan shall not be considered paid by any distribution to the extent that at any time all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason.
“Interim Report” means any Daily Report or Weekly Report.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented
from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“JPM” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Lenders” means the Conduit Lenders and the Committed Lenders.
“LIBOR Loan” means a Loan accruing Interest at Adjusted LIBOR.
“Liquidity Agent” means any bank or other financial institution acting as agent for the various Liquidity Providers under each Liquidity Agreement.
“Liquidity Agreement” means any agreement entered into, directly or indirectly, in connection with or related to, this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Provider agrees to make loans or advances to, or purchase assets from, a Conduit Lender (directly or indirectly) in order to provide liquidity or other enhancement for such Conduit Lender’s Notes or other senior indebtedness.
“Liquidity Provider” means any lender, credit enhancer or liquidity provider that is at any time party to a Liquidity Agreement or any successor or assign of such lender, credit enhancer or liquidity provider or any similar entity with respect to any permitted assignee of a Conduit Lender.
“LMIR” means for any day during any Interest Period (a) with respect to any Group, the interest rate per annum for a period of time comparable to such Interest Period equal to the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or the successor thereto if it is no longer making such rates available) LIBOR Rate (“ICE LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (currently Reuters LIBOR01 page) (or any other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) for deposits in U.S. Dollars on such day, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day, or (b) if a rate cannot be determined under the foregoing clause, an annual rate equal to the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in U.S. Dollars with a duration comparable to such Interest Period in a principal amount substantially equal to the principal amount of the applicable Portion of Capital to be funded at LMIR on such day are offered to the principal London office of the applicable Group Agent (or its related Committed Lender) by three London banks, selected by Administrative Agent in good faith, at about 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such day, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, however, that if LMIR, determined as provided above, would be less than zero, LMIR shall for all purposes of this Agreement be zero.
“Loan” means any loan made by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.02.
“Loan Request” means a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto executed and delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents pursuant to Section 2.02(a).
“Local Government Obligor” shall mean any state or local government, including counties, cities and towns, any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any agency, department or instrumentality of any the foregoing.
“Lock-Box” means each locked postal box with respect to which a Collection Account Bank has executed a Collection Account Control Agreement pursuant to which it has been granted exclusive access for the purpose of retrieving and processing payments made on the Receivables and which is listed on Schedule II (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the addition or removal of any Lock-Box in accordance with the terms hereof).
“Loss Horizon Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the Gross Sales during the immediately preceding four (4) Settlement Periods then most recently ended and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of such Cut-Off Date.
“Loss Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the ratio (expressed as a decimal) (a) the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables (other than (x) CARE Program Receivables during the CARE Program Exclusion Period and (y) Payment Plan Receivables and Revenue Assurance Receivables) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 120 but less than 151 days from the original invoice date for such Pool Receivable, plus (without duplication) (ii) any Losses (net of recoveries) incurred in the most recently ended Settlement Period (other than any that have occurred with respect to (x) CARE Program Receivables during the CARE Program Exclusion Period or (y) Payment Plan Receivables or Revenue Assurance Receivables), and (b) the denominator of which is the Gross Sales during the Settlement Period four (4) months prior to the Settlement Period ending on such Cut-Off Date.
“Loss Reserve Floor Percentage” means 12.0%.
“Losses” means the Unpaid Balance of any Pool Receivables that have been, or should have been, written-off as uncollectible by the Servicer or any Originator in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies.
“Majority Group Agents” means one or more Group Agents which in its Group, or their combined Groups, as the case may be, have Committed Lenders representing more than 66 2/3% of the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Lenders in all Groups (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, have Lenders representing more than 66 2/3% of the aggregate outstanding Capital held by all the Lenders in all Groups); provided, however, that at any time there are three or more Groups, “Majority Group Agents” shall mean at least two Group Agents.
“Material Adverse Effect” means:
(a) (i) if a particular Person is specified, a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of such Person, and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such Person’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (ii) if a particular Person is not specified, a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of any PG&E Party, and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such PG&E Party’s ability to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party;
(b) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value, validity, enforceability or collectibility of the Pool Receivables, the Related Security with respect thereto, taken as a whole, or, in each case, any material portion thereof;
(c) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the (i) status, existence, perfection, priority, enforceability or other rights and remedies of any Credit Party under the Transaction Documents or associated with its respective interest in the Collateral or (ii) validity or enforceability against any PG&E Party of any Transaction Document;
(d) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations or financial condition of the Borrower; or
(e) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, under this Agreement or any of the other the Transaction Documents.
“Maximum Days Sales Outstanding” means, as of any day, the highest Days Sales Outstanding for any Settlement Period observed over the preceding twelve Settlement Periods (including such Settlement Period).
“Medical Baseline Program” means the Medical Baseline program or any replacement program therefore pursuant to which certain Obligors who have special energy needs due to qualifying medical conditions receive a higher baseline at the lowest baseline price.
“Medical Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which is currently enrolled in the Medical Baseline Program.
“Miscellaneous Items” means any right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, owed to any Originator that does not constitute a Receivable or an Excluded Receivable.
“Miscellaneous Collections” means, with respect to any Miscellaneous Items, all funds that are received by any PG&E Party or any other Person on their behalf in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Miscellaneous Item.
“Mizuho” means Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
“Modified Receivable” means a Receivable as to which the payment terms of the related Contract have been extended or modified for credit reasons since the origination of such Receivable.
“Monthly Report” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit G.
“Monthly Settlement Date” means the second (2nd) Business Day after each Reporting Date.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“MUFG” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Receivable Pool Balance” means, at any time, an amount equal to the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Pool Receivables that are Eligible Receivables determined at such time, minus (without duplication) the sum of (a) the aggregate Excess Obligor Concentration Amount at such time, plus (b) the Excess Medical Receivable Concentration Amount at such time, plus (c) the Excess Federal Government Receivables Concentration Amount at such time, plus (d) the Excess Non-Federal Government Receivables Concentration Amount at such time, plus (e) the Excess CARE Program Concentration Amount at such time, plus (f) the Excess FERA Program Concentration Amount at such time, plus (g) the Excess Unbilled Receivables Concentration Amount at such time, plus (h) the Excess Budget Bill Concentration Amount at such time, plus (i) the Excess Deposit Balance Concentration Amount at such time, plus (j) during each month of each California Climate Credit Period, the related California Climate Credit Accrual, plus (k) the aggregate amount of all Customer Refunds at such time, plus (l) the Customer Payables Proxy at such time.
“Non-Federal Government Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which is a Governmental Authority other than a Federal Government Obligor.
“Non-Recourse Debt” means Debt of PG&E 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.
“Non-Securitization Collections” means Miscellaneous Collections and Excluded Collections.
“Non-Securitization Receivables” means Miscellaneous Items and Excluded Receivables.
“Notes” means short-term promissory notes issued, or to be issued, by any Conduit Lender to fund its investments in accounts receivable or other financial assets.
“Nuclear Decommission Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to the accumulation of funds necessary to restore sites where PG&E's nuclear power plants are or were located after those plants were removed from service.
“Obligor” means a Person obligated to make payments under a Contract with respect to a Receivable, including any guarantor thereof.
“OFAC” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Sanctioned Person.
“Organizational Documents” means with respect to any Person, (a) the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation or certificate of formation (or the equivalent organizational documents) of such Person and (b) the bylaws or operating agreement (or the equivalent governing documents) of such Person.
“Originator” means each Person that is a party to the Purchase and Sale Agreement as an “Originator” thereunder.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Affected Person, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Affected Person and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Affected Person 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 Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Transaction Document).
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing, or similar Taxes or any other excise, transfer or property Taxes, charges or similar levies or fees arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, performance, delivery, filing, recording, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise in respect of, this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the other documents or agreements to be delivered hereunder or thereunder.
“Parent” means PCG.
“Parent Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(c).
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(e).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(f).
“Party” means any Person who is a party to this Agreement.
“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.15.
“Payment Plan” means any payment plan pursuant to which all or a portion of the current balance owing by an Obligor to an Originator is payable in two or more installments.
“Payment Plan Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which has entered into a Payment Plan with the related Originator.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“PCG” means PG&E Corporation, a California corporation.
“Percentage” means, at any time of determination, with respect to any Committed Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is (i) prior to the termination of all Commitments hereunder, its Commitment at such time or (ii) if all Commitments hereunder have been terminated, the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Loans being funded by such Lender at such time and (b) the denominator of which is (i) prior to the termination of all Commitments hereunder, the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Lenders at such time or (ii) if all Commitments hereunder have been terminated, the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Loans at such time.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.
“PG&E” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“PG&E Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(a).
“PG&E Party” means PG&E, the Borrower, the Servicer and each Originator.
“Plan” means any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which any PG&E Party 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.
“Plan of Reorganization” means the Debtors’ and Shareholder Proponents’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, dated June 19, 2020 Docket No. 8048, together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes, supplements, and other attachments thereto.
“Pledge Agreement” means any Pledge Agreement pursuant to which PG&E pledges to the Administrative Agent all of its membership interests and any other equity interests in the Borrower.
“Pool Receivable” means a Receivable in the Receivables Pool.
“Portion of Capital” means, with respect to any Lender and its related Capital, the portion of such Capital being funded or maintained by such Lender by reference to a particular interest rate basis.
“Prime Rate” means, with respect to any Group and as determined by the applicable Group Agent, (a) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the applicable Group Agent, the Related Committed Lender or their Affiliates as its “reference rate” or “prime rate”, as applicable, such “reference rate” or “prime rate” being set by the applicable Group Agent, the related Committed Lender or their Affiliates based upon various factors, including such Person’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above or below such announced rate, and is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer or (b) the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the applicable Group Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the applicable Group Agent); provided, further, that if the Prime Rate as determined herein shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Program Support Agreement” means and includes any Liquidity Agreement and any other agreement entered into by any Program Support Provider providing for: (a) the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of any Conduit Lender, (b) the issuance of one or more surety bonds for which any Conduit Lender is obligated to reimburse the applicable Program Support Provider for any drawings thereunder, (c) the sale by any Conduit Lender to any Program Support Provider of any Loan (or portions thereof or participation interest therein) maintained by such Conduit Lender and/or (d) the making of loans and/or other extensions of credit to any Conduit Lender in connection with such Conduit Lender’s receivables-securitization program contemplated in this Agreement, together with any letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument issued thereunder.
“Program Support Provider” means and includes, with respect to any Conduit Lender, any Liquidity Provider and any other Person (other than any customer of such Conduit Lender) now or hereafter extending credit or having a commitment to extend credit to or for the account of, or to make purchases from, such Conduit Lender pursuant to any Program Support Agreement.
“Purchase and Sale Agreement” means the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Originators and the Borrower.
“Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer” means a Subsidiary of PG&E or other entity formed and operating solely for the purpose of (a) purchasing and owning property created under a “financing order” (as such term is defined in the California Public Utilities Code) or similar order issued by the CPUC, (b) issuing such securities pursuant to such order, (c) pledging its interests in such property to secure such securities and (d) engaging in activities ancillary to those described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition.
“Rating Agency” means each of S&P, Fitch and Moody’s (and/or each other rating agency then rating the Notes of any Conduit Lender).
“Ratings Event” means, at any time of determination, one or more of the following events has occurred and is continuing: (i) S&P’s issuer credit rating for PG&E is B or below, (ii) PCG’s Long Term Corporate Family Rating by Moody’s is B2 or below, (iii) both of (A) S&P’s issuer credit rating for PG&E is below BB- and (B) PCG’s Long Term Corporate Family Rating by Moody’s is below Ba3, (iv) PG&E does not have an issuer credit rating from S&P or (v) PCG does not have a Long Term Corporate Family Rating from Moody’s.
“Receivable” means any Retail Energy Receivable, whether or not earned by performance, owed to any Originator or the Borrower (as assignee of an Originator), whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or general intangible, and includes, without limitation, the obligation to pay any service charges, finance charges, interest, fees and other charges with respect thereto. Any such right to payment arising from any one transaction, including, without limitation, any such right to payment represented by an individual invoice or agreement, shall constitute a Receivable separate from a Receivable consisting of any such right to payment arising from any other transaction. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the term “Receivable” shall not include any Excluded Receivable.
“Receivables Pool” means, at any time of determination, all of the then outstanding Receivables transferred (or purported to be transferred) to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and which are then owned by the Borrower.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is Adjusted LIBORLMIR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not Adjusted LIBORLMIR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(c).
“Related Committed Lender” means with respect to any Conduit Lender, each Committed Lender listed as such for each Conduit Lender as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or in any Assignment and Acceptance Agreement.
“Related Conduit Lender” means, with respect to any Committed Lender, each Conduit Lender which is, or pursuant to any Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement becomes, included as a Conduit Lender in such Committed Lender’s Group, as designated on its signature page hereto or in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or other agreement executed by such Committed Lender, as the case may be.
“Related Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Related Security” means, with respect to any Receivable:
(a) all of the Borrower’s and each Originator’s interest in any goods (including Returned Goods), and documentation of title evidencing the shipment or storage of any goods (including Returned Goods), the sale of which gave rise to such Receivable;
(b) all instruments and chattel paper that may evidence such Receivable;
(c) all Deposit Balances and all security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all UCC financing statements or similar filings relating thereto;
(d) all of the Borrower’s and each Originator’s rights, interests and claims under the related Contracts and all guaranties, indemnities, insurance and other agreements (including the related Contract) or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable or otherwise relating to such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise;
(e) all books and records of the Borrower and each Originator to the extent related to any of the foregoing, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges, title and interest (but not obligations) in and to each Lock-Box and Collection Account, into which any Collections or other proceeds with respect to such Receivables may be deposited, and any related investment property acquired with any such Collections or other proceeds (as such term is defined in the applicable UCC);
(f) all of the Borrower’s rights, interests and claims under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and
(g) all Collections and other proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing.
“Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or
convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Remaining Transfer Amount” means, with respect to any Business Day, an amount equal to the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate amount of Collections received in the Lock-Boxes and Collection Accounts on such Business Day, over (ii) the Initial Transfer Amount for such Business Day.
“Reportable Event” means 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.
“Reporting Date” means the 20th day of each calendar month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next occurring Business Day).
“Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.06(c).
“Required Capital Amount” means $50,000,000.
“Required Reserves” means, for any day, (i) the sum of (a) the greater of (I) the sum of the Loss Reserve Floor Percentage and the Dilution Reserve Floor Percentage and (II) the sum of the Dynamic Loss Reserve Percentage and the Dynamic Dilution Reserve Percentage, plus (b) the sum of the Yield Reserve Percentage and the Servicing Fee Reserve Percentage, multiplied by (ii) the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of such date.
“Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, the Organizational 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.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the general counsel or any executive officer of such Person and any other officer of such Person responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Restricted Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(r).
“Retail Energy Receivable” means any right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether billed or unbilled, that arises in connection with the sale, provision or transportation of electricity or natural gas or the rendering of related services, in each case, in a retail transaction by an Originator to an Obligor that is either (x) a retail end user customer of an Originator or (y) a retail end user customer of an Originator that constitutes a Governmental Authority.
“Retention Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Retention Holder Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(c).
“Returned Goods” means all right, title and interest in and to returned, repossessed or foreclosed goods and/or merchandise the sale of which gave rise to a Receivable; provided that such goods shall no longer constitute Returned Goods after a Deemed Collection has been deposited in a Borrower Account with respect to the full Unpaid Balance of the related Receivables.
“Revenue Assurance Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which acquired the related good or service unlawfully or otherwise without the consent of the related Originator, including as a result of meter tampering, bypassing meters, tapping gas or power lines, tapping into neighboring premises and self-reconnection without consent.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Sale Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions, including as of the Closing Date, Cuba, Crimea (Ukraine), Iran, Syria and North Korea.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person currently the subject or the target of any Sanctions, including any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) (or any successor thereto) or the U.S. Department of State, or as otherwise published from time to time; (b) that is fifty-percent or more owned, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by one or more Persons described in clause (a) above; (c) that is operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country; (d) with whom engaging in trade, business or other activities is otherwise prohibited or restricted by Sanctions; or (e) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (ii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii) a Person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC.
“Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(n)(i).
“Scheduled Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) October 5, 2022, as such date may be extended from time to time pursuant to Section 2.02(g) and (ii) the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent pursuant to Section 2.02(e) notifying the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent of the Scheduled Termination Date.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental agencies substituted therefor.
“Secured Parties” means each Credit Party, each Borrower Indemnified Party and each Affected Person.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Securitisation Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation and amending certain other European Union directives and regulations, and any laws, regulations or directions amending the Securitisation Regulation as it applies or will apply in the United Kingdom as amended and in effect from time to time.
“Securitisation Regulation Rules” means the Securitisation Regulation, together with all relevant implementing regulations in relation thereto, all regulatory and/or implementing technical standards in relation thereto or applicable in relation thereto pursuant to any transitional arrangements made pursuant to the Securitisation Regulation and, in each case, any relevant guidance and directions published in relation thereto by the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and, in relation to its application in the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (or in each case, any predecessor or any other applicable regulatory authority) or by the European Commission, in each case as amended and in effect from time to time.
“Securitization Bond Charges” means charges imposed upon customers of PG&E where such charges (i) are created pursuant to a “financing order” (as such term is defined in the California Public Utilities Code) or similar order issued by the CPUC, (ii) which charges or the related receivables and the related purchased property are collateral for securities issued by PG&E or a Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer and (iii) do not include any of the following: (A) electrical generation charges, (B) electrical transmission charges, (C) electrical distribution charges, (D) gas generation charges, (E) gas transmission charges and (F) gas distribution charges.
“Securitized Bonds” means any bonds or other securities, however denominated, that are (i) issued by a Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer and/or (ii) secured by or otherwise payable from Securitization Bond Charges.
“Securitized Bonds Secured Party” means, with respect to any Securitized Bonds, each trustee, indenture trustee, lender, administrative agent, collateral agent and purchaser that has any security interest in any Securitization Bond Charges and in connection with such Securitized Bonds.
“Security” is defined in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act.
“Servicer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Servicer Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(a).
“Servicer’s Account” means the deposit account with an account number ending in 9994 maintained by the Servicer at The Bank of New York Mellon.
“Servicing Fee” means the fee referred to in Section 8.06(a) of this Agreement.
“Servicing Fee Rate” means the rate referred to in Section 8.06(a) of this Agreement.
“Servicing Fee Reserve Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to:
(SF x SFR) x (MDSO/360)
where
SF = stress factor of 1.5;
SFR = the Servicing Fee Rate; and
MDSO = the Maximum Days Sales Outstanding on such day.
“Settlement Date” means with respect to any Portion of Capital for any Interest Period or any Interest or Fees, (i) so long as no Event of Default, Termination Event or Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing and the Termination Date has not occurred, the Monthly Settlement Date and (ii) on and after the Termination Date or if an Event of Default, Termination Event or Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing, each day selected from time to time by the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) (it being understood that the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) may select such Settlement Date to occur as frequently as daily), or, in the absence of such selection, the Monthly Settlement Date.
“Settlement Period” means:
(a) the period from the Closing Date to (and including) October 31, 2020; and
(b) thereafter, each subsequent calendar month;
provided, that the last Settlement Period shall end on the Final Payout Date.
“Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act as of the Closing Date; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, other than the Borrower, no special purpose finance subsidiary or any Qualified
Securitization Bond Issuer (or Subsidiaries of any Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer) 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 PG&E.
“Single Employer Plan” means any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person and as of any particular date, (i) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the assets of such Person is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured, (ii) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business, (iii) such Person is not incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (iv) such Person is not engaged in any business or transaction, and is not about to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged.
“Specified Concentration Percentage” means, with respect to any Obligor, 2.40%.
“Specified Exchange Act Filings” means PG&E’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2019 and each and all of the Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks (and to the extent applicable proxy statements) filed by PG&E or PCG with the SEC after December 31, 2019 and prior to July 30, 2020.
“Specified Material Adverse Effect” means any occurrence, fact, change, event, effect, violation, penalty, inaccuracy or circumstance (whether or not constituting a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant set forth in the Plan of Reorganization) that, individually or in the aggregate with any such other results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, effects, violations, penalties, inaccuracies, or circumstances, (i) would have or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities, capitalization, financial performance, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of
PCG and PG&E, taken as a whole, or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Borrower and PG&E to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the ability of PCG and PG&E to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization or perform their obligations hereunder or thereunder; provided, however, that none of the following results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, effects, violations, penalties, inaccuracies or circumstances shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Specified Material Adverse Effect has occurred, is continuing or would reasonably be expected to occur: (A) the filing of the Chapter 11 cases with respect to PCG and PG&E, (B) results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, violations, inaccuracies or circumstances affecting (1) the electric or gas utility businesses in the United States generally or (2) the economy, credit, financial, capital or commodity markets, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest rates, monetary policy or inflation, (C) changes or prospective changes in law (other than any law or regulation of California or the United States that is applicable to any electrical utility) or in GAAP or accounting standards, or any changes or prospective changes in the interpretation or enforcement of any of the foregoing, (D) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of any securities of PCG or PG&E, (E) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, credit ratings, budgets or internal or published financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, (F) any wildfire occurring after the Petition Date (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization) and prior to January 1, 2020, and (G) one or more wildfires, occurring on or after January 1, 2020, that destroys or damages fewer than 500 dwellings or commercial structures in the aggregate (it being understood that (I) the exceptions in clauses (D) and (E) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such change, decline or failure referred to therein is a Specified Material Adverse Effect, and (II) a Specified Material Adverse Effect shall include the occurrence of one or more wildfires on or after January 1, 2020 destroying or damaging at least 500 dwellings or commercial structures within PCG’s service area at a time when the portion of PCG’s system at the location of such wildfire was not successfully de-energized.
“Specified PG&E Entity” means any PG&E Party or Parent or any Significant Subsidiary of any of the foregoing.
“Standard A/R Securitization Obligations” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, repurchase obligations, servicing obligations, guarantees, intercompany notes and obligations relating to contributions of A/R Securitization Assets to an A/R Securitization Subsidiary and other obligations entered into by PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries which are reasonably customary in A/R Securitization Transactions.
“Stop Sweeping Event” means a Ratings Event, an Event of Default or a Termination Event.
“Stress Factor” means (i) if a Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing, 2.50 and (ii) at all other times, 2.25.
“Subject Filing” means that certain UCC-1 Financing Statement naming PG&E, as debtor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as secured party, filed with the Secretary of State of California and with an initial filing number of 20-7800585015.
“Subject Indenture” means that certain Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of June 19, 2020, between PG&E, as mortgagor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and mortgagee.
“Subject Percentage” means 75.0% or such other percentage from time to time agreed to in writing between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to more accurately reflect the portion of Collections to Available Funds deposited into the Collection Accounts on each Business Day.
“Subordinated Note” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Sub-Servicer” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d).
“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock of each class or other interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or other 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 entity are at the time owned, or management of which is otherwise controlled: (a) by such Person, or (b) by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Supplier Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which is a material supplier to any Originator or any of its respective Affiliates or an Affiliate of any such material supplier.
“Swap Agreement” means 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, however, 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 PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
“Tax Charges” means any city or county utility users tax, surcharge or energy commission tax owing by an Obligor, whether separately charged or included in the rate charges to such Obligor, that is applicable or relates to electric and/or natural gas services provided by or on behalf of any Originator.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges
imposed by any Governmental Authority and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and any similar liabilities with respect thereto.
“Temporary Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on (but including) DecemberJuly 31, 20202021.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Scheduled Termination Date, (b) the date on which the “Termination Date” is declared or deemed to have occurred under Section 9.01 or Section 9.02 and (c) the date selected by the Borrower on which all Commitments have been reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.02(e).
“Termination Event” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02. For the avoidance of doubt, any Termination Event that occurs shall be deemed to be continuing at all times thereafter unless and until waived in accordance with Section 13.01.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Account Control Agreements, the Fee Letter, the Pledge Agreement, each Subordinated Note, the Administrative Services Agreement, Intercreditor Agreement and all other certificates, instruments, UCC financing statements, reports, notices, agreements and documents executed or delivered under or in connection with this Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Transaction Information” means any information provided to any Rating Agency, in each case, to the extent related to such Rating Agency providing or proposing to provide a rating of any Notes or monitoring such rating.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.
“UDC Consolidated Billing Receivable” means any Receivable representing any amount billed by an Originator on behalf of an ESP, a CCA, a CTA or a DA and which amount is payable to such ESP, CCA, CTA or DA, as applicable.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unaged Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, any Receivable as to which the invoice or bill with respect thereto has been created by the related Originator but has not yet been sent to the Obligor thereof.
“Unbilled Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, any Receivable as to which the invoice or bill with respect thereto has neither (i) been created by the related Originator nor (ii) been sent to the Obligor thereof.
“Unmatured Event of Default” means an event that but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
“Unmatured Termination Event” means an event that but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a Termination Event.
“Unpaid Balance” means, at any time of determination, with respect to any Receivable, the then outstanding principal balance thereof, which amount shall be determined after giving effect to any credits that have been applied to such Receivable.
“U.S. Dollars” and “$” each mean the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Victory” means Victory Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Volcker Rule” means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
“Weekly Report” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit K.
“Wholesale Receivables” means Receivables relating to sales of electricity or natural gas to cooperatives, municipalities, other utilities and regional transmission organizations.
“Withdrawal Liability” means any liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to any UK Resolution Authority, any powers of such UK Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
“Yield Reserve Percentage” means at any time of determination:
1.50 x MDSO x BR
360
where:
BR = the Base Rate at such time; and
MDSO = the Maximum Days Sales Outstanding on such day.
SECTION I.02. Other Interpretative Matters. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all references herein to “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule”, “Exhibit” or “Annex” shall mean articles and sections of, and schedules, exhibits and annexes to, this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and all such certificates and other documents, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day; (b) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which they are used) as a whole and not to any particular provision of such agreement (or such certificate or document); (c) references to any Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit or Annex are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes in or to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which the reference is made), and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or definition; (d) the term “including” means “including without limitation”; (e) references to any Applicable Law refer to that Applicable Law as amended from time to time and include any applicable successor Applicable Law; (f) references to any agreement refer to that agreement as from time to time amended, restated or supplemented or as the terms of such agreement are waived or modified in accordance with its terms; (g) references to any Person include that Person’s permitted successors and assigns; (h) headings are for purposes of reference only and
shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof; (i) unless otherwise provided, in the calculation of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the term “from” means “from and including”, and the terms “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; (j) terms in one gender include the parallel terms in the neuter and opposite gender; (k) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day and (l) the term “or” is not exclusive.
ARTICLE II
TERMS OF THE LOANS
SECTION II.01. Loan Facility. Upon a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02, and on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the Conduit Lenders, ratably, in accordance with the aggregate of the Commitments of the Related Committed Lenders with respect to each such Conduit Lender, severally and not jointly, may, in their sole discretion, make Loans to the Borrower on a revolving basis, and if and to the extent any Conduit Lender does not make any such requested Loan or if any Group does not include a Conduit Lender, the Related Committed Lender(s) for such Conduit Lender or the Committed Lender for such Group, as the case may be, shall, ratably in accordance with its respective Commitments, severally and not jointly, make such Loans to the Borrower, in either case, from time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the Termination Date. Under no circumstances shall any Lender be obligated to make any such Loan if, after giving effect to such Loan:
(i)the Aggregate Capital would exceed the Facility Limit at such time;
(ii)solely with respect to such Lender, the sum of (A) the Capital of such Lender, plus (B) the aggregate outstanding Capital of each other Lender in its Group, would exceed the Group Commitment of such Lender’s Group;
(iii)solely with respect to such Lender, if such Lender is a Committed Lender, the aggregate outstanding Capital of such Committed Lender would exceed its Commitment; or
(iv)the Aggregate Capital would exceed the Borrowing Base at such time.
SECTION II.02. Making Loans; Repayment of Loans.
(a)Each Loan hereunder shall be made on at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written request from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in the form of a Loan Request attached hereto as Exhibit A. Each such request for a Loan shall be made no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day (it being understood that any such request made after such time shall be deemed to have been made on the following
Business Day) and shall specify (i) the amount of the Loan(s) requested (which shall not be less than $10,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000), (ii) the allocation of such amount among the Groups (which shall be ratable based on the Group Commitments), (iii) the account to which the proceeds of such Loan shall be distributed and (iv) the date such requested Loan is to be made (which shall be a Business Day).
(b)On the date of each Loan specified in the applicable Loan Request, the Lenders shall, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article V and pursuant to the other conditions set forth in this Article II, make available to the Borrower in same day funds an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such Loans requested, at the account set forth in the related Loan Request.
(c)Each Committed Lender’s obligation shall be several, such that the failure of any Committed Lender to make available to the Borrower any funds in connection with any Loan shall not relieve any other Committed Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make funds available on the date such Loans are requested (it being understood, that no Committed Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Committed Lender to make funds available to the Borrower in connection with any Loan hereunder).
(d)The Borrower shall repay in full the outstanding Capital of each Lender on the Final Maturity Date. Prior thereto, the Borrower shall, on each Settlement Date, make a prepayment of the outstanding Capital of the Lenders to the extent required under Section 3.01(a) and otherwise in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to make a prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding Capital of the Lenders on any Business Day upon two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in the form of a Reduction Notice attached hereto as Exhibit B; provided, however, that (i) each such prepayment shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $10,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000; provided, however that notwithstanding the foregoing, a prepayment may be in an amount necessary to reduce any Borrowing Base Deficit existing at such time to zero, and (ii) any accrued Interest and Fees in respect of such prepaid Capital shall be paid on the immediately following Settlement Date.
(e)The Borrower may, at any time upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent, terminate the Facility Limit in whole or ratably reduce the Facility Limit in part. Each partial reduction in the Facility Limit shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, and no such partial reduction shall reduce the Facility Limit to an amount less than $200,000,000. In connection with any partial reduction in the Facility Limit, the Commitment of each Committed Lender shall be ratably reduced.
(f)In connection with any reduction of the Commitments, the Borrower shall remit to the Administrative Agent (i) instructions regarding such reduction and (ii) for payment to the Lenders, cash in an amount sufficient to pay (A) Capital of Lenders in each Group in excess of the Group Commitment of such Group and (B) all other outstanding Borrower
Obligations with respect to such reduction (determined based on the ratio of the reduction of the Commitments being effected to the amount of the Commitments prior to such reduction or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that any portion of the outstanding Borrower Obligations is allocable solely to that portion of the Commitments being reduced or has arisen solely as a result of such reduction, all of such portion) including, without duplication, any associated Breakage Fees. Upon receipt of any such amounts, the Administrative Agent shall apply such amounts first to the reduction of the Aggregate Capital, and second to the payment of the remaining outstanding Borrower Obligations with respect to such reduction, including any Breakage Fees, by paying such amounts to the Lenders.
(g)Provided that no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may from time to time advise the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing of its desire to extend the Scheduled Termination Date for an additional 364 day period, provided that such request is made not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to, and not less than sixty (60) days prior to, the then current Scheduled Termination Date. The Administrative Agent and each Committed Lender (or its Group Agent on its behalf) shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing whether or not such Person is agreeable to such extension (it being understood that the Administrative Agent and the Committed Lenders may accept or decline such a request in their sole discretion and on such terms as they may elect) not less than thirty (30) days prior to the then current Scheduled Termination Date; provided, however, that if the Administrative Agent or any Committed Lender fails to so notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent or such Committed Lender, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have declined such extension. In the event that the Administrative Agent and one or more Committed Lenders have so notified the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing that they are agreeable to such extension, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent, the applicable Group Agents and the applicable Committed Lenders shall enter into such documents as the Administrative Agent, the applicable Group Agents and the applicable Committed Lenders may deem necessary or appropriate to effect such extension, and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Group Agents and the applicable Committed Lenders in connection therewith (including Attorney Costs) shall be paid by the Borrower. In the event any Committed Lender declines such request to extend the Scheduled Termination Date or is deemed to have declined such extension, such Committed Lender’s Group shall be an “Exiting Group” for all purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION II.03. Interest and Fees.
(a)On each Settlement Date, the Borrower shall, in accordance with the terms and priorities for payment set forth in Section 3.01, pay to each Group Agent, each Lender and the Administrative Agent certain fees (collectively, the “Fees”) in the amounts set forth in the fee letter agreements from time to time entered into, among the Borrower, the members of the applicable Group (or their Group Agent on their behalf) and/or the Administrative Agent (such fee letter agreements, each as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, collectively being referred to herein as the “Fee Letter”).
(b)Each Loan of each Lender and the Capital thereof shall accrue interest on each day when such Capital remains outstanding at the then applicable Interest Rate for such Loan. The Borrower shall pay all Interest, Fees and Breakage Fees accrued during each Interest Period on each Settlement Date in accordance with the terms and priorities for payment set forth in Section 3.01.
(c)JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase”) hereby notifies each PG&E Party that: (i) JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates may from time to time purchase, hold or sell, as principal and/or agent, Notes issued by Jupiter Securitization Company LLC; (ii) JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates act as administrative agent for such Conduit Lender, and as administrative agent JPMorgan Chase manages such Conduit Lender’s issuance of Notes, including the selection of amount and tenor of Note issuance, and the discount or interest rate applicable thereto; (iii) JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates act as a dealer for such Conduit Lender’s Notes; and (iv) JPMorgan Chase’s activities as administrative agent for such Conduit Lender and dealer for such Conduit Lender’ Notes, and as a purchaser or seller of Notes, impact the interest or discount rate applicable to the Notes issued by such Conduit Lender, which impact the CP Rate paid by the Borrower hereunder to such Conduit Lender. By execution hereof, each PG&E Party hereby (x) acknowledges the foregoing and agrees that JPMorgan Chase does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the interest or discount rate paid by such Conduit Lender in connection with its Note issuance; (y) acknowledges that the discount or interest rate at which JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates purchase or sell Notes will be determined by JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates in their sole discretion and may differ from the discount or interest rate applicable to comparable transactions entered into by JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates on the relevant date; and (z) waives any conflict of interest arising by reason of JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates acting as administrative agent for such Conduit Lender and dealer for such Conduit Lender’s Notes while acting as purchaser or seller of Notes.
SECTION II.04. Records of Loans. Each Group Agent shall record in its records, the date and amount of each Loan made by the Lenders in its Group hereunder, the interest rate with respect thereto, the Interest accrued thereon and each repayment and payment thereof. Subject to Section 13.03(c), such records shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. The failure to so record any such information or any error in so recording any such information shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to repay the Capital of each Lender, together with all Interest accruing thereon and all other Borrower Obligations.
ARTICLE III
SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT PROVISIONS
SECTION III.01. Settlement Procedures.
(a)Collections. The Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties (or, if so requested by the Administrative Agent, segregate in a separate
account designated by the Administrative Agent, which shall be an account maintained and controlled by the Administrative Agent unless the Administrative Agent otherwise instructs in its sole discretion), for application in accordance with the priority of payments set forth below, all Collections on Pool Receivables that are received by the Servicer or the Borrower or received in any Lock-Box or Account; provided, however, that so long as each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.03 are satisfied on such date, the Servicer may release to the Borrower from such Collections that are on deposit in the Borrower Accounts the amount (if any) necessary to pay (i) the purchase price for Receivables purchased by the Borrower on such date in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement or (ii) amounts owing by the Borrower to the Originators under the Subordinated Notes (each such release, a “Release”). On each Settlement Date, the Servicer (or, following its assumption of control of the Borrower Accounts, the Administrative Agent) shall, distribute such Collections in the following order of priority:
(i)first, to the Servicer for the payment of the accrued Servicing Fees payable for the immediately preceding Interest Period (plus, if applicable, the amount of Servicing Fees payable for any prior Interest Period to the extent such amount has not been distributed to the Servicer);
(ii)second, to each Lender and other Credit Party (ratably, based on the amount then due and owing), all accrued and unpaid Interest, Fees and Breakage Fees due to such Lender and other Credit Party for the immediately preceding Interest Period (including any additional amounts or indemnified amounts payable under Sections 4.03 and 12.01 in respect of such payments), plus, if applicable, the amount of any such Interest, Fees and Breakage Fees (including any additional amounts or indemnified amounts payable under Sections 4.03 and 12.01 in respect of such payments) payable for any prior Interest Period to the extent such amount has not been distributed to such Lender or Credit Party;
(iii)third, as set forth in clauses (x), (y) and/or (z) below, as applicable:
(x) prior to the occurrence of the Termination Date, to the extent that a Borrowing Base Deficit exists on such date: to the Lenders (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Lender at such time) for the payment of a portion of the outstanding Aggregate Capital at such time, in an aggregate amount equal to the amount necessary to reduce the Borrowing Base Deficit to zero ($0);
(y) on and after the occurrence of the Termination Date, to each Lender (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Lender at such time) for the payment in full of the aggregate outstanding Capital of such Lender at such time; and
(z) prior to the occurrence of the Termination Date, at the election of the Borrower and in accordance with Section 2.02(d), to the Lenders in payment of all or any portion of the Aggregate Capital at such
time (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Lender at such time);
(iv)fourth, to the Credit Parties, the Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties (ratably, based on the amount due and owing at such time), for the payment of all other Borrower Obligations then due and owing by the Borrower to the Credit Parties, the Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties; and
(v)fifth, the balance, if any, to be paid to the Borrower for its own account.
(b)All payments or distributions to be made by the Servicer, the Borrower and any other Person to the Lenders (or their respective related Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties) hereunder shall be paid or distributed to the related Group Agent at its Group Agent’s Account. Each Group Agent, upon its receipt in the applicable Group Agent’s Account of any such payments or distributions, shall distribute such amounts to the applicable Lenders, Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties within its Group ratably; provided that if such Group Agent shall have received insufficient funds to pay all of the above amounts in full on any such date, such Group Agent shall pay such amounts to the applicable Lenders, Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties within its Group in accordance with the priority of payments forth above, and with respect to any such category above for which there are insufficient funds to pay all amounts owing on such date, ratably (based on the amounts in such categories owing to each such Person in such Group) among all such Persons in such Group entitled to payment thereof. Neither the Borrower nor the Servicer shall have any obligation, responsibility or liability in respect of any delay or failure by any Group Agent to distribute any amounts hereunder that have been timely delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, to such Group Agent at its Group Agent’s Account.
(c)If and to the extent the Administrative Agent, any Credit Party, any Affected Person or any Borrower Indemnified Party shall be required for any reason to pay over to any Person (including any Obligor or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official in any insolvency proceeding) any amount received on its behalf hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not to have been so received but rather to have been retained by the Borrower and, accordingly, the Administrative Agent, such Credit Party, such Affected Person or such Borrower Indemnified Party, as the case may be, shall have a claim against the Borrower for such amount.
(d)For the purposes of this Section 3.01:
(i)if on any day the Unpaid Balance of any Pool Receivable is (A) reduced as a result of any defective or rejected goods or services, any discount, dispute, refunds, netting, rebates or any adjustment or otherwise (other than (i) amounts that reflect Customer Refunds in an amount not to exceed the amount reported as a reduction in the Net Receivable Pool Balance in the prior Monthly Report and (ii) any amounts that are included in the California Climate Credit Accrual at such time) by any PG&E Party or
any Affiliate thereof (other than cash Collections on account of the Receivables), (B) reduced as a result of converting such Receivable to an Excluded Receivable, (C) reduced as a result of applying any Deposit Balances or (D) reduced or canceled as a result of a setoff in respect of any claim by any Person (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related transaction or an unrelated transaction) or any netting by any Person (any such reduction or adjustment, a “Reduction”), the Borrower shall be deemed to have received on such day a Collection of such Pool Receivable in the amount of such reduction or adjustment and shall within two (2) Business Days pay to a Borrower Account (or as otherwise directed by the Administrative Agent at such time) for the benefit of the Credit Parties for application pursuant to Section 3.01(a), an amount equal to (x) if such Reduction occurs prior to the Termination Date and no Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the lesser of (I) the sum of all deemed Collections with respect to such Reduction and (II) an amount necessary to eliminate any Borrowing Base Deficit that exists at such time and (y) if such Reduction occurs on or after the Termination Date or at any time when an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the sum of all deemed Collections with respect to such Reduction;
(ii)if (A) any of the representations or warranties in Section 6.01 is not true with respect to any Pool Receivable at the time made or deemed made or (B) any Receivable included in any Monthly Report or Interim Report as an Eligible Receivable or in any calculation of Net Receivable Pool Balance as an Eligible Receivable fails to be an Eligible Receivable at the time of such inclusion, the Borrower shall be deemed to have received on such day a Collection of such Pool Receivable in full and shall within two (2) Business Days pay to a Borrower Account (or as otherwise directed by the Administrative Agent at such time) for the benefit of the Credit Parties for application pursuant to Section 3.01(a), an amount equal to (x) if such breach occurs prior to the Termination Date and no Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the lesser of (I) the sum of all deemed Collections with respect to such breach and (II) an amount necessary to eliminate any Borrowing Base Deficit that exists at such time and (y) if such breach occurs on or after the Termination Date or at any time when an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the sum of all deemed Collections with respect to such breach (Collections deemed to have been received pursuant to Sections 3.01(d)(i) and 3.01(d)(ii) are hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Deemed Collections”);
(iii)except as provided in clauses (i) or (ii) above or otherwise required by Applicable Law or the relevant Contract, all Collections received from an Obligor of any Receivable shall be applied to the Receivables of such Obligor in the order of the age of such Receivables, starting with the oldest such Receivable, unless such Obligor designates in writing its payment for application to specific Receivables; and
(iv)if and to the extent the Administrative Agent, any Credit Party, any Affected Person or any Borrower Indemnified Party shall be required for any reason to pay over to an Obligor (or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official in any
insolvency proceeding) any amount received by it hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not to have been so received by such Person but rather to have been retained by the Borrower and, accordingly, such Person shall have a claim against the Borrower for such amount, payable when and to the extent that any distribution from or on behalf of such Obligor is made in respect thereof.
SECTION III.02. Payments and Computations, Etc. All amounts to be paid by the Borrower or the Servicer to the Administrative Agent, any Credit Party, any Affected Person or any Borrower Indemnified Party hereunder shall be paid no later than noon (New York City time) on the day when due in same day funds to the applicable Group Agent’s Account.
(b)Each of the Borrower and the Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, pay interest on any amount not paid or deposited by it when due hereunder, at an interest rate per annum equal to 2.50% per annum above the Base Rate, payable on demand.
(c)All computations of interest under subsection (b) above and all computations of Interest, Fees and other amounts hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days (or, in the case of amounts determined by reference to the Base Rate, 365 or 366 days, as applicable) for the actual number of days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed. Whenever any payment or deposit to be made hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment or deposit shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of such payment or deposit.
ARTICLE IV
INCREASED COSTS; FUNDING LOSSES; TAXES; ILLEGALITY AND SECURITY INTEREST
SECTION IV.01. Increased Costs.
(a)Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Affected Person;
(ii)subject any Affected Person to any Taxes (except to the extent such Taxes are (A) Indemnified Taxes for which relief is provided under Section 4.03, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) and (c) of the definition of Excluded Taxes or (C) Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)impose on any Affected Person any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) (A) affecting the Collateral, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, any Program Support Agreement, any Loan or any participation therein or (B) affecting its obligations or rights to make Loans;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Affected Person of (A) acting as the Administrative Agent, a Group Agent or a Lender hereunder or as a Program Support Provider with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) funding or maintaining any Loan or (C) maintaining its obligation to fund or maintain any Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Affected Person hereunder, then, upon request of such Affected Person (or its Group Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Person such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided, however, that no Affected Person 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 any Capital in respect of which such demand is made. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Affected Person shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 4.01 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Affected Person to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers (to the extent that such Affected Person has the right to do so under its credit facilities with similarly situated borrowers).
(b)Capital and Liquidity Requirements. If any Affected Person determines that any Change in Law affecting such Affected Person or any lending office of such Affected Person or such Affected Person’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of (x) increasing the amount of capital required to be maintained by such Affected Person or Affected Person’s holding company, if any, (y) reducing the rate of return on such Affected Person’s capital or on the capital of such Affected Person’s holding company, if any, or (z) causing an internal capital or liquidity charge or other imputed cost to be assessed upon such Affected Person or Affected Person’s holding company, if any, in each case, as a consequence of (A) this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (B) the commitments of such Affected Person hereunder or under any other Transaction Document or related Program Support Agreement, (C) the Loans made by such Affected Person or (D) any Capital, to a level below that which such Affected Person or such Affected Person’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Affected Person’s policies and the policies of such Affected Person’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time, upon request of such Affected Person (or its Group Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Person such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person or such Affected Person’s holding company for any such increase, reduction or charge.
(c)Adoption of Changes in Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.01, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Affected Person pursuant to this Section 4.01 for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Affected Person notifies the Borrower of such Affected Person’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 4.01 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.
(d)Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of an Affected Person (or its Group Agent on its behalf) setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Person or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall, subject to the priorities of payment set forth in Section 3.01, pay such Affected Person the amount shown as due on any such certificate on the first Settlement Date occurring after the Borrower’s receipt of such certificate.
SECTION IV.02. Funding Losses.
(a)The Borrower will pay each Lender all Breakage Fees.
(b)A certificate of a Lender (or its Group Agent on its behalf) setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, as specified in clause (a) above and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall, subject to the priorities of payment set forth in Section 3.01, pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate on the first Settlement Date occurring after the Borrower’s receipt of such certificate.
SECTION IV.03. Taxes.
(a)Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Borrower, Servicer, Administrative Agent or Group Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment to an Affected Person, then the Borrower, Servicer, Administrative Agent or Group Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), the applicable Affected Person receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b)Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. 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 the Administrative Agent (or, as applicable, the applicable Affected Person) for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c)Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Affected Person, within ten days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any (I) Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Affected Person or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Affected Person and any penalties, interest and 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 and (II) Taxes that arise because a Loan is not treated consistently with the Intended Tax Treatment (such indemnification will include any amount necessary to make such Affected Person whole on an after-tax basis taking into account the taxability of receipt of payments under this clause (II) and any reasonable expenses (other than Taxes) arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the foregoing). Promptly upon having knowledge that any such Indemnified Taxes have been levied, imposed or assessed, and promptly upon notice by the Administrative Agent or any Affected Person (or in each case its related Group Agent), the Borrower shall pay such Indemnified Taxes directly to the relevant Governmental Authority (or to the Administrative Agent or Affected Person if such Taxes have already been paid to the relevant Governmental Authority); provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Affected Person shall be under any obligation to provide any such notice to the Borrower. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by an Affected Person (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of an Affected Person, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender (other than the Conduit Lenders) shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons (but only to the extent that the Borrower and its Affiliates have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting any obligation of the Borrower, the Servicer or its Affiliates to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to the failure of such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons to comply with Section 13.03(f) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Transaction 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 its Group Agent) by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender (other than the Conduit Lenders) hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (d).
(e)Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 4.03, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f)Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction 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, 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 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 4.03(f)(ii)(A), 4.03(f)(ii)(B) and 4.03(g)) shall not be required if, in the Lender’s reasonable judgment, such completion, execution or submission would subject such Affected Person to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A)any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)any Lender that is not a U.S. Person 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 Borrower or the Administrative Agent) from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, whichever of the following is applicable:
(1)in the case of such a 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 Transaction Document, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form 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 Transaction Document, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form 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;
(2)executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI;
(3)in the case of such a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such 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 Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(4)to the extent such Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY, accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that, if such Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; and
(C)any Lender that is not a U.S. Person 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), from time to time 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.
(g)FATCA. If a payment made to a Lender under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such 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 shall deliver to the Borrower at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower 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 as may be necessary for the Borrower to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (g), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.
(h)Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.03 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Credit Party or any other Affected Person, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the Borrower Obligations and the Servicer’s obligations hereunder.
(i)Updates. Each Affected Person agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 4.03 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.
SECTION IV.04. Inability to Determine Adjusted LIBORLMIR; Change in Legality.
(a)If any Group Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto absent manifest error) on any day, by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, either that: (i) dollar deposits in the relevant amounts and for the relevant Interest Period or day, as applicable, are not available, (ii) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted LIBORLMIR for such Interest Period, or (iii) Adjusted LIBORLMIR determined pursuant hereto does not accurately reflect the cost to the applicable Affected Person (as conclusively determined by such Group Agent) of maintaining any Portion of Capital during such Interest Period, such Group Agent shall promptly give telephonic notice of such determination, confirmed in writing, to the Borrower on such day. Upon delivery of such notice: (i) no Portion of Capital shall be funded thereafter at Adjusted LIBORLMIR unless and until such Group Agent shall have given notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist and (ii) with respect to any outstanding Portion of Capital then funded at Adjusted LIBORLMIR, such Interest Rate shall automatically and immediately be converted to the Base Rate.
(b)If on any day any Group Agent shall have been notified by any Affected Person that such Affected Person has determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error) that any Change in Law, or compliance by such Affected
Person with any Change in Law, shall make it unlawful or impossible for such Affected Person to fund or maintain any Portion of Capital at or by reference to Adjusted LIBORLMIR, such Group Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Upon receipt of such notice, until the applicable Group Agent notifies the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer apply, (i) no Portion of Capital shall be funded at or by reference to Adjusted LIBORLMIR and (ii) the Interest Rate for any outstanding portions of Capital then funded at Adjusted LIBORLMIR shall automatically and immediately be converted to the Base Rate.
SECTION IV.05. Security Interest.
(a)As security for the performance by the Borrower of all the terms, covenants and agreements on the part of the Borrower to be performed under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including the punctual payment when due of the Aggregate Capital and all Interest in respect of the Loans and all other Borrower Obligations, the Borrower undertakes to grant and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under all of the following, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising (collectively, the “Collateral”): (i) all Pool Receivables, (ii) all Related Security with respect to such Pool Receivables, (iii) all Collections with respect to such Pool Receivables, (iv) the Borrower Accounts and all amounts on deposit therein, and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing such Borrower Accounts and amounts on deposit therein, (v) all rights (but none of the obligations) of the Borrower under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, (vi) all goods (including inventory, equipment and any accessions thereto), instruments (including promissory notes), documents, accounts, chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), deposit accounts, securities accounts, securities entitlements, letter-of-credit rights, commercial tort claims, securities and all other investment property, supporting obligations, money, any other contract rights or rights to the payment of money, insurance claims and proceeds, and all general intangibles (including all payment intangibles) (each as defined in the UCC), (vii) all other personal and fixture property or assets of the Borrower of every kind and nature and (viii) all proceeds of, and all amounts received or receivable under any or all of, the foregoing.
(b)The Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have, with respect to all the Collateral, and in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable UCC and all other Applicable Law. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing statements and any other applicable filings in any applicable jurisdiction describing as the collateral covered thereby as “all of the debtor’s personal property or assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the collateral described in this Agreement.
SECTION IV.06. Successor Adjusted LIBORLMIR.
(a)Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Group Agents without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from the Majority Group Agents.
(b)Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document
(c)Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Group Agents of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (d) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Group Agent (or group of Group Agents) pursuant to this Section 4.06, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 4.06.
(d)Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term
rate (including Term SOFR) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(e)Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period (i) any pending selection of, conversion to or renewal of a Loan bearing interest by reference to Adjusted LIBORLMIR that has not yet gone into effect shall be deemed to be a selection of, conversion to or renewal of the Base Rate with respect to such Loan, and such Loan shall bear interest by reference to the Base Rate (rather than by reference to Adjusted LIBORLMIR), and (ii) all outstanding Loans bearing interest by reference to Adjusted LIBORLMIR shall automatically be converted to bear interest by reference to the Base Rate at the expiration of the existing Interest Period (or sooner, if Administrative Agent cannot continue to lawfully maintain such affected Loan bearing interest by reference to Adjusted LIBORLMIR). During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
(f)Acknowledgement regarding discontinuation of Adjusted LIBORLMIR. Without prejudice to any other provision of this Agreement, each party hereto acknowledges and agrees for the benefit of each of the other parties hereto: (i) Adjusted LIBORLMIR (A) may be subject to methodological or other changes which could affect its value, (B) may not comply with applicable laws and regulations (such as the Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended) and/or (C) may be permanently discontinued; and (ii) the occurrence of any of the aforementioned events and/or a Benchmark Transition Event may have adverse consequences which may materially impact the economics of the financing transactions contemplated under this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
SECTION V.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and the Initial Credit Extension. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Closing Date when (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the documents, agreements (in fully executed
form), opinions of counsel, lien search results, UCC filings, certificates and other deliverables listed on the closing memorandum attached as Exhibit I hereto, in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (b) all fees and expenses payable by the Borrower on the Closing Date to the Credit Parties under the Fee Letters have been paid in full in accordance with the terms of the Fee Letters, (c) the Plan of Reorganization has been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and the “Effective Date” of the Plan of Reorganization has occurred and (d) the Confirmation Order shall be in full force and effect and no stay thereof shall be in effect.
SECTION V.02. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions. Each Credit Extension hereunder on or after the Closing Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(a)the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent a Loan Request for such Loan, in accordance with Section 2.02(a);
(b)the Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent all Monthly Reports and Interim Reports required to be delivered hereunder;
(c)with respect to the initial Credit Extension hereunder, all Attorney Costs of the Credit Parties for which an invoice has been delivered to the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date, been paid in full;
(d)the conditions precedent to such Credit Extension specified in Section 2.01(i) through (iv), shall be satisfied; and
(e)on the date of such Credit Extension the following statements shall be true and correct (and upon the occurrence of such Credit Extension, the Borrower and the Servicer shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such statements are then true and correct):
(i)the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p), which representations and warranties are made only as of the Closing Date; provided, that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p) shall also be made on the date of the first Credit Extension if such first Credit Extension occurs on a date other than the Closing Date), that (x) does not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension as if made on and as of such date, and (y) contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension as if made 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 maybe, as of such earlier date);
(ii)no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such Credit Extension;
(iii)no Borrowing Base Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such Credit Extension; and
(iv)the Termination Date has not occurred.
SECTION V.03. Conditions Precedent to All Releases. Each Release hereunder on or after the Closing Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(a)after giving effect to such Release, the Servicer shall be holding in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties an amount of Collections sufficient to pay the sum of (x) all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees, Interest, Fees and Breakage Fees, in each case, through the date of such Release, (y) the amount of any Borrowing Base Deficit and (z) the amount of all other accrued and unpaid Borrower Obligations through the date of such Release;
(b)the Borrower shall use the proceeds of such Release solely to pay the purchase price for Receivables purchased by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and amounts owing by the Borrower to the Originators under the Subordinated Notes; and
(c)on the date of such Release the following statements shall be true and correct (and upon the occurrence of such Release, the Borrower and the Servicer shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such statements are then true and correct):
(i)the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p), in each case, to the extent such Release occurs other than on the Closing Date), that (x) does not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Release as if made on and as of such date, and (y) contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Release as if made 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 maybe, as of such earlier date);
(ii)no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such Release;
(iii)no Borrowing Base Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such Release; and
(iv)the Termination Date has not occurred.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION VI.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants to each Credit Party as of the Closing Date and, other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l), on each Settlement Date, on each day that a Credit Extension occurs and on each date that a Release occurs:
(a)Organization and Good Standing. The Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority under its Organizational Documents and under the laws of its jurisdiction to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted.
(b)Due Qualification. The Borrower is duly qualified to do business as a limited liability company, is in good standing as a foreign limited liability company and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. The Borrower (i) has all necessary limited liability company power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (B) perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (C) grant a security interest in the Collateral to the Administrative Agent on the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action such grant and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(d)Binding Obligations. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which the Borrower is a party constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under the Transaction Documents.
(e)No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party, the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not (i) violate in any material respect any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any indenture, sale agreement, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of the Collateral pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument, other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (iii) conflict with or violate any Applicable Law.
(f)Litigation and Other Proceedings.
(i)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 against any of its material properties or revenues with respect to any of the Transaction Documents.
(ii)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 against any of its material properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower.
(g)Governmental Approvals. Except where the failure to obtain or make such authorization, consent, order, approval or action would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all authorizations, consents, orders and approvals of, or other actions by, any Governmental Authority that are required to be obtained by the Borrower in connection with the grant of a security interest in the Collateral to the Administrative Agent hereunder or the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation by the Borrower of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect. The Borrower is not itself a “public utility,” as that term is defined under the FPA nor under the regulations of the CPUC. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents have received any approvals and authorizations that are required under the regulations and orders of the CPUC, and of the FERC under the FPA, and any such approvals are effective and in full force and effect, and each of the PG&E Parties has timely delivered to the CPUC and the FERC all notices with respect to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents that are required under the regulations and orders of the CPUC and the FERC.
(h)Margin Regulations. The Borrower is not engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meanings of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
(i)Solvency. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Borrower is Solvent.
(j)Offices; Legal Name. The Borrower’s sole jurisdiction of organization is the State of Delaware and such jurisdiction has not changed within four months prior to the date of this Agreement, it being understood the formation of the Borrower was not such a change. The office and legal name of the Borrower is set forth on Schedule III hereto.
(k)Investment Company Act; Volcker Rule. The Borrower (i) is not, and is not controlled by, an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act and (ii) is not a “covered fund” under the Volcker Rule. In determining that the Borrower is not a “covered fund” under the Volcker Rule, the Borrower relies on, and is entitled to rely on, the exemption from the definition of “investment company” set forth in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act.
(l)No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of formation of the Borrower there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower.
(m)Accuracy of Information. All Monthly Reports, Interim Reports, Loan Requests, certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished to the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, other than any projections, estimates and other forward-looking materials and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, does not, when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto). Any projected information, estimates, other forward-looking materials and pro forma financial information that have been made available to any Lenders, any Group Agents or the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date such information was so furnished and as of the Closing Date (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such projections and pro forma information and such projections and pro forma information are not a guarantee of performance).
(n)Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is
currently (i) the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. State Department (“Sanctions”) or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanctions. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation in any material respect by any such Person of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (“FCPA”) or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, rules, regulations legally applicable to such Persons (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws”).
(o)Proceeds. No proceeds received by any PG&E Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with any Loan will be used in any manner that will violate Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions.
(p)Eligible Asset. Each Loan is an “eligible asset” as defined in Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act.
(q)Beneficial Ownership Rule. As of the Closing Date, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification provided on or prior to the Closing Date to any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct in all respects.
(r)Transaction Information. None of the Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any third party with which the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof has contracted, has delivered, in writing or orally, to any Rating Agency, any Transaction Information without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency and has not participated in any oral communications with respect to Transaction Information with any Rating Agency without the participation of such Group Agent.
(s)Perfection Representations.
(i)This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral which (A) security interest has been perfected and is enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from such Person and (B) will be free of all Adverse Claims in such Collateral.
(ii)The Intercreditor Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Originators’ right, title and interest in, to and under the Collection Accounts which (A) security interest has been perfected and is enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from such Person and (B) will be free of all Adverse Claims in the Collection Accounts.
(iii)The Receivables constitute “accounts” or “general intangibles” within the meaning of Section 9-102 of the UCC.
(iv)The Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any Adverse Claim of any Person.
(v)All appropriate financing statements, financing statement amendments and continuation statements have been filed in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law and all other requirements under the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law have been complied with in order to perfect (and continue the perfection of) the sale and contribution of the Receivables and Related Security from each Originator to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the grant by the Borrower of a security interest in the Collateral to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that unless requested by the Administrative Agent, subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, no filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables shall be required to be made.
(vi)Other than the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral except as permitted by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Borrower has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements filed against the Borrower that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral other than any financing statement (i) in favor of the Administrative Agent or (ii) that has been terminated. The Borrower is not aware of any judgment lien, ERISA lien or tax lien filings against the Borrower.
(t)The Lock-Boxes and Accounts.
(i)Ownership. Each Lock-Box and Collection Account is in the name of an Originator, and the Originators own and have good and marketable title to the Collection Accounts free and clear of any Adverse Claim. Each Borrower Account is in the name of the Borrower, and the Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Borrower Accounts free and clear of any Adverse Claim.
(ii)Perfection of Collection Accounts. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Account Control Agreement relating to each Lock-Box and Collection Account, pursuant to which each applicable Account Bank has agreed to comply with the instructions originated by the Collection Account Agent directing the disposition of funds in such Lock-Box and Collection Account without further consent by the Borrower, the Servicer, any Originator or any other Person. The
Collection Account Agent has a perfected security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in each Collection Account and such security interest is perfected by “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC).
(iii)Perfection of Borrower Accounts. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Borrower Account Control Agreement relating to each Borrower Account, pursuant to which each applicable Borrower Account Bank has agreed to comply with the instructions originated by the Administrative Agent directing the disposition of funds in such Borrower Account without further consent by the Borrower, the Servicer or any other Person. The Administrative Agent has a perfected security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in each Borrower Account and such security interest is perfected by “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC).
(iv)Instructions. Neither the Lock-Boxes nor the Collection Accounts are in the name of any Person other than an Originator. The Borrower Accounts are not in the name of any Person other than Borrower. Neither the Borrower nor the Servicer have consented to the applicable Account Bank complying with instructions of any Person other than the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collection Account Agent and the Administrative Agent. All Obligors have been instructed to make all payments in respect of the Pool Receivables to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box.
(u)Ordinary Course of Business. Each remittance of Collections by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Credit Parties under this Agreement will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the Borrower and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the Borrower.
(v)Compliance with Law. The Borrower 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.
(w)Bulk Sales Act. No transaction contemplated by this Agreement requires compliance by it with any bulk sales act or similar law.
(x)Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable included as an Eligible Receivable in the calculation of the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of any date was an Eligible Receivable as of such date.
(y)Taxes. The Borrower 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 and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
(z)Tax Status. The Borrower (A) is a “disregarded entity” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3 for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is wholly owned by a “United States person” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), (B) is not an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as an association for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (C) is not subject to withholding under Sections 1441, 1445, 1446 or 1461 of the Code (with respect to its beneficial owner). The Borrower is not subject to any Tax in any jurisdiction outside the United States.
(aa)Opinions. The facts regarding each PG&E Party, the Receivables, the Related Security and the related matters set forth or assumed in each of the opinions of counsel delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(ab)No Linked Accounts. Except for the Servicer’s Accounts, there are no “Linked Accounts” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) with respect to any Account maintained at any Account Bank.
(ac)Other Transaction Documents. Each representation and warranty made by the Borrower under each other Transaction Document to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made.
(ad)Regulatory Matters. Solely as a result of the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and of this Agreement and the performance of the respective Parties’ obligations thereunder, none of the Credit Parties shall be or become subject to regulation (i) under the FPA or (ii) as a “public utility” or “public service corporation” or the equivalent under any Applicable Law, including the California Public Utilities Code.
(ae)No Borrower Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of formation of the Borrower there has been no Borrower Material Adverse Effect.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the representations and warranties contained in this Section shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date.
SECTION VI.02. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer and the Retention Holder. PG&E, in its capacity as Servicer and, in respect of Sections 6.02(a), (c) and (d), also in its capacity as Retention Holder, represents and warrants to each Credit Party as of the Closing Date and, other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p), which representations and warranties are made only as of the Closing Date and the date of the first Credit Extension if such first Credit Extension occurs on a date other than the Closing Date, on each Settlement Date, on each day that a Credit Extension occurs and on each date that a Release occurs:
(a)Organization and Good Standing. The Servicer is a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of California, with the power and authority under its Organizational Documents and under the laws of California to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted.
(b)Due Qualification. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business, is in good standing as a foreign entity and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business or the servicing of the Pool Receivables as required by this Agreement requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. The Servicer has all necessary corporate power and corporate authority to (i) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (ii) perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by the Servicer by all necessary corporate action.
(d)Binding Obligations. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Servicer, enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under the Transaction Documents.
(e)No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party, the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Servicer will not (i) violate in any material respect any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Servicer or any indenture, sale agreement, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument, other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (iii) violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law.
(f)Litigation and Other Proceedings.
(i)No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened in writing by or against the Servicer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their respective material properties or revenues with respect to any of the Transaction Documents.
(ii)No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened in writing by or against the Servicer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their respective material properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)No Consents. The Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of any other party or any consent, license, approval, registration, authorization, filing or declaration of or with any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, 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 Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies under the Transaction Documents. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents have received any approvals and authorizations that are required under the regulations and orders of the CPUC, and of the FERC under the FPA, and any such approvals are effective and in full force and effect, and each of the PG&E Parties has timely delivered to the CPUC and the FERC all notices with respect to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents that are required under the regulations and orders of the CPUC and the FERC.
(h)Compliance with Laws. The Servicer has all qualifications required under Applicable Law in order to properly service the Pool Receivables and 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.
(i)Accuracy of Information. All Monthly Reports, Interim Reports, Loan Requests, certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished to the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party by the Servicer pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, other than any projections, estimates and other forward-looking materials and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, does not, when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto).
Any projected information, estimates, other forward-looking materials and pro forma financial information that have been made available to any Lenders, any Group Agent or the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Servicer to be reasonable as of the date such information was so furnished and as of the Closing Date (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such projections and pro forma information and such projections and pro forma information are not a guarantee of performance).
(j)Location of Records. The offices where the initial Servicer keeps all of its records relating to the servicing of the Pool Receivables are located at the Servicer’s address specified on Schedule III.
(k)Credit and Collection Policy. The Servicer has complied in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Pool Receivable and the related Contracts.
(l)Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable included as an Eligible Receivable in the calculation of the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of any date was an Eligible Receivable as of such date.
(m)Plan of Reorganization; Confirmation Order. (i) The Plan of Reorganization has been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and the “Effective Date” of the Plan of Reorganization has occurred, (ii) the Confirmation Order is in full force and effect and no stay thereof is in effect and (iii) the Confirmation Order has not been amended or otherwise modified or overturned in any respect that (A) would materially impact the validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document or (B) otherwise could result in a Borrower Material Adverse Effect or a Specified Material Adverse Effect.
(n)Servicing of Pool Receivables. Since the Closing Date there has been no material adverse change in the ability of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to service and collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security.
(o)Other Transaction Documents. Each representation and warranty made by the Servicer under each other Transaction Document to which it is a party (including, without limitation, the Purchase and Sale Agreement) is true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made.
(p)No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2019 no Specified Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
(q)Investment Company Act. The Servicer is not an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
(r)Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. None of the PG&E Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of any PG&E Party, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of any PG&E Party or any of its Subsidiaries is currently (i) the subject of any Sanctions or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanctions. None of the PG&E Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the PG&E Parties, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of any PG&E Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation in any material respect by any such Person of the FCPA or of any other Anti-Corruption Laws.
(s)Proceeds. No proceeds received by any PG&E Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with any Loan will be used in any manner that will violate Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions.
(t)[Reserved].
(u)Transaction Information. None of the Servicer, any Affiliate of the Servicer or any third party with which the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof has contracted, has delivered, in writing or orally, to any Rating Agency, or monitoring a rating of, any Notes, any Transaction Information without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency and has not participated in any oral communications with respect to Transaction Information with any Rating Agency without the participation of such Group Agent.
(v)Financial Condition. (a) The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year ended on such date, each delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents prior to the Closing Date, in each case, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, and its consolidated income and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal year or portion of the fiscal year then ended, subject, in the case of the financial statements referred to in clause (b), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(w)ERISA. No Reportable Event has occurred during prior five years 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 prior five years, there has been no (i) failure to make a required contribution to any Plan that would result in the imposition of an Adverse Claim 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 an Adverse Claim; 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 Adverse Claim in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during the prior five-years. The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date for which a certified actuarial valuation report is available 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 any PG&E Party nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan during the prior five years that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under ERISA, and neither any PG&E Party nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any liability under ERISA if any PG&E Party 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 endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) or in Insolvency.
(x)Taxes. The Servicer 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 Servicer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Servicer).
(y)Opinions. The facts regarding each PG&E Party, the Receivables, the Related Security and the related matters set forth or assumed in each of the opinions of counsel delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(z)No Linked Accounts. Except for the Servicer’s Accounts, there are no “Linked Accounts” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) with respect to any Account maintained at any Account Bank.
(aa)Other Transaction Documents. Each representation and warranty made by the Servicer under each other Transaction Document to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made.
