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Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
|
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State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
|
|
|
Commission
|
|
Address of principal executive offices
|
|
IRS Employer
|
File Number
|
|
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
|
|
Identification No.
|
001-14881
|
|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
|
|
94-2213782
|
|
|
(An Iowa Corporation)
|
|
|
|
|
666 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
|
|
|
|
|
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
|
|
|
|
|
515-242-4300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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001-05152
|
|
PACIFICORP
|
|
93-0246090
|
|
|
(An Oregon Corporation)
|
|
|
|
|
825 N.E. Multnomah Street
|
|
|
|
|
Portland, Oregon 97232
|
|
|
|
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888-221-7070
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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333-90553
|
|
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
|
|
47-0819200
|
|
|
(An Iowa Limited Liability Company)
|
|
|
|
|
666 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
|
|
|
|
|
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
|
|
|
|
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515-242-4300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
333-15387
|
|
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
|
|
42-1425214
|
|
|
(An Iowa Corporation)
|
|
|
|
|
666 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
|
|
|
|
|
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-2580
|
|
|
|
|
515-242-4300
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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000-52378
|
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NEVADA POWER COMPANY
|
|
88-0420104
|
|
|
(A Nevada Corporation)
|
|
|
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|
6226 West Sahara Avenue
|
|
|
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
|
|
|
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702-402-5000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
000-00508
|
|
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
|
|
88-0044418
|
|
|
(A Nevada Corporation)
|
|
|
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|
6100 Neil Road
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|
|
|
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Reno, Nevada 89511
|
|
|
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775-834-4011
|
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N/A
|
|
|
|
|
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report)
|
|
|
Registrant
|
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
|
None
|
PACIFICORP
|
None
|
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
|
None
|
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
|
None
|
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
|
None
|
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
|
None
|
Registrant
|
Name of exchange on which registered:
|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
|
None
|
PACIFICORP
|
None
|
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
|
None
|
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
|
None
|
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
|
None
|
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
|
None
|
Registrant
|
Yes
|
No
|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
|
X
|
|
PACIFICORP
|
X
|
|
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
|
|
X
|
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
|
X
|
|
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
|
X
|
|
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
|
X
|
|
Registrant
|
Large accelerated filer
|
Accelerated filer
|
Non-accelerated filer
|
Smaller reporting company
|
Emerging growth company
|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
PACIFICORP
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
FERC
|
|
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
|
GAAP
|
|
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
|
GEMA
|
|
Gas and Electricity Markets Authority
|
GWh
|
|
Gigawatt Hour
|
GTA
|
|
General Tariff Application
|
IPUC
|
|
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
|
ICC
|
|
Illinois Commerce Commission
|
IRP
|
|
Integrated Resource Plan
|
IUB
|
|
Iowa Utilities Board
|
kV
|
|
Kilovolt
|
MATS
|
|
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
|
MW
|
|
Megawatt
|
MWh
|
|
Megawatt Hour
|
NAAQS
|
|
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
|
NOx
|
|
Nitrogen Oxides
|
OATT
|
|
Open Access Transmission Tariff
|
Ofgem
|
|
Office of Gas and Electric Markets
|
OPUC
|
|
Oregon Public Utility Commission
|
PTC
|
|
Production Tax Credit
|
PUCN
|
|
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
|
RAC
|
|
Renewable Adjustment Clause
|
REC
|
|
Renewable Energy Credit
|
RPS
|
|
Renewable Portfolio Standards
|
RRA
|
|
Renewable Energy Credit and Sulfur Dioxide Revenue Adjustment Mechanism
|
SEC
|
|
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
|
SIP
|
|
State Implementation Plan
|
SO2
|
|
Sulfur Dioxide
|
TAM
|
|
Transition Adjustment Mechanism
|
UPSC
|
|
Utah Public Service Commission
|
WPSC
|
|
Wyoming Public Service Commission
|
WUTC
|
|
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
|
•
|
general economic, political and business conditions, as well as changes in, and compliance with, laws and regulations, including income tax reform, initiatives regarding deregulation and restructuring of the utility industry, and reliability and safety standards, affecting the respective Registrant's operations or related industries;
|
•
|
changes in, and compliance with, environmental laws, regulations, decisions and policies that could, among other items, increase operating and capital costs, reduce facility output, accelerate facility retirements or delay facility construction or acquisition;
|
•
|
the outcome of regulatory rate reviews and other proceedings conducted by regulatory agencies or other governmental and legal bodies and the respective Registrant's ability to recover costs through rates in a timely manner;
|
•
|
changes in economic, industry, competition or weather conditions, as well as demographic trends, new technologies and various conservation, energy efficiency and private generation measures and programs, that could affect customer growth and usage, electricity and natural gas supply or the respective Registrant's ability to obtain long-term contracts with customers and suppliers;
|
•
|
performance, availability and ongoing operation of the respective Registrant's facilities, including facilities not operated by the Registrants, due to the impacts of market conditions, outages and repairs, transmission constraints, weather, including wind, solar and hydroelectric conditions, and operating conditions;
|
•
|
the effects of catastrophic and other unforeseen events, which may be caused by factors beyond the control of each respective Registrant or by a breakdown or failure of the Registrants' operating assets, including severe storms, floods, fires, earthquakes, explosions, landslides, an electromagnetic pulse, mining incidents, litigation, wars, terrorism, pandemics (including potentially in relation to COVID-19), embargoes, and cyber security attacks, data security breaches, disruptions, or other malicious acts;
|
•
|
a high degree of variance between actual and forecasted load or generation that could impact a Registrant's hedging strategy and the cost of balancing its generation resources with its retail load obligations;
|
•
|
changes in prices, availability and demand for wholesale electricity, coal, natural gas, other fuel sources and fuel transportation that could have a significant impact on generating capacity and energy costs;
|
•
|
the financial condition, creditworthiness and operational stability of the respective Registrant's significant customers and suppliers;
|
•
|
changes in business strategy or development plans;
|
•
|
availability, terms and deployment of capital, including reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper, debt securities and other sources of debt financing and volatility in interest rates;
|
•
|
changes in the respective Registrant's credit ratings;
|
•
|
risks relating to nuclear generation, including unique operational, closure and decommissioning risks;
|
•
|
hydroelectric conditions and the cost, feasibility and eventual outcome of hydroelectric relicensing proceedings;
|
•
|
the impact of certain contracts used to mitigate or manage volume, price and interest rate risk, including increased collateral requirements, and changes in commodity prices, interest rates and other conditions that affect the fair value of certain contracts;
|
•
|
the impact of inflation on costs and the ability of the respective Registrants to recover such costs in regulated rates;
|
•
|
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, primarily the British pound and the Canadian dollar;
|
•
|
increases in employee healthcare costs;
|
•
|
the impact of investment performance and changes in interest rates, legislation, healthcare cost trends, mortality and morbidity on pension and other postretirement benefits expense and funding requirements;
|
•
|
changes in the residential real estate brokerage, mortgage and franchising industries and regulations that could affect brokerage, mortgage and franchising transactions;
|
•
|
the ability to successfully integrate future acquired operations into a Registrant's business;
|
•
|
the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed transaction with Dominion Energy, Inc., including the ability to obtain the required regulatory approvals and the terms and conditions of such regulatory approvals;
|
•
|
unanticipated construction delays, changes in costs, receipt of required permits and authorizations, ability to fund capital projects and other factors that could affect future facilities and infrastructure additions;
|
•
|
the availability and price of natural gas in applicable geographic regions and demand for natural gas supply;
|
•
|
the impact of new accounting guidance or changes in current accounting estimates and assumptions on the financial results of the respective Registrants; and
|
•
|
other business or investment considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in the Registrants' filings with the SEC or in other publicly disseminated written documents.
|
Item 1.
|
Financial Statements
|
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
PacifiCorp and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
MidAmerican Energy Company
|
|
|
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
MidAmerican Funding, LLC and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
Nevada Power Company and its subsidiaries
|
|
|
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
Sierra Pacific Power Company
|
|
|
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
Item 2.
|
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|
Item 1.
|
Financial Statements
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,815
|
|
|
$
|
1,040
|
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
237
|
|
|
212
|
|
||
Trade receivables, net
|
1,904
|
|
|
1,910
|
|
||
Income tax receivable
|
503
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Inventories
|
1,002
|
|
|
873
|
|
||
Mortgage loans held for sale
|
1,617
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
||
Amounts held in trust
|
435
|
|
|
211
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
715
|
|
|
628
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
8,228
|
|
|
5,913
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
73,825
|
|
|
73,305
|
|
||
Goodwill
|
9,612
|
|
|
9,722
|
|
||
Regulatory assets
|
2,831
|
|
|
2,766
|
|
||
Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments
|
7,874
|
|
|
6,255
|
|
||
Other assets
|
2,047
|
|
|
2,090
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total assets
|
$
|
104,417
|
|
|
$
|
100,051
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
1,656
|
|
|
$
|
1,839
|
|
Accrued interest
|
529
|
|
|
493
|
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes
|
456
|
|
|
537
|
|
||
Accrued employee expenses
|
330
|
|
|
285
|
|
||
Short-term debt
|
2,289
|
|
|
3,214
|
|
||
Current portion of long-term debt
|
1,872
|
|
|
2,539
|
|
||
Other current liabilities
|
1,842
|
|
|
1,350
|
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
8,974
|
|
|
10,257
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
BHE senior debt
|
11,011
|
|
|
8,231
|
|
||
BHE junior subordinated debentures
|
100
|
|
|
100
|
|
||
Subsidiary debt
|
29,922
|
|
|
28,483
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
6,965
|
|
|
7,100
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes
|
10,002
|
|
|
9,653
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities
|
3,658
|
|
|
3,649
|
|
||
Total liabilities
|
70,632
|
|
|
67,473
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
BHE shareholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Common stock - 115 shares authorized, no par value, 76 and 77 shares issued and outstanding
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Additional paid-in capital
|
6,377
|
|
|
6,389
|
|
||
Long-term income tax receivable
|
(530
|
)
|
|
(530
|
)
|
||
Retained earnings
|
29,962
|
|
|
28,296
|
|
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
|
(2,125
|
)
|
|
(1,706
|
)
|
||
Total BHE shareholders' equity
|
33,684
|
|
|
32,449
|
|
||
Noncontrolling interests
|
101
|
|
|
129
|
|
||
Total equity
|
33,785
|
|
|
32,578
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total liabilities and equity
|
$
|
104,417
|
|
|
$
|
100,051
|
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Energy
|
$
|
3,419
|
|
|
$
|
3,567
|
|
|
$
|
7,053
|
|
|
$
|
7,392
|
|
Real estate
|
1,193
|
|
|
1,327
|
|
|
2,086
|
|
|
2,112
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
4,612
|
|
|
4,894
|
|
|
9,139
|
|
|
9,504
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Energy:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of sales
|
888
|
|
|
1,027
|
|
|
1,926
|
|
|
2,241
|
|
||||
Operations and maintenance
|
794
|
|
|
822
|
|
|
1,531
|
|
|
1,624
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
725
|
|
|
728
|
|
|
1,534
|
|
|
1,448
|
|
||||
Property and other taxes
|
153
|
|
|
148
|
|
|
304
|
|
|
297
|
|
||||
Real estate
|
1,116
|
|
|
1,210
|
|
|
1,989
|
|
|
2,016
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
3,676
|
|
|
3,935
|
|
|
7,284
|
|
|
7,626
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income
|
936
|
|
|
959
|
|
|
1,855
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest expense
|
(503
|
)
|
|
(476
|
)
|
|
(986
|
)
|
|
(953
|
)
|
||||
Capitalized interest
|
19
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
33
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
38
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
70
|
|
||||
Interest and dividend income
|
20
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
66
|
|
||||
Gains (losses) on marketable securities, net
|
583
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
610
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
||||
Other, net
|
52
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
65
|
|
||||
Total other income (expense)
|
209
|
|
|
(349
|
)
|
|
(203
|
)
|
|
(781
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Income before income tax benefit and equity (loss) income
|
1,145
|
|
|
610
|
|
|
1,652
|
|
|
1,097
|
|
||||
Income tax benefit
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(76
|
)
|
|
(191
|
)
|
|
(224
|
)
|
||||
Equity (loss) income
|
(32
|
)
|
|
2
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
||||
Net income
|
1,120
|
|
|
688
|
|
|
1,793
|
|
|
1,313
|
|
||||
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders
|
$
|
1,116
|
|
|
$
|
684
|
|
|
$
|
1,786
|
|
|
$
|
1,306
|
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
1,120
|
|
|
$
|
688
|
|
|
$
|
1,793
|
|
|
$
|
1,313
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Unrecognized amounts on retirement benefits, net of tax of $2, $5, $13, and $(2)
|
10
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment
|
109
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
(439
|
)
|
|
106
|
|
||||
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax of $3, $(9), $(7), and $(11)
|
9
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(35
|
)
|
||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
|
128
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
(419
|
)
|
|
57
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Comprehensive income
|
1,248
|
|
|
630
|
|
|
1,374
|
|
|
1,370
|
|
||||
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||
Comprehensive income attributable to BHE shareholders
|
$
|
1,244
|
|
|
$
|
626
|
|
|
$
|
1,367
|
|
|
$
|
1,363
|
|
|
BHE Shareholders' Equity
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
Income
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Common
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
Tax
|
|
Retained
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
Noncontrolling
|
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
|
Stock
|
|
Capital
|
|
Receivable
|
|
Earnings
|
|
Loss, Net
|
|
Interests
|
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,355
|
|
|
$
|
(457
|
)
|
|
$
|
25,968
|
|
|
$
|
(1,830
|
)
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
30,162
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
684
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
688
|
|
|||||||
Other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|||||||
Distributions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|||||||
Other equity transactions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|||||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,355
|
|
|
$
|
(457
|
)
|
|
$
|
26,651
|
|
|
$
|
(1,888
|
)
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
30,787
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,371
|
|
|
$
|
(457
|
)
|
|
$
|
25,624
|
|
|
$
|
(1,945
|
)
|
|
$
|
130
|
|
|
$
|
29,723
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,306
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
1,313
|
|
|||||||
Other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
57
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
57
|
|
|||||||
Common stock purchases
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(277
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(293
|
)
|
|||||||
Distributions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|||||||
Other equity transactions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|||||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,355
|
|
|
$
|
(457
|
)
|
|
$
|
26,651
|
|
|
$
|
(1,888
|
)
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
30,787
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020
|
76
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,382
|
|
|
$
|
(530
|
)
|
|
$
|
28,846
|
|
|
$
|
(2,253
|
)
|
|
$
|
127
|
|
|
$
|
32,572
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,116
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
1,120
|
|
|||||||
Other comprehensive income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
128
|
|
|||||||
Distributions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|||||||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|||||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
76
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,377
|
|
|
$
|
(530
|
)
|
|
$
|
29,962
|
|
|
$
|
(2,125
|
)
|
|
$
|
101
|
|
|
$
|
33,785
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,389
|
|
|
$
|
(530
|
)
|
|
$
|
28,296
|
|
|
$
|
(1,706
|
)
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
|
$
|
32,578
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,786
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
1,793
|
|
|||||||
Other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(419
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(419
|
)
|
|||||||
Common stock purchases
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(120
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(126
|
)
|
|||||||
Distributions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|||||||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
(33
|
)
|
|||||||
Other equity transactions
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|||||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
76
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
6,377
|
|
|
$
|
(530
|
)
|
|
$
|
29,962
|
|
|
$
|
(2,125
|
)
|
|
$
|
101
|
|
|
$
|
33,785
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
1,793
|
|
|
$
|
1,313
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
(Gains) losses on marketable securities, net
|
(610
|
)
|
|
62
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization
|
1,557
|
|
|
1,472
|
|
||
Allowance for equity funds
|
(72
|
)
|
|
(70
|
)
|
||
Equity loss, net of distributions
|
64
|
|
|
37
|
|
||
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities
|
(7
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits
|
288
|
|
|
25
|
|
||
Other, net
|
18
|
|
|
23
|
|
||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
||||
Trade receivables and other assets
|
(783
|
)
|
|
(550
|
)
|
||
Derivative collateral, net
|
16
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
||
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
|
(45
|
)
|
|
(41
|
)
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes, net
|
(605
|
)
|
|
(140
|
)
|
||
Accounts payable and other liabilities
|
240
|
|
|
32
|
|
||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
1,854
|
|
|
2,134
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Capital expenditures
|
(2,793
|
)
|
|
(2,750
|
)
|
||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
—
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
||
Purchases of marketable securities
|
(272
|
)
|
|
(190
|
)
|
||
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
|
256
|
|
|
185
|
|
||
Equity method investments
|
(1,087
|
)
|
|
(211
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
58
|
|
|
36
|
|
||
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
(3,838
|
)
|
|
(2,959
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Proceeds from BHE senior debt
|
3,231
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Repayments of BHE senior debt
|
(350
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Common stock purchases
|
(126
|
)
|
|
(293
|
)
|
||
Proceeds from subsidiary debt
|
2,448
|
|
|
3,464
|
|
||
Repayments of subsidiary debt
|
(1,410
|
)
|
|
(1,763
|
)
|
||
Net (repayments of) proceeds from short-term debt
|
(920
|
)
|
|
64
|
|
||
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
|
(33
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Other, net
|
(42
|
)
|
|
(25
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
2,798
|
|
|
1,447
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Effect of exchange rate changes
|
(12
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
802
|
|
|
623
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
1,268
|
|
|
883
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
2,070
|
|
|
$
|
1,506
|
|
(1)
|
General
|
(2)
|
Business Acquisitions
|
(3)
|
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
|
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
Depreciable
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
Life
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Regulated assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Utility generation, transmission and distribution systems
|
5-80 years
|
|
$
|
81,518
|
|
|
$
|
81,127
|
|
Interstate natural gas pipeline assets
|
3-80 years
|
|
8,215
|
|
|
8,165
|
|
||
|
|
|
89,733
|
|
|
89,292
|
|
||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(26,921
|
)
|
|
(26,353
|
)
|
||
Regulated assets, net
|
|
|
62,812
|
|
|
62,939
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Nonregulated assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Independent power plants
|
5-30 years
|
|
7,004
|
|
|
6,983
|
|
||
Other assets
|
3-30 years
|
|
1,846
|
|
|
1,834
|
|
||
|
|
|
8,850
|
|
|
8,817
|
|
||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(2,336
|
)
|
|
(2,183
|
)
|
||
Nonregulated assets, net
|
|
|
6,514
|
|
|
6,634
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net operating assets
|
|
|
69,326
|
|
|
69,573
|
|
||
Construction work-in-progress
|
|
|
4,499
|
|
|
3,732
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
$
|
73,825
|
|
|
$
|
73,305
|
|
(4)
|
Investments and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Investments:
|
|
|
|
||||
BYD Company Limited common stock
|
$
|
1,737
|
|
|
$
|
1,122
|
|
Rabbi trusts
|
396
|
|
|
410
|
|
||
Other
|
191
|
|
|
187
|
|
||
Total investments
|
2,324
|
|
|
1,719
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Equity method investments:
|
|
|
|
||||
BHE Renewables tax equity investments
|
4,183
|
|
|
3,130
|
|
||
Electric Transmission Texas, LLC
|
580
|
|
|
555
|
|
||
Bridger Coal Company
|
83
|
|
|
81
|
|
||
Other
|
108
|
|
|
181
|
|
||
Total equity method investments
|
4,954
|
|
|
3,947
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Quad Cities Station nuclear decommissioning trust funds
|
607
|
|
|
599
|
|
||
Other restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
255
|
|
|
230
|
|
||
Total restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments
|
862
|
|
|
829
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments
|
$
|
8,140
|
|
|
$
|
6,495
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Reflected as:
|
|
|
|
||||
Current assets
|
$
|
266
|
|
|
$
|
240
|
|
Noncurrent assets
|
7,874
|
|
|
6,255
|
|
||
Total investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments
|
$
|
8,140
|
|
|
$
|
6,495
|
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on marketable securities still held at the reporting date
|
$
|
584
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
609
|
|
|
$
|
(61
|
)
|
Net (losses) gains recognized on marketable securities sold during the period
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Gains (losses) on marketable securities, net
|
$
|
583
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
610
|
|
|
$
|
(62
|
)
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,815
|
|
|
$
|
1,040
|
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
237
|
|
|
212
|
|
||
Investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents and investments
|
18
|
|
|
16
|
|
||
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
2,070
|
|
|
$
|
1,268
|
|
(5)
|
Recent Financing Transactions
|
(6)
|
Income Taxes
|
(7)
|
Employee Benefit Plans
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Pension:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
Interest cost
|
23
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
55
|
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(39
|
)
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
(77
|
)
|
||||
Net amortization
|
8
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
16
|
|
||||
Net periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other postretirement:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
Interest cost
|
4
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
14
|
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
(20
|
)
|
||||
Net amortization
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
||||
Net periodic benefit credit
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
Interest cost
|
10
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
26
|
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(25
|
)
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(50
|
)
|
||||
Net amortization
|
11
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
18
|
|
||||
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
(8)
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
•
|
Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
|
•
|
Level 2 — Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
|
•
|
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflect the Company's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. The Company develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.