(ab)Regulatory Matters. Solely as a result of the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and of this Agreement and the performance of the respective Parties’ obligations thereunder, none of the Credit Parties shall be or become subject to regulation (i) under the FPA or (ii) as a “public utility” or “public service corporation” or the equivalent under any Applicable Law, including the California Public Utilities Code.
(ac)Subject Filing. The Subject Indenture does not create an Adverse Claim in any Collateral and the Subject Filing does not perfect a security interest in any Collateral.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the representations and warranties contained in this Section shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
SECTION VII.01. Covenants of the Borrower. At all times from the Closing Date until the Final Payout Date:
(a)Payment of Capital and Interest. The Borrower shall duly and punctually pay Capital, Interest, Fees and all other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b)Existence. The Borrower shall keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Collateral.
(c)Financial Reporting. The Borrower will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)Annual Financial Statements of the Borrower. Promptly upon completion and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Borrower, annual unaudited financial statements of the Borrower certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower that they fairly present in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the financial condition of the Borrower as of the date indicated and the results of its operations for the periods indicated.
(ii)Monthly Reports and Interim Reports. (A) As soon as available and in any event not later than each Reporting Date, an Monthly Report as of the most recently completed Settlement Period, (B) at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Ratings Event, (x) as soon as available and in any event not later than
the second Business Day of each calendar week, a Weekly Report with respect to the Pool Receivables with data as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar week and (y) if requested by the Administrative Agent, on each Business Day, a cash reconciliation report, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with data as of the close of business on the immediately preceding Business Day and (C) at any time on or after the Termination Date, on each Business Day, a Daily Report with respect to the Pool Receivables with data as of the close of business on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(iii)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any financial information, proxy statements or other material required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (c) shall be deemed to have been furnished to each of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent on the date that such report, proxy statement or other material is made available through the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge).
(iv)Receivable Information. Such additional information regarding (i) the Pool Receivables as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request, (ii) the principal amount, payment terms and obligors of the Excluded Receivables and Miscellaneous Items as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request and (iii) other terms and characteristics of the Excluded Receivables (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) provides the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation) as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(v)Other Information. Promptly, such additional financial and other information (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) provides the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation) as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(d)Notices. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will notify the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing of any of the following events promptly upon (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after) a Responsible Officer or Financial
Officer of the Borrower learning of the occurrence thereof, with such notice describing the same, and if applicable, the steps being taken by the Person(s) affected with respect thereto:
(i)Notice of Events of Default, Unmatured Events of Default, Termination Events or Unmatured Termination Events. A statement of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of any Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event that has occurred and is continuing and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.
(ii)Adverse Claim. (A) Any Person shall obtain an Adverse Claim upon the Collateral or any portion thereof, (B) any Person other than the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collection Account Agent or the Administrative Agent shall obtain any rights or direct any action with respect to any Account (or related Lock-Box) or (C) any Obligor shall receive any change in payment instructions with respect to Pool Receivable(s) from a Person other than the Servicer or the Administrative Agent.
(iii)[Reserved].
(iv)ERISA Event. The occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (provided, that, any judicial proceeding instituted by PBGC that, within 60 days after the institution of such proceeding, has been withdrawn or stayed by PBGC or otherwise, shall be disregarded for the purpose of this Section 7.01(d)(iv)).
(v)Sale Termination Event. The occurrence of a Sale Termination Event under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(e)Conduct of Business. The Borrower will carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted and will do all things necessary to remain duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a domestic organization in its jurisdiction of organization and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted.
(f)Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will 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 the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)Furnishing of Information and Inspection of Receivables. The Borrower will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent from time to time such information with respect to the Pool Receivables and the other Collateral as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request. The Borrower will, at the Borrower’s expense, during regular business hours, with prior written notice permit the
Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives (which may include certified public accountants or other auditors) to (i) examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books and records relating to the Pool Receivables or other Collateral, (ii) visit the offices and properties of the Borrower for the purpose of examining such books and records, (iii) conduct a review of the Borrower’s books and records with respect to the Pool Receivables and other Collateral and (iv) discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables, the other Collateral or the Borrower’s performance hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors or employees and use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives (in the presence of representatives of the Borrower) to meet with the independent certified public accountants of the Borrower; provided, however, that (A) any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Borrower shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety, security and confidentiality; and (B) the Borrower shall not be required to disclose to any Person any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower provides such Person with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation; provided, further, however, that the Borrower shall be required to reimburse the Administrative Agent for only one (1) such review in any twelve-month period, unless an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing. If a Ratings Event, Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may appoint a third party to monitor the servicing of the Pool Receivables, including the disposition of Collections.
(h)Payments on Receivables and Accounts. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will, and will cause each applicable Originator to, at all times, instruct all Obligors to deliver payments on the Pool Receivables directly to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will, and will cause each applicable Originator to, (i) cause Collections in an amount equal to the Initial Transfer Amount to be transferred to the Borrower Accounts on each Business Day, (ii) at any time that a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, for each Business Day cause Collections in an amount equal to the Remaining Transfer Amount for such Business Day to be transferred to the Borrower Accounts no later than five (5) Business Days after such Business Day and (iii) at any time that a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, retain in the Collection Accounts all Collections with respect to the Pool Receivables until such Collections have been transferred directly from the Collection Accounts to the Borrower Accounts (either as an Initial Transfer Amount or as a Remaining Transfer Amount). The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that for administrative convenience, so long as a Stop Sweeping Event has not occurred and is continuing, that Collections in an amount equal to the Remaining Transfer Amount for such Business Day need not be transferred to the Borrower Accounts but instead shall be retained by the Servicer and distributed to the Originators in partial payment for the Receivables purchased by the Borrower on such date from the Originators in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will, and will cause each applicable
Originator to, at all times, maintain such books and records necessary to (i) identify Collections received from time to time on Pool Receivables, (ii) segregate Collections on Pool Receivables from Non-Securitization Collections and all other funds, (iii) identify Non-Securitization Collections received from time to time and the Non-Securitization Receivable to which each portion of Non-Securitization Collections relate and (iv) promptly remit Collections on Pool Receivables to a Borrower Account. If any payments on the Pool Receivables or other Collections are received by the Borrower, the Servicer or an Originator, it shall hold such payments in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Group Agents and the other Secured Parties and promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt) remit such funds into a Collection Account; provided, however, that in the event that any such payments on the Pool Receivables or other Collections are not remitted by an Obligor directly into a Collection Account or a Lock-Box, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall notify the applicable Obligor of such failure and shall take commercially reasonable action to ensure that future payments on Receivables owing by such Obligor are remitted by such Obligor directly to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will cause each Account Bank to comply with the terms of each applicable Account Control Agreement. The Borrower shall not permit funds other than (i) Collections on Pool Receivables and other Collateral to be deposited into any Borrower Account or (ii) Non-Securitization Collections and Collections on Pool Receivables and other Collateral to be deposited into any Collection Account. If such funds are nevertheless deposited into any Account, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will within two (2) Business Days transfer such funds to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds. The Borrower shall only add an Account (or a related Lock-Box) or an Account Bank to those listed on Schedule II to this Agreement, if the Administrative Agent has received notice of such addition and an executed and acknowledged copy of an Account Control Agreement (or an amendment thereto) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent from the applicable Account Bank. The Borrower shall only terminate an Account Bank or close an Account (or a related Lock-Box), in each case, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall ensure that no disbursements are made from (i) any Borrower Account, other than such disbursements that are made at the direction and for the account of the Borrower or (ii) any Collection Account, other than (x) the transfer of Collections out of the Collection Accounts and (y) the transfer of Non-Securitization Collections out of the Collection Accounts.
(i)Sales, Liens, etc. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower will not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon (including, without limitation, the filing of any financing statement) or with respect to, any Pool Receivable or other Collateral, or assign any right to receive income in respect thereof.
(j)Extension or Amendment of Pool Receivables. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02 (including any requirement of the CPUC specified therein), the Borrower will not, and will not permit the Servicer to, alter the delinquency status or adjust the Unpaid Balance or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable in any material respect, or amend, modify or waive, in any material respect, any term or condition of any related Contract.
The Borrower shall at its expense, timely and fully perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables, and except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02 (including any requirement of the CPUC specified therein), timely and fully comply with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Pool Receivable and the related Contract.
(k)Change in Credit and Collection Policy. The Borrower will not make any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents; provided, however, that (i) any change resulting from any requirement, order, directive or other pronouncement of or by the CPUC or any other Governmental Authority shall not constitute a material change to the Credit and Collection Policy and (ii) the Borrower may and may permit the Servicer to modify or temporarily suspend the Credit and Collection Policy in the event of a natural disaster or operational disruption that is beyond the reasonable control of the Servicer for so long as such disruption continues. Promptly following any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy, the Borrower will deliver a copy of the updated Credit and Collection Policy to the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
(l)Fundamental Changes. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, (i) permit itself (x) to merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person or (y) to be directly owned by any Person other than with respect to the Borrower, an Originator or (ii) undertake any division of its rights, assets, obligations, or liabilities pursuant to a plan of division or otherwise pursuant to Applicable Law.
(m)Books and Records. The Borrower shall maintain and implement (or cause the Servicer to maintain and implement) administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain (or cause the Servicer to keep and maintain) all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable) and the identification and segregation of Non-Securitization Receivables (including records adequate to permit the immediate identification of each new Non-Securitization Receivable and all collections of each existing Non-Securitization Receivable).
(n)Identifying of Records. The Borrower shall: (i) take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that there shall be placed on each data processing report that it generates that is provided to a proposed purchaser or lender to evaluate the Receivables, a legend evidencing that the Pool Receivables have been transferred to the Borrower in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement and (ii) cause each Originator to do the same.
(o)Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. The Borrower shall not (and shall not permit the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to) add, replace or terminate any Collection Account (or any related Lock-Box) or make any change in its (or their) instructions to the Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Collection Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), other than any instruction to remit payments to a different Collection Account (or any related Lock-Box), unless the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) prior written notice of such addition, termination or change and (ii) a signed and acknowledged Collection Account Control Agreement (or an amendment thereto) with respect to such new Collection Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), and the Administrative Agent shall have consented to such change in writing.
(p)Security Interest, Etc.
(i)The Borrower shall (and shall cause the Servicer to), at its expense, take all action necessary or desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In order to evidence the security interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Borrower shall, from time to time take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary (including, without limitation, such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) to maintain and perfect, as a first-priority interest, the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Pool Receivables, Related Security and Collections. The Borrower shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and present to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s authorization and approval, all financing statements, amendments, continuations or initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement, or other filings necessary to continue, maintain and perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest as a first-priority interest. The Administrative Agent’s approval of such filings shall authorize the Borrower to file such financing statements under the UCC without the signature of the Borrower, any Originator or the Administrative Agent where allowed by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything else in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Borrower shall not (i) have any authority to file a termination, partial termination, release, partial release, or any amendment that deletes the name of a debtor or excludes collateral of any such financing statements filed in connection with the Transaction Documents, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or (ii) unless requested by the Administrative Agent, and subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, be required to make any filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables.
(ii)The Borrower shall (and shall cause the Servicer to), at its expense, take all action necessary or desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Collection Accounts, in each case free and
clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Collection Account Agent (on behalf of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Collection Account Agent (on behalf of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In order to evidence the security interests of the Collection Account Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement, the Borrower shall, from time to time take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary (including, without limitation, such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) to maintain and perfect, as a first-priority interest, the Collection Account Agent’s security interest in the Collection Accounts.
(q)Certain Agreements. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, the Borrower will not (and will not permit any Originator or the Servicer to) amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate any Transaction Document to which it is a party or any provision of the Borrower’s Organizational Documents which requires the consent of the Independent Director.
(r)Restricted Payments. Except pursuant to clause (ii) below, the Borrower will not: (A) purchase or redeem any of its Capital Stock, (B) declare or pay any dividend or set aside any funds for any such purpose, (C) prepay, purchase or redeem any Debt, (D) lend or advance any funds or (E) repay any loans or advances to, for or from any of its Affiliates (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (E) being referred to as “Restricted Payments”).
(ii)Subject to the limitations set forth in clause (iii) below, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments so long as such Restricted Payments are made only in one or more of the following ways: (A) the Borrower may make cash payments (including prepayments) on the Subordinated Notes in accordance with their respective terms and (B) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends if, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrower’s Net Worth is not less than the Required Capital Amount.
(iii)The Borrower may make Restricted Payments only out of the funds, if any, it receives pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Agreement; provided that the Borrower shall not pay, make or declare any Restricted Payment (including any dividend) if, after giving effect thereto, any Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing.
(s)Other Business. The Borrower will not: (i) engage in any business other than the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (ii) create, incur or permit to exist any Debt of any kind (or cause or permit to be issued for its account any letters of credit) or bankers’ acceptances other than pursuant to this Agreement or the Subordinated Notes or (iii) form any Subsidiary or make any investments in any other Person.
(t)Use of Collections Available to the Borrower. The Borrower shall apply the Collections available to the Borrower to make payments in the following order of priority: (i) the payment of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents (other than the Subordinated Notes), (ii) the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Subordinated Notes and (iii) other legal and valid purposes.
(u)Further Assurances; Change in Name or Jurisdiction of Origination, etc. The Borrower hereby authorizes and hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense, promptly to execute (if necessary) and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or to enable the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) to exercise and enforce the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Document; provided, however, that unless requested by the Administrative Agent, subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, no filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables shall be required to be made. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower hereby authorizes, and will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, at the Borrower’s own expense, execute (if necessary) and file such financing statements or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments and documents, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or evidence any of the foregoing; provided, however, that unless requested by the Administrative Agent, subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, no filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables shall be required to be made.
(ii)The Borrower authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, relating to the Receivables, the Related Security, the related Contracts, Collections with respect thereto and the other Collateral without the signature of the Borrower. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
(iii)The Borrower will not change its jurisdiction of organization, corporate structure or corporate form unless (x) the Borrower, at its own expense, shall have taken all action necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interest under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements and the taking of such other action as the Administrative Agent may request in connection with such change or relocation), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents have consented thereto in writing and (z) if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, one or more opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent as to such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request at such time.
(iv)The Borrower will not change its name unless (x) the Borrower, at its own expense, shall have taken all action necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interest under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements and the taking of such other action as the Administrative Agent may request in connection with such change or relocation), (y) the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act as it shall request and (z) if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, such additional certifications, documents, instruments, agreements and opinions of counsel as it shall reasonably request, including as to the necessity and adequacy of any new UCC financing statements or amendments to existing UCC financing statements.
(v)Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower will ensure that policies and procedures are maintained and enforced by or on behalf of the Borrower to promote compliance, by the Borrower and each of its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions.
(w)Beneficial Ownership Rule. Promptly following any change that would result in a change to the status of the Borrower as an excluded “Legal Entity Customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Rule, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Beneficial Ownership Certification.
(x)Transaction Information. None of the Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any third party with which the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof has contracted, shall deliver, in writing or orally, to any Rating Agency, any Transaction Information without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency and will not participate in any oral communications with respect to Transaction Information with any Rating Agency without the participation of such Group Agent.
(y)Borrower’s Net Worth. The Borrower shall not permit the Borrower’s Net Worth to be less than the Required Capital Amount.
(z)Taxes. The Borrower will file 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 pay or cause to be 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 and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
(aa)Commingling. The Borrower (or the Servicer on their behalf) will, and will cause each Originator to, at all times, take commercially reasonable actions to ensure that on and after the Closing Date that no funds are deposited into (i) any Borrower Account other than Collections on Pool Receivables or (ii) any Collection Account other than Collections on Pool Receivables and Non-Securitization Collections. In the event that 10.0% or more of the aggregate amount of all funds deposited into the Collection Accounts during each of two consecutive calendar months constitute Miscellaneous Collections, the Borrower shall request the Servicer to (i) within sixty (60) days notify the obligors of the Miscellaneous Items to cease remitting Miscellaneous Collections to the Collection Accounts and Lock-Boxes and (ii) take commercially reasonable action to ensure that future payments on Miscellaneous Items are not remitted directly to any Collection Account or any Lock-Box.
(ab)Borrower’s Tax Status. The Borrower (i) will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of a U.S. Person and (ii) shall not permit itself to be subject to withholding under Sections 1441, 1445, 1446 or 1461 of the Code. The Borrower will not take or permit any action to be taken that would cause the Borrower to (A) be treated other than as a “disregarded entity” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3 for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (B) become an association taxable as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Borrower shall not become subject to any Tax in any jurisdiction outside the United States.
(ac)Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower will not request any Loan, and shall not permit its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents to use, the proceeds of any Loan (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding or financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in each case to the extent doing so would violate any Sanctions, or (C) in any other manner that would result in liability to any Person under any applicable Sanctions or result in the violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions.
(ad)Federal Assignment of Claims Act; Etc. Subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, if requested by the Administrative Agent following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, prepare and make any filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables, that are necessary or desirable in order for the Administrative Agent to enforce such Government Receivable against the Obligor thereof.
SECTION VII.02. Covenants of the Servicer. At all times from the Closing Date until the Final Payout Date:
(a)Existence. The Servicer shall keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a corporation or other entity under the laws of the State of California. The Servicer shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the servicing of the Pool Receivables as required by this Agreement requires such qualification, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Financial Reporting. The Servicer will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and the Servicer shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)Annual Financial Statements of PG&E. As soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of PG&E, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of PG&E and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income 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.
(ii)Quarterly Financial Statements of PG&E. 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 PG&E, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of PG&E and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income 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 the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments).
(iii)All such financial statements required by Section 7.02(b)(i) and (ii) shall (x) be complete and correct in all material respects and (y) 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, subject, in each case to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. The Servicer shall be deemed to have delivered the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 7.02(b) upon the filing of such financial statements by PG&E through the SEC's EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge) or the publication by PG&E of such financial statements on its website.
(iv)Compliance Certificates; Other Information.
(A)Within two Business Days after the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 7.02(b)(i) or (ii), (1) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no actual knowledge of any Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event except as specified in such certificate and (2) a Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, containing all information and calculations reasonably necessary for determining compliance by the Servicer with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Servicer, as the case may be.
(B)Within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Servicer 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 been delivered upon the filing of such financial statements and reports by the Servicer through the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge) or publication by the Servicer of such financial statements and reports on its website.
(v)Monthly Reports and Interim Reports. The materials required to be provided by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.01(c)(ii).
(vi)Receivable Information. Such additional information regarding (i) the Pool Receivables as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request, (ii) the principal amount, payment terms and obligors of the Excluded Receivables and Miscellaneous Items as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request and (iii) other terms and characteristics of the Excluded Receivables (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Servicer provides the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation) as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(vii)Other Information. Promptly, such additional financial and other information (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Servicer provides the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such
confidentiality obligation) as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(c)Notices. The Servicer will notify the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing of any of the following events promptly upon (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after) a Responsible Officer or Financial Officer of the Servicer learning of the occurrence thereof, with such notice describing the same, and if applicable, the steps being taken by the Person(s) affected with respect thereto:
(i)Notice of Events of Default, Unmatured Events of Default, Termination Events or Unmatured Termination Events. A statement of a Financial Officer of the Servicer setting forth details of any Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event that has occurred and is continuing and the action which the Servicer proposes to take with respect thereto.
(ii)Adverse Claim. (A) Any Person shall obtain an Adverse Claim upon the Collateral or any portion thereof, (B) any Person other than the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collection Account Agent or the Administrative Agent shall obtain any rights or direct any action with respect to any Account (or related Lock-Box) or (C) any Obligor shall receive any change in payment instructions with respect to Pool Receivable(s) from a Person other than the Servicer or the Administrative Agent.
(iii)ERISA Event. The occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (provided, that, any judicial proceeding instituted by PBGC that, within 60 days after the institution of such proceeding, has been withdrawn or stayed by PBGC or otherwise, shall be disregarded for the purpose of this Section 7.02(c)(iii)).
(iv)Sale Termination Event. The occurrence of a Sale Termination Event under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(d)Conduct of Business. The Servicer will do all things necessary to take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; except that the Servicer may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with another Person so long as, after giving effect to such transaction, (a) no Unmatured Termination Event, Termination Event, Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) either (i) the Servicer 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 Servicer, (x) shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (y) shall have assumed all obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (z) to the extent requested by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender, shall have promptly provided to the Administrative Agent or such Lender all documentation and other information that may be required by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in order to enable compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including information required by the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Rule, (c) the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the continuing or surviving corporation’s or purchaser’s senior, secured 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 BorrowerServicer’s senior, secured debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event and (d) the Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates, documents, instruments, agreements and opinions of counsel (which shall be addressed to Administrative Agent and all Lenders) as it shall reasonably request, including as to the necessity and adequacy of any new UCC financing statements or amendments to existing UCC financing statements.
(e)Compliance with Laws. The Servicer will 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 the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)Furnishing of Information and Inspection of Receivables. The Servicer will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent from time to time such information with respect to the Pool Receivables and the other Collateral as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request. The Servicer will, at the Servicer’s expense, during regular business hours, with prior written notice permit the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives (which may include certified public accountants or other auditors) to (i) examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books and records relating to the Pool Receivables or other Collateral, (ii) visit the offices and properties of the Servicer for the purpose of examining such books and records, (iii) conduct a review of the Servicer’s books and records with respect to the Pool Receivables and other Collateral and (iv) discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables, the other Collateral or the Servicer’s performance hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors or employees and use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives (in the presence of representatives of the Servicer) to meet with the independent certified public accountants of the Servicer; provided, however, that (A) any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Servicer shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety, security and confidentiality; and (B) the Servicer shall not be required to disclose to any Person any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Servicer provides such Person with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation; provided, further, however, that the Servicer shall be required to reimburse the Administrative Agent for only one (1) such review in
any twelve-month period, unless an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing. If a Ratings Event, Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may appoint a third party to monitor the servicing of the Pool Receivables, including the disposition of Collections.
(g)Payments on Receivables and Accounts. The Servicer will at all times, instruct all Obligors to deliver payments on the Pool Receivables directly to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box. The Servicer will (i) cause Collections in an amount equal to the Initial Transfer Amount to be transferred to the Borrower Accounts on each Business Day, (ii) at any time that a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, for each Business Day cause Collections in an amount equal to the Remaining Transfer Amount for such Business Day to be transferred to the Borrower Accounts no later than five (5) Business Days after such Business Day and (iii) at any time that a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, retain in the Collection Accounts all Collections with respect to the Pool Receivables until such Collections have been transferred directly from the Collection Accounts to the Borrower Accounts (either as an Initial Transfer Amount or as a Remaining Transfer Amount). So long as no Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer will on each Business Day remit Collections in an amount equal to the Remaining Transfer Amount for such Business Day to the Originators in partial payment for the Receivables purchased by the Borrower on such date from the Originators in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Servicer will, at all times, maintain such books and records necessary to (i) identify Collections received from time to time on Pool Receivables, (ii) segregate Collections on Pool Receivables from Non-Securitization Collections and all other funds, (iii) identify Non-Securitization Collections received from time to time and the Non-Securitization Receivable to which each portion of Non-Securitization Collections relate and (iv) promptly remit Collections on Pool Receivables to a Borrower Account. If any payments on the Pool Receivables or other Collections are received by the Borrower, the Servicer or an Originator, it shall hold such payments in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Group Agents and the other Secured Parties and promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt) remit such funds into a Collection Account; provided, however, that in the event that any such payments on the Pool Receivables or other Collections are not remitted by an Obligor directly into a Collection Account or a Lock-Box, the Servicer shall notify the applicable Obligor of such failure and shall take commercially reasonable action to ensure that future payments on Receivables owing by such Obligor are remitted by such Obligor directly to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box. The Servicer shall not permit funds other than (i) Collections on Pool Receivables and other Collateral to be deposited into any Borrower Account or (ii) Non-Securitization Collections and Collections on Pool Receivables and other Collateral to be deposited into any Collection Account. If such funds are nevertheless deposited into any Account, the Servicer will within two (2) Business Days transfer such funds to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds. The Servicer shall only add an Account (or a related Lock-Box), or an Account Bank to those listed on Schedule II to this Agreement, if the Administrative Agent has received notice of such addition and an executed and acknowledged copy of an Account Control Agreement (or an amendment thereto) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent from the applicable Account Bank. The Servicer shall only terminate an Account Bank or close an Account (or a related Lock-Box) with
the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Servicer shall ensure that no disbursements are made from (i) any Borrower Account, other than such disbursements that are made at the direction and for the account of the Borrower or (ii) any Collection Account, other than (x) the transfer of Collections out of the Collection Accounts and (y) the transfer of Non-Securitization Collections out of the Collection Accounts. The Servicer shall apply Collections in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy and as may be required by the CPUC and Applicable Law.
(h)Extension or Amendment of Pool Receivables. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02 (including any requirements of the CPUC specified therein), the Servicer will not alter the delinquency status or adjust the Unpaid Balance or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable in any material respect, or amend, modify or waive, in any material respect, any term or condition of any related Contract. The Servicer shall at its expense, timely and fully perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables, and except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02 (including any requirements of the CPUC specified therein), timely and fully comply with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Pool Receivable and the related Contract.
(i)Change in Credit and Collection Policy. The Servicer will not make any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents; provided, however, that (i) any change resulting from any requirement, order, directive or other pronouncement of or by the CPUC shall not constitute a material change to the Credit and Collection Policy and (ii) the Servicer may modify or temporarily suspend the Credit and Collection Policy in the event of a natural disaster or operational disruption that is beyond the reasonable control of the Servicer for so long as such disruption continues. Promptly following any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy, the Servicer will deliver a copy of the updated Credit and Collection Policy to the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
(j)Records. The Servicer will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable) and the identification and segregation of Non-Securitization Receivables (including records adequate to permit the immediate identification of each new Non-Securitization Receivable and all collections of each existing Non-Securitization Receivable).
(k)Identifying of Records. The Servicer shall (i) take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that there shall be placed on each data processing report that it generates that is provided to a proposed purchaser or lender to evaluate the Receivables, a legend evidencing that the Pool Receivables have been transferred to the Borrower in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement and (ii) cause each Originator to do the same.
(l)Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. The Servicer shall not (and shall not permit any Sub-Servicer to) add, replace or terminate any Collection Account (or any related Lock-Box) or make any change in its instructions to the Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Collection Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), other than any instruction to remit payments to a different Collection Account (or any related Lock-Box), unless the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) prior written notice of such addition, termination or change and (ii) a signed and acknowledged Collection Account Control Agreement (or an amendment thereto) with respect to such new Collection Accounts (or any related Lock-Box) and the Administrative Agent shall have consented to such change in writing.
(m)Security Interest, Etc.
(i)The Servicer shall, at its expense, take all action necessary or desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim in favor of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In order to evidence the security interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Servicer shall, from time to time take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary (including, without limitation, such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) to maintain and perfect, as a first-priority interest, the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Receivables, Related Security and Collections. The Servicer shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and present to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s authorization and approval, all financing statements, amendments, continuations or initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement, or other filings necessary to continue, maintain and perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest as a first-priority interest. The Administrative Agent’s approval of such filings shall authorize the Servicer to file such financing statements under the UCC without the signature of the Borrower, any Originator or the Administrative Agent where allowed by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything else in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Servicer shall not have any authority to file a termination, partial termination, release, partial release, or any amendment that deletes the name of a debtor or excludes collateral of any such financing statements filed in connection with the Transaction Documents, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(ii) The Servicer shall, at its expense, take all action necessary or desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Collection Accounts, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Collection Account Agent (on behalf of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Collection Account Agent (on behalf of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In order to evidence the security interests of the Collection Account
Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement, the Servicer shall, from time to time take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary (including, without limitation, such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) to maintain and perfect, as a first-priority interest, the Collection Account Agent’s security interest in the Collection Accounts.
(iii)The Servicer shall not permit the Subject Indenture to be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in any respect that would cause the Subject Indenture to create a security interest in any Collateral.
(n)Further Assurances. The Servicer hereby authorizes and hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense, promptly to execute (if necessary) and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or to enable the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) to exercise and enforce the Secured Parties' rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Document. Without limiting the foregoing, the Servicer hereby authorizes, and will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, at the Servicer’s own expense, execute (if necessary) and file such financing statements or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments and documents, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or evidence any of the foregoing.
(o)Transaction Information. None of the Servicer, any Affiliate of the Servicer or any third party contracted by the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, shall deliver, in writing or orally, to any Rating Agency, any Transaction Information without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency, and will not participate in any oral communications with respect to Transaction Information with any Rating Agency without the participation of such Group Agent.
(p)Taxes. The Servicer will pay all taxes due and payable or any other tax assessments made against the Servicer 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 Servicer 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 with respect to the Servicer).
(q)Commingling. The Servicer will, and will cause each Originator to, at all times, take commercially reasonable actions to ensure that on and after the Closing Date that no funds are deposited into (i) any Borrower Account other than Collections on Pool Receivables or (ii) any Collection Account other than Collections on Pool Receivables and Non-Securitization Collections. In the event that 10.0% or more of the aggregate amount of all funds deposited into the Collection Accounts during each of two consecutive calendar months constitute Miscellaneous Collections, the Servicer shall (i) within sixty (60) days notify the obligors of the
Miscellaneous Items to cease remitting Miscellaneous Collections to the Collection Accounts and Lock-Boxes and (ii) take commercially reasonable action to ensure that future payments on Miscellaneous Items are not remitted directly to any Collection Account or any Lock-Box.
(r)Linked Accounts. Except for the Servicer’s Accounts, the Servicer shall not permit any "Linked Account" to exist with respect to any Account; provided, however, that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, a Termination Event or a Ratings Event, the Servicer shall, if so instructed by the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), cause each Servicer’s Account to cease being a “Linked Account” promptly, but not later than 2 Business Days following the Servicer’s receipt of such instruction. The Servicer shall at all times ensure that (i) the account balance in each Servicer’s Account is greater than zero and will exceed the aggregate amount of all “Settlement Items” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) at any time outstanding with respect to such Servicer’s Account and (ii) no amount will be debited against any Account as a result of any “Settlement Item” that originated in any Servicer’s Account or any other account other than an Account.
(s)Federal Assignment of Claims Act; Etc. Subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, if requested by the Administrative Agent following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, prepare and make any filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables, that are necessary or desirable in order for the Administrative Agent to enforce such Government Receivable against the Obligor thereof.
SECTION VII.03. Separate Existence of the Borrower. Each of the Borrower and the Servicer hereby acknowledges that the Secured Parties, the Group Agents and the Administrative Agent are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in reliance upon the Borrower’s identity as a legal entity separate from any other PG&E Party and their Affiliates. Therefore, the Borrower and Servicer shall take all steps specifically required by this Agreement or reasonably required by the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent to continue the Borrower’s identity as a separate legal entity and to make it apparent to third Persons that the Borrower is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of any other PG&E Party and any other Person, and is not a division of any PG&E Party or any of its Affiliates or any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to and consistent with the other covenants set forth herein, the Borrower and the Servicer shall take such actions as shall be required in order that:
(a)Special Purpose Entity. The Borrower will be a special purpose company whose primary activities are restricted in its Organizational Documents to: (i) purchasing or otherwise acquiring from the Originators, owning, holding, collecting, granting security interests or selling interests in, the Collateral, (ii) entering into agreements for the selling, servicing and financing of the Receivables Pool (including the Transaction Documents) and (iii) conducting such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its primary activities.
(b)No Other Business or Debt. The Borrower shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than the actions required or permitted to be performed under its
Organizational Documents or the Transaction Documents. The Borrower shall not incur, create or assume any indebtedness except as expressly permitted under the Transaction Documents.
(c)Independent Director. Not fewer than one member of the Borrower’s board of directors (the “Independent Director”) shall be a natural person who (i) has never been, and shall at no time be, an equityholder, director, officer, manager, member, partner, officer, employee or associate, or any relative of the foregoing, of any member of the Parent Group (as hereinafter defined) (other than his or her service as an Independent Director of the Borrower or an independent director of any other bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity formed for the sole purpose of securitizing, or facilitating the securitization of, financial assets of any member or members of the Parent Group), (ii) is not a customer or supplier of any member of the Parent Group (other than his or her service as an Independent Director of the Borrower or an independent director of any other bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity formed for the sole purpose of securitizing, or facilitating the securitization of, financial assets of any member or members of the Parent Group), (iii) is not any member of the immediate family of a person described in (i) or (ii) above, and (iv) has (x) prior experience as an independent director for a corporation or limited liability company whose organizational or charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent directors thereof before such corporation or limited liability company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (y) at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities. For purposes of this clause (c), “Parent Group” shall mean (i) the Parent, the Servicer and each Originator, (ii) each person that directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, five percent (5%) or more of the membership interests in the Parent, (iii) each person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Parent and (iv) each of such person’s officers, directors, managers, joint venturers and partners. For the purposes of this definition, “control” of a person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. A person shall be deemed to be an “associate” of (A) a corporation or organization of which such person is an officer, director, partner or manager or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities, (B) any trust or other estate in which such person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity and (C) any relative or spouse of a person described in clause (A) or (B) of this sentence, or any relative of such spouse. The Borrower shall (A) give written notice to the Administrative Agent of the election or appointment, or proposed election or appointment, of a new Independent Director of the Borrower, which notice shall be given not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such appointment or election would be effective (except when such election or appointment is necessary to fill a vacancy caused by the death, disability, or incapacity of the existing Independent Director, or the failure of such Independent Director to satisfy the criteria for an Independent Director set forth in the Borrower’s Organizational Documents, in which case the Borrower shall provide written notice of such election or appointment within one (1) Business
Day) and (B) with any such written notice, certify to the Administrative Agent that the Independent Director satisfies such criteria for an Independent Director.
The Borrower’s Organizational Documents shall provide that, among other things: (A) the Borrower’s board of directors shall not approve, or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy petition with respect to the Borrower unless the Independent Director shall approve the taking of such action in writing before the taking of such action and (B) such provision and each other provision requiring an Independent Director cannot be amended without the prior written consent of the Independent Director.
No Independent Director shall at any time serve as a trustee in bankruptcy for any PG&E Party or any of their respective Affiliates.
(d)[Reserved].
(e)Organizational Documents. The Borrower shall maintain its Organizational Documents in conformity with this Agreement, such that it does not amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify its ability to comply with the terms and provisions of any of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, Section 7.01 (q).
(f)Conduct of Business. The Borrower shall conduct its affairs strictly in accordance with its Organizational Documents and observe all necessary, appropriate and customary company formalities, including, but not limited to, holding all regular and special members’ and board of directors’ meetings appropriate to authorize all company action, keeping separate and accurate minutes of its meetings, passing all resolutions or consents necessary to authorize actions taken or to be taken, and maintaining accurate and separate books, records and accounts, including, but not limited to, payroll and intercompany transaction accounts.
(g)Employees. The Borrower shall not have any employees.
(h)Compensation. Any employee, consultant or agent of the Borrower will be compensated from the Borrower’s funds for services provided to the Borrower, and to the extent that the Borrower shares the same officers or other employees as the Servicer (or any other Affiliate thereof), the salaries and expenses relating to providing benefits to such officers and other employees shall be fairly allocated among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of the salary and benefit costs associated with such common officers and employees. The Borrower will not engage any agents other than its attorneys, auditors and other professionals, and a servicer and any other agent contemplated by the Transaction Documents for the Receivables Pool, which servicer will be fully compensated for its services by payment of the Servicing Fee.
(i)Servicing and Costs. The Borrower will contract with the Servicer to perform for the Borrower all operations required on a daily basis to service the Receivables Pool. The Borrower will not incur any indirect or overhead expenses for items shared with the Servicer (or any other Affiliate thereof) that are not reflected in the Servicing Fee. To the extent, if any,
that the Borrower (or any Affiliate thereof) shares items of expenses not reflected in the Servicing Fee, such as legal, auditing and other professional services, such expenses will be allocated to the extent practical on the basis of actual use or the value of services rendered, and otherwise on a basis reasonably related to the actual use or the value of services rendered.
(j)Operating Expenses. The Borrower shall pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own assets.
(k)Stationery. The Borrower will use, to the extent used, separate stationery, invoices and checks
(l)Books and Records. The Borrower’s books and records will be maintained separately from those of the other PG&E Parties and any of their Affiliates and in a manner such that it will not be difficult or costly to segregate, ascertain or otherwise identify the assets and liabilities of the Borrower.
(m)Disclosure of Transactions. All financial statements of the PG&E Parties or any Affiliate thereof that are consolidated to include the Borrower will disclose that (i) the Borrower’s sole business consists of the purchase or acceptance through capital contributions of the Receivables and Related Rights from the Originators and the subsequent retransfer of or granting of a security interest in such Receivables and Related Rights to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) the Borrower is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of the Borrower’s assets prior to any assets or value in the Borrower becoming available to the Borrower’s equity holders and (iii) the assets of the Borrower are not available to pay creditors of the other PG&E Parties or any Affiliate thereof.
(n)Segregation of Assets. The Borrower’s assets will be maintained in a manner that facilitates their identification and segregation from those of the other PG&E Parties or any Affiliates thereof.
(o)Corporate Formalities. The Borrower will strictly observe limited liability company formalities in its dealings with the Servicer, the Parent, the Originators or any Affiliates thereof, and funds or other assets of the Borrower will not be commingled with those of the Servicer, the Parent, the Originators or any Affiliates thereof except as permitted by this Agreement in connection with servicing the Pool Receivables. The Borrower shall not maintain joint bank accounts or other depository accounts to which the Servicer, the Parent, the Originators or any Affiliate thereof (other than the Servicer solely in its capacity as such) has independent access. The Borrower is not named, and the Borrower has not entered into any agreement to be named, directly or indirectly, as a direct or contingent beneficiary or loss payee on any insurance policy with respect to any loss relating to the property of the Servicer, the Parent, the Originators or any Subsidiaries or other Affiliates thereof. The Borrower will pay to the appropriate Affiliate the marginal increase or, in the absence of such increase, the market amount of its portion of the premium payable with respect to any insurance policy that covers the Borrower and such Affiliate.
(p)Arm’s-Length Relationships. The Borrower will maintain arm’s-length relationships with each of the other PG&E Parties and any Affiliates thereof. Any Person that renders or otherwise furnishes services to the Borrower will be compensated by the Borrower at market rates for such services it renders or otherwise furnishes to the Borrower. Neither the Borrower on the one hand, nor any other PG&E Party or any Affiliate thereof, on the other hand, will be or will hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of the other or the decisions or actions respecting the daily business and affairs of the other. Each PG&E Party and their respective Affiliates will immediately correct any known misrepresentation with respect to the foregoing, and they will not operate or purport to operate as an integrated single economic unit with respect to each other or in their dealing with any other entity.
(q)Allocation of Overhead. To the extent that Borrower, on the one hand, and each of the other PG&E Parties or any Affiliate thereof, on the other hand, have offices in the same location, there shall be a fair and appropriate allocation of overhead costs between them, and the Borrower shall bear its fair share of such expenses, which may be paid through the Servicing Fee or otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION VIII.01. Appointment of the Servicer.
(a)The servicing, administering and collection of the Pool Receivables shall be conducted by the Person so designated from time to time as the Servicer in accordance with this Section 8.01. PG&E is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, the Administrative Agent may (with the consent of the Majority Group Agents) and shall (at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) (i) require that PG&E (or any successor Servicer, if applicable) seek the consent, to the extent required by Applicable Law, of the CPUC to the replacement of PG&E or such successor Servicer as Servicer hereunder with such Person as may be designated by the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) (such proposed successor being the “Proposed Successor Servicer”) and (ii) upon the receipt of such consent (or immediately if no such consent is required by Applicable Law) terminate PG&E or such successor Servicer as Servicer hereunder and designate as Servicer the Proposed Successor Servicer. Unless and until replaced as Servicer, (i) PG&E shall be and remain primarily liable for the full and prompt performance of all duties and responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder and (ii) the Administrative Agent, each Group Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to deal with PG&E in matters related to the discharge by the Servicer of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.
(b)Upon any replacement of a Servicer with a successor Servicer as set forth in clause (a) above, the exiting Servicer agrees that it will terminate its activities as Servicer hereunder in a manner that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines will facilitate the
transition of the performance of such activities to the new Servicer, and such exiting Servicer shall cooperate with and assist such new Servicer to the extent such cooperation or assistance is not prohibited by the CPUC or any other Governmental Authority. Subject to the preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include access to and transfer of records (including all Contracts) related to Pool Receivables and use by the new Servicer of all licenses (or the obtaining of new licenses), hardware or software necessary or reasonably desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security.
(c)PG&E acknowledges that, in making its decision to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and each member in each Group have relied on PG&E’s agreement to act as Servicer hereunder. Accordingly, PG&E agrees that it will not, except as may be required by the CPUC or any other Governmental Authority, voluntarily resign as Servicer without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents.
(d)The Servicer may delegate its duties and obligations hereunder to any subservicer (each a “Sub-Servicer”); provided, that, in each such delegation: (i) such Sub-Servicer shall agree in writing to perform the delegated duties and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, (ii) the Servicer shall remain liable for the performance of the duties and obligations so delegated, (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Group Agent shall have the right to look solely to the Servicer for performance, (iv) the terms of any agreement with any Sub-Servicer shall provide that the Administrative Agent may terminate such agreement upon the termination of the Servicer hereunder by giving notice of its desire to terminate such agreement to the Servicer (and the Servicer shall provide appropriate notice to each such Sub-Servicer), (v) if such Sub-Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents shall have consented in writing in advance to such delegation and (vi) such delegation and the related Sub-Servicer shall be in compliance with all requirements of the CPUC and any other applicable Governmental Authority.
SECTION VIII.02. Duties of the Servicer.
(a)The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such action as may be necessary or reasonably advisable to service, administer and collect each Pool Receivable from time to time, all in accordance with this Agreement, all requirements of the CPUC and all Applicable Laws, with reasonable care and diligence, and in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy and consistent with the past practices of the Originators. The Servicer shall set aside, for the accounts of each Group, the amount of Collections to which each such Group is entitled in accordance with Article III hereof. The Servicer may, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, all requirements of the CPUC and all Applicable Laws and consistent with past practices of the Originators (but subject to all requirements of the CPUC and all Applicable Laws), take such action, including modifications, waivers or restructurings of Pool Receivables and related Contracts, as the Servicer may reasonably determine to be appropriate to maximize Collections thereof or reflect adjustments expressly permitted under the Credit and Collection Policy or as expressly required (x) under the applicable Contract or (y) by the CPUC or any other applicable Governmental Authority; provided, that for purposes of this Agreement, subject in
each case to the provisions of Section 8.02(e), (i) such action shall not, and shall not be deemed to, change the number of days such Pool Receivable has remained unpaid from the original due date or invoice date of such Pool Receivable, (ii) such action shall not alter the status of such Pool Receivable as a Delinquent Receivable or a Defaulted Receivable or limit the rights of any Secured Party under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (iii) if an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, subject to any requirements of the CPUC and any other Governmental Authority, the Servicer may take such action only upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall deliver to the Servicer and the Servicer shall hold for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (individually and for the benefit of each Group), in accordance with their respective interests, all records and documents (including computer tapes or disks) with respect to each Pool Receivable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may direct the Servicer to commence or settle any legal action to enforce collection of any Pool Receivable that is a Defaulted Receivable or to foreclose upon or repossess any Related Security with respect to any such Defaulted Receivable in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy and to the extent permitted under the rules and regulations of the CPUC.
(b)The Servicer, if other than PG&E or an Affiliate thereof, shall, as soon as practicable upon demand, deliver to the Borrower all records in its possession that evidence or relate to any indebtedness that is a Pool Receivable.
(c)The Servicer’s obligations hereunder shall terminate on the Final Payout Date. Promptly following the Final Payout Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Borrower all books, records and related materials that the Borrower previously provided to the Servicer, or that have been obtained by the Servicer, in connection with this Agreement.
(d)The Servicer hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense and to the extent not prohibited by the CPUC or Applicable Law, promptly to execute (if necessary) and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to (i) obtain any consent or approval of the CPUC or any other Governmental Authority requested by the Administrative Agent in order (A) to replace PG&E as Servicer hereunder, (B) to enable PG&E to operate as a data-processing agent for any replacement Servicer or (C) to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise any other rights or remedies hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, or (ii) otherwise enable the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) to exercise and enforce the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Document.
(e)The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) an Unbilled Receivable arising in any month (such month the “Origination Month”) represents charges to the related Obligor for such Origination Month, which charges have been estimated by the related Originator based on charges to the related Obligor in the month prior to the Origination Month, (ii) in the month following the Origination Month, the Originator will determine the amount of charges to be billed to the related Obligor, (iii) based upon the updated information obtained by
the related Originator in respect of the related Unbilled Receivable, the Servicer will in the month following the Origination Month of such Unbilled Receivable, reverse the estimated charges and finalize the bill to be delivered to the related Obligor and (iv) the Servicer’s action of reversing the estimated charges that give rise to an Unbilled Receivable and creating a bill in respect of such Unbilled Receivable is permitted and will not constitute an alteration of the status of the related Unbilled Receivable or any Receivable arising therefrom.
SECTION VIII.03. Accounts.
(a)Prior to the Closing Date, (i) the Borrower shall have entered into Borrower Account Control Agreements for each of the Borrower Accounts with all of the Borrower Account Banks and delivered executed counterparts of each to the Administrative Agent and (ii) PG&E shall have entered into Account Control Agreements for each of the Collections Accounts with all of the Account Banks and delivered executed counterparts of each to the Administrative Agent.
(b)Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, a Termination Event or a Ratings Event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) at any time thereafter give a Control Direction to the Collection Account Agent directing the Collection Account Agent to provide the notice to each Account Bank that the Collection Account Agent is exercising its rights under the Account Control Agreements with respect to the Collection Accounts to do any or all of the following: (a) to have the exclusive dominion and control of the Collection Accounts transferred to the Collection Account Agent (for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) and to exercise exclusive dominion and control over the funds deposited therein (for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) and (b) to take any or all other actions permitted under the applicable Account Control Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement. The Borrower and the Servicer hereby agrees that if the Collection Account Agent at any time takes any action set forth in the preceding sentence, the Collection Account Agent shall have exclusive control (for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) of the proceeds (including Collections) of all Pool Receivables and the Borrower and the Servicer hereby further agrees to take any other action and to cause each Originator to take any other action, in each case, that the Administrative Agent or the Collection Account Agent may reasonably request to transfer such control. Any proceeds of Pool Receivables received by the Borrower or the Servicer thereafter shall be sent immediately to, or as otherwise instructed by, the Administrative Agent.
(c)Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, a Termination Event or a Ratings Event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) at any time thereafter give notice to each Borrower Account Bank that the Administrative Agent is exercising its rights under the Borrower Account Control Agreements to do any or all of the following: (a) to have the exclusive dominion and control of the Borrower Accounts transferred to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and to exercise exclusive dominion and control over the funds deposited therein (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), (b) to have the proceeds that are sent to the respective Borrower Accounts redirected pursuant to the Administrative Agent’s instructions rather than deposited in
the applicable Borrower Account and (c) to take any or all other actions permitted under the applicable Borrower Account Control Agreement. The Borrower and the Servicer hereby agrees that if the Administrative Agent at any time takes any action set forth in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) of the proceeds (including Collections) of all Pool Receivables and the Borrower and the Servicer hereby further agrees to take any other action and to cause each Originator to take any other action, in each case, that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to transfer such control. Any proceeds of Pool Receivables received by the Borrower or the Servicer thereafter shall be sent immediately to, or as otherwise instructed by, the Administrative Agent.
SECTION VIII.04. Enforcement Rights.
(a)At any time following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, a Termination Event or a Ratings Event:
(i)the Administrative Agent (at the Borrower’s expense) may direct the Obligors that payment of all amounts payable under any Pool Receivable is to be made directly to the Administrative Agent or its designee;
(ii)the Administrative Agent may instruct the Borrower or the Servicer to give notice of the Secured Parties’ interest in Pool Receivables to each Obligor, which notice shall direct that payments be made directly to the Administrative Agent or its designee (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and the Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall give such notice at the expense of the Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be;
(iii)the Administrative Agent may request the Servicer to, and upon such request the Servicer shall, subject to receipt of any approval or consent required by the CPUC: (A) assemble all of the records necessary or desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security, and transfer or license to a successor Servicer the use of all software necessary or desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security, and make the same available to the Administrative Agent or its designee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) at a place selected by the Administrative Agent and (B) segregate all cash, checks and other instruments received by it from time to time constituting Collections in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, promptly upon receipt, remit all such cash, checks and instruments, duly endorsed or with duly executed instruments of transfer, to the Administrative Agent or its designee;
(iv)the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) notify the Borrower Account Banks that no PG&E Party will have any access to the Borrower Accounts;
(v)the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) (x) instruct the Collection Account Agent to instruct the Account
Banks or (y) instruct the Account Banks, in either case, that no PG&E Party will have any access to the Collection Accounts;
(vi)the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) notify the Collection Account Agent to take such actions as are contemplated or otherwise permitted by the Intercreditor Agreement;
(vii)the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) replace the Person then acting as Servicer in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.01(a); and
(viii)the Administrative Agent may collect any amounts due from an Originator under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent upon an Event of Default or a Termination Event are in addition to and not exclusive of the rights and remedies contained herein and under the other Transaction Documents.
(b)The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and with full authority in the place and stead of the Borrower, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to take any and all steps in the name of the Borrower and on behalf of the Borrower necessary or desirable, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, to, subject to receipt of any approval or consent (if any) required by the CPUC, collect any and all amounts or portions thereof due under any and all Collateral, including endorsing the name of the Borrower on checks and other instruments representing Collections and enforcing such Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection, none of the powers conferred upon such attorney-in-fact pursuant to the preceding sentence shall subject such attorney-in-fact to any liability if any action taken by it shall prove to be inadequate or invalid, nor shall they confer any obligations upon such attorney-in-fact in any manner whatsoever.
(c)The Servicer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and with full authority in the place and stead of the Servicer, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to take any and all steps in the name of the Servicer and on behalf of the Servicer necessary or desirable, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, to, subject to receipt of any approval or consent (if any) required by the CPUC, collect any and all amounts or portions thereof due under any and all Collateral, including endorsing the name of the Servicer on checks and other instruments representing Collections and enforcing such Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection, none of the powers conferred upon such attorney-in-fact pursuant to the
preceding sentence shall subject such attorney-in-fact to any liability if any action taken by it shall prove to be inadequate or invalid, nor shall they confer any obligations upon such attorney-in-fact in any manner whatsoever.
SECTION VIII.05. Responsibilities of the Borrower.
(a)Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower shall: (i) perform all of its obligations, if any, under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables to the same extent as if interests in such Pool Receivables had not been transferred hereunder, and the exercise by the Administrative Agent, or any other Credit Party of their respective rights hereunder shall not relieve the Borrower from such obligations and (ii) pay when due any Taxes, including any sales taxes payable in connection with the Pool Receivables and their creation and satisfaction. None of the Credit Parties shall have any obligation or liability with respect to any Collateral, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Borrower, the Servicer or any Originator thereunder.
(b)PG&E hereby irrevocably agrees that if at any time it shall cease to be the Servicer hereunder, it shall, subject to receipt of any approval or consent (if any) required by the CPUC, act (if the then-current Servicer so requests) as the data-processing agent of the Servicer and, in such capacity, PG&E shall conduct the data-processing functions of the administration of the Receivables and the Collections thereon in substantially the same way that PG&E conducted such data-processing functions while it acted as the Servicer. In connection with any such processing functions, the Borrower shall pay to PG&E its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses from the Borrower’s own funds (subject to the priority of payments set forth in Section 3.01).
SECTION VIII.06. Servicing Fee.
(a)Subject to clause (b) below, the Borrower shall pay the Servicer a fee (the “Servicing Fee”) equal to 1.00% per annum (the “Servicing Fee Rate”) of the daily average aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Pool Receivables. Accrued Servicing Fees shall be payable from Collections to the extent of available funds in accordance with Section 3.01(a).
(b)If the Servicer ceases to be PG&E or an Affiliate thereof, the Servicing Fee shall be the greater of: (i) the amount calculated pursuant to clause (a) above and (ii) an alternative amount specified by the successor Servicer not to exceed 110% of the aggregate reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such successor Servicer in connection with the performance of its obligations as Servicer hereunder.
ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; TERMINATION EVENTS
SECTION IX.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
(a)(i) any PG&E Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (other than any such failure which would constitute an Event of Default under paragraph (c) or clauses (ii) thru (vi) of this paragraph (a)), and such failure, solely to the extent capable of cure, shall continue for fifteen (15) Business Days, (ii) any PG&E Party shall fail to make any payment or deposit or transfer any monies to be made by it hereunder or under any other Transaction Document as and when due and such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business Days, (iii) the applicable Initial Transfer Amount of Collections is not transferred to the Borrower Accounts on any Business Day and such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business Days, (iv) if a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, the Remaining Transfer Amount of Collections for any Business Day is not transferred, due to any action or inaction by any PG&E Party, to the Borrower Accounts within five (5) Business Days of such Business Day and such failure is not remedied within ten (10) Business Days, (v) PG&E shall resign as Servicer, and no successor Servicer reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents shall have been appointed or (vi) PG&E shall resign or be removed as servicer (or similar role) under any Securitized Bond;
(b)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any PG&E Party under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including in any report or certificate required to be delivered under any Transaction Document), shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when 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;
(c)the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to deliver a Monthly Report or Interim Report pursuant to this Agreement, and such failure shall remain unremedied for two (2) Business Days;
(d)this Agreement or any security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall for any reason cease to create, or for any reason cease to be, a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in favor of (i) the Administrative Agent with respect to any material portion of the Collateral or (ii) solely with respect to the Collection Accounts, the Collection Account Agent, in each case, free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(e)(i) the Borrower or any other Specified PG&E Entity 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 as 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 other Specified PG&E Entity shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced
against the Borrower or any other Specified PG&E Entity any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (other than with respect to the Borrower) (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 other Specified PG&E Entity 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 (other than with respect to the Borrower) 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 other Specified PG&E Entity shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due;
(f)[reserved];
(g)[reserved];
(h)[reserved];
(i)[reserved];
(j)a Change in Control shall occur;
(k)a Borrowing Base Deficit shall occur, and shall not have been cured within two (2) Business Days;
(l)(i) Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any of its Debt that is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $16,750 when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement, mortgage, indenture or instrument relating to such Debt; (ii) any PG&E Party, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, shall (A) default in making any payment of any principal of any of its Debt 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 Debt was created); or (B) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Debt beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Debt was created; or (C) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Debt 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 Debt other than Debt under any interest rate swap agreement) to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Debt to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Debt constituting a guaranty) to become payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (A), (B) or (C) of this paragraph (l)(ii) 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 (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph (l)(ii) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Debt the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $200,000,000; provided, further, that if such default shall be cured by such PG&E Party or such Significant Subsidiary or waived by the holders of such Debt 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 Debt requiring PG&E Party 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 PG&E Party or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor or to issue in lieu thereof Debt secured by additional or other collateral or with a shorter average life to maturity or in a greater principal amount, then any Event of Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured or waived or (iii) any “Event of Default” (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall occur under the Credit Agreement;
(m)the Borrower shall fail (x) at any time (other than for thirty (30) days following notice of the death or resignation of any Independent Director) to have an Independent Director who satisfies each requirement and qualification specified in Section 7.03(c) of this Agreement for Independent Directors, on the Borrower’s board of directors or (y) to timely notify the Administrative Agent of any replacement or appointment of any director that is to serve as an Independent Director on the Borrower’s board of directors as required pursuant to Section 7.03(c) of this Agreement;
(n)[reserved];
(o)either (i) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any assets of any PG&E Party or (ii) the PBGC shall, or shall indicate its intention to, file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the assets of any PG&E Party;
(p)there occurs any ERISA Event that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(q)[reserved];
(r)a Sale Termination Event shall occur under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, other than the occurrence of a Sale Termination Event arising under clause (a)(iv) or (a)(v) of such defined term in the Purchase and Sale Agreement;
(s)the Borrower shall (i) be required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act or (ii) become a “covered fund” within the meaning of the Volcker Rule;
(t)this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or
thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Borrower Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Borrower or any other PG&E Party (or any of their respective Affiliates) contests in any manner in writing the validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document; or the Borrower or any other PG&E Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Transaction Document, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind any Transaction Document;
(u)[reserved];
(v)(i) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower by a court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any PG&E Party or any Significant Subsidiary of PG&E 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 any PG&E Party or such Significant 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
(w)PG&E shall fail to satisfy the Credit Agreement Financial Covenant. If, after the date hereof, the Credit Agreement Financial Covenant (or any of the defined terms used in connection with such covenant) is amended, modified or waived, then the test set forth in this clause (w) or the defined terms used therein, as applicable, shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, automatically and without further action on the part of any Person, be deemed to be also so amended, modified or waived, if at the time of the effectiveness of such amendment, modification or waiver, (i) each Lender (or an Affiliate thereof) and the Administrative Agent (or an Affiliate thereof) is a party to the Credit Agreement, (ii) each Lender and the Administrative Agent consented in writing to such amendment, modification or waiver under the Credit Agreement and (iii) such amendment, modification or waiver is consummated in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. In the event the Credit Agreement is terminated or replaced, the Credit Agreement Financial Covenant and respective meaning assigned to related terms immediately preceding such termination shall continue for all purposes of this clause (w).
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) by notice to the Borrower (x) declare the Termination Date to have occurred (in which case the Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred), (y) declare the Final Maturity Date to have occurred (in which case the Final Maturity Date shall be deemed to have occurred) and (z) declare the Aggregate Capital and all other Borrower Obligations to be immediately due and payable (in which case the Aggregate Capital and all other Borrower Obligations shall be immediately due and payable); provided that, automatically upon the occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the giving of notice) described in subsection (e) of this Section 9.01 with respect to the Borrower, the Termination Date shall occur and the Aggregate Capital and all other Borrower Obligations shall be immediately due and
payable. Upon any such declaration or designation or upon such automatic termination, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies which they may have under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, all other rights and remedies provided after default under the UCC and under other Applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative. Any proceeds from liquidation of the Collateral shall be applied in the order of priority set forth in Section 3.01.
SECTION IX.02. Termination Events. If any of the following events (each a “Termination Event”) shall occur:
(a)the average of the Dilution Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed (i) solely if the last day of such three Settlement Periods ends during the Temporary Period, 3.00% or (ii) otherwise, 2.00%;
(b)the average of the Days Sales Outstanding for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed (i) solely if the last day of such three Settlement Periods ends during the Temporary Period, 70.0080.00 days or (ii) otherwise, 65.00 days;
(c)the average of the Delinquency Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed (i) solely if the last day of such three Settlement Periods ends during the Temporary Period, 9.00% or (ii) otherwise, 5.00%;
(d)the average of the Loss Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed (i) solely if the last day of such three Settlement Periods ends during the Temporary Period, 6.00% or (ii) otherwise, 4.00%;
(e)Receivables cease being sold or contributed by any Originator to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement;
(f)any PG&E Party makes any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents;
(g)(i) the Collection Account Agent shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement under the Intercreditor Agreement, and such failure, solely to the extent capable of cure, shall continue for three (3) Business Days, (ii) the Collection Account Agent shall fail to deliver a “Notice of Sole Control”, a “Notice of Exclusive Control”, a “Notice of Control” or other notice of control to each Collection Account Bank in accordance with each of the Collection Account Control Agreements within two (2) Business Days following receipt by the Collection Account Agent of a Control Direction delivered to the Collection Account Agent by the Administrative Agent or (iii) Citibank, N.A. shall resign as Collection Account Agent, and no successor Collection Account Agent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents shall have been appointed;
(h)the Intercreditor Agreement, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than satisfaction in full of all the Borrower Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Collection Account Agent (or any of its Affiliates) contests in any manner in writing the validity or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreement; or the Collection Account Agent denies in writing that it has any or further obligation under the Intercreditor Agreement, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind the Intercreditor Agreement; or
(i)if a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, the Remaining Transfer Amount of Collections for any Business Day is not transferred to the Borrower Accounts within five (5) Business Days of such Business Day and such failure is not remedied within ten (10) Business Days;
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) by notice to the Borrower declare the Termination Date to have occurred (in which case the Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred).
ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION X.01. Authorization and Action. Each Credit Party hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties other than those expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents, and no implied obligations or liabilities shall be read into any Transaction Document, or otherwise exist, against the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent does not assume, nor shall it be deemed to have assumed, any obligation to, or relationship of trust or agency with, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any Credit Party except for any obligations expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in no event shall the Administrative Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to any provision of any Transaction Document or Applicable Law.
SECTION X.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Administrative Agent’s servicing, administering or collecting Pool Receivables in the event it replaces the Servicer in such capacity pursuant to Section 8.01), in the absence of its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for any Credit Party or the Servicer), independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or representation to any Credit Party (whether written or oral)
and shall not be responsible to any Credit Party for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made by any other party in or in connection with this Agreement; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of any Credit Party or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any Credit Party; (d) shall not be responsible to any Credit Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (e) shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in so relying, upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION X.03. Administrative Agent and Affiliates. With respect to any Credit Extension or interests therein owned by any Credit Party that is also the Administrative Agent, such Credit Party shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Credit Party and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any of its Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, all as if the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any other Secured Party.
SECTION X.04. Reimbursement of Administrative Agent. Each Committed Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof), ratably according to the respective Percentage of such Committed Lender, for any and all reasonable and documented liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that no Committed Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION X.05. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
SECTION X.06. Action or Inaction by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to take action under any Transaction Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Group Agents or the Majority Group Agents, as the case may be, and assurance of its indemnification by the Committed Lenders, as it deems appropriate. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases
be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in accordance with a request or at the direction of the Group Agents or the Majority Group Agents, as the case may be, and such request or direction and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all Credit Parties. The Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent agree that unless any action to be taken by the Administrative Agent under a Transaction Document (i) specifically requires the advice or concurrence of all Group Agents or (ii) may be taken by the Administrative Agent alone or without any advice or concurrence of any Group Agent, then the Administrative Agent may take action based upon the advice or concurrence of the Majority Group Agents.
SECTION X.07. Notice of Events of Default or Termination Events; Action by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from any Credit Party or the Borrower stating that an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Termination Event or a Termination Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event. If the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to each Group Agent, whereupon each Group Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to its respective Conduit Lender(s) and Related Committed Lender(s). The Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, concerning an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Termination Event or a Termination Event or any other matter hereunder as the Administrative Agent deems advisable and in the best interests of the Secured Parties.
SECTION X.08. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Parties. Each Credit Party expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent. Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Borrower, each Originator or the Servicer and the Pool Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items expressly required to be delivered under any Transaction Document by the Administrative Agent to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Credit Party with any information concerning the Borrower, any Originator or the Servicer that comes into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
SECTION X.09. Successor Administrative Agent.
(a)The Administrative Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrower, the Servicer and each Group Agent, resign as Administrative Agent. Except as provided below, such resignation shall not become effective until a successor Administrative Agent is appointed by the Majority Group Agents as a successor Administrative Agent and has accepted such appointment. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Group Agents, within thirty (30) days after the departing Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, the departing Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Administrative Agent as successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Group Agents within sixty (60) days after the departing Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, the departing Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Administrative Agent.
(b)Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the resigning Administrative Agent, and the resigning Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. After any resigning Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article X and Article XII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE XI
THE GROUP AGENTS
SECTION XI.01. Authorization and Action. Each Credit Party that belongs to a Group hereby appoints and authorizes the Group Agent for such Group to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to such Group Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. No Group Agent shall have any duties other than those expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents, and no implied obligations or liabilities shall be read into any Transaction Document, or otherwise exist, against any Group Agent. No Group Agent assumes, nor shall it be deemed to have assumed, any obligation to, or relationship of trust or agency with the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any Lender except for any obligations expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in no event shall any Group Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes such Group Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to any provision of any Transaction Document or Applicable Law.
SECTION XI.02. Group Agent’s Reliance, Etc. No Group Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as a Group Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents in the absence of its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Group Agent: (a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or the Servicer),
independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or representation to any Credit Party (whether written or oral) and shall not be responsible to any Credit Party for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made by any other party in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document on the part of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any other Person or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof; (d) shall not be responsible to any Credit Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (e) shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in so relying, upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION XI.03. Group Agent and Affiliates. With respect to any Credit Extension or interests therein owned by any Credit Party that is also a Group Agent, such Credit Party shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not a Group Agent. A Group Agent and any of its Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if such Group Agent were not a Group Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any other Secured Party.
SECTION XI.04. Indemnification of Group Agents. Each Committed Lender in any Group agrees to indemnify the Group Agent for such Group (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof), ratably according to the proportion of the Percentage of such Committed Lender to the aggregate Percentages of all Committed Lenders in such Group, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Group Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any action taken or omitted by such Group Agent under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that no Committed Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Group Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION XI.05. Delegation of Duties. Each Group Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Group Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
SECTION XI.06. Notice of Events of Default or Termination Events. No Group Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event unless such Group Agent has received notice from the Administrative Agent, any other Group Agent, any other Credit Party, the Servicer or the Borrower stating that an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Termination Event or a Termination Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event. If a Group Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Credit Parties in its Group and to the Administrative Agent (but only if such notice received by such Group Agent was not sent by the Administrative Agent). A Group Agent may take such action concerning an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Termination Event or a Termination Event as may be directed by Committed Lenders in its Group representing a majority of the Commitments in such Group (subject to the other provisions of this Article XI), but until such Group Agent receives such directions, such Group Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as such Group Agent deems advisable and in the best interests of the Conduit Lenders and Committed Lenders in its Group.
SECTION XI.07. Non-Reliance on Group Agent and Other Parties. Each Credit Party expressly acknowledges that neither the Group Agent for its Group nor any of such Group Agent’s directors, officers, agents or employees has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by such Group Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Group Agent. Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Group Agent for its Group that, independently and without reliance upon such Group Agent, any other Group Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof and the Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items expressly required to be delivered under any Transaction Document by a Group Agent to any Credit Party in its Group, no Group Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Credit Party in its Group with any information concerning the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that comes into the possession of such Group Agent or any of its directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
SECTION XI.08. Successor Group Agent. Any Group Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Credit Parties in its Group, resign as Group Agent for its Group. Such resignation shall not become effective until a successor Group Agent is appointed by the Lender(s) in such Group. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Group Agent for such Group hereunder by a successor Group Agent, such successor Group Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the resigning Group Agent, and the resigning Group Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. After any resigning Group Agent’s
resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article XI and Article XII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Group Agent.
SECTION XI.09. Reliance on Group Agent. Unless otherwise advised in writing by a Group Agent or by any Credit Party in such Group Agent’s Group, each party to this Agreement may assume that (i) such Group Agent is acting for the benefit and on behalf of each of the Credit Parties in its Group, as well as for the benefit of each assignee or other transferee from any such Person and (ii) each action taken by such Group Agent has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of the Credit Parties in its Group.
ARTICLE XII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION XII.01. Indemnification by the Borrower.