|
|
|
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
54
|
|
|
$
|
106
|
|
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
|
$
|
134
|
|
Interest rate derivatives
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
79
|
|
|||||
Mortgage loans held for sale
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,617
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,617
|
|
|||||
Money market mutual funds(2)
|
|
1,357
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,357
|
|
|||||
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
United States government obligations
|
|
176
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
176
|
|
|||||
International government obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||||
Corporate obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
73
|
|
|||||
Municipal obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|||||
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|||||
Equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
United States companies
|
|
336
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
336
|
|
|||||
International companies
|
|
1,745
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,745
|
|
|||||
Investment funds
|
|
194
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
194
|
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
3,809
|
|
|
$
|
1,757
|
|
|
$
|
184
|
|
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
|
$
|
5,723
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
(136
|
)
|
|
$
|
(62
|
)
|
|
$
|
94
|
|
|
$
|
(106
|
)
|
Interest rate derivatives
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(60
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(65
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
|
$
|
(196
|
)
|
|
$
|
(62
|
)
|
|
$
|
94
|
|
|
$
|
(171
|
)
|
|
|
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||
As of December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
$
|
108
|
|
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
Interest rate derivatives
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16
|
|
|||||
Mortgage loans held for sale
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,039
|
|
|||||
Money market mutual funds(2)
|
|
824
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
824
|
|
|||||
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
United States government obligations
|
|
189
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
189
|
|
|||||
International government obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||||
Corporate obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
58
|
|
|||||
Municipal obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||||
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||||
Equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
United States companies
|
|
336
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
336
|
|
|||||
International companies
|
|
1,131
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,131
|
|
|||||
Investment funds
|
|
169
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
169
|
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
2,649
|
|
|
$
|
1,150
|
|
|
$
|
122
|
|
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,897
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
(143
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
|
$
|
103
|
|
|
$
|
(55
|
)
|
Interest rate derivatives
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(162
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
|
$
|
103
|
|
|
$
|
(76
|
)
|
(1)
|
Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $67 million and $79 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
|
(2)
|
Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents; other current assets; and noncurrent investments and restricted cash and investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
||||||||
|
Commodity
|
|
Rate
|
|
Commodity
|
|
Rate
|
||||||||
|
Derivatives
|
|
Derivatives
|
|
Derivatives
|
|
Derivatives
|
||||||||
2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Beginning balance
|
$
|
52
|
|
|
$
|
45
|
|
|
$
|
97
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
Changes included in earnings
|
(1
|
)
|
|
264
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
336
|
|
||||
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets
|
(16
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(56
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Purchases
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Settlements
|
8
|
|
|
(231
|
)
|
|
4
|
|
|
(272
|
)
|
||||
Ending balance
|
$
|
44
|
|
|
$
|
78
|
|
|
$
|
44
|
|
|
$
|
78
|
|
2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Beginning balance
|
$
|
86
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
99
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Changes included in earnings
|
8
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
147
|
|
||||
Changes in fair value recognized in OCI
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Changes in fair value recognized in net regulatory assets
|
(12
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Purchases
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Settlements
|
2
|
|
|
(89
|
)
|
|
2
|
|
|
(134
|
)
|
||||
Ending balance
|
$
|
86
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
$
|
86
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
As of December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Carrying
|
|
Fair
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Fair
|
||||||||
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Long-term debt
|
$
|
42,905
|
|
|
$
|
52,847
|
|
|
$
|
39,353
|
|
|
$
|
46,004
|
|
(9)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
(10)
|
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
|
|
|
For the Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
PacifiCorp
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
|
NV Energy
|
|
Northern Powergrid
|
|
BHE Pipeline Group
|
|
BHE Transmission
|
|
BHE Renewables
|
|
BHE and
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Regulated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Retail electric
|
|
$
|
1,066
|
|
|
$
|
468
|
|
|
$
|
638
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,172
|
|
Retail gas
|
|
—
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
104
|
|
|||||||||
Wholesale
|
|
17
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
59
|
|
|||||||||
Transmission and
distribution
|
|
24
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
191
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
164
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
419
|
|
|||||||||
Interstate pipeline
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
195
|
|
|||||||||
Other
|
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
|||||||||
Total Regulated
|
|
1,127
|
|
|
607
|
|
|
686
|
|
|
191
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
164
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
2,969
|
|
|||||||||
Nonregulated
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
348
|
|
|||||||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
|
1,127
|
|
|
610
|
|
|
687
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
169
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
3,317
|
|
|||||||||
Other revenue
|
|
17
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
102
|
|
|||||||||
Total
|
|
$
|
1,144
|
|
|
$
|
616
|
|
|
$
|
695
|
|
|
$
|
221
|
|
|
$
|
225
|
|
|
$
|
169
|
|
|
$
|
244
|
|
|
$
|
105
|
|
|
$
|
3,419
|
|
|
|
For the Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
PacifiCorp
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
|
NV Energy
|
|
Northern Powergrid
|
|
BHE Pipeline Group
|
|
BHE Transmission
|
|
BHE Renewables
|
|
BHE and
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Regulated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Retail electric
|
|
$
|
2,188
|
|
|
$
|
878
|
|
|
$
|
1,167
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,233
|
|
Retail gas
|
|
—
|
|
|
271
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
338
|
|
|||||||||
Wholesale
|
|
17
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
136
|
|
|||||||||
Transmission and
distribution
|
|
46
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
424
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
333
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
881
|
|
|||||||||
Interstate pipeline
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
621
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(74
|
)
|
|
547
|
|
|||||||||
Other
|
|
46
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
47
|
|
|||||||||
Total Regulated
|
|
2,297
|
|
|
1,283
|
|
|
1,300
|
|
|
424
|
|
|
621
|
|
|
333
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(76
|
)
|
|
6,182
|
|
|||||||||
Nonregulated
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
371
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
651
|
|
|||||||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
|
2,297
|
|
|
1,292
|
|
|
1,302
|
|
|
436
|
|
|
621
|
|
|
341
|
|
|
371
|
|
|
173
|
|
|
6,833
|
|
|||||||||
Other revenue
|
|
53
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
220
|
|
|||||||||
Total
|
|
$
|
2,350
|
|
|
$
|
1,302
|
|
|
$
|
1,317
|
|
|
$
|
487
|
|
|
$
|
626
|
|
|
$
|
341
|
|
|
$
|
422
|
|
|
$
|
208
|
|
|
$
|
7,053
|
|
|
|
For the Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
PacifiCorp
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
|
NV Energy
|
|
Northern Powergrid
|
|
BHE Pipeline Group
|
|
BHE Transmission
|
|
BHE Renewables
|
|
BHE and
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Regulated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Retail electric
|
|
$
|
1,107
|
|
|
$
|
467
|
|
|
$
|
658
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,232
|
|
Retail gas
|
|
—
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
116
|
|
|||||||||
Wholesale
|
|
11
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
86
|
|
|||||||||
Transmission and
distribution
|
|
25
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
441
|
|
|||||||||
Interstate pipeline
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
188
|
|
|||||||||
Other
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||||||||
Total Regulated
|
|
1,143
|
|
|
643
|
|
|
713
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
3,063
|
|
|||||||||
Nonregulated
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
197
|
|
|
142
|
|
|
366
|
|
|||||||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
|
1,143
|
|
|
653
|
|
|
713
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
197
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
3,429
|
|
|||||||||
Other revenue
|
|
24
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
138
|
|
|||||||||
Total
|
|
$
|
1,167
|
|
|
$
|
660
|
|
|
$
|
721
|
|
|
$
|
243
|
|
|
$
|
212
|
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
|
$
|
249
|
|
|
$
|
140
|
|
|
$
|
3,567
|
|
|
|
For the Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
PacifiCorp
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
|
NV Energy
|
|
Northern Powergrid
|
|
BHE Pipeline Group
|
|
BHE Transmission
|
|
BHE Renewables
|
|
BHE and
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Regulated:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Retail electric
|
|
$
|
2,293
|
|
|
$
|
910
|
|
|
$
|
1,185
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,388
|
|
Retail gas
|
|
—
|
|
|
355
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
413
|
|
|||||||||
Wholesale
|
|
39
|
|
|
176
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
242
|
|
|||||||||
Transmission and
distribution
|
|
50
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
439
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
335
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
903
|
|
|||||||||
Interstate pipeline
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
584
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(61
|
)
|
|
523
|
|
|||||||||
Other
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||||||||
Total Regulated
|
|
2,382
|
|
|
1,472
|
|
|
1,320
|
|
|
439
|
|
|
584
|
|
|
335
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
6,470
|
|
|||||||||
Nonregulated
|
|
—
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
323
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
646
|
|
|||||||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
|
2,382
|
|
|
1,488
|
|
|
1,320
|
|
|
457
|
|
|
584
|
|
|
343
|
|
|
323
|
|
|
219
|
|
|
7,116
|
|
|||||||||
Other revenue(2)
|
|
44
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
276
|
|
|||||||||
Total
|
|
$
|
2,426
|
|
|
$
|
1,502
|
|
|
$
|
1,335
|
|
|
$
|
506
|
|
|
$
|
583
|
|
|
$
|
343
|
|
|
$
|
416
|
|
|
$
|
281
|
|
|
$
|
7,392
|
|
(1)
|
The BHE and Other reportable segment represents amounts related principally to other entities, corporate functions and intersegment eliminations.
|
(2)
|
Includes net payments to counterparties for the financial settlement of certain derivative contracts at BHE Pipeline Group.
|
|
HomeServices
|
||||||||||||||
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Brokerage
|
$
|
957
|
|
|
$
|
1,204
|
|
|
$
|
1,734
|
|
|
$
|
1,915
|
|
Franchise
|
15
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
33
|
|
||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
972
|
|
|
1,223
|
|
|
1,765
|
|
|
1,948
|
|
||||
Other revenue
|
221
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
321
|
|
|
164
|
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
1,193
|
|
|
$
|
1,327
|
|
|
$
|
2,086
|
|
|
$
|
2,112
|
|
|
Performance obligations expected to be satisfied:
|
|
|
||||||||
|
Less than 12 months
|
|
More than 12 months
|
|
Total
|
||||||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
$
|
884
|
|
|
$
|
4,888
|
|
|
$
|
5,772
|
|
(11)
|
BHE Shareholders' Equity
|
(12)
|
Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net
|
|
|
Unrecognized
|
|
Foreign
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
AOCI
|
||||||||
|
|
Amounts on
|
|
Currency
|
|
Gains (Losses)
|
|
Attributable
|
||||||||
|
|
Retirement
|
|
Translation
|
|
on Cash
|
|
To BHE
|
||||||||
|
|
Benefits
|
|
Adjustment
|
|
Flow Hedges
|
|
Shareholders, Net
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
(358
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,623
|
)
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
$
|
(1,945
|
)
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
106
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
57
|
|
||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
|
$
|
(372
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,517
|
)
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(1,888
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
(417
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,296
|
)
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
(1,706
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
44
|
|
|
(439
|
)
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(419
|
)
|
||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
|
$
|
(373
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,735
|
)
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,125
|
)
|
(13)
|
Segment Information
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
PacifiCorp
|
$
|
1,144
|
|
|
$
|
1,167
|
|
|
$
|
2,350
|
|
|
$
|
2,426
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
616
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
1,302
|
|
|
1,502
|
|
||||
NV Energy
|
695
|
|
|
721
|
|
|
1,317
|
|
|
1,335
|
|
||||
Northern Powergrid
|
221
|
|
|
243
|
|
|
487
|
|
|
506
|
|
||||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
225
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
626
|
|
|
583
|
|
||||
BHE Transmission
|
169
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
341
|
|
|
343
|
|
||||
BHE Renewables
|
244
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
422
|
|
|
416
|
|
||||
HomeServices
|
1,193
|
|
|
1,327
|
|
|
2,086
|
|
|
2,112
|
|
||||
BHE and Other(1)
|
105
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
281
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
$
|
4,612
|
|
|
$
|
4,894
|
|
|
$
|
9,139
|
|
|
$
|
9,504
|
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
PacifiCorp
|
$
|
256
|
|
|
$
|
268
|
|
|
$
|
490
|
|
|
$
|
552
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
110
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
210
|
|
||||
NV Energy
|
161
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
234
|
|
||||
Northern Powergrid
|
89
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
221
|
|
|
239
|
|
||||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
92
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
341
|
|
|
311
|
|
||||
BHE Transmission
|
81
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
153
|
|
||||
BHE Renewables
|
84
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
115
|
|
||||
HomeServices
|
77
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
96
|
|
||||
BHE and Other(1)
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(32
|
)
|
||||
Total operating income
|
936
|
|
|
959
|
|
|
1,855
|
|
|
1,878
|
|
||||
Interest expense
|
(503
|
)
|
|
(476
|
)
|
|
(986
|
)
|
|
(953
|
)
|
||||
Capitalized interest
|
19
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
33
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
38
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
72
|
|
|
70
|
|
||||
Interest and dividend income
|
20
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
66
|
|
||||
Gains (losses) on marketable securities, net
|
583
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
610
|
|
|
(62
|
)
|
||||
Other, net
|
52
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
65
|
|
||||
Total income before income tax benefit and equity (loss) income
|
$
|
1,145
|
|
|
$
|
610
|
|
|
$
|
1,652
|
|
|
$
|
1,097
|
|
Interest expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
PacifiCorp
|
$
|
110
|
|
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
$
|
212
|
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
78
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
149
|
|
||||
NV Energy
|
57
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
118
|
|
||||
Northern Powergrid
|
31
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
69
|
|
||||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
15
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
24
|
|
||||
BHE Transmission
|
35
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
78
|
|
||||
BHE Renewables
|
42
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
84
|
|
|
88
|
|
||||
HomeServices
|
3
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
14
|
|
||||
BHE and Other(1)
|
132
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
243
|
|
|
215
|
|
||||
Total interest expense
|
$
|
503
|
|
|
$
|
476
|
|
|
$
|
986
|
|
|
$
|
953
|
|
Operating revenue by country:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
United States
|
$
|
4,224
|
|
|
$
|
4,476
|
|
|
$
|
8,313
|
|
|
$
|
8,653
|
|
United Kingdom
|
221
|
|
|
242
|
|
|
487
|
|
|
505
|
|
||||
Canada
|
167
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
338
|
|
|
343
|
|
||||
Philippines and other
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue by country
|
$
|
4,612
|
|
|
$
|
4,894
|
|
|
$
|
9,139
|
|
|
$
|
9,504
|
|
Income before income tax benefit and equity (loss) income by country:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
United States
|
$
|
1,027
|
|
|
$
|
482
|
|
|
$
|
1,381
|
|
|
$
|
818
|
|
United Kingdom
|
59
|
|
|
76
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
179
|
|
||||
Canada
|
46
|
|
|
39
|
|
|
86
|
|
|
79
|
|
||||
Philippines and other
|
13
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
21
|
|
||||
Total income before income tax benefit and equity (loss) income by country
|
$
|
1,145
|
|
|
$
|
610
|
|
|
$
|
1,652
|
|
|
$
|
1,097
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
PacifiCorp
|
$
|
26,128
|
|
|
$
|
24,861
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
23,155
|
|
|
22,664
|
|
||
NV Energy
|
14,420
|
|
|
14,128
|
|
||
Northern Powergrid
|
8,083
|
|
|
8,385
|
|
||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
6,182
|
|
|
6,100
|
|
||
BHE Transmission
|
8,616
|
|
|
8,776
|
|
||
BHE Renewables
|
11,134
|
|
|
9,961
|
|
||
HomeServices
|
4,703
|
|
|
3,846
|
|
||
BHE and Other(1)
|
1,996
|
|
|
1,330
|
|
||
Total assets
|
$
|
104,417
|
|
|
$
|
100,051
|
|
(1)
|
The differences between the reportable segment amounts and the consolidated amounts, described as BHE and Other, relate principally to other entities, including MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC, corporate functions and intersegment eliminations.
|
Item 2.
|
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to BHE shareholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
PacifiCorp
|
$
|
167
|
|
|
$
|
168
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
$
|
343
|
|
|
$
|
348
|
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
208
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
343
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
4
|
|
||||||
NV Energy
|
98
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||||
Northern Powergrid
|
59
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
146
|
|
|
144
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
64
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
243
|
|
|
229
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
6
|
|
||||||
BHE Transmission
|
60
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
107
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||||
BHE Renewables
|
138
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
233
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
39
|
|
||||||
HomeServices
|
59
|
|
|
90
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
69
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
BHE and Other
|
263
|
|
|
(91
|
)
|
|
354
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
(211
|
)
|
|
372
|
|
|
*
|
|
||||||
Total net income attributable to BHE shareholders
|
$
|
1,116
|
|
|
$
|
684
|
|
|
$
|
432
|
|
|
63
|
%
|
|
$
|
1,786
|
|
|
$
|
1,306
|
|
|
$
|
480
|
|
|
37
|
%
|
•
|
PacifiCorp's net income decreased $1 million, primarily due to lower utility margin of $22 million, higher interest expense of $8 million, higher pension and post-retirement costs of $4 million and lower interest and dividend income of $4 million, partially offset by lower operations and maintenance expense of $12 million, primarily due to lower labor and benefits costs and the timing of maintenance, higher allowances for equity and borrowed funds used during construction of $11 million and higher PTCs recognized of $9 million, primarily due to repowering certain wind-powered generating facilities. Utility margin decreased primarily due to unfavorable retail customer volumes, partially offset by price impacts from changes in sales mix. Retail customer volumes decreased 4.2%, primarily due to the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower industrial and commercial customer usage and higher residential customer usage, partially offset by the favorable impact of weather and an increase in the average number of customers.
|
•
|
MidAmerican Funding's net income increased $55 million, primarily due to higher PTCs recognized of $35 million from higher wind generation, which was driven by repowering and new wind projects placed in-service, higher electric utility margin, lower operations and maintenance expense and higher cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies, partially offset by lower allowances for equity and borrowed funds used during construction of $11 million and higher interest expense of $4 million. Electric utility margin increased primarily due to higher retail customer volumes and lower generation and purchased power costs, partially offset by lower wholesale revenue. Electric retail customer volumes increased 1.8%, primarily due to the favorable impact of weather and increased usage for certain industrial customers, partially offset by the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower commercial and industrial customer usage and higher residential customer usage.
|
•
|
NV Energy's net income increased $17 million, primarily due to higher electric utility margin of $11 million, higher cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies and lower income tax expense from the favorable impacts of ratemaking. Electric utility margin increased primarily due to price impacts from changes in sales mix, partially offset by unfavorable retail customer volumes. Electric retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, decreased 1.9%, primarily due to the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower industrial, distribution only service and commercial customer usage and higher residential customer usage, partially offset by the favorable impact of weather.
|
•
|
Northern Powergrid's net income decreased $5 million, primarily due to lower distribution revenue of $11 million from 12.8 % lower units distributed, largely due to the impacts of COVID-19, offset by increased tariff rates.
|
•
|
BHE Pipeline Group's net income increased $16 million due to higher transportation revenue of $11 million and the favorable, after-tax, impact of a rate case settlement at Northern Natural Gas of $11 million, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense of $3 million from higher plant placed in-service.
|
•
|
BHE Transmission's net income increased $9 million, primarily due to a favorable regulatory decision received in April 2020 at AltaLink and lower non-regulated interest expense at BHE Canada.
|
•
|
BHE Renewables' net income increased $18 million due to higher wind earnings of $27 million and higher solar earnings of $5 million due to higher generation, partially offset by lower geothermal earnings of $8 million, primarily due to higher operations and maintenance expense and lower generation, and lower natural gas earnings of $6 million, primarily due to lower margins. Wind earnings were higher due to favorable tax equity investment earnings of $26 million, which improved due to $35 million of earnings from projects reaching commercial operation, partially offset by lower commitment fee income of $8 million.
|
•
|
HomeServices' net income decreased $31 million, primarily due to an unfavorable contingent earn-out remeasurement and lower earnings at brokerage due to a 21% decrease in closed units, in large part from the impacts of COVID-19, offset by lower operating expenses, partially offset by higher earnings at mortgage primarily due to higher refinance activity from the favorable interest rate environment.
|
•
|
BHE and Other's net loss improved $354 million, primarily due to the change in the after-tax unrealized position of the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited of $406 million, higher margin of $19 million from favorable changes in unrealized positions on derivative contracts at MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC and higher cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies, partially offset by $55 million of lower federal income tax credits recognized on a consolidated basis and higher interest expense.
|
•
|
PacifiCorp's net income decreased $5 million, primarily due to lower utility margin, higher interest expense of $14 million, higher pension and post-retirement costs of $7 million and lower interest and dividend income of $6 million, partially offset by higher allowances for equity and borrowed funds used during construction of $21 million, higher PTCs recognized of $17 million, primarily due to repowering certain wind-powered generating facilities, and lower operations and maintenance expense of $14 million, primarily due to lower labor and benefits costs. Utility margin decreased due to unfavorable retail customer volumes, lower net deferrals of incurred net power costs in accordance with established adjustment mechanisms, lower wholesale volumes and price impacts from changes in sales mix, partially offset by lower coal-fueled and natural gas-fueled generation costs. Retail customer volumes decreased 2.9%, primarily due to the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower industrial and commercial customer usage and higher residential customer usage, and the unfavorable impact of weather, partially offset by an increase in the average number of customers.
|
•
|
MidAmerican Funding's net income increased $15 million, primarily due to higher PTCs recognized of $57 million from higher wind generation, which was driven by repowering and new wind projects placed in-service, and lower operations and maintenance expense, partially offset by lower electric and natural gas utility margins, lower allowances for equity and borrowed funds used during construction of $21 million, lower cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies and higher interest expense of $10 million. Electric utility margin decreased due to lower wholesale revenue and price impacts from changes in sales mix, partially offset by lower generation and purchased power costs and higher retail customer volumes. Electric retail customer volumes increased 0.5% due to increased usage for certain industrial customers, partially offset by the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower commercial and industrial customer usage and higher residential customer usage. Natural gas utility margin decreased due to 12.9% lower retail customer volumes primarily due to the unfavorable impact of weather.
|
•
|
NV Energy's net income increased $8 million, primarily due to higher electric utility margin of $12 million and lower income tax expense from the favorable impacts of ratemaking, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense of $9 million, from higher plant placed in-service, and lower cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies. Electric utility margin increased due to price impacts from changes in sales mix, partially offset by unfavorable retail customer volumes. Electric retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, decreased 0.9%, primarily due to the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower industrial and distribution only service customer usage and higher residential customer usage, partially offset by the favorable impact of weather.
|
•
|
Northern Powergrid's net income increased $2 million, primarily due to lower interest expense of $5 million and favorable pension costs, partially offset by lower distribution revenues of $3 million from 7.0% lower units distributed, largely due to the impacts of COVID-19, offset by increased tariff rates.
|
•
|
BHE Pipeline Group's net income increased $14 million due to higher transportation revenue of $24 million and the favorable, after-tax, impact of a rate case settlement at Northern Natural Gas of $10 million, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense of $6 million, higher interest expense of $5 million and lower storage revenue of $4 million.
|
•
|
BHE Transmission's net income increased $8 million due to lower non-regulated interest expense at BHE Canada, a favorable regulatory decision received in April 2020 at AltaLink and $3 million of higher net income at BHE U.S. Transmission mainly due to improved equity earnings from the Electric Transmission Texas, LLC investment.
|
•
|
BHE Renewables' net income increased $65 million due to higher wind earnings of $77 million and higher solar earnings of $14 million due to higher generation and pricing and lower operations and maintenance expense, partially offset by lower geothermal earnings of $16 million, primarily due to higher operations and maintenance expense and lower generation, and lower natural gas earnings of $9 million, primarily due to lower margins. Wind earnings were higher primarily due to favorable tax equity investment earnings of $73 million, which improved due to $72 million of earnings from projects reaching commercial operation.
|
•
|
HomeServices' net income increased $1 million, primarily due to higher earnings at mortgage largely due to higher refinance activity from the favorable interest rate environment, partially offset by an unfavorable contingent earn-out remeasurement and lower earnings at brokerage due to an 11% decrease in closed units, in large part from the impacts of COVID-19, offset by lower operating expenses.
|
•
|
BHE and Other's net loss improved $372 million, primarily due to the change in the after-tax unrealized position of the Company's investment in BYD Company Limited of $503 million and higher margin of $15 million from favorable changes in unrealized positions on derivative contracts at MidAmerican Energy Services, LLC, partially offset by consolidated state income tax benefits recognized in 2019, $42 million of lower federal income tax credits recognized on a consolidated basis, higher interest expense and lower cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance policies.