(a)Without limiting any other rights that the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties, the Affected Persons and their respective assigns, officers, directors, agents and employees (each, a “Borrower Indemnified Party”) may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify each Borrower Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, losses and liabilities (including Attorney Costs) (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Borrower Indemnified Amounts”) arising out of or resulting from this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the use of proceeds of the Credit Extensions or the security interest in respect of any Pool Receivable or any other Collateral; excluding, however, (a) Borrower Indemnified Amounts to the extent a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such Borrower Indemnified Amounts resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct by such Borrower Indemnified Party seeking indemnification and (b) Taxes that are covered by Section 4.03 (other than Taxes specifically enumerated below and Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim). Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing, the Borrower shall pay on demand (it being understood that if any portion of such payment obligation is made from Collections, such payment will be made at the time and in the order of priority set forth in Section 3.01), to the Borrower Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify the Borrower Indemnified Party from and against any and all Borrower Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from any of the following (but excluding Borrower Indemnified Amounts and Taxes described in clauses (a) and (b) above):
(i)any Pool Receivable which the Borrower or the Servicer includes as an Eligible Receivable as part of the Net Receivable Pool Balance but which is not an Eligible Receivable at such time;
(ii)any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Borrower (or any of its respective officers) under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents (including in any report or
certificate required to be delivered under any Transaction Document) shall have been untrue or incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii)the failure by the Borrower to comply with any Applicable Law with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract; or the failure of any Pool Receivable or the related Contract to conform to any such Applicable Law;
(iv)the failure to vest in the Administrative Agent a first priority perfected security interest in all or any portion of the Collateral, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(v)the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing statements, financing statement amendments, continuation statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other Applicable Laws with respect to any Pool Receivable and the other Collateral and Collections in respect thereof, whether at the time of any Credit Extension or at any subsequent time;
(vi)any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy) of an Obligor to the payment of any Pool Receivable (including, without limitation, a defense based on such Pool Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from or relating to collection activities with respect to such Pool Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish any such goods or services or other similar claim or defense not arising from the financial inability of any Obligor to pay undisputed indebtedness;
(vii)any Taxes imposed upon the Borrower Indemnified Party relating to or with respect to any Pool Receivable or other Collateral, and all costs and expenses relating thereto or arising therefrom;
(viii)any failure of the Borrower to timely and fully comply with the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Pool Receivable;
(ix)any products liability, environmental or other claim arising out of or in connection with any Pool Receivable or other merchandise, goods or services which are the subject of or related to any Pool Receivable;
(x)the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time with other funds (including the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables with Non-Securitization Collections);
(xi)any investigation, litigation or proceeding (actual or threatened) related to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the use of proceeds of
any Credit Extensions or in respect of any Pool Receivable or other Collateral or any related Contract;
(xii)any failure of the Borrower to comply with its covenants, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(xiii)any setoff with respect to any Pool Receivable;
(xiv)any claim brought by any Person other than the Borrower Indemnified Party arising from any activity by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower in servicing, administering or collecting any Pool Receivable;
(xv)the failure by the Borrower to pay when due any Taxes, including, without limitation, sales, excise or personal property taxes;
(xvi)any failure of an Account Bank to comply with the terms of the applicable Account Control Agreement, the termination by an Account Bank of any Account Control Agreement or any amounts (including in respect of an indemnity) payable by the Administrative Agent or the Collection Account Agent to an Account Bank under any Account Control Agreement;
(xvii)the existence of any “Linked Account” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) with respect to any Account (including any such “Linked Account” permitted hereunder) and any debit from or other charge against any Account as a result of any “Settlement Item” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) that originated in any Servicer’s Account or any account other than an Account;
(xviii)any action taken by the Administrative Agent as attorney-in-fact for the Borrower, any Originator or the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(xix)the failure or delay to provide any Obligor with an invoice or other evidence of indebtedness;
(xx)any civil penalty or fine assessed by OFAC or any other Governmental Authority administering any Anti-Corruption Law or Sanctions, and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable documented legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof by, the Borrower Indemnified Party in connection with the Transaction Documents as a result of any action of any PG&E Party or any of their respective Affiliates;
(xxi)any failure of the Collection Account Agent to comply with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or any amounts (including in respect of an indemnity) payable by the Administrative Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxii)any investigation, litigation, dispute or proceeding (actual or threatened) related to (A) any Account or any amounts on deposit therein or (B) the Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxiii)the use of proceeds of any Credit Extension; or
(xxiv)any reduction in Capital as a result of the distribution of Collections if all or a portion of such distributions shall thereafter be rescinded or otherwise must be returned for any reason.
(b)If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Borrower Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold it harmless for any Borrower Indemnified Amount, then the Borrower shall contribute to such Borrower Indemnified Party the amount paid or payable by such Borrower Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Borrower and its Affiliates on the one hand and such Borrower Indemnified Party on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement as well as the relative fault of the Borrower and its Affiliates and such Borrower Indemnified Party with respect to such loss, claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall be in addition to any liability which the Borrower may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to each Borrower Indemnified Party, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Borrower and the Borrower Indemnified Parties.
(c)Any indemnification or contribution under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION XII.02. Indemnification by the Servicer and the Retention Holder.
(a)The Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties, the Affected Persons and their respective assigns, officers, directors, agents and employees (each, a “PG&E Indemnified Party”), from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by reason of any acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions arising out of activities of the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including any judgment, award, settlement, Attorney Costs and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as, “Servicer Indemnified Amounts”); excluding (i) Servicer Indemnified Amounts to the extent a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such Servicer Indemnified Amounts resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct by such
PG&E Indemnified Party seeking indemnification and (ii) Servicer Indemnified Amounts to the extent the same includes losses in respect of Pool Receivables that are uncollectible solely on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy, lack of creditworthiness or other financial inability to pay of the related Obligor. Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing, the Servicer shall pay on demand, to each PG&E Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such PG&E Indemnified Party from and against any and all Servicer Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from any of the following (but excluding Servicer Indemnified Amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) above):
(i)any Pool Receivable which the Servicer includes as an Eligible Receivable as part of the Net Receivable Pool Balance but which is not an Eligible Receivable at such time;
(ii)any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Servicer (or any of its respective officers) under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents (including in any report or certificate required to be delivered under any Transaction Document) shall have been untrue or incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii)the failure by the Servicer to comply with any Applicable Law with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract;
(iv)the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time with other funds (including the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables with Non-Securitization Collections);
(v)the failure by any Pool Receivable or the related Contract to conform to any Applicable Law;
(vi)any civil penalty or fine assessed by OFAC or any other Governmental Authority administering any Anti-Corruption Law or Sanctions, and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable documented legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof by, any PG&E Indemnified Party in connection with the Transaction Documents as a result of any action of any PG&E Party or any of their respective Affiliates;
(vii)any failure of an Account Bank to comply with the terms of the applicable Account Control Agreement, the termination by an Account Bank of any Account Control Agreement or any amounts (including in respect of an indemnity) payable by the Administrative Agent or the Collection Account Agent to an Account Bank under any Account Control Agreement;
(viii)the existence of any “Linked Account” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) with respect to any Account (including any such “Linked Account” permitted hereunder) and any debit from or other charge against any
Account as a result of any “Settlement Item” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) that originated in any Servicer’s Account or any account other than an Account;
(ix)any failure of the Collection Account Agent to comply with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or any amounts (including in respect of an indemnity) payable by the Administrative Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement;
(x)any investigation, litigation, dispute or proceeding (actual or threatened) related to (A) any Account or any amounts on deposit therein or (B) the Intercreditor Agreement;
(xi)any liability of the Borrower under Section 4.03;
(xii)any failure of the Servicer to comply with its covenants, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or
(xiii)the existence of the Subject Filing.
(b)If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any PG&E Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Servicer shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such PG&E Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Servicer and its Affiliates on the one hand and such PG&E Indemnified Party on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement as well as the relative fault of the Servicer and its Affiliates and such PG&E Indemnified Party with respect to such loss, claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Servicer under this Section shall be in addition to any liability which the Servicer may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to each PG&E Indemnified Party, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Servicer and the PG&E Indemnified Parties.
(c)The Retention Holder hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the PG&E Indemnified Parties from and against any and all EU Losses (as defined below) resulting from or arising out of any breach by the Retention Holder of Section 13.21 (the foregoing being referred to as, “Retention Holder Indemnified Amounts”). For the purposes of hereof, “EU Losses” shall mean each of (i) the amount necessary to compensate such PG&E Indemnified Party for any increased cost or any reduction in its rate of return on capital which such PG&E Indemnified Party reasonably attributes to such increase in capital that is required or directed to be maintained by that PG&E Indemnified Party in relation to its interest in or exposure in respect of any Receivables (including by application of an additional risk weight pursuant to Article 270a of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013, as amended) as a result of, or arising out of, any breach by the Retention Holder of Section 13.21 and (ii) any other losses, liabilities, damages, claims, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of external counsel) of such PG&E Indemnified
Party resulting from or arising out of any breach by the Retention Holder of Section 13.21 and relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(d)The PG&E Indemnified Party claiming compensation under clause (c) above shall deliver to the Retention Holder a notice of the amount of compensation being claimed, accompanied by a statement prepared by such PG&E Indemnified Party setting forth the basis and the calculation of the amount in reasonable detail and the Retention Holder shall pay such amounts on or before the later of the next succeeding Settlement Date and thirty (30) days, in each case following receipt of a notice strictly conforming to the requirements of this Section 12.02(d).
(e)Any indemnification or contribution under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION XIII.01. Amendments, Etc. No failure on the part of any Credit Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof shall be effective unless in a writing signed by the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents (and, in the case of any amendment, also signed by the Borrower), and then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Servicer, affect the rights or duties of the Servicer under this Agreement; (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)change (directly or indirectly) the definitions of, Borrowing Base Deficit, Defaulted Receivable, Delinquent Receivable, Eligible Receivable, Excluded Receivables, Miscellaneous Items, Non-Securitization Receivables, Facility Limit, Final Maturity Date, Majority Group Agents, Net Receivable Pool Balance, Required Reserves or Stress Factor contained in this Agreement, or increase the then existing Specified Concentration Percentage for any Obligor or change the calculation of the Borrowing Base;
(ii)reduce the amount of Capital or Interest that is payable on account of any Loan or with respect to any other Credit Extension or delay any scheduled date for payment thereof;
(iii)change any Event of Default or Termination Event;
(iv)release all or a material portion of the Collateral from the Administrative Agent’s security interest created hereunder;
(v)change any of the provisions of this Section 13.01 or the definition of “Majority Group Agents”; or
(vi)change the order of priority in which Collections are applied pursuant to Section 3.01.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall increase any Committed Lender’s Commitment hereunder without the consent of such Committed Lender and (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall reduce any Fees payable by the Borrower to any member of any Group or delay the dates on which any such Fees are payable, in either case, without the consent of the Group Agent for such Group.
SECTION XIII.02. Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (which shall include facsimile and email communication) and faxed, emailed or delivered, to each party hereto, at its address set forth under its name on Schedule III hereto or at such other address, facsimile number or email address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Notices and communications by facsimile or email shall be effective when sent receipt confirmed by electronic or other means (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return electronic mail or other acknowledgement), and notices and communications sent by other means shall be effective when received.
SECTION XIII.03. Assignability.
(a)Assignment by Conduit Lenders. This Agreement and the rights of each Conduit Lender hereunder (including each Loan made by it hereunder) shall be assignable by such Conduit Lender and its successors and permitted assigns to any Program Support Provider of such Conduit Lender without prior notice to or consent from the Borrower or any other party, or any other condition or restriction of any kind, (ii) to any Affiliate of such Conduit Lender or of the applicable Related Committed Lender or any other commercial paper conduit managed or supported by the Related Committed Lender with respect to such Conduit Lender, in each case, with prior notice to the Borrower but without consent from the Borrower, (iii) to any other Lender with prior notice to the Borrower but without consent from the Borrower or (iv) with the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be required if an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), to any other Eligible Assignee. Each assignor of a Loan or any interest therein may, in connection with the assignment or participation, disclose to the assignee or Participant any information relating to the Borrower and its Affiliates, including the Receivables, furnished to such assignor by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Affiliates or by the Administrative Agent; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or Participant agrees to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Borrower
and its Affiliates received by it from any of the foregoing entities in a manner consistent with Section 13.06(b).
(b)Assignment by Committed Lenders. Each Committed Lender may assign to any Eligible Assignee or to any other Committed Lender all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and any Loan or interests therein owned by it); provided, however that
(i)except for an assignment by a Committed Lender to either an Affiliate of such Committed Lender or any other Committed Lender, each such assignment shall require the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be required if a Ratings Event, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing);
(ii)each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(iii)except for an assignment (A) by a Committed Lender to either an Affiliate of such Committed Lender or any other Committed Lender or (B) at any time that a Ratings Event, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the amount being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) all of the assigning Committed Lender’s Commitment; and
(iv)the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement.
Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement, and to the extent that rights and obligations under this Agreement have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Committed Lender hereunder and (y) the assigning Committed Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, relinquish such rights and be released from such obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Committed Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Committed Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).
(c)Register. The Administrative Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain at its address referred to on Schedule III of this Agreement
(or such other address of the Administrative Agent notified by the Administrative Agent to the other parties hereto) a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Committed Lenders and the Conduit Lenders, the Commitment of each Committed Lender and the aggregate outstanding Capital (and stated interest) of the Loans of each Conduit Lender and Committed Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent, the Group Agents, and the other Credit Parties shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as a Committed Lender or Conduit Lender, as the case may be, under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Servicer, any Group Agent, any Conduit Lender or any Committed Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d)Procedure. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed and delivered by an assigning Committed Lender and an Eligible Assignee or assignee Committed Lender, the Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement has been duly completed, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower and the Servicer.
(e)Participations. Each Committed Lender may sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (each, a “Participant”) in or to all or a portion of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and the interests in the Loans owned by it); provided, however, that
(i)such Committed Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment to the Borrower hereunder) shall remain unchanged, and
(ii)such Committed Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties to this Agreement for the performance of such obligations.
The Administrative Agent, the Group Agents, the Conduit Lenders, the other Committed Lenders, the Borrower and the Servicer shall have the right to continue to deal solely and directly with such Committed Lender in connection with such Committed Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.01 and 4.03 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 4.03(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 4.03(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.01 or 4.03, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.
(f)Participant Register. Each Committed 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 this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Committed 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 or its other obligations under any this Agreement) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan 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 Committed 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.
(g)Assignments by Agents. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent herein shall be assignable by the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent, as the case may be, and its successors and assigns; provided that in the case of an assignment to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent, so long as no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, such assignment shall require the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(h)Assignments by the Borrower or the Servicer. Neither the Borrower nor, except as provided in Section 8.01, the Servicer may assign any of its respective rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent (such consent to be provided or withheld in the sole discretion of such Person).
(i)Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) any Lender, Program Support Provider or any of their respective Affiliates may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its interest in, to and under this Agreement (including, without limitation, rights to payment of Capital and Interest) and any other Transaction Document to secure its obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to or the consent of the Borrower, the Servicer, any Affiliate thereof or any Credit Party; provided, however, that that no such pledge shall relieve such assignor of its obligations under this Agreement.
(j)Pledge to a Security Trustee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) any Lender, Program Support Provider or any of their respective Affiliates may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its interest in, to and under this Agreement (including, without limitation, rights to payment of Capital and Interest) and any other Transaction Document to a security trustee in connection with the funding by such Person of Loans, without notice to or the consent of the Borrower, the Servicer, any Affiliate thereof or
any Credit Party; provided, however, that that no such pledge shall relieve such assignor of its obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION XIII.04. Costs and Expenses. In addition to the rights of indemnification granted under Section 12.01 hereof, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties in connection with (A) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, any Program Support Agreement (or any supplement or amendment thereof) related to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (together with all amendments (including any amendments pursuant to Section 4.06), restatements, supplements, consents and waivers, if any, from time to time hereto and thereto), including, without limitation, the reasonable Attorney Costs of only one joint counsel and one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one joint local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties and any of their respective Affiliates with respect thereto (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Persons) and (B) advising the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties and their respective Affiliates as to their rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and (ii) all reasonable and documented accountants’, auditors’ and consultants’ fees and expenses for the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties and any of their respective Affiliates and the fees and charges of any nationally recognized statistical rating agency incurred in connection with the administration and maintenance of this Agreement or advising the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party as to their rights and remedies under this Agreement or as to any actual or reasonably claimed breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented Attorney Costs of only one joint counsel and one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one joint local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties and any of their respective Affiliates with respect thereto (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Persons) incurred in connection with the enforcement of any of their respective rights or remedies under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
SECTION XIII.05. No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments.
(a)Each of the parties hereto agrees, for the benefit of the holders of the privately or publicly placed indebtedness for borrowed money of each Conduit Lender, not, prior to the date which is two (2) years and one (1) day after the payment in full of all privately or publicly placed indebtedness for borrowed money of such Conduit Lender outstanding, to acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly, invoke, or cause such Conduit Lender to invoke, the process of any court or any other governmental authority for the purpose of (i) commencing, or sustaining, a case against such Conduit Lender under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law (including the Bankruptcy Code), (ii) appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of such
Conduit Lender, or any substantial part of its property, or (iii) ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of such Conduit Lender.
(b)Each of the Servicer, each Group Agent, each Lender and each assignee of a Loan or any interest therein, hereby covenants and agrees that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Borrower any insolvency proceeding until one year and one day after the Final Payout Date; provided, that the Administrative Agent may take any such action in its sole discretion following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event.
(c)Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Agreement to the contrary, a Conduit Lender shall not, and shall be under no obligation to, pay any amount, if any, payable by it pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document unless (i) such Conduit Lender has received funds which may be used to make such payment and which funds are not required to repay such Conduit Lender’s Notes when due and (ii) after giving effect to such payment, either (x) such Conduit Lender could issue Notes to refinance all of its outstanding Notes and Discretionary Advances (assuming such outstanding Notes and Discretionary Advances matured at such time) in accordance with the program documents governing such Conduit Lender’s securitization program or (y) all of such Conduit Lender’s Notes and Discretionary Advances are paid in full. Any amount which any Conduit Lender does not pay pursuant to the operation of the preceding sentence shall not constitute a claim (as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against or company obligation of such Conduit Lender for any such insufficiency unless and until such Conduit Lender satisfies the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) above. The provisions of this Section 13.05 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION XIII.06. Confidentiality.
(a)Each of the Borrower and the Servicer covenants and agrees to hold in confidence, and not disclose to any Person, the terms of this Agreement or the Fee Letter (including any fees payable in connection with this Agreement, the Fee Letter or any other Transaction Document or the identity of the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party), except as the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent may have consented to in writing prior to any proposed disclosure; provided, however, that it may disclose such information (i) to its Advisors and Representatives, (ii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through the Borrower, the Servicer or their Advisors and Representatives or (iii) to the extent it should be (A) required by Applicable Law, or in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding or (B) requested by any Governmental Authority to disclose such information; provided, that, in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrower and the Servicer will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law) notify the Administrative Agent and the affected Credit Party of its intention to make any such disclosure prior to making such disclosure. Each of the Borrower and the Servicer agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Section by its Representatives and Advisors and agrees that its Representatives and Advisors will be advised by it of the confidential nature of such information and shall agree to comply with this Section.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that each of the Borrower, the Servicer and their respective Affiliates may, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), publish a press release or otherwise publicly announce the existence and principal amount of the Commitments under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that no such press release shall name or otherwise identify the Administrative Agent, any other Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates without such Person’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Borrower consents to the publication by the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party of a tombstone or similar advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party acknowledge that the Servicer in its capacity as an Originator will file copies of this Agreement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement and certain other Transaction Documents (other than Fee Letters) with the SEC.
(b)Each of the Administrative Agent and each other Credit Party, severally and with respect to itself only, agrees to hold in confidence, and not disclose to any Person, any confidential and proprietary information concerning the Borrower, the Servicer and their respective Affiliates and their businesses or the terms of this Agreement (including any fees payable in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents), except as the Borrower or the Servicer may have consented to in writing prior to any proposed disclosure; provided, however, that it may disclose such information (i) to its Advisors and Representatives and to any related Program Support Provider, (ii) to its assignees and Participants and potential assignees and Participants and their respective counsel if they agree in writing to hold it confidential, (iii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through it or its Representatives or Advisors or any related Program Support Provider, (iv) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization in connection with obtaining or maintaining the rating of any Conduit Lender’s Notes or as contemplated by 17 CFR 240.17g-5(a)(3), (v) at the request of a bank examiner or other regulatory authority or in connection with an examination of any of the Administrative Agent, any Group Agent or any Lender or their respective Affiliates or Program Support Providers or (vi) to the extent it should be (A) required by Applicable Law, or in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding or (B) requested by any Governmental Authority to disclose such information; provided, that, in the case of clause (vi) above, the Administrative Agent, each Group Agent and each Lender will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law) notify the Borrower and the Servicer of its making any such disclosure as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter. Each of the Administrative Agent, each Group Agent and each Lender, severally and with respect to itself only, agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Section by its Representatives, Advisors and Program Support Providers and agrees that its Representatives, Advisors and Program Support Providers will be advised by it of the confidential nature of such information and shall agree to comply with this Section.
(c)As used in this Section, (i) “Advisors” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s accountants, attorneys and other confidential advisors and (ii) “Representatives”
means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates, Subsidiaries, directors, managers, officers, employees, members, investors, financing sources, insurers, professional advisors, representatives and agents; provided that such Persons shall not be deemed to Representatives of a Person unless (and solely to the extent that) confidential information is furnished to such Person.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent not inconsistent with applicable securities laws, each party hereto (and each of its employees, Representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the Tax treatment and tax structure (as defined in Section 1.6011-4 of the Treasury Regulations) of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such Person relating to such Tax treatment and Tax structure.
SECTION XIII.07. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE INTERESTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN THE COLLATERAL IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION XIII.08. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof or any other electronic means as provided in the immediately following sentence. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
SECTION XIII.09. Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Termination. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall
constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof superseding all prior oral or written understandings. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date; provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 10.04, 10.07, 11.04, 11.06, 12.01, 12.02, 13.04, 13.05, 13.06, 13.09, 13.11, 13.13, 13.20 and 13.21 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION XIII.10. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 13.10 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT PARTY TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER OR THE SERVICER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE SERVICER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
(b)EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE SERVICER CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 13.02. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 13.10 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT PARTY TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
SECTION XIII.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.
SECTION XIII.12. Ratable Payments. If any Credit Party, whether by setoff or otherwise, has payment made to it with respect to any Borrower Obligations in a greater
proportion than that received by any other Credit Party entitled to receive a ratable share of such Borrower Obligations, such Credit Party agrees, promptly upon demand, to purchase for cash without recourse or warranty a portion of such Borrower Obligations held by the other Credit Parties so that after such purchase each Credit Party will hold its ratable proportion of such Borrower Obligations; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Credit Party, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
SECTION XIII.13. Limitation of Liability.
(a)No claim may be made by any PG&E Party against any Credit Party or their respective Affiliates, members, directors, officers, employees, incorporators, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection herewith or therewith; and each of the Borrower and the Servicer hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor. None of the Credit Parties and their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any other Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof in connection with or as a result of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Credit Party in performing its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(b)The obligations of the Administrative Agent and each of the other Credit Parties under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents are solely the corporate obligations of such Person. No recourse shall be had for any obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this Agreement or any other Transaction Document against any member, director, officer, employee or incorporator of any such Person.
SECTION XIII.14. Intent of the Parties. The Borrower has structured this Agreement with the intention that the Loans and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder will be treated under United States federal, and applicable state, local and foreign tax law as debt (the “Intended Tax Treatment”). The Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties agree to file no tax return, or take any action, inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment unless required by law. Each assignee and each Participant acquiring an interest in a Credit Extension, by its acceptance of such assignment or participation, agrees to comply with the immediately preceding sentence.
SECTION XIII.15. USA Patriot Act. Each of the Administrative Agent and each of the other Credit Parties hereby notifies the Borrower and the Servicer that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26,
2001) (the “PATRIOT Act”), the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, the Originators and the Servicer, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding the Borrower, the Originators and the Servicer that will allow the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties to identify the Borrower, the Originators and the Servicer in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act. Each of the Borrower and the Servicer agrees to provide the Administrative Agent and each other Credit Parties, from time to time, with all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Rule.
SECTION XIII.16. Right of Setoff. Each Credit Party is hereby authorized (in addition to any other rights it may have), at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, to setoff, appropriate and apply (without presentment, demand, protest or other notice which are hereby expressly waived) any deposits and any other indebtedness held or owing by such Credit Party (including by any branches or agencies of such Credit Party) to, or for the account of, the Borrower or the Servicer against amounts owing by the Borrower or the Servicer hereunder (even if contingent or unmatured); provided that such Credit Party shall notify the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, promptly following such setoff.
SECTION XIII.17. Severability. Any provisions of this Agreement which are 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.
SECTION XIII.18. Mutual Negotiations. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are the product of mutual negotiations by the parties thereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any provision hereof or thereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.
SECTION XIII.19. Captions and Cross References. The various captions (including the table of contents) in this Agreement are provided solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Agreement to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are to such Section Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section, subsection, or clause to any subsection, clause or subclause are to such subsection, clause or subclause of such Section, subsection or clause.
SECTION XIII.20. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction Document or in any
other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Transaction Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
SECTION XIII.21. Securitisation Regulation; Information.
(a)Securitisation Regulation. The Retention Holder hereby represents, warrants and agrees for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on the date hereof until the Final Payout Date that:
(i)it, as originator for purposes of the Securitisation Regulation, shall retain, on an ongoing basis, a material net economic interest in the Pool Receivables in an amount not less than 5% of the nominal value of the Pool Receivables in the form of a first loss tranche determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) of Article 6(3) of the Securitisation Regulation, as supplemented by Article 8 of the CRR Part Five RTS, in each case as in effect and as applicable as of the date hereof, which material economic interest shall be based upon (1) PG&E’s ownership of all of the membership interest of the Borrower and ownership of all of the Subordinated Notes issued by the Borrower, and (2) the Borrower’s right to receive payments under Section 3.01(a)(v) (the “Retained Interest”). The Retained Interest shall be measured as of the Closing Date and the last date of each Settlement Period.
(ii)it shall not change the manner in which it retains or the method of calculating the Retained Interest, except to the extent permitted under the Securitisation Regulation Rules;
(iii)it and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, hedge or otherwise mitigate its credit risk under, or associated with the Retained Interest or, sell, transfer or otherwise surrender all or part of the rights, benefits or obligations arising from, the Retained Interest, except to the extent permitted under the Securitisation Regulation Rules;
(iv)it shall provide ongoing confirmation as to the continued compliance with the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) above (A) by providing such confirmation to the Servicer on a monthly basis for inclusion in each Monthly Report, (B) promptly following the occurrence of any Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event and (C) from time to time promptly upon written request by the Administrative Agent (on behalf of any Lender) in connection with any material change in the performance of the Receivables or the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents or any material breach of the Transaction Documents;
(v)it shall notify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Group Agent promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days of: (A) any change in the identity of the Person or Persons, if any, through which it is retaining and holding such Retained Interest or (B) any breach of clause (i) through (iii) above;
(vi)PG&E was not established for, and does not operate for, the sole purpose of securitizing exposures;
(vii)PG&E has been, and with respect to future Receivables will be, directly or indirectly involved in the origination of such Receivables that have been, and in the case of any such future Receivables, will be, extended to the Obligors by PG&E which created and will create the obligations and potential obligations of the Obligors giving rise to such Receivables, and PG&E has established and is managing the securitisation contemplated by the Transaction Documents and therefore is an ‘originator’ as defined in the Securitisation Regulation;
(viii)it (or, as to any Receivables as to which it is not the originator, it reasonably believes that the relevant originator) (A) applied to all existing Receivables, and will apply to any future Receivables, sound (in its reasonable opinion) and well-defined credit-granting criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, modifying, refinancing or renewing such Receivables and (B) has, and will maintain, effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that the credit-granting is based on a thorough assessment of each Obligor’s creditworthiness, taking appropriate account of factors relevant to verifying the prospect of such Obligor meeting its obligations under the relevant Contract; and
(ix)none of the Pool Receivables is a securitisation position (as defined in the Securitisation Regulation).
(b)Information. The Retention Holder covenants that it shall, and shall procure (but only in respect of clause (i) below) that any Originator shall, as the case may be, from time to time at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Group Agent (i) promptly provide to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Group Agent any information which the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Group Agent reasonably requests in order for the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Group Agent or any of their Affiliates or PG&E Indemnified Parties, as applicable, to comply with any of its obligations under Article 5 or Article 7 (as may be applicable in connection with any ABCP programme sponsored by any Lender) of the Securitisation Regulation, but only to the extent that it can provide such information without breaching a legal or contractual duty of confidentiality and (ii) use all reasonable efforts to take such further action and enter into such other agreements not otherwise provided for hereunder as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Group Agent in order for the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Group Agent (or any of their Affiliates or related EU Indemnified Parties) to comply with its obligations under the Securitisation Regulation in relation to the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents.
SECTION XIII.22. Intercreditor Agreement.
(a)Each member of each Group, the Borrower and the Servicer each hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement or an amendment thereto, as applicable, in each case, on or about the date hereof, and each member of each Group agrees to be bound by the provisions thereof.
(b)The Servicer shall cause each Securitized Bonds Secured Party and each Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer to (i) become a party the Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of a “Joined Party” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) concurrently with the effectiveness of the related Securitized Bonds or its appointment as a Securitized Bonds Secured Party or Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer (if later) and (ii) continue to be a party to (and not be removed from) the Intercreditor Agreement until the related Securitized Bonds have been paid in full.
(c)The Servicer shall cause each Person that has a lien or security interest in any Miscellaneous Items or any Miscellaneous Collections to (i) become a party the Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of a “Joined Party” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) concurrently with the effectiveness of the related lien or security interest and (ii) continue to be a party to (and not be removed from) the Intercreditor Agreement until the related lien or security interest has been released.
(d)The Borrower and the Servicer will cause the Collection Account Agent to comply with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
(e)The Servicer shall remit Non-Securitization Collections to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds.
SECTION XIII.23. Post-Closing Covenant.
(a)On or prior to the date occurring 30 days following the Closing Date, the Borrower and the Servicer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent both (i) confirmation that the Subject Filing has either (x) been amended to exclude the Collateral or (y) been terminated and (ii) an acknowledgement copy of the related UCC-3 Financing Statement Amendment.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the failure of the Borrower or the Servicer to timely perform its respective obligations under this Section 13.23 shall constitute an immediate Event of Default under this Agreement with no grace period; provided, however, that if the Borrower and the Servicer are each diligently pursuing their respective obligations under this Section 13.23 and have not satisfied those obligations by the 30th day following the Closing Date, then the Borrower and the Servicer shall each have an additional 30 day period to satisfy their obligations under this Section 13.23.
SECTION I.24. CARE Program Receivables.
(a)So long as no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer may, at its sole discretion, request the termination of the CARE Program Exclusion Period by delivering to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent (i) a CARE Program Inclusion Request, which CARE Program Inclusion Request shall (x) be executed by the Borrower and the Servicer and (y) specify the proposed CARE Program Inclusion Date (which date shall be no less than ten (10) Business Days following the date of such CARE Program Inclusion Request) and (ii) a pro forma Monthly Report after giving effect to the cessation of the CARE Program Exclusion Period.
(b)So long as (i) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent have acknowledged the CARE Program Inclusion Request by way of countersignature thereof, such acknowledgement to be granted or withheld in the Administrative Agent’s and each Group Agent’s sole discretion, then upon the countersignature by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent of such CARE Program Inclusion Request, the CARE Program Exclusion Period shall end as of the Care Program Inclusion Date.
(c)Each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that on and after the CARE Program Inclusion Date, (i) the CARE Program Receivables will cease to constitute Ineligible Receivables solely as a result of their status as CARE Program Receivables and (ii) the Loss Ratio shall be calculated to include the CARE Program Receivables (other than during the CARE Program Exclusion Period).
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
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PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as the Servicer and as the Retention Holder
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Group Agent for the MUFG Group
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as a Committed Lender
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VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Group Agent for the Mizuho Group
By:
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Title:
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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as a Committed Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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BNP PARIBAS,
as Group Agent for the BNP Group
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
BNP PARIBAS,
as a Committed Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
STARBIRD FUNDING CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Group Agent for the JPM Group
By:
Name:
Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Committed Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
JUPITER SECURITIZATION COMPANY LLC,
as a Conduit Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
Form of Loan Request
[Letterhead of Borrower]
[Date]
[Administrative Agent]
[Group Agents]
Re: Loan Request
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Loan Request and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter constitutes a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of the Agreement. The Borrower hereby requests a Loan in the amount of [$_______] to be made on [_____, 20__]. The proceeds of such Loan should be deposited to [Account number], at [Name, Address and ABA Number of Bank]. After giving effect to such Loan, the Aggregate Capital will be [$_______].
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to such Credit Extension, as follows:
(i)the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p), which representations and warranties are made only as of the Closing Date; provided, that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p) shall also be made on the date of the first Credit Extension if such first Credit Extension occurs on a date other than the Closing Date), that (x) does not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension as if made on and as of such date, and (y) contains a materiality qualification are true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension as if made 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 maybe, as of such earlier date);
(ii)no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such Credit Extension;
(iii)no Borrowing Base Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such Credit Extension;
(iv)the Aggregate Capital will not exceed the Facility Limit; and
(v)the Termination Date has not occurred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
Very truly yours,
PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT B
Form of Reduction Notice
[Letterhead of Borrower]
[Date]
[Administrative Agent]
[Group Agents]
Re: Reduction Notice
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Reduction Notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter constitutes a Reduction Notice pursuant to Section 2.02(d) of the Agreement. The Borrower hereby notifies the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it shall prepay the outstanding Capital of the Lenders in the amount of [$_______] to be made on [_____, 20__]. After giving effect to such prepayment, the Aggregate Capital will be [$_______].
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to such reduction, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p)), that (x) does not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such prepayment as if made on and as of such date, and (y) contains a materiality qualification are true and correct on and as of the date of such prepayment as if made on and as of such date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case maybe, as of such earlier date).
In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
Very truly yours,
PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT C
[Form of Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
Dated as of ___________, 20__
Section 1.
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Commitment assigned:
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$[_____]
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Assignor’s remaining Commitment:
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$[_____]
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Capital allocable to Commitment assigned:
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$[_____]
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Assignor’s remaining Capital:
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$[_____]
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Interest (if any) allocable to Capital assigned:
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$[_____]
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Interest (if any) allocable to Assignor’s remaining Capital:
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Section 2.
Effective Date of this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement: [__________]
Upon execution and delivery of this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement by the assignee and the assignor and the satisfaction of the other conditions to assignment specified in Section 13.03(b) of the Agreement (as defined below), from and after the effective date specified above, the assignee shall become a party to, and, to the extent of the rights and obligations thereunder being assigned to it pursuant to this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Committed Lender under that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”).
(Signature Pages Follow)
ASSIGNOR: [_________]
By:
Name:
Title
ASSIGNEE: [_________]
By:
Name:
Title:
[Address]
Accepted as of date first above
written:
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC,
as Borrower
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT D
[Reserved]
EXHIBIT E
[Reserved]
Form of CARE Program Inclusion Request
[Letterhead of Borrower]
[Date]
[Administrative Agent]
[Group Agents]
Re: CARE Program Inclusion Request
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this CARE Program Inclusion Request and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter constitutes a CARE Program Inclusion Request pursuant to Section 13.24 of the Agreement. The Borrower hereby requests that the CARE Program Exclusion Period shall end as of [____], 202[_] (such date, the “CARE Program Inclusion Date”).
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this CARE Program Inclusion Request, that no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from this CARE Program Inclusion Request.
THIS CARE PROGRAM INCLUSION REQUEST, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).
This CARE Program Inclusion Request may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this CARE Program Inclusion Request by facsimile transmission, emailed pdf. or any other
electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof or any other electronic means as provided in the immediately following sentence. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this CARE Program Inclusion Request and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
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PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
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Name:
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as the Servicer and as the Retention Holder
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Name:
Title:
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Very truly yours,
Accepted as of date first above
written:
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Group Agent for the MUFG Group
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Group Agent for the Mizuho Group
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
BNP PARIBAS,
as Group Agent for the BNP Group
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Group Agent for the JPM Group
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT F
Credit and Collection Policy
(Attached)
EXHIBIT G
Form of Monthly Report
(Attached)
EXHIBIT H
Form of Compliance Certificate
To: MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1. I am the duly elected ________________of the Servicer.
2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 above did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event, as each such term is defined under the Agreement, during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate[, except as set forth in paragraph 5 below].
4. Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period referenced on such Schedule I.
[5. Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 above by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:]
The foregoing certifications are made and delivered this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
[_________]
By:
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE I TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
A. Schedule of Compliance as of ___________________, 20__ with Section 7.02(b) of the Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
This schedule relates to the month ended: __________________.
B. The following financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period ending on ______________, 20__, are attached hereto:
EXHIBIT I
Closing Memorandum
(Attached)
EXHIBIT J
Form of Daily Report
(Attached)
EXHIBIT K
Form of Weekly Report
(Attached)
SCHEDULE I
Commitments
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Party
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Capacity
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Commitment
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MUFG
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Committed Lender
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$325,000,000
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Mizuho
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Committed Lender
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$225,000,000
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BNP
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Committed Lender
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$225,000,000
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JPM
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Committed Lender
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$225,000,000
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SCHEDULE II
Lock-Boxes, Collection Accounts and Borrower Accounts
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Collection Account Bank
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Collection Account Number
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Associated Lock-Box (if any)
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Citibank, N.A.
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30871958
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N/A
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MUFG Union Bank
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0700475581
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N/A
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Bank of America, N.A.
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1233500817
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N/A
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The Bank of New York Mellon
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075477
177822
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N/A
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Borrower Account Bank
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Borrower Account Number
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The Bank of New York Mellon
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0000639990
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SCHEDULE III
Notice Addresses
(A) in the case of the Borrower, at the following address:
PG&E AR Facility, LLC
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopy: (415) 973-8968
Telephone: (415) 973-8956
Email: BankingandMoneyManagementDepartment@pge.com
with a copy to :
PG&E AR Facility, LLC
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy: (415) 973-5520
Telephone: (415) 973-8956
Email: BankingandMoneyManagementDepartment@pge.com
(B) in the case of the Servicer, at the following address:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopy: (415) 973-8968
Telephone: (415) 973-8956
Email: BankingandMoneyManagementDepartment@pge.com
with a copy to :
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy: (415) 973-5520
Telephone: (415) 973-8956
Email: BankingandMoneyManagementDepartment@pge.com
(C) in the case of the Administrative Agent, at the following address:
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1104
Attn: Securitized Products
Tel: 212-782-6957
Fax: 212-782-4471
Email: securitization_reporting@us.mufg.jp
(D) in the case of Victory, at the following address:
Victory Receivables Corporation
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Securitization Group
Tel: (212) 782-6957
Fax: (212) 782-6448
Email: securitization_reporting@us.mufg.jp
(E) in the case of Mizuho, at the following address:
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Johan Andreasson
Tel: (212) 282-3544
Email: johan.andreasson@mizuhogroup.com
(F) in the case of BNP, at the following address:
BNP Paribas
787 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Attn: Chris Fukuoka
Tel: (212) 841-2567
Email: dl.starbirdadmin@us.bnpparibas.com
(G) in the case of Starbird Funding Corporation, at the following address:
Starbird Funding Corporation
68 South Service Road, Suite 120
Melville, NY 11747
Tel: (631) 930-7216
Fax: (212) 302-8767
Email: starbird@gssnyc.com
with a copy to:
BNP Paribas
787 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Attn: Chris Fukuoka
Tel: (212) 841-2567
Email: dl.starbirdadmin@us.bnpparibas.com
(H) in the case of JPM, at the following address:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
10 South Dearborn, 16th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Corina Mills
Tel: 312-732-5660
Email: corina.mills@jpmorgan.com
with copies of any funding or operations related notices to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
10 South Dearborn, 16th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Jazmine Jones
Tel: 312-732-2234
Email: ABS.Treasury.Dept@jpmorgan.com
(I) in the case of Jupiter Securitization Company LLC, at the following address:
Jupiter Securitization Company LLC
c/o JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent
Asset Backed Securities Conduit Group
Mail Code IL1-1729
Chase Tower, 10 S. Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Fax: (312) 732-3600
Email: ABS.Treasury.Dept@jpmorgan.com
(J) in the case of any other Person, at the address for such Person specified in the other Transaction Documents; in each case, or at such other address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to the other parties to this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT 10.3
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
RECEIVABLES FINANCING AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO RECEIVABLES FINANCING AGREEMENT, dated as of September 15, 2021 (this “Amendment”), among PG&E AR Facility, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (“PG&E”), as initial Servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”) and as retention holder (in such capacity, the “Retention Holder”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”), as a Committed Lender and as a Group Agent, Jupiter Securitization Company LLC (“Jupiter”), as a Conduit Lender, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho”), as a Committed Lender and as a Group Agent, BNP Paribas (“BNP”), as a Committed Lender and as a Group Agent, Starbird Funding Corporation (“Starbird”), as a Conduit Lender, Victory Receivables Corporation (“Victory”), as a Conduit Lender, and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (“MUFG”), as a Committed Lender, as a Group Agent and as Administrative Agent.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have heretofore entered into that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented, assigned or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”);
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, the Borrower, the Servicer, each Group Agent and the Administrative Agent are entering into that certain Amended and Restated Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented, assigned or otherwise modified from time to the, the “Fee Letter”); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto seek to modify the Agreement upon the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in exchange for good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confirmed), each of the parties hereto agree as follows:
A G R E E M E N T:
1.Definitions. Unless otherwise defined or provided herein, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings attributed thereto in (or by reference in) Section 1.01 of the Agreement.
2.Amendments to the Agreement. Effective as of the date hereof, the Agreement is hereby amended to incorporate the changes shown on the marked pages of the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
3.Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof, upon satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by each of the parties hereto;
(b)receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of the Fee Letter duly executed by each of the parties thereto; and
(c)the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Upfront Fee (as defined in the Fee Letter) has been received by each Group Agent.
4.Certain Representations and Warranties. Each of the Servicer, the Retention Holder and the Borrower represents and warrants to each Credit Party as of the date hereof, as follows:
(a)Representations and Warranties. Both before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, the Fee Letter and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, all of its respective representations and warranties contained in the Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) of the Agreement and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p) of the Agreement) and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party that (x) do not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, and (y) contains a materiality qualification are true and correct on and as of the date hereof (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case maybe, as of such earlier date).
(b)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. That it has all necessary corporate power, limited liability company power, and authority (as applicable) to (i) execute and deliver this Amendment, the Fee Letter and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and (ii) perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Agreement (as amended hereby), the Fee Letter and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Amendment, the Agreement, the Fee Letter and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable.
(c)Binding Obligations. This Amendment, the Agreement (as amended hereby), the Fee Letter and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, the Servicer and the Retention Holder, as applicable, enforceable against the Borrower, the Servicer or the Retention Holder, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under the Transaction Documents.
(d)No Event of Default or Termination Events. No Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from this Amendment, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
5.Reference to and Effect on the Agreement and the Other Transaction Documents.
(a)From and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” or words of like import, and each reference in each of the other Transaction Documents to the “Receivables Financing Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import, in each case referring to the Agreement, shall mean and be, a reference to the Agreement, as amended hereby.
(b)The Agreement (except as specifically amended herein) and the other Transaction Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by each of the parties hereto and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms.
(c)The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of or amendment to, any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party under, nor constitute a waiver of or amendment to, any other provision or condition under, the Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
6.Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).
8.Transaction Documents. This Amendment is a Transaction Document executed pursuant to the Agreement and shall be construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
9.Integration. This Amendment, the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof superseding all prior oral or written understandings.
10.Severability. Any provisions of this Amendment which are 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.
11.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof or any other electronic means as provided in the immediately following sentence. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
12.Mutual Negotiations. This Amendment is the product of mutual negotiations by the parties hereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Amendment or any provision hereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Amendment, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.
13.Headings. The captions and headings of this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.
[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
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PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
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Name: Margaret K. Becker
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
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S-1 Amendment No. 4 to RFA
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
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Exhibit A
(Attached)
RECEIVABLES FINANCING AGREEMENT
Dated as of October 5, 2020
by and among
PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC,
as Borrower,
THE PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders and as Group Agents,
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as initial Servicer and as Retention Holder
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms 1
SECTION 1.02. Other Interpretative Matters 5248
ARTICLE II TERMS OF THE LOANS 5349
SECTION 2.01. Loan Facility 5349
SECTION 2.02. Making Loans; Repayment of Loans 5349
SECTION 2.03. Interest and Fees 5551
SECTION 2.04. Records of Loans 5652
ARTICLE III SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT PROVISIONS 5652
SECTION 3.01. Settlement Procedures 5652
SECTION 3.02. Payments and Computations, Etc 6056
ARTICLE IV INCREASED COSTS; FUNDING LOSSES; TAXES; ILLEGALITY AND SECURITY INTEREST 6056
SECTION 4.01. Increased Costs 6056
SECTION 4.02. Funding Losses 6258
SECTION 4.03. Taxes 6258
SECTION 4.04. Inability to Determine Adjusted LIBORLMIR; Change in Legality 6662
SECTION 4.05. Security Interest 6763
SECTION 4.06. Successor Adjusted LIBOR 67LMIR 63
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS 6972
SECTION 5.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and the Initial Credit Extension 6972
SECTION 5.02. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions 7073
SECTION 5.03. Conditions Precedent to All Releases 7174
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 7275
SECTION 6.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower 7275
SECTION 6.02. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer and the Retention Holder 7881
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS 8487
SECTION 7.01. Covenants of the Borrower 8487
SECTION 7.02. Covenants of the Servicer 9497
SECTION 7.03. Separate Existence of the Borrower 103106
ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION OF RECEIVABLES 107110
SECTION 8.01. Appointment of the Servicer 107110
SECTION 8.02. Duties of the Servicer 108111
SECTION 8.03. Account 109112
SECTION 8.04. Enforcement Rights 111114
SECTION 8.05. Responsibilities of the Borrower 112115
SECTION 8.06. Servicing Fee 113116
ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT; TERMINATION EVENTS 113116
SECTION 9.01. Events of Default 113116
SECTION 9.02. Termination Events 118121
ARTICLE X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT 119122
SECTION 10.01. Authorization and Action 119122
SECTION 10.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc 119122
SECTION 10.03. Administrative Agent and Affiliates 120123
SECTION 10.04. Reimbursement of Administrative Agent 120123
SECTION 10.05. Delegation of Duties 120123
SECTION 10.06. Action or Inaction by Administrative Agent 120123
SECTION 10.07. Notice of Events of Default or Termination Events; Action by Administrative Agent 121124
SECTION 10.08. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Parties 121124
SECTION 10.09. Successor Administrative Agent 121124
SECTION 10.10. Erroneous Payments 125
ARTICLE XI THE GROUP AGENTS 122128
SECTION 11.01. Authorization and Action 122128
SECTION 11.02. Group Agent’s Reliance, Etc 122129
SECTION 11.03. Group Agent and Affiliates 123129
SECTION 11.04. Indemnification of Group Agents 123129
SECTION 11.05. Delegation of Duties 123130
SECTION 11.06. Notice of Events of Default or Termination Events 123130
SECTION 11.07. Non-Reliance on Group Agent and Other Parties 124130
SECTION 11.08. Successor Group Agent 124131
SECTION 11.09. Reliance on Group Agent 124131
ARTICLE XII INDEMNIFICATION 125131
SECTION 12.01. Indemnification by the Borrower 125131
SECTION 12.02. Indemnification by the Servicer and the Retention Holder 128134
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS 131137
SECTION 13.01. Amendments, Etc 131137
SECTION 13.02. Notices, Etc 132138
SECTION 13.03. Assignability 132138
SECTION 13.04. Costs and Expenses 135142
SECTION 13.05. No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments 136142
SECTION 13.06. Confidentiality 137143
SECTION 13.07. GOVERNING LAW 139145
SECTION 13.08. Execution in Counterparts 139145
SECTION 13.09. Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Termination 139146
SECTION 13.10. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION 140146
SECTION 13.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 140146
SECTION 13.12. Ratable Payments 140147
SECTION 13.13. Limitation of Liability 141147
SECTION 13.14. Intent of the Parties 141147
SECTION 13.15. USA Patriot Act 141148
SECTION 13.16. Right of Setoff 142148
SECTION 13.17. Severability 142148
SECTION 13.18. Mutual Negotiations 142148
SECTION 13.19. Captions and Cross References 142148
SECTION 13.20. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 142149
SECTION 13.21. EU Securitisation Regulation; Information 143149
SECTION 13.22. Intercreditor Agreement 145151
SECTION 13.23. Post-Closing Covenant 145152
SECTION 13.24. CARE Program Receivables 152
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A – Form of Loan Request
EXHIBIT B – Form of Reduction Notice
EXHIBIT C – Form of Assignment and Acceptance Agreement
EXHIBIT D – Form of Contracts[Reserved]
EXHIBIT E – [Reserved]Form of CARE Program Inclusion Request
EXHIBIT F – Credit and Collection Policy
EXHIBIT G – Form of Monthly Report
EXHIBIT H – Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT I – Closing Memorandum
EXHIBIT J – Form of Daily Report
EXHIBIT K – Form of Weekly Report
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I – Commitments
SCHEDULE II – Lock-Boxes, Collection Accounts and Borrower Accounts
SCHEDULE III – Notice Addresses
This RECEIVABLES FINANCING AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of October 5, 2020 by and among the following parties:
(i) PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as Borrower (“Borrower”);
(ii) the Persons from time to time party hereto as Lenders and Group Agents;
(iii) MUFG BANK, LTD. (“MUFG”), as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Credit Parties (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”); and
(iv) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation, in its individual capacity (“PG&E”), as initial Servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Servicer”) and as retention holder (in such capacity, the “Retention Holder”).
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS
The Borrower has acquired, and will acquire from time to time, Receivables from the Originators pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders make Loans from time to time to the Borrower on the terms, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, secured by, among other things, the Receivables.
In consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION I.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
“Account” means each Borrower Account and each Collection Account.
“Account Bank” means each Borrower Account Bank and each Collection Account Bank.
“Account Control Agreement” means each Borrower Account Control Agreement and each Collection Account Control Agreement.
“Adjusted Dilution Ratio” means, as of any day, the average of the Dilution Ratios for the preceding twelve Settlement Periods.
“Adjusted LIBOR” means for any Interest Period (a) with respect to any Group, the interest rate per annum for a period of time comparable to such Interest Period equal to the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or the successor thereto if it is no longer making such rates available) LIBOR Rate (“ICE LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (currently Reuters LIBOR01 page) (or any other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) for deposits in U.S. Dollars on the second Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period or (b) if a rate cannot be determined under the foregoing clause, an annual rate equal to the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in U.S. Dollars with a duration comparable to such Interest Period in a principal amount substantially equal to the principal amount of the applicable Portion of Capital to be funded at Adjusted LIBOR during such Interest Period are offered to the principal London office of the applicable Group Agent (or its related Committed Lender) by three London banks, selected by Administrative Agent in good faith, at about 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the second Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Period; provided, however, that if Adjusted LIBOR, determined as provided above, would be less than zero, Adjusted LIBOR shall for all purposes of this Agreement be zero.
“Administrative Agent” means MUFG, in its capacity as contractual representative for the Credit Parties, and any successor thereto in such capacity appointed pursuant to Article X or Section 13.03(g).
“Administrative Services Agreement” means the Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between PG&E and the Borrower.
“Adverse Claim” means any ownership interest or claim, mortgage, deed of trust, pledge (including possessory or non-possessory pledge), lien, security interest, hypothecation, charge or other encumbrance or security arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily given, including, but not limited to, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing); it being understood that (i) any thereof in favor of, or assigned to, the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall not constitute an Adverse Claim and (ii) any thereof in favor of, or assigned to, the Collection Account Agent (for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) shall not constitute an Adverse Claim if it relates solely to the Collection Accounts.
“Advisors” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.06(c).
“Affected Person” means each Credit Party, each Program Support Provider, each Liquidity Agent and each of their respective Affiliates.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affiliate” means, as to any Person: (a) any other Person that, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or (b) who is a director or officer: (i) of such Person or (ii) of any Person described in clause (a), except that, in the case of each Conduit Lender, Affiliate shall mean the holder(s) of its Capital Stock or membership interests, as the case may be. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power to directly or indirectly cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, in either case whether by ownership of securities, contract, proxy or otherwise.
“Affiliate Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which (a) is an Affiliate of any PG&E Party; (b) is a Person 10% or more of the Capital Stock of which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by any PG&E Party or any Affiliate of any PG&E Party; or (c) is a Person which, together with any Affiliates of such Person, controls, directly or indirectly, 10% of the Capital Stock of any PG&E Party.
“Aggregate Capital” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Lenders at such time.
“Aggregate Interest” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate accrued and unpaid Interest on the Loans of all Lenders at such time.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(n)(ii).
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means each of: (a) the Executive Order; (b) the PATRIOT Act; (c) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. Sect. 1956 and any successor statute thereto; (d) the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada); (e) the Bank Secrecy Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (f) any other Applicable Law of the United States, Canada or any member state of the European Union now or hereafter enacted to monitor, deter or otherwise prevent: (i) terrorism or (ii) the funding or support of terrorism or (iii) money laundering.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, (x) all provisions of law, statute, treaty, constitution, ordinance, rule, regulation, ordinance, requirement, restriction, permit, executive order, certificate, decision, directive or order of any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person or any of its property and (y) all judgments, injunctions, orders, writs, decrees and awards of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or actions in which such Person is a party or by which any of its property is bound. For the avoidance of doubt, FATCA shall constitute an “Applicable Law” for all purposes of this Agreement.
“A/R Securitization Assets” means (i) any accounts receivable, notes receivable, rights to future accounts receivable, notes receivable or residuals or other similar rights to payments due or any other rights to payment or related assets in respect of the provision of gas and electric service to consumers or otherwise (whether then existing or arising in the future) of PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries and the proceeds thereof and (ii) all collateral securing such receivable or asset, all contracts and contract rights, guarantees or other obligations in respect of such receivable or asset, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such receivables or asset and
any other assets customarily transferred (or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted) together with receivables or assets in connection with a securitization transaction involving such assets.
“A/R Securitization Subsidiary” means the Borrower.
“A/R Securitization Transaction” means, with respect to PG&E, any financing transaction or series of financing transactions entered into by PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which PG&E may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to an A/R Securitization Subsidiary, or may grant a security interest in any A/R Securitization Assets and that are (other than to the extent of the Standard A/R Securitization Obligations) non-recourse to PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an A/R Securitization Subsidiary).
“Assignment and Acceptance Agreement” means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by a Committed Lender, an Eligible Assignee, such Committed Lender’s Group Agent and the Administrative Agent, and, if required, the Borrower, pursuant to which such Eligible Assignee may become a party to this Agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto.
“Attorney Costs” means and includes all fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external counsel.
“Available Funds” means, at any time of determination, the aggregate amount of cleared funds deposited into the Collection Accounts.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (d) of Section 4.06.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their Affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Code” means the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.), as amended from time to time.
“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California presiding over the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of PG&E.
“Base Rate” means, with respect to any Lender, on any date, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of:
(a) the applicable Prime Rate for such date;
(b) the Federal Funds Rate for such date, plus 0.50%; and
(c) Adjusted LIBORLMIR, plus 0.50%.
“Benchmark” means, initially, Adjusted LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to Adjusted LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (a) of Section 4.06.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2) the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; or
(3) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1) for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; or
(b) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2) for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities;
provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of
administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein; or
(3) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Group Agents, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Group Agents, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from the Majority Group Agents.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or
an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 4.06 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in accordance with Section 4.06.
“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning 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.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Rule.
“Beneficial Ownership Rule” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“BNP” means BNP Paribas.
“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Borrower Account” means each account listed on Schedule II to this Agreement (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the closing or opening of any Borrower Account in accordance with the terms hereof) (in each case, in the name of the Borrower) and maintained at a bank or other financial institution acting as a Borrower Account
Bank pursuant to a Borrower Account Control Agreement for the purpose of receiving Collections.
“Borrower Account Bank” means any of the banks or other financial institutions holding one or more Borrower Accounts.
“Borrower Account Control Agreement” means each agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and a Borrower Account Bank, governing the terms of the related Borrower Accounts that provides the Administrative Agent with control within the meaning of the UCC over the deposit accounts subject to such agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Borrower Material Adverse Effect” means:
(a) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations or financial condition of the Borrower;
(b) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party;
(c) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value, validity, enforceability or collectibility of the Pool Receivables, the Related Security with respect thereto, taken as a whole, or, in each case, any material portion thereof;
(d) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the (i) status, existence, perfection, priority, enforceability or other rights and remedies of any Credit Party under the Transaction Documents or associated with its respective interest in the Collateral or (ii) validity or enforceability against any the Borrower of any Transaction Document; or
(e) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, under this Agreement or any of the other the Transaction Documents.
“Borrower Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01(a).
“Borrower Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01(a).
“Borrower Obligations” means all present and future indebtedness, reimbursement obligations, and other liabilities and obligations (howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or due or to become due) of the Borrower to any Credit Party, Borrower Indemnified Party and/or any Affected Person, arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, and shall include, without limitation, all Capital and Interest on the Loans, all Fees and all other amounts due or to become due under the Transaction Documents (whether in respect of fees, costs, expenses, indemnifications or otherwise), including, without limitation, interest, fees and other obligations that accrue after the commencement of any insolvency proceeding with respect to the Borrower (in each case whether or not allowed as a claim in such proceeding).
“Borrower’s Net Worth” means, at any time of determination, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables at such time, minus (ii) the sum of (A) the Aggregate Capital at such time, plus (B) the Aggregate Interest at such time, plus (C) the aggregate accrued and unpaid Fees at such time, plus (D) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Subordinated Notes at such time, plus (E) the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest on all Subordinated Notes at such time, plus (F) without duplication, the aggregate accrued and unpaid other Borrower Obligations at such time.
“Borrowing Base” means, at any time of determination, the amount equal to (a) the Net Receivable Pool Balance at such time, minus (b) the Required Reserves at such time.
“Borrowing Base Deficit” means, at any time of determination, the amount, if any, by which (a) the Aggregate Capital at such time, exceeds (b) the Borrowing Base at such time.
“Breakage Fee” means (i) for any Interest Period for which Interest is computed by reference to the CP Rate or Adjusted LIBORLMIR and a reduction of Capital is made for any reason on any day other than a Settlement Date or (ii) to the extent that the Borrower shall for any reason, fail to borrow on the date specified by the Borrower in connection with any request for funding pursuant to Article II of this Agreement, the amount, if any, by which (A) the additional Interest (calculated without taking into account any Breakage Fee or any shortened duration of such Interest Period pursuant to the definition thereof) which would have accrued during such Interest Period (or, in the case of clause (i) above, until the maturity of the underlying Note) on the reductions of Capital relating to such Interest Period had such reductions not been made (or, in the case of clause (ii) above, the amounts so failed to be borrowed or accepted in connection with any such request for funding by the Borrower), exceeds (B) the income, if any, received by the applicable Lender from the investment of the proceeds of such reductions of Capital (or such amounts failed to be borrowed by the Borrower). A certificate as to the amount of any Breakage Fee (including the computation of such amount) shall be submitted by the affected Lender (or applicable Group Agent on its behalf) to the Borrower and shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding anything in this definition or in this Agreement, no Breakage Fee shall be payable to any member of any Exiting Group in connection with such Person’s exit from this Agreement.
“Budget Bill Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which has entered into a Budget Billing Plan with the related Originator.
“Budget Billing Plan” means the “Budget Billing” or similar levelized billing plan pursuant to which the related Obligor’s invoice amount for each billing cycle is a constant amount (or approximately constant) irrespective of usage for the related billing cycle.
“Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which: (a) banks are not authorized or required to close in New York City, New York and (b) if this definition of “Business Day” is utilized in connection with Adjusted LIBORLMIR, dealings are carried out in the London interbank market.
“California Climate Credit” means any of (i) the California Climate Credit as determined from time to time by the CPUC, which credit is distributed equally to certain customers of an Originator regardless of energy consumption or bill amount and (ii) the California Industry Assistance Credit as determined from time to time by the CPUC, which credit is distributed to eligible industrial facilities that are customers of an Originator in the amounts determined by the CPUC.
“California Climate Credit Accrual” means, at any time of determination during a California Climate Credit Period, an amount equal to the aggregate California Climate Credit Amount that is expected by the Servicer to be incurred or otherwise owing, as applicable, with respect to the Pool Receivables, as reflected on the books and records of the Originators, the Servicer and the Borrower in accordance with the customary procedures established by the Originators, the Servicer and the Borrower.
“California Climate Credit Amount” means, with respect to any Obligor and as of any time of determination, any discounts, rebates, credits or similar arrangements which are owing to such Obligor with respect to the California Climate Credit.
“California Climate Credit Period” means, with respect to any California Climate Credit Amount, the period beginning on and including the last day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such California Climate Credit Amount is required by the CPUC to be credited to the applicable customers of the Originators and ending on (but excluding) the later of (i) the last day of the month in which such California Climate Credit Amount is required by the CPUC to be credited to the applicable customers of an Originator and (ii) the date on which the Originators have actually applied such California Climate Credit Amount to the applicable customers of the Originators.
“Capital” means, with respect to any Lender, without duplication, the aggregate amounts paid to, or on behalf of, the Borrower in connection with all Loans made by such Lender pursuant to Article II, as reduced from time to time by Collections distributed and applied on account of reducing or repaying such Capital pursuant to Section 3.01; provided, that if such Capital shall have been reduced by any distribution and thereafter all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason, such Capital shall be increased by the amount of such rescinded or returned distribution as though it had not been made.
“Capital Lease Obligations” means, as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on the balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the
capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP, subject to Section 1.02.
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all common shares, preferred shares, interests, participations, rights in or other equivalents (however designated) of such Person’s capital stock, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, membership interests or other equivalent interests and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock), warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock or other equity interests.
“CARE Program” means the California Alternative Rates for Energy program or any replacement program therefore pursuant to which certain low-income Obligors receive a predefined percentage discount on their invoice.
“CARE Program Exclusion Period” means the period (x) commencing on March 31, 2020 and (y) ending on the CARE Program Inclusion Date (if any).
“CARE Program Inclusion Request” means a request, in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto, made by or on behalf of the Servicer pursuant to Section 13.24 of this Agreement.
“CARE Program Inclusion Date” means the applicable date designated as such in a CARE Program Inclusion Request that has been countersigned by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
“CARE Program Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which is currently enrolled in the CARE Program.
“CCA” means a community choice aggregator, as defined in Section 331.1 of the California Public Utilities Code.
“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) PG&E ceases to own, directly, 100% of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of the Borrower free and clear of all Adverse Claims;
(b) (i) Parent shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner of 100% of the common stock of PG&E, the Servicer or any Originator or (ii) Parent shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner of at least 70% of the voting Capital Stock of PG&E, the Servicer or any Originator;
(c) any Subordinated Note shall at any time cease to be owned by an Originator, free and clear of all Adverse Claims;
(d) there shall have been (i) a receiver appointed pursuant to an order from the State of California or a revocation of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity of PG&E, in each case, in accordance with Order Instituting Investigation on the
Commission’s Own Motion to Consider the Ratemaking and Other Implications of a Proposed Plan for Resolution of Voluntary Cases filed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, In re Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Case No. 19-30088 or otherwise or (ii) a transfer of the license and/or operating assets constituting more than 10% of the Net Tangible Assets (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of PG&E to the State of California, to any other Governmental Authority or to a third party at the direction of State of California, the CPUC or any similar Governmental Authority; or
(e) with respect to Parent:
(i) any person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder) shall become the Beneficial Owner of shares representing more than 35% of the voting power of the Capital Stock of Parent; or
(ii) at any point during any period of 24 consecutive months, commencing after the Closing Date, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of Parent, together with any directors whose election or nomination for election to the board of directors of Parent (whether by the board of directors of Parent or any shareholder of Parent) was approved by a majority of the directors who either were directors of Parent at the beginning of such 24-month period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved, cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of Parent.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation, statute, treaty, policy, guideline or directive of 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, requirement 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, (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 and (z) the EU Securitisation Regulation Rules, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Closing Date” means October 5, 2020.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05(a).
“Collection Account” means each account listed on Schedule II to this Agreement (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the closing or opening of any Collection Account in accordance with the terms hereof) (in each case, in the name of an Originator) and maintained at a bank or other financial institution acting as a Collection Account Bank pursuant to a Collection Account Control Agreement for the purpose of receiving Collections.
“Collection Account Agent” means Citibank, N.A.
“Collection Account Bank” means any of the banks or other financial institutions holding one or more Collection Accounts.
“Collection Account Control Agreement” means each agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among an Originator, the Collection Account Agent and a Collection Account Bank, governing the terms of the related Collection Accounts that provides the Collection Account Agent with control within the meaning of the UCC over the deposit accounts subject to such agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collections” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable: (a) all funds that are received by any PG&E Party or any other Person on their behalf in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Pool Receivable (including purchase price, service charges, finance charges, interest, fees and all other charges), or applied to amounts owed in respect of such Pool Receivable (including insurance payments, proceeds of drawings under supporting letters of credit and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the related Obligor or any other Person directly or indirectly liable for the payment of such Pool Receivable and available to be applied thereon), (b) all Deemed Collections, (c) all proceeds of all Related Security with respect to such Pool Receivable and (d) all other proceeds of such Pool Receivable.
“Commitment” means, with respect to any Committed Lender (including a Related Committed Lender), the maximum aggregate amount which such Person is obligated to lend hereunder on account of all Loans as set forth on Schedule I or in the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or other agreement pursuant to which it became a Lender, as such amount may be modified in connection with any subsequent assignment pursuant to Section 13.03 or in connection with a reduction in the Facility Limit pursuant to Section 2.02(e). If the context so requires, “Commitment” also refers to a Committed Lender’s obligation to make Loans hereunder in accordance with this Agreement.
“Committed Lenders” means MUFG and each other Person that is or becomes a party to this Agreement in the capacity of a “Committed Lender”.
“Commonly Controlled Entity” means an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with any PG&E Party within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes any PG&E Party and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“Concentration Limit” means at any time for any Obligor, the product of (i) such Obligor’s Specified Concentration Percentage, times (ii) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at the time of determination.
“Conduit Lender” means each commercial paper conduit that is or becomes a party to this Agreement in the capacity of a “Conduit Lender”.
“Confirmation Order” means that certain order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division dated June 20, 2020 Docket No. 8053 confirming a plan of reorganization same as or substantially similar to the Plan of Reorganization.
“Contract” means, with respect to any Receivable, a contract (including any purchase order or invoice), between an Originator and an Obligor, pursuant to which such Receivable arises or which evidences such Receivable. A “related” Contract with respect to a Receivable means a Contract under which such Receivable arises or which is relevant to the collection or enforcement of such Receivable.
“Control Direction” has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Benchmark Replacement means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the then-current Benchmark.
“CP Rate” means, (a) with respect to Jupiter Securitization Company LLC and for any Interest Period (or portion thereof) for any Portion of Capital, the per annum rate calculated to yield the “weighted average cost” (as defined below) for such Interest Period (or portion thereof) in respect to Notes issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that if any component of such rate is a discount rate, in calculating the CP Rate for such Interest Period (or portion thereof), the rate resulting from converting such discount rate to an interest bearing equivalent rate per annum shall be used in calculating such component; provided, further, that if the CP Rate as determined herein shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. As used in this definition, “weighted average cost” for any Interest Period (or portion thereof) means the sum (without duplication) of (i) the actual interest accrued during such Interest Period (or portion thereof) on outstanding Notes issued by such Conduit Lender (excluding any Notes issued to and held by JPMorgan Chase or any affiliate thereof, other than such Notes held as part of the market making activities of any dealer of such Conduit Lender’s Notes), (ii) the commissions of placement agents and dealers in respect of such Notes, (iii) any note issuance costs attributable to such Notes not constituting dealer fees or commissions, expressed as an annualized percentage of the aggregate principal component thereof, (iv) the actual interest accrued during such Interest Period (or portion thereof) on other borrowings by such Conduit Lender (as determined by its Group Agent), including to fund small or odd dollar amounts that are not easily accommodated in the commercial paper market, which may include loans from such Conduit Lender’s Group Agent or its affiliates (such interest rate not to exceed, on any day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%), and (v) incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Notes maturing on dates other than
those on which corresponding funds are received by such Lender Purchaser, minus any accrual of income net of expenses received from investment of collections received under all receivable purchase facilities funded substantially with Notes and (b) with respect to any other Conduit Lender and for any Interest Period (or portion thereof) for any Portion of Capital, the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted average cost (as determined by the applicable Group Agent and which shall include commissions and fees of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Notes of such Person maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Lender, other borrowings by such Conduit Lender (other than under any Liquidity Agreement) and any other costs and expenses associated with the issuance of Notes) of or related to the issuance of Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by the applicable Conduit Lender to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital (and which may be also allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such Conduit Lender) (determined in the case of Notes issued on a discount by converting the discount to an interest equivalent rate per annum); provided, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Borrower agrees that any amounts payable to Conduit Lenders in respect of Interest for any Interest Period with respect to any Portion of Capital funded by such Conduit Lenders at the CP Rate shall include an amount equal to the portion of the face amount of the outstanding Notes issued to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital that corresponds to the portion of the proceeds of such Notes that was used to pay the interest component of maturing Notes issued to fund or maintain such Portion of Capital, to the extent that such Conduit Lenders had not received payments of interest in respect of such interest component prior to the maturity date of such maturing Notes (for purposes of the foregoing, the “interest component” of Notes equals the excess of the face amount thereof over the net proceeds received by such Conduit Lender from the issuance of Notes, except that if such Notes are issued on an interest-bearing basis its “interest component” will equal the amount of interest accruing on such Notes through maturity); provided, further, that if the CP Rate as determined herein shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“CPUC” means the California Public Utilities Commission or its successor.