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
PacifiCorp
|
$
|
1,144
|
|
|
$
|
1,167
|
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
$
|
2,350
|
|
|
$
|
2,426
|
|
|
$
|
(76
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
616
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
1,302
|
|
|
1,502
|
|
|
(200
|
)
|
|
(13
|
)
|
||||||
NV Energy
|
695
|
|
|
721
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
1,317
|
|
|
1,335
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
Northern Powergrid
|
221
|
|
|
243
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
487
|
|
|
506
|
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
||||||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
225
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
626
|
|
|
583
|
|
|
43
|
|
|
7
|
|
||||||
BHE Transmission
|
169
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
341
|
|
|
343
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
BHE Renewables
|
244
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
422
|
|
|
416
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
HomeServices
|
1,193
|
|
|
1,327
|
|
|
(134
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
2,086
|
|
|
2,112
|
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
BHE and Other
|
105
|
|
|
140
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(25
|
)
|
|
208
|
|
|
281
|
|
|
(73
|
)
|
|
(26
|
)
|
||||||
Total operating revenue
|
$
|
4,612
|
|
|
$
|
4,894
|
|
|
$
|
(282
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)%
|
|
$
|
9,139
|
|
|
$
|
9,504
|
|
|
$
|
(365
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
Operating income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
PacifiCorp
|
$
|
256
|
|
|
$
|
268
|
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
$
|
490
|
|
|
$
|
552
|
|
|
$
|
(62
|
)
|
|
(11
|
)%
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
110
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
210
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
NV Energy
|
161
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
234
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||||
Northern Powergrid
|
89
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
(19
|
)
|
|
221
|
|
|
239
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
92
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
341
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
10
|
|
||||||
BHE Transmission
|
81
|
|
|
77
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
157
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||||
BHE Renewables
|
84
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
101
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
||||||
HomeServices
|
77
|
|
|
117
|
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
(34
|
)
|
|
97
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
BHE and Other
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
8
|
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(32
|
)
|
|
28
|
|
|
(88
|
)
|
||||||
Total operating income
|
$
|
936
|
|
|
$
|
959
|
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
$
|
1,855
|
|
|
$
|
1,878
|
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Subsidiary debt
|
$
|
371
|
|
|
$
|
368
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
$
|
742
|
|
|
$
|
736
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
BHE senior debt and other
|
130
|
|
|
106
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
241
|
|
|
214
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||||
BHE junior subordinated debentures
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Total interest expense
|
$
|
503
|
|
|
$
|
476
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
$
|
986
|
|
|
$
|
953
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
MidAmerican
|
|
NV
|
|
Northern
|
|
BHE
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
BHE
|
|
PacifiCorp
|
|
Funding
|
|
Energy
|
|
Powergrid
|
|
Canada
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
284
|
|
|
$
|
711
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
114
|
|
|
$
|
319
|
|
|
$
|
85
|
|
|
$
|
294
|
|
|
$
|
1,815
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Credit facilities
|
3,500
|
|
|
1,200
|
|
|
1,509
|
|
|
650
|
|
|
186
|
|
|
865
|
|
|
2,432
|
|
|
10,342
|
|
||||||||
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Short-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(195
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(336
|
)
|
|
(1,758
|
)
|
|
(2,289
|
)
|
||||||||
Tax-exempt bond support and letters of credit
|
—
|
|
|
(256
|
)
|
|
(370
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(628
|
)
|
||||||||
Net credit facilities
|
3,500
|
|
|
944
|
|
|
944
|
|
|
650
|
|
|
186
|
|
|
527
|
|
|
674
|
|
|
7,425
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Total net liquidity
|
$
|
3,784
|
|
|
$
|
1,655
|
|
|
$
|
952
|
|
|
$
|
764
|
|
|
$
|
505
|
|
|
$
|
612
|
|
|
$
|
968
|
|
|
$
|
9,240
|
|
Credit facilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Maturity dates
|
2022
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021, 2022
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2021, 2024
|
|
|
2020, 2021, 2022
|
|
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
|
Annual
|
||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Forecast
|
||||||||
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2020
|
||||||
Capital expenditures by business:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
PacifiCorp
|
$
|
817
|
|
|
$
|
973
|
|
|
$
|
2,505
|
|
MidAmerican Funding
|
1,017
|
|
|
824
|
|
|
1,987
|
|
|||
NV Energy
|
290
|
|
|
366
|
|
|
661
|
|
|||
Northern Powergrid
|
252
|
|
|
312
|
|
|
668
|
|
|||
BHE Pipeline Group
|
173
|
|
|
196
|
|
|
607
|
|
|||
BHE Transmission
|
104
|
|
|
222
|
|
|
637
|
|
|||
BHE Renewables
|
70
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
89
|
|
|||
HomeServices
|
24
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
30
|
|
|||
BHE and Other(1)
|
3
|
|
|
(140
|
)
|
|
(129
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
2,750
|
|
|
$
|
2,793
|
|
|
$
|
7,055
|
|
(1)
|
BHE and Other represents amounts related principally to other entities, corporate functions and intersegment eliminations.
|
◦
|
Construction of wind-powered generating facilities at MidAmerican Energy totaling $388 million and $473 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. MidAmerican Energy anticipates costs associated with the construction of wind-powered generating facilities will total an additional $457 million for 2020. Wind XI, a 2,000-MW project constructed over several years, was completed in January 2020. Wind XII is a 592-MW project, including 202 MWs placed in-service as of June 30, 2020, with the remaining facilities expected to be placed in-service by the end of 2020. MidAmerican Energy obtained pre-approved ratemaking principles for both of these projects and expects all of these wind-powered generating facilities to qualify for 100% of federal PTCs available. PTCs from these projects are excluded from MidAmerican Energy's Iowa energy adjustment clause until these generation assets are reflected in base rates. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy continues to evaluate wind-powered and other renewable generating facilities that would not be subject to pre-approved ratemaking principles. MidAmerican Energy currently has three such wind-powered generation projects under construction totaling 319 MWs that are expected to be placed in-service by the end of 2020 and to qualify for 100% of federal PTCs available.
|
◦
|
Repowering certain existing wind-powered generating facilities at MidAmerican Energy totaling $19 million and $118 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The repowering projects entail the replacement of significant components of older turbines. Planned spending for the repowered generating facilities totals $138 million for the remainder of 2020. Of the 998 MWs of current repowering projects not in-service as of June 30, 2020, 591 MWs are currently expected to qualify for 80% of the federal PTCs available for ten years following each facility's return to service and 407 MWs are expected to qualify for 60% of such credits.
|
◦
|
Construction of wind-powered generating facilities at PacifiCorp totaling $395 million and $138 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Construction includes the 1,190 MWs of new wind-powered generating facilities that are expected to be placed in-service in 2020 and the energy production is expected to qualify for 100% of the federal PTCs available for ten years once the equipment is placed in-service. PacifiCorp anticipates costs associated with the construction of wind-powered generating facilities will total an additional $802 million for 2020.
|
◦
|
Repowering certain existing wind-powered generating facilities at PacifiCorp totaling $46 million and $215 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The repowering projects entail the replacement of significant components of older turbines. Certain repowering projects were placed in service in 2019 and the remaining repowering projects are expected to be placed in-service at various dates in 2020. Planned spending for the repowered generating facilities totals $107 million for the remainder of 2020. The energy production from such repowered facilities is expected to qualify for 100% of the federal PTCs available for ten years following each facility's return to service.
|
•
|
Electric transmission includes PacifiCorp's costs for the 140-mile 500-kV Aeolus-Bridger/Anticline transmission line, which is a major segment of PacifiCorp's Energy Gateway Transmission expansion program expected to be placed in service in 2020, additional Energy Gateway Transmission segments expected to be placed in service in 2023 and AltaLink's directly assigned projects from the AESO.
|
•
|
Other growth includes projects to deliver power and services to new markets, new customer connections, enhancements to existing customer connections and investments in solar generation.
|
•
|
Operating includes ongoing distribution systems infrastructure needed at the Utilities and Northern Powergrid, investments in routine expenditures for generation, transmission, distribution and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand, and environmental spending relating to emissions control equipment and the management of CCRs.
|
Item 1.
|
Financial Statements
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
711
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
Trade receivables, net
|
|
615
|
|
|
644
|
|
||
Other receivables, net
|
|
37
|
|
|
70
|
|
||
Inventories
|
|
474
|
|
|
394
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
|
170
|
|
|
152
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
|
2,007
|
|
|
1,290
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
21,553
|
|
|
20,973
|
|
||
Regulatory assets
|
|
1,052
|
|
|
1,060
|
|
||
Other assets
|
|
355
|
|
|
374
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total assets
|
|
$
|
24,967
|
|
|
$
|
23,697
|
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable
|
|
$
|
685
|
|
|
$
|
679
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
126
|
|
|
116
|
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes
|
|
131
|
|
|
96
|
|
||
Accrued employee expenses
|
|
103
|
|
|
75
|
|
||
Short-term debt
|
|
—
|
|
|
130
|
|
||
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
438
|
|
|
38
|
|
||
Other current liabilities
|
|
261
|
|
|
226
|
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
|
1,744
|
|
|
1,360
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term debt
|
|
8,210
|
|
|
7,620
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
|
2,854
|
|
|
2,913
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes
|
|
2,593
|
|
|
2,563
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
786
|
|
|
804
|
|
||
Total liabilities
|
|
16,187
|
|
|
15,260
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Shareholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Preferred stock
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
||
Common stock - 750 shares authorized, no par value, 357 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
4,479
|
|
|
4,479
|
|
||
Retained earnings
|
|
4,314
|
|
|
3,972
|
|
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
(16
|
)
|
||
Total shareholders' equity
|
|
8,780
|
|
|
8,437
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$
|
24,967
|
|
|
$
|
23,697
|
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating revenue
|
$
|
1,144
|
|
|
$
|
1,167
|
|
|
$
|
2,350
|
|
|
$
|
2,426
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of fuel and energy
|
383
|
|
|
384
|
|
|
800
|
|
|
849
|
|
||||
Operations and maintenance
|
243
|
|
|
255
|
|
|
497
|
|
|
511
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
210
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
462
|
|
|
414
|
|
||||
Property and other taxes
|
52
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
100
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
888
|
|
|
899
|
|
|
1,860
|
|
|
1,874
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Operating income
|
256
|
|
|
268
|
|
|
490
|
|
|
552
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Interest expense
|
(110
|
)
|
|
(102
|
)
|
|
(212
|
)
|
|
(198
|
)
|
||||
Allowance for borrowed funds
|
12
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
15
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
23
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
44
|
|
|
30
|
|
||||
Interest and dividend income
|
3
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
12
|
|
||||
Other, net
|
8
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
16
|
|
||||
Total other income (expense)
|
(64
|
)
|
|
(62
|
)
|
|
(136
|
)
|
|
(125
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Income before income tax (benefit) expense
|
192
|
|
|
206
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
427
|
|
||||
Income tax expense
|
26
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
80
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
168
|
|
|
$
|
342
|
|
|
$
|
347
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Preferred
|
|
Common
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
Retained
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
Shareholders'
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Stock
|
|
Stock
|
|
Capital
|
|
Earnings
|
|
Loss, Net
|
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,479
|
|
|
$
|
3,381
|
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
$
|
7,850
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
168
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
168
|
|
||||||
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,479
|
|
|
$
|
3,548
|
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
$
|
8,017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,479
|
|
|
$
|
3,377
|
|
|
$
|
(13
|
)
|
|
$
|
7,845
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
347
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
347
|
|
||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Common stock dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(175
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(175
|
)
|
||||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,479
|
|
|
$
|
3,548
|
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
$
|
8,017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,479
|
|
|
$
|
4,148
|
|
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
|
$
|
8,614
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
166
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
166
|
|
||||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,479
|
|
|
$
|
4,314
|
|
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
|
$
|
8,780
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,479
|
|
|
$
|
3,972
|
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
|
$
|
8,437
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
342
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
342
|
|
||||||
Other comprehensive income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
4,479
|
|
|
$
|
4,314
|
|
|
$
|
(15
|
)
|
|
$
|
8,780
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
342
|
|
|
$
|
347
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
462
|
|
|
414
|
|
||
Allowance for equity funds
|
(44
|
)
|
|
(30
|
)
|
||
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
||
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
1
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Trade receivables, other receivables and other assets
|
45
|
|
|
64
|
|
||
Inventories
|
(80
|
)
|
|
(23
|
)
|
||
Derivative collateral, net
|
7
|
|
|
4
|
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes, net
|
38
|
|
|
115
|
|
||
Accounts payable and other liabilities
|
35
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
770
|
|
|
842
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Capital expenditures
|
(973
|
)
|
|
(817
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
29
|
|
|
4
|
|
||
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
(944
|
)
|
|
(813
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
987
|
|
|
990
|
|
||
Repayments of long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
(350
|
)
|
||
Net repayments of short-term debt
|
(130
|
)
|
|
(30
|
)
|
||
Dividends paid
|
—
|
|
|
(175
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
—
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
857
|
|
|
433
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
683
|
|
|
462
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
36
|
|
|
92
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
719
|
|
|
$
|
554
|
|
(1)
|
General
|
(2)
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
711
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
Restricted cash included in other current assets
|
5
|
|
|
4
|
|
||
Restricted cash included in other assets
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
|
||
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
719
|
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
(3)
|
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
|
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
Depreciable Life
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Utility Plant:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Generation
|
14 - 67 years
|
|
$
|
12,463
|
|
|
$
|
12,509
|
|
Transmission
|
58 - 75 years
|
|
6,564
|
|
|
6,482
|
|
||
Distribution
|
20 - 70 years
|
|
7,439
|
|
|
7,307
|
|
||
Intangible plant(1)
|
5 - 75 years
|
|
1,026
|
|
|
1,016
|
|
||
Other
|
5 - 60 years
|
|
1,468
|
|
|
1,449
|
|
||
Utility plant in service
|
|
|
28,960
|
|
|
28,763
|
|
||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(9,863
|
)
|
|
(9,803
|
)
|
||
Utility plant in-service, net
|
|
|
19,097
|
|
|
18,960
|
|
||
Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
59 years
|
|
9
|
|
|
10
|
|
||
Plant, net
|
|
|
19,106
|
|
|
18,970
|
|
||
Construction work-in-progress
|
|
|
2,447
|
|
|
2,003
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
$
|
21,553
|
|
|
$
|
20,973
|
|
(1)
|
Computer software costs included in intangible plant are initially assigned a depreciable life of 5 to 10 years.
|
(4)
|
Recent Financing Transactions
|
(5)
|
Income Taxes
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Federal statutory income tax rate
|
21
|
%
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
21
|
%
|
State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
Federal income tax credits
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
Effects of ratemaking
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
Amortization of excess deferred income taxes
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Other
|
1
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Effective income tax rate
|
14
|
%
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
19
|
%
|
(6)
|
Employee Benefit Plans
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Pension:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Interest cost
|
9
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
22
|
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(16
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
(33
|
)
|
||||
Net amortization
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
6
|
|
||||
Net periodic benefit credit
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other postretirement:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
Interest cost
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
||||
Net amortization
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Net periodic benefit credit
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
(7)
|
Risk Management and Hedging Activities
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
Other
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
Current
|
|
Other
|
|
Current
|
|
Long-term
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
Assets
|
|
Assets
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Not designated as hedging contracts(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity assets
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
Commodity liabilities
|
(4
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
(90
|
)
|
|||||
Total
|
5
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
(38
|
)
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
(68
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total derivatives
|
5
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
(38
|
)
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
(68
|
)
|
|||||
Cash collateral receivable
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
40
|
|
|||||
Total derivatives - net basis
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
7
|
|
|
$
|
(19
|
)
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
$
|
(28
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
As of December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Not designated as hedging contracts(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity assets
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
Commodity liabilities
|
(3
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(84
|
)
|
|||||
Total
|
12
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(63
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Total derivatives
|
12
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(63
|
)
|
|||||
Cash collateral receivable
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
47
|
|
|||||
Total derivatives - net basis
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
(1)
|
PacifiCorp's commodity derivatives are generally included in rates and as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, a regulatory asset of $68 million and $62 million, respectively, was recorded related to the net derivative liability of $68 million and $63 million, respectively.
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Beginning balance
|
$
|
84
|
|
|
$
|
78
|
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
|
$
|
96
|
|
Changes in fair value
|
(6
|
)
|
|
26
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
||||
Net gains (losses) reclassified to operating revenue
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
||||
Net (losses) gains reclassified to cost of fuel and energy
|
(15
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
49
|
|
||||
Ending balance
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
101
|
|
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
101
|
|
|
Unit of
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||
|
Measure
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Electricity sales, net
|
Megawatt hours
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
Natural gas purchases
|
Decatherms
|
|
116
|
|
|
129
|
|
(8)
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
•
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Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that PacifiCorp has the ability to access at the measurement date.
|
•
|
Level 2 — Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
|
•
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Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflect PacifiCorp's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. PacifiCorp develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.
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|
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Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
Money market mutual funds(2)
|
|
450
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
450
|
|
|||||
Investment funds
|
|
26
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
26
|
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
476
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
488
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Liabilities - Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(90
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
50
|
|
|
$
|
(40
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
As of December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
Money market mutual funds(2)
|
|
23
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|||||
Investment funds
|
|
25
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
25
|
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
48
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
|
$
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Liabilities - Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(84
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
54
|
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
(1)
|
Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $40 million and $47 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
|
(2)
|
Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents, other current assets and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
As of December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Fair
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Fair
|
||||||||
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Long-term debt
|
|
$
|
8,648
|
|
|
$
|
10,870
|
|
|
$
|
7,658
|
|
|
$
|
9,280
|
|
(9)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
(10)
|
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Retail:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Residential
|
$
|
384
|
|
|
$
|
349
|
|
|
$
|
844
|
|
|
$
|
838
|
|
Commercial
|
346
|
|
|
373
|
|
|
704
|
|
|
733
|
|
||||
Industrial
|
268
|
|
|
289
|
|
|
545
|
|
|
581
|
|
||||
Other retail
|
68
|
|
|
74
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
103
|
|
||||
Total retail
|
1,066
|
|
|
1,085
|
|
|
2,188
|
|
|
2,255
|
|
||||
Wholesale
|
17
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
39
|
|
||||
Transmission
|
24
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
50
|
|
||||
Other Customer Revenue
|
20
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
38
|
|
||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
1,127
|
|
|
1,143
|
|
|
2,297
|
|
|
2,382
|
|
||||
Other revenue
|
17
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
44
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
$
|
1,144
|
|
|
$
|
1,167
|
|
|
$
|
2,350
|
|
|
$
|
2,426
|
|
Item 2.
|
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Utility margin:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
$
|
1,144
|
|
|
$
|
1,167
|
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
$
|
2,350
|
|
|
$
|
2,426
|
|
|
$
|
(76
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
Cost of fuel and energy
|
383
|
|
|
384
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
800
|
|
|
849
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||||||
Utility margin
|
761
|
|
|
783
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
1,550
|
|
|
1,577
|
|
|
(27
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||||||
Operations and maintenance
|
243
|
|
|
255
|
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
497
|
|
|
511
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
210
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
462
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
12
|
|
||||||
Property and other taxes
|
52
|
|
|
51
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Operating income
|
$
|
256
|
|
|
$
|
268
|
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
$
|
490
|
|
|
$
|
552
|
|
|
$
|
(62
|
)
|
|
(11
|
)%
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Utility margin (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
$
|
1,144
|
|
|
$
|
1,167
|
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
$
|
2,350
|
|
|
$
|
2,426
|
|
|
$
|
(76
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
Cost of fuel and energy
|
383
|
|
|
384
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
800
|
|
|
849
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||||||
Utility margin
|
$
|
761
|
|
|
$
|
783
|
|
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
|
$
|
1,550
|
|
|
$
|
1,577
|
|
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sales (GWhs):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Residential
|
3,656
|
|
|
3,307
|
|
|
349
|
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
8,077
|
|
|
7,915
|
|
|
162
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
||||||
Commercial
|
3,948
|
|
|
4,300
|
|
|
(352
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
|
8,358
|
|
|
8,745
|
|
|
(387
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
||||||
Industrial, irrigation and other
|
4,759
|
|
|
5,297
|
|
|
(538
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
9,461
|
|
|
10,007
|
|
|
(546
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||||||
Total retail
|
12,363
|
|
|
12,904
|
|
|
(541
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
25,896
|
|
|
26,667
|
|
|
(771
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
||||||
Wholesale
|
932
|
|
|
929
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,213
|
|
|
2,816
|
|
|
(603
|
)
|
|
(21
|
)
|
||||||
Total sales
|
13,295
|
|
|
13,833
|
|
|
(538
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
28,109
|
|
|
29,483
|
|
|
(1,374
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average number of retail customers
(in thousands)
|
1,964
|
|
|
1,928
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
1,959
|
|
|
1,924
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average revenue per MWh:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Retail
|
$
|
86.19
|
|
|
$
|
83.96
|
|
|
$
|
2.23
|
|
|
3
|
%
|
|
$
|
84.51
|
|
|
$
|
84.54
|
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
—
|
%
|
Wholesale
|
$
|
33.97
|
|
|
$
|
36.96
|
|
|
$
|
(2.99
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
|
$
|
29.56
|
|
|
$
|
28.45
|
|
|
$
|
1.11
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Heating degree days
|
1,333
|
|
|
1,376
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
|
5,938
|
|
|
6,468
|
|
|
(530
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
||||||
Cooling degree days
|
439
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
41
|
%
|
|
439
|
|
|
311
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
41
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sources of energy (GWhs)(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Coal
|
6,197
|
|
|
6,182
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
13,425
|
|
|
15,668
|
|
|
(2,243
|
)
|
|
(14
|
)%
|
||||||
Natural gas
|
2,202
|
|
|
2,315
|
|
|
(113
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
5,243
|
|
|
5,376
|
|
|
(133
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||||||
Hydroelectric(2)
|
891
|
|
|
1,014
|
|
|
(123
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
1,937
|
|
|
1,731
|
|
|
206
|
|
|
12
|
|
||||||
Wind and other(2)
|
864
|
|
|
597
|
|
|
267
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
1,976
|
|
|
1,357
|
|
|
619
|
|
|
46
|
|
||||||
Total energy generated
|
10,154
|
|
|
10,108
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22,581
|
|
|
24,132
|
|
|
(1,551
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||||||
Energy purchased
|
4,233
|
|
|
4,450
|
|
|
(217
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)
|
|
7,624
|
|
|
7,286
|
|
|
338
|
|
|
5
|
|
||||||
Total
|
14,387
|
|
|
14,558
|
|
|
(171
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
30,205
|
|
|
31,418
|
|
|
(1,213
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average cost of energy per MWh:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Energy generated(3)
|
$
|
17.19
|
|
|
$
|
17.41
|
|
|
$
|
(0.22
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
$
|
17.53
|
|
|
$
|
19.55
|
|
|
$
|
(2.02
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)%
|
Energy purchased
|
$
|
38.25
|
|
|
$
|
36.24
|
|
|
$
|
2.01
|
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
$
|
42.33
|
|
|
$
|
44.67
|
|
|
$
|
(2.34
|
)
|
|
(5
|
)%
|
(1)
|
GWh amounts are net of energy used by the related generating facilities.
|
(2)
|
All or some of the renewable energy attributes associated with generation from these sources may be: (a) used in future years to comply with RPS or other regulatory requirements or (b) sold to third parties in the form of RECs or other environmental commodities.