“CPUC Fees” means fees included in any invoice that are to be remitted to the CPUC to fund CPUC’s ongoing activities.
“Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 2020, among PG&E, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto as lenders and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as co-administrative agents and Citibank, N.A., as designated agent.
“Credit Agreement Financial Covenant” means the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date.
“Credit and Collection Policy” means, as the context may require, those receivables credit and collection policies and practices of the Originators in effect on the Closing Date and described in Exhibit F, as modified in compliance with this Agreement.
“Credit Extension” means the making of any Loan.
“Credit Party” means each Lender, the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent.
“CRR Part Five RTS” means Chapters I, II and III and Article 22 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No. 625/2014 of June 26, 2014 (as applicable on the date hereof pursuant to Article 43(7) of the EU Securitisation Regulation).
“CTA” means any core transport agent or other third-party natural gas provider.
“CTA Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to any fees, costs or expenses payable to any CTA.
“Customer Payables” means, with respect to any Obligor, the aggregate amount then owing to such Obligor by the Originators and Affiliates thereof as a result of such Obligor being a supplier or vender to any Originator or Affiliate thereof.
“Customer Payables Proxy” means $10,000,000. Within thirty (30) days of the completion and the receipt by the Administrative Agent of the results of any annual audit or field exam of the Receivables and the servicing and origination practices of the Servicer and the Originators, the Customer Payables Proxy may be adjusted by the Administrative Agent upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to Borrower to reflect the amount that the Administrative Agent reasonably believes approximates the aggregate amount of Customer Payables.
“Customer Refund” means, with respect to any Obligor, the aggregate amount of all refunds owed to such Obligor as a result of property damages, failure to deliver services or other known issues.
“Cut-Off Date” means the last day of each Settlement Period.
“Cut-Off Time” means, with respect to each Business Day, a time selected by the Servicer which will occur between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (San Francisco time) on such Business Day.
“DA” means a direct access retail customer who purchases electricity from an ESP.
“Daily Report” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit J.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion in consultation with the Borrower.
“Days Sales Outstanding” means, on any date, the number of days equal to the product of (a) 30 and (b) the amount obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Pool
Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date of the most recently ended Settlement Period, by (ii) the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables which were originated during the most recently ended Settlement Period.
“Debt” means, as to any Person at any time of determination, 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 Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (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 Adverse Claim 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 Debt 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 9.1(l)(ii) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements; provided, however, that Debt as used in this Agreement with respect to PG&E, PCG and their respective Subsidiaries (other than the Borrower) shall exclude any Non-Recourse Debt and any obligations under any A/R Securitization Transaction. The Debt of any Person shall include the Debt 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 Debt expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
“Deemed Collections” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(d).
“Defaulted Receivable” means a Pool Receivable, without duplication:
(a) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 120 days from the original invoice date for such Pool Receivable;
(b) as to which the Obligor thereof is subject to an Event of Bankruptcy that has occurred and is continuing; or
(c) which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, would be or should have been written off as uncollectible.
“Delinquency Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables that constitute Delinquent Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date for the most recently ended Settlement Period, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables (other than any Unaged Receivables or any Unbilled Receivables) as of the Cut-Off Date for the most recently ended Settlement Period.
“Delinquent Receivable” means a Pool Receivable that is not a Defaulted Receivable and as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 90 days from the original invoice date for such Pool Receivable.
“Deposit Balance” means, as of any date, the aggregate amount of security deposits and other deposits received by or on behalf of the Obligors that are then being held by the Originators and Affiliates thereof (or any agent thereof on their behalf).
“Designated Obligor” means an Obligor that is designated as a “Designated Obligor” in a writing signed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Dilution Horizon Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is equal to the Gross Sales for the Settlement Period ended on such Cut-Off Date, and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of such Cut-Off Date.
“Dilution Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of all Deemed Collections in respect of Pool Receivables which occurred during the most recently ended Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the Gross Sales during the Settlement Period one (1) month prior to the Settlement Period ending on such Cut-Off Date.
“Dilution Reserve Floor Percentage” means, with respect to any date of determination, a percentage equal to the greater of (i) 2.0% and (ii) a percentage equal to:
ADR x DHR
where:
ADR = the Adjusted Dilution Ratio on such day, and
DHR = the Dilution Horizon Ratio on such day.
“Dilution Volatility Ratio” means, with respect to any date of determination, the product of (a) the positive difference between (i) the highest Dilution Ratio for any Settlement Period observed over the preceding twelve Settlement Periods (the “Dilution Spike”), minus (ii) the
Adjusted Dilution Ratio, times (b) the quotient of (i) the Dilution Spike, divided by (ii) the Adjusted Dilution Ratio.
“Discretionary Advance” means an unsecured discretionary advance made to any Conduit Lender to repay maturing Notes.
“Disposition” means, with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.
“DWR” means the California Department of Water Resources or its successor.
“DWR Bond Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to the recovery of the cost of bonds issued by the DWR to purchase power to serve electric customers.
“DWR Other Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to any fees, costs or expenses owing to DWR.
“Dynamic Dilution Reserve Percentage” means, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to:
DHR x {(SF x ADR) + DVC}
where:
ADR = the Adjusted Dilution Ratio on such day,
DHR = the Dilution Horizon Ratio on such day,
DVC = Dilution Volatility Ratio on such day, and
SF = the Stress Factor on such day.
“Dynamic Loss Reserve Percentage” means, on any day:
SF x LR x LHR
where:
SF = the Stress Factor on such day,
LR = the highest three-month average Loss Ratio over the past 12 months,
LHR = Loss Horizon Ratio on such day.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is Adjusted LIBOR, the occurrence of:
(1) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(2) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from Adjusted LIBOR and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Group Agents.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) any Committed Lender or any of its Affiliates, (ii) any Person managed by a Committed Lender or any of its Affiliates and (iii) any other financial or other institution.
“Eligible Contract” means a Contract governed by the law of the United States of America or of any State thereof that contains an obligation to pay a specified sum of money on or before a date certain and that has been duly authorized by each party thereto and which (i) does not contain a legally enforceable right on the part of the Obligor thereunder to consent to any transfer, sale or assignment thereof or of the related Receivable or any proceeds of any of the foregoing, (ii) is not subject to a confidentiality provision, covenant of non-disclosure or similar restrictions that would restrict the ability of the Administrative Agent or any Credit Party to fully exercise or enforce its rights under the Transaction Documents (including any rights thereunder assigned or originated to them hereunder) with respect to the related Receivable, (iii) is not “chattel paper” as defined in the UCC of any jurisdiction governing the perfection or assignment of the related Receivable, (iv) that is in substantially the form of one of the form contracts set forth on Exhibit D hereto or otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in writing and (v) is in full force and effect.
“Eligible Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, a Receivable:
(a)(i) which represents all or part of the sales price of goods sold, or services provided, by an Originator to the related Obligor in the ordinary course of such Originator’s
business, (ii) which has been sold or contributed and otherwise validly transferred to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and for which the Borrower has good and marketable title thereto free and clear of any Adverse Claim, (iii) for which all obligations of the related Originator in connection with which have been fully performed, (iv) no portion of which is in respect of any amount as to which the related Obligor is permitted to withhold payment until the occurrence of a specified event or condition (including “guaranteed” or “conditional” sales or any performance by an Originator), (v) which is not issued under cash-in-advance or cash-on-account terms and (vi) with payment terms of not more than 60 days from the original invoice date for such Receivable; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no portion of any Receivable for which the related goods or services have not been delivered or performed by an Originator shall constitute an “Eligible Receivable” (including for purposes of calculating the Net Receivable Pool Balance);
(b)for which the related Originator has (i) recognized all of the related revenue on its financial books and records in accordance with GAAP and (ii) recorded and is tracking such Receivable in such Originator’s “Customer Care and Billing” billing system;
(c)which (i) is a Retail Energy Receivable and (ii) is one of the following: (A) so long as a Ratings Event has not occurred and is continuing, an Eligible Unbilled Receivable, (B) an Eligible Unaged Receivable or (C) a Receivable for which an invoice therefore has been delivered to the related Obligor;
(d)which has been (or will be) billed by an Originator and not by any other Person on its behalf;
(e)which (i) constitutes an “account” or a “payment intangible”, (ii) is not evidenced or represented by “instruments” or “chattel paper”, (iii) does not constitute, or arise from the sale of, “as-extracted collateral”, in each case, as defined in the UCC and (iv) is not payable in installments (it being understood that a levelized billing plan of a Budget Bill Receivable shall not constitute installments);
(f)the Obligor of which (i) is neither a Sanctioned Person nor a Designated Obligor, (ii) is not subject to an Event of Bankruptcy that has occurred and is continuing and (iii) is a resident of, and has both a billing address and a service address in, the United States;
(g)which is not a Defaulted Receivable, a Delinquent Receivable, an Excluded Receivable, a Miscellaneous Item or an Ineligible Receivable;
(h)which the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Defaulted Receivables and Delinquent Receivables included in the Receivables Pool of the Obligor of such Receivable is not more than 50% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables owed by such Obligor;
(i)the pledge, sale or contribution of which pursuant to the related Purchase and Sale Agreement and this Agreement does not (i) violate, contravene or conflict with any law, the related Contract or any other applicable contracts or other restrictions or (ii) require the consent or approval of, or a license or consent from, the related Obligor, any Governmental Authority or any other Person;
(j)which is denominated and payable only in U.S. Dollars in the United States to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box that is subject to (i) an enforceable Collection Account Control Agreement and (ii) the Intercreditor Agreement;
(k)which arises under an Eligible Contract that, together with such Receivable, (i) is in full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor to pay such Receivable enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to and limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or in law) and (ii) is not subject to any dispute, offset, credit, reduction, netting, litigation, counterclaim or defense whatsoever (including defenses arising out of violations of usury laws) (other than (A) potential discharge in a bankruptcy of the related Obligor and (B) potential reductions as a result of the California Climate Credit);
(l)the payment or transfer of which is not subject to withholding taxes;
(m)which together with the Contract and Related Security related thereto, does not contravene any Applicable Law applicable thereto (including Applicable Laws relating to usury, consumer protection, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy) in any respect which would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of the related Receivable or would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and with respect to which the origination thereof did not violate any such Applicable Law in any material respect;
(n)which has been serviced in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy (without giving effect to any material changes to (or suspension of) the Credit and Collection Policy that have not been consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents);
(o)which together with the Related Security with respect thereto satisfied, as to the date such Receivable was originated, all applicable requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy;
(p)which together with the Contract and Related Security related thereto, has not been modified, waived or restructured since its creation, except as permitted pursuant to Section 8.02;
(q)which does not require payments based on a percentage of the applicable Obligor’s income;
(r)with respect to which all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations with or notices to, any Governmental Authority or other Person required to be obtained, effected or given by an Originator in connection with the creation of such Receivable, the execution, delivery and performance by such Originator of the related Contract or the assignment thereof under the Purchase and Sale Agreement have been duly
obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect (other than filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law));
(s)the purchase of which is a “current transaction” within Section 3(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(t)which represents part or all of the price of the sale of “merchandise,” “insurance” or “services” within the meaning of Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act and which is an “eligible asset” as defined in Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act;
(u)the purchase of which by the Borrower under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, does not and the transactions contemplated hereby do not, constitute a Security;
(v)which (i) does not arise from a sale of accounts made as part of a sale of a business or constitute an assignment for the purpose of collection only, (ii) is not a transfer of a single account made in whole or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness or an assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract and (iii) is not a transfer of an interest in or an assignment of a claim under a policy of insurance; and
(w)if a Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing, for which neither the related Originator nor any Affiliate thereof is holding any Deposit Balances or other deposits received by or on behalf of the related Obligor; provided that only the portion of such Receivable in an amount equal to such Deposit Balances or other deposits shall be ineligible.
“Eligible Unaged Receivable” means, at any time, any Unaged Receivable if (a) the related Originator has recognized the related revenue on its financial books and records under GAAP and (b) not more than thirty (30) days have expired since the date such Unaged Receivable arose.
“Eligible Unbilled Receivable” means, at any time, any Unbilled Receivable if (a) the related Originator has recognized the related revenue on its financial books and records under GAAP, (b) such Unbilled Receivable has been fully earned by the related Originator and (c) not more than thirty (30) days have expired since the date that the related goods or services have been provided that result in such Unbilled Receivable.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the failure of any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity to timely make a required contribution with respect to any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan; (c) the imposition of an Adverse Claim under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (d) the failure of any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity to meet the minimum funding standard under Section 412 or 430 of the Code with respect to any Plan or the filing of an application for a funding waiver with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (e) the incurrence by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, including with
respect to the termination of any Plan (other than the payment of PBGC premiums in the ordinary course); (f) (i) the termination of, or the filing or receipt of a notice of intent to terminate, a Single Employer Plan under Section 4041 of ERISA, or the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or (ii) (A) the appointment of a trustee to administer a Single Employer Plan under Section 4042, or (B) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Single Employer Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer a Single Employer Plan, or receipt by the a PG&E Party or Commonly Controlled Entity of notice from the PBGC thereof, where such proceedings continue unstayed or in effect for more than 60 days, or such notice is not withdrawn by the PBGC within 60 days following delivery by PBGC; (g) the incurrence by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability with respect to the complete withdrawal or partial withdrawal under Title IV of ERISA from any Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any notice from a Multiemployer Plan concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability; (i) receipt of notification by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity from a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) or in Insolvency; (j) the incurrence by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or a substantial cessation of operations with respect to a Plan within the meaning of Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (k) the posting of a bond or security under Section 436(f) of the Code with respect to any Plan; or (l) any PG&E Party incurs material tax liability with respect to any Plan (including Sections 4975, 4980B, 4980D, 4980H and 4980I of the Code, as applicable).
“Erroneous Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(a).
“Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(d)(i).
“Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(d)(i).
“Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(e).
“ESP” means any electric service provider, as defined in Section 218.3 of the California Public Utilities Code, excluding Pacific Gas and Electric Company and its Subsidiaries.
“ESP Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to any fees, costs or expenses payable to any ESP.
“ESP Consolidated Receivable” means any Receivable arising from the sale of goods or the provision of services by an Originator which is billed by an ESP on behalf of such Originator.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time, available at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499.
“EU Securitisation Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation and amending certain other European Union directives and regulations.
“EU Securitisation Regulation Rules” means the EU Securitisation Regulation, together with all relevant implementing regulations in relation thereto, all regulatory technical standards, implementing technical standards and delegated regulations in relation thereto or applicable in relation thereto pursuant to any transitional arrangements made pursuant to the EU Securitisation Regulation and, in each case, any relevant guidance or policy statements published in relation thereto by the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (or in each case, any predecessor or any other applicable regulatory authority) or by the European Commission, in each case as amended and in effect from time to time.
“Event of Bankruptcy” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:
(a) (i) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, examinership, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, administration, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, examiner, administrator, assignee, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any Applicable Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment of debts; or (ii) an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws or other similar Applicable Laws now or hereafter in effect; or
(b) such Person (i) shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, administration or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, examiner, administrator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for, such Person or for any substantial part of its property or (iii) shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors (or any board or Person holding similar rights to control the activities of such Person) shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.01. For the avoidance of doubt, any Event of Default that occurs shall be deemed to be continuing at all times thereafter unless and until waived in accordance with Section 13.01.
“Excess Budget Bill Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that constitute Budget Bill Receivables
at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 5.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess CARE Program Concentration Amount” means, at any time other than during the CARE Program Exclusion Period, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that constitute CARE Program Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 10.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Deposit Balance Concentration Amount” means, at any time, so long as a Ratings Event has not occurred and is continuing, the amount by which (a) the Deposit Balance at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 20.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Federal Government Receivables Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that are Federal Government Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 2.50%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess FERA Program Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that constitute FERA Program Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 5.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Medical Receivable Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables that constitute Medical Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 3.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Non-Federal Government Receivables Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that are Non-Federal Government Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 7.50%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Excess Obligor Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate of the amounts determined for each Obligor by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that are owed by such Obligor or an Affiliate of such Obligor at such time, exceeds (b) the Concentration Limit for such Obligor at such time.
“Excess Unbilled Receivables Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that are Unbilled Receivables at such time, exceeds (b) the product of (x) 50.00%, times (y) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Receivables included in the Receivables Pool at such time.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Excluded Collections” means, with respect to any Excluded Receivable: (a) all funds that are received by any PG&E Party or any other Person on their behalf in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Excluded Receivable (including purchase price, service charges, finance charges, interest, fees and all other charges), or applied to amounts owed in respect of such Excluded Receivable (including insurance payments, proceeds of drawings under supporting letters of credit and net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the related obligor or any other Person directly or indirectly liable for the payment of such Excluded Receivable and available to be applied thereon) and (b) all other proceeds of such Excluded Receivable.
“Excluded Receivables” means all (i) CTA Charges, (ii) DWR Bond Charges and DWR Other Charges, (iii) ESP Charges, (iv) Nuclear Decommission Charges, (iv) Securitization Bond Charges and (v) UDC Consolidated Billing Receivables.
“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to an Affected Person or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to an Affected Person: (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 Affected Person being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable 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 the Loans or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender makes a Loan or its Commitment or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that 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 and (c) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“Executive Order” means Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financings: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism issued on September 23, 2001.
“Exiting Group” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(g).
“Facility Limit” means $1,000,000,000 as reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.02(e). References to the unused portion of the Facility Limit shall mean, at any time of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Facility Limit at such time, minus (y) the Aggregate Capital at such time.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (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, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code
and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code.
“FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(n)(ii).
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum, determined by Administrative Agent, equal (for each day during such period) to:
(a) 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 for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; or
(b) if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
“Federal Government Obligor” means the United States, any territory, possession or commonwealth of the United States, or any agency, department or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, but excluding any Local Government Obligor.
“Federal Government Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which is a Federal Government Obligor.
“Fee Letter” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).
“Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).
“FERA Program” means the Family Electric Rate Assistance program or any replacement program therefore pursuant to which certain low-income Obligors receive a predefined percentage discount on their invoice.
“FERA Program Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which is currently enrolled in the FERA Program.
“FERC” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, including the staff thereof and any successor thereto.
“Final Maturity Date” means the date that (i) is one hundred eighty (180) days following the Scheduled Termination Date or (ii) such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 9.01.
“Final Payout Date” means the date on or after the Termination Date when (i) the Aggregate Capital and Aggregate Interest have been paid in full, (ii) all Borrower Obligations shall have been paid in full, (iii) all other amounts owing to the Credit Parties and any other Borrower Indemnified Party or Affected Person hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents have been paid in full and (iv) all accrued Servicing Fees have been paid in full.
“Finance Charges” means, with respect to a Contract, any finance, interest, late payment charges, early termination charges or similar charges owing by an Obligor pursuant to such Contract.
“Financial Officer” of any Person means, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, the principal accounting officer, the controller, the treasurer or the assistant treasurer of such Person.
“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to Adjusted LIBOR.
“Foreign Obligor Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which has a billing address that is not located within the United States.
“FPA” means the Federal Power Act, as amended, including the regulations and orders publicly promulgated by the FERC thereunder.
“GAAP” means 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, the Servicer or the Majority Group Agents, the Borrower, the Servicer 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 and the Servicer’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 Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, 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 (i) 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 and (ii) any change in the application of GAAP concurred by the Borrower’s or the Servicer’s, as applicable, independent public accountants and disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent.
“Government Receivable” means any Federal Government Receivable and any Non-Federal Government Receivable.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Gross Sales” means, for any Settlement Period, the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of all Receivables (excluding all Unbilled Receivables) generated by the Originators during such Settlement Period.
“Group” means, (i) for any Conduit Lender, such Conduit Lender, together with such Conduit Lender’s Related Committed Lenders and related Group Agent, (ii) for MUFG, MUFG as a Committed Lender and as a Group Agent and (iii) for any other Lender that does not have a Related Conduit Lender, such Lender, together with such Lender’s related Group Agent and each other Lender for which such Group Agent acts as a Group Agent hereunder.
“Group Agent” means each Person acting as agent on behalf of a Group and designated as the Group Agent for such Group on the signature pages to this Agreement or any other Person who becomes a party to this Agreement as a Group Agent for any Group pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement.
“Group Agent’s Account” means, with respect to any Group, the account(s) from time to time designated in writing by the applicable Group Agent to the Borrower and the Servicer for purposes of receiving payments to or for the account of the members of such Group hereunder.
“Group Commitment” means, with respect to any Group, at any time of determination, the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Lenders within such Group.
“Guarantee Obligation” means, as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing person that guarantees any Debt, 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 PG&E 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 PG&E in good faith.
“Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guarantying or in effect guarantying any Debt, liability or obligation of any other Person in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any such liability arising by virtue of partnership agreements, including any agreement to indemnify or hold harmless any other Person, any performance bond or other suretyship arrangement and any other form of assurance against loss, except endorsement of negotiable or other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.
“Indemnified Taxes” means (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 or any of its Affiliates under any Transaction Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.
“Independent Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(c).
“Ineligible Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, any Receivable (or portion thereof) that is (i) an Affiliate Receivable, (ii) an ESP Consolidated Receivable, (iii) a CPUC Fee, (iv) a Foreign Obligor Receivable, (v) a Payment Plan Receivable, (vi) a Revenue Assurance Receivable, (vii) a Supplier Receivable, (viii) a Wholesale Receivable, (ix) a Finance Charge, (x) a Tax Charge or, (xi) a Modified Receivable or (xii) if such date of determination is during the CARE Program Exclusion Period, a CARE Program Receivable.
“Initial Transfer Amount” means, with respect to any Business Day, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) an amount equal to the product of (i) the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Available Funds deposited into the Collection Accounts on such Business Day before the applicable Cut-Off Time for such Business Day, plus (y) the aggregate amount of Available Funds deposited into the Collection Accounts on the prior Business Day after the applicable Cut-Off Time used to determine the Initial Transfer Amount on such prior Business Day, times (ii) the Subject Percentage and (b) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate amount of Collections deposited into the Collection Accounts on such Business Day before the applicable Cut-Off Time for such Business Day, plus (y) the aggregate amount of Collections deposited into the Collection Accounts on the prior Business Day after the applicable Cut-Off Time used to determine the Initial Transfer Amount on such prior Business Day.
“Insolvency” means, with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.14.
“Intercreditor Agreement” means the Collection Account Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among PG&E, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collection Account Agent and each of the other parties from time to time party thereto.
“Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties” means the Administrative Agent and the other secured parties under the Intercreditor Agreement.
“Interest” means, for each Loan for any day during any Interest Period (or portion thereof), the amount of interest accrued on the Capital of such Loan during such Interest Period (or portion thereof) in accordance with Section 2.03(b).
“Interest Period” means, with respect to each Loan, (a) before the Termination Date: (i) initially, the period commencing on the date such Loan is made pursuant to Section 2.01 (or in the case of any fees payable hereunder, commencing on the Closing Date) and ending on (but not including) the end of such Settlement Period and (ii) thereafter, each Settlement Period and (b) on and after the Termination Date, such period (including a period of one day) as shall be selected from time to time by the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) or, in the absence of any such selection, each Settlement Period.
“Interest Rate” means, for any day in any Interest Period for any Loan (or any portion of Capital thereof):
(a) if such Loan (or such portion of Capital thereof) is being funded by a Conduit Lender on such day through the issuance of Notes, the applicable CP Rate; or
(b) if such Loan (or such portion of Capital thereof) is being funded by any Lender on such day other than through the issuance of Notes (including, without limitation, if a Conduit Lender is then funding such Loan (or such portion of Capital thereof) under a Program Support Agreement, or if a Committed Lender is then funding such Loan (or such portion of Capital thereof)), then Adjusted LIBOR, provided, however, that the Interest Rate applicable to any LIBOR Loan that is not advanced on a Monthly Settlement Date shall be the Base Rate for each day during the initial Interest Period applicable to such Loan from the date such Loan is made pursuant to Section 2.01 until the next occurring Monthly Settlement DateLMIR;
provided, however, that the “Interest Rate” for each Loan and any day while an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing shall be an interest rate per annum equal to the sum of 3.00% per annum plus the greater of (i) the interest rate per annum determined for such Loan and such day pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above, as applicable, and (ii) the Base Rate in effect on such day; provided, further, that no provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Interest in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law; provided, further, however, that Interest for any Loan shall not be considered paid by any distribution to the extent that at any time all or a portion of such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason.
“Interim Report” means any Daily Report or Weekly Report.
“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“JPM” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Lenders” means the Conduit Lenders and the Committed Lenders.
“LIBOR Loan” means a Loan accruing Interest at Adjusted LIBOR.
“Liquidity Agent” means any bank or other financial institution acting as agent for the various Liquidity Providers under each Liquidity Agreement.
“Liquidity Agreement” means any agreement entered into, directly or indirectly, in connection with or related to, this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Provider agrees to make loans or advances to, or purchase assets from, a Conduit Lender (directly or indirectly) in order to provide liquidity or other enhancement for such Conduit Lender’s Notes or other senior indebtedness.
“Liquidity Provider” means any lender, credit enhancer or liquidity provider that is at any time party to a Liquidity Agreement or any successor or assign of such lender, credit enhancer or liquidity provider or any similar entity with respect to any permitted assignee of a Conduit Lender.
“LMIR” means for any day during any Interest Period (a) with respect to any Group, the interest rate per annum for a period of time comparable to such Interest Period equal to the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or the successor thereto if it is no longer making such rates available) LIBOR Rate (“ICE LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (currently Reuters LIBOR01 page) (or any other commercially available source providing quotations of ICE LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) for deposits in U.S. Dollars on such day, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day, or (b) if a rate cannot be determined under the foregoing clause, an annual rate equal to the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) of the rates per annum at which deposits in U.S. Dollars with a duration comparable to such Interest Period in a principal amount substantially equal to the principal amount of the applicable Portion of Capital to be funded at LMIR on such day are offered to the principal London office of the applicable Group Agent (or its related Committed Lender) by three London banks, selected by Administrative Agent in good faith, at about 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such day, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day; provided, however, that if LMIR, determined as provided above, would be less than zero, LMIR shall for all purposes of this Agreement be zero.
“Loan” means any loan made by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.02.
“Loan Request” means a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto executed and delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents pursuant to Section 2.02(a).
“Local Government Obligor” shall mean any state or local government, including counties, cities and towns, any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or any agency, department or instrumentality of any the foregoing.
“Lock-Box” means each locked postal box with respect to which a Collection Account Bank has executed a Collection Account Control Agreement pursuant to which it has been granted exclusive access for the purpose of retrieving and processing payments made on the Receivables and which is listed on Schedule II (as such schedule may be modified from time to time in connection with the addition or removal of any Lock-Box in accordance with the terms hereof).
“Loss Horizon Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the Gross Sales during the immediately preceding four (4) Settlement Periods then most recently ended and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of such Cut-Off Date.
“Loss Ratio” means, as of any Cut-Off Date, the ratio (expressed as a decimal) (a) the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables (other than (x) CARE Program Receivables during the CARE Program Exclusion Period and (y) Payment Plan Receivables and Revenue Assurance Receivables) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 120 but less than 151 days from the original invoice date for such Pool Receivable, plus (without duplication) (ii) any Losses (net of recoveries) incurred in the most recently ended Settlement Period (other than any that have occurred with respect to (x) CARE Program Receivables during the CARE Program Exclusion Period or (y) Payment Plan Receivables or Revenue Assurance Receivables), and (b) the denominator of which is the Gross Sales during the Settlement Period four (4) months prior to the Settlement Period ending on such Cut-Off Date.
“Loss Reserve Floor Percentage” means 12.0%.
“Losses” means the Unpaid Balance of any Pool Receivables that have been, or should have been, written-off as uncollectible by the Servicer or any Originator in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies.
“Majority Group Agents” means one or more Group Agents which in its Group, or their combined Groups, as the case may be, have Committed Lenders representing more than 66 2/3% of the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Lenders in all Groups (or, if the Commitments have been terminated, have Lenders representing more than 66 2/3% of the aggregate outstanding Capital held by all the Lenders in all Groups); provided, however, that at any time there are three or more Groups, “Majority Group Agents” shall mean at least two Group Agents.
“Material Adverse Effect” means:
(a) (i) if a particular Person is specified, a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of such Person, and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such Person’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (ii) if a particular Person is not specified, a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of any PG&E Party, and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect such PG&E Party’s ability to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party;
(b) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value, validity, enforceability or collectibility of the Pool Receivables, the Related Security with respect thereto, taken as a whole, or, in each case, any material portion thereof;
(c) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the (i) status, existence, perfection, priority, enforceability or other rights and remedies of any Credit Party under the Transaction Documents or associated with its respective interest in the Collateral or (ii) validity or enforceability against any PG&E Party of any Transaction Document;
(d) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, properties, operations or financial condition of the Borrower; or
(e) the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the rights and remedies of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole, under this Agreement or any of the other the Transaction Documents.
“Maximum Days Sales Outstanding” means, as of any day, the highest Days Sales Outstanding for any Settlement Period observed over the preceding twelve Settlement Periods (including such Settlement Period).
“Medical Baseline Program” means the Medical Baseline program or any replacement program therefore pursuant to which certain Obligors who have special energy needs due to qualifying medical conditions receive a higher baseline at the lowest baseline price.
“Medical Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which is currently enrolled in the Medical Baseline Program.
“Miscellaneous Items” means any right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, owed to any Originator that does not constitute a Receivable or an Excluded Receivable.
“Miscellaneous Collections” means, with respect to any Miscellaneous Items, all funds that are received by any PG&E Party or any other Person on their behalf in payment of any amounts owed in respect of such Miscellaneous Item.
“Mizuho” means Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
“Modified Receivable” means a Receivable as to which the payment terms of the related Contract have been extended or modified for credit reasons since the origination of such Receivable.
“Monthly Report” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit G.
“Monthly Settlement Date” means the second (2nd) Business Day after each Reporting Date.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“MUFG” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Receivable Pool Balance” means, at any time, an amount equal to the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Pool Receivables that are Eligible Receivables determined at such time, minus (without duplication) the sum of (a) the aggregate Excess Obligor Concentration Amount at such time, plus (b) the Excess Medical Receivable Concentration Amount at such time, plus (c) the Excess Federal Government Receivables Concentration Amount at such time, plus (d) the Excess Non-Federal Government Receivables Concentration Amount at such time, plus (e) the Excess CARE Program Concentration Amount at such time, plus (f) the Excess FERA Program Concentration Amount at such time, plus (g) the Excess Unbilled Receivables Concentration Amount at such time, plus (h) the Excess Budget Bill Concentration Amount at such time, plus (i) the Excess Deposit Balance Concentration Amount at such time, plus (j) during each month of each California Climate Credit Period, the related California Climate Credit Accrual, plus (k) the aggregate amount of all Customer Refunds at such time, plus (l) the Customer Payables Proxy at such time.
“Non-Federal Government Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which is a Governmental Authority other than a Federal Government Obligor.
“Non-Recourse Debt” means Debt of PG&E 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.
“Non-Securitization Collections” means Miscellaneous Collections and Excluded Collections.
“Non-Securitization Receivables” means Miscellaneous Items and Excluded Receivables.
“Notes” means short-term promissory notes issued, or to be issued, by any Conduit Lender to fund its investments in accounts receivable or other financial assets.
“Nuclear Decommission Charges” means any fees or charges owing by an Obligor that are related to the accumulation of funds necessary to restore sites where PG&E's nuclear power plants are or were located after those plants were removed from service.
“Obligor” means a Person obligated to make payments under a Contract with respect to a Receivable, including any guarantor thereof.
“OFAC” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Sanctioned Person.
“Organizational Documents” means with respect to any Person, (a) the articles of incorporation, certificate of incorporation or certificate of formation (or the equivalent organizational documents) of such Person and (b) the bylaws or operating agreement (or the equivalent governing documents) of such Person.
“Originator” means each Person that is a party to the Purchase and Sale Agreement as an “Originator” thereunder.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Affected Person, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Affected Person and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Affected Person 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 Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Transaction Document).
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing, or similar Taxes or any other excise, transfer or property Taxes, charges or similar levies or fees arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, performance, delivery, filing, recording, registration or enforcement of, or otherwise in respect of, this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the other documents or agreements to be delivered hereunder or thereunder.
“Parent” means PCG.
“Parent Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.03(c).
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(e).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(f).
“Party” means any Person who is a party to this Agreement.
“PATRIOT Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.15.
“Payment Plan” means any payment plan pursuant to which all or a portion of the current balance owing by an Obligor to an Originator is payable in two or more installments.
“Payment Plan Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which has entered into a Payment Plan with the related Originator.
“Payment Recipient” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 10.10(a).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“PCG” means PG&E Corporation, a California corporation.
“Percentage” means, at any time of determination, with respect to any Committed Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is (i) prior to the termination of all Commitments hereunder, its Commitment at such time or (ii) if all Commitments hereunder have been terminated, the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Loans being funded by such Lender at such time and (b) the denominator of which is (i) prior to the termination of all Commitments hereunder, the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Lenders at such time or (ii) if all Commitments hereunder have been terminated, the aggregate outstanding Capital of all Loans at such time.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, or any Governmental Authority.
“PG&E” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“PG&E Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(a).
“PG&E Party” means PG&E, the Borrower, the Servicer and each Originator.
“Plan” means any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which any PG&E Party 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.
“Plan of Reorganization” means the Debtors’ and Shareholder Proponents’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, dated June 19, 2020 Docket No. 8048, together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes, supplements, and other attachments thereto.
“Pledge Agreement” means any Pledge Agreement pursuant to which PG&E pledges to the Administrative Agent all of its membership interests and any other equity interests in the Borrower.
“Pool Receivable” means a Receivable in the Receivables Pool.
“Portion of Capital” means, with respect to any Lender and its related Capital, the portion of such Capital being funded or maintained by such Lender by reference to a particular interest rate basis.
“Prime Rate” means, with respect to any Group and as determined by the applicable Group Agent, (a) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the applicable Group Agent, the Related Committed Lender or their Affiliates as its “reference rate” or “prime rate”, as applicable, such “reference rate” or “prime rate” being set by the applicable Group Agent, the related Committed Lender or their Affiliates based upon various factors, including such Person’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above or below such announced rate, and is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer or (b) the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the applicable Group Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the applicable Group Agent); provided, further, that if the Prime Rate as determined herein shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“Program Support Agreement” means and includes any Liquidity Agreement and any other agreement entered into by any Program Support Provider providing for: (a) the issuance of one or more letters of credit for the account of any Conduit Lender, (b) the issuance of one or more surety bonds for which any Conduit Lender is obligated to reimburse the applicable Program Support Provider for any drawings thereunder, (c) the sale by any Conduit Lender to any Program Support Provider of any Loan (or portions thereof or participation interest therein) maintained by such Conduit Lender and/or (d) the making of loans and/or other extensions of credit to any Conduit Lender in connection with such Conduit Lender’s receivables-securitization program contemplated in this Agreement, together with any letter of credit, surety bond or other instrument issued thereunder.
“Program Support Provider” means and includes, with respect to any Conduit Lender, any Liquidity Provider and any other Person (other than any customer of such Conduit Lender) now or hereafter extending credit or having a commitment to extend credit to or for the account of, or to make purchases from, such Conduit Lender pursuant to any Program Support Agreement.
“Purchase and Sale Agreement” means the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Originators and the Borrower.
“Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer” means a Subsidiary of PG&E or other entity formed and operating solely for the purpose of (a) purchasing and owning property created under a “financing order” (as such term is defined in the California Public Utilities Code) or similar order issued by the CPUC, (b) issuing such securities pursuant to such order, (c) pledging its
interests in such property to secure such securities and (d) engaging in activities ancillary to those described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition.
“Rating Agency” means each of S&P, Fitch and Moody’s (and/or each other rating agency then rating the Notes of any Conduit Lender).
“Ratings Event” means, at any time of determination, one or more of the following events has occurred and is continuing: (i) S&P’s issuer credit rating for PG&E is B or below, (ii) PCG’s Long Term Corporate Family Rating by Moody’s is B2 or below, (iii) both of (A) S&P’s issuer credit rating for PG&E is below BB- and (B) PCG’s Long Term Corporate Family Rating by Moody’s is below Ba3, (iv) PG&E does not have an issuer credit rating from S&P or (v) PCG does not have a Long Term Corporate Family Rating from Moody’s.
“Receivable” means any Retail Energy Receivable, whether or not earned by performance, owed to any Originator or the Borrower (as assignee of an Originator), whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or general intangible, and includes, without limitation, the obligation to pay any service charges, finance charges, interest, fees and other charges with respect thereto. Any such right to payment arising from any one transaction, including, without limitation, any such right to payment represented by an individual invoice or agreement, shall constitute a Receivable separate from a Receivable consisting of any such right to payment arising from any other transaction. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the term “Receivable” shall not include any Excluded Receivable.
“Receivables Pool” means, at any time of determination, all of the then outstanding Receivables transferred (or purported to be transferred) to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and which are then owned by the Borrower.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is Adjusted LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not Adjusted LIBOR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(c).
“Related Committed Lender” means with respect to any Conduit Lender, each Committed Lender listed as such for each Conduit Lender as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement or in any Assignment and Acceptance Agreement.
“Related Conduit Lender” means, with respect to any Committed Lender, each Conduit Lender which is, or pursuant to any Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement becomes, included as a Conduit Lender in such Committed Lender’s Group, as designated on its signature page hereto or in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement or other agreement executed by such Committed Lender, as the case may be.
“Related Rights” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Related Security” means, with respect to any Receivable:
(a) all of the Borrower’s and each Originator’s interest in any goods (including Returned Goods), and documentation of title evidencing the shipment or storage of any goods (including Returned Goods), the sale of which gave rise to such Receivable;
(b) all instruments and chattel paper that may evidence such Receivable;
(c) all Deposit Balances and all security interests or liens and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise, together with all UCC financing statements or similar filings relating thereto;
(d) all of the Borrower’s and each Originator’s rights, interests and claims under the related Contracts and all guaranties, indemnities, insurance and other agreements (including the related Contract) or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Receivable or otherwise relating to such Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Receivable or otherwise;
(e) all books and records of the Borrower and each Originator to the extent related to any of the foregoing, and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges, title and interest (but not obligations) in and to each Lock-Box and Collection Account, into which any Collections or other proceeds with respect to such Receivables may be deposited, and any related investment property acquired with any such Collections or other proceeds (as such term is defined in the applicable UCC);
(f) all of the Borrower’s rights, interests and claims under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and
(g) all Collections and other proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing.
“Release” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“Remaining Transfer Amount” means, with respect to any Business Day, an amount equal to the excess (if any) of (i) the aggregate amount of Collections received in the Lock-Boxes and Collection Accounts on such Business Day, over (ii) the Initial Transfer Amount for such Business Day.
“Reportable Event” means 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.
“Reporting Date” means the 20th day of each calendar month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next occurring Business Day).
“Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.06(c).
“Required Capital Amount” means $50,000,000.
“Required Reserves” means, for any day, (i) the sum of (a) the greater of (I) the sum of the Loss Reserve Floor Percentage and the Dilution Reserve Floor Percentage and (II) the sum of the Dynamic Loss Reserve Percentage and the Dynamic Dilution Reserve Percentage, plus (b) the sum of the Yield Reserve Percentage and the Servicing Fee Reserve Percentage, multiplied by (ii) the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of such date.
“Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, the Organizational 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.
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Responsible Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the general counsel or any executive officer of such Person and any other officer of such Person responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Restricted Payments” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(r).
“Retail Energy Receivable” means any right to payment of a monetary obligation, whether billed or unbilled, that arises in connection with the sale, provision or transportation of electricity or natural gas or the rendering of related services, in each case, in a retail transaction by an Originator to an Obligor that is either (x) a retail end user customer of an Originator or (y) a retail end user customer of an Originator that constitutes a Governmental Authority.
“Retention Holder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Retention Holder Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(c).
“Returned Goods” means all right, title and interest in and to returned, repossessed or foreclosed goods and/or merchandise the sale of which gave rise to a Receivable; provided that such goods shall no longer constitute Returned Goods after a Deemed Collection has been deposited in a Borrower Account with respect to the full Unpaid Balance of the related Receivables.
“Revenue Assurance Receivable” means any Receivable, the Obligor of which acquired the related good or service unlawfully or otherwise without the consent of the related Originator,
including as a result of meter tampering, bypassing meters, tapping gas or power lines, tapping into neighboring premises and self-reconnection without consent.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
“Sale Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions, including as of the Closing Date, Cuba, Crimea (Ukraine), Iran, Syria and North Korea.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person currently the subject or the target of any Sanctions, including any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) (or any successor thereto) or the U.S. Department of State, or as otherwise published from time to time; (b) that is fifty-percent or more owned, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by one or more Persons described in clause (a) above; (c) that is operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country; (d) with whom engaging in trade, business or other activities is otherwise prohibited or restricted by Sanctions; or (e) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (ii) an organization controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii) a Person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent subject to a sanctions program administered by OFAC.
“Sanctions” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(n)(i).
“Scheduled Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) October 5September 15, 20222023, as such date may be extended from time to time pursuant to Section 2.02(g) and (ii) the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent pursuant to Section 2.02(e) notifying the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent of the Scheduled Termination Date.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental agencies substituted therefor.
“Secured Parties” means each Credit Party, each Borrower Indemnified Party and each Affected Person.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Securitisation Regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation and amending certain other European Union directives and regulations, and any
laws, regulations or directions amending the Securitisation Regulation as it applies or will apply in the United Kingdom as amended and in effect from time to time.
“Securitisation Regulation Rules” means the Securitisation Regulation, together with all relevant implementing regulations in relation thereto, all regulatory and/or implementing technical standards in relation thereto or applicable in relation thereto pursuant to any transitional arrangements made pursuant to the Securitisation Regulation and, in each case, any relevant guidance and directions published in relation thereto by the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and, in relation to its application in the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (or in each case, any predecessor or any other applicable regulatory authority) or by the European Commission, in each case as amended and in effect from time to time.
“Securitization Bond Charges” means charges imposed upon customers of PG&E where such charges (i) are created pursuant to a “financing order” (as such term is defined in the California Public Utilities Code) or similar order issued by the CPUC, (ii) which charges or the related receivables and the related purchased property are collateral for securities issued by PG&E or a Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer and (iii) do not include any of the following: (A) electrical generation charges, (B) electrical transmission charges, (C) electrical distribution charges, (D) gas generation charges, (E) gas transmission charges and (F) gas distribution charges.
“Securitized Bonds” means any bonds or other securities, however denominated, that are (i) issued by a Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer and/or (ii) secured by or otherwise payable from Securitization Bond Charges.
“Securitized Bonds Secured Party” means, with respect to any Securitized Bonds, each trustee, indenture trustee, lender, administrative agent, collateral agent and purchaser that has any security interest in any Securitization Bond Charges and in connection with such Securitized Bonds.
“Security” is defined in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act.
“Servicer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Servicer Indemnified Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02(a).
“Servicer’s Account” means the deposit account with an account number ending in 9994 maintained by the Servicer at The Bank of New York Mellon.
“Servicing Fee” means the fee referred to in Section 8.06(a) of this Agreement.
“Servicing Fee Rate” means the rate referred to in Section 8.06(a) of this Agreement.
“Servicing Fee Reserve Percentage” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to:
(SF x SFR) x (MDSO/360)
where
SF = stress factor of 1.5;
SFR = the Servicing Fee Rate; and
MDSO = the Maximum Days Sales Outstanding on such day.
“Settlement Date” means with respect to any Portion of Capital for any Interest Period or any Interest or Fees, (i) so long as no Event of Default, Termination Event or Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing and the Termination Date has not occurred, the Monthly Settlement Date and (ii) on and after the Termination Date or if an Event of Default, Termination Event or Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing, each day selected from time to time by the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) (it being understood that the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) may select such Settlement Date to occur as frequently as daily), or, in the absence of such selection, the Monthly Settlement Date.
“Settlement Period” means:
(a) the period from the Closing Date to (and including) October 31, 2020; and
(b) thereafter, each subsequent calendar month;
provided, that the last Settlement Period shall end on the Final Payout Date.
“Significant Subsidiary” has the meaning defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act as of the Closing Date; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, other than the Borrower, no special purpose finance subsidiary or any Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer (or Subsidiaries of any Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer) 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 PG&E.
“Single Employer Plan” means any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person and as of any particular date, (i) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the assets of such Person is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured, (ii) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business, (iii) such Person is not incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (iv) such Person is not engaged in any business or transaction, and is not about to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged.
“Specified Concentration Percentage” means, with respect to any Obligor, 2.40%.
“Specified Exchange Act Filings” means PG&E’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2019 and each and all of the Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks (and to the extent applicable proxy statements) filed by PG&E or PCG with the SEC after December 31, 2019 and prior to July 30, 2020.
“Specified Material Adverse Effect” means any occurrence, fact, change, event, effect, violation, penalty, inaccuracy or circumstance (whether or not constituting a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant set forth in the Plan of Reorganization) that, individually or in the aggregate with any such other results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, effects, violations, penalties, inaccuracies, or circumstances, (i) would have or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities, capitalization, financial performance, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of PCG and PG&E, taken as a whole, or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Borrower and PG&E to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the ability of PCG and PG&E to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization or perform their obligations hereunder or thereunder; provided, however, that none of the following results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, effects, violations, penalties, inaccuracies or circumstances shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Specified Material Adverse Effect has occurred, is continuing or would reasonably be expected to occur: (A) the filing of the Chapter 11 cases with respect to PCG and PG&E, (B) results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, violations, inaccuracies or circumstances affecting (1) the electric or gas utility businesses in the United States generally or (2) the economy, credit, financial, capital or commodity markets, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest rates, monetary policy or inflation, (C) changes or prospective changes in law (other than any law or regulation of California or the United States that is applicable to any electrical utility) or in GAAP or accounting standards, or any changes or prospective changes in the interpretation or enforcement of any of the foregoing, (D) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of any securities of PCG or PG&E, (E) any
failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, credit ratings, budgets or internal or published financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, (F) any wildfire occurring after the Petition Date (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization) and prior to January 1, 2020, and (G) one or more wildfires, occurring on or after January 1, 2020, that destroys or damages fewer than 500 dwellings or commercial structures in the aggregate (it being understood that (I) the exceptions in clauses (D) and (E) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such change, decline or failure referred to therein is a Specified Material Adverse Effect, and (II) a Specified Material Adverse Effect shall include the occurrence of one or more wildfires on or after January 1, 2020 destroying or damaging at least 500 dwellings or commercial structures within PCG’s service area at a time when the portion of PCG’s system at the location of such wildfire was not successfully de-energized.
“Specified PG&E Entity” means any PG&E Party or Parent or any Significant Subsidiary of any of the foregoing.
“Standard A/R Securitization Obligations” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, repurchase obligations, servicing obligations, guarantees, intercompany notes and obligations relating to contributions of A/R Securitization Assets to an A/R Securitization Subsidiary and other obligations entered into by PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries which are reasonably customary in A/R Securitization Transactions.
“Stop Sweeping Event” means a Ratings Event, an Event of Default or a Termination Event.
“Stress Factor” means (i) if a Ratings Event has occurred and is continuing, 2.50 and (ii) at all other times, 2.25.
“Subject Filing” means that certain UCC-1 Financing Statement naming PG&E, as debtor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as secured party, filed with the Secretary of State of California and with an initial filing number of 20-7800585015.
“Subject Indenture” means that certain Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of June 19, 2020, between PG&E, as mortgagor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and mortgagee.
“Subject Percentage” means 75.0% or such other percentage from time to time agreed to in writing between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to more accurately reflect the portion of Collections to Available Funds deposited into the Collection Accounts on each Business Day.
“Subordinated Note” has the meaning set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
“Sub-Servicer” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(d).
“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock of each class or other interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or other 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 entity are at the time owned, or management of which is otherwise controlled: (a) by such Person, or (b) by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Supplier Receivable” means any Receivable the Obligor of which is a material supplier to any Originator or any of its respective Affiliates or an Affiliate of any such material supplier.
“Swap Agreement” means 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, however, 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 PG&E or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
“Tax Charges” means any city or county utility users tax, surcharge or energy commission tax owing by an Obligor, whether separately charged or included in the rate charges to such Obligor, that is applicable or relates to electric and/or natural gas services provided by or on behalf of any Originator.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and any similar liabilities with respect thereto.
“Temporary Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on (but including) DecemberJanuary 31, 20202022.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Scheduled Termination Date, (b) the date on which the “Termination Date” is declared or deemed to have occurred under Section 9.01 or Section 9.02 and (c) the date selected by the Borrower on which all Commitments have been reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.02(e).
“Termination Event” has the meaning specified in Section 9.02. For the avoidance of doubt, any Termination Event that occurs shall be deemed to be continuing at all times thereafter unless and until waived in accordance with Section 13.01.
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Account Control Agreements, the Fee Letter, the Pledge Agreement, each Subordinated Note,
the Administrative Services Agreement, Intercreditor Agreement and all other certificates, instruments, UCC financing statements, reports, notices, agreements and documents executed or delivered under or in connection with this Agreement, in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Transaction Information” means any information provided to any Rating Agency, in each case, to the extent related to such Rating Agency providing or proposing to provide a rating of any Notes or monitoring such rating.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.
“UDC Consolidated Billing Receivable” means any Receivable representing any amount billed by an Originator on behalf of an ESP, a CCA, a CTA or a DA and which amount is payable to such ESP, CCA, CTA or DA, as applicable.
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Unaged Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, any Receivable as to which the invoice or bill with respect thereto has been created by the related Originator but has not yet been sent to the Obligor thereof.
“Unbilled Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, any Receivable as to which the invoice or bill with respect thereto has neither (i) been created by the related Originator nor (ii) been sent to the Obligor thereof.
“Unmatured Event of Default” means an event that but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.
“Unmatured Termination Event” means an event that but for notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a Termination Event.
“Unpaid Balance” means, at any time of determination, with respect to any Receivable, the then outstanding principal balance thereof, which amount shall be determined after giving effect to any credits that have been applied to such Receivable.
“U.S. Dollars” and “$” each mean the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(f)(ii)(B)(3).
“Victory” means Victory Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Volcker Rule” means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
“Weekly Report” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit K.
“Wholesale Receivables” means Receivables relating to sales of electricity or natural gas to cooperatives, municipalities, other utilities and regional transmission organizations.
“Withdrawal Liability” means any liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal by any PG&E Party or any Commonly Controlled Entity from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to any UK Resolution Authority, any powers of such UK Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
“Yield Reserve Percentage” means at any time of determination:
1.50 x MDSO x BR
360
where:
BR = the Base Rate at such time; and
MDSO = the Maximum Days Sales Outstanding on such day.
SECTION I.02. Other Interpretative Matters. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of New York and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all references
herein to “Article,” “Section,” “Schedule”, “Exhibit” or “Annex” shall mean articles and sections of, and schedules, exhibits and annexes to, this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and all such certificates and other documents, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day; (b) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which they are used) as a whole and not to any particular provision of such agreement (or such certificate or document); (c) references to any Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit or Annex are references to Articles, Sections, Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes in or to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which the reference is made), and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or definition; (d) the term “including” means “including without limitation”; (e) references to any Applicable Law refer to that Applicable Law as amended from time to time and include any applicable successor Applicable Law; (f) references to any agreement refer to that agreement as from time to time amended, restated or supplemented or as the terms of such agreement are waived or modified in accordance with its terms; (g) references to any Person include that Person’s permitted successors and assigns; (h) headings are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof; (i) unless otherwise provided, in the calculation of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the term “from” means “from and including”, and the terms “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; (j) terms in one gender include the parallel terms in the neuter and opposite gender; (k) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day and (l) the term “or” is not exclusive.
ARTICLE II
TERMS OF THE LOANS
SECTION II.01. Loan Facility. Upon a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02, and on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the Conduit Lenders, ratably, in accordance with the aggregate of the Commitments of the Related Committed Lenders with respect to each such Conduit Lender, severally and not jointly, may, in their sole discretion, make Loans to the Borrower on a revolving basis, and if and to the extent any Conduit Lender does not make any such requested Loan or if any Group does not include a Conduit Lender, the Related Committed Lender(s) for such Conduit Lender or the Committed Lender for such Group, as the case may be, shall, ratably in accordance with its respective Commitments, severally and not jointly, make such Loans to the Borrower, in either case, from time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the Termination Date. Under no circumstances shall any Lender be obligated to make any such Loan if, after giving effect to such Loan:
(i)the Aggregate Capital would exceed the Facility Limit at such time;
(ii)solely with respect to such Lender, the sum of (A) the Capital of such Lender, plus (B) the aggregate outstanding Capital of each other Lender in its Group, would exceed the Group Commitment of such Lender’s Group;
(iii)solely with respect to such Lender, if such Lender is a Committed Lender, the aggregate outstanding Capital of such Committed Lender would exceed its Commitment; or
(iv)the Aggregate Capital would exceed the Borrowing Base at such time.
SECTION II.02. Making Loans; Repayment of Loans.
(a)Each Loan hereunder shall be made on at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written request from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in the form of a Loan Request attached hereto as Exhibit A. Each such request for a Loan shall be made no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day (it being understood that any such request made after such time shall be deemed to have been made on the following Business Day) and shall specify (i) the amount of the Loan(s) requested (which shall not be less than $10,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000), (ii) the allocation of such amount among the Groups (which shall be ratable based on the Group Commitments), (iii) the account to which the proceeds of such Loan shall be distributed and (iv) the date such requested Loan is to be made (which shall be a Business Day).
(b)On the date of each Loan specified in the applicable Loan Request, the Lenders shall, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article V and pursuant to the other conditions set forth in this Article II, make available to the Borrower in same day funds an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such Loans requested, at the account set forth in the related Loan Request.
(c)Each Committed Lender’s obligation shall be several, such that the failure of any Committed Lender to make available to the Borrower any funds in connection with any Loan shall not relieve any other Committed Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make funds available on the date such Loans are requested (it being understood, that no Committed Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Committed Lender to make funds available to the Borrower in connection with any Loan hereunder).
(d)The Borrower shall repay in full the outstanding Capital of each Lender on the Final Maturity Date. Prior thereto, the Borrower shall, on each Settlement Date, make a prepayment of the outstanding Capital of the Lenders to the extent required under Section 3.01(a) and otherwise in accordance therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to make a prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding Capital of the Lenders on any Business Day upon two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in the form of a Reduction Notice attached hereto as Exhibit B; provided, however, that (i) each such prepayment shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $10,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000; provided, however that notwithstanding the foregoing, a prepayment may be in an amount
necessary to reduce any Borrowing Base Deficit existing at such time to zero, and (ii) any accrued Interest and Fees in respect of such prepaid Capital shall be paid on the immediately following Settlement Date.
(e)The Borrower may, at any time upon at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent, terminate the Facility Limit in whole or ratably reduce the Facility Limit in part. Each partial reduction in the Facility Limit shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, and no such partial reduction shall reduce the Facility Limit to an amount less than $200,000,000. In connection with any partial reduction in the Facility Limit, the Commitment of each Committed Lender shall be ratably reduced.
(f)In connection with any reduction of the Commitments, the Borrower shall remit to the Administrative Agent (i) instructions regarding such reduction and (ii) for payment to the Lenders, cash in an amount sufficient to pay (A) Capital of Lenders in each Group in excess of the Group Commitment of such Group and (B) all other outstanding Borrower Obligations with respect to such reduction (determined based on the ratio of the reduction of the Commitments being effected to the amount of the Commitments prior to such reduction or, if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that any portion of the outstanding Borrower Obligations is allocable solely to that portion of the Commitments being reduced or has arisen solely as a result of such reduction, all of such portion) including, without duplication, any associated Breakage Fees. Upon receipt of any such amounts, the Administrative Agent shall apply such amounts first to the reduction of the Aggregate Capital, and second to the payment of the remaining outstanding Borrower Obligations with respect to such reduction, including any Breakage Fees, by paying such amounts to the Lenders.
(g)Provided that no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may from time to time advise the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing of its desire to extend the Scheduled Termination Date for an additional 364 day period, provided that such request is made not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to, and not less than sixty (60) days prior to, the then current Scheduled Termination Date. The Administrative Agent and each Committed Lender (or its Group Agent on its behalf) shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing whether or not such Person is agreeable to such extension (it being understood that the Administrative Agent and the Committed Lenders may accept or decline such a request in their sole discretion and on such terms as they may elect) not less than thirty (30) days prior to the then current Scheduled Termination Date; provided, however, that if the Administrative Agent or any Committed Lender fails to so notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent or such Committed Lender, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have declined such extension. In the event that the Administrative Agent and one or more Committed Lenders have so notified the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing that they are agreeable to such extension, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent, the applicable Group Agents and the applicable Committed Lenders shall enter into such documents as the Administrative Agent, the applicable Group Agents and the applicable Committed Lenders may deem necessary or appropriate to effect such extension, and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative
Agent, the applicable Group Agents and the applicable Committed Lenders in connection therewith (including Attorney Costs) shall be paid by the Borrower. In the event any Committed Lender declines such request to extend the Scheduled Termination Date or is deemed to have declined such extension, such Committed Lender’s Group shall be an “Exiting Group” for all purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION II.03. Interest and Fees.
(a)On each Settlement Date, the Borrower shall, in accordance with the terms and priorities for payment set forth in Section 3.01, pay to each Group Agent, each Lender and the Administrative Agent certain fees (collectively, the “Fees”) in the amounts set forth in the fee letter agreements from time to time entered into, among the Borrower, the members of the applicable Group (or their Group Agent on their behalf) and/or the Administrative Agent (such fee letter agreements, each as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, collectively being referred to herein as the “Fee Letter”).
(b)Each Loan of each Lender and the Capital thereof shall accrue interest on each day when such Capital remains outstanding at the then applicable Interest Rate for such Loan. The Borrower shall pay all Interest, Fees and Breakage Fees accrued during each Interest Period on each Settlement Date in accordance with the terms and priorities for payment set forth in Section 3.01.
(c)JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase”) hereby notifies each PG&E Party that: (i) JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates may from time to time purchase, hold or sell, as principal and/or agent, Notes issued by Jupiter Securitization Company LLC; (ii) JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates act as administrative agent for such Conduit Lender, and as administrative agent JPMorgan Chase manages such Conduit Lender’s issuance of Notes, including the selection of amount and tenor of Note issuance, and the discount or interest rate applicable thereto; (iii) JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates act as a dealer for such Conduit Lender’s Notes; and (iv) JPMorgan Chase’s activities as administrative agent for such Conduit Lender and dealer for such Conduit Lender’ Notes, and as a purchaser or seller of Notes, impact the interest or discount rate applicable to the Notes issued by such Conduit Lender, which impact the CP Rate paid by the Borrower hereunder to such Conduit Lender. By execution hereof, each PG&E Party hereby (x) acknowledges the foregoing and agrees that JPMorgan Chase does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the interest or discount rate paid by such Conduit Lender in connection with its Note issuance; (y) acknowledges that the discount or interest rate at which JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates purchase or sell Notes will be determined by JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates in their sole discretion and may differ from the discount or interest rate applicable to comparable transactions entered into by JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates on the relevant date; and (z) waives any conflict of interest arising by reason of JPMorgan Chase and/or its affiliates acting as administrative agent for such Conduit Lender and dealer for such Conduit Lender’s Notes while acting as purchaser or seller of Notes.
SECTION II.04. Records of Loans. Each Group Agent shall record in its records, the date and amount of each Loan made by the Lenders in its Group hereunder, the interest rate
with respect thereto, the Interest accrued thereon and each repayment and payment thereof. Subject to Section 13.03(c), such records shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error. The failure to so record any such information or any error in so recording any such information shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to repay the Capital of each Lender, together with all Interest accruing thereon and all other Borrower Obligations.
ARTICLE III
SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES AND PAYMENT PROVISIONS
SECTION III.01. Settlement Procedures.
(a)Collections. The Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties (or, if so requested by the Administrative Agent, segregate in a separate account designated by the Administrative Agent, which shall be an account maintained and controlled by the Administrative Agent unless the Administrative Agent otherwise instructs in its sole discretion), for application in accordance with the priority of payments set forth below, all Collections on Pool Receivables that are received by the Servicer or the Borrower or received in any Lock-Box or Account; provided, however, that so long as each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.03 are satisfied on such date, the Servicer may release to the Borrower from such Collections that are on deposit in the Borrower Accounts the amount (if any) necessary to pay (i) the purchase price for Receivables purchased by the Borrower on such date in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement or (ii) amounts owing by the Borrower to the Originators under the Subordinated Notes (each such release, a “Release”). On each Settlement Date, the Servicer (or, following its assumption of control of the Borrower Accounts, the Administrative Agent) shall, distribute such Collections in the following order of priority:
(i)first, to the Servicer for the payment of the accrued Servicing Fees payable for the immediately preceding Interest Period (plus, if applicable, the amount of Servicing Fees payable for any prior Interest Period to the extent such amount has not been distributed to the Servicer);
(ii)second, to each Lender and other Credit Party (ratably, based on the amount then due and owing), all accrued and unpaid Interest, Fees and Breakage Fees due to such Lender and other Credit Party for the immediately preceding Interest Period (including any additional amounts or indemnified amounts payable under Sections 4.03 and 12.01 in respect of such payments), plus, if applicable, the amount of any such Interest, Fees and Breakage Fees (including any additional amounts or indemnified amounts payable under Sections 4.03 and 12.01 in respect of such payments) payable for any prior Interest Period to the extent such amount has not been distributed to such Lender or Credit Party;
(iii)third, as set forth in clauses (x), (y) and/or (z) below, as applicable:
(x) prior to the occurrence of the Termination Date, to the extent that a Borrowing Base Deficit exists on such date: to the Lenders
(ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Lender at such time) for the payment of a portion of the outstanding Aggregate Capital at such time, in an aggregate amount equal to the amount necessary to reduce the Borrowing Base Deficit to zero ($0);
(y) on and after the occurrence of the Termination Date, to each Lender (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Lender at such time) for the payment in full of the aggregate outstanding Capital of such Lender at such time; and
(z) prior to the occurrence of the Termination Date, at the election of the Borrower and in accordance with Section 2.02(d), to the Lenders in payment of all or any portion of the Aggregate Capital at such time (ratably, based on the aggregate outstanding Capital of each Lender at such time);
(iv)fourth, to the Credit Parties, the Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties (ratably, based on the amount due and owing at such time), for the payment of all other Borrower Obligations then due and owing by the Borrower to the Credit Parties, the Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties; and
(v)fifth, the balance, if any, to be paid to the Borrower for its own account.
(b)All payments or distributions to be made by the Servicer, the Borrower and any other Person to the Lenders (or their respective related Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties) hereunder shall be paid or distributed to the related Group Agent at its Group Agent’s Account. Each Group Agent, upon its receipt in the applicable Group Agent’s Account of any such payments or distributions, shall distribute such amounts to the applicable Lenders, Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties within its Group ratably; provided that if such Group Agent shall have received insufficient funds to pay all of the above amounts in full on any such date, such Group Agent shall pay such amounts to the applicable Lenders, Affected Persons and the Borrower Indemnified Parties within its Group in accordance with the priority of payments forth above, and with respect to any such category above for which there are insufficient funds to pay all amounts owing on such date, ratably (based on the amounts in such categories owing to each such Person in such Group) among all such Persons in such Group entitled to payment thereof. Neither the Borrower nor the Servicer shall have any obligation, responsibility or liability in respect of any delay or failure by any Group Agent to distribute any amounts hereunder that have been timely delivered by the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, to such Group Agent at its Group Agent’s Account.
(c)If and to the extent the Administrative Agent, any Credit Party, any Affected Person or any Borrower Indemnified Party shall be required for any reason to pay over to any Person (including any Obligor or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official in any insolvency proceeding) any amount received on its behalf hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not to have been so received but rather to have been retained by the Borrower and, accordingly, the Administrative Agent, such Credit Party, such Affected Person or such
Borrower Indemnified Party, as the case may be, shall have a claim against the Borrower for such amount.
(d)For the purposes of this Section 3.01:
(i)if on any day the Unpaid Balance of any Pool Receivable is (A) reduced as a result of any defective or rejected goods or services, any discount, dispute, refunds, netting, rebates or any adjustment or otherwise (other than (i) amounts that reflect Customer Refunds in an amount not to exceed the amount reported as a reduction in the Net Receivable Pool Balance in the prior Monthly Report and (ii) any amounts that are included in the California Climate Credit Accrual at such time) by any PG&E Party or any Affiliate thereof (other than cash Collections on account of the Receivables), (B) reduced as a result of converting such Receivable to an Excluded Receivable, (C) reduced as a result of applying any Deposit Balances or (D) reduced or canceled as a result of a setoff in respect of any claim by any Person (whether such claim arises out of the same or a related transaction or an unrelated transaction) or any netting by any Person (any such reduction or adjustment, a “Reduction”), the Borrower shall be deemed to have received on such day a Collection of such Pool Receivable in the amount of such reduction or adjustment and shall within two (2) Business Days pay to a Borrower Account (or as otherwise directed by the Administrative Agent at such time) for the benefit of the Credit Parties for application pursuant to Section 3.01(a), an amount equal to (x) if such Reduction occurs prior to the Termination Date and no Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the lesser of (I) the sum of all deemed Collections with respect to such Reduction and (II) an amount necessary to eliminate any Borrowing Base Deficit that exists at such time and (y) if such Reduction occurs on or after the Termination Date or at any time when an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the sum of all deemed Collections with respect to such Reduction;
(ii)if (A) any of the representations or warranties in Section 6.01 is not true with respect to any Pool Receivable at the time made or deemed made or (B) any Receivable included in any Monthly Report or Interim Report as an Eligible Receivable or in any calculation of Net Receivable Pool Balance as an Eligible Receivable fails to be an Eligible Receivable at the time of such inclusion, the Borrower shall be deemed to have received on such day a Collection of such Pool Receivable in full and shall within two (2) Business Days pay to a Borrower Account (or as otherwise directed by the Administrative Agent at such time) for the benefit of the Credit Parties for application pursuant to Section 3.01(a), an amount equal to (x) if such breach occurs prior to the Termination Date and no Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the lesser of (I) the sum of all deemed Collections with respect to such breach and (II) an amount necessary to eliminate any Borrowing Base Deficit that exists at such time and (y) if such breach occurs on or after the Termination Date or at any time when an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the sum of all deemed Collections with respect to such breach (Collections deemed to have been received pursuant to Sections 3.01(d)(i) and 3.01(d)(ii) are hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Deemed Collections”);
(iii)except as provided in clauses (i) or (ii) above or otherwise required by Applicable Law or the relevant Contract, all Collections received from an Obligor of any Receivable shall be applied to the Receivables of such Obligor in the order of the age of such Receivables, starting with the oldest such Receivable, unless such Obligor designates in writing its payment for application to specific Receivables; and
(iv)if and to the extent the Administrative Agent, any Credit Party, any Affected Person or any Borrower Indemnified Party shall be required for any reason to pay over to an Obligor (or any trustee, receiver, custodian or similar official in any insolvency proceeding) any amount received by it hereunder, such amount shall be deemed not to have been so received by such Person but rather to have been retained by the Borrower and, accordingly, such Person shall have a claim against the Borrower for such amount, payable when and to the extent that any distribution from or on behalf of such Obligor is made in respect thereof.