|
(3)
|
The average cost per MWh of energy generated includes only the cost of fuel associated with the generating facilities.
|
•
|
$18 million of lower retail revenue due to lower volumes, partially offset by price impacts from changes in sales mix. Retail customer volumes decreased 4.2% primarily due to the impacts of COVID‑19, resulting in lower commercial and industrial customer usage and higher residential customer usage, partially offset by favorable impacts of weather, primarily in Utah and Oregon, and an increase in the average number of customers;
|
•
|
$4 million of higher coal-fueled generation costs primarily due to higher average prices;
|
•
|
$4 million of lower net deferrals of incurred net power costs in accordance with established adjustment mechanisms; and
|
•
|
$3 million of lower wholesale revenue primarily due to lower average market prices.
|
•
|
$5 million of lower natural gas-fueled generation costs due to lower natural gas prices and lower volumes; and
|
•
|
$4 million of lower wheeling expenses.
|
•
|
$66 million of lower retail revenue from lower volumes and price impacts from changes in sales mix. Retail customer volumes decreased 2.9% primarily due to the impacts of COVID‑19, resulting in lower commercial and industrial customer usage and higher residential customer usage, and unfavorable impacts of weather primarily in Oregon and Washington, partially offset by an increase in the average number of customers;
|
•
|
$35 million of lower net deferrals of incurred net power costs in accordance with established adjustment mechanisms; and
|
•
|
$15 million of lower wholesale revenue due to lower volumes, partially offset by the impact of higher average market prices.
|
•
|
$59 million of lower coal-fueled generation costs due to lower volumes, partially offset by higher coal prices;
|
•
|
$19 million of lower natural gas-fueled generation costs due to lower natural gas prices and lower volumes;
|
•
|
$7 million of higher other revenue due to impacts of the Oregon RAC settlement (offset in depreciation expense); and
|
•
|
$3 million of lower purchased electricity costs due to lower average market prices, partially offset by higher volumes.
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
711
|
|
|
|
|
||
Credit facilities
|
|
1,200
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
||
Tax-exempt bond support
|
|
(256
|
)
|
|
Net credit facilities
|
|
944
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total net liquidity
|
|
$
|
1,655
|
|
|
|
|
||
Credit facilities:
|
|
|
||
Maturity dates
|
|
2022
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
|
Annual
|
||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Forecast
|
||||||||
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2020
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Transmission system investment
|
$
|
206
|
|
|
$
|
115
|
|
|
$
|
305
|
|
Wind investment
|
354
|
|
|
441
|
|
|
1,350
|
|
|||
Operating and other
|
257
|
|
|
417
|
|
|
850
|
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
817
|
|
|
$
|
973
|
|
|
$
|
2,505
|
|
•
|
Transmission system investment primarily reflects initial costs for the 140-mile 500-kV Aeolus-Bridger/Anticline transmission line, a major segment of PacifiCorp's Energy Gateway Transmission expansion program expected to be placed in-service in 2020 and investment in additional Energy Gateway Transmission segments expected to be placed in service in 2023. Forecast spending for the Aeolus-Bridger/Anticline line totals $158 million in 2020.
|
•
|
Wind investment includes the following:
|
◦
|
Construction of wind-powered generating facilities at PacifiCorp totaling $395 million and $138 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Construction includes the 1,190 MWs of new wind-powered generating facilities that are expected to be placed in-service in 2020 and the energy production is expected to qualify for 100% of the federal PTCs available for 10 years once the equipment is placed in-service. PacifiCorp anticipates costs associated with the construction of wind-powered generating facilities will total an additional $802 million for 2020.
|
◦
|
Repowering existing wind-powered generating facilities at PacifiCorp totaling $46 million and $216 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Certain repowering projects were placed in service in 2019 and the remaining repowering projects are expected to be placed in-service at various dates in 2020. The energy production from such repowered facilities is expected to qualify for 100% of the federal renewable electricity PTCs available for 10 years following each facility's return to service. PacifiCorp anticipates costs for these activities will total an additional $107 million for 2020.
|
•
|
Remaining investments relate to operating projects that consist of advanced meter infrastructure costs, routine expenditures for generation, transmission and distribution, planned spend for wildfire mitigation and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand.
|
Item 1.
|
Financial Statements
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
287
|
|
Trade receivables, net
|
291
|
|
|
291
|
|
||
Income tax receivable
|
331
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Inventories
|
257
|
|
|
226
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
77
|
|
|
90
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
961
|
|
|
894
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
18,756
|
|
|
18,375
|
|
||
Regulatory assets
|
315
|
|
|
289
|
|
||
Investments and restricted investments
|
817
|
|
|
818
|
|
||
Other assets
|
199
|
|
|
188
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total assets
|
$
|
21,048
|
|
|
$
|
20,564
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
405
|
|
|
$
|
519
|
|
Accrued interest
|
78
|
|
|
78
|
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes
|
148
|
|
|
225
|
|
||
Short-term debt
|
195
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Other current liabilities
|
189
|
|
|
219
|
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
1,015
|
|
|
1,041
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term debt
|
7,209
|
|
|
7,208
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
1,353
|
|
|
1,406
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes
|
2,779
|
|
|
2,626
|
|
||
Asset retirement obligations
|
759
|
|
|
704
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities
|
333
|
|
|
339
|
|
||
Total liabilities
|
13,448
|
|
|
13,324
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
||||
Shareholder's equity:
|
|
|
|
||||
Common stock - 350 shares authorized, no par value, 71 shares issued and outstanding
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Additional paid-in capital
|
561
|
|
|
561
|
|
||
Retained earnings
|
7,039
|
|
|
6,679
|
|
||
Total shareholder's equity
|
7,600
|
|
|
7,240
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
|
$
|
21,048
|
|
|
$
|
20,564
|
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
518
|
|
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
$
|
989
|
|
|
$
|
1,080
|
|
Regulated natural gas and other
|
95
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
305
|
|
|
421
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
613
|
|
|
659
|
|
|
1,294
|
|
|
1,501
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of fuel and energy
|
71
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
205
|
|
||||
Cost of natural gas purchased for resale and other
|
42
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
170
|
|
|
257
|
|
||||
Operations and maintenance
|
182
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
347
|
|
|
411
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
175
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
356
|
|
||||
Property and other taxes
|
35
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
63
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
505
|
|
|
565
|
|
|
1,088
|
|
|
1,292
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income
|
108
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
206
|
|
|
209
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest expense
|
(74
|
)
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
(150
|
)
|
|
(139
|
)
|
||||
Allowance for borrowed funds
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
9
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
32
|
|
||||
Other, net
|
21
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
30
|
|
||||
Total other income (expense)
|
(40
|
)
|
|
(36
|
)
|
|
(110
|
)
|
|
(64
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Income before income tax benefit
|
68
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
145
|
|
||||
Income tax benefit
|
(141
|
)
|
|
(98
|
)
|
|
(264
|
)
|
|
(204
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
209
|
|
|
$
|
156
|
|
|
$
|
360
|
|
|
$
|
349
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
Total Shareholder's
Equity
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
6,078
|
|
|
$
|
6,639
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
156
|
|
||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
6,234
|
|
|
$
|
6,795
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
5,885
|
|
|
$
|
6,446
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
349
|
|
|
349
|
|
||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
6,234
|
|
|
$
|
6,795
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
6,830
|
|
|
$
|
7,391
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
209
|
|
|
209
|
|
||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
7,039
|
|
|
$
|
7,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
6,679
|
|
|
$
|
7,240
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
360
|
|
||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
561
|
|
|
$
|
7,039
|
|
|
$
|
7,600
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
360
|
|
|
$
|
349
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
351
|
|
|
356
|
|
||
Amortization of utility plant to other operating expenses
|
17
|
|
|
17
|
|
||
Allowance for equity funds
|
(17
|
)
|
|
(32
|
)
|
||
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits
|
131
|
|
|
52
|
|
||
Other, net
|
(17
|
)
|
|
6
|
|
||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Trade receivables and other assets
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||
Inventories
|
(31
|
)
|
|
20
|
|
||
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
|
(11
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes, net
|
(409
|
)
|
|
(263
|
)
|
||
Accounts payable and other liabilities
|
(47
|
)
|
|
(34
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
326
|
|
|
463
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures
|
(824
|
)
|
|
(1,017
|
)
|
||
Purchases of marketable securities
|
(210
|
)
|
|
(99
|
)
|
||
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
|
202
|
|
|
95
|
|
||
Other, net
|
14
|
|
|
13
|
|
||
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
(818
|
)
|
|
(1,008
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
1,460
|
|
||
Repayments of long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
(500
|
)
|
||
Net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt
|
195
|
|
|
(240
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
194
|
|
|
720
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
(298
|
)
|
|
175
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
330
|
|
|
56
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
231
|
|
(1)
|
General
|
(2)
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
$
|
287
|
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents in other current assets
|
27
|
|
|
43
|
|
||
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
330
|
|
(3)
|
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
|
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
Depreciable Life
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Utility plant in service, net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Generation
|
20-70 years
|
|
$
|
15,800
|
|
|
$
|
15,687
|
|
Transmission
|
52-75 years
|
|
2,208
|
|
|
2,124
|
|
||
Electric distribution
|
20-75 years
|
|
4,186
|
|
|
4,095
|
|
||
Natural gas distribution
|
29-75 years
|
|
1,844
|
|
|
1,820
|
|
||
Utility plant in service
|
|
|
24,038
|
|
|
23,726
|
|
||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(6,388
|
)
|
|
(6,139
|
)
|
||
Utility plant in service, net
|
|
|
17,650
|
|
|
17,587
|
|
||
Nonregulated property, net:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Nonregulated property gross
|
20-50 years
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Nonregulated property, net
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
||
|
|
|
17,656
|
|
|
17,593
|
|
||
Construction work-in-progress
|
|
|
1,100
|
|
|
782
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
$
|
18,756
|
|
|
$
|
18,375
|
|
(4)
|
Recent Financing Transactions
|
(5)
|
Income Taxes
|
(6)
|
Employee Benefit Plans
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Pension:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Interest cost
|
6
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
15
|
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(10
|
)
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
(21
|
)
|
||||
Net amortization
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||
Net periodic benefit credit
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other postretirement:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
Interest cost
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
5
|
|
||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||||
Net amortization
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||||
Net periodic benefit (credit) cost
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
(7)
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
•
|
Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that MidAmerican Energy has the ability to access at the measurement date.
|
•
|
Level 2 — Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
|
•
|
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflect MidAmerican Energy's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. MidAmerican Energy develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.
|
|
|
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||
As of June 30, 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
Money market mutual funds(2)
|
|
12
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
12
|
|
|||||
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
United States government obligations
|
|
176
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
176
|
|
|||||
International government obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||||
Corporate obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
73
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
73
|
|
|||||
Municipal obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
|||||
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
|
|||||
Equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
United States companies
|
|
336
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
336
|
|
|||||
International companies
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|||||
Investment funds
|
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
553
|
|
|
$
|
88
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
|
$
|
642
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Liabilities - commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
|
|
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Other(1)
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||
As of December 31, 2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
Money market mutual funds(2)
|
|
274
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
274
|
|
|||||
Debt securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
United States government obligations
|
|
189
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
189
|
|
|||||
International government obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4
|
|
|||||
Corporate obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
58
|
|
|||||
Municipal obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||||
Agency, asset and mortgage-backed obligations
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||||
Equity securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
United States companies
|
|
336
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
336
|
|
|||||
International companies
|
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|||||
Investment funds
|
|
15
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15
|
|
|||||
|
|
$
|
823
|
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
889
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Liabilities - commodity derivatives
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(9
|
)
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
(1)
|
Represents netting under master netting arrangements and a net cash collateral receivable of $- million and $1 million as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
|
(2)
|
Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents and investments and restricted investments on the Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.