SECTION III.02. Payments and Computations, Etc. All amounts to be paid by the Borrower or the Servicer to the Administrative Agent, any Credit Party, any Affected Person or any Borrower Indemnified Party hereunder shall be paid no later than noon (New York City time) on the day when due in same day funds to the applicable Group Agent’s Account.
(b)Each of the Borrower and the Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, pay interest on any amount not paid or deposited by it when due hereunder, at an interest rate per annum equal to 2.50% per annum above the Base Rate, payable on demand.
(c)All computations of interest under subsection (b) above and all computations of Interest, Fees and other amounts hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days (or, in the case of amounts determined by reference to the Base Rate, 365 or 366 days, as applicable) for the actual number of days (including the first but excluding the last day) elapsed. Whenever any payment or deposit to be made hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment or deposit shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of such payment or deposit.
ARTICLE IV
INCREASED COSTS; FUNDING LOSSES; TAXES; ILLEGALITY AND SECURITY INTEREST
SECTION IV.01. Increased Costs.
(a)Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Affected Person;
(ii)subject any Affected Person to any Taxes (except to the extent such Taxes are (A) Indemnified Taxes for which relief is provided under Section 4.03, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) and (c) of the definition of Excluded Taxes or (C) Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)impose on any Affected Person any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) (A) affecting the Collateral, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document, any Program Support Agreement, any Loan or any participation therein or (B) affecting its obligations or rights to make Loans;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Affected Person of (A) acting as the Administrative Agent, a Group Agent or a Lender hereunder or as a Program Support Provider with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, (B) funding or maintaining any Loan or (C) maintaining its obligation to fund or maintain any Loan, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Affected Person hereunder, then, upon request of such Affected Person (or its Group Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Person such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered; provided, however, that no Affected Person 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 any Capital in respect of which such demand is made. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Affected Person shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 4.01 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Affected Person to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers (to the extent that such Affected Person has the right to do so under its credit facilities with similarly situated borrowers).
(b)Capital and Liquidity Requirements. If any Affected Person determines that any Change in Law affecting such Affected Person or any lending office of such Affected Person or such Affected Person’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements, has or would have the effect of (x) increasing the amount of capital required to be maintained by such Affected Person or Affected Person’s holding company, if any, (y) reducing the rate of return on such Affected Person’s capital or on the capital of such Affected Person’s holding company, if any, or (z) causing an internal capital or liquidity charge or other imputed cost to be assessed upon such Affected Person or Affected Person’s holding company, if any, in each case, as a consequence of (A) this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (B) the commitments of such Affected Person hereunder or under any other Transaction Document or related Program Support Agreement, (C) the Loans made by such Affected Person or (D) any Capital, to a level below that which such Affected Person or such Affected Person’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Affected Person’s policies and the policies of such Affected Person’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time, upon request of such Affected Person (or its Group Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Person such additional
amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person or such Affected Person’s holding company for any such increase, reduction or charge.
(c)Adoption of Changes in Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.01, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Affected Person pursuant to this Section 4.01 for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Affected Person notifies the Borrower of such Affected Person’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 4.01 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.
(d)Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of an Affected Person (or its Group Agent on its behalf) setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Person or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall, subject to the priorities of payment set forth in Section 3.01, pay such Affected Person the amount shown as due on any such certificate on the first Settlement Date occurring after the Borrower’s receipt of such certificate.
SECTION IV.02. Funding Losses.
(a)The Borrower will pay each Lender all Breakage Fees.
(b)A certificate of a Lender (or its Group Agent on its behalf) setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, as specified in clause (a) above and delivered to the Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall, subject to the priorities of payment set forth in Section 3.01, pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate on the first Settlement Date occurring after the Borrower’s receipt of such certificate.
SECTION IV.03. Taxes.
(a)Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Borrower, Servicer, Administrative Agent or Group Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment to an Affected Person, then the Borrower, Servicer, Administrative Agent or Group Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), the applicable Affected Person receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b)Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. 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 the Administrative Agent (or, as applicable, the applicable Affected Person) for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c)Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify each Affected Person, within ten days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any (I) Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Affected Person or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Affected Person and any penalties, interest and 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 and (II) Taxes that arise because a Loan is not treated consistently with the Intended Tax Treatment (such indemnification will include any amount necessary to make such Affected Person whole on an after-tax basis taking into account the taxability of receipt of payments under this clause (II) and any reasonable expenses (other than Taxes) arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the foregoing). Promptly upon having knowledge that any such Indemnified Taxes have been levied, imposed or assessed, and promptly upon notice by the Administrative Agent or any Affected Person (or in each case its related Group Agent), the Borrower shall pay such Indemnified Taxes directly to the relevant Governmental Authority (or to the Administrative Agent or Affected Person if such Taxes have already been paid to the relevant Governmental Authority); provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Affected Person shall be under any obligation to provide any such notice to the Borrower. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by an Affected Person (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of an Affected Person, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender (other than the Conduit Lenders) shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons (but only to the extent that the Borrower and its Affiliates have not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting any obligation of the Borrower, the Servicer or its Affiliates to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to the failure of such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons to comply with Section 13.03(f) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Transaction 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 its Group Agent) by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender (other than the Conduit Lenders) hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender, its Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender, its
Related Conduit Lender or any of their respective Affiliates that are Affected Persons from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (d).
(e)Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 4.03, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f)Status of Lenders. (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction 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, 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 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 4.03(f)(ii)(A), 4.03(f)(ii)(B) and 4.03(g)) shall not be required if, in the Lender’s reasonable judgment, such completion, execution or submission would subject such Affected Person to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(A)any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B)any Lender that is not a U.S. Person 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 Borrower or the Administrative Agent) from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, whichever of the following is applicable:
(1)in the case of such a 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 Transaction Document, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form 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 Transaction Document, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form 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;
(2)executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI;
(3)in the case of such a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such 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 Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(4)to the extent such Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY, accompanied by Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that, if such Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; and
(C)any Lender that is not a U.S. Person 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), from time to time 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.
(g)FATCA. If a payment made to a Lender under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such 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 shall deliver to the Borrower at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower 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 as may be necessary for the Borrower to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (g), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Closing Date.
(h)Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.03 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Credit Party or any other Affected Person, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the Borrower Obligations and the Servicer’s obligations hereunder.
(i)Updates. Each Affected Person agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 4.03 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.
SECTION IV.04. Inability to Determine Adjusted LIBORLMIR; Change in Legality.
(a)If any Group Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto absent manifest error) on any day, by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, either that: (i) dollar deposits in the relevant amounts and for the relevant Interest Period or day, as applicable, are not available, (ii) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining Adjusted LIBORLMIR for such Interest Period, or (iii) Adjusted LIBORLMIR determined pursuant hereto does not accurately reflect the cost to the applicable Affected Person (as conclusively determined by such Group Agent) of maintaining any Portion of Capital during such Interest Period, such Group Agent shall promptly give telephonic notice of such determination, confirmed in writing, to the Borrower on such day. Upon delivery of such notice: (i) no Portion of Capital shall be funded thereafter at Adjusted LIBORLMIR unless and until such Group Agent shall have given notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist and (ii) with respect to any outstanding Portion of Capital then funded at Adjusted LIBORLMIR, such Interest Rate shall automatically and immediately be converted to the Base Rate.
(b)If on any day any Group Agent shall have been notified by any Affected Person that such Affected Person has determined (which determination shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error) that any Change in Law, or compliance by such Affected Person with any Change in Law, shall make it unlawful or impossible for such Affected Person
to fund or maintain any Portion of Capital at or by reference to Adjusted LIBORLMIR, such Group Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Upon receipt of such notice, until the applicable Group Agent notifies the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer apply, (i) no Portion of Capital shall be funded at or by reference to Adjusted LIBORLMIR and (ii) the Interest Rate for any outstanding portions of Capital then funded at Adjusted LIBORLMIR shall automatically and immediately be converted to the Base Rate.
SECTION IV.05. Security Interest.
(a)As security for the performance by the Borrower of all the terms, covenants and agreements on the part of the Borrower to be performed under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including the punctual payment when due of the Aggregate Capital and all Interest in respect of the Loans and all other Borrower Obligations, the Borrower undertakes to grant and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in, all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under all of the following, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising (collectively, the “Collateral”): (i) all Pool Receivables, (ii) all Related Security with respect to such Pool Receivables, (iii) all Collections with respect to such Pool Receivables, (iv) the Borrower Accounts and all amounts on deposit therein, and all certificates and instruments, if any, from time to time evidencing such Borrower Accounts and amounts on deposit therein, (v) all rights (but none of the obligations) of the Borrower under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, (vi) all goods (including inventory, equipment and any accessions thereto), instruments (including promissory notes), documents, accounts, chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), deposit accounts, securities accounts, securities entitlements, letter-of-credit rights, commercial tort claims, securities and all other investment property, supporting obligations, money, any other contract rights or rights to the payment of money, insurance claims and proceeds, and all general intangibles (including all payment intangibles) (each as defined in the UCC), (vii) all other personal and fixture property or assets of the Borrower of every kind and nature and (viii) all proceeds of, and all amounts received or receivable under any or all of, the foregoing.
(b)The Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have, with respect to all the Collateral, and in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable UCC and all other Applicable Law. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing statements and any other applicable filings in any applicable jurisdiction describing as the collateral covered thereby as “all of the debtor’s personal property or assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the collateral described in this Agreement.
SECTION IV.06. Successor Adjusted LIBORLMIR.
(a)Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to
the Reference Time in respect of any setting ofon March 5, 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the regulatory supervisor of the USD LIBOR’s administrator (“IBA”), announced in a public statement the future cessation or loss of representativeness of overnight/Spot Next, 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month USD LIBOR tenor settings. On the earlier of (i) the date that all Available Tenors of the USD LIBOR have either permanently or indefinitely ceased to be provided by IBA or have been announced by the FCA pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no longer representative and (ii) the Early Opt-in Effective Date, if the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date is the USD LIBOR, suchthe Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of any setting of such Benchmark settingon such day and all subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (y) if a. If the Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, suchDaily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.
(b)Replacing Future Benchmarks. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Benchmark Replacement will replace suchthe then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Transaction Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Group Agents without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from the Group Agents comprising the Majority Group Agents. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Loans to be made, converted or continued that would bear interest by reference to such Benchmark until the Borrower’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark, and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to Loans bearing interest by reference to the Base Rate. During the period referenced in the foregoing sentence, the component of the Base Rate based upon the Benchmark will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
(c)(b) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation and administration of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(d)(c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Group Agents of (i) any
occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, and (iiiii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv). For the removal or reinstatementavoidance of doubt, any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (d) below and (v) the commencementnotice required to be delivered by the Administrative Agent as set forth in this Section 4.06 may be provided, at the option of the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or conclusionas part of any Benchmark Unavailability Periodamendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Group Agent (or group of Group Agents) pursuant to this Section 4.06, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 4.06.
(e)(d) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative or USD LIBOR), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(e) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period (i) any pending selection of, conversion to or renewal of a Loan bearing interest by reference to Adjusted LIBOR that has not yet gone into effect shall be deemed to be a selection of, conversion to or renewal of the Base Rate with respect to such Loan, and such Loan shall bear interest by reference to the Base Rate (rather than by reference to Adjusted LIBOR), and (ii) all outstanding Loans bearing interest by reference to Adjusted LIBOR shall automatically be converted to bear interest by reference to the Base Rate at the expiration of the existing Interest Period (or sooner, if Administrative Agent cannot continue to lawfully maintain such affected Loan bearing interest by reference to Adjusted LIBOR). During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based
upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
(f)Acknowledgement regarding discontinuation of Adjusted LIBOR. Without prejudice to any other provision of this Agreement, each party hereto acknowledges and agrees for the benefit of each of the other parties hereto: (i) Adjusted LIBOR (A) may be subject to methodological or other changes which could affect its value, (B) may not comply with applicable laws and regulations (such as the Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as amended) and/or (C) may be permanently discontinued; and (ii) the occurrence of any of the aforementioned events and/or a Benchmark Transition Event may have adverse consequences which may materially impact the economics of the financing transactions contemplated under this Agreement.Disclaimer. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LMIR” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder), (ii) the composition or characteristics of any Benchmark Replacement, including whether it is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to LMIR (or any other Benchmark) or have the same volume or liquidity as did LMIR (or any other Benchmark), (iii) any actions or use of its discretion or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Section 4.06 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by clause (d) above or otherwise in accordance herewith, and (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.06.
(g)Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 4.06:
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.
“Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided that if a replacement of the Benchmark has occurred pursuant to Section 4.06, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor:
(1) for purposes of Section 4.06(a), the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) the sum of: (i) Term SOFR and (ii) 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Available Tenor of one-month’s duration, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Available Tenor of three-months’ duration, 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Available Tenor of six-months’ duration and 0.71513% (71.513 basis points) for an Available Tenor of twelve-months’ duration; provided, that if any Available Tenor of the USD LIBOR does not correspond to an Available Tenor of Term SOFR, the Benchmark Replacement for such Available Tenor of the USD LIBOR shall be the closest corresponding Available Tenor (based on tenor) for Term SOFR, or and if such Available Tenor of the USD LIBOR corresponds equally to two Available Tenors of Term SOFR, the corresponding tenor of Term SOFR with the shorter duration shall be applied;
(b) the sum of: (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the spread adjustment selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of the tenor of the USD LIBOR with a SOFR-based rate having approximately the same length as the interest payment period specified in Section 4.06(a) (which spread adjustment, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be 0.11448% (11.448 basis points); and
(2) for purposes of Section 4.06(b), the sum of: (A) the alternate benchmark rate and (B) an adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), in each case, that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Available Tenor of such Benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention, including any applicable recommendations made by the Relevant Governmental Body, for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;
provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, the formula for calculating any successor rates identified pursuant to the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents), the formula, methodology or convention for applying the successor Floor to the successor Benchmark Replacement.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark other than the USD LIBOR, the occurrence of one or more of the following events: a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the then-current Benchmark, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark, the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark, announcing or stating that (a) such administrator has ceased or will cease on a specified date to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark or (b) all Available Tenors of such Benchmark are or will no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Early Opt-in Effective Date”: with respect to any Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Group Agents, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Group Agents comprising the Majority Group Agents.
“Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of the following:
(1)a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five (5) currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities in the U.S. syndicated loan market at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review); and
(2)the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Group Agents.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to USD LIBOR.
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“SOFR” means a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) on the NYFRB’s Website (or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the administrator of the secured overnight financing rate from time to time).
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable corresponding tenor the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“USD LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
SECTION V.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and the Initial Credit Extension. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Closing Date when (a) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the documents, agreements (in fully executed form), opinions of counsel, lien search results, UCC filings, certificates and other deliverables listed on the closing memorandum attached as Exhibit I hereto, in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (b) all fees and expenses payable by the Borrower on the Closing Date to the Credit Parties under the Fee Letters have been paid in full in accordance with the terms of the Fee Letters, (c) the Plan of Reorganization has been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and the “Effective Date” of the Plan of Reorganization has occurred and (d) the Confirmation Order shall be in full force and effect and no stay thereof shall be in effect.
SECTION V.02. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions. Each Credit Extension hereunder on or after the Closing Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(a)the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent a Loan Request for such Loan, in accordance with Section 2.02(a);
(b)the Servicer shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent all Monthly Reports and Interim Reports required to be delivered hereunder;
(c)with respect to the initial Credit Extension hereunder, all Attorney Costs of the Credit Parties for which an invoice has been delivered to the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date, been paid in full;
(d)the conditions precedent to such Credit Extension specified in Section 2.01(i) through (iv), shall be satisfied; and
(e)on the date of such Credit Extension the following statements shall be true and correct (and upon the occurrence of such Credit Extension, the Borrower and the Servicer shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such statements are then true and correct):
(i)the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p), which representations and warranties are made only as of the Closing Date; provided, that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p) shall also be made on the date of the first Credit Extension if such first Credit Extension occurs on a date other than the Closing Date), that (x) does not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension as if made on and as of such date, and (y) contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension as if made 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 maybe, as of such earlier date);
(ii)no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such Credit Extension;
(iii)no Borrowing Base Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such Credit Extension; and
(iv)the Termination Date has not occurred.
SECTION V.03. Conditions Precedent to All Releases. Each Release hereunder on or after the Closing Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that:
(a)after giving effect to such Release, the Servicer shall be holding in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties an amount of Collections sufficient to pay the sum of (x) all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees, Interest, Fees and Breakage Fees, in each case, through the
date of such Release, (y) the amount of any Borrowing Base Deficit and (z) the amount of all other accrued and unpaid Borrower Obligations through the date of such Release;
(b)the Borrower shall use the proceeds of such Release solely to pay the purchase price for Receivables purchased by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and amounts owing by the Borrower to the Originators under the Subordinated Notes; and
(c)on the date of such Release the following statements shall be true and correct (and upon the occurrence of such Release, the Borrower and the Servicer shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such statements are then true and correct):
(i)the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p), in each case, to the extent such Release occurs other than on the Closing Date), that (x) does not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Release as if made on and as of such date, and (y) contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Release as if made 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 maybe, as of such earlier date);
(ii)no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such Release;
(iii)no Borrowing Base Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such Release; and
(iv)the Termination Date has not occurred.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION VI.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants to each Credit Party as of the Closing Date and, other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l), on each Settlement Date, on each day that a Credit Extension occurs and on each date that a Release occurs:
(a)Organization and Good Standing. The Borrower is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority under its Organizational Documents and under the
laws of its jurisdiction to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted.
(b)Due Qualification. The Borrower is duly qualified to do business as a limited liability company, is in good standing as a foreign limited liability company and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. The Borrower (i) has all necessary limited liability company power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (B) perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (C) grant a security interest in the Collateral to the Administrative Agent on the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action such grant and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(d)Binding Obligations. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which the Borrower is a party constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under the Transaction Documents.
(e)No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party, the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not (i) violate in any material respect any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any indenture, sale agreement, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of the Collateral pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument, other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (iii) conflict with or violate any Applicable Law.
(f)Litigation and Other Proceedings.
(i)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 against any of its material properties or revenues with respect to any of the Transaction Documents.
(ii)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 against any of its material properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower.
(g)Governmental Approvals. Except where the failure to obtain or make such authorization, consent, order, approval or action would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all authorizations, consents, orders and approvals of, or other actions by, any Governmental Authority that are required to be obtained by the Borrower in connection with the grant of a security interest in the Collateral to the Administrative Agent hereunder or the due execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation by the Borrower of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect. The Borrower is not itself a “public utility,” as that term is defined under the FPA nor under the regulations of the CPUC. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents have received any approvals and authorizations that are required under the regulations and orders of the CPUC, and of the FERC under the FPA, and any such approvals are effective and in full force and effect, and each of the PG&E Parties has timely delivered to the CPUC and the FERC all notices with respect to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents that are required under the regulations and orders of the CPUC and the FERC.
(h)Margin Regulations. The Borrower is not engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meanings of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).
(i)Solvency. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Borrower is Solvent.
(j)Offices; Legal Name. The Borrower’s sole jurisdiction of organization is the State of Delaware and such jurisdiction has not changed within four months prior to the date of this Agreement, it being understood the formation of the Borrower was not such a change. The office and legal name of the Borrower is set forth on Schedule III hereto.
(k)Investment Company Act; Volcker Rule. The Borrower (i) is not, and is not controlled by, an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act and (ii) is not a “covered fund” under the Volcker Rule. In determining that the Borrower is not a “covered fund” under the Volcker Rule, the Borrower relies on, and is entitled to rely on, the exemption from the definition of “investment company” set forth in Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act.
(l)No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of formation of the Borrower there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower.
(m)Accuracy of Information. All Monthly Reports, Interim Reports, Loan Requests, certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished to the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, other than any projections, estimates and other forward-looking materials and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, does not, when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto). Any projected information, estimates, other forward-looking materials and pro forma financial information that have been made available to any Lenders, any Group Agents or the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date such information was so furnished and as of the Closing Date (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such projections and pro forma information and such projections and pro forma information are not a guarantee of performance).
(n)Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is currently (i) the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. State Department (“Sanctions”) or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanctions. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation in any material respect by any such Person of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (“FCPA”) or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, rules, regulations legally applicable to such Persons (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws”).
(o)Proceeds. No proceeds received by any PG&E Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with any Loan will be used in any manner that will violate Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions.
(p)Eligible Asset. Each Loan is an “eligible asset” as defined in Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act.
(q)Beneficial Ownership Rule. As of the Closing Date, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification provided on or prior to the Closing Date to any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct in all respects.
(r)Transaction Information. None of the Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any third party with which the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof has contracted, has
delivered, in writing or orally, to any Rating Agency, any Transaction Information without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency and has not participated in any oral communications with respect to Transaction Information with any Rating Agency without the participation of such Group Agent.
(s)Perfection Representations.
(i)This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral which (A) security interest has been perfected and is enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from such Person and (B) will be free of all Adverse Claims in such Collateral.
(ii)The Intercreditor Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Originators’ right, title and interest in, to and under the Collection Accounts which (A) security interest has been perfected and is enforceable against creditors of and purchasers from such Person and (B) will be free of all Adverse Claims in the Collection Accounts.
(iii)The Receivables constitute “accounts” or “general intangibles” within the meaning of Section 9-102 of the UCC.
(iv)The Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any Adverse Claim of any Person.
(v)All appropriate financing statements, financing statement amendments and continuation statements have been filed in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law and all other requirements under the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law have been complied with in order to perfect (and continue the perfection of) the sale and contribution of the Receivables and Related Security from each Originator to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the grant by the Borrower of a security interest in the Collateral to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that unless requested by the Administrative Agent, subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, no filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables shall be required to be made.
(vi)Other than the security interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral except as permitted by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Borrower has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements filed against the Borrower that include a description of
collateral covering the Collateral other than any financing statement (i) in favor of the Administrative Agent or (ii) that has been terminated. The Borrower is not aware of any judgment lien, ERISA lien or tax lien filings against the Borrower.
(t)The Lock-Boxes and Accounts.
(i)Ownership. Each Lock-Box and Collection Account is in the name of an Originator, and the Originators own and have good and marketable title to the Collection Accounts free and clear of any Adverse Claim. Each Borrower Account is in the name of the Borrower, and the Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Borrower Accounts free and clear of any Adverse Claim.
(ii)Perfection of Collection Accounts. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Account Control Agreement relating to each Lock-Box and Collection Account, pursuant to which each applicable Account Bank has agreed to comply with the instructions originated by the Collection Account Agent directing the disposition of funds in such Lock-Box and Collection Account without further consent by the Borrower, the Servicer, any Originator or any other Person. The Collection Account Agent has a perfected security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in each Collection Account and such security interest is perfected by “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC).
(iii)Perfection of Borrower Accounts. The Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent a fully executed Borrower Account Control Agreement relating to each Borrower Account, pursuant to which each applicable Borrower Account Bank has agreed to comply with the instructions originated by the Administrative Agent directing the disposition of funds in such Borrower Account without further consent by the Borrower, the Servicer or any other Person. The Administrative Agent has a perfected security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in each Borrower Account and such security interest is perfected by “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC).
(iv)Instructions. Neither the Lock-Boxes nor the Collection Accounts are in the name of any Person other than an Originator. The Borrower Accounts are not in the name of any Person other than Borrower. Neither the Borrower nor the Servicer have consented to the applicable Account Bank complying with instructions of any Person other than the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collection Account Agent and the Administrative Agent. All Obligors have been instructed to make all payments in respect of the Pool Receivables to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box.
(u)Ordinary Course of Business. Each remittance of Collections by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Credit Parties under this Agreement will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the Borrower and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the Borrower.
(v)Compliance with Law. The Borrower 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.
(w)Bulk Sales Act. No transaction contemplated by this Agreement requires compliance by it with any bulk sales act or similar law.
(x)Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable included as an Eligible Receivable in the calculation of the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of any date was an Eligible Receivable as of such date.
(y)Taxes. The Borrower 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 and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
(z)Tax Status. The Borrower (A) is a “disregarded entity” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3 for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is wholly owned by a “United States person” (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), (B) is not an association (or publicly traded partnership) taxable as an association for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (C) is not subject to withholding under Sections 1441, 1445, 1446 or 1461 of the Code (with respect to its beneficial owner). The Borrower is not subject to any Tax in any jurisdiction outside the United States.
(aa)Opinions. The facts regarding each PG&E Party, the Receivables, the Related Security and the related matters set forth or assumed in each of the opinions of counsel delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(ab)No Linked Accounts. Except for the Servicer’s Accounts, there are no “Linked Accounts” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) with respect to any Account maintained at any Account Bank.
(ac)Other Transaction Documents. Each representation and warranty made by the Borrower under each other Transaction Document to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made.
(ad)Regulatory Matters. Solely as a result of the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and of this Agreement and the performance of the respective Parties’ obligations thereunder, none of the Credit Parties shall be or become subject to regulation (i) under the FPA or (ii) as a “public utility” or “public service corporation” or the equivalent under any Applicable Law, including the California Public Utilities Code.
(ae)No Borrower Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of formation of the Borrower there has been no Borrower Material Adverse Effect.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the representations and warranties contained in this Section shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date.
SECTION VI.02. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer and the Retention Holder. PG&E, in its capacity as Servicer and, in respect of Sections 6.02(a), (c) and (d), also in its capacity as Retention Holder, represents and warrants to each Credit Party as of the Closing Date and, other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p), which representations and warranties are made only as of the Closing Date and the date of the first Credit Extension if such first Credit Extension occurs on a date other than the Closing Date, on each Settlement Date, on each day that a Credit Extension occurs and on each date that a Release occurs:
(a)Organization and Good Standing. The Servicer is a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of California, with the power and authority under its Organizational Documents and under the laws of California to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently owned and such business is presently conducted.
(b)Due Qualification. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business, is in good standing as a foreign entity and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its business or the servicing of the Pool Receivables as required by this Agreement requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. The Servicer has all necessary corporate power and corporate authority to (i) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (ii) perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the execution, delivery and performance of, and the consummation of the transactions provided for in, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by the Servicer by all necessary corporate action.
(d)Binding Obligations. This Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Servicer, enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under the Transaction Documents.
(e)No Conflict or Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party, the performance of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Servicer will not (i) violate in any material respect any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Organizational Documents of the Servicer or any indenture, sale agreement, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument, other than this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (iii) violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law.
(f)Litigation and Other Proceedings.
(i)No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened in writing by or against the Servicer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their respective material properties or revenues with respect to any of the Transaction Documents.
(ii)No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened in writing by or against the Servicer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their respective material properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)No Consents. The Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of any other party or any consent, license, approval, registration, authorization, filing or declaration of or with any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, 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 Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies under the Transaction Documents. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents have received any approvals and authorizations that are required under the regulations and orders of the CPUC, and of the FERC under the FPA, and any such approvals are effective and in full force and effect, and each of the PG&E Parties has timely delivered to the CPUC and the FERC all notices with respect to this Agreement and the Transaction Documents that are required under the regulations and orders of the CPUC and the FERC.
(h)Compliance with Laws. The Servicer has all qualifications required under Applicable Law in order to properly service the Pool Receivables and 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.
(i)Accuracy of Information. All Monthly Reports, Interim Reports, Loan Requests, certificates, reports, statements, documents and other information furnished to the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party by the Servicer pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or in connection with or pursuant to any amendment or modification of, or waiver under, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, other than any projections, estimates and other forward-looking materials and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, does not, when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto). Any projected information, estimates, other forward-looking materials and pro forma financial information that have been made available to any Lenders, any Group Agent or the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Servicer to be reasonable as of the date such information was so furnished and as of the Closing Date (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such projections and pro forma information and such projections and pro forma information are not a guarantee of performance).
(j)Location of Records. The offices where the initial Servicer keeps all of its records relating to the servicing of the Pool Receivables are located at the Servicer’s address specified on Schedule III.
(k)Credit and Collection Policy. The Servicer has complied in all material respects with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Pool Receivable and the related Contracts.
(l)Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable included as an Eligible Receivable in the calculation of the Net Receivable Pool Balance as of any date was an Eligible Receivable as of such date.
(m)Plan of Reorganization; Confirmation Order. (i) The Plan of Reorganization has been confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and the “Effective Date” of the Plan of Reorganization has occurred, (ii) the Confirmation Order is in full force and effect and no stay thereof is in effect and (iii) the Confirmation Order has not been amended or otherwise modified or overturned in any respect that (A) would materially impact the validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document or (B) otherwise could result in a Borrower Material Adverse Effect or a Specified Material Adverse Effect.
(n)Servicing of Pool Receivables. Since the Closing Date there has been no material adverse change in the ability of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to service and collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security.
(o)Other Transaction Documents. Each representation and warranty made by the Servicer under each other Transaction Document to which it is a party (including, without
limitation, the Purchase and Sale Agreement) is true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made.
(p)No Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2019 no Specified Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
(q)Investment Company Act. The Servicer is not an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act.
(r)Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. None of the PG&E Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of any PG&E Party, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of any PG&E Party or any of its Subsidiaries is currently (i) the subject of any Sanctions or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanctions. None of the PG&E Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the PG&E Parties, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of any PG&E Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries, has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation in any material respect by any such Person of the FCPA or of any other Anti-Corruption Laws.
(s)Proceeds. No proceeds received by any PG&E Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with any Loan will be used in any manner that will violate Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions.
(t)[Reserved].
(u)Transaction Information. None of the Servicer, any Affiliate of the Servicer or any third party with which the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof has contracted, has delivered, in writing or orally, to any Rating Agency, or monitoring a rating of, any Notes, any Transaction Information without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency and has not participated in any oral communications with respect to Transaction Information with any Rating Agency without the participation of such Group Agent.
(v)Financial Condition. (a) The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year ended on such date, each delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Group Agents prior to the Closing Date, in each case, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Servicer and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, and its consolidated income and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal year or portion of the fiscal year then ended, subject, in the case of the financial statements referred to in clause (b), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(w)ERISA. No Reportable Event has occurred during prior five years 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 prior five years, there has been no (i) failure to make a required contribution to any Plan that would result in the imposition of an Adverse Claim 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 an Adverse Claim; 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 Adverse Claim in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during the prior five-years. The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date for which a certified actuarial valuation report is available 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 any PG&E Party nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan during the prior five years that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under ERISA, and neither any PG&E Party nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any liability under ERISA if any PG&E Party 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 endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) or in Insolvency.
(x)Taxes. The Servicer 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 Servicer or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Servicer).
(y)Opinions. The facts regarding each PG&E Party, the Receivables, the Related Security and the related matters set forth or assumed in each of the opinions of counsel delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(z)No Linked Accounts. Except for the Servicer’s Accounts, there are no “Linked Accounts” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) with respect to any Account maintained at any Account Bank.
(aa)Other Transaction Documents. Each representation and warranty made by the Servicer under each other Transaction Document to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made.
(ab)Regulatory Matters. Solely as a result of the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and of this Agreement and the performance of the respective Parties’ obligations thereunder, none of the Credit Parties shall be or become subject to regulation (i) under the FPA or (ii) as a “public utility” or “public service corporation” or the equivalent under any Applicable Law, including the California Public Utilities Code.
(ac)Subject Filing. The Subject Indenture does not create an Adverse Claim in any Collateral and the Subject Filing does not perfect a security interest in any Collateral.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the representations and warranties contained in this Section shall be continuing, and remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
SECTION VII.01. Covenants of the Borrower. At all times from the Closing Date until the Final Payout Date:
(a)Payment of Capital and Interest. The Borrower shall duly and punctually pay Capital, Interest, Fees and all other amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b)Existence. The Borrower shall keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Collateral.
(c)Financial Reporting. The Borrower will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)Annual Financial Statements of the Borrower. Promptly upon completion and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Borrower, annual unaudited financial statements of the Borrower certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower that they fairly present in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the financial condition of the Borrower as of the date indicated and the results of its operations for the periods indicated.
(ii)Monthly Reports and Interim Reports. (A) As soon as available and in any event not later than each Reporting Date, an Monthly Report as of the most
recently completed Settlement Period, (B) at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Ratings Event, (x) as soon as available and in any event not later than the second Business Day of each calendar week, a Weekly Report with respect to the Pool Receivables with data as of the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar week and (y) if requested by the Administrative Agent, on each Business Day, a cash reconciliation report, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, with data as of the close of business on the immediately preceding Business Day and (C) at any time on or after the Termination Date, on each Business Day, a Daily Report with respect to the Pool Receivables with data as of the close of business on the immediately preceding Business Day.
(iii)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any financial information, proxy statements or other material required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (c) shall be deemed to have been furnished to each of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent on the date that such report, proxy statement or other material is made available through the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge).
(iv)Receivable Information. Such additional information regarding (i) the Pool Receivables as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request, (ii) the principal amount, payment terms and obligors of the Excluded Receivables and Miscellaneous Items as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request and (iii) other terms and characteristics of the Excluded Receivables (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) provides the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation) as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(v)Other Information. Promptly, such additional financial and other information (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) provides the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation) as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(d)Notices. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will notify the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing of any of the following events promptly upon (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after) a Responsible Officer or Financial
Officer of the Borrower learning of the occurrence thereof, with such notice describing the same, and if applicable, the steps being taken by the Person(s) affected with respect thereto:
(i)Notice of Events of Default, Unmatured Events of Default, Termination Events or Unmatured Termination Events. A statement of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of any Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event that has occurred and is continuing and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.
(ii)Adverse Claim. (A) Any Person shall obtain an Adverse Claim upon the Collateral or any portion thereof, (B) any Person other than the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collection Account Agent or the Administrative Agent shall obtain any rights or direct any action with respect to any Account (or related Lock-Box) or (C) any Obligor shall receive any change in payment instructions with respect to Pool Receivable(s) from a Person other than the Servicer or the Administrative Agent.
(iii)[Reserved].
(iv)ERISA Event. The occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (provided, that, any judicial proceeding instituted by PBGC that, within 60 days after the institution of such proceeding, has been withdrawn or stayed by PBGC or otherwise, shall be disregarded for the purpose of this Section 7.01(d)(iv)).
(v)Sale Termination Event. The occurrence of a Sale Termination Event under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(e)Conduct of Business. The Borrower will carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields of enterprise as it is presently conducted and will do all things necessary to remain duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a domestic organization in its jurisdiction of organization and maintain all requisite authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted.
(f)Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will 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 the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g)Furnishing of Information and Inspection of Receivables. The Borrower will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent from time to time such information with respect to the Pool Receivables and the other Collateral as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request. The Borrower will, at the Borrower’s expense, during regular business hours, with prior written notice permit the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives (which may include certified public accountants or other auditors) to (i) examine and make copies of and
abstracts from all books and records relating to the Pool Receivables or other Collateral, (ii) visit the offices and properties of the Borrower for the purpose of examining such books and records, (iii) conduct a review of the Borrower’s books and records with respect to the Pool Receivables and other Collateral and (iv) discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables, the other Collateral or the Borrower’s performance hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors or employees and use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives (in the presence of representatives of the Borrower) to meet with the independent certified public accountants of the Borrower; provided, however, that (A) any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Borrower shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety, security and confidentiality; and (B) the Borrower shall not be required to disclose to any Person any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower provides such Person with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation; provided, further, however, that the Borrower shall be required to reimburse the Administrative Agent for only one (1) such review in any twelve-month period, unless an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing. If a Ratings Event, Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may appoint a third party to monitor the servicing of the Pool Receivables, including the disposition of Collections.
(h)Payments on Receivables and Accounts. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will, and will cause each applicable Originator to, at all times, instruct all Obligors to deliver payments on the Pool Receivables directly to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will, and will cause each applicable Originator to, (i) cause Collections in an amount equal to the Initial Transfer Amount to be transferred to the Borrower Accounts on each Business Day, (ii) at any time that a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, for each Business Day cause Collections in an amount equal to the Remaining Transfer Amount for such Business Day to be transferred to the Borrower Accounts no later than five (5) Business Days after such Business Day and (iii) at any time that a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, retain in the Collection Accounts all Collections with respect to the Pool Receivables until such Collections have been transferred directly from the Collection Accounts to the Borrower Accounts (either as an Initial Transfer Amount or as a Remaining Transfer Amount). The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that for administrative convenience, so long as a Stop Sweeping Event has not occurred and is continuing, that Collections in an amount equal to the Remaining Transfer Amount for such Business Day need not be transferred to the Borrower Accounts but instead shall be retained by the Servicer and distributed to the Originators in partial payment for the Receivables purchased by the Borrower on such date from the Originators in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will, and will cause each applicable Originator to, at all times, maintain such books and records necessary to (i) identify Collections received from time to time on Pool Receivables, (ii) segregate Collections on Pool Receivables from Non-Securitization Collections and all other funds, (iii) identify Non-Securitization Collections received from time to time and the Non-Securitization Receivable to which each
portion of Non-Securitization Collections relate and (iv) promptly remit Collections on Pool Receivables to a Borrower Account. If any payments on the Pool Receivables or other Collections are received by the Borrower, the Servicer or an Originator, it shall hold such payments in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Group Agents and the other Secured Parties and promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt) remit such funds into a Collection Account; provided, however, that in the event that any such payments on the Pool Receivables or other Collections are not remitted by an Obligor directly into a Collection Account or a Lock-Box, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall notify the applicable Obligor of such failure and shall take commercially reasonable action to ensure that future payments on Receivables owing by such Obligor are remitted by such Obligor directly to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box. The Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will cause each Account Bank to comply with the terms of each applicable Account Control Agreement. The Borrower shall not permit funds other than (i) Collections on Pool Receivables and other Collateral to be deposited into any Borrower Account or (ii) Non-Securitization Collections and Collections on Pool Receivables and other Collateral to be deposited into any Collection Account. If such funds are nevertheless deposited into any Account, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will within two (2) Business Days transfer such funds to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds. The Borrower shall only add an Account (or a related Lock-Box) or an Account Bank to those listed on Schedule II to this Agreement, if the Administrative Agent has received notice of such addition and an executed and acknowledged copy of an Account Control Agreement (or an amendment thereto) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent from the applicable Account Bank. The Borrower shall only terminate an Account Bank or close an Account (or a related Lock-Box), in each case, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall ensure that no disbursements are made from (i) any Borrower Account, other than such disbursements that are made at the direction and for the account of the Borrower or (ii) any Collection Account, other than (x) the transfer of Collections out of the Collection Accounts and (y) the transfer of Non-Securitization Collections out of the Collection Accounts.
(i)Sales, Liens, etc. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower will not sell, assign (by operation of law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon (including, without limitation, the filing of any financing statement) or with respect to, any Pool Receivable or other Collateral, or assign any right to receive income in respect thereof.
(j)Extension or Amendment of Pool Receivables. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02 (including any requirement of the CPUC specified therein), the Borrower will not, and will not permit the Servicer to, alter the delinquency status or adjust the Unpaid Balance or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable in any material respect, or amend, modify or waive, in any material respect, any term or condition of any related Contract. The Borrower shall at its expense, timely and fully perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables, and except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02 (including any requirement of the CPUC specified therein), timely and fully comply with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Pool Receivable and the related Contract.
(k)Change in Credit and Collection Policy. The Borrower will not make any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents; provided, however, that (i) any change resulting from any requirement, order, directive or other pronouncement of or by the CPUC or any other Governmental Authority shall not constitute a material change to the Credit and Collection Policy and (ii) the Borrower may and may permit the Servicer to modify or temporarily suspend the Credit and Collection Policy in the event of a natural disaster or operational disruption that is beyond the reasonable control of the Servicer for so long as such disruption continues. Promptly following any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy, the Borrower will deliver a copy of the updated Credit and Collection Policy to the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
(l)Fundamental Changes. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, (i) permit itself (x) to merge or consolidate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person or (y) to be directly owned by any Person other than with respect to the Borrower, an Originator or (ii) undertake any division of its rights, assets, obligations, or liabilities pursuant to a plan of division or otherwise pursuant to Applicable Law.
(m)Books and Records. The Borrower shall maintain and implement (or cause the Servicer to maintain and implement) administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain (or cause the Servicer to keep and maintain) all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable) and the identification and segregation of Non-Securitization Receivables (including records adequate to permit the immediate identification of each new Non-Securitization Receivable and all collections of each existing Non-Securitization Receivable).
(n)Identifying of Records. The Borrower shall: (i) take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that there shall be placed on each data processing report that it generates that is provided to a proposed purchaser or lender to evaluate the Receivables, a legend evidencing that the Pool Receivables have been transferred to the Borrower in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement and (ii) cause each Originator to do the same.
(o)Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. The Borrower shall not (and shall not permit the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to) add, replace or terminate any Collection Account (or any related Lock-Box) or make any change in its (or their) instructions to the Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Collection Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), other than any instruction to remit payments to a different Collection Account (or any related Lock-Box), unless the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) prior written notice of such addition, termination or change and (ii) a signed and acknowledged Collection Account Control
Agreement (or an amendment thereto) with respect to such new Collection Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), and the Administrative Agent shall have consented to such change in writing.
(p)Security Interest, Etc.
(i)The Borrower shall (and shall cause the Servicer to), at its expense, take all action necessary or desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In order to evidence the security interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Borrower shall, from time to time take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary (including, without limitation, such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) to maintain and perfect, as a first-priority interest, the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Pool Receivables, Related Security and Collections. The Borrower shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and present to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s authorization and approval, all financing statements, amendments, continuations or initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement, or other filings necessary to continue, maintain and perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest as a first-priority interest. The Administrative Agent’s approval of such filings shall authorize the Borrower to file such financing statements under the UCC without the signature of the Borrower, any Originator or the Administrative Agent where allowed by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything else in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Borrower shall not (i) have any authority to file a termination, partial termination, release, partial release, or any amendment that deletes the name of a debtor or excludes collateral of any such financing statements filed in connection with the Transaction Documents, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or (ii) unless requested by the Administrative Agent, and subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, be required to make any filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables.
(ii)The Borrower shall (and shall cause the Servicer to), at its expense, take all action necessary or desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Collection Accounts, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Collection Account Agent (on behalf of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Collection Account Agent (on behalf of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In order to evidence the security interests of the Collection Account Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement, the Borrower shall, from time to time take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary (including, without limitation, such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent)
to maintain and perfect, as a first-priority interest, the Collection Account Agent’s security interest in the Collection Accounts.
(q)Certain Agreements. Without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents, the Borrower will not (and will not permit any Originator or the Servicer to) amend, modify, waive, revoke or terminate any Transaction Document to which it is a party or any provision of the Borrower’s Organizational Documents which requires the consent of the Independent Director.
(r)Restricted Payments. Except pursuant to clause (ii) below, the Borrower will not: (A) purchase or redeem any of its Capital Stock, (B) declare or pay any dividend or set aside any funds for any such purpose, (C) prepay, purchase or redeem any Debt, (D) lend or advance any funds or (E) repay any loans or advances to, for or from any of its Affiliates (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (E) being referred to as “Restricted Payments”).
(ii)Subject to the limitations set forth in clause (iii) below, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments so long as such Restricted Payments are made only in one or more of the following ways: (A) the Borrower may make cash payments (including prepayments) on the Subordinated Notes in accordance with their respective terms and (B) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends if, both immediately before and immediately after giving effect thereto, the Borrower’s Net Worth is not less than the Required Capital Amount.
(iii)The Borrower may make Restricted Payments only out of the funds, if any, it receives pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Agreement; provided that the Borrower shall not pay, make or declare any Restricted Payment (including any dividend) if, after giving effect thereto, any Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing.
(s)Other Business. The Borrower will not: (i) engage in any business other than the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, (ii) create, incur or permit to exist any Debt of any kind (or cause or permit to be issued for its account any letters of credit) or bankers’ acceptances other than pursuant to this Agreement or the Subordinated Notes or (iii) form any Subsidiary or make any investments in any other Person.
(t)Use of Collections Available to the Borrower. The Borrower shall apply the Collections available to the Borrower to make payments in the following order of priority: (i) the payment of its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents (other than the Subordinated Notes), (ii) the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Subordinated Notes and (iii) other legal and valid purposes.
(u)Further Assurances; Change in Name or Jurisdiction of Origination, etc. The Borrower hereby authorizes and hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense, promptly to execute (if necessary) and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest granted
pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or to enable the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) to exercise and enforce the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Document; provided, however, that unless requested by the Administrative Agent, subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, no filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables shall be required to be made. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower hereby authorizes, and will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, at the Borrower’s own expense, execute (if necessary) and file such financing statements or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments and documents, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or evidence any of the foregoing; provided, however, that unless requested by the Administrative Agent, subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, no filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables shall be required to be made.
(ii)The Borrower authorizes the Administrative Agent to file financing statements, continuation statements and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, relating to the Receivables, the Related Security, the related Contracts, Collections with respect thereto and the other Collateral without the signature of the Borrower. A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
(iii)The Borrower will not change its jurisdiction of organization, corporate structure or corporate form unless (x) the Borrower, at its own expense, shall have taken all action necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interest under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements and the taking of such other action as the Administrative Agent may request in connection with such change or relocation), (y) the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents have consented thereto in writing and (z) if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, one or more opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request at such time.
(iv)The Borrower will not change its name unless (x) the Borrower, at its own expense, shall have taken all action necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interest under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the filing of all financing statements and the taking of such other action as the Administrative Agent may request in connection with such change or relocation), (y) the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act as it shall request and (z) if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent, such additional certifications, documents,
instruments, agreements and opinions of counsel as it shall reasonably request, including as to the necessity and adequacy of any new UCC financing statements or amendments to existing UCC financing statements.
(v)Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower will ensure that policies and procedures are maintained and enforced by or on behalf of the Borrower to promote compliance, by the Borrower and each of its Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions.
(w)Beneficial Ownership Rule. Promptly following any change that would result in a change to the status of the Borrower as an excluded “Legal Entity Customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Rule, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Beneficial Ownership Certification.
(x)Transaction Information. None of the Borrower, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any third party with which the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof has contracted, shall deliver, in writing or orally, to any Rating Agency, any Transaction Information without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency and will not participate in any oral communications with respect to Transaction Information with any Rating Agency without the participation of such Group Agent.
(y)Borrower’s Net Worth. The Borrower shall not permit the Borrower’s Net Worth to be less than the Required Capital Amount.
(z)Taxes. The Borrower will file 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 pay or cause to be 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 and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
(aa)Commingling. The Borrower (or the Servicer on their behalf) will, and will cause each Originator to, at all times, take commercially reasonable actions to ensure that on and after the Closing Date that no funds are deposited into (i) any Borrower Account other than Collections on Pool Receivables or (ii) any Collection Account other than Collections on Pool Receivables and Non-Securitization Collections. In the event that 10.0% or more of the aggregate amount of all funds deposited into the Collection Accounts during each of two consecutive calendar months constitute Miscellaneous Collections, the Borrower shall request the Servicer to (i) within sixty (60) days notify the obligors of the Miscellaneous Items to cease remitting Miscellaneous Collections to the Collection Accounts and Lock-Boxes and (ii) take commercially reasonable action to ensure that future payments on Miscellaneous Items are not remitted directly to any Collection Account or any Lock-Box.
(ab)Borrower’s Tax Status. The Borrower (i) will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of a U.S. Person and (ii) shall not permit itself to be subject to withholding under Sections 1441, 1445, 1446 or 1461 of the Code. The Borrower will not take or permit any action to be taken that would cause the Borrower to (A) be treated other than as a “disregarded entity” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3 for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (B) become an association taxable as a corporation or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Borrower shall not become subject to any Tax in any jurisdiction outside the United States.
(ac)Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower will not request any Loan, and shall not permit its Affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents to use, the proceeds of any Loan (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding or financing any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, in each case to the extent doing so would violate any Sanctions, or (C) in any other manner that would result in liability to any Person under any applicable Sanctions or result in the violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions.
(ad)Federal Assignment of Claims Act; Etc. Subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, if requested by the Administrative Agent following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, prepare and make any filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables, that are necessary or desirable in order for the Administrative Agent to enforce such Government Receivable against the Obligor thereof.
SECTION VII.02. Covenants of the Servicer. At all times from the Closing Date until the Final Payout Date:
(a)Existence. The Servicer shall keep in full force and effect its existence and rights as a corporation or other entity under the laws of the State of California. The Servicer shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the servicing of the Pool Receivables as required by this Agreement requires such qualification, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Financial Reporting. The Servicer will maintain a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and the Servicer shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)Annual Financial Statements of PG&E. As soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of PG&E, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of PG&E and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of income 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.
(ii)Quarterly Financial Statements of PG&E. 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 PG&E, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of PG&E and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income 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 the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments).
(iii)All such financial statements required by Section 7.02(b)(i) and (ii) shall (x) be complete and correct in all material respects and (y) 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, subject, in each case to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. The Servicer shall be deemed to have delivered the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 7.02(b) upon the filing of such financial statements by PG&E through the SEC's EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge) or the publication by PG&E of such financial statements on its website.
(iv)Compliance Certificates; Other Information.
(A)Within two Business Days after the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 7.02(b)(i) or (ii), (1) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no actual knowledge of any Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event except as specified in such certificate and (2) a Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, containing all information and calculations reasonably necessary for determining compliance by the Servicer with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Servicer, as the case may be.
(B)Within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Servicer 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 been delivered upon the filing of such financial statements and reports by the Servicer through the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor electronic gathering system that is publicly available free of charge) or publication by the Servicer of such financial statements and reports on its website.
(v)Monthly Reports and Interim Reports. The materials required to be provided by the Borrower pursuant to Section 7.01(c)(ii).
(vi)Receivable Information. Such additional information regarding (i) the Pool Receivables as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request, (ii) the principal amount, payment terms and obligors of the Excluded Receivables and Miscellaneous Items as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request and (iii) other terms and characteristics of the Excluded Receivables (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Servicer provides the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation) as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(vii)Other Information. Promptly, such additional financial and other information (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Servicer provides the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation) as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may from time to time reasonably request.
(c)Notices. The Servicer will notify the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent in writing of any of the following events promptly upon (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after) a Responsible Officer or Financial Officer of the Servicer learning of the occurrence thereof, with such notice describing the same, and if applicable, the steps being taken by the Person(s) affected with respect thereto:
(i)Notice of Events of Default, Unmatured Events of Default, Termination Events or Unmatured Termination Events. A statement of a Financial Officer of the Servicer setting forth details of any Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event that has occurred and is continuing and the action which the Servicer proposes to take with respect thereto.
(ii)Adverse Claim. (A) Any Person shall obtain an Adverse Claim upon the Collateral or any portion thereof, (B) any Person other than the Borrower, the Servicer, the Collection Account Agent or the Administrative Agent shall obtain any rights or direct any action with respect to any Account (or related Lock-Box) or (C) any Obligor shall receive any change in payment instructions with respect to Pool Receivable(s) from a Person other than the Servicer or the Administrative Agent.
(iii)ERISA Event. The occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (provided, that, any judicial proceeding instituted by PBGC that, within 60 days after the institution of such proceeding, has been withdrawn or stayed by PBGC or otherwise, shall be disregarded for the purpose of this Section 7.02(c)(iii)).
(iv)Sale Termination Event. The occurrence of a Sale Termination Event under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(d)Conduct of Business. The Servicer will do all things necessary to take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; except that the Servicer may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with another Person so long as, after giving effect to such transaction, (a) no Unmatured Termination Event, Termination Event, Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) either (i) the Servicer 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 Servicer, (x) shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (y) shall have assumed all obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (z) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, shall have promptly provided to the Administrative Agent or such Lender all documentation and other information that may be required by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in order to enable compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including information required by the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Rule, (c) the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the continuing or surviving corporation’s or purchaser’s senior, secured 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 BorrowerServicer’s senior, secured debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event and (d) the Administrative Agent shall have received such certificates, documents, instruments, agreements and opinions of counsel (which shall be addressed to Administrative Agent and all Lenders) as it shall reasonably request, including as to the necessity and adequacy of any new UCC financing statements or amendments to existing UCC financing statements.
(e)Compliance with Laws. The Servicer will 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 the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)Furnishing of Information and Inspection of Receivables. The Servicer will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent from time to time such information with respect to the Pool Receivables and the other Collateral as the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent may reasonably request. The Servicer will, at the
Servicer’s expense, during regular business hours, with prior written notice permit the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives (which may include certified public accountants or other auditors) to (i) examine and make copies of and abstracts from all books and records relating to the Pool Receivables or other Collateral, (ii) visit the offices and properties of the Servicer for the purpose of examining such books and records, (iii) conduct a review of the Servicer’s books and records with respect to the Pool Receivables and other Collateral and (iv) discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables, the other Collateral or the Servicer’s performance hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party with any of the officers, directors or employees and use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent or their respective agents or representatives (in the presence of representatives of the Servicer) to meet with the independent certified public accountants of the Servicer; provided, however, that (A) any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Servicer shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety, security and confidentiality; and (B) the Servicer shall not be required to disclose to any Person any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Servicer provides such Person with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation; provided, further, however, that the Servicer shall be required to reimburse the Administrative Agent for only one (1) such review in any twelve-month period, unless an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing. If a Ratings Event, Event of Default or Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may appoint a third party to monitor the servicing of the Pool Receivables, including the disposition of Collections.
(g)Payments on Receivables and Accounts. The Servicer will at all times, instruct all Obligors to deliver payments on the Pool Receivables directly to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box. The Servicer will (i) cause Collections in an amount equal to the Initial Transfer Amount to be transferred to the Borrower Accounts on each Business Day, (ii) at any time that a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, for each Business Day cause Collections in an amount equal to the Remaining Transfer Amount for such Business Day to be transferred to the Borrower Accounts no later than five (5) Business Days after such Business Day and (iii) at any time that a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, retain in the Collection Accounts all Collections with respect to the Pool Receivables until such Collections have been transferred directly from the Collection Accounts to the Borrower Accounts (either as an Initial Transfer Amount or as a Remaining Transfer Amount). So long as no Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer will on each Business Day remit Collections in an amount equal to the Remaining Transfer Amount for such Business Day to the Originators in partial payment for the Receivables purchased by the Borrower on such date from the Originators in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Servicer will, at all times, maintain such books and records necessary to (i) identify Collections received from time to time on Pool Receivables, (ii) segregate Collections on Pool Receivables from Non-Securitization Collections and all other funds, (iii) identify Non-Securitization Collections received from time to time and the Non-Securitization Receivable to which each portion of Non-Securitization Collections relate and (iv) promptly remit Collections on Pool Receivables to a
Borrower Account. If any payments on the Pool Receivables or other Collections are received by the Borrower, the Servicer or an Originator, it shall hold such payments in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Group Agents and the other Secured Parties and promptly (but in any event within two (2) Business Days after receipt) remit such funds into a Collection Account; provided, however, that in the event that any such payments on the Pool Receivables or other Collections are not remitted by an Obligor directly into a Collection Account or a Lock-Box, the Servicer shall notify the applicable Obligor of such failure and shall take commercially reasonable action to ensure that future payments on Receivables owing by such Obligor are remitted by such Obligor directly to a Collection Account or a Lock-Box. The Servicer shall not permit funds other than (i) Collections on Pool Receivables and other Collateral to be deposited into any Borrower Account or (ii) Non-Securitization Collections and Collections on Pool Receivables and other Collateral to be deposited into any Collection Account. If such funds are nevertheless deposited into any Account, the Servicer will within two (2) Business Days transfer such funds to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds. The Servicer shall only add an Account (or a related Lock-Box), or an Account Bank to those listed on Schedule II to this Agreement, if the Administrative Agent has received notice of such addition and an executed and acknowledged copy of an Account Control Agreement (or an amendment thereto) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent from the applicable Account Bank. The Servicer shall only terminate an Account Bank or close an Account (or a related Lock-Box) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Servicer shall ensure that no disbursements are made from (i) any Borrower Account, other than such disbursements that are made at the direction and for the account of the Borrower or (ii) any Collection Account, other than (x) the transfer of Collections out of the Collection Accounts and (y) the transfer of Non-Securitization Collections out of the Collection Accounts. The Servicer shall apply Collections in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy and as may be required by the CPUC and Applicable Law.
(h)Extension or Amendment of Pool Receivables. Except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02 (including any requirements of the CPUC specified therein), the Servicer will not alter the delinquency status or adjust the Unpaid Balance or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable in any material respect, or amend, modify or waive, in any material respect, any term or condition of any related Contract. The Servicer shall at its expense, timely and fully perform and comply in all material respects with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables, and except as otherwise permitted in Section 8.02 (including any requirements of the CPUC specified therein), timely and fully comply with the Credit and Collection Policy with regard to each Pool Receivable and the related Contract.
(i)Change in Credit and Collection Policy. The Servicer will not make any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents; provided, however, that (i) any change resulting from any requirement, order, directive or other pronouncement of or by the CPUC shall not constitute a material change to the Credit and Collection Policy and (ii) the Servicer may modify or temporarily suspend the Credit and Collection Policy in the event of a natural disaster or operational disruption that is beyond the reasonable control of the Servicer for so long as such disruption continues. Promptly following any material change in the Credit and Collection
Policy, the Servicer will deliver a copy of the updated Credit and Collection Policy to the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
(j)Records. The Servicer will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including an ability to recreate records evidencing Pool Receivables and related Contracts in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records, computer tapes and disks and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each Pool Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable) and the identification and segregation of Non-Securitization Receivables (including records adequate to permit the immediate identification of each new Non-Securitization Receivable and all collections of each existing Non-Securitization Receivable).
(k)Identifying of Records. The Servicer shall (i) take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that there shall be placed on each data processing report that it generates that is provided to a proposed purchaser or lender to evaluate the Receivables, a legend evidencing that the Pool Receivables have been transferred to the Borrower in accordance with the Purchase and Sale Agreement and (ii) cause each Originator to do the same.
(l)Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. The Servicer shall not (and shall not permit any Sub-Servicer to) add, replace or terminate any Collection Account (or any related Lock-Box) or make any change in its instructions to the Obligors regarding payments to be made to the Collection Accounts (or any related Lock-Box), other than any instruction to remit payments to a different Collection Account (or any related Lock-Box), unless the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) prior written notice of such addition, termination or change and (ii) a signed and acknowledged Collection Account Control Agreement (or an amendment thereto) with respect to such new Collection Accounts (or any related Lock-Box) and the Administrative Agent shall have consented to such change in writing.
(m)Security Interest, Etc.
(i)The Servicer shall, at its expense, take all action necessary or desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim in favor of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In order to evidence the security interests of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Servicer shall, from time to time take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary (including, without limitation, such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) to maintain and perfect, as a first-priority interest, the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Receivables, Related Security and Collections. The Servicer shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and present to the Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent’s authorization and approval, all financing statements, amendments, continuations or initial financing statements in lieu of a continuation
statement, or other filings necessary to continue, maintain and perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest as a first-priority interest. The Administrative Agent’s approval of such filings shall authorize the Servicer to file such financing statements under the UCC without the signature of the Borrower, any Originator or the Administrative Agent where allowed by Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything else in the Transaction Documents to the contrary, the Servicer shall not have any authority to file a termination, partial termination, release, partial release, or any amendment that deletes the name of a debtor or excludes collateral of any such financing statements filed in connection with the Transaction Documents, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(ii) The Servicer shall, at its expense, take all action necessary or desirable to establish and maintain a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in the Collection Accounts, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, in favor of the Collection Account Agent (on behalf of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties), including taking such action to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest of the Collection Account Agent (on behalf of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) as the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may reasonably request. In order to evidence the security interests of the Collection Account Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement, the Servicer shall, from time to time take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary (including, without limitation, such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) to maintain and perfect, as a first-priority interest, the Collection Account Agent’s security interest in the Collection Accounts.
(iii)The Servicer shall not permit the Subject Indenture to be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in any respect that would cause the Subject Indenture to create a security interest in any Collateral.
(n)Further Assurances. The Servicer hereby authorizes and hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense, promptly to execute (if necessary) and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or to enable the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) to exercise and enforce the Secured Parties' rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Document. Without limiting the foregoing, the Servicer hereby authorizes, and will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, at the Servicer’s own expense, execute (if necessary) and file such financing statements or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments and documents, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to perfect, protect or evidence any of the foregoing.
(o)Transaction Information. None of the Servicer, any Affiliate of the Servicer or any third party contracted by the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, shall deliver, in writing or orally, to any Rating Agency, any Transaction Information without providing such Transaction Information to the applicable Group Agent prior to delivery to such Rating Agency,
and will not participate in any oral communications with respect to Transaction Information with any Rating Agency without the participation of such Group Agent.
(p)Taxes. The Servicer will pay all taxes due and payable or any other tax assessments made against the Servicer 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 Servicer 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 with respect to the Servicer).
(q)Commingling. The Servicer will, and will cause each Originator to, at all times, take commercially reasonable actions to ensure that on and after the Closing Date that no funds are deposited into (i) any Borrower Account other than Collections on Pool Receivables or (ii) any Collection Account other than Collections on Pool Receivables and Non-Securitization Collections. In the event that 10.0% or more of the aggregate amount of all funds deposited into the Collection Accounts during each of two consecutive calendar months constitute Miscellaneous Collections, the Servicer shall (i) within sixty (60) days notify the obligors of the Miscellaneous Items to cease remitting Miscellaneous Collections to the Collection Accounts and Lock-Boxes and (ii) take commercially reasonable action to ensure that future payments on Miscellaneous Items are not remitted directly to any Collection Account or any Lock-Box.
(r)Linked Accounts. Except for the Servicer’s Accounts, the Servicer shall not permit any "Linked Account" to exist with respect to any Account; provided, however, that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, a Termination Event or a Ratings Event, the Servicer shall, if so instructed by the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), cause each Servicer’s Account to cease being a “Linked Account” promptly, but not later than 2 Business Days following the Servicer’s receipt of such instruction. The Servicer shall at all times ensure that (i) the account balance in each Servicer’s Account is greater than zero and will exceed the aggregate amount of all “Settlement Items” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) at any time outstanding with respect to such Servicer’s Account and (ii) no amount will be debited against any Account as a result of any “Settlement Item” that originated in any Servicer’s Account or any other account other than an Account.
(s)Federal Assignment of Claims Act; Etc. Subject to the receipt of any consent required by the CPUC, if requested by the Administrative Agent following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, prepare and make any filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or any other similar Applicable Law) with respect to Government Receivables, that are necessary or desirable in order for the Administrative Agent to enforce such Government Receivable against the Obligor thereof.
SECTION VII.03. Separate Existence of the Borrower. Each of the Borrower and the Servicer hereby acknowledges that the Secured Parties, the Group Agents and the Administrative Agent are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in reliance upon the Borrower’s identity as a legal entity separate from any other PG&E Party and their Affiliates. Therefore, the Borrower and Servicer shall take
all steps specifically required by this Agreement or reasonably required by the Administrative Agent or any Group Agent to continue the Borrower’s identity as a separate legal entity and to make it apparent to third Persons that the Borrower is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of any other PG&E Party and any other Person, and is not a division of any PG&E Party or any of its Affiliates or any other Person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to and consistent with the other covenants set forth herein, the Borrower and the Servicer shall take such actions as shall be required in order that:
(a)Special Purpose Entity. The Borrower will be a special purpose company whose primary activities are restricted in its Organizational Documents to: (i) purchasing or otherwise acquiring from the Originators, owning, holding, collecting, granting security interests or selling interests in, the Collateral, (ii) entering into agreements for the selling, servicing and financing of the Receivables Pool (including the Transaction Documents) and (iii) conducting such other activities as it deems necessary or appropriate to carry out its primary activities.
(b)No Other Business or Debt. The Borrower shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than the actions required or permitted to be performed under its Organizational Documents or the Transaction Documents. The Borrower shall not incur, create or assume any indebtedness except as expressly permitted under the Transaction Documents.
(c)Independent Director. Not fewer than one member of the Borrower’s board of directors (the “Independent Director”) shall be a natural person who (i) has never been, and shall at no time be, an equityholder, director, officer, manager, member, partner, officer, employee or associate, or any relative of the foregoing, of any member of the Parent Group (as hereinafter defined) (other than his or her service as an Independent Director of the Borrower or an independent director of any other bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity formed for the sole purpose of securitizing, or facilitating the securitization of, financial assets of any member or members of the Parent Group), (ii) is not a customer or supplier of any member of the Parent Group (other than his or her service as an Independent Director of the Borrower or an independent director of any other bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity formed for the sole purpose of securitizing, or facilitating the securitization of, financial assets of any member or members of the Parent Group), (iii) is not any member of the immediate family of a person described in (i) or (ii) above, and (iv) has (x) prior experience as an independent director for a corporation or limited liability company whose organizational or charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent directors thereof before such corporation or limited liability company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (y) at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities. For purposes of this clause (c), “Parent Group” shall mean (i) the Parent, the Servicer and each Originator, (ii) each person that directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, five percent (5%) or more of the membership interests in the Parent, (iii) each person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Parent and (iv) each of such person’s officers, directors, managers, joint venturers and partners. For the purposes of this definition, “control” of a person means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. A person shall be deemed to be an “associate” of (A) a corporation or organization of which such person is an officer, director, partner or manager or is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities, (B) any trust or other estate in which such person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity and (C) any relative or spouse of a person described in clause (A) or (B) of this sentence, or any relative of such spouse. The Borrower shall (A) give written notice to the Administrative Agent of the election or appointment, or proposed election or appointment, of a new Independent Director of the Borrower, which notice shall be given not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date such appointment or election would be effective (except when such election or appointment is necessary to fill a vacancy caused by the death, disability, or incapacity of the existing Independent Director, or the failure of such Independent Director to satisfy the criteria for an Independent Director set forth in the Borrower’s Organizational Documents, in which case the Borrower shall provide written notice of such election or appointment within one (1) Business Day) and (B) with any such written notice, certify to the Administrative Agent that the Independent Director satisfies such criteria for an Independent Director.
The Borrower’s Organizational Documents shall provide that, among other things: (A) the Borrower’s board of directors shall not approve, or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy petition with respect to the Borrower unless the Independent Director shall approve the taking of such action in writing before the taking of such action and (B) such provision and each other provision requiring an Independent Director cannot be amended without the prior written consent of the Independent Director.
No Independent Director shall at any time serve as a trustee in bankruptcy for any PG&E Party or any of their respective Affiliates.
(d)[Reserved].
(e)Organizational Documents. The Borrower shall maintain its Organizational Documents in conformity with this Agreement, such that it does not amend, restate, supplement or otherwise modify its ability to comply with the terms and provisions of any of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, Section 7.01 (q).
(f)Conduct of Business. The Borrower shall conduct its affairs strictly in accordance with its Organizational Documents and observe all necessary, appropriate and customary company formalities, including, but not limited to, holding all regular and special members’ and board of directors’ meetings appropriate to authorize all company action, keeping separate and accurate minutes of its meetings, passing all resolutions or consents necessary to authorize actions taken or to be taken, and maintaining accurate and separate books, records and accounts, including, but not limited to, payroll and intercompany transaction accounts.
(g)Employees. The Borrower shall not have any employees.
(h)Compensation. Any employee, consultant or agent of the Borrower will be compensated from the Borrower’s funds for services provided to the Borrower, and to the
extent that the Borrower shares the same officers or other employees as the Servicer (or any other Affiliate thereof), the salaries and expenses relating to providing benefits to such officers and other employees shall be fairly allocated among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of the salary and benefit costs associated with such common officers and employees. The Borrower will not engage any agents other than its attorneys, auditors and other professionals, and a servicer and any other agent contemplated by the Transaction Documents for the Receivables Pool, which servicer will be fully compensated for its services by payment of the Servicing Fee.
(i)Servicing and Costs. The Borrower will contract with the Servicer to perform for the Borrower all operations required on a daily basis to service the Receivables Pool. The Borrower will not incur any indirect or overhead expenses for items shared with the Servicer (or any other Affiliate thereof) that are not reflected in the Servicing Fee. To the extent, if any, that the Borrower (or any Affiliate thereof) shares items of expenses not reflected in the Servicing Fee, such as legal, auditing and other professional services, such expenses will be allocated to the extent practical on the basis of actual use or the value of services rendered, and otherwise on a basis reasonably related to the actual use or the value of services rendered.
(j)Operating Expenses. The Borrower shall pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own assets.
(k)Stationery. The Borrower will use, to the extent used, separate stationery, invoices and checks
(l)Books and Records. The Borrower’s books and records will be maintained separately from those of the other PG&E Parties and any of their Affiliates and in a manner such that it will not be difficult or costly to segregate, ascertain or otherwise identify the assets and liabilities of the Borrower.
(m)Disclosure of Transactions. All financial statements of the PG&E Parties or any Affiliate thereof that are consolidated to include the Borrower will disclose that (i) the Borrower’s sole business consists of the purchase or acceptance through capital contributions of the Receivables and Related Rights from the Originators and the subsequent retransfer of or granting of a security interest in such Receivables and Related Rights to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) the Borrower is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled, upon its liquidation, to be satisfied out of the Borrower’s assets prior to any assets or value in the Borrower becoming available to the Borrower’s equity holders and (iii) the assets of the Borrower are not available to pay creditors of the other PG&E Parties or any Affiliate thereof.
(n)Segregation of Assets. The Borrower’s assets will be maintained in a manner that facilitates their identification and segregation from those of the other PG&E Parties or any Affiliates thereof.
(o)Corporate Formalities. The Borrower will strictly observe limited liability company formalities in its dealings with the Servicer, the Parent, the Originators or any Affiliates thereof, and funds or other assets of the Borrower will not be commingled with those of the
Servicer, the Parent, the Originators or any Affiliates thereof except as permitted by this Agreement in connection with servicing the Pool Receivables. The Borrower shall not maintain joint bank accounts or other depository accounts to which the Servicer, the Parent, the Originators or any Affiliate thereof (other than the Servicer solely in its capacity as such) has independent access. The Borrower is not named, and the Borrower has not entered into any agreement to be named, directly or indirectly, as a direct or contingent beneficiary or loss payee on any insurance policy with respect to any loss relating to the property of the Servicer, the Parent, the Originators or any Subsidiaries or other Affiliates thereof. The Borrower will pay to the appropriate Affiliate the marginal increase or, in the absence of such increase, the market amount of its portion of the premium payable with respect to any insurance policy that covers the Borrower and such Affiliate.
(p)Arm’s-Length Relationships. The Borrower will maintain arm’s-length relationships with each of the other PG&E Parties and any Affiliates thereof. Any Person that renders or otherwise furnishes services to the Borrower will be compensated by the Borrower at market rates for such services it renders or otherwise furnishes to the Borrower. Neither the Borrower on the one hand, nor any other PG&E Party or any Affiliate thereof, on the other hand, will be or will hold itself out to be responsible for the debts of the other or the decisions or actions respecting the daily business and affairs of the other. Each PG&E Party and their respective Affiliates will immediately correct any known misrepresentation with respect to the foregoing, and they will not operate or purport to operate as an integrated single economic unit with respect to each other or in their dealing with any other entity.
(q)Allocation of Overhead. To the extent that Borrower, on the one hand, and each of the other PG&E Parties or any Affiliate thereof, on the other hand, have offices in the same location, there shall be a fair and appropriate allocation of overhead costs between them, and the Borrower shall bear its fair share of such expenses, which may be paid through the Servicing Fee or otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
OF RECEIVABLES
SECTION VIII.01. Appointment of the Servicer.
(a)The servicing, administering and collection of the Pool Receivables shall be conducted by the Person so designated from time to time as the Servicer in accordance with this Section 8.01. PG&E is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, the Administrative Agent may (with the consent of the Majority Group Agents) and shall (at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) (i) require that PG&E (or any successor Servicer, if applicable) seek the consent, to the extent required by Applicable Law, of the CPUC to the replacement of PG&E or such successor Servicer as Servicer hereunder with such Person as may be designated by the Administrative Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Majority Group Agents) (such proposed successor being the “Proposed
Successor Servicer”) and (ii) upon the receipt of such consent (or immediately if no such consent is required by Applicable Law) terminate PG&E or such successor Servicer as Servicer hereunder and designate as Servicer the Proposed Successor Servicer. Unless and until replaced as Servicer, (i) PG&E shall be and remain primarily liable for the full and prompt performance of all duties and responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder and (ii) the Administrative Agent, each Group Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to deal with PG&E in matters related to the discharge by the Servicer of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.
(b)Upon any replacement of a Servicer with a successor Servicer as set forth in clause (a) above, the exiting Servicer agrees that it will terminate its activities as Servicer hereunder in a manner that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines will facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to the new Servicer, and such exiting Servicer shall cooperate with and assist such new Servicer to the extent such cooperation or assistance is not prohibited by the CPUC or any other Governmental Authority. Subject to the preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include access to and transfer of records (including all Contracts) related to Pool Receivables and use by the new Servicer of all licenses (or the obtaining of new licenses), hardware or software necessary or reasonably desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security.
(c)PG&E acknowledges that, in making its decision to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Administrative Agent and each member in each Group have relied on PG&E’s agreement to act as Servicer hereunder. Accordingly, PG&E agrees that it will not, except as may be required by the CPUC or any other Governmental Authority, voluntarily resign as Servicer without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents.
(d)The Servicer may delegate its duties and obligations hereunder to any subservicer (each a “Sub-Servicer”); provided, that, in each such delegation: (i) such Sub-Servicer shall agree in writing to perform the delegated duties and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, (ii) the Servicer shall remain liable for the performance of the duties and obligations so delegated, (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Group Agent shall have the right to look solely to the Servicer for performance, (iv) the terms of any agreement with any Sub-Servicer shall provide that the Administrative Agent may terminate such agreement upon the termination of the Servicer hereunder by giving notice of its desire to terminate such agreement to the Servicer (and the Servicer shall provide appropriate notice to each such Sub-Servicer), (v) if such Sub-Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents shall have consented in writing in advance to such delegation and (vi) such delegation and the related Sub-Servicer shall be in compliance with all requirements of the CPUC and any other applicable Governmental Authority.
SECTION VIII.02. Duties of the Servicer.
(a)The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such action as may be necessary or reasonably advisable to service, administer and collect each Pool Receivable from time to time, all in accordance with this Agreement, all requirements of the CPUC and all Applicable Laws, with reasonable care and diligence, and in accordance with the Credit and
Collection Policy and consistent with the past practices of the Originators. The Servicer shall set aside, for the accounts of each Group, the amount of Collections to which each such Group is entitled in accordance with Article III hereof. The Servicer may, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, all requirements of the CPUC and all Applicable Laws and consistent with past practices of the Originators (but subject to all requirements of the CPUC and all Applicable Laws), take such action, including modifications, waivers or restructurings of Pool Receivables and related Contracts, as the Servicer may reasonably determine to be appropriate to maximize Collections thereof or reflect adjustments expressly permitted under the Credit and Collection Policy or as expressly required (x) under the applicable Contract or (y) by the CPUC or any other applicable Governmental Authority; provided, that for purposes of this Agreement, subject in each case to the provisions of Section 8.02(e), (i) such action shall not, and shall not be deemed to, change the number of days such Pool Receivable has remained unpaid from the original due date or invoice date of such Pool Receivable, (ii) such action shall not alter the status of such Pool Receivable as a Delinquent Receivable or a Defaulted Receivable or limit the rights of any Secured Party under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and (iii) if an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, subject to any requirements of the CPUC and any other Governmental Authority, the Servicer may take such action only upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall deliver to the Servicer and the Servicer shall hold for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (individually and for the benefit of each Group), in accordance with their respective interests, all records and documents (including computer tapes or disks) with respect to each Pool Receivable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if an Event of Default or a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may direct the Servicer to commence or settle any legal action to enforce collection of any Pool Receivable that is a Defaulted Receivable or to foreclose upon or repossess any Related Security with respect to any such Defaulted Receivable in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy and to the extent permitted under the rules and regulations of the CPUC.
(b)The Servicer, if other than PG&E or an Affiliate thereof, shall, as soon as practicable upon demand, deliver to the Borrower all records in its possession that evidence or relate to any indebtedness that is a Pool Receivable.
(c)The Servicer’s obligations hereunder shall terminate on the Final Payout Date. Promptly following the Final Payout Date, the Servicer shall deliver to the Borrower all books, records and related materials that the Borrower previously provided to the Servicer, or that have been obtained by the Servicer, in connection with this Agreement.
(d)The Servicer hereby agrees from time to time, at its own expense and to the extent not prohibited by the CPUC or Applicable Law, promptly to execute (if necessary) and deliver all further instruments and documents, and to take all further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, to (i) obtain any consent or approval of the CPUC or any other Governmental Authority requested by the Administrative Agent in order (A) to replace PG&E as Servicer hereunder, (B) to enable PG&E to operate as a data-processing agent for any replacement Servicer or (C) to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise any other rights or remedies hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, or (ii) otherwise enable the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the
Secured Parties) to exercise and enforce the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Document.
(e)The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) an Unbilled Receivable arising in any month (such month the “Origination Month”) represents charges to the related Obligor for such Origination Month, which charges have been estimated by the related Originator based on charges to the related Obligor in the month prior to the Origination Month, (ii) in the month following the Origination Month, the Originator will determine the amount of charges to be billed to the related Obligor, (iii) based upon the updated information obtained by the related Originator in respect of the related Unbilled Receivable, the Servicer will in the month following the Origination Month of such Unbilled Receivable, reverse the estimated charges and finalize the bill to be delivered to the related Obligor and (iv) the Servicer’s action of reversing the estimated charges that give rise to an Unbilled Receivable and creating a bill in respect of such Unbilled Receivable is permitted and will not constitute an alteration of the status of the related Unbilled Receivable or any Receivable arising therefrom.
SECTION VIII.03. Accounts.
(a)Prior to the Closing Date, (i) the Borrower shall have entered into Borrower Account Control Agreements for each of the Borrower Accounts with all of the Borrower Account Banks and delivered executed counterparts of each to the Administrative Agent and (ii) PG&E shall have entered into Account Control Agreements for each of the Collections Accounts with all of the Account Banks and delivered executed counterparts of each to the Administrative Agent.
(b)Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, a Termination Event or a Ratings Event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) at any time thereafter give a Control Direction to the Collection Account Agent directing the Collection Account Agent to provide the notice to each Account Bank that the Collection Account Agent is exercising its rights under the Account Control Agreements with respect to the Collection Accounts to do any or all of the following: (a) to have the exclusive dominion and control of the Collection Accounts transferred to the Collection Account Agent (for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) and to exercise exclusive dominion and control over the funds deposited therein (for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) and (b) to take any or all other actions permitted under the applicable Account Control Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement. The Borrower and the Servicer hereby agrees that if the Collection Account Agent at any time takes any action set forth in the preceding sentence, the Collection Account Agent shall have exclusive control (for the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement Secured Parties) of the proceeds (including Collections) of all Pool Receivables and the Borrower and the Servicer hereby further agrees to take any other action and to cause each Originator to take any other action, in each case, that the Administrative Agent or the Collection Account Agent may reasonably request to transfer such control. Any proceeds of Pool Receivables received by the Borrower or the Servicer thereafter shall be sent immediately to, or as otherwise instructed by, the Administrative Agent.
(c)Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, a Termination Event or a Ratings Event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) at any time thereafter give notice to each Borrower Account Bank that the Administrative Agent is exercising its rights under the Borrower Account Control Agreements to do any or all of the following: (a) to have the exclusive dominion and control of the Borrower Accounts transferred to the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) and to exercise exclusive dominion and control over the funds deposited therein (for the benefit of the Secured Parties), (b) to have the proceeds that are sent to the respective Borrower Accounts redirected pursuant to the Administrative Agent’s instructions rather than deposited in the applicable Borrower Account and (c) to take any or all other actions permitted under the applicable Borrower Account Control Agreement. The Borrower and the Servicer hereby agrees that if the Administrative Agent at any time takes any action set forth in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) of the proceeds (including Collections) of all Pool Receivables and the Borrower and the Servicer hereby further agrees to take any other action and to cause each Originator to take any other action, in each case, that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to transfer such control. Any proceeds of Pool Receivables received by the Borrower or the Servicer thereafter shall be sent immediately to, or as otherwise instructed by, the Administrative Agent.
SECTION VIII.04. Enforcement Rights.
(a)At any time following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, a Termination Event or a Ratings Event:
(i)the Administrative Agent (at the Borrower’s expense) may direct the Obligors that payment of all amounts payable under any Pool Receivable is to be made directly to the Administrative Agent or its designee;
(ii)the Administrative Agent may instruct the Borrower or the Servicer to give notice of the Secured Parties’ interest in Pool Receivables to each Obligor, which notice shall direct that payments be made directly to the Administrative Agent or its designee (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and the Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be, shall give such notice at the expense of the Borrower or the Servicer, as the case may be;
(iii)the Administrative Agent may request the Servicer to, and upon such request the Servicer shall, subject to receipt of any approval or consent required by the CPUC: (A) assemble all of the records necessary or desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security, and transfer or license to a successor Servicer the use of all software necessary or desirable to collect the Pool Receivables and the Related Security, and make the same available to the Administrative Agent or its designee (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) at a place selected by the Administrative Agent and (B) segregate all cash, checks and other instruments received by it from time to time constituting Collections in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, promptly upon receipt, remit all such cash, checks and instruments, duly endorsed or with duly executed instruments of transfer, to the Administrative Agent or its designee;
(iv)the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) notify the Borrower Account Banks that no PG&E Party will have any access to the Borrower Accounts;
(v)the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) (x) instruct the Collection Account Agent to instruct the Account Banks or (y) instruct the Account Banks, in either case, that no PG&E Party will have any access to the Collection Accounts;
(vi)the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) notify the Collection Account Agent to take such actions as are contemplated or otherwise permitted by the Intercreditor Agreement;
(vii)the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) replace the Person then acting as Servicer in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.01(a); and
(viii)the Administrative Agent may collect any amounts due from an Originator under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent upon an Event of Default or a Termination Event are in addition to and not exclusive of the rights and remedies contained herein and under the other Transaction Documents.
(b)The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and with full authority in the place and stead of the Borrower, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to take any and all steps in the name of the Borrower and on behalf of the Borrower necessary or desirable, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, to, subject to receipt of any approval or consent (if any) required by the CPUC, collect any and all amounts or portions thereof due under any and all Collateral, including endorsing the name of the Borrower on checks and other instruments representing Collections and enforcing such Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection, none of the powers conferred upon such attorney-in-fact pursuant to the preceding sentence shall subject such attorney-in-fact to any liability if any action taken by it shall prove to be inadequate or invalid, nor shall they confer any obligations upon such attorney-in-fact in any manner whatsoever.
(c)The Servicer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties), and irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and with full authority in the place and stead of the Servicer, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to take any and all steps in the name of the Servicer and on behalf of the Servicer necessary or desirable, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, to, subject to receipt of any approval or consent (if any) required by the
CPUC, collect any and all amounts or portions thereof due under any and all Collateral, including endorsing the name of the Servicer on checks and other instruments representing Collections and enforcing such Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection, none of the powers conferred upon such attorney-in-fact pursuant to the preceding sentence shall subject such attorney-in-fact to any liability if any action taken by it shall prove to be inadequate or invalid, nor shall they confer any obligations upon such attorney-in-fact in any manner whatsoever.
SECTION VIII.05. Responsibilities of the Borrower.
(a)Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower shall: (i) perform all of its obligations, if any, under the Contracts related to the Pool Receivables to the same extent as if interests in such Pool Receivables had not been transferred hereunder, and the exercise by the Administrative Agent, or any other Credit Party of their respective rights hereunder shall not relieve the Borrower from such obligations and (ii) pay when due any Taxes, including any sales taxes payable in connection with the Pool Receivables and their creation and satisfaction. None of the Credit Parties shall have any obligation or liability with respect to any Collateral, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Borrower, the Servicer or any Originator thereunder.
(b)PG&E hereby irrevocably agrees that if at any time it shall cease to be the Servicer hereunder, it shall, subject to receipt of any approval or consent (if any) required by the CPUC, act (if the then-current Servicer so requests) as the data-processing agent of the Servicer and, in such capacity, PG&E shall conduct the data-processing functions of the administration of the Receivables and the Collections thereon in substantially the same way that PG&E conducted such data-processing functions while it acted as the Servicer. In connection with any such processing functions, the Borrower shall pay to PG&E its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses from the Borrower’s own funds (subject to the priority of payments set forth in Section 3.01).
SECTION VIII.06. Servicing Fee.
(a)Subject to clause (b) below, the Borrower shall pay the Servicer a fee (the “Servicing Fee”) equal to 1.00% per annum (the “Servicing Fee Rate”) of the daily average aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Pool Receivables. Accrued Servicing Fees shall be payable from Collections to the extent of available funds in accordance with Section 3.01(a).
(b)If the Servicer ceases to be PG&E or an Affiliate thereof, the Servicing Fee shall be the greater of: (i) the amount calculated pursuant to clause (a) above and (ii) an alternative amount specified by the successor Servicer not to exceed 110% of the aggregate reasonable costs and expenses incurred by such successor Servicer in connection with the performance of its obligations as Servicer hereunder.
ARTICLE IX
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; TERMINATION EVENTS
SECTION IX.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events (each an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
(a)(i) any PG&E Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (other than any such failure which would constitute an Event of Default under paragraph (c) or clauses (ii) thru (vi) of this paragraph (a)), and such failure, solely to the extent capable of cure, shall continue for fifteen (15) Business Days, (ii) any PG&E Party shall fail to make any payment or deposit or transfer any monies to be made by it hereunder or under any other Transaction Document as and when due and such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business Days, (iii) the applicable Initial Transfer Amount of Collections is not transferred to the Borrower Accounts on any Business Day and such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business Days, (iv) if a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, the Remaining Transfer Amount of Collections for any Business Day is not transferred, due to any action or inaction by any PG&E Party, to the Borrower Accounts within five (5) Business Days of such Business Day and such failure is not remedied within ten (10) Business Days, (v) PG&E shall resign as Servicer, and no successor Servicer reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents shall have been appointed or (vi) PG&E shall resign or be removed as servicer (or similar role) under any Securitized Bond;
(b)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any PG&E Party under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (including in any report or certificate required to be delivered under any Transaction Document), shall prove to have been incorrect or untrue in any material respect when 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;
(c)the Borrower or the Servicer shall fail to deliver a Monthly Report or Interim Report pursuant to this Agreement, and such failure shall remain unremedied for two (2) Business Days;
(d)this Agreement or any security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall for any reason cease to create, or for any reason cease to be, a valid and enforceable first priority perfected security interest in favor of (i) the Administrative Agent with respect to any material portion of the Collateral or (ii) solely with respect to the Collection Accounts, the Collection Account Agent, in each case, free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(e)(i) the Borrower or any other Specified PG&E Entity 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 as
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 other Specified PG&E Entity shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any other Specified PG&E Entity any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (other than with respect to the Borrower) (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 other Specified PG&E Entity 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 (other than with respect to the Borrower) 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 other Specified PG&E Entity shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due;
(f)[reserved];
(g)[reserved];
(h)[reserved];
(i)[reserved];
(j)a Change in Control shall occur;
(k)a Borrowing Base Deficit shall occur, and shall not have been cured within two (2) Business Days;
(l)(i) Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest on any of its Debt that is outstanding in a principal amount of at least $16,750 when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement, mortgage, indenture or instrument relating to such Debt; (ii) any PG&E Party, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, individually or in the aggregate, shall (A) default in making any payment of any principal of any of its Debt 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 Debt was created); or (B) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Debt beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Debt was created; or (C) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Debt 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 Debt other than Debt under any interest rate swap agreement) to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Debt to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such
Debt constituting a guaranty) to become payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (A), (B) or (C) of this paragraph (l)(ii) 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 (A), (B) and (C) of this paragraph (l)(ii) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Debt the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $200,000,000; provided, further, that if such default shall be cured by such PG&E Party or such Significant Subsidiary or waived by the holders of such Debt 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 Debt requiring PG&E Party 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 PG&E Party or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor or to issue in lieu thereof Debt secured by additional or other collateral or with a shorter average life to maturity or in a greater principal amount, then any Event of Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured or waived or (iii) any “Event of Default” (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall occur under the Credit Agreement;
(m)the Borrower shall fail (x) at any time (other than for thirty (30) days following notice of the death or resignation of any Independent Director) to have an Independent Director who satisfies each requirement and qualification specified in Section 7.03(c) of this Agreement for Independent Directors, on the Borrower’s board of directors or (y) to timely notify the Administrative Agent of any replacement or appointment of any director that is to serve as an Independent Director on the Borrower’s board of directors as required pursuant to Section 7.03(c) of this Agreement;
(n)[reserved];
(o)either (i) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any assets of any PG&E Party or (ii) the PBGC shall, or shall indicate its intention to, file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the assets of any PG&E Party;
(p)there occurs any ERISA Event that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(q)[reserved];
(r)a Sale Termination Event shall occur under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, other than the occurrence of a Sale Termination Event arising under clause (a)(iv) or (a)(v) of such defined term in the Purchase and Sale Agreement;
(s)the Borrower shall (i) be required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act or (ii) become a “covered fund” within the meaning of the Volcker Rule;
(t)this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Borrower Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Borrower or any other PG&E Party (or any of their respective Affiliates) contests in any manner in writing the validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document; or the Borrower or any other PG&E Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Transaction Document, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind any Transaction Document;
(u)[reserved];
(v)(i) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower by a court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against any PG&E Party or any Significant Subsidiary of PG&E 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 any PG&E Party or such Significant 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
(w)PG&E shall fail to satisfy the Credit Agreement Financial Covenant. If, after the date hereof, the Credit Agreement Financial Covenant (or any of the defined terms used in connection with such covenant) is amended, modified or waived, then the test set forth in this clause (w) or the defined terms used therein, as applicable, shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, automatically and without further action on the part of any Person, be deemed to be also so amended, modified or waived, if at the time of the effectiveness of such amendment, modification or waiver, (i) each Lender (or an Affiliate thereof) and the Administrative Agent (or an Affiliate thereof) is a party to the Credit Agreement, (ii) each Lender and the Administrative Agent consented in writing to such amendment, modification or waiver under the Credit Agreement and (iii) such amendment, modification or waiver is consummated in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. In the event the Credit Agreement is terminated or replaced, the Credit Agreement Financial Covenant and respective meaning assigned to related terms immediately preceding such termination shall continue for all purposes of this clause (w).
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) by notice to the Borrower (x) declare the Termination Date to have occurred (in which case the Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred), (y) declare the Final Maturity Date to have occurred (in which case the Final Maturity Date shall be deemed to have occurred) and (z) declare the Aggregate Capital and all other Borrower Obligations to be immediately due and payable (in which case the Aggregate Capital and all other Borrower Obligations shall be immediately due and payable); provided that, automatically upon the occurrence of any event (without any requirement for the giving of notice) described in subsection (e) of this Section 9.01 with respect to the Borrower, the Termination Date shall occur
and the Aggregate Capital and all other Borrower Obligations shall be immediately due and payable. Upon any such declaration or designation or upon such automatic termination, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies which they may have under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, all other rights and remedies provided after default under the UCC and under other Applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative. Any proceeds from liquidation of the Collateral shall be applied in the order of priority set forth in Section 3.01.
SECTION IX.02. Termination Events. If any of the following events (each a “Termination Event”) shall occur:
(a)the average of the Dilution Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed (i) solely if the last day of such three Settlement Periods ends during the Temporary Period, 3.00% or (ii) otherwise, 2.002.50%;
(b)the average of the Days Sales Outstanding for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed (i) solely if the last day of such three Settlement Periods ends during the Temporary Period, 70.0080.00 days or (ii) otherwise, 65.0075.00 days;
(c)the average of the Delinquency Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed (i) solely if the last day of such three Settlement Periods ends during the Temporary Period, 9.00% or (ii) otherwise, 5.006.00%;
(d)the average of the Loss Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed (i) solely if the last day of such three Settlement Periods ends during the Temporary Period, 6.00% or (ii) otherwise, 4.004.25%;
(e)Receivables cease being sold or contributed by any Originator to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement;
(f)any PG&E Party makes any material change in the Credit and Collection Policy without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents;
(g)(i) the Collection Account Agent shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement under the Intercreditor Agreement, and such failure, solely to the extent capable of cure, shall continue for three (3) Business Days, (ii) the Collection Account Agent shall fail to deliver a “Notice of Sole Control”, a “Notice of Exclusive Control”, a “Notice of Control” or other notice of control to each Collection Account Bank in accordance with each of the Collection Account Control Agreements within two (2) Business Days following receipt by the Collection Account Agent of a Control Direction delivered to the Collection Account Agent by the Administrative Agent or (iii) Citibank, N.A. shall resign as Collection Account Agent, and no successor Collection Account Agent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents shall have been appointed;
(h)the Intercreditor Agreement, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than satisfaction in full of all the Borrower Obligations, ceases to be in
full force and effect; or the Collection Account Agent (or any of its Affiliates) contests in any manner in writing the validity or enforceability of the Intercreditor Agreement; or the Collection Account Agent denies in writing that it has any or further obligation under the Intercreditor Agreement, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind the Intercreditor Agreement; or
(i)if a Stop Sweeping Event has occurred and is continuing, the Remaining Transfer Amount of Collections for any Business Day is not transferred to the Borrower Accounts within five (5) Business Days of such Business Day and such failure is not remedied within ten (10) Business Days;
then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent may (or, at the direction of the Majority Group Agents shall) by notice to the Borrower declare the Termination Date to have occurred (in which case the Termination Date shall be deemed to have occurred).
ARTICLE X
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
SECTION X.01. Authorization and Action. Each Credit Party hereby appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties other than those expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents, and no implied obligations or liabilities shall be read into any Transaction Document, or otherwise exist, against the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent does not assume, nor shall it be deemed to have assumed, any obligation to, or relationship of trust or agency with, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any Credit Party except for any obligations expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in no event shall the Administrative Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to any provision of any Transaction Document or Applicable Law.
SECTION X.02. Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Administrative Agent’s servicing, administering or collecting Pool Receivables in the event it replaces the Servicer in such capacity pursuant to Section 8.01), in the absence of its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for any Credit Party or the Servicer), independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or representation to any Credit Party (whether written or oral) and shall not be responsible to any Credit Party for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made by any other party in or in connection with this Agreement; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of
the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the part of any Credit Party or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of any Credit Party; (d) shall not be responsible to any Credit Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (e) shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in so relying, upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION X.03. Administrative Agent and Affiliates. With respect to any Credit Extension or interests therein owned by any Credit Party that is also the Administrative Agent, such Credit Party shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Credit Party and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any of its Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, all as if the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any other Secured Party.
SECTION X.04. Reimbursement of Administrative Agent. Each Committed Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof), ratably according to the respective Percentage of such Committed Lender, for any and all reasonable and documented liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that no Committed Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION X.05. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
SECTION X.06. Action or Inaction by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to take action under any Transaction Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Group Agents or the Majority Group Agents, as the case may be, and assurance of its indemnification by the Committed Lenders, as it deems appropriate. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in accordance with a request or at the direction of the Group Agents or the Majority Group Agents, as the case may be, and such request or direction and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all Credit Parties. The Credit
Parties and the Administrative Agent agree that unless any action to be taken by the Administrative Agent under a Transaction Document (i) specifically requires the advice or concurrence of all Group Agents or (ii) may be taken by the Administrative Agent alone or without any advice or concurrence of any Group Agent, then the Administrative Agent may take action based upon the advice or concurrence of the Majority Group Agents.
SECTION X.07. Notice of Events of Default or Termination Events; Action by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from any Credit Party or the Borrower stating that an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Termination Event or a Termination Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event. If the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to each Group Agent, whereupon each Group Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to its respective Conduit Lender(s) and Related Committed Lender(s). The Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, concerning an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Termination Event or a Termination Event or any other matter hereunder as the Administrative Agent deems advisable and in the best interests of the Secured Parties.
SECTION X.08. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Parties. Each Credit Party expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent. Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent that, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Borrower, each Originator or the Servicer and the Pool Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items expressly required to be delivered under any Transaction Document by the Administrative Agent to any Credit Party, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Credit Party with any information concerning the Borrower, any Originator or the Servicer that comes into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
SECTION X.09. Successor Administrative Agent.
(a)The Administrative Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrower, the Servicer and each Group Agent, resign as Administrative Agent. Except as provided below, such resignation shall not become effective until a successor Administrative Agent is appointed by the Majority Group Agents as a successor Administrative Agent and has accepted such appointment. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed
by the Majority Group Agents, within thirty (30) days after the departing Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, the departing Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Administrative Agent as successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Majority Group Agents within sixty (60) days after the departing Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, the departing Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Administrative Agent.
(b)Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the resigning Administrative Agent, and the resigning Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. After any resigning Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article X and Article XII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent.
SECTION I.10. Erroneous Payments.
(a)If the Administrative Agent (x) notifies a Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, a Group Agent or Secured Party (any such Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party or other recipient (and each of their respective successors and assigns), a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds (as set forth in such notice from the Administrative Agent) received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously or mistakenly transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender, Group Agent, Secured Party or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether transferred or received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and (y) demands in writing the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof) , such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent pending its return or repayment as contemplated below in this Section 10.10 and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than two (2) Business Days thereafter (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, specify in writing), return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b)Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender, Group Agent, Secured Party or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party (and each of their respective successors and assigns), agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in this Agreement or in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), then in each such case:
(i)it acknowledges and agrees that (A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error and mistake shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error and mistake has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and
(ii)such Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one (1) Business Day of its knowledge of the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in immediately preceding clauses (x), (y) and (z)) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.10(b).
For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 10.10(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 10.10(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.
(c)Each Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party under any Transaction Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party under any Transaction Document with respect to any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, against any amount that the Administrative Agent has demanded to be returned under immediately preceding clause (a).
(d)(i) In the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered by the Administrative Agent for any reason, after demand therefor in accordance with immediately preceding clause (a), from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) (and/or from any Payment Recipient who received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) on its respective behalf) (such unrecovered amount, an “Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency”), upon the Administrative Agent’s notice to such Lender at any time, then effective immediately (with the consideration therefor being acknowledged by the parties
hereto), (A) such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned its Loans (but not its Commitments) with respect to which such Erroneous Payment was made in an amount equal to the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency (or such lesser amount as the Administrative Agent may specify) (such assignment of the Loans (but not Commitments), the “Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment”) (on a cashless basis and such amount calculated at par plus any accrued and unpaid interest (with the assignment fee to be waived by the Administrative Agent in such instance)), and is hereby (together with the Borrower) deemed to execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (B) the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall be deemed to have acquired the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, (C) upon such deemed acquisition, the Administrative Agent as the assignee Lender shall become a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and the assigning Lender shall cease to be a Lender, as applicable, hereunder with respect to such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, its obligations under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement and its applicable Commitments which shall survive as to such assigning Lender, (D) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall each be deemed to have waived any consents required under this Agreement to any such Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment, and (E) the Administrative Agent will reflect in the Register its ownership interest in the Loans subject to the Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment. For the avoidance of doubt, no Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment will reduce the Commitments of any Lender and such Commitments shall remain available in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(ii)Subject to Section 13.03 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
(e)The parties hereto agree that (x) irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent may be equitably subrogated, in the event that an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Payment Recipient that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights and interests of such Payment Recipient (and, in the case of any Payment Recipient who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party, to the rights and interests of such
Lender, Group Agent or Secured Party, as the case may be) under the Transaction Documents with respect to such amount (the “Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights”) (provided that the Borrower’s Borrower Obligations under the Transaction Documents in respect of the Erroneous Payment Subrogation Rights shall not be duplicative of such Borrower Obligations in respect of Loans that have been assigned to the Administrative Agent under an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment) and (y) an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Borrower Obligations owed by the Borrower; provided that this Section 10.10 shall not be interpreted to increase (or accelerate the due date for), or have the effect of increasing (or accelerating the due date for), the Borrower Obligations relative to the amount (and/or timing for payment) of the Borrower Obligations that would have been payable had such Erroneous Payment not been made by the Administrative Agent; provided, further, that for the avoidance of doubt, immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) shall not apply to the extent any such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
(f)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including, without limitation, any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
(g)Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 10.10 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender or Group Agent, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Borrower Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Transaction Document.
ARTICLE XI
THE GROUP AGENTS
SECTION XI.01. Authorization and Action. Each Credit Party that belongs to a Group hereby appoints and authorizes the Group Agent for such Group to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to such Group Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. No Group Agent shall have any duties other than those expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents, and no implied obligations or liabilities shall be read into any Transaction Document, or otherwise exist, against any Group Agent. No Group Agent assumes, nor shall it be deemed to have assumed, any obligation to, or relationship of trust or agency with the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any Lender except for any obligations expressly set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, in no event shall any Group Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes such Group Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to any provision of any Transaction Document or Applicable Law.
SECTION XI.02. Group Agent’s Reliance, Etc. No Group Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as a Group Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents in the absence of its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Group Agent: (a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or the Servicer), independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or representation to any Credit Party (whether written or oral) and shall not be responsible to any Credit Party for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made by any other party in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document on the part of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any other Person or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof; (d) shall not be responsible to any Credit Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; and (e) shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in so relying, upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION XI.03. Group Agent and Affiliates. With respect to any Credit Extension or interests therein owned by any Credit Party that is also a Group Agent, such Credit Party shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not a Group Agent. A Group Agent and any of its Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof and any Person who may do business with or own securities of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if such Group Agent were not a Group Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to any other Secured Party.
SECTION XI.04. Indemnification of Group Agents. Each Committed Lender in any Group agrees to indemnify the Group Agent for such Group (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof), ratably according to the proportion of the Percentage of such Committed Lender to the aggregate Percentages of all Committed Lenders in such Group, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Group Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any action taken or omitted by such Group Agent under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that no Committed Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Group Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SECTION XI.05. Delegation of Duties. Each Group Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Group Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
SECTION XI.06. Notice of Events of Default or Termination Events. No Group Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event unless such Group Agent has received notice from the Administrative Agent, any other Group Agent, any other Credit Party, the Servicer or the Borrower stating that an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Termination Event or a Termination Event has occurred hereunder and describing such Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Unmatured Termination Event or Termination Event. If a Group Agent receives such a notice, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the Credit Parties in its Group and to the Administrative Agent (but only if such notice received by such Group Agent was not sent by the Administrative Agent). A Group Agent may take such action concerning an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Termination Event or a Termination Event as may be directed by Committed Lenders in its Group representing a majority of the Commitments in such Group (subject to the other provisions of this Article XI), but until such Group Agent receives such directions, such Group Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, as such Group Agent deems advisable and in the best interests of the Conduit Lenders and Committed Lenders in its Group.
SECTION XI.07. Non-Reliance on Group Agent and Other Parties. Each Credit Party expressly acknowledges that neither the Group Agent for its Group nor any of such Group Agent’s directors, officers, agents or employees has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by such Group Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Group Agent. Each Credit Party represents and warrants to the Group Agent for its Group that, independently and without reliance upon such Group Agent, any other Group Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof and the Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items expressly required to be delivered under any Transaction Document by a Group Agent to any Credit Party in its Group, no Group Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Credit Party in its Group with any information concerning the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that comes into the possession of such Group Agent or any of its directors, officers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
SECTION XI.08. Successor Group Agent. Any Group Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Credit Parties in its Group, resign as Group Agent for its Group. Such resignation shall not become effective until a successor Group Agent is appointed by the Lender(s) in such Group. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Group Agent for such Group hereunder by a successor Group
Agent, such successor Group Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the resigning Group Agent, and the resigning Group Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents. After any resigning Group Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article XI and Article XII shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was a Group Agent.
SECTION XI.09. Reliance on Group Agent. Unless otherwise advised in writing by a Group Agent or by any Credit Party in such Group Agent’s Group, each party to this Agreement may assume that (i) such Group Agent is acting for the benefit and on behalf of each of the Credit Parties in its Group, as well as for the benefit of each assignee or other transferee from any such Person and (ii) each action taken by such Group Agent has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of the Credit Parties in its Group.
ARTICLE XII
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION XII.01. Indemnification by the Borrower.
(a)Without limiting any other rights that the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties, the Affected Persons and their respective assigns, officers, directors, agents and employees (each, a “Borrower Indemnified Party”) may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify each Borrower Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, losses and liabilities (including Attorney Costs) (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Borrower Indemnified Amounts”) arising out of or resulting from this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the use of proceeds of the Credit Extensions or the security interest in respect of any Pool Receivable or any other Collateral; excluding, however, (a) Borrower Indemnified Amounts to the extent a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such Borrower Indemnified Amounts resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct by such Borrower Indemnified Party seeking indemnification and (b) Taxes that are covered by Section 4.03 (other than Taxes specifically enumerated below and Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim). Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing, the Borrower shall pay on demand (it being understood that if any portion of such payment obligation is made from Collections, such payment will be made at the time and in the order of priority set forth in Section 3.01), to the Borrower Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify the Borrower Indemnified Party from and against any and all Borrower Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from any of the following (but excluding Borrower Indemnified Amounts and Taxes described in clauses (a) and (b) above):
(i)any Pool Receivable which the Borrower or the Servicer includes as an Eligible Receivable as part of the Net Receivable Pool Balance but which is not an Eligible Receivable at such time;
(ii)any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Borrower (or any of its respective officers) under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents (including in any report or
certificate required to be delivered under any Transaction Document) shall have been untrue or incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii)the failure by the Borrower to comply with any Applicable Law with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract; or the failure of any Pool Receivable or the related Contract to conform to any such Applicable Law;
(iv)the failure to vest in the Administrative Agent a first priority perfected security interest in all or any portion of the Collateral, in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(v)the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing statements, financing statement amendments, continuation statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other Applicable Laws with respect to any Pool Receivable and the other Collateral and Collections in respect thereof, whether at the time of any Credit Extension or at any subsequent time;
(vi)any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy) of an Obligor to the payment of any Pool Receivable (including, without limitation, a defense based on such Pool Receivable or the related Contract not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from or relating to collection activities with respect to such Pool Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish any such goods or services or other similar claim or defense not arising from the financial inability of any Obligor to pay undisputed indebtedness;
(vii)any Taxes imposed upon the Borrower Indemnified Party relating to or with respect to any Pool Receivable or other Collateral, and all costs and expenses relating thereto or arising therefrom;
(viii)any failure of the Borrower to timely and fully comply with the Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Pool Receivable;
(ix)any products liability, environmental or other claim arising out of or in connection with any Pool Receivable or other merchandise, goods or services which are the subject of or related to any Pool Receivable;
(x)the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time with other funds (including the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables with Non-Securitization Collections);
(xi)any investigation, litigation or proceeding (actual or threatened) related to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the use of proceeds of any Credit Extensions or in respect of any Pool Receivable or other Collateral or any related Contract;
(xii)any failure of the Borrower to comply with its covenants, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(xiii)any setoff with respect to any Pool Receivable;
(xiv)any claim brought by any Person other than the Borrower Indemnified Party arising from any activity by the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower in servicing, administering or collecting any Pool Receivable;
(xv)the failure by the Borrower to pay when due any Taxes, including, without limitation, sales, excise or personal property taxes;
(xvi)any failure of an Account Bank to comply with the terms of the applicable Account Control Agreement, the termination by an Account Bank of any Account Control Agreement or any amounts (including in respect of an indemnity) payable by the Administrative Agent or the Collection Account Agent to an Account Bank under any Account Control Agreement;
(xvii)the existence of any “Linked Account” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) with respect to any Account (including any such “Linked Account” permitted hereunder) and any debit from or other charge against any Account as a result of any “Settlement Item” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) that originated in any Servicer’s Account or any account other than an Account;
(xviii)any action taken by the Administrative Agent as attorney-in-fact for the Borrower, any Originator or the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(xix)the failure or delay to provide any Obligor with an invoice or other evidence of indebtedness;
(xx)any civil penalty or fine assessed by OFAC or any other Governmental Authority administering any Anti-Corruption Law or Sanctions, and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable documented legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof by, the Borrower Indemnified Party in connection with the Transaction Documents as a result of any action of any PG&E Party or any of their respective Affiliates;
(xxi)any failure of the Collection Account Agent to comply with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or any amounts (including in respect of an indemnity) payable by the Administrative Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxii)any investigation, litigation, dispute or proceeding (actual or threatened) related to (A) any Account or any amounts on deposit therein or (B) the Intercreditor Agreement;
(xxiii)the use of proceeds of any Credit Extension; or
(xxiv)any reduction in Capital as a result of the distribution of Collections if all or a portion of such distributions shall thereafter be rescinded or otherwise must be returned for any reason.
(b)If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Borrower Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold it harmless for any Borrower Indemnified Amount, then the Borrower shall contribute to such Borrower Indemnified Party the amount paid or payable by such Borrower Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Borrower and its Affiliates on the one hand and such Borrower Indemnified Party on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement as well as the relative fault of the Borrower and its Affiliates and such Borrower Indemnified Party with respect to such loss, claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall be in addition to any liability which the Borrower may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to each Borrower Indemnified Party, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Borrower and the Borrower Indemnified Parties.
(c)Any indemnification or contribution under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
SECTION XII.02. Indemnification by the Servicer and the Retention Holder.
(a)The Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Credit Parties, the Affected Persons and their respective assigns, officers, directors, agents and employees (each, a “PG&E Indemnified Party”), from and against any loss, liability, expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by reason of any acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions arising out of activities of the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including any judgment, award, settlement, Attorney Costs and other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding or claim (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as, “Servicer Indemnified Amounts”); excluding (i) Servicer Indemnified Amounts to the extent a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holds that such Servicer Indemnified Amounts resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct by such PG&E Indemnified Party seeking indemnification and (ii) Servicer Indemnified Amounts to the extent the same includes losses in respect of Pool Receivables that are uncollectible solely on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy, lack of creditworthiness or other financial inability to pay of the related Obligor. Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing, the Servicer shall pay on demand, to each PG&E Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such PG&E Indemnified Party from and against any and all Servicer Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from any of the following (but excluding Servicer Indemnified Amounts described in clauses (i) and (ii) above):
(i)any Pool Receivable which the Servicer includes as an Eligible Receivable as part of the Net Receivable Pool Balance but which is not an Eligible Receivable at such time;
(ii)any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Servicer (or any of its respective officers) under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents (including in any report or certificate required to be delivered under any Transaction Document) shall have been untrue or incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii)the failure by the Servicer to comply with any Applicable Law with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract;
(iv)the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at any time with other funds (including the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables with Non-Securitization Collections);
(v)the failure by any Pool Receivable or the related Contract to conform to any Applicable Law;
(vi)any civil penalty or fine assessed by OFAC or any other Governmental Authority administering any Anti-Corruption Law or Sanctions, and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable documented legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof by, any PG&E Indemnified Party in connection with the Transaction Documents as a result of any action of any PG&E Party or any of their respective Affiliates;
(vii)any failure of an Account Bank to comply with the terms of the applicable Account Control Agreement, the termination by an Account Bank of any Account Control Agreement or any amounts (including in respect of an indemnity) payable by the Administrative Agent or the Collection Account Agent to an Account Bank under any Account Control Agreement;
(viii)the existence of any “Linked Account” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) with respect to any Account (including any such “Linked Account” permitted hereunder) and any debit from or other charge against any Account as a result of any “Settlement Item” (as defined in the applicable Account Control Agreement) that originated in any Servicer’s Account or any account other than an Account;
(ix)any failure of the Collection Account Agent to comply with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or any amounts (including in respect of an indemnity) payable by the Administrative Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement;
(x)any investigation, litigation, dispute or proceeding (actual or threatened) related to (A) any Account or any amounts on deposit therein or (B) the Intercreditor Agreement;
(xi)any liability of the Borrower under Section 4.03;
(xii)any failure of the Servicer to comply with its covenants, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or
(xiii)the existence of the Subject Filing.
(b)If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any PG&E Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Servicer shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such PG&E Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Servicer and its Affiliates on the one hand and such PG&E Indemnified Party on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement as well as the relative fault of the Servicer and its Affiliates and such PG&E Indemnified Party with respect to such loss, claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations. The reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Servicer under this Section shall be in addition to any liability which the Servicer may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to each PG&E Indemnified Party, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Servicer and the PG&E Indemnified Parties.
(c)The Retention Holder hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the PG&E Indemnified Parties from and against any and all EU Losses (as defined below) resulting from or arising out of any breach by the Retention Holder of Section 13.21 (the foregoing being referred to as, “Retention Holder Indemnified Amounts”). For the purposes of hereof, “EU Losses” shall mean each of (i) the amount necessary to compensate such PG&E Indemnified Party for any increased cost or any reduction in its rate of return on capital which such PG&E Indemnified Party reasonably attributes to such increase in capital that is required or directed to be maintained by that PG&E Indemnified Party in relation to its interest in or exposure in respect of any Receivables (including by application of an additional risk weight pursuant to Article 270a of Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013, as amended) as a result of, or arising out of, any breach by the Retention Holder of Section 13.21 and (ii) any other losses, liabilities, damages, claims, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of external counsel) of such PG&E Indemnified Party resulting from or arising out of any breach by the Retention Holder of Section 13.21 and relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(d)The PG&E Indemnified Party claiming compensation under clause (c) above shall deliver to the Retention Holder a notice of the amount of compensation being claimed, accompanied by a statement prepared by such PG&E Indemnified Party setting forth the basis and the calculation of the amount in reasonable detail and the Retention Holder shall pay such amounts on or before the later of the next succeeding Settlement Date and thirty (30) days, in each case following receipt of a notice strictly conforming to the requirements of this Section 12.02(d).
(e)Any indemnification or contribution under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION XIII.01. Amendments, Etc. No failure on the part of any Credit Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof shall be effective unless in a writing signed by the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents (and, in the case of any amendment, also signed by the Borrower), and then such amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Servicer, affect the rights or duties of the Servicer under this Agreement; (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent:
(i)change (directly or indirectly) the definitions of, Borrowing Base Deficit, Defaulted Receivable, Delinquent Receivable, Eligible Receivable, Excluded Receivables, Miscellaneous Items, Non-Securitization Receivables, Facility Limit, Final Maturity Date, Majority Group Agents, Net Receivable Pool Balance, Required Reserves or Stress Factor contained in this Agreement, or increase the then existing Specified Concentration Percentage for any Obligor or change the calculation of the Borrowing Base;
(ii)reduce the amount of Capital or Interest that is payable on account of any Loan or with respect to any other Credit Extension or delay any scheduled date for payment thereof;
(iii)change any Event of Default or Termination Event;
(iv)release all or a material portion of the Collateral from the Administrative Agent’s security interest created hereunder;
(v)change any of the provisions of this Section 13.01 or the definition of “Majority Group Agents”; or
(vi)change the order of priority in which Collections are applied pursuant to Section 3.01.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) no amendment, waiver or consent shall increase any Committed Lender’s Commitment hereunder without the consent of such Committed Lender and (B) no amendment, waiver or consent shall reduce any Fees payable by the Borrower to any member of any Group or delay the dates on which any such Fees are payable, in either case, without the consent of the Group Agent for such Group.
SECTION XIII.02. Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (which shall include facsimile and email communication) and faxed, emailed or delivered, to each party hereto, at its address set forth under its name on Schedule III hereto or at such other address, facsimile number or email address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. Notices and communications by facsimile or email shall be effective when sent receipt confirmed by electronic or other means (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return electronic mail or other acknowledgement), and notices and communications sent by other means shall be effective when received.
SECTION XIII.03. Assignability.
(a)Assignment by Conduit Lenders. This Agreement and the rights of each Conduit Lender hereunder (including each Loan made by it hereunder) shall be assignable by such Conduit Lender and its successors and permitted assigns to any Program Support Provider of such Conduit Lender without prior notice to or consent from the Borrower or any other party, or any other condition or restriction of any kind, (ii) to any Affiliate of such Conduit Lender or of the applicable Related Committed Lender or any other commercial paper conduit managed or supported by the Related Committed Lender with respect to such Conduit Lender, in each case, with prior notice to the Borrower but without consent from the Borrower, (iii) to any other Lender with prior notice to the Borrower but without consent from the Borrower or (iv) with the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be required if an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), to any other Eligible Assignee. Each assignor of a Loan or any interest therein may, in connection with the assignment or participation, disclose to the assignee or Participant any information relating to the Borrower and its Affiliates, including the Receivables, furnished to such assignor by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Affiliates or by the Administrative Agent; provided that, prior to any such disclosure, the assignee or Participant agrees to preserve the confidentiality of any confidential information relating to the Borrower and its Affiliates received by it from any of the foregoing entities in a manner consistent with Section 13.06(b).
(b)Assignment by Committed Lenders. Each Committed Lender may assign to any Eligible Assignee or to any other Committed Lender all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and any Loan or interests therein owned by it); provided, however that
(i)except for an assignment by a Committed Lender to either an Affiliate of such Committed Lender or any other Committed Lender, each such assignment shall require the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be required if a Ratings Event, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing);
(ii)each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all rights and obligations under this Agreement;
(iii)except for an assignment (A) by a Committed Lender to either an Affiliate of such Committed Lender or any other Committed Lender or (B) at any time that a Ratings Event, an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the amount being assigned pursuant to each such assignment (determined as of the date of the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement with respect to such assignment) shall in no event be less than the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) all of the assigning Committed Lender’s Commitment; and
(iv)the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acceptance and recording in the Register, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement.
Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording from and after the effective date specified in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement, and to the extent that rights and obligations under this Agreement have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Committed Lender hereunder and (y) the assigning Committed Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, relinquish such rights and be released from such obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Committed Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Committed Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).
(c)Register. The Administrative Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain at its address referred to on Schedule III of this Agreement (or such other address of the Administrative Agent notified by the Administrative Agent to the other parties hereto) a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Committed Lenders and the Conduit Lenders, the Commitment of each Committed Lender and the aggregate outstanding Capital (and stated interest) of the Loans of each Conduit Lender and Committed Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent, the Group Agents, and the other Credit Parties shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as a Committed Lender or Conduit Lender, as the case may be, under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Servicer, any Group Agent, any Conduit Lender or any Committed Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d)Procedure. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed and delivered by an assigning Committed Lender and an Eligible Assignee or assignee Committed Lender, the Administrative Agent shall, if such Assignment and Acceptance
Agreement has been duly completed, (i) accept such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Borrower and the Servicer.
(e)Participations. Each Committed Lender may sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (each, a “Participant”) in or to all or a portion of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitment and the interests in the Loans owned by it); provided, however, that
(i)such Committed Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment to the Borrower hereunder) shall remain unchanged, and
(ii)such Committed Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties to this Agreement for the performance of such obligations.
The Administrative Agent, the Group Agents, the Conduit Lenders, the other Committed Lenders, the Borrower and the Servicer shall have the right to continue to deal solely and directly with such Committed Lender in connection with such Committed Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 4.01 and 4.03 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 4.03(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 4.03(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.01 or 4.03, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation.
(f)Participant Register. Each Committed 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 this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Committed 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 or its other obligations under any this Agreement) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan 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 Committed 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.
(g)Assignments by Agents. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent herein shall be assignable by the Administrative
Agent or such Group Agent, as the case may be, and its successors and assigns; provided that in the case of an assignment to a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or such Group Agent, so long as no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, such assignment shall require the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(h)Assignments by the Borrower or the Servicer. Neither the Borrower nor, except as provided in Section 8.01, the Servicer may assign any of its respective rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent (such consent to be provided or withheld in the sole discretion of such Person).
(i)Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) any Lender, Program Support Provider or any of their respective Affiliates may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its interest in, to and under this Agreement (including, without limitation, rights to payment of Capital and Interest) and any other Transaction Document to secure its obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to or the consent of the Borrower, the Servicer, any Affiliate thereof or any Credit Party; provided, however, that that no such pledge shall relieve such assignor of its obligations under this Agreement.
(j)Pledge to a Security Trustee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, (i) any Lender, Program Support Provider or any of their respective Affiliates may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its interest in, to and under this Agreement (including, without limitation, rights to payment of Capital and Interest) and any other Transaction Document to a security trustee in connection with the funding by such Person of Loans, without notice to or the consent of the Borrower, the Servicer, any Affiliate thereof or any Credit Party; provided, however, that that no such pledge shall relieve such assignor of its obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION XIII.04. Costs and Expenses. In addition to the rights of indemnification granted under Section 12.01 hereof, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties in connection with (A) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement, any Program Support Agreement (or any supplement or amendment thereof) related to this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (together with all amendments (including any amendments pursuant to Section 4.06), restatements, supplements, consents and waivers, if any, from time to time hereto and thereto), including, without limitation, the reasonable Attorney Costs of only one joint counsel and one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one joint local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties and any of their respective Affiliates with respect thereto (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Persons) and (B) advising the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties and their respective Affiliates as to their rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and (ii) all reasonable and documented accountants’, auditors’ and consultants’ fees and expenses for
the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties and any of their respective Affiliates and the fees and charges of any nationally recognized statistical rating agency incurred in connection with the administration and maintenance of this Agreement or advising the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party as to their rights and remedies under this Agreement or as to any actual or reasonably claimed breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented Attorney Costs of only one joint counsel and one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one joint local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties and any of their respective Affiliates with respect thereto (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Persons) incurred in connection with the enforcement of any of their respective rights or remedies under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
SECTION XIII.05. No Proceedings; Limitation on Payments.
(a)Each of the parties hereto agrees, for the benefit of the holders of the privately or publicly placed indebtedness for borrowed money of each Conduit Lender, not, prior to the date which is two (2) years and one (1) day after the payment in full of all privately or publicly placed indebtedness for borrowed money of such Conduit Lender outstanding, to acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly, invoke, or cause such Conduit Lender to invoke, the process of any court or any other governmental authority for the purpose of (i) commencing, or sustaining, a case against such Conduit Lender under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law (including the Bankruptcy Code), (ii) appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of such Conduit Lender, or any substantial part of its property, or (iii) ordering the winding up or liquidation of the affairs of such Conduit Lender.
(b)Each of the Servicer, each Group Agent, each Lender and each assignee of a Loan or any interest therein, hereby covenants and agrees that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Borrower any insolvency proceeding until one year and one day after the Final Payout Date; provided, that the Administrative Agent may take any such action in its sole discretion following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Termination Event.
(c)Notwithstanding any provisions contained in this Agreement to the contrary, a Conduit Lender shall not, and shall be under no obligation to, pay any amount, if any, payable by it pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document unless (i) such Conduit Lender has received funds which may be used to make such payment and which funds are not required to repay such Conduit Lender’s Notes when due and (ii) after giving effect to such payment, either (x) such Conduit Lender could issue Notes to refinance all of its outstanding Notes and Discretionary Advances (assuming such outstanding Notes and Discretionary Advances matured at such time) in accordance with the program documents governing such Conduit Lender’s securitization program or (y) all of such Conduit Lender’s Notes and Discretionary Advances are paid in full. Any amount which any Conduit Lender does not pay pursuant to the operation of the preceding sentence shall not constitute a claim (as
defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against or company obligation of such Conduit Lender for any such insufficiency unless and until such Conduit Lender satisfies the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) above. The provisions of this Section 13.05 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION XIII.06. Confidentiality.
(a)Each of the Borrower and the Servicer covenants and agrees to hold in confidence, and not disclose to any Person, the terms of this Agreement or the Fee Letter (including any fees payable in connection with this Agreement, the Fee Letter or any other Transaction Document or the identity of the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party), except as the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent may have consented to in writing prior to any proposed disclosure; provided, however, that it may disclose such information (i) to its Advisors and Representatives, (ii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through the Borrower, the Servicer or their Advisors and Representatives or (iii) to the extent it should be (A) required by Applicable Law, or in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding or (B) requested by any Governmental Authority to disclose such information; provided, that, in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrower and the Servicer will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law) notify the Administrative Agent and the affected Credit Party of its intention to make any such disclosure prior to making such disclosure. Each of the Borrower and the Servicer agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Section by its Representatives and Advisors and agrees that its Representatives and Advisors will be advised by it of the confidential nature of such information and shall agree to comply with this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that each of the Borrower, the Servicer and their respective Affiliates may, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Group Agents (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), publish a press release or otherwise publicly announce the existence and principal amount of the Commitments under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that no such press release shall name or otherwise identify the Administrative Agent, any other Credit Party or any of their respective Affiliates without such Person’s prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Borrower consents to the publication by the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party of a tombstone or similar advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) the Administrative Agent or any other Credit Party acknowledge that the Servicer in its capacity as an Originator will file copies of this Agreement, the Purchase and Sale Agreement and certain other Transaction Documents (other than Fee Letters) with the SEC.
(b)Each of the Administrative Agent and each other Credit Party, severally and with respect to itself only, agrees to hold in confidence, and not disclose to any Person, any confidential and proprietary information concerning the Borrower, the Servicer and their respective Affiliates and their businesses or the terms of this Agreement (including any fees payable in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents), except as the Borrower or the Servicer may have consented to in writing prior to any proposed disclosure; provided, however, that it may disclose such information (i) to its Advisors and Representatives
and to any related Program Support Provider, (ii) to its assignees and Participants and potential assignees and Participants and their respective counsel if they agree in writing to hold it confidential, (iii) to the extent such information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through it or its Representatives or Advisors or any related Program Support Provider, (iv) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization in connection with obtaining or maintaining the rating of any Conduit Lender’s Notes or as contemplated by 17 CFR 240.17g-5(a)(3), (v) at the request of a bank examiner or other regulatory authority or in connection with an examination of any of the Administrative Agent, any Group Agent or any Lender or their respective Affiliates or Program Support Providers or (vi) to the extent it should be (A) required by Applicable Law, or in connection with any legal or regulatory proceeding or (B) requested by any Governmental Authority to disclose such information; provided, that, in the case of clause (vi) above, the Administrative Agent, each Group Agent and each Lender will use reasonable efforts to maintain confidentiality and will (unless otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law) notify the Borrower and the Servicer of its making any such disclosure as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter. Each of the Administrative Agent, each Group Agent and each Lender, severally and with respect to itself only, agrees to be responsible for any breach of this Section by its Representatives, Advisors and Program Support Providers and agrees that its Representatives, Advisors and Program Support Providers will be advised by it of the confidential nature of such information and shall agree to comply with this Section.
(c)As used in this Section, (i) “Advisors” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s accountants, attorneys and other confidential advisors and (ii) “Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates, Subsidiaries, directors, managers, officers, employees, members, investors, financing sources, insurers, professional advisors, representatives and agents; provided that such Persons shall not be deemed to Representatives of a Person unless (and solely to the extent that) confidential information is furnished to such Person.
(d)Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent not inconsistent with applicable securities laws, each party hereto (and each of its employees, Representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the Tax treatment and tax structure (as defined in Section 1.6011-4 of the Treasury Regulations) of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such Person relating to such Tax treatment and Tax structure.
SECTION XIII.07. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE INTERESTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER IN THE COLLATERAL IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION XIII.08. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof or any other electronic means as provided in the immediately following sentence. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
SECTION XIII.09. Integration; Binding Effect; Survival of Termination. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents contain the final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof superseding all prior oral or written understandings. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms and shall remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date; provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 10.04, 10.07, 11.04, 11.06, 12.01, 12.02, 13.04, 13.05, 13.06, 13.09, 13.11, 13.13, 13.20 and 13.21 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION XIII.10. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, AND EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 13.10 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT PARTY TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER OR THE SERVICER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS. EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE SERVICER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING. THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY
SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.
(b)EACH OF THE BORROWER AND THE SERVICER CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF SUCH PROCESS TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 13.02. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION 13.10 SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT PARTY TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
SECTION XIII.11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.
SECTION XIII.12. Ratable Payments. If any Credit Party, whether by setoff or otherwise, has payment made to it with respect to any Borrower Obligations in a greater proportion than that received by any other Credit Party entitled to receive a ratable share of such Borrower Obligations, such Credit Party agrees, promptly upon demand, to purchase for cash without recourse or warranty a portion of such Borrower Obligations held by the other Credit Parties so that after such purchase each Credit Party will hold its ratable proportion of such Borrower Obligations; provided that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Credit Party, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
SECTION XIII.13. Limitation of Liability.
(a)No claim may be made by any PG&E Party against any Credit Party or their respective Affiliates, members, directors, officers, employees, incorporators, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection herewith or therewith; and each of the Borrower and the Servicer hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor. None of the Credit Parties and their respective Affiliates shall have any liability to the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof or any other Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof in connection with or as a result of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Credit Party in performing its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(b)The obligations of the Administrative Agent and each of the other Credit Parties under this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents are solely the corporate obligations of such Person. No recourse shall be had for any obligation or claim arising out of or based upon this Agreement or any other Transaction Document against any member, director, officer, employee or incorporator of any such Person.
SECTION XIII.14. Intent of the Parties. The Borrower has structured this Agreement with the intention that the Loans and the obligations of the Borrower hereunder will be treated under United States federal, and applicable state, local and foreign tax law as debt (the “Intended Tax Treatment”). The Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties agree to file no tax return, or take any action, inconsistent with the Intended Tax Treatment unless required by law. Each assignee and each Participant acquiring an interest in a Credit Extension, by its acceptance of such assignment or participation, agrees to comply with the immediately preceding sentence.
SECTION XIII.15. USA Patriot Act. Each of the Administrative Agent and each of the other Credit Parties hereby notifies the Borrower and the Servicer that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “PATRIOT Act”), the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, the Originators and the Servicer, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding the Borrower, the Originators and the Servicer that will allow the Administrative Agent and the other Credit Parties to identify the Borrower, the Originators and the Servicer in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act. Each of the Borrower and the Servicer agrees to provide the Administrative Agent and each other Credit Parties, from time to time, with all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Rule.
SECTION XIII.16. Right of Setoff. Each Credit Party is hereby authorized (in addition to any other rights it may have), at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default or a Termination Event, to setoff, appropriate and apply (without presentment, demand, protest or other notice which are hereby expressly waived) any deposits and any other indebtedness held or owing by such Credit Party (including by any branches or agencies of such Credit Party) to, or for the account of, the Borrower or the Servicer against amounts owing by the Borrower or the Servicer hereunder (even if contingent or unmatured); provided that such Credit Party shall notify the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, promptly following such setoff.
SECTION XIII.17. Severability. Any provisions of this Agreement which are 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.
SECTION XIII.18. Mutual Negotiations. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are the product of mutual negotiations by the parties thereto and their counsel, and no party shall be deemed the draftsperson of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or any provision hereof or thereof or to have provided the same. Accordingly, in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, such inconsistency or ambiguity shall not be interpreted against any party because of such party’s involvement in the drafting thereof.
SECTION XIII.19. Captions and Cross References. The various captions (including the table of contents) in this Agreement are provided solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Agreement to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are to such Section Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section, subsection, or clause to any subsection, clause or subclause are to such subsection, clause or subclause of such Section, subsection or clause.
SECTION XIII.20. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Transaction Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
SECTION XIII.21. EU Securitisation Regulation; Information.
(a)EU Securitisation Regulation. The Retention Holder hereby represents, warrants and agrees for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on the date hereof until the Final Payout Date that:
(i)it, as originator for purposes of the EU Securitisation Regulation, shall retain, on an ongoing basis, a material net economic interest in the Pool Receivables in an amount not less than 5% of the nominal value of the Pool Receivables in the form of a first loss tranche determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (d) of Article 6(3) of the EU Securitisation Regulation, as supplemented by Article 8 of the CRR Part Five RTS, in each case as in effect and as applicable as of the date hereof, which material economic interest shall be based upon (1) PG&E’s ownership of all of the membership interest of the Borrower and ownership of all of the Subordinated Notes issued by the Borrower, and (2) the Borrower’s right to receive payments under Section 3.01(a)(v) (the “Retained Interest”). The Retained Interest shall be measured as of the Closing Date and the last date of each Settlement Period.
(ii)it shall not change the manner in which it retains or the method of calculating the Retained Interest, except to the extent permitted under the EU Securitisation Regulation Rules;
(iii)it and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Affiliates to, hedge or otherwise mitigate its credit risk under, or associated with the Retained Interest or, sell, transfer or otherwise surrender all or part of the rights, benefits or obligations arising from, the Retained Interest, except to the extent permitted under the EU Securitisation Regulation Rules;
(iv)it shall provide ongoing confirmation as to the continued compliance with the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) above (A) by providing such confirmation to the Servicer on a monthly basis for inclusion in each Monthly Report, (B) promptly following the occurrence of any Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event and (C) from time to time promptly upon written request by the Administrative Agent (on behalf of any Lender) in connection with any material change in the performance of the Receivables or the transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents or any material breach of the Transaction Documents;
(v)it shall notify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Group Agent promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days of: (A) any change in the identity of the Person or Persons, if any, through which it is retaining and holding such Retained Interest or (B) any breach of clause (i) through (iii) above;
(vi)PG&E was not established for, and does not operate for, the sole purpose of securitizing exposures;
(vii)PG&E has been, and with respect to future Receivables will be, directly or indirectly involved in the origination of such Receivables that have been, and in the case of any such future Receivables, will be, extended to the Obligors by PG&E
which created and will create the obligations and potential obligations of the Obligors giving rise to such Receivables, and PG&E has established and is managing the securitisation contemplated by the Transaction Documents and therefore is an ‘originator’ as defined in the EU Securitisation Regulation;
(viii)it (or, as to any Receivables as to which it is not the originator, it reasonably believes that the relevant originator) (A) applied to all existing Receivables, and will apply to any future Receivables, sound (in its reasonable opinion) and well-defined credit-granting criteria and clearly established processes for approving, amending, modifying, refinancing or renewing such Receivables and (B) has, and will maintain, effective systems in place to apply those criteria and processes to ensure that the credit-granting is based on a thorough assessment of each Obligor’s creditworthiness, taking appropriate account of factors relevant to verifying the prospect of such Obligor meeting its obligations under the relevant Contract; and
(ix)none of the Pool Receivables is a securitisation position (as defined in the EU Securitisation Regulation).
(b)Information. The Retention Holder covenants that it shall, and shall procure (but only in respect of clause (i) below) that any Originator shall, as the case may be, from time to time at the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Group Agent (i) promptly provide to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Group Agent any information which the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Group Agent reasonably requests in order for the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Group Agent or any of their Affiliates or PG&E Indemnified Parties, as applicable, to comply with any of its obligations under Article 5 or Article 7 (as may be applicable in connection with any ABCP programme sponsored by any Lender) of the EU Securitisation Regulation, but only to the extent that it can provide such information without breaching a legal or contractual duty of confidentiality and (ii) use all reasonable efforts to take such further action and enter into such other agreements not otherwise provided for hereunder as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Group Agent in order for the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Group Agent (or any of their Affiliates or related EU Indemnified Parties) to comply with its obligations under the EU Securitisation Regulation in relation to the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents.
SECTION XIII.22. Intercreditor Agreement.
(a)Each member of each Group, the Borrower and the Servicer each hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement or an amendment thereto, as applicable, in each case, on or about the date hereof, and each member of each Group agrees to be bound by the provisions thereof.
(b)The Servicer shall cause each Securitized Bonds Secured Party and each Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer to (i) become a party the Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of a “Joined Party” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) concurrently with the effectiveness of the related Securitized Bonds or its appointment as a Securitized Bonds Secured Party or Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer (if later) and (ii) continue to be a party to (and not
be removed from) the Intercreditor Agreement until the related Securitized Bonds have been paid in full.
(c)The Servicer shall cause each Person that has a lien or security interest in any Miscellaneous Items or any Miscellaneous Collections to (i) become a party the Intercreditor Agreement in the capacity of a “Joined Party” (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) concurrently with the effectiveness of the related lien or security interest and (ii) continue to be a party to (and not be removed from) the Intercreditor Agreement until the related lien or security interest has been released.
(d)The Borrower and the Servicer will cause the Collection Account Agent to comply with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.