|
|
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
As of December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Long-term debt
|
$
|
7,209
|
|
|
$
|
9,019
|
|
|
$
|
7,208
|
|
|
$
|
8,283
|
|
(8)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
(9)
|
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
|
|
For the Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2020
|
|
For the Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2020
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Electric
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
|
Electric
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Retail:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$
|
166
|
|
|
$
|
59
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
225
|
|
|
$
|
314
|
|
|
$
|
187
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
501
|
|
Commercial
|
73
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
143
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
201
|
|
||||||||
Industrial
|
197
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
367
|
|
||||||||
Natural gas transportation services
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
18
|
|
||||||||
Other retail(1)
|
32
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62
|
|
||||||||
Total retail
|
468
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
553
|
|
|
878
|
|
|
271
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,149
|
|
||||||||
Wholesale
|
28
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
101
|
|
||||||||
Multi-value transmission projects
|
17
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
33
|
|
||||||||
Other Customer Revenue
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
513
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
607
|
|
|
981
|
|
|
302
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1,284
|
|
||||||||
Other revenue
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
||||||||
Total operating revenue
|
$
|
518
|
|
|
$
|
95
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
613
|
|
|
$
|
989
|
|
|
$
|
304
|
|
|
$
|
1
|
|
|
$
|
1,294
|
|
|
For the Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2019
|
|
For the Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Electric
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
|
Electric
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Retail:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Residential
|
$
|
148
|
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
214
|
|
|
$
|
319
|
|
|
$
|
241
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
560
|
|
Commercial
|
79
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
239
|
|
||||||||
Industrial
|
204
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
207
|
|
|
367
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
376
|
|
||||||||
Natural gas transportation services
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
|
||||||||
Other retail(1)
|
35
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
70
|
|
||||||||
Total retail
|
466
|
|
|
95
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
561
|
|
|
910
|
|
|
355
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,265
|
|
||||||||
Wholesale
|
51
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
127
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
176
|
|
||||||||
Multi-value transmission projects
|
14
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
30
|
|
||||||||
Other Customer Revenue
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
15
|
|
||||||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
531
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
651
|
|
|
1,067
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
1,486
|
|
||||||||
Other revenue
|
7
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
15
|
|
||||||||
Total operating revenue
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
$
|
111
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
659
|
|
|
$
|
1,080
|
|
|
$
|
406
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
$
|
1,501
|
|
(1)
|
Other retail includes provisions for rate refunds, for which any actual refunds will be reflected in the applicable customer classes upon resolution of the related regulatory proceeding.
|
(10)
|
Segment Information
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
518
|
|
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
$
|
989
|
|
|
$
|
1,080
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
95
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
304
|
|
|
406
|
|
||||
Other
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
15
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
$
|
613
|
|
|
$
|
659
|
|
|
$
|
1,294
|
|
|
$
|
1,501
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
101
|
|
|
$
|
87
|
|
|
$
|
160
|
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
7
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
53
|
|
||||
Other
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||
Total operating income
|
108
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
206
|
|
|
209
|
|
||||
Interest expense
|
(74
|
)
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
(150
|
)
|
|
(139
|
)
|
||||
Allowance for borrowed funds
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
9
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
32
|
|
||||
Other, net
|
21
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
30
|
|
||||
Income before income tax benefit
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
58
|
|
|
$
|
96
|
|
|
$
|
145
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
2020 |
|
December 31,
2019 |
||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
19,661
|
|
|
$
|
19,093
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
1,386
|
|
|
1,468
|
|
||
Other
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
||
Total assets
|
$
|
21,048
|
|
|
$
|
20,564
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
288
|
|
Trade receivables, net
|
291
|
|
|
291
|
|
||
Income tax receivable
|
335
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Inventories
|
257
|
|
|
226
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
77
|
|
|
91
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
968
|
|
|
896
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
18,756
|
|
|
18,377
|
|
||
Goodwill
|
1,270
|
|
|
1,270
|
|
||
Regulatory assets
|
315
|
|
|
289
|
|
||
Investments and restricted investments
|
820
|
|
|
820
|
|
||
Other assets
|
198
|
|
|
188
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total assets
|
$
|
22,327
|
|
|
$
|
21,840
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
405
|
|
|
$
|
520
|
|
Accrued interest
|
83
|
|
|
84
|
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes
|
148
|
|
|
226
|
|
||
Note payable to affiliate
|
176
|
|
|
171
|
|
||
Short-term debt
|
195
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Other current liabilities
|
189
|
|
|
219
|
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
1,196
|
|
|
1,220
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term debt
|
7,449
|
|
|
7,448
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
1,353
|
|
|
1,406
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes
|
2,777
|
|
|
2,621
|
|
||
Asset retirement obligations
|
759
|
|
|
704
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities
|
334
|
|
|
340
|
|
||
Total liabilities
|
13,868
|
|
|
13,739
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
||||
Member's equity:
|
|
|
|
||||
Paid-in capital
|
1,679
|
|
|
1,679
|
|
||
Retained earnings
|
6,780
|
|
|
6,422
|
|
||
Total member's equity
|
8,459
|
|
|
8,101
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total liabilities and member's equity
|
$
|
22,327
|
|
|
$
|
21,840
|
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
518
|
|
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
$
|
989
|
|
|
$
|
1,080
|
|
Regulated natural gas and other
|
98
|
|
|
122
|
|
|
313
|
|
|
422
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
616
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
1,302
|
|
|
1,502
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of fuel and energy
|
71
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
151
|
|
|
205
|
|
||||
Cost of natural gas purchased for resale and other
|
42
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
256
|
|
||||
Operations and maintenance
|
183
|
|
|
205
|
|
|
348
|
|
|
412
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
175
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
356
|
|
||||
Property and other taxes
|
35
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
63
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
506
|
|
|
566
|
|
|
1,090
|
|
|
1,292
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income
|
110
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
210
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest expense
|
(78
|
)
|
|
(74
|
)
|
|
(159
|
)
|
|
(149
|
)
|
||||
Allowance for borrowed funds
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
9
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
32
|
|
||||
Other, net
|
21
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
31
|
|
||||
Total other income (expense)
|
(44
|
)
|
|
(40
|
)
|
|
(120
|
)
|
|
(73
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Income before income tax benefit
|
66
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
137
|
|
||||
Income tax benefit
|
(142
|
)
|
|
(99
|
)
|
|
(266
|
)
|
|
(206
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income
|
$
|
208
|
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
|
$
|
358
|
|
|
$
|
343
|
|
|
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
Total Member's
Equity
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019
|
$
|
1,679
|
|
|
$
|
5,840
|
|
|
$
|
7,519
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
153
|
|
|||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
$
|
1,679
|
|
|
$
|
5,993
|
|
|
$
|
7,672
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
$
|
1,679
|
|
|
$
|
5,650
|
|
|
$
|
7,329
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
343
|
|
|
343
|
|
|||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
$
|
1,679
|
|
|
$
|
5,993
|
|
|
$
|
7,672
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020
|
$
|
1,679
|
|
|
$
|
6,572
|
|
|
$
|
8,251
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
208
|
|
|
208
|
|
|||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
$
|
1,679
|
|
|
$
|
6,780
|
|
|
$
|
8,459
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
$
|
1,679
|
|
|
$
|
6,422
|
|
|
$
|
8,101
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
358
|
|
|||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
$
|
1,679
|
|
|
$
|
6,780
|
|
|
$
|
8,459
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
358
|
|
|
$
|
343
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
351
|
|
|
356
|
|
||
Amortization of utility plant to other operating expenses
|
17
|
|
|
17
|
|
||
Allowance for equity funds
|
(17
|
)
|
|
(32
|
)
|
||
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits
|
134
|
|
|
52
|
|
||
Other, net
|
(17
|
)
|
|
8
|
|
||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Trade receivables and other assets
|
—
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
Inventories
|
(31
|
)
|
|
20
|
|
||
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans
|
(11
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes, net
|
(414
|
)
|
|
(265
|
)
|
||
Accounts payable and other liabilities
|
(47
|
)
|
|
(34
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
323
|
|
|
454
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures
|
(824
|
)
|
|
(1,017
|
)
|
||
Purchases of marketable securities
|
(210
|
)
|
|
(99
|
)
|
||
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
|
202
|
|
|
95
|
|
||
Other, net
|
15
|
|
|
13
|
|
||
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
(817
|
)
|
|
(1,008
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
1,460
|
|
||
Repayments of long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
(500
|
)
|
||
Net change in note payable to affiliate
|
4
|
|
|
10
|
|
||
Net proceeds from (repayments of) short-term debt
|
195
|
|
|
(240
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
198
|
|
|
729
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
(296
|
)
|
|
175
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
331
|
|
|
57
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
35
|
|
|
$
|
232
|
|
(1)
|
General
|
(2)
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30
|
|
December 31
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
288
|
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents in other current assets
|
27
|
|
|
43
|
|
||
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
35
|
|
|
$
|
331
|
|
(3)
|
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
|
(4)
|
Recent Financing Transactions
|
(5)
|
Income Taxes
|
(6)
|
Employee Benefit Plans
|
(7)
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
|
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
As of December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Fair
Value
|
|
Carrying
Value
|
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Long-term debt
|
$
|
7,449
|
|
|
$
|
9,357
|
|
|
$
|
7,448
|
|
|
$
|
8,599
|
|
(8)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
(9)
|
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
|
(10)
|
Segment Information
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
518
|
|
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
$
|
989
|
|
|
$
|
1,080
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
95
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
304
|
|
|
406
|
|
||||
Other
|
3
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
16
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
$
|
616
|
|
|
$
|
660
|
|
|
$
|
1,302
|
|
|
$
|
1,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
101
|
|
|
$
|
87
|
|
|
$
|
160
|
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
7
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
53
|
|
||||
Other
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
4
|
|
||||
Total operating income
|
110
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
210
|
|
||||
Interest expense
|
(78
|
)
|
|
(74
|
)
|
|
(159
|
)
|
|
(149
|
)
|
||||
Allowance for borrowed funds
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
9
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
32
|
|
||||
Other, net
|
21
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
31
|
|
||||
Income before income tax benefit
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
54
|
|
|
$
|
92
|
|
|
$
|
137
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
2020 |
|
December 31,
2019 |
||||
Assets(1):
|
|
|
|
||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
20,852
|
|
|
$
|
20,284
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
1,465
|
|
|
1,547
|
|
||
Other
|
10
|
|
|
9
|
|
||
Total assets
|
$
|
22,327
|
|
|
$
|
21,840
|
|
(1)
|
Assets by reportable segment reflect the assignment of goodwill to applicable reporting units.
|
Item 2.
|
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Electric utility margin:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
518
|
|
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
$
|
989
|
|
|
$
|
1,080
|
|
|
$
|
(91
|
)
|
(8
|
)%
|
Cost of fuel and energy
|
|
71
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
(22
|
)
|
|
151
|
|
|
205
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
(26
|
)
|
||||||
Electric utility margin
|
|
447
|
|
|
447
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
838
|
|
|
875
|
|
|
(37
|
)
|
(4
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Natural gas utility margin:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
|
95
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
(16
|
)
|
(14
|
)%
|
|
304
|
|
|
406
|
|
|
(102
|
)
|
(25
|
)%
|
||||||
Natural gas purchased for resale
|
|
42
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
(24
|
)
|
|
170
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
(78
|
)
|
(31
|
)
|
||||||
Natural gas