(e)The Servicer shall remit Non-Securitization Collections to the appropriate Person entitled to such funds.
SECTION XIII.23. Post-Closing Covenant.
(a)On or prior to the date occurring 30 days following the Closing Date, the Borrower and the Servicer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent both (i) confirmation that the Subject Filing has either (x) been amended to exclude the Collateral or (y) been terminated and (ii) an acknowledgement copy of the related UCC-3 Financing Statement Amendment.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the failure of the Borrower or the Servicer to timely perform its respective obligations under this Section 13.23 shall constitute an immediate Event of Default under this Agreement with no grace period; provided, however, that if the Borrower and the Servicer are each diligently pursuing their respective obligations under this Section 13.23 and have not satisfied those obligations by the 30th day following the Closing Date, then the Borrower and the Servicer shall each have an additional 30 day period to satisfy their obligations under this Section 13.23.
SECTION I.24. CARE Program Receivables.
(a)So long as no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer may, at its sole discretion, request the termination of the CARE Program Exclusion Period by delivering to the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent (i) a CARE Program Inclusion Request, which CARE Program Inclusion Request shall (x) be executed by the Borrower and the Servicer and (y) specify the proposed CARE Program Inclusion Date (which date shall be no less than ten (10) Business Days following the date of such CARE Program Inclusion Request) and (ii) a pro forma Monthly Report after giving effect to the cessation of the CARE Program Exclusion Period.
(b)So long as (i) no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent have acknowledged the CARE Program Inclusion Request by way of countersignature thereof, such acknowledgement to be granted or withheld in
the Administrative Agent’s and each Group Agent’s sole discretion, then upon the countersignature by the Administrative Agent and each Group Agent of such CARE Program Inclusion Request, the CARE Program Exclusion Period shall end as of the Care Program Inclusion Date.
(c)Each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that on and after the CARE Program Inclusion Date, (i) the CARE Program Receivables will cease to constitute Ineligible Receivables solely as a result of their status as CARE Program Receivables and (ii) the Loss Ratio shall be calculated to include the CARE Program Receivables (other than during the CARE Program Exclusion Period).
[Signature Pages Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
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PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as the Servicer and as the Retention Holder
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Group Agent for the MUFG Group
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MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as a Committed Lender
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VICTORY RECEIVABLES CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Lender
By:
Name:
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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Group Agent for the Mizuho Group
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as a Committed Lender
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BNP PARIBAS,
as Group Agent for the BNP Group
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
BNP PARIBAS,
as a Committed Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
STARBIRD FUNDING CORPORATION,
as a Conduit Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Group Agent for the JPM Group
By:
Name:
Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Committed Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
JUPITER SECURITIZATION COMPANY LLC,
as a Conduit Lender
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EXHIBIT A
Form of Loan Request
[Letterhead of Borrower]
[Date]
[Administrative Agent]
[Group Agents]
Re: Loan Request
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Loan Request and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter constitutes a Loan Request pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of the Agreement. The Borrower hereby requests a Loan in the amount of [$_______] to be made on [_____, 20__]. The proceeds of such Loan should be deposited to [Account number], at [Name, Address and ABA Number of Bank]. After giving effect to such Loan, the Aggregate Capital will be [$_______].
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to such Credit Extension, as follows:
(i)the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p), which representations and warranties are made only as of the Closing Date; provided, that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p) shall also be made on the date of the first Credit Extension if such first Credit Extension occurs on a date other than the Closing Date), that (x) does not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension as if made on and as of such date, and (y) contains a materiality qualification are true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension as if made 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 maybe, as of such earlier date);
(ii)no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from such Credit Extension;
(iii)no Borrowing Base Deficit exists or would exist after giving effect to such Credit Extension;
(iv)the Aggregate Capital will not exceed the Facility Limit; and
(v)the Termination Date has not occurred.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
Very truly yours,
PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT B
Form of Reduction Notice
[Letterhead of Borrower]
[Date]
[Administrative Agent]
[Group Agents]
Re: Reduction Notice
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this Reduction Notice and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter constitutes a Reduction Notice pursuant to Section 2.02(d) of the Agreement. The Borrower hereby notifies the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it shall prepay the outstanding Capital of the Lenders in the amount of [$_______] to be made on [_____, 20__]. After giving effect to such prepayment, the Aggregate Capital will be [$_______].
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to such reduction, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Servicer contained in Sections 6.01 and 6.02 of the Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6.01(f)(ii) and (l) and in Sections 6.02(f)(ii), (m)(i), (m)(ii) and (p)), that (x) does not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such prepayment as if made on and as of such date, and (y) contains a materiality qualification are true and correct on and as of the date of such prepayment as if made on and as of such date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case maybe, as of such earlier date).
In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
Very truly yours,
PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT C
[Form of Assignment and Acceptance Agreement]
Dated as of ___________, 20__
Section 1.
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Commitment assigned:
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$[_____]
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Assignor’s remaining Commitment:
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$[_____]
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Capital allocable to Commitment assigned:
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$[_____]
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Assignor’s remaining Capital:
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$[_____]
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Interest (if any) allocable to Capital assigned:
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Interest (if any) allocable to Assignor’s remaining Capital:
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Section 2.
Effective Date of this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement: [__________]
Upon execution and delivery of this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement by the assignee and the assignor and the satisfaction of the other conditions to assignment specified in Section 13.03(b) of the Agreement (as defined below), from and after the effective date specified above, the assignee shall become a party to, and, to the extent of the rights and obligations thereunder being assigned to it pursuant to this Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Committed Lender under that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”).
(Signature Pages Follow)
ASSIGNOR: [_________]
By:
Name:
Title
ASSIGNEE: [_________]
By:
Name:
Title:
[Address]
Accepted as of date first above
written:
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
PG&E AR FACILITY, LLC,
as Borrower
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT D
[Reserved]
EXHIBIT E
[Reserved]
Form of CARE Program Inclusion Request
[Letterhead of Borrower]
[Date]
[Administrative Agent]
[Group Agents]
Re: CARE Program Inclusion Request
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in this CARE Program Inclusion Request and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
This letter constitutes a CARE Program Inclusion Request pursuant to Section 13.24 of the Agreement. The Borrower hereby requests that the CARE Program Exclusion Period shall end as of [____], 202[_] (such date, the “CARE Program Inclusion Date”).
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this CARE Program Inclusion Request, that no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and no Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default, Termination Event or Unmatured Termination Event would result from this CARE Program Inclusion Request.
THIS CARE PROGRAM INCLUSION REQUEST, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).
This CARE Program Inclusion Request may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this CARE Program Inclusion Request by facsimile transmission, emailed pdf. or any other
electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof or any other electronic means as provided in the immediately following sentence. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this CARE Program Inclusion Request and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
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as the Servicer and as the Retention Holder
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Name:
Title:
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Very truly yours,
Accepted as of date first above
written:
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
as Group Agent for the MUFG Group
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Group Agent for the Mizuho Group
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
BNP PARIBAS,
as Group Agent for the BNP Group
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Group Agent for the JPM Group
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT F
Credit and Collection Policy
(Attached)
EXHIBIT G
Form of Monthly Report
(Attached)
EXHIBIT H
Form of Compliance Certificate
To: MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Receivables Financing Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2020 among PG&E AR Facility, LLC (the “Borrower”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Servicer (the “Servicer”), the Lenders party thereto, the Group Agents party thereto and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1. I am the duly elected ________________of the Servicer.
2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 above did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default, an Unmatured Event of Default, a Termination Event or an Unmatured Termination Event, as each such term is defined under the Agreement, during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate[, except as set forth in paragraph 5 below].
4. Schedule I attached hereto sets forth financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period referenced on such Schedule I.
[5. Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 above by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:]
The foregoing certifications are made and delivered this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
[_________]
By:
Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE I TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
A. Schedule of Compliance as of ___________________, 20__ with Section 7.02(b) of the Agreement. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
This schedule relates to the month ended: __________________.
B. The following financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period ending on ______________, 20__, are attached hereto:
EXHIBIT I
Closing Memorandum
(Attached)
EXHIBIT J
Form of Daily Report
(Attached)
EXHIBIT K
Form of Weekly Report
(Attached)
SCHEDULE I
Commitments
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Party
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Capacity
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Commitment
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MUFG
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Committed Lender
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$325,000,000
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Mizuho
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Committed Lender
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$225,000,000
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BNP
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Committed Lender
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$225,000,000
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JPM
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Committed Lender
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$225,000,000
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SCHEDULE II
Lock-Boxes, Collection Accounts and Borrower Accounts
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Collection Account Bank
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Collection Account Number
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Associated Lock-Box (if any)
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Citibank, N.A.
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30871958
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N/A
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MUFG Union Bank
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0700475581
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N/A
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Bank of America, N.A.
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1233500817
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N/A
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The Bank of New York Mellon
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075477
177822
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N/A
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Borrower Account Bank
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Borrower Account Number
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The Bank of New York Mellon
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0000639990
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SCHEDULE III
Notice Addresses
(A) in the case of the Borrower, at the following address:
PG&E AR Facility, LLC
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopy: (415) 973-8968
Telephone: (415) 973-8956
Email: BankingandMoneyManagementDepartment@pge.com
with a copy to :
PG&E AR Facility, LLC
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy: (415) 973-5520
Telephone: (415) 973-8956
Email: BankingandMoneyManagementDepartment@pge.com
(B) in the case of the Servicer, at the following address:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention: Treasurer
Telecopy: (415) 973-8968
Telephone: (415) 973-8956
Email: BankingandMoneyManagementDepartment@pge.com
with a copy to :
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy: (415) 973-5520
Telephone: (415) 973-8956
Email: BankingandMoneyManagementDepartment@pge.com
(C) in the case of the Administrative Agent, at the following address:
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1104
Attn: Securitized Products
Tel: 212-782-6957
Fax: 212-782-4471
Email: securitization_reporting@us.mufg.jp
(D) in the case of Victory, at the following address:
Victory Receivables Corporation
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Securitization Group
Tel: (212) 782-6957
Fax: (212) 782-6448
Email: securitization_reporting@us.mufg.jp
(E) in the case of Mizuho, at the following address:
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: Johan Andreasson
Tel: (212) 282-3544
Email: johan.andreasson@mizuhogroup.com
(F) in the case of BNP, at the following address:
BNP Paribas
787 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Attn: Chris Fukuoka
Tel: (212) 841-2567
Email: dl.starbirdadmin@us.bnpparibas.com
(G) in the case of Starbird Funding Corporation, at the following address:
Starbird Funding Corporation
68 South Service Road, Suite 120
Melville, NY 11747
Tel: (631) 930-7216
Fax: (212) 302-8767
Email: starbird@gssnyc.com
with a copy to:
BNP Paribas
787 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Attn: Chris Fukuoka
Tel: (212) 841-2567
Email: dl.starbirdadmin@us.bnpparibas.com
(H) in the case of JPM, at the following address:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
10 South Dearborn, 16th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Corina Mills
Tel: 312-732-5660
Email: corina.mills@jpmorgan.com
with copies of any funding or operations related notices to:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
10 South Dearborn, 16th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attention: Jazmine Jones
Tel: 312-732-2234
Email: ABS.Treasury.Dept@jpmorgan.com
(I) in the case of Jupiter Securitization Company LLC, at the following address:
Jupiter Securitization Company LLC
c/o JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Agent
Asset Backed Securities Conduit Group
Mail Code IL1-1729
Chase Tower, 10 S. Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Fax: (312) 732-3600
Email: ABS.Treasury.Dept@jpmorgan.com
(J) in the case of any other Person, at the address for such Person specified in the other Transaction Documents; in each case, or at such other address as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to the other parties to this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT 10.4
FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Purchase Agreement (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of September 14, 2021, by and between HNG ATLAS US LP, a Delaware limited partnership (due to scrivener’s error, erroneously referred as “Hines Atlas US LP”) (“Buyer”), and PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation (“Seller”).
RECITALS
A.Seller and Buyer entered into that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 21, 2021 (“Purchase Agreement”), which provides for the purchase and sale of certain real property located in the City and County of San Francisco, California, commonly known as 25 and 77 Beale Street, 215 and 245 Market Street, and 50 Main Street.
B.Pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Purchase Agreement, Seller notified Buyer that the Closing Date would be September 15, 2021.
C.Buyer and Seller desire to extend the Closing Date and amend the Purchase Agreement as hereinafter set forth.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Buyer and Seller hereby agree as follows:
1.Defined Terms. Unless otherwise expressly set forth herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
2.Extension of Closing Date. Seller and Buyer hereby amend Section 3.1 of the Purchase Agreement to extend the Closing Date from Wednesday, September 15, 2021, to Friday, September 17, 2021. The parties understand and agree that Closing shall be required to occur on the amended Closing Date, time being of the essence.
3.Ratification. Buyer acknowledges that there is a scrivener's error in the name of “Buyer” in the Purchase Agreement (including in the preamble and Buyer’s signature block) in that the reference therein to “Hines Atlas US LP” should read “HNG Atlas US LP”. Buyer agrees that all references to “Hines Atlas US LP” are replaced, in each instance, with “HNG Atlas US LP,” as if “HNG Atlas US LP” was originally stated on the date of execution of the Purchase Agreement. Buyer and Seller hereby ratify, reaffirm and approve the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, and agree and acknowledge that the Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, is in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the terms of this Amendment will control.
4.Miscellaneous. Each party (i) has agreed to permit the use, from time to time, of telecopied signatures in order to expedite the transaction contemplated by this Amendment, (ii) intends to be bound by its telecopied signature, (iii) is aware that the other will rely on the telecopied signature, and (iv) acknowledges such reliance and waives any defenses (other than fraud) to the enforcement of any document based on the fact that a signature was sent by telecopy. As used herein, the term “telecopied signature” shall include any signature sent via facsimile or via email in portable document format (“.pdf”), as well as any electronic signature covered by the U.S. Federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law (e.g., www.docusign.com).
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer and Seller have executed this Amendment effective as of the date set forth above.
BUYER:
HNG ATLAS US LP,
a Delaware limited partnership
By: Hines HNG Atlas US GP LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its general partner
By: Hines HNG Atlas Associates LP,
a Texas limited partnership,
its sole member
By: Hines HNG Atlas GP LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company,
its general partner
By: Hines Investment Management Holdings Limited Partnership,
a Texas limited partnership,
its sole member
By: /s/ Paul Paradis
Name: Paul Paradis
Title: Senior Managing Director
Signature Page to First Amendment to Purchase Agreement
SELLER:
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
a California corporation
By: /s/ Julius Cox
Name: Julius Cox
Title: Executive Vice President
People, Shared Services and Supply Chain
Signature Page to First Amendment to Purchase Agreement
EXHIBIT 10.5
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of October 29, 2021 (this “Amendment”), is entered into by and among PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Consenting Lenders (as defined below) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMCB”), as administrative agent (in such capacity and including any successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2020, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time, the Administrative Agent and the other parties thereto (the “Credit Agreement”, capitalized terms used (including in the preamble and recitals hereto) but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby));
WHEREAS, each Lender holding 18-Month Tranche Loans (the “Existing Loans”) immediately prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (the Lenders with Existing Loans, the “Existing Lenders”) that executes and delivers an executed counterpart to this Amendment agrees to the terms of this Amendment upon the effectiveness of this Amendment on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (such lenders, the “Consenting Lenders”), whereby the maturity date of the Existing Loans held by the Consenting Lenders will be extended from January 1, 2022 to October 1, 2022 (the Existing Loans so extended, the “Extended Loans”; the Existing Loans not so extended, the “Non-Extended Loans”);
WHEREAS, JPMCB (or an Affiliate thereof) is acting as a joint lead arranger and bookrunner (in such capacity, the “Left Lead Arranger”) in respect of this Amendment and Barclays Bank PLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Citibank, N.A. are acting as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners (in such capacities, together with the Left Lead Arranger, the “Lead Arrangers”) in respect of this Amendment; and
WHEREAS, this Amendment is an amendment made with the consent of the Consenting Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
A.Amendments to Credit Agreement.
(i)(A) On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.
(B) Effective on the later of January 1, 2022 and the date of prepayment, in full, of all Non-Extended Loans, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit B hereto.
(ii)On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the outstanding Extended Loans shall be allocated in accordance with the Commitments set forth in Schedule I attached to this Amendment. Each Lender whose Extended Loans are reduced as a result of this Amendment (each, an “Assignor”) hereby irrevocably sells and assigns, at par, to each Lender whose Extended Loans are increased by giving effect to this Amendment (each, an “Assignee”), and each Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from each Assignor, subject to and in
accordance with this Amendment, the terms set forth in Exhibit E to the Existing Credit Agreement (which are incorporated herein by reference) and the Credit Agreement (other than the minimum amount requirement in Section 10.6(b)(ii)(A) of the Credit Agreement and the requirement to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption in respect thereof), as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, such Assignor’s rights and obligations as an 18-Month Tranche Lender under the Credit Agreement to the extent assigned pursuant to this Amendment (an “Assigned Interest”). On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, (x) each Assignee purchasing and assuming Assigned Interests shall pay for the account of each applicable Assignor the purchase price for such Assigned Interests (equal to the principal amount of such Assigned Interest) and (y) the Borrower shall pay all accrued and unpaid interest and fees and other amounts accrued to but excluding the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date for the account of each Assignor in respect of such Assignor’s Assigned Interests.
(iii)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2.14(b) or any other provision of the Credit Agreement, the Consenting Lenders hereby consent to the repayment or prepayment in full of the Non-Extended Loans (and interest thereon) on or prior to January 1, 2022 without the ratable repayment of the Extended Loans (and interest thereon) on such date.
B.Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written when, and only when, each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement, waived (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”):
1.Executed Counterparts. The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart to this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Consenting Lenders and the Administrative Agent;
2.Organizational Documents; Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (with a recent short-form good standing certificate of the Borrower), similar to the one delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(f) of the Credit Agreement, with appropriate insertions and attachments and (ii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer, dated the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, confirming the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in clauses (3) and (4) below;
3.Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement (other than 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 immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment; provided that each of such representations and warranties that contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, 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);
4.No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to, and immediately after giving effect to, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date;
5.Fees and Expenses. On or prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrower shall have paid all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers required to be paid or reimbursed by the Borrower in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and related documentation (including, in each case, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers with respect thereto);
6.KYC Information. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received all documentation and information relating to the Borrower as is reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent and/or any such Lender at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date that is required by Governmental Authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. If the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and the Administrative Agent or any Lender so request at least five (5) Business
Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, then at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or any such Lender a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.
7.Bond Documents. The Borrower shall have caused to be issued to the Administrative Agent two new First Mortgage Bonds (collectively, the “New FMBs”) totaling an aggregate amount of $1,500,000,000 (with one First Mortgage Bond having a face amount corresponding to the amount of Extended Loans and the other First Mortgage Bond having a face amount corresponding to the amount of Non-Extended Loans), such that the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Bonds will, when taken together, equal the outstanding principal amount of the Loans (after giving effect to this Amendment). Upon receipt of the New FMBs, the Administrative Agent shall return to the Borrower the original First Mortgage Bond with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans in the amount of $1,500,000,000 issued on the Effective Date. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall have received:
(i)a Bond Delivery Agreement with respect to the New FMBs, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and Administrative Agent;
(ii)two Senior Bonds (with one Senior Bond having a face amount corresponding to the amount of Extended Loans and the other Senior Bond having a face amount corresponding to the amount of Non-Extended Loans), duly issued and authenticated under the FMB Indenture and in forms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii)a Supplemental Indenture with respect to the New FMBs, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iv)a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee certifying that such Senior Bonds have been authenticated and are outstanding under the FMB Indenture;
(v)copies of all legal opinions and other documents delivered to the Indenture Trustee by or on behalf of the Borrower on or prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date in connection with the issuance of such Senior Bonds; and
(vi)copies of all title reports and commitments, if any, as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date with respect to the Mortgaged Property consisting of real property as to which Liens in favor of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the New FMB, has been granted.
C.Other Terms.
1.Reference to the Effect on the Loan Documents.
(i)As of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement” (including, without limitation, by means of words like “thereunder,” “thereof” and words of like import), shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and this Amendment and the Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument.
(ii)Except as expressly amended hereby or specifically waived or consented to above, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
(iii)The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders, the Borrower, the Lead Arrangers or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any other provision of any of the Loan Documents or for any purpose except as expressly set forth herein.
(iv)This Amendment is a Loan Document.
2.Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Amendment and/or (y) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Amendment and/or the transactions contemplated hereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record (each, an “Electronic Signature”) transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Amendment and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be.
3.Ratification. This Amendment shall be effective pursuant to Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement (and approved and ratified by the Lenders (including in their capacity as Required Lenders) party hereto and the Administrative Agent for all purposes under the Loan Documents) to the extent this Amendment is signed by each of the Lenders constituting Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.
4.Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
5.Section Titles. The section titles contained in this Amendment are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement between the parties hereto, except when used to reference a section.
6.Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Credit Agreement.
7.Severability. The fact that any term or provision of this Amendment is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable as to any person in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of the remaining terms or provisions hereof or the validity, enforceability or legality of such offending term or provision in any other situation or jurisdiction or as applied to any person.
8.Successors. The terms of this Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
9.Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. The jurisdiction and waiver of right to trial by jury provisions in Section 10.12 and Section 10.15, respectively, of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference mutatis mutandis.
[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
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PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as the Borrower
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By:/s/ Margaret K. Becker__
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Name: Margaret K. Becker
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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Signature Page to Amendment No. 1
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Arina Mavilian
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Name: Arina Mavilian
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Title: Executive Director
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Holli Balzer
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Name: HOLLI BALZER
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Title: VICE PRESIDENT
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MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Nietzsche Rodricks
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Name: Nietzsche Rodricks
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Title: Managing Director
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Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Gregory R. Gredvig
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Name: Gregory R. Gredvig
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Title: Director
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BNP PARIBAS, as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Denis O’Meara
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Name: Denis O’Meara
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Title: Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ Victor Padilla
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Name: Victor Padilla
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Title: Vice President
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Bank of China, Los Angeles Branch, as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Yong Ou
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Name: Yong Ou
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Title: SVP & Branch Manager
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ William E. Briggs IV
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Name: William E. Briggs IV
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO BRANCH, as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Darren Thomas
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Name: Darren Thomas
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Title: Director
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Sydney G. Dennis
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Name: Sydney G. Dennis
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Title: Director
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Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Edward Sacks
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Name: Edward Sacks
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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CITIBANK, N.A.,
as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Richard Rivera
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Name: Richard Rivera
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Title: Vice President
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as a Consenting Lender
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By:
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/s/ Molly H. Ross
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Name: Molly H. Ross
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Title: Vice President
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SCHEDULE I
18-Month Tranche Loans as of Amendment No. 1 Effective Date
[attached]
EXHIBIT A
Attached.
$3,000,000,000
TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as Borrower,
the Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
and GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
and
BNP PARIBAS,
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,
and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents
Dated as of July 1, 2020
as amended by Section A(i)(A) of Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2021
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
BofA Securities, Inc.,
Barclays Bank PLC,
Citibank, N.A.
and Goldman Sachs Bank USA
as Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint Bookrunners
$3,000,000,000
TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as Borrower,
the Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
and GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as Co-Syndication Agents,
and
BNP PARIBAS,
CREDIT SUISSE AG, NEW YORK BRANCH,
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,
and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents
Dated as of July 1, 2020
as amended by Section A(i)(A) of Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of October 29, 2021
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
BofA Securities, Inc.,
Barclays Bank PLC,
Citibank, N.A.
and Goldman Sachs Bank USA
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 30
1.3 Divisions 31
1.4 Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification 31
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE TERM LOANS 32
2.1 Loans 32
2.2 Procedures for Borrowing 32
2.3 [Reserved] 33
2.4 [Reserved] 33
2.5 [Reserved] 33
2.6 Fees, Etc. 33
2.7 Termination of Commitments 33
2.8 Prepayments 33
2.9 Conversion and Continuation Options 34
2.10 Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches 35
2.11 Interest Rates and Payment Dates 35
2.12 Computation of Interest and Fees 36
2.13 Inability to Determine Interest Rate 36
2.14 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes 38
2.15 Change of Law 39
2.16 Taxes 41
2.17 Indemnity 45
2.18 Change of Lending Office 45
2.19 Replacement of Lenders 46
2.20 Defaulting Lenders 46
SECTION 3. [RESERVED] 47
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 47
4.1 Financial Condition 47
4.2 No Change 48
4.3 Existence; Compliance with Law 48
4.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations 48
4.5 No Legal Bar 49
4.6 Litigation 49
4.7 No Default 49
4.8 Taxes 49
4.9 Federal Regulations 50
4.10 ERISA 50
4.11 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations 50
4.12 Use of Proceeds 51
4.13 Environmental Matters 51
4.14 Regulatory Matters 51
4.15 Sanctions; Anti-Corruption 51
4.16 Affected Financial Institutions 51
4.17 Solvency 51
4.18 Disclosure 51
4.19 Status of Obligations 52
4.20 Ownership of Property 52
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 52
5.1 Conditions to the Effective Date 52
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 54
6.1 Financial Statements 54
6.2 Certificates; Other Information 55
6.3 Payment of Taxes. 56
6.4 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance 56
6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance 56
6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions 56
6.7 Notices 57
6.8 Maintenance of Licenses, etc. 57
6.9 Further Assurances 57
SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS 58
7.1 Indebtedness 58
7.2 Consolidated Capitalization Ratio 60
7.3 Liens 60
7.4 Fundamental Changes 60
7.5 Sale and Lease Back Transactions 60
7.6 Swap Agreements 61
7.7 Amendments to FMB Indenture 61
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT 61
SECTION 9. THE AGENTS 64
9.1 Appointment and Authority 64
9.2 Delegation of Duties 64
9.3 Exculpatory Provisions 64
9.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent 65
9.5 Notice of Default 66
9.6 Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders 66
9.7 Indemnification 66
9.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity 67
9.9 Successor Agents 67
9.10 Documentation Agents and Syndication Agents 68
9.11 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 68
9.12 Certain ERISA Matters 69
9.13 Erroneous Payment 69
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS 70
10.1 Amendments and Waivers 70
10.2 Notices 72
10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 74
10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties 74
10.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes 75
10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. 76
10.7 Adjustments; Set off 80
10.8 Counterparts; Binding Effect 81
10.9 Severability 81
10.10 Integration 82
10.11 GOVERNING LAW 82
10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 82
10.13 Acknowledgments 83
10.14 Confidentiality 83
10.15 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL 84
10.16 USA Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation 84
10.17 Judicial Reference 84
10.18 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 84
10.19 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 85
10.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 85
SCHEDULES:
1.1 Commitments
7.5 Sale and Lease Back Transactions
EXHIBITS:
A [Reserved]
B [Reserved]
C Form of Compliance Certificate
D Form of Closing Certificate
E Form of Assignment and Assumption
F [Reserved]
G Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
H Form of Note
I Form of Solvency Certificate
This TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 1, 2020, 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”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with any permitted successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on January 29, 2019, the Borrower and PG&E Corporation, a California corporation and the holder of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Borrower (“PCG”) filed voluntary petitions for relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (the “Bankruptcy Court”), and commenced their respective cases under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code;
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2020, the Borrower and PCG filed the Debtors’ and Shareholder Proponents’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization Dated June 19, 2020 [Docket No. 8048] (together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes, supplements, and other attachments thereto, and as may be further amended, modified or otherwise changed in accordance with this Agreement, the “Plan of Reorganization”);
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2020, the Plan of Reorganization was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and was consummated on the Effective Date;
WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide the term loans set forth herein and the Lenders are willing to make available to the Borrower such term loans upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, in connection with and pursuant to Amendment No. 1, the Borrower has requested that this Agreement be amended as set forth in Amendment No. 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.DEFINITIONS
1.1Defined 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.
“18-Month Tranche Commitment”: as to each 18-Month Tranche Lender, its obligation to make Loans under the 18-Month Tranche to the Borrower on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.1(b), in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such 18-Month Tranche Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. As of the Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the 18-Month Tranche Commitments for all 18-Month Tranche Lenders is $1,500,000,000.
“18-Month Tranche Lender”: a Lender with an 18-Month Tranche Commitment or holding 18-Month Tranche Loans.
“18-Month Tranche Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1(b).
“18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A)”: as defined in Section 2.1(b).
“18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B)”: as defined in Section 2.1(b).
“18-Month Tranche Maturity Date”: (a) with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A), October 1, 2022 and (b) with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B), January 1, 2022.
“364-Day Tranche Commitment”: as to each 364-Day Tranche Lender, its obligation to make Loans under the 364-Day Tranche to the Borrower on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.1(a), in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such 364-Day Tranche Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. As of the Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the 364-Day Tranche Commitments for all 364-Day Tranche Lenders is $1,500,000,000.
“364-Day Tranche Lender”: a Lender with a 364-Day Tranche Commitment or holding 364-Day Tranche Loans.
“364-Day Tranche Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1(a).
“364-Day Tranche Maturity Date”: the date that is 364 days after the Effective Date.
“ABR”: for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Eurodollar Rate for a one month Interest Period commencing on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Eurodollar Rate for any day shall be based on the Eurodollar Screen Rate (or if the Eurodollar Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Eurodollar Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, respectively. If ABR is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.13 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until any amendment has become effective pursuant to Section 2.13(b)), then ABR shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. If the ABR as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
“ABR Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
“Administrative Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Affected Financial Institution”: (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“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.
“Agent Parties”: as defined in Section 10.2(d)(ii).
“Agents”: the collective reference to the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, and the Administrative Agent.
“Agreement”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Amendment No. 1”: that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, among the Borrower, each Lender party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”: October 29, 2021.
“Anti-Corruption Laws”: as defined in Section 4.15.
“Applicable Margin”: for any day, (a) (i) with respect to any ABR Loans under the 364-Day Tranche, 1.00% per annum and (ii) with respect to Eurodollar Loans under the 364-Day Tranche, 2.00% per annum and (b) (i) with respect to any ABR Loans under the 18-Month Tranche, 1.25% per annum and (ii) with respect to Eurodollar Loans under the 18-Month Tranche, 2.25% per annum.
“Approved Fund”: with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business that is administered or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of any entity that administers or manages such Lender.
“Arrangers”: the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners identified on the cover hereto.
“A/R Securitization Assets”: (i) any accounts receivable, notes receivable, rights to future accounts receivable, notes receivable or residuals or other similar rights to payments due or any other rights to payment or related assets in respect of the provision of gas and electric service to consumers or otherwise (whether then existing or arising in the future) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the proceeds thereof and (ii) all collateral securing such receivable or asset, all contracts and contract rights, guarantees or other obligations in respect of such receivable or asset, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such receivables or asset and any other assets customarily transferred (or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted) together with receivables or assets in connection with a securitization transaction involving such assets.
“A/R Securitization Subsidiary”: PG&E AR Facility, LLC and any other Subsidiary formed and operating solely for the purpose of entering into A/R Securitization Transactions and engaging in activities ancillary thereto.
“A/R Securitization Transaction”: any financing transaction or series of financing transactions entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to which the Borrower may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to any Person (including, without limitation, an A/R Securitization Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in any A/R Securitization Assets and that are (other than to the extent of the Standard A/R Securitization Obligations) non-recourse to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an A/R Securitization Subsidiary).
“Assignee”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Assignment and Assumption”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Available Tenor”: as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.
“Bail-In Action”: the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation”: (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Court”: as defined in the first recital paragraph.
“Benchmark Replacement”: the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may be a SOFR-Based Rate) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the Eurodollar Base Rate for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided further that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment”: the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving
due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Eurodollar Base Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Eurodollar Base Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time (for the avoidance of doubt, such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment shall not be in the form of a reduction to the Applicable Margin).
“Benchmark”: initially, the Eurodollar Base Rate; provided that if a replacement of the Benchmark has occurred pursuant to Section 2.13, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.
“Benchmark Replacement”: for any Available Tenor:
(1) for purposes of Section 2.13(b), the first alternative set forth below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a) the sum of: (i) Term SOFR and (ii) 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Available Tenor of one-month’s duration, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Available Tenor of three-months’ duration, 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Available Tenor of six-months’ duration and 0.71513% (71.513 basis points) for an Available Tenor of twelve-months’ duration; provided, that if any Available Tenor of the Eurodollar Base Rate does not correspond to an Available Tenor of Term SOFR, the Benchmark Replacement for such Available Tenor of the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be the closest corresponding Available Tenor (based on tenor) for Term SOFR, or and if such Available Tenor of the Eurodollar Base Rate corresponds equally to two Available Tenors of Term SOFR, the corresponding tenor of Term SOFR with the shorter duration shall be applied;
(b) the sum of: (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the spread adjustment selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of the tenor of the Eurodollar Base Rate with a SOFR-based rate having approximately the same length as the interest payment period specified in clause (b) of Section 2.13 (which spread adjustment, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be 0.11448% (11.448 basis points); and
(2) for purposes of clause (c) of Section 2.13, the sum of (a) the alternate benchmark rate and (b) an adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), in each case, that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Available Tenor of such Benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention, including any applicable recommendations made by the Relevant Governmental Body, for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;
provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes”: with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, the formula for calculating any successor rates identified pursuant to the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of thesuch Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement). and the other Loan Documents), the formula, methodology or convention for applying the successor Floor to the successor Benchmark Replacement.
“Benchmark Replacement Date”: the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the Eurodollar Base Rate:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate; and
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
“Benchmark Transition Event”: the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the Eurodollar Base Rate:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate;
(2) “Benchmark Transition Event”: with respect to any then-current Benchmark other than the Eurodollar Base Rate, the occurrence of one or more of the following events: a public statement or publication of information by theor on behalf of the administrator of the then-current Benchmark, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate, the U.S.such Benchmark, the Federal Reserve SystemBoard,
the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Eurodollar Screen Ratesuch Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Eurodollar Screen Ratesuch Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Eurodollar Screen Rate, in each case which states that thesuch Benchmark, announcing or stating that (a) such administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate has ceased or will cease on a specified date to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rateall Available Tenors of such Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate; and/orany Available Tenor of such Benchmark or (b) all Available Tenors of such Benchmark are or will no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored.
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate announcing that the Eurodollar Screen Rate is no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Start Date”: (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.
“Benchmark Unavailability Period”: if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Eurodollar Base Rate and solely to the extent that the Eurodollar Base Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (a) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Eurodollar Base Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.13 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Eurodollar Base Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.13.
“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.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification”: a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation”: 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan”: any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7(a).
“BHC Act Affiliate”: an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)).
“Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
“Bond Delivery Agreement”: (i) that certain Bond Delivery Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (ii) that certain Bond Delivery Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Bond Documents”: collectively, the FMB Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, the Senior Bonds and the Bond Delivery Agreement.
“Borrower”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Bridge Facilities”: each of the bridge facilities outstanding, as of any date of determination, pursuant to the terms of the Utility Commitment Letter and the PCG Commitment Letter.
“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 Lease Obligations”: as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on the balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP, subject to Section 1.2(f).
“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.
“Cash Management Agreement”: any agreement to establish or maintain accounts or provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, netting services, cash pooling arrangements, credit or debit card, purchasing card, electronic funds transfer, automated clearing house, foreign exchange facilities and other cash management arrangements.
“Change of Control”: the occurrence of one of the following:
(i)(A) PCG shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner of 100% of the common stock of the Borrower or (B) PCG shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner of at least 70% of the voting Capital Stock of the Borrower; or
(ii)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 35% of the voting power of the Capital Stock of PCG; or
(iii)at any point during any period of 24 consecutive months, commencing after the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of PCG, together with any directors whose election or nomination for election to the board of directors of PCG (whether by the board of directors of PCG or any shareholder of PCG) was approved by a majority of the directors who either were directors of PCG at the beginning of such 24-month period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved, cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of PCG (it being understood and agreed that, for the avoidance of doubt, the change of directors of PCG contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization shall not constitute a Change of Control); or
(iv)there shall have been (A) [reserved] or (B) a transfer of the license and/or operating assets constituting more than 10% of the Net Tangible Assets of the Borrower to the State of California, to any other Governmental Authority or to a third party at the direction of State of California, the CPUC or any similar Governmental Authority.
“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.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commitment”: as to any Lender, its 364-Day Tranche Commitment or 18-Month Tranche Commitment.
“Commitment Letter”: that certain Term Loan Commitment Letter dated as of May 26, 2020 among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as the borrower, PG&E Corporation and the commitment parties from time to time party thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof.
“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.
“Communications”: as defined in Section 10.2(d)(ii).
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Compounded SOFR”: the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which may include compounding in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with:
(1) the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:
(2) if, and to the extent that, the Administrative Agent determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion are substantially consistent with any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining compounded SOFR for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;
provided, further, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such rate, methodology or convention determined in accordance with clause (1) or clause (2) is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then Compounded SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement.”
“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 Sections 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 and any Indebtedness under any A/R Securitization Transaction, (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 debenture or other similar securities issued by the Borrower and (e) as of any date of determination, the amount of any securities included within the caption “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on a consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower as of such date.
“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.
“Corresponding Tenor”: with respect to a Benchmark Replacement, a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day
adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the applicable Interest Period with respect to the Eurodollar Base Rate.
“Covered Entity”: any of the following:
(i)a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii)a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii)a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party”: as defined in Section 10.19.
“CPUC”: the California Public Utilities Commission or its successor.
“Daily Simple SOFR”: for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debt Issuance”: the issuance of Securitized Bonds under or pursuant to the Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for (1) Administration of Stress Test Methodology Developed Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 451.2(b) and (2) Determination That $7.5 Billion of 2017 Catastrophic Wildfire Costs and Expenses Are Stress Test Costs That May Be Financed Through Issuance of Recovery Bonds Pursuant to Section 451.2(c) and Section 850 et seq. (U39E) - Application No. 20-04-023 dated as of April 30, 2020, or the contemplated subsequent and related application for the issuance of a financing order authorizing the securitization transaction described in A.20-04-023, to be filed later in 2020 and consolidated therewith, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“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.
“Default Right”: the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“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 Loans within two (2) 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 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 two (2) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans, 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 or the Borrower), (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 two (2) Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a 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, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that (x) 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 may, in its discretion, determine that such Lender is not a “Defaulting Lender” if and for so long as the Administrative Agent is satisfied that such Lender will continue to perform its funding obligations hereunder and (y) a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of voting stock or any other Capital Stock 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 and each Lender.
“Disposition”: with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The term “Dispose of” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Documentation Agents”: as defined on the cover hereto.
“Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
“Early Opt-in Effective Date”: with respect to any Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
“Early Opt-in Election”: the occurrence of the following:
(1) (i) a determinationnotification by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notificationto (or the request by the Required LendersBorrower to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined thatto notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executedin the U.S. syndicated loan market at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.13 are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Eurodollar Base Rate; and contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review); and
(2) (i) the joint election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurredand the Borrower to trigger a fallback from Eurodollar Base Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.
“EEA Financial Institution”: (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority”: any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived, which date is July 1, 2020.
“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 Administrative Agent shall have consented to the designation of such Person as an Eligible Assignee (such consent 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.
“ERISA Event”: (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the failure of the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity to timely make a required contribution with respect to any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan; (c) the imposition of a Lien under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (d) the failure of the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity to meet the minimum funding standard under Section 412 or 430 of the Code with respect to any Plan or the filing of an application for a funding waiver with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (e) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, including with respect to the termination of any Plan (other than the payment of PBGC premiums in the ordinary course); (f) (i) the termination of, or the filing or receipt of a notice of intent to terminate, a Single Employer Plan under Section 4041 of ERISA, or the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or (ii) (A) the appointment of a trustee to administer a Single Employer Plan under Section 4042, or (B) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Single Employer Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer a Single Employer Plan, or receipt by the Borrower of notice from the PBGC thereof, where such proceedings continue unstayed or in effect for more than 60 days, or such notice is not withdrawn by the PBGC within 60 days following delivery by PBGC; (g) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability with respect to the complete withdrawal or partial withdrawal under Title IV of ERISA from any Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any notice from a Multiemployer Plan concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability; (i) receipt of notification by Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity from a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) or in Insolvency; (j) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or a substantial cessation of operations with respect to a Plan within the meaning of
Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (k) the posting of a bond or security under Section 436(f) of the Code with respect to any Plan; or (l) the Borrower incurs material tax liability with respect to any Plan (including Sections 4975, 4980B, 4980D, 4980H and 4980I of the Code, as applicable).
“Erroneous Payment”: as defined in Section 9.13(a).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“Eurocurrency Liabilities”: as defined in Regulation D of the Federal Reserve 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 Federal Reserve 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 Eurodollar Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the Eurodollar Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.
“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 upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%):
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“Eurodollar Screen Rate”: for any day and time, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided
that if the Eurodollar Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“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 pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan (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 Section 2.16(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the 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.
“FCA”: as defined in Section 2.13(b).
“FCPA”: as defined in Section 4.15.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’sNYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website”: the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor sourceBoard”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“First Mortgage Bonds”: bonds issued by the Borrower pursuant to the FMB Indenture.
“Floor”: the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to Eurodollar Base Rate.
“FMB Indenture”: the Indenture of Mortgage (Mortgage), dated as of June 19, 2020, between the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee (as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture) and as further supplemented or amended from time to time.
“Foreign Lender”: a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“FPA”: the Federal Power Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“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 (i) 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 and (ii) any change in the application of GAAP concurred by the Borrower’s independent public accountants and disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent.
“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.
“IBA”: as defined in Section 1.42.13(b).
“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 Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (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 Sections 7.1 and 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 and any obligations under any A/R Securitization Transaction. 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.
“Indebtedness Covenant Release Date”: the date of the expiration of the temporary waiver from its authorized capital structure granted by the CPUC on May 28, 2020.
“Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Section 10.5.
“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.
“Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 10.5.
“Indenture Trustee”: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and any successor thereto as trustee under the FMB Indenture.
“Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any ABR 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 and (d) as to any Loan, the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
“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 week thereafter or one, three or six or (if agreed to by all Lenders) 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, three or six or (if agreed to by all Lenders) 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 applicable Maturity 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;
(iv)[reserved];
(v)at the election of the Borrower, the initial Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loans made on the Effective Date, shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the last day of the calendar month during which the Effective Date occurs; and
(vi)the option to elect a one week Interest Period shall only be available during the calendar year ending December 31, 2021 and solely to the extent such Interest Period is available to the Administrative Agent.
“Interpolated Rate”: at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the Eurodollar Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the Eurodollar Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the Eurodollar Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the Eurodollar Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Eurodollar Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
“IRS”: the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“knowledge of the Borrower”: actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Laws”: collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto, including each Lender set forth under the heading “Lender” on Schedule I of Amendment No. 1 and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder; provided, that unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include any Conduit Lender.
“LIBOR”: as defined in Section 1.4.
“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 Obligation having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loans”: the 364-Day Tranche Loans and the 18-Month Tranche Loans.
“Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Notes, the Supplemental Indenture, the Senior Bonds, the Bond Delivery Agreement, the FMB Indenture and, in each case, any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing; provided, that the term “Loan Documents” shall not include the FMB Indenture for any purposes under Section 2.16, Section 8 or Section 10 (other than for the purposes of Sections 10.1(iv) 10.1(x)).
“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 (i) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or (ii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“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.
“Maturity Date”: (a) with respect to the 364-Day Tranche Loans, the 364-Day Tranche Maturity Date, and (b) with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans, the 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date.
“Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgaged Property”: as defined in the FMB Indenture.
“Multiemployer Plan”: a plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds”: with respect to any Debt Issuance, the excess, if any, of (i) cash actually received by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such incurrence, issuance, offering or placement over (ii) the underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such incurrence, issuance, offering or placement.
“Net Tangible Assets”: the total amount of the Borrower’s assets determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal
quarter for which financial statements have been delivered under Section 6.1, less (a) the sum of the Borrower’s consolidated current liabilities determined in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the amount of the Borrower’s consolidated assets classified as intangible assets, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“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).
“NYFRB”: the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate”: for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“NYFRB’s Website”: the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans 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 and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent 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).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate”: for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’sNYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
“Participant Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(c)(iii).
“Patriot Act”: as defined in Section 10.16.
“Payment Recipient”: as defined in Section 9.13(a).
“PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“PCG”: as defined in the first recital paragraph.
“PCG Commitment Letter”: that certain Commitment Letter dated as of October 4, 2019 among PG&E Corporation, as the borrower, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the commitment parties from time to time party thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof.
“PCG Revolving Credit Agreement”: that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the Effective Date, among PCG, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Percentage”: as to any Lender at any time with respect to a Tranche, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding with respect to such Tranche.
“Permitted Refinancing”: with respect to any Indebtedness (the “Refinanced Indebtedness”), any extension, refinancing, refunding or replacement thereof with Indebtedness provided that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Refinanced Indebtedness, plus any premium, interest, fee or expenses payable in connection therewith, (ii) the final maturity date of such Indebtedness is no earlier than the
maturity date of the Refinanced Indebtedness, and (iii) the weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness is not shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Refinanced Indebtedness.
“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.
“Plan of Reorganization”: as defined in the second recital paragraph.
“Platform”: as defined in Section 10.2(d).
“Prime Rate”: the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or in any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“PTE”: a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“QFC”: the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” in Section 10.19.
“Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer”: a Subsidiary of the Borrower formed and operating solely for the purpose of (a) purchasing and owning property created under a “financing order” (as such term is defined in the California Public Utilities Code) or similar order issued by the CPUC, (b) issuing such securities pursuant to such order, (c) pledging its interests in such property to secure such securities and (d) engaging in activities ancillary to those described in (a), (b) and (c).
“Rating”: each rating announced by S&P and Moody’s in respect of the Borrower’s senior secured debt.
“Recipient”: the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
“Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Federal Reserve Board as in effect from time to time.
“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.
“Relevant Governmental Body”: the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Removal Effective Date”: as defined in Section 9.9(b).
“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 aggregate Loans then outstanding. The Loans of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“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.
“Resignation Effective Date”: as defined in Section 9.9(a).
“Resolution Authority”: with respect to any EEA Financial Institution, an EEA Resolution Authority and, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“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.
“S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sanctions”: as defined in Section 4.15.
“SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
“Securitized Bonds”: without duplication, securities, however denominated, that are (i) issued by a Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer, (ii) secured by or otherwise payable from charges authorized by the financing order referred to in clause (a) of the definition of “Qualified
Securitization Bond Issuer,” and (iii) non-recourse to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the issuer of such securities).
“Senior Bonds”: (i) with respect to the 364-Day Tranche Loans, that certain First Mortgage Bond in the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000 and (ii) with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans, those certain First Mortgage Bonds in the aggregate combined principal amount of $1,500,000,000, in each case, issued to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture.
“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, no special purpose finance subsidiary, no A/R Securitization Subsidiary (or Subsidiaries of any A/R Securitization Subsidiary) nor any Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer (or Subsidiaries of any Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer) 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.
“SOFR”: with respect to any day,a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate published for such dayBusiness Day published by the NYFRB, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator), on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website of the secured overnight financing rate) on the NYFRB’s Website (or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the administrator of the secured overnight financing rate from time to time).
“SOFR-Based Rate”: SOFR, Compounded SOFR or Term SOFR.
“Solvent”: with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, that as of the date of determination, (i) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation on a going concern basis, exceeds, on a consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated and going concern basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business, (iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business, (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not engaged in businesses, and are not about to engage in businesses for which they have unreasonably small capital. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing as of the Effective Date, would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.
“Specified Exchange Act Filings”: the Borrower’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2020 and each and all of the 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, 2020 and prior to the date that is one Business Day before the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
“Specified Material Adverse Effect”: any occurrence, fact, change, event, effect, violation, penalty, inaccuracy or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate with any such other results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, effects, violations, penalties, inaccuracies, or circumstances, (i) would have or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities, capitalization, financial performance, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of PCG and the Borrower, taken as a whole, or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of the Borrower to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that none of the following results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, effects, violations, penalties, inaccuracies or circumstances shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Specified Material Adverse Effect has occurred, is continuing or would reasonably be expected to occur: (A) [reserved], (B) results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, violations, inaccuracies or circumstances affecting (1) the electric or gas utility businesses in the United States generally or (2) the economy, credit, financial, capital or commodity markets, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest rates, monetary policy or inflation, (C) changes or prospective changes in law (other than any law or regulation of California or the United States that is applicable to any electrical utility) or in GAAP or accounting standards, or any changes or prospective changes in the interpretation or enforcement of any of the foregoing, (D) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of any securities of PCG, (E) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, credit ratings, budgets or internal or published financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, (F) [reserved], and (G) one or more wildfires, occurring on or after January 1, 2020, that destroys or damages fewer than 500 dwellings or commercial structures in the aggregate (it being understood that (I) the exceptions in clauses (D) and (E) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such change, decline or failure referred to therein is a Specified Material Adverse Effect, and (II) a Specified Material Adverse Effect shall include the occurrence of one or more wildfires on or after January 1, 2020 destroying or damaging at least 500 dwellings or commercial structures within PCG’s service area at a time when the portion of PCG’s system at the location of such wildfire was not successfully de-energized).
“Standard A/R Securitization Obligations”: representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, repurchase obligations, servicing obligations, guarantees, intercompany notes and obligations relating to contributions of A/R Securitization Assets to an A/R Securitization Subsidiary and other obligations entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which are reasonably customary in A/R Securitization Transactions.
“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.
“Supplemental Indenture”: with respect to those certain First Mortgage Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000,000 issued to the Administrative Agent, the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee.
“Supported QFC”: as defined in Section 10.19.
“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”.
“Syndication Agents”: as defined on the cover 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.
“Term SOFR”: for the applicable corresponding tenor, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Tranche”: (i) the 364-Day Tranche Commitments or the 364-Day Tranche Loans or (ii) the 18-Month Tranche Commitments or the 18-Month Tranche Loans (or, with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans, the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A) and the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B)).
“Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant.
“Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
“UK Financial Institution”: any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority)) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority”: the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement”: the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“United States” or “U.S.”: 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.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime”: as defined in Section 10.19.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”: as defined in Section 2.16(e)(ii)(B)(III).
“Utility Commitment Letter”: that certain Commitment Letter dated as of October 4, 2019 among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as the borrower, PG&E Corporation and the commitment parties from time to time party thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof.
“Utility Revolving Credit Agreement”: that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the Effective Date, among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Withdrawal Liability”: any liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers”: (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the applicable Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to any UK Resolution Authority, any powers of such UK Resolution Authority under the applicable Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.2Other 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.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the implementation of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to the extent such adoption would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015.
1.3Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Capital Stock at such time.
1.4Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Base Rate, which is derived from the London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”). LIBOR is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans. In light of this eventuality, publicOn March 5, 2021, the FCA publicly announced that: (a) immediately after December 31, 2021, publication of all seven euro LIBOR settings, all seven Swiss Franc LIBOR settings, the spot next, 1-week, 2-month and 12-month Japanese Yen LIBOR settings, the overnight, 1-week, 2-month and 12-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR settings, and the 1-week and 2-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; immediately after June 30, 2023, publication of the overnight and 12-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will permanently cease; immediately after December 31, 2021, the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month Japanese Yen LIBOR settings and the 1-month, 3-month and 6-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR settings will cease to be provided or, subject to consultation by the FCA, be provided on a changed methodology (or “synthetic”) basis and no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored; and immediately after June 30, 2023, the 1-month, 3- month and 6-month U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will cease to be provided or, subject to the FCA’s consideration of the case, be provided on a synthetic basis and no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored. There is no assurance that dates announced by the FCA will not change or that the administrator of LIBOR and/or regulators will not take further action that could impact the availability, composition, or characteristics of LIBOR or the currencies and/or tenors for which LIBOR is published. Each party to this agreement should consult its own advisors to stay informed of any such developments. Public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rateLIBOR. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, Section 2.13(b) provides aand (c) provide the mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.13(d)2.13(e), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rateLIBOR or other rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Base Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i)(i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.13(b) or (c), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, and (ii)(ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.13(c)2.13(d)), including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the
same value or economic equivalence of, the Eurodollar Base Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.
Section 2.AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE TERM LOANS
2.1Loans.
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each 364-Day Tranche Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make a term loan (the “364-Day Tranche Loans”) to the Borrower in Dollars on the Effective Date in an amount equal to such 364-Day Tranche Lender’s 364-Day Tranche Commitment. Loans under the 364-Day Tranche may be ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as further provided herein. 364-Day Tranche Loans borrowed under this Section 2.1(a) and paid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
(b)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each 18-Month Tranche Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make a term loan (the “18-Month Tranche Loans”) to the Borrower in Dollars on the Effective Date in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such 18-Month Tranche Lender’s 18-Month Tranche Commitment. Loans under the 18-Month Tranche may be ABR Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein. 18-Month Tranche Loans borrowed under this Section 2.1(b) and paid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. As of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, a portion of the 18-Month Tranche Loans in an aggregate amount of $1,315,735,897.44 (the “18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A)”) shall have an 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date of October 1, 2022 and a portion of the 18-Month Tranche Loans in an aggregate amount of $184,264,102.56 (the “18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B)”) shall have an 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date of January 1, 2022.
2.2Procedures for Borrowing. The Borrower may borrow the Loans on the Effective Date (so long as the Effective Date is a 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 Effective Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, one Business Day prior to the Effective Date, in the case of ABR Loans) specifying (i) the amount and Type of Loans to be borrowed on the Effective Date and (ii) 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. 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 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Effective 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[Reserved].
2.4[Reserved].
2.5[Reserved].
2.6Fees, 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), any fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Lenders.
(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.
(c)On June 1, 2022, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that holds any 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A) outstanding on such date, a fee equal to 0.075% of the principal amount of such Loans.
2.7Termination of Commitments. The Commitments shall automatically terminate in full on the Effective Date after the proceeds of the Loans have been made available to the Borrower.
2.8Prepayments.
(a)Optional. 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 2:00 p.m., 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. 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 accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice of prepayment delivered in connection with any refinancing of all of the Loans with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any other incurrence of Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing or incurrence or occurrence of such other identifiable event or condition and may be revoked by the Borrower, subject to compliance with the obligations under Section 2.17 in connection with any such revocation, in the event such contingency is not met. Each prepayment of Loans under this clause (a) shall be applied to the prepayment in full of the aggregate principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the 364-Day Tranche Loans before being applied to prepay the aggregate principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans and shall be accompanied by accrued interest and fees on the amount prepaid to the date fixed for prepayment, plus, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans that are prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable to it, the Borrower shall pay any amounts due to the Lenders as a result thereof pursuant to Section 2.17.
(b)Mandatory. So long as (i) the commitments in respect of each of the Bridge Facilities have been terminated without the funding of any loans thereunder or (ii) the loans and any accrued interest, fees and other obligations under the Bridge Facilities have been paid in full, in the event that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives any Net Cash Proceeds arising from any Debt Issuance, then the Borrower shall prepay the Loans hereunder in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds not later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of such Net Cash Proceeds. The Borrower shall promptly (and not later than five (5) Business Days following receipt thereof) notify the Administrative Agent of the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, of such Net Cash Proceeds and such notice shall be accompanied by a reasonably detailed calculation of the Net Cash Proceeds. Each prepayment of Loans under this clause (b) shall be applied to the prepayment in full of the aggregate principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the 364-Day Tranche Loans before being applied to prepay the aggregate principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans and shall be accompanied by accrued interest and fees on the amount prepaid to the date fixed for prepayment, plus, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans that are prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable to it, the Borrower shall pay any amounts due to the Lenders as a result thereof pursuant to Section 2.17.
2.9Conversion 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 defined term “Interest Period”, 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; provided, further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph, subject to the preceding proviso, such Loans shall be automatically continued as Eurodollar Loans with an Interest Period of one month 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.
2.10Limitations 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 5 Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
2.11Interest 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 the Loans 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 that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on the Loans or any other fee payable in connection herewith (excluding any expenses or other indemnity) 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 Section 2.11(c) shall be payable from time to time on demand.
(e)The amount of each interest payment received by the Administrative Agent under the applicable Senior Bond shall be deemed to be a payment of interest payable by the Borrower hereunder and shall reduce, dollar-for-dollar, the amount of interest then owing by the Borrower hereunder.
2.12Computation 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 ABR, 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.
(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).
2.13Inability to Determine Interest Rate.
(a) If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(a)Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this Section 2.13, if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan:
(i)the Administrative Agent shall have determineddetermines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate, as applicable (including because the Eurodollar Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis) for such Interest Period, provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time; or
(ii)the Administrative Agent shall have received notice fromis advised by the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determinedor the Eurodollar Base Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lendersor Lender) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during(or its Loan) included in the applicable borrowing for such Interest Period,;
then the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soonby telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly 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 and, until the Administrative Agent, no further notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any notice from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent that requests the conversion of any Loans to, or continuation of any Loans as, a Eurodollar borrowing shall be ineffective and (B) if any borrowing notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.2 requests a borrowing of Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans to Eurodollar Loans., such borrowing shall be made as an ABR Loan; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of borrowings, then the other Type of borrowings shall be permitted.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this
Agreement to replace the Eurodollar Base Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such proposed amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing any SOFR-Based Rate, the Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of the Eurodollar Base Rate with a Benchmark Replacement will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(b)Replacing USD LIBOR. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, on March 5, 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the regulatory supervisor of the Eurodollar Base Rate’s administrator (“IBA”), announced in a public statement the future cessation or loss of representativeness of overnight/Spot Next, 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month Eurodollar Base Rate tenor settings. On the earlier of (i) the date that all Available Tenors of the Eurodollar Base Rate have either permanently or indefinitely ceased to be provided by IBA or have been announced by the FCA pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no longer representative and (ii) the Early Opt-in Effective Date, if the then-current Benchmark is the Eurodollar Base Rate, the Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any setting of such Benchmark on such day and all subsequent settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. If the Benchmark Replacement is Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.
(c)Replacing Future Benchmarks. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Loans to be made, converted or continued that would bear interest by reference to such Benchmark until the Borrower’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark, and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to ABR Loans. During the period referenced in the foregoing sentence, the component of ABR based upon the Benchmark will not be used in any determination of ABR.
(d)(c) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation and administration of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(e)(d) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii)(i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) and (ii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by the Administrative Agent as set forth in this Section 2.13 may be provided, at the option of the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.13, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.132.13.
(e) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, or conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted 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.
(f)Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. At any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or Eurodollar Base Rate), then the Administrative Agent may remove any tenor of such Benchmark that is unavailable or non-representative for Benchmark (including Benchmark Replacement) settings and (ii) the Administrative Agent may reinstate any such previously removed tenor for Benchmark (including Benchmark Replacement) settings.
(g)Disclaimer. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (i) the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or “Eurodollar Base Rate” or with respect to any
alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder), (ii) the composition or characteristics of any Benchmark Replacement, including whether it is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to the Eurodollar Base Rate (or any other Benchmark) or have the same volume or liquidity as did the Eurodollar Base Rate (or any other Benchmark), (iii) any actions or use of its discretion or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Section 2.13 including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors, the implementation or lack thereof of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by clause (e) above or otherwise in accordance herewith, and (iv) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13.
2.14Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes.
(a)[Reserved].
(b)Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Loans (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, payment in full of all principal and interest due with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B) on or prior to the 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date for such Loans) shall be made pro rata (i) in the case of the 364-Day Tranche Loans, according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the 364-Day Tranche Loans then held by the 364-Day Tranche Lenders and (ii) in the case of the 18-Month Tranche Loans, according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the 18-Month Tranche Loans then held by the 18-Month Tranche Lenders.
(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, 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, 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 Effective Date, 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 the Effective 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.
(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 Loans (or any portion thereof) 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 the Loans on the Effective Date.
(g)If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 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 to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to the Administrative Agent, 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.
2.15Change 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, 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 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
(iii)impose on any Lender any other condition that is generally applicable to loans made by such Lender or participations therein;
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 the Loans, 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 in respect of which such demand is made. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.15 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers (to the extent that such Lender has the right to do so under its credit facilities with similarly situated borrowers).
(b)If any 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 capital or the capital of any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such Change of Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
(c)A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.15 submitted by any 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 2.15, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or any other Recipient pursuant to this Section 2.15 for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or such other Recipient notifies the Borrower of such 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 2.15 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.
2.16Taxes.
(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 Administrative Agent making the payment) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then (A) the Borrower or Administrative Agent, as applicable shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to be required, (B) the Borrower or Administrative Agent, as applicable 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.
(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 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 (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 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, 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 by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such 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.
(e)(i) Any 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, 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 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 reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A)any 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 becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such 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 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 copies 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;
(II)executed copies 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 copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(IV)to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies 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.
(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 under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent), executed copies 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
(D)if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such 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 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 has complied with such 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 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)At no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of, or credit with respect to, any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.16 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16), it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund or credit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund or credit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund or credit). The Borrower, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event such indemnified party is required to repay such refund or credit to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund or credit 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 paragraph (f) 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.
(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.
2.17Indemnity. 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.
2.18Change 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.
2.19Replacement 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, (b) provides notice under Section 2.21 or (c) 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.
2.20Defaulting 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 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, 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; third, 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; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, 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 sixth, 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 the Loans in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of that Defaulting Lender. 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 pursuant to this Section 2.20(a) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto;
(b)[Reserved];
(c)[Reserved];
(d)[Reserved]; 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 and the Administrative Agent 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 of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Percentages, 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.
2.21Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain, or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Loans or to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining ABR Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the ABR, the interest rate on which ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the ABR, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans (the interest rate on which ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the ABR), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the ABR applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.17.
Section 3.[RESERVED].
Section 4.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, on the Effective Date, that:
4.1Financial Condition. (a) The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year ended on such date, each delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, in each case, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, and its consolidated income and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal year or portion of the fiscal year then ended, subject, in the case of the financial statements referred to in clause (b), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
4.2No Change. Since December 31, 2020, no Specified Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
4.3Existence; 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 organizational power and organizational 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.
4.4Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The Borrower has the corporate power and corporate authority to execute and deliver and to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and to obtain extensions of credit hereunder. The Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of, and performance of its obligations under, the Loan Documents to which it is a party 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, (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 Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies under the Loan Documents. 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 Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under the Loan Documents.
4.5No Legal Bar. The execution and delivery of, and the performance of the obligations under, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of the Loans 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 Loan Documents and the FMB Indenture).
4.6Litigation. (a) 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 respective material 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 respective material properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8Taxes. 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.
4.9Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans 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 Federal Reserve Board.
4.10ERISA. 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 Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date for which a certified actuarial valuation report is available 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 endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) or in Insolvency.
4.11Investment 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 Effective Date, the Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than (a) Regulation X of the Federal Reserve 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.
4.12Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used to fund the transactions contemplated under the Plan of Reorganization.
4.13Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries are not subject to any pending violations or liabilities under Environmental Laws or relating to the disposal, spill or other release of 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 violations or liabilities.
4.14Regulatory 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.
4.15Sanctions; Anti-Corruption. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is currently (i) the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. State Department (“Sanctions”) or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanctions. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation in any material respect by any such Person of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (“FCPA”) or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, rules, regulations legally applicable to such Persons (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws”). The Borrower will not use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds (a) to any Subsidiary, Affiliate, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, to fund the activities of any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanctions, or (a) directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the FCPA or of any Anti-Corruption Laws.
4.16Affected Financial Institutions. The Borrower is not an Affected Financial Institution.
4.17Solvency. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.
4.18Disclosure.
(a)All written information relating to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, other than any projections, estimates and other forward-looking materials and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, that has been provided by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby does not, when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made (giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto). Any projected information, estimates, other forward-looking materials and pro forma financial information that have been made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date such information was furnished to the Lenders and as of the Effective Date (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such projections and pro forma information and such projections and pro forma information are not a guarantee of performance).
(b)As of the Effective Date, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification provided on or prior to the Effective Date to any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct in all respects.
4.19Status of Obligations. The issuance to the Administrative Agent of the Senior Bonds provides the Lenders, as beneficial holders of the Senior Bonds through the Administrative Agent, the benefit of the Lien of the FMB Indenture equally and ratably with the holders of other First Mortgage Bonds.
4.20Ownership of Property. As of the Effective Date, each of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section 7.3, except for where the failure would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.21Covered Entity. The Borrower is not a Covered Entity.
Section 5.CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1Conditions to the Effective Date. The occurrence of the Effective Date and the obligation of each Lender to make its Loans hereunder on the Effective Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a)Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement (including copies of all schedules attached hereto in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders), executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1.
(b)Consents and Approvals. All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of 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)KYC Information. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received all documentation and information relating to the Borrower as is reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent and/or any such Lender at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Effective Date that is required by Governmental Authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering
rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. If the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and the Administrative Agent or any Lender so request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, then at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or any such Lender a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.
(d)Bond Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received:
(i)the Bond Delivery Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and Administrative Agent;
(ii)the Senior Bonds in a face amount equal to the Loans as of the Effective Date, duly issued and authenticated under the FMB Indenture and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii)the Supplemental Indenture, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iv)a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee certifying that each Senior Bond has been authenticated and is outstanding under the FMB Indenture;
(v)copies of all legal opinions and other documents delivered to the Indenture Trustee by or on behalf of the Borrower on or prior to the Effective Date in connection with the issuance of each Senior Bond; and
(vi)copies of all title reports and commitments as of the Effective Date with respect to the Mortgaged Property consisting of real property as to which Liens in favor of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the First Mortgage Bond, has been granted.
(e)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 date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
(f)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 as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the State of California, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower dated as of a recent date from the Secretary of State of the State of California, and (iii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer, dated the Effective Date, confirming the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 5.1(h) and (i).
(g)Legal Opinion. The Administrative Agent shall have received the legal opinion of (i) Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, counsel to the Borrower, and (ii) Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, special California regulatory counsel to the Borrower, each in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(h)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, in each case, 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).
(i)No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Effective Date or would result from the funding of the Loans on the Effective Date.
(j)Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of borrowing in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2.
(k)Solvency. The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto.
Section 6.AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as 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:
6.1Financial 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 income 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 income 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 the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments).
All such financial statements shall (x) be complete and correct in all material respects and (y) 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, subject, in each case to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. 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.
6.2Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to the Administrative Agent, for delivery to the Lenders:
(a)within two Business 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 actual knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) 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 been 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;
(c)promptly, such additional financial and other information (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower provides such Lender with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation) as any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request; and
(d)promptly, such documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
6.3Payment 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).
6.4Maintenance 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 7.4 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 or except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty 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.
6.6Inspection 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 Significant 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, security and confidentiality; and provided, further, that neither the Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary shall be required to disclose to any Person any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality
obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower provides such Lender with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation.
6.7Notices. Give notice to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver such notice to each Lender, promptly upon any Responsible Officer obtaining knowledge of:
(a)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 occurrence of an ERISA Event which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (provided, that, any judicial proceeding instituted by PBGC that, within 60 days after the institution of such proceeding, has been withdrawn or stayed by PBGC or otherwise, shall be disregarded for the purpose of this Section 6.7(c)).
6.8Maintenance 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.
6.9Further Assurances.
(a)(i) Comply with Section 7.08(a) of the FMB Indenture, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent within 120 days after the Effective Date, a copy of the Opinion of Counsel (as defined in the FMB Indenture) delivered to the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.08(a)(i) of the FMB Indenture relating the Supplemental Indenture and (iii) deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of each Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.08(a)(ii) of the FMB Indenture relating to the Supplemental Indenture.
(b)Promptly upon the reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, or by the Required Lenders through the Administrative Agent, (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such further certificates, documents, agreements and other instruments as reasonably required from time to time to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents.
6.10Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans in accordance with Section 4.12.
Section 7.NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as 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 shall not permit its Significant Subsidiaries to:
7.1Indebtedness. At all times prior to the Indebtedness Covenant Release Date, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except for:
(a)Indebtedness and other Obligations created hereunder;
(b)Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $3,500,000,000 plus any additional amounts permitted to be incurred thereunder pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(c)Indebtedness of the Borrower outstanding on the Effective Date in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, together with any Loans outstanding hereunder on the Effective Date, $33,350,000,000 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(d)Indebtedness (i) pursuant to tenders, statutory obligations, bids, leases, governmental contracts, trade contracts, surety, stay, customs, appeal, performance and/or return of money bonds or other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments and reimbursement obligations to support any of the foregoing items;
(e)(i) Guarantee Obligations with respect to the obligations of suppliers, customers and licensees and other third parties in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services and (iii) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties or similar instruments supporting trade payables, warehouse receipts or similar facilities entered into in the ordinary course of business, workers compensation claims or other employee benefits;
(f)Guarantee Obligations with respect to Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 7.1 and Guarantee Obligations with respect to the obligations of Subsidiaries and joint ventures of the Borrower; provided that no such Guarantee Obligations with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower constituting debt for borrowed money or evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the First Mortgage Bonds) shall be permitted except to the extent provided by a Person that is, or concurrently with providing such Guarantee Obligations becomes, a guarantor of the Obligations hereunder on terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(g)Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums and/or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements;
(h)Indebtedness with respect to Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness; provided, that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness with respect to Capital Lease Obligations shall not exceed $500,000,000 at any one time;
(i)(i) obligations under any Cash Management Agreement and (ii) Indebtedness under any Swap Agreement permitted under Section 7.6;
(j)Indebtedness arising from any agreement providing for indemnification, adjustment or purchase price or similar obligations (including contingent earn-out obligations) incurred in connection with any Disposition or any purchase of assets or Capital Stock, and Indebtedness arising from guaranties, letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments securing the performance of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to any such agreement;
(k)Indebtedness in respect of banking services and incentive, supplier finance or similar programs incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(l)customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business;
(m)Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees, consultants or independent contractors incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(n)Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or other similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
(o)endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business;
(p)Indebtedness issued or incurred to fund rate base growth in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $9,000,000,000 at any time and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; and
(q)other Indebtedness of the Borrower in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the excess, if any, of 10% of Net Tangible Assets of the Borrower over the amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (p) above.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Guarantee Obligations from any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower constituting debt for borrowed money or evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the First Mortgage Bonds) shall be permitted hereunder except to the extent provided by a Person that is, or concurrently with providing such Guarantee Obligations becomes, a guarantor of the Obligations hereunder on terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
7.2Consolidated 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.
7.3Liens. 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 (a)
Liens securing the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) Liens permitted under Section 7.06(b) of the FMB Indenture.
7.4Fundamental 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 including, without limitation, any A/R 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, (x) shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (y) shall have assumed all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (z) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, shall have promptly provided to the Administrative Agent or such Lender all documentation and other information that may be required by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in order to enable compliance with applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including information required by the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and (c) the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the continuing or surviving corporation’s or purchaser’s senior, secured 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, secured debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
7.5Sale and Lease Back Transactions. Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property having fair market value in excess of $10,000,000, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred, except for (a) those transactions described on Schedule 7.5 and (b) any other sale of any fixed or capital assets that is made for cash consideration; provided that, in each case, if such sale and leaseback results in a Capital Lease Obligation, such Capital Lease Obligation is permitted by Section 7.1 and any Lien made the subject of such Capital Lease Obligation is permitted by Section 7.3.
7.6Swap Agreements. Enter into any Swap Agreement, other than Swap Agreements entered into not for speculative purposes (a) to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities (including, without limitation, raw material, commodities, fuel, electricity or other supply costs and currency risks), (b) to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or fixed rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest bearing Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted by this Agreement, (c) to swap currency in connection with funding the business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (d) entered into in connection with any A/R Securitization Transaction.
7.7Amendments to FMB Indenture. Amend, supplement, modify or waive the FMB Indenture in any manner that is materially adverse to the Lenders hereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Borrower from supplementing the FMB Indenture in order to provide for the issuance of additional First Mortgage Bonds in accordance with the FMB Indenture or to add property to the Lien of the FMB Indenture.
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 the Loans when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on the Loans, 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 6.4(a)(i), Section 6.7(a), Section 6.10, Section 7.1, Section 7.2, 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 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 as 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)there occurs any ERISA Event that, individually or in the aggregate, would 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 Significant 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; or
(j)any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Borrower contests in any manner in writing the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or the Borrower denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or
(k)at any time (i) any Senior Bond shall cease to be outstanding for any reason other than (A) the payment in full of the applicable Tranche relating to such Senior Bond and other obligations then due and owing under the Loan Documents with respect thereto or (B) the payment in full of such Senior Bond, (ii) the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall cease at any time to be the holder of any Senior Bond for all purposes of the FMB Indenture (unless such Senior Bond is transferred by the Administrative Agent other than in connection with the payment in full of the obligations with respect to such Senior Bond) or (iii) the Lien of the FMB Indenture shall cease to constitute a valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Property;
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, the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents 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: 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 to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. 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.
Section 9.THE AGENTS
9.1Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan Chase Bank, 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 Agents, the 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 any 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.
9.2Delegation 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 it. The Administrative Agent, and any such sub-agent may each 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.
9.3Exculpatory 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
(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 or Event of 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.
9.4Reliance 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, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. 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.
9.5Notice 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 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. 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 such Agent shall have received such directions, such 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.
9.6Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders. Each 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 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 such Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or Affiliates.
9.7Indemnification. The 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 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.
9.8Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” or “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.
9.9Successor Agents.
(a)The Administrative Agent may resign upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall so resign 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, conditioned 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 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 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 Agent’s notice of resignation (the “Resignation Effective Date”), the retiring 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 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 an 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, conditioned 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 Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Senior Bond held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Senior Bond in its name until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) 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 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 Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable)), and the retiring or removed 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 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 Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section and Sections 2.17 and 10.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed 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 Agent was acting as Agent.
9.10Documentation Agents and Syndication Agents. None of the Documentation Agents or the Syndication Agents shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
9.11Administrative 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 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 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 and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.6, 2.17 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 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, 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 and 10.5.
9.12Certain ERISA Matters.
(a)Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i)such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii)the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified
professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii)(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv)such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b)In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
1.13Erroneous Payment.
(a)If the Administrative Agent notifies a Lender or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, such Lender (any such Lender or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”) that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not known to such Lender or other Payment Recipient on its behalf) (any such funds, whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion
thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Lender shall (or, with respect to any Payment Recipient who received such funds on its behalf, shall cause such Payment Recipient to) promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b)Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), each Lender, or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender, such Lender, hereby further agrees that if it receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) that such Lender, or other such recipient, otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part) in each case:
(i)(A) in the case of immediately preceding clauses (x) or (y), an error shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) an error has been made (in the case of immediately preceding clause (z)), in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and
(ii)such Lender shall (and shall cause any other recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf to) promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of such error) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.13(b), and upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such payment, prepayment or repayment as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such payment, prepayment or repayment was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(c)Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.
(d)The Borrower hereby agrees that in the event an Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) are not recovered from any Lender that has received such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount.
(e)The parties hereto agree that an Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower, except, in each case, to the extent such Erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.
(f)To the extent permitted by applicable law, no Payment Recipient shall assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.
(g)Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 9.13 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
Section 10.MISCELLANEOUS
10.1Amendments and Waivers. Subject to Section 2.13(b) and (c), 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, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(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, Section 10.07 (Application of Money Collected) of the FMB Indenture or any similar provision in the Loan Documents 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)[reserved];
(vii)amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5.1 without the written consent of all the Lenders;
(viii)amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.8(b) without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;
(ix)amend or modify any provision in any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Lenders of one Tranche (but not the other Tranche), without the prior written consent of the requisite number or percentage in interest of each affected Tranche of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Tranche of Lenders were the only Tranche of Lenders hereunder at the time; or
(x)instruct the Administrative Agent to vote the Senior Bonds in favor of the release of all or substantially all of the Mortgaged Property without the written consent of all the Lenders.
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.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.1, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission,
mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and any such amendment, modification or supplement shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
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, (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) any reduction of the amount of principal or interest owed to such Defaulting Lender 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.
10.2Notices.
(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) 973-8956
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) 973-5520
Administrative Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Road
NCC 5, 1st Floor
Newark, DE 19713-2107
Attention: Mary Crews
Telecopy: (302) 634-5758
Telephone: (302) 634-1417
Email: mary.crews@jpmorgan.com
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall not be effective until received.
(b)Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent 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 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 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 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 Parties as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment. “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 or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
10.3No 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.
10.4Survival 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 hereunder.
10.5Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent 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 joint counsel and one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one joint local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected persons) 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 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 reasonable fees and disbursements of only one joint counsel, one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected persons), and (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (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, or arising out of or in connection with, 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 directly or indirectly relating to the Borrower, its Significant Subsidiaries or any of the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or its Significant Subsidiaries and the reasonable, documented and invoiced fees and expenses of one joint counsel and one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one joint local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the applicable Indemnitee (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected persons), 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, as determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Affiliates, (y) the material breach of such Indemnitee’s funding obligations hereunder or (z) a dispute amongst one or more Lenders not arising from the Borrower’s breach of its obligations under the Loan Documents (other than a dispute involving a claim against an Indemnitee for its acts or omissions in its capacity as an arranger, bookrunner, agent or similar role in respect of the Loan Agreement, except, to the extent such acts or omissions are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have constituted the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee in such capacity). 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.
10.6Successors 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, 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 (or holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned or operated by or for the primary benefit of, one or more natural persons), 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 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 (or an Affiliate of any Lender) or an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under Section 8(a), (e) or (f) 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 ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof from the assigning Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent); and
(B)the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Loans to an Assignee that is a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment.
(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 or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Loans, the amount of the 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; 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 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 or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans 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 a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely to establish that the relevant obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations), 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 principal amount of the Loans 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 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 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.
(c)(i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, 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 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 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 loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such loan 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.
(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 or the Administrative Agent 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 Effective Date.
(h)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.6, for the avoidance of doubt, Goldman Sachs Bank USA may assign any amount of its Loans hereunder to Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC (or vice versa) without the prior written consent of any other Person.
10.7Adjustments; 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 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.
10.8Counterparts; Electronic Execution; Binding Effect. 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, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto. This Agreement shall become binding on the parties hereto when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
10.9Severability. 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, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
10.10Integration. 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.
10.11GOVERNING 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.
10.12Submission 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 jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (or if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court 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, and agrees not to assert 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.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
10.13Acknowledgments. 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)none of the Administrative Agent or 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.
10.14Confidentiality. 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, service providers, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates (as long as such attorneys, service providers, accountants and other professional advisors are directed to comply with 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, (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (j) any rating agency in connection with rating of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (k) to the extent such information (i) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or (ii) is independently discovered or developed by a party hereto without utilizing any information received from the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or violating the terms of this Section 10.14, 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.
10.15WAIVERS 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.
10.16USA Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation. 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 “Patriot 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 Patriot Act.
10.17Judicial 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.
10.18No 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.
10.19Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
(a)To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
(b)In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support..
10.20Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
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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.
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS 1
1.1 Defined Terms 1
1.2 Other Definitional Provisions and Interpretative Provisions 30
1.3 Divisions 31
1.4 Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification 31
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE TERM LOANS 32
2.1 Loans 32
2.2 Procedures for Borrowing 32
2.3 [Reserved] 33
2.4 [Reserved] 33
2.5 [Reserved] 33
2.6 Fees, Etc. 33
2.7 Termination of Commitments 33
2.8 Prepayments 33
2.9 Conversion and Continuation Options 34
2.10 Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches 35
2.11 Interest Rates and Payment Dates 35
2.12 Computation of Interest and Fees 36
2.13 Inability to Determine Interest Rate 36
2.14 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes 38
2.15 Change of Law 39
2.16 Taxes 41
2.17 Indemnity 45
2.18 Change of Lending Office 45
2.19 Replacement of Lenders 46
2.20 Defaulting Lenders 46
SECTION 3. [RESERVED] 47
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 47
4.1 Financial Condition 47
4.2 No Change 48
4.3 Existence; Compliance with Law 48
4.4 Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations 48
4.5 No Legal Bar 49
4.6 Litigation 49
4.7 No Default 49
4.8 Taxes 49
4.9 Federal Regulations 50
4.10 ERISA 50
4.11 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations 50
4.12 Use of Proceeds 51
4.13 Environmental Matters 51
4.14 Regulatory Matters 51
4.15 Sanctions; Anti-Corruption 51
4.16 Affected Financial Institutions 51
4.17 Solvency 51
4.18 Disclosure 51
4.19 Status of Obligations 52
4.20 Ownership of Property 52
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 52
5.1 Conditions to the Effective Date 52
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 54
6.1 Financial Statements 54
6.2 Certificates; Other Information 55
6.3 Payment of Taxes. 56
6.4 Maintenance of Existence; Compliance 56
6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance 56
6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions 56
6.7 Notices 57
6.8 Maintenance of Licenses, etc. 57
6.9 Further Assurances 57
SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS 58
7.1 Indebtedness 58
7.2 Consolidated Capitalization Ratio 60
7.3 Liens 60
7.4 Fundamental Changes 60
7.5 Sale and Lease Back Transactions 60
7.6 Swap Agreements 61
7.7 Amendments to FMB Indenture 61
SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT 61
SECTION 9. THE AGENTS 64
9.1 Appointment and Authority 64
9.2 Delegation of Duties 64
9.3 Exculpatory Provisions 64
9.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent 65
9.5 Notice of Default 66
9.6 Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders 66
9.7 Indemnification 66
9.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity 67
9.9 Successor Agents 67
9.10 Documentation Agents and Syndication Agents 68
9.11 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 68
9.12 Certain ERISA Matters 69
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS 70
10.1 Amendments and Waivers 70
10.2 Notices 72
10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies 74
10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties 74
10.5 Payment of Expenses and Taxes 75
10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. 76
10.7 Adjustments; Set off 80
10.8 Counterparts; Binding Effect 81
10.9 Severability 81
10.10 Integration 82
10.11 GOVERNING LAW 82
10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 82
10.13 Acknowledgments 83
10.14 Confidentiality 83
10.15 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL 84
10.16 USA Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation 84
10.17 Judicial Reference 84
10.18 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility 84
10.19 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 85
10.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 85
SCHEDULES:
1.1 Commitments
7.5 Sale and Lease Back Transactions
EXHIBITS:
A [Reserved]
B [Reserved]
C Form of Compliance Certificate
D Form of Closing Certificate
E Form of Assignment and Assumption
F [Reserved]
G Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates
H Form of Note
I Form of Solvency Certificate
This TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 1, 2020, 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”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with any permitted successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, on January 29, 2019, the Borrower and PG&E Corporation, a California corporation and the holder of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Borrower (“PCG”, and together with Borrower, each, a “Debtor” and collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (the “Bankruptcy Court”), and commenced their respective cases under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code;
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2020, the DebtorsBorrower and PCG filed the Debtors’ and Shareholder Proponents’ Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization Dated June 19, 2020 [Docket No. 8048] (together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes, supplements, and other attachments thereto, and as may be further amended, modified or otherwise changed in accordance with this Agreement, the “Plan of Reorganization”);
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2020, the Plan of Reorganization was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court and is to bewas consummated on the Effective Date; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide the term loans set forth herein and the Lenders are willing to make available to the Borrower such term loans upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.; and
WHEREAS, in connection with and pursuant to Amendment No. 1, the Borrower has requested that this Agreement be amended as set forth in Amendment No. 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.DEFINITIONS
1.1Defined 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.
“18-Month Tranche Commitment”: as to each 18-Month Tranche Lender, its obligation to make Loans under the 18-Month Tranche to the Borrower on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.1(b), in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such 18-Month Tranche Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. As of the Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the 18-Month Tranche Commitments for all 18-Month Tranche Lenders is $1,500,000,000.
“18-Month Tranche Lender”: a Lender with an 18-Month Tranche Commitment or holding 18-Month Tranche Loans.
“18-Month Tranche Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1(a)2.1(b).
“18-Month Tranche Maturity Date”: the date that is 18 months after the Effective DateLoans (Tranche A)”: as defined in Section 2.1(b).
“18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B)”: as defined in Section 2.1(b).
“18-Month Tranche Maturity Date”: (a) with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A), October 1, 2022 and (b) with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B), January 1, 2022.
“364-Day Tranche Commitment”: as to each 364-Day Tranche Lender, its obligation to make Loans under the 364-Day Tranche to the Borrower on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.1(a), in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such 364-Day Tranche Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. As of the Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the 364-Day Tranche Commitments for all 364-Day Tranche Lenders is $1,500,000,000.
“364-Day Tranche Lender”: a Lender with a 364-Day Tranche Commitment or holding 364-Day Tranche Loans.
“364-Day Tranche Loans”: as defined in Section 2.1(a).
“364-Day Tranche Maturity Date”: the date that is 364 days after the Effective Date.
“ABR”: for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Eurodollar Rate for a one month Interest Period commencing on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Eurodollar Rate for any day shall be based on the Eurodollar Screen Rate (or if the Eurodollar Screen Rate is not available for such one month Interest Period, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Eurodollar Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Eurodollar Rate, respectively. If ABR is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.13 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until any amendment has become effective pursuant to Section 2.13(b)), then ABR shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. If the ABR as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
“ABR Loans”: Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
“Administrative Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Affected Financial Institution”: (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“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.
“Agent Parties”: as defined in Section 10.2(d)(ii).
“Agents”: the collective reference to the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agents, and the Administrative Agent.
“Agreement”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Amendment No. 1”: that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, among the Borrower, each Lender party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”: October 29, 2021.
“Anti-Corruption Laws”: as defined in Section 4.15.
“Applicable Margin”: for any day, (a) (i) with respect to any ABR Loans under the 364-Day Tranche, 1.00% per annum and (ii) with respect to Eurodollar Loans under the 364-Day Tranche, 2.00% per annum and (b) (i) with respect to any ABR Loans under the 18-Month Tranche, 1.25% per annum and (ii) with respect to Eurodollar Loans under the 18-Month Tranche, 2.25% per annum.
“Approved Fund”: with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business that is administered or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of any entity that administers or manages such Lender.
“Arrangers”: the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners identified on the cover hereto.
“A/R Securitization Assets”: (i) any accounts receivable, notes receivable, rights to future accounts receivable, notes receivable or residuals or other similar rights to payments due or any other rights to payment or related assets in respect of the provision of gas and electric service to consumers or otherwise (whether then existing or arising in the future) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and the proceeds thereof and (ii) all collateral securing such receivable or asset, all contracts and contract rights, guarantees or other obligations in respect of such receivable or asset, lockbox accounts and records with respect to such receivables or asset and any other assets customarily transferred (or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted) together with receivables or assets in connection with a securitization transaction involving such assets.
“A/R Securitization Subsidiary”: PG&E AR Facility, LLC and any other Subsidiary formed and operating solely for the purpose of entering into A/R Securitization Transactions and engaging in activities ancillary thereto.
“A/R Securitization Transaction”: any financing transaction or series of financing transactions entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower pursuant to which the Borrower may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to any Person (including, without limitation, an A/R Securitization Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in any A/R Securitization Assets and that are (other than to the extent of the Standard A/R Securitization Obligations) non-recourse to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an A/R Securitization Subsidiary).
“Assignee”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Assignment and Assumption”: an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
“Bail-In Action”: the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation”: (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Bankruptcy Court”: as defined in the first recital paragraph.
“Benchmark Replacement”: the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may be a SOFR-Based Rate) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the Eurodollar Base Rate for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided further that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment”: the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Eurodollar Base Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the Eurodollar Base Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time (for the
avoidance of doubt, such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment shall not be in the form of a reduction to the Applicable Margin).
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes”: with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that the Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).
“Benchmark Replacement Date”: the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the Eurodollar Base Rate:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate; and
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.
“Benchmark Transition Event”: the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the Eurodollar Base Rate:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate;
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Eurodollar Screen Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Eurodollar Screen Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Eurodollar Screen Rate, in each case which states that the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the Eurodollar Screen Rate; and/or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Eurodollar Screen Rate announcing that the Eurodollar Screen Rate is no longer representative.
“Benchmark Transition Start Date”: (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by the Required Lenders) and the Lenders.
“Benchmark Unavailability Period”: if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Eurodollar Base Rate and solely to the extent that the Eurodollar Base Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (a) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Eurodollar Base Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 2.13 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the Eurodollar Base Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 2.13.
“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.
“Beneficial Ownership Certification”: a certification regarding beneficial ownership or control as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
“Beneficial Ownership Regulation”: 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
“Benefit Plan”: any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7(a).
“BHC Act Affiliate”: an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)).
“Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
“Bond Delivery Agreement”: (i) that certain Bond Delivery Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (ii) that certain Bond Delivery Agreement, dated as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Bond Documents”: collectively, the FMB Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture, the Senior Bonds and the Bond Delivery Agreement.
“Borrower”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Bridge Facilities”: each of the bridge facilities outstanding, as of any date of determination, pursuant to the terms of the Utility Commitment Letter and the PCG Commitment Letter.
“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 Lease Obligations”: as to any Person, the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on the balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP, subject to Section 1.2(f).
“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.
“Cash Management Agreement”: any agreement to establish or maintain accounts or provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, netting services, cash pooling arrangements, credit or debit card, purchasing card, electronic funds transfer, automated clearing house, foreign exchange facilities and other cash management arrangements.
“Change of Control”: the occurrence of one of the following:
(i)(A) PCG shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner of 100% of the common stock of the Borrower or (B) PCG shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner of at least 70% of the voting Capital Stock of the Borrower; or
(ii)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 35% of the voting power of the Capital Stock of PCG; or
(iii)at any point during any period of 24 consecutive months, commencing after the Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of such 24-month period were directors of PCG, together with any directors whose election or nomination for election to the board of directors of PCG (whether by the board of directors of PCG or any shareholder of PCG) was approved by a majority of the directors who either were directors of PCG at the beginning of such 24-month period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved, cease to constitute a majority of the board of directors of PCG (it being understood and agreed that, for the avoidance of doubt, the change of directors of PCG contemplated by the Plan of Reorganization shall not constitute a Change of Control); or
(iv)there shall have been (A) a receiver appointed pursuant to an order from the State of California or a revocation of Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity of the Borrower, in each case, in accordance with Order Instituting Investigation on the Commission’s Own Motion to Consider the Ratemaking and Other Implications of a Proposed Plan for Resolution of Voluntary Cases filed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company Pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, In re Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Case No. 19-30088 or otherwise[reserved] or (B) a transfer of the license and/or operating assets constituting more than 10% of the Net Tangible Assets of the Borrower to the State of California, to any other Governmental Authority or to a third party at the direction of State of California, the CPUC or any similar Governmental Authority.
“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.
“Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commitment”: as to any Lender, its 364-Day Tranche Commitment or 18-Month Tranche Commitment.
“Commitment Letter”: that certain Term Loan Commitment Letter dated as of May 26, 2020 among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as the borrower, PG&E Corporation and the commitment parties from time to time party thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof.
“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.
“Communications”: as defined in Section 10.2(d)(ii).
“Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
“Compounded SOFR”: the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which may include compounding in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with:
(1) the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:
(2) if, and to the extent that, the Administrative Agent determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that the Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion are substantially consistent with any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining compounded SOFR for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;
provided, further, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such rate, methodology or convention determined in accordance with clause (1) or clause (2) is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then Compounded SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement.”
“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 Sections 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 and any Indebtedness under any A/R Securitization Transaction, (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 debenture or other similar securities issued by the Borrower and (e) as of any date of determination, the amount of any securities included within the caption “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on a consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower as of such date.
“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.
“Corresponding Tenor”: with respect to a Benchmark Replacement, a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the applicable Interest Period with respect to the Eurodollar Base Rate.
“Covered Entity”: any of the following:
(i)a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii)a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii)a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Covered Party”: as defined in Section 10.19.
“CPUC”: the California Public Utilities Commission or its successor.
“Debt Issuance”: the issuance of Securitized Bonds under or pursuant to the Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for (1) Administration of Stress Test Methodology Developed Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 451.2(b) and (2) Determination That $7.5 Billion of 2017 Catastrophic Wildfire Costs and Expenses Are Stress Test Costs That May Be Financed Through Issuance of Recovery Bonds Pursuant to Section 451.2(c) and Section 850 et seq. (U39E) - Application No. 20-04-023 dated as of April 30, 2020, or the contemplated subsequent and related application for the issuance of a financing order authorizing the securitization transaction described in A.20-04-023, to be filed later in 2020 and consolidated therewith, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“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.
“Debtors”: as defined in the first recital paragraph.
“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.
“Default Right”: the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“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 Loans within two (2) 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 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 two (2) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans, 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 or the Borrower), (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 two (2) Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had a 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, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that (x) 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 may, in its discretion, determine that such Lender is not a “Defaulting Lender” if and for so long as the Administrative Agent is satisfied that such Lender will continue to perform its funding obligations hereunder and (y) a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of voting stock or any other Capital Stock 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 and each Lender.
“Disposition”: with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof. The term “Dispose of” shall have a correlative meaning.
“Documentation Agents”: as defined on the cover hereto.
“Dollars” and “$”: dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
“Early Opt-in Election”: the occurrence of:
(1) (i) a determination by the Administrative Agent or (ii) a notification by the Required Lenders to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Borrower) that the Required Lenders have determined that U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 2.13 are being executed
or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Eurodollar Base Rate; and
(2) (i) the election by the Administrative Agent or (ii) the election by the Required Lenders to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.
“EEA Financial Institution”: (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority”: any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived, which date is July 1, 2020.
“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 Administrative Agent shall have consented to the designation of such Person as an Eligible Assignee (such consent 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.
“ERISA Event”: (a) any Reportable Event; (b) the failure of the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity to timely make a required contribution with respect to any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan; (c) the imposition of a Lien under Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (d) the failure of the Borrower or any
Commonly Controlled Entity to meet the minimum funding standard under Section 412 or 430 of the Code with respect to any Plan or the filing of an application for a funding waiver with respect to any Single Employer Plan; (e) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, including with respect to the termination of any Plan (other than the payment of PBGC premiums in the ordinary course); (f) (i) the termination of, or the filing or receipt of a notice of intent to terminate, a Single Employer Plan under Section 4041 of ERISA, or the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or (ii) (A) the appointment of a trustee to administer a Single Employer Plan under Section 4042, or (B) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Single Employer Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer a Single Employer Plan, or receipt by the Borrower of notice from the PBGC thereof, where such proceedings continue unstayed or in effect for more than 60 days, or such notice is not withdrawn by the PBGC within 60 days following delivery by PBGC; (g) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability with respect to the complete withdrawal or partial withdrawal under Title IV of ERISA from any Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any notice from a Multiemployer Plan concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability; (i) receipt of notification by Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity from a Multiemployer Plan that such Multiemployer Plan is in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) or in Insolvency; (j) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity of any liability pursuant to Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or a substantial cessation of operations with respect to a Plan within the meaning of Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (k) the posting of a bond or security under Section 436(f) of the Code with respect to any Plan; or (l) the Borrower incurs material tax liability with respect to any Plan (including Sections 4975, 4980B, 4980D, 4980H and 4980I of the Code, as applicable).
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect 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 Eurodollar Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the Eurodollar Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.
“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 upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%):
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“Eurodollar Screen Rate”: for any day and time, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the Eurodollar Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“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 pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan (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 Section 2.16(e) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.
“FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the 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.
“FCPA”: as defined in Section 4.15.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website”: the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
“First Mortgage Bonds”: bonds issued by the Borrower pursuant to the FMB Indenture.
“FMB Indenture”: the Indenture of Mortgage (Mortgage), dated as of June 19, 2020, between the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee (as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture) and as further supplemented or amended from time to time.
“Foreign Lender”: a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.
“FPA”: the Federal Power Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“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 (i) 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 and (ii) any change in the application of GAAP concurred by the Borrower’s independent public accountants and disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent.
“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.
“IBA”: as defined in Section 1.4.
“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 Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (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 Sections 7.1 and 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 and any obligations under any A/R Securitization Transaction. 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.
“Indebtedness Covenant Release Date”: the date of the expiration of the temporary waiver from its authorized capital structure granted by the CPUC on May 28, 2020.
“Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Section 10.5.
“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.
“Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 10.5.
“Indenture Trustee”: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and any successor thereto as trustee under the FMB Indenture.
“Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
“Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any ABR 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 and (d) as to any Loan, the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
“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 week thereafter or one, two, three or six or (if agreed to by all Lenders) 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 agreed to by all Lenders) 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 applicable Maturity 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;
(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; and[reserved];
(v)at the election of the Borrower, the initial Interest Period for any Eurodollar Loans made on the Effective Date, shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the last day of the calendar month during which the Effective Date occurs.; and
(vi)the option to elect a one week Interest Period shall only be available during the calendar year ending December 31, 2021 and solely to the extent such Interest Period is available to the Administrative Agent.
“Interpolated Rate”: at any time, for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the Eurodollar Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the Eurodollar Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the Eurodollar Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period; and (b) the Eurodollar Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Eurodollar Screen Rate is available) that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.
“IRS”: the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“knowledge of the Borrower”: actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“Laws”: collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or
authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto, including each Lender set forth under the heading “Lender” on Schedule I of Amendment No. 1 and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder; provided, that unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include any Conduit Lender.
“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 Obligation having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loans”: the 364-Day Tranche Loans and the 18-Month Tranche Loans.
“Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Notes, the Supplemental Indenture, the Senior Bonds, the Bond Delivery Agreement, the FMB Indenture and, in each case, any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing; provided, that the term “Loan Documents” shall not include the FMB Indenture for any purposes under Section 2.16, Section 8 or Section 10 (other than for the purposes of Sections 10.1(iv) 10.1(x)).
“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 (i) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or (ii) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, taken as a whole, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
“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.
“Maturity Date”: (a) with respect to the 364-Day Tranche Loans, the 364-Day Tranche Maturity Date, and (b) with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans, the 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date.
“Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Mortgaged Property”: as defined in the FMB Indenture.
“Multiemployer Plan”: a plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Net Cash Proceeds”: with respect to any Debt Issuance, the excess, if any, of (i) cash actually received by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such incurrence, issuance, offering or placement over (ii) the underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses incurred by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in connection with such incurrence, issuance, offering or placement.
“Net Tangible Assets”: the total amount of the Borrower’s assets determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered under Section 6.1, less (a) the sum of the Borrower’s consolidated current liabilities determined in accordance with GAAP, and (b) the amount of the Borrower’s consolidated assets classified as intangible assets, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“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).
“NYFRB”: the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“NYFRB Rate”: for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans 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 and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent 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).
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate”: for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
“Participant”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
“Participant Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(c)(iii).
“Patriot Act”: as defined in Section 10.16.
“PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
“PCG”: as defined in the first recital paragraph.
“PCG Commitment Letter”: that certain Commitment Letter dated as of October 4, 2019 among PG&E Corporation, as the borrower, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the commitment parties from time to time party thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof.
“PCG Revolving Credit Agreement”: that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the Effective Date, among PCG, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Percentage”: as to any Lender at any time with respect to a Tranche, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding with respect to such Tranche.
“Permitted Refinancing”: with respect to any Indebtedness (the “Refinanced Indebtedness”), any extension, refinancing, refunding or replacement thereof with Indebtedness provided that (i) the amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Refinanced Indebtedness, plus any premium, interest, fee or expenses payable in connection therewith, (ii) the final maturity date of such Indebtedness is no earlier than the maturity date of the Refinanced Indebtedness, and (iii) the weighted average life to maturity of such Indebtedness is not shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the Refinanced Indebtedness.
“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.
“Plan of Reorganization”: as defined in the second recital paragraph.
“Platform”: as defined in Section 10.2(d).
“Prime Rate”: the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or in any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
“PTE”: a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“QFC”: the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
“QFC Credit Support” in Section 10.19.
“Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer”: a Subsidiary of the Borrower formed and operating solely for the purpose of (a) purchasing and owning property created under a “financing order” (as such term is defined in the California Public Utilities Code) or similar order issued by the CPUC, (b) issuing such securities pursuant to such order, (c) pledging its interests in such property to secure such securities and (d) engaging in activities ancillary to those described in (a), (b) and (c).
“Rating”: each rating announced by S&P and Moody’s in respect of the Borrower’s senior secured debt.
“Recipient”: the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
“Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
“Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
“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.
“Relevant Governmental Body”: the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.
“Removal Effective Date”: as defined in Section 9.9(b).
“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 aggregate Loans then outstanding. The Loans of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“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.
“Resignation Effective Date”: as defined in Section 9.9(a).
“Resolution Authority”: with respect to any EEA Financial Institution, an EEA Resolution Authority and, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“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.
“S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
“Sanctions”: as defined in Section 4.15.
“SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
“Securitized Bonds”: without duplication, securities, however denominated, that are (i) issued by a Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer, (ii) secured by or otherwise payable from charges authorized by the financing order referred to in clause (a) of the definition of “Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer,” and (iii) non-recourse to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the issuer of such securities).
“Senior Bonds”: (i) with respect to the 364-Day Tranche Loans, that certain First Mortgage Bond in the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000 and (ii) with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans, thatthose certain First Mortgage BondBonds in the aggregate combined principal amount of $1,500,000,000, in each case, issued to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture.
“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, no special purpose finance subsidiary, no A/R Securitization Subsidiary (or Subsidiaries of any A/R Securitization Subsidiary) nor any Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer (or Subsidiaries of any Qualified Securitization Bond Issuer) 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.
“SOFR”: with respect to any day, the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the NYFRB, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator), on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.
“SOFR-Based Rate”: SOFR, Compounded SOFR or Term SOFR.
“Solvent”: with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, that as of the date of determination, (i) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation on a going concern basis, exceeds, on a consolidated basis, their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated and going concern basis, is greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability, on a consolidated basis, of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business, (iii) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such liabilities become absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business, (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not engaged in businesses, and are not about to engage in businesses for which they have unreasonably small capital. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing as of the Effective Date, would reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured liability.
“Specified Exchange Act Filings”: the Borrower’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 20192020 and each and all of the 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, 20192020 and prior to the date that is one Business Day before the date of this AgreementAmendment No. 1 Effective Date.
“Specified Material Adverse Effect”: any occurrence, fact, change, event, effect, violation, penalty, inaccuracy or circumstance (whether or not constituting a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant set forth in the Plan of Reorganization) that, individually or in the aggregate with any such other results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, effects, violations, penalties, inaccuracies, or circumstances, (i) would have or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities, capitalization, financial performance, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of PCG and the Borrower, taken as a whole, or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of PCG and the Borrower to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Plan of Reorganization or perform theirits obligations hereunder or thereunder; provided, however, that none of the following results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, effects, violations, penalties, inaccuracies or circumstances shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Specified Material Adverse Effect has occurred, is continuing or would reasonably be expected to occur: (A) the filing of the Chapter 11 cases with respect to the Debtors,[reserved], (B) results, occurrences, facts, changes, events, violations, inaccuracies or circumstances affecting (1) the electric or gas utility businesses in the United States generally or (2) the economy, credit, financial, capital or commodity markets, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest rates, monetary policy or inflation, (C) changes or prospective changes in law (other than any law or regulation of California or the United States that is applicable to any electrical utility) or in GAAP or accounting standards, or any changes or prospective changes in the interpretation or enforcement of any of the foregoing, (D) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of any securities of the DebtorsPCG, (E) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones, credit ratings, budgets or internal or published financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, (F) any wildfire occurring after the Petition Date (as defined in the Plan of Reorganization) and prior to January 1, 2020[reserved], and (G) one or more wildfires, occurring on or after January 1, 2020, that destroys or damages fewer than 500 dwellings or commercial structures in the aggregate (it being understood that (I) the exceptions in clauses (D) and (E) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such change, decline or failure referred to therein is a Specified Material Adverse Effect, and (II) a Specified Material Adverse Effect shall include the occurrence of one or more wildfires on or after January 1, 2020 destroying or damaging at least 500 dwellings or commercial structures within PCG’s service area at a time when the portion of PCG’s system at the location of such wildfire was not successfully de-energized).
“Standard A/R Securitization Obligations”: representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities, repurchase obligations, servicing obligations, guarantees, intercompany notes and obligations relating to contributions of A/R Securitization Assets to an A/R Securitization Subsidiary and other obligations entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which are reasonably customary in A/R Securitization Transactions.
“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.
“Supplemental Indenture”: with respect to those certain First Mortgage Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000,000 issued to the Administrative Agent, the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee.
“Supported QFC”: as defined in Section 10.19.
“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”.
“Syndication Agents”: as defined on the cover 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.
“Term SOFR”: the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Tranche”: (i) the 364-Day Tranche Commitments or the 364-Day Tranche Loans or (ii) the 18-Month Tranche Commitments or the 18-Month Tranche Loans (or, with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans, the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A) and the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B)).
“Transferee”: any Assignee or Participant.
“Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
“UK Financial Institution”: any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority)) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority,
which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority”: the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement”: the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
“United States” or “U.S.”: 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.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime”: as defined in Section 10.19.
“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”: as defined in Section 2.16(e)(ii)(B)(III).
“Utility Commitment Letter”: that certain Commitment Letter dated as of October 4, 2019 among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as the borrower, PG&E Corporation and the commitment parties from time to time party thereto, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time prior to the date hereof.
“Utility Revolving Credit Agreement”: that certain Credit Agreement dated as of the Effective Date, among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
“Withdrawal Liability”: any liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers”: (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the applicable Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to any UK Resolution Authority, any powers of such UK Resolution Authority under the applicable Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
1.2Other 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.
(f)Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any change in accounting for leases pursuant to GAAP resulting from the implementation of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), to the extent such adoption would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2015.
1.3Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Capital Stock at such time.
1.4Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administrator, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, Section 2.13(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, pursuant to Section 2.13(d), of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on Eurodollar Loans is based. However, the Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Base Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to Section 2.13(b), whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, and (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to Section 2.13(c)), including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the Eurodollar Base Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.
Section 2.AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE TERM LOANS
2.1Loans.
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each 364-Day Tranche Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make a term loan (the “364-Day Tranche Loans”) to the Borrower in Dollars on the Effective Date in an amount equal to such 364-Day Tranche Lender’s 364-Day Tranche Commitment. Loans under the 364-Day Tranche may be ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as further provided herein. 364-Day Tranche Loans borrowed under this Section 2.1(a) and paid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
(b)Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each 18-Month Tranche Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make a term loan (the “18-Month Tranche Loans”) to the Borrower in Dollars on the Effective Date in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such 18-Month Tranche Lender’s 18-Month Tranche Commitment. Loans under the 18-Month Tranche may be ABR Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein. 18-Month Tranche Loans borrowed under this Section 2.1(b) and paid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. As of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, a portion of the 18-Month Tranche Loans in an aggregate amount of $1,315,735,897.44 (the “18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A)”) shall have an 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date of October 1, 2022 and a portion of the 18-Month Tranche Loans in an aggregate amount of $184,264,102.56 (the “18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B)”) shall have an 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date of January 1, 2022.
2.2Procedures for Borrowing. The Borrower may borrow the Loans on the Effective Date (so long as the Effective Date is a 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 Effective Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City time, one Business Day prior to the Effective Date, in the case of ABR Loans) specifying (i) the amount and Type of Loans to be borrowed on the Effective Date and (ii) 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. 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 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the Effective 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[Reserved].
2.4[Reserved].
2.5[Reserved].
2.6Fees, 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), any fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Lenders.
(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.
(c)On June 1, 2022, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that holds any 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche A) outstanding on such date, a fee equal to 0.075% of the principal amount of such Loans.
2.7Termination of Commitments. The Commitments shall automatically terminate in full on the Effective Date after the proceeds of the Loans have been made available to the Borrower.
2.8Prepayments.
(a)Optional. 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 2:00 p.m., 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. 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 accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid. Partial prepayments of Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice of prepayment delivered in connection with any refinancing of all of the Loans with the proceeds of such refinancing or of any other incurrence of Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, may be, if expressly so stated to be, contingent upon the consummation of such refinancing or incurrence or occurrence of such other identifiable event or condition and may be revoked by the Borrower, subject to compliance with the obligations under Section 2.17 in connection with any such revocation, in the event such contingency is not met. Each prepayment of Loans under this clause (a) shall be applied to the prepayment in full of the aggregate principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the 364-Day Tranche Loans before being applied to prepay the aggregate principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans and shall be accompanied by accrued interest and fees on the amount prepaid to the date fixed for prepayment, plus, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans that are prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable to it, the Borrower shall pay any amounts due to the Lenders as a result thereof pursuant to Section 2.17.
(b)Mandatory. So long as (i) the commitments in respect of each of the Bridge Facilities have been terminated without the funding of any loans thereunder or (ii) the loans and any accrued interest, fees and other obligations under the Bridge Facilities have been paid in full, in the event that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries receives any Net Cash Proceeds arising from any Debt Issuance, then the Borrower shall prepay the Loans hereunder in an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds not later than five (5) Business Days following the receipt by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of such Net Cash Proceeds. The Borrower shall promptly (and not later than five (5) Business Days following receipt thereof) notify the Administrative Agent of the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as applicable, of such Net Cash Proceeds and such notice shall be accompanied by a reasonably detailed calculation of the Net Cash Proceeds. Each prepayment of Loans under this clause (b) shall be applied to the prepayment in full of the
aggregate principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the 364-Day Tranche Loans before being applied to prepay the aggregate principal amount and any accrued but unpaid interest with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans and shall be accompanied by accrued interest and fees on the amount prepaid to the date fixed for prepayment, plus, in the case of any Eurodollar Loans that are prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable to it, the Borrower shall pay any amounts due to the Lenders as a result thereof pursuant to Section 2.17.
2.9Conversion 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 defined term “Interest Period”, 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; provided, further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph, subject to the preceding proviso, such Loans shall be automatically continued as Eurodollar Loans with an Interest Period of one month 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.
2.10Limitations 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 5 Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
2.11Interest 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 the Loans 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 that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on the Loans or any other fee payable in connection herewith (excluding any expenses or other indemnity) 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 Section 2.11(c) shall be payable from time to time on demand.
(e)The amount of each interest payment received by the Administrative Agent under the applicable Senior Bond shall be deemed to be a payment of interest payable by the Borrower hereunder and shall reduce, dollar-for-dollar, the amount of interest then owing by the Borrower hereunder.
2.12Computation 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 ABR, 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.
(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).
2.13Inability to Determine Interest Rate.
(a)If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(i)the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error) 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, provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time; or
(ii)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.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the Eurodollar Base Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such proposed amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing any SOFR-Based Rate, the Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of the Eurodollar Base Rate with a Benchmark Replacement will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(c)In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(d)The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the
implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.13, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.13.
(e)Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, or conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted 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.
2.14Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes.
(a)[Reserved].
(b)Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Loans (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, payment in full of all principal and interest due with respect to the 18-Month Tranche Loans (Tranche B) on or prior to the 18-Month Tranche Maturity Date for such Loans) shall be made pro rata (i) in the case of the 364-Day Tranche Loans, according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the 364-Day Tranche Loans then held by the 364-Day Tranche Lenders and (ii) in the case of the 18-Month Tranche Loans, according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the 18-Month Tranche Loans then held by the 18-Month Tranche Lenders.
(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, 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, 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 Effective Date, 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 the Effective 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.
(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 Loans (or any portion thereof) 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 the Loans on the Effective Date.
(g)If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 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 to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to the Administrative Agent, 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.
2.15Change 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, 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 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
(iii)impose on any Lender any other condition that is generally applicable to loans made by such Lender or participations therein;
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 the Loans, 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 in respect of which such demand is made. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.15 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation from similarly situated borrowers (to the extent that such Lender has the right to do so under its credit facilities with similarly situated borrowers).
(b)If any 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 capital or the capital of any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such Change of Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
(c)A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.15 submitted by any 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 2.15, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or any other Recipient pursuant to this Section 2.15 for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or such other Recipient notifies the Borrower of such 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 2.15 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.
2.16Taxes.
(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 Administrative Agent making the payment) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then (A) the Borrower or Administrative Agent, as applicable shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to be required, (B) the Borrower or Administrative Agent, as applicable 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.
(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 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 (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 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, 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 by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such 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.
(e)(i) Any 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, 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 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 reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A)any 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 becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such 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 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 copies 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;
(II)executed copies 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 copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(IV)to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies 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.
(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 under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies 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
(D)if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such 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 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 has complied with such 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 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)At no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender, as the case may be. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of, or credit with respect to, any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.16 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16), it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund or credit (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund or credit), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund or credit). The Borrower, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (f) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event such indemnified party is required to repay such refund or credit to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any
amount to the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund or credit 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 paragraph (f) 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.
(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.
2.17Indemnity. 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.
2.18Change 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.
2.19Replacement 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, (b) provides notice under Section 2.21 or (c) 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.
2.20Defaulting 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 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, 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; third, 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; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, 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 sixth, 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 the Loans in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of that Defaulting Lender. 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 pursuant to this Section 2.20(a) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto;
(b)[Reserved];
(c)[Reserved];
(d)[Reserved]; 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 and the Administrative Agent 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 of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Percentages, 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.
2.21Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain, or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Loans or to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining ABR Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the ABR, the interest rate on which ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the ABR, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans (the interest rate on which ABR Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the ABR), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the ABR applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 2.17.
Section 3.[RESERVED].
Section 4.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, on the Effective Date, that:
4.1Financial Condition. (a) The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 20192020, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of March 31, 20202021, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the portion of the fiscal year ended on such date, each delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, in each case, (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, and its consolidated income and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal year or portion of the fiscal year then ended, subject, in the case of the financial statements referred to in clause (b), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
4.2No Change. Since December 31, 20192020, no Specified Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
4.3Existence; 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 organizational power and organizational 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.
4.4Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The Borrower has the corporate power and corporate authority to execute and deliver and to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and to obtain extensions of credit hereunder. The Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of, and performance of its obligations under, the Loan Documents to which it is a party 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, (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 Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies under the Loan Documents. 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 Requirements of Law (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure or other exercise of remedies hereunder or under the Loan Documents.
4.5No Legal Bar. The execution and delivery of, and the performance of the obligations under, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of the Loans 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 Loan Documents and the FMB Indenture).
4.6Litigation. (a) 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 respective material 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 respective material properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.7No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
4.8Taxes. 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.
4.9Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans 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.
4.10ERISA. 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 Plan) did not, as of the last annual valuation date for which a certified actuarial valuation report is available 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 endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) or in Insolvency.
4.11Investment 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 Effective Date, 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.
4.12Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used to fund the transactions contemplated under the Plan of Reorganization.
4.13Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries are not subject to any pending violations or liabilities under Environmental Laws or relating to the disposal, spill or other release of 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 violations or liabilities.
4.14Regulatory 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.
4.15Sanctions; Anti-Corruption. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is currently (i) the subject of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. State Department (“Sanctions”) or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanctions. None of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, agent, Affiliate or employee of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation in any material respect by any such Person of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (“FCPA”) or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, rules, regulations legally applicable to such Persons (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Laws”). The Borrower will not use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds (a) to any Subsidiary, Affiliate, joint venture partner or other Person or entity, to fund the activities of any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the subject of any Sanctions, or (a) directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the FCPA or of any Anti-Corruption Laws.
4.16Affected Financial Institutions. The Borrower is not an Affected Financial Institution.
4.17Solvency. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (after giving effect to the Plan of Reorganization and the transactions described therein).
4.18Disclosure.
(a)All written information relating to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, other than any projections, estimates and other forward-looking materials and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, that has been provided by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby does not, when taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made (giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto). Any projected information, estimates, other forward-looking materials and pro forma financial information that have been made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date such information was furnished to the Lenders and as of the Effective Date (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from such projections and pro forma information and such projections and pro forma information are not a guarantee of performance).
(b)As of the Effective Date, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification provided on or prior to the Effective Date to any Lender in connection with this Agreement is true and correct in all respects.
4.19Status of Obligations. The issuance to the Administrative Agent of the Senior Bonds provides the Lenders, as beneficial holders of the Senior Bonds through the Administrative Agent, the benefit of the Lien of the FMB Indenture equally and ratably with the holders of other First Mortgage Bonds.
4.20Ownership of Property. As of the Effective Date, each of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section 7.3, except for where the failure would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
4.21Covered Entity. The Borrower is not a Covered Entity.
Section 5.CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
5.1Conditions to the Effective Date. The occurrence of the Effective Date and the obligation of each Lender to make its Loans hereunder on the Effective Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(a)Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement (including copies of all schedules attached hereto in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders), executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1.
(b)Consents and Approvals. All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of 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)KYC Information. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall have received all documentation and information relating to the Borrower as is reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent and/or any such Lender at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Effective Date that is required by Governmental Authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. If the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and the Administrative Agent or any Lender so request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, then at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or any such Lender a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.
(d)Bond Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received:
(i)the Bond Delivery Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and Administrative Agent;
(ii)the Senior Bonds in a face amount equal to the Loans as of the Effective Date, duly issued and authenticated under the FMB Indenture and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii)the Supplemental Indenture, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iv)a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Indenture Trustee certifying that each Senior Bond has been authenticated and is outstanding under the FMB Indenture;
(v)copies of all legal opinions and other documents delivered to the Indenture Trustee by or on behalf of the Borrower on or prior to the Effective Date in connection with the issuance of each Senior Bond; and
(vi)copies of all title reports and commitments as of the Effective Date with respect to the Mortgaged Property consisting of real property as to which Liens in favor of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the First Mortgage Bond, has been granted.
(e)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 date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Date.
(f)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 as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the State of California, (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower dated as of a recent date from the Secretary of State of the State of California, and (iii) a certificate of a Responsible Officer, dated the Effective Date, confirming the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 5.1(h) and (i).
(g)Legal Opinion. The Administrative Agent shall have received the legal opinion of (i) Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, counsel to the Borrower, and (ii) Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, special California regulatory counsel to the Borrower, each in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(h)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, in each case, 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).
(i)No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Effective Date or would result from the funding of the Loans on the Effective Date.
(j)Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of borrowing in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.2.
(k)Solvency. The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto.
Section 6.AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as 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:
6.1Financial 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 income 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 income 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 the absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments).
All such financial statements shall (x) be complete and correct in all material respects and (y) 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, subject, in each case to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments. 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.
6.2Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to the Administrative Agent, for delivery to the Lenders:
(a)within two Business 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 actual knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) 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 been 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;
(c)promptly, such additional financial and other information (other than any such information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower provides such Lender with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality
obligation) as any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request; and
(d)promptly, such documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
6.3Payment 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).
6.4Maintenance 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 7.4 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 or except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty 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.
6.6Inspection 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 Significant 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, security and confidentiality; and provided, further, that neither the Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary shall be required to disclose to any Person any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by applicable law or binding agreement or subject to attorney-client privilege or constitutes attorney-work product or constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information so long as (x) such confidentiality obligation was not entered into in contemplation hereof and (y) the Borrower provides such Lender with notice that information is being withheld due to the existence of such confidentiality obligation.
6.7Notices. Give notice to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver such notice to each Lender, promptly upon any Responsible Officer obtaining knowledge of:
(a)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 occurrence of an ERISA Event which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (provided, that, any judicial proceeding instituted by PBGC that, within 60 days after the institution of such proceeding, has been withdrawn or stayed by PBGC or otherwise, shall be disregarded for the purpose of this Section 6.7(c)).
6.8Maintenance 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.
6.9Further Assurances.
(a)(i) Comply with Section 7.08(a) of the FMB Indenture, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent within 120 days after the Effective Date, a copy of the Opinion of Counsel (as defined in the FMB Indenture) delivered to the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.08(a)(i) of the FMB Indenture relating the Supplemental Indenture and (iii) deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of each Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Indenture Trustee under Section 7.08(a)(ii) of the FMB Indenture relating to the Supplemental Indenture.
(b)Promptly upon the reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, or by the Required Lenders through the Administrative Agent, (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such further certificates, documents, agreements and other instruments as reasonably required from time to time to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents.
6.10Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans in accordance with Section 4.12.
Section 7.NEGATIVE COVENANTS
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as 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 shall not permit its Significant Subsidiaries to:
7.1Indebtedness. At all times prior to the Indebtedness Covenant Release Date, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except for:
(a)Indebtedness and other Obligations created hereunder;
(b)Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $3,500,000,000 plus any additional amounts permitted to be incurred thereunder pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Utility Revolving Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(c)Indebtedness of the Borrower outstanding on the Effective Date in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed, together with any Loans outstanding hereunder on the Effective Date, $33,350,000,000 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;
(d)Indebtedness (i) pursuant to tenders, statutory obligations, bids, leases, governmental contracts, trade contracts, surety, stay, customs, appeal, performance and/or return of money bonds or other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) in respect of letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments and reimbursement obligations to support any of the foregoing items;
(e)(i) Guarantee Obligations with respect to the obligations of suppliers, customers and licensees and other third parties in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services and (iii) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties or similar instruments supporting trade payables, warehouse receipts or similar facilities entered into in the ordinary course of business, workers compensation claims or other employee benefits;
(f)Guarantee Obligations with respect to Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to this Section 7.1 and Guarantee Obligations with respect to the obligations of Subsidiaries and joint ventures of the Borrower; provided that no such Guarantee Obligations with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower constituting debt for borrowed money or evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the First Mortgage Bonds) shall be permitted except to the extent provided by a Person that is, or concurrently with providing such Guarantee Obligations becomes, a guarantor of the Obligations hereunder on terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(g)Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums and/or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements;
(h)Indebtedness with respect to Capital Lease Obligations and purchase money Indebtedness; provided, that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness with respect to Capital Lease Obligations shall not exceed $500,000,000 at any one time;
(i)(i) obligations under any Cash Management Agreement and (ii) Indebtedness under any Swap Agreement permitted under Section 7.6;
(j)Indebtedness arising from any agreement providing for indemnification, adjustment or purchase price or similar obligations (including contingent earn-out obligations) incurred in connection with any Disposition or any purchase of assets or Capital Stock, and Indebtedness arising from guaranties, letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments securing the performance of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to any such agreement;
(k)Indebtedness in respect of banking services and incentive, supplier finance or similar programs incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(l)customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased in the ordinary course of business;
(m)Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees, consultants or independent contractors incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(n)Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or other similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
(o)endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business;
(p)Indebtedness issued or incurred to fund rate base growth in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed $9,000,000,000 at any time and any Permitted Refinancing thereof; and
(q)other Indebtedness of the Borrower in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the excess, if any, of 10% of Net Tangible Assets of the Borrower over the amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (p) above.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Guarantee Obligations from any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to Indebtedness of the Borrower constituting debt for borrowed money or evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the First Mortgage Bonds) shall be permitted hereunder except to the extent provided by a Person that is, or concurrently with providing such Guarantee Obligations becomes, a guarantor of the Obligations hereunder on terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
7.2Consolidated 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.
7.3Liens. 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 (a) Liens securing the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (b) Liens permitted under Section 7.06(b) of the FMB Indenture.
7.4Fundamental 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 including, without limitation, any A/R 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, (x) shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (y) shall have assumed all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (z) to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, shall have promptly provided to the Administrative Agent or such Lender all documentation and other information that may be required by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in order to enable compliance with applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including information required by the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and (c) the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the continuing or surviving corporation’s or purchaser’s senior, secured 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, secured debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
7.5Sale and Lease Back Transactions. Enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby it shall sell or transfer any property having fair market value in excess of $10,000,000, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred, except for (a) those transactions described on Schedule 7.5 and (b) any other sale of any fixed or capital assets that is made for cash consideration; provided that, in each case, if such sale and leaseback results in a Capital Lease Obligation, such Capital Lease Obligation is permitted by Section 7.1 and any Lien made the subject of such Capital Lease Obligation is permitted by Section 7.3.
7.6Swap Agreements. Enter into any Swap Agreement, other than Swap Agreements entered into not for speculative purposes (a) to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries are exposed in the conduct of its business or the management of its liabilities (including, without limitation, raw material, commodities, fuel, electricity or other supply costs and currency risks), (b) to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or fixed rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest bearing Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries permitted by this Agreement, (c) to swap currency in connection with funding the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business or (d) entered into in connection with any A/R Securitization Transaction.
7.7Amendments to FMB Indenture. Amend, supplement, modify or waive the FMB Indenture in any manner that is materially adverse to the Lenders hereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit the Borrower from supplementing the FMB Indenture in order to provide for the issuance of additional First Mortgage Bonds in accordance with the FMB Indenture or to add property to the Lien of the FMB Indenture.
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 the Loans when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on the Loans, 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 6.4(a)(i), Section 6.7(a), Section 6.10, Section 7.1, Section 7.2, 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 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 as 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)there occurs any ERISA Event that, individually or in the aggregate, would 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 Significant 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; or
(j)any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or the Borrower contests in any manner in writing the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or the Borrower denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports in writing to revoke, terminate or rescind any Loan Document; or
(k)at any time (i) any Senior Bond shall cease to be outstanding for any reason other than (A) the payment in full of the applicable Tranche relating to such Senior Bond and other obligations then due and owing under the Loan Documents with respect thereto or (B) the payment in full of such Senior Bond, (ii) the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders, shall cease at any time to be the holder of any Senior Bond for all purposes of the FMB Indenture (unless such Senior Bond is transferred by the Administrative Agent other than in connection with the payment in full of the obligations with respect to such Senior Bond) or (iii) the Lien of the FMB Indenture shall cease to constitute a valid and enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Property;
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, the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents 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: 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 to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. 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.
Section 9.THE AGENTS
9.1Appointment and Authority. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints JPMorgan Chase Bank, 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 Agents, the 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 any 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.
9.2Delegation 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 it. The Administrative Agent, and any such sub-agent may each 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.
9.3Exculpatory 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
(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 or Event of 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.
9.4Reliance 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, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. 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.
9.5Notice 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 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. 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 such Agent shall have received such directions, such 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.
9.6Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders. Each 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 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 such Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or Affiliates.
9.7Indemnification. The 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 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.
9.8Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” or “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.
9.9Successor Agents.
(a)The Administrative Agent may resign upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent shall so resign 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, conditioned 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 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 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 Agent’s notice of resignation (the “Resignation Effective Date”), the retiring 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 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 an 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, conditioned 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 Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Senior Bond held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such Senior Bond in its name until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (ii) 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 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 Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective
Date (as applicable)), and the retiring or removed 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 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 Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section and Sections 2.17 and 10.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed 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 Agent was acting as Agent.
9.10Documentation Agents and Syndication Agents. None of the Documentation Agents or the Syndication Agents shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
9.11Administrative 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 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 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 and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.6, 2.17 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 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, 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 and 10.5.
9.12Certain ERISA Matters.
(a)Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i)such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement,
(ii)the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(iii)(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv)such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b)In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).
Section 10.MISCELLANEOUS
10.1Amendments and Waivers. Subject to Section 2.13(b) and (c), 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, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
(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, Section 10.07 (Application of Money Collected) of the FMB Indenture or any similar provision in the Loan Documents 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)[reserved];
(vii)amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5.1 without the written consent of all the Lenders;
(viii)amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.8(b) without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby;
(ix)amend or modify any provision in any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Lenders of one Tranche (but not the other Tranche), without the prior written consent of the requisite number or percentage in interest of each affected Tranche of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Tranche of Lenders were the only Tranche of Lenders hereunder at the time; or
(x)instruct the Administrative Agent to vote the Senior Bonds in favor of the release of all or substantially all of the Mortgaged Property without the written consent of all the Lenders.
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.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.1, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and any such amendment, modification or supplement shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
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, (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) any reduction of the amount of principal or interest owed to such Defaulting Lender 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.
10.2Notices.
(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) 973-8956
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) 973-5520
Administrative Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
500 Stanton Christiana Road
NCC 5, 1st Floor
Newark, DE 19713-2107
Attention: Mary Crews
Telecopy: (302) 634-5758
Telephone: (302) 634-1417
Email: mary.crews@jpmorgan.com
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall not be effective until received.
(b)Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent 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 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 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 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 Parties as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment. “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 or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.
10.3No 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.
10.4Survival 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 hereunder.
10.5Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent 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 joint counsel and one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one joint local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected persons) 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 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 reasonable fees and disbursements of only one joint counsel, one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected persons), and (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, the Administrative Agent and their respective Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (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, or arising out of or in connection with, 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 directly or indirectly relating to the Borrower, its Significant Subsidiaries or any of the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or its Significant Subsidiaries and the reasonable, documented and invoiced fees and expenses of one joint counsel and one joint special California counsel and, if necessary, one joint local counsel in each other relevant jurisdiction to the applicable Indemnitee (and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel for each applicable jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected persons), 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, as determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction, (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Affiliates, (y) the material breach of such Indemnitee’s funding obligations hereunder or (z) a dispute amongst one or more Lenders not arising from the Borrower’s breach of its obligations under the Loan Documents (other than a dispute involving a claim against an Indemnitee for its acts or omissions in its capacity as an
arranger, bookrunner, agent or similar role in respect of the Loan Agreement, except, to the extent such acts or omissions are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have constituted the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee in such capacity). 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.
10.6Successors 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, 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 (or holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned or operated by or for the primary benefit of, one or more natural persons), 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 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 (or an Affiliate of any Lender) or an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under Section 8(a), (e) or (f) 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 ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof from the assigning Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent); and
(B)the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Loans to an Assignee that is a Lender (or an Affiliate of a Lender) immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment.
(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 or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Loans, the amount of the 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; 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 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 or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans 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 a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely to establish that the relevant obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations), 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 principal amount of the Loans 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 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 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.
(c)(i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, 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 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 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 loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such loan 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.
(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 or the Administrative Agent 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 AgreementEffective Date.
(h)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.6, for the avoidance of doubt, Goldman Sachs Bank USA may assign any amount of its Loans hereunder to Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC (or vice versa) without the prior written consent of any other Person.
10.7Adjustments; 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 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.
10.8Counterparts; Electronic Execution; Binding Effect. 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, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto. This Agreement shall become binding on the parties hereto when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
10.9Severability. 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, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
10.10Integration. 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.
10.11GOVERNING 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.
10.12Submission 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 jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan (or if such court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan), and any appellate court 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, and agrees not to assert 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.
NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
10.13Acknowledgments. 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)none of the Administrative Agent or 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.
10.14Confidentiality. 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, service providers, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates (as long as such attorneys, service providers, accountants and other professional advisors are directed to comply with 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, (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (j) any rating agency in connection with rating of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (k) to the extent such information (i) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or (ii) is independently discovered or developed by a party hereto without utilizing any information received from the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or violating the terms of this Section 10.14, 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.
10.15WAIVERS 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.
10.16USA Patriot Act; Beneficial Ownership Regulation. 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 “Patriot 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 Patriot Act.
10.17Judicial 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.
10.18No 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.
10.19Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
(a)To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
(b)In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support..
10.20Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
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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.
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
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EXHIBIT 10.6
PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONGTERM INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-ANNUAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD
PG&E CORPORATION, a California corporation, hereby grants Restricted Stock Units to the Recipient named below (sometimes referred to as “you”). The Restricted Stock Units have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2014 LongTerm 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 1, 2021
Name of Recipient: Patricia K. Poppe
Recipient’s Participant ID: XXXXXXXX
Number of Restricted Stock Units: 2,910,205
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 2021.
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.
PG&E CORPORATION
2014 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-ANNUAL RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
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The LTIP and Other
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This Agreement and the above cover sheet constitute 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 or the above cover sheet and the LTIP, the LTIP will govern. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement or the above cover sheet are defined in the LTIP. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement or the above cover sheet and the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy, this Agreement or the above cover sheet will govern, as applicable. For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation means employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
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Grant of Restricted Stock
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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.
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Vesting of Restricted
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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”).
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1,455,102 on January 4, 2022
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1,455,103 on January 4, 2023
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The amounts payable upon each vesting date are hereby designated separate payments for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”). 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.
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Dividends
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Restricted Stock Units will accrue Dividend Equivalents in the event that cash dividends are paid with respect to PG&E Corporation common stock having a record date prior to the date on which the RSUs are settled. Such Dividend Equivalents will be converted into cash and paid, if at all, upon settlement of the underlying Restricted Stock Units.
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Settlement
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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 (i) “Disability” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A), (ii) death, or (iii) “separation from service” (within the meaning of Code Section 409A).
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Voluntary Termination
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In the event of your voluntary termination, all unvested Restricted Stock Units will be cancelled on the date of termination.
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Termination for Cause
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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 purposes of this award, “Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy, as in effect on the date hereof.
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Termination other than
for Cause
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If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for Cause, all unvested Restricted Stock Units, will vest and be settled as soon as practicable after (but not later than sixty (60) days after) the date of your termination of employment, subject to the execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims by you or your estate under the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy.
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Death/Disability
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In the event of your death or Disability (as defined in Code Section 409A) 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, subject to the execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims by you or your estate under the PG&E Corporation 2012 Officer Severance Policy.
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Change in Control
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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.
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If the Restricted Stock Units are neither so assumed nor so continued by the Acquiror, and 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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Withholding Taxes
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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
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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Voting and Other Rights
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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 Restricted Stock Units and no shares of Stock that have not been issued hereunder may be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, or otherwise encumbered, other than by will or the laws of decent and distribution, and the Restricted Stock Units may be exercised during the life of the Recipient only by the Recipient or the Recipient’s guardian or legal representative.
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No Retention Rights
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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.
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Recoupment of Awards
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Awards are subject to recoupment in accordance with any applicable law and any recoupment policy adopted by the Corporation from time to time, including the PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company Executive Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy, as last revised on February 19, 2019 and available on the PG&E@Work internet site for the LongTerm Incentive Plan (the policy and location may be changed from time to time by PG&E Corporation); provided, however, that this award shall only be subject to recoupment to the extent the events giving rise to such recoupment occurred on or after the commencement of your employment with PG&E Corporation.
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Change in Capital
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In the event of a change in the capital structure of the Corporation, this award and the shares of Stock subject to this award shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 4.2 of the LTIP.
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Applicable Law
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This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.
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CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)
I, Patricia K. Poppe, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 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.
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Date: November 1, 2021
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/s/ PATRICIA K. POPPE
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Patricia K. Poppe
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Chief Executive Officer
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CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)
I, Christopher A. Foster, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 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.
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Date: November 1, 2021
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/s/ CHRISTOPHER A. FOSTER
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Christopher A. Foster
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)
I, Adam L. Wright, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 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 officers 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 officers 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.
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Date: November 1, 2021
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/s/ ADAM L. WRIGHT
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Adam L. Wright
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Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer
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CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)
I, Marlene M. Santos, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 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 officers 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 officers 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.
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Date: November 1, 2021
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/s/ MARLENE M. SANTOS
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Marlene M. Santos
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Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer
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CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)
I, Jason M. Glickman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 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 officers 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 officers 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.
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Date: November 1, 2021
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/s/ JASON M. GLICKMAN
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Jason M. Glickman
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Executive Vice President, Engineering, Planning, and Strategy
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CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)
I, David S. Thomason, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 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 officers 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 officers 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.
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Date: November 1, 2021
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/s/ DAVID S. THOMASON
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David S. Thomason
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller
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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 September 30, 2021 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Patricia K. Poppe, Chief Executive 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.
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November 1, 2021
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/s/ PATRICIA K. POPPE
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Patricia K. Poppe
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Chief Executive Officer
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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 September 30, 2021 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Christopher A. Foster, Executive 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.
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November 1, 2021
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/s/ CHRISTOPHER A. FOSTER
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Christopher A. Foster
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Executive Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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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 September 30, 2021 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Adam L. Wright, Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer 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.
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November 1, 2021
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/s/ ADAM L. WRIGHT
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Adam L. Wright
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Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer
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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 September 30, 2021 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Marlene M. Santos, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer 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.
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November 1, 2021
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/s/ MARLENE M. SANTOS
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Marlene M. Santos
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Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer
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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 September 30, 2021 (“Form 10-Q”), I, Jason M. Glickman, Executive Vice President, Engineering, Planning, and Strategy 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.
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November 1, 2021
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/s/ JASON M. GLICKMAN
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Jason M. Glickman
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Executive Vice President, Engineering, Planning, and Strategy
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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 September 30, 2021 (“Form 10-Q”), I, David S. Thomason, 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.
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November 1, 2021
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/s/ DAVID S. THOMASON
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David S. Thomason
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller
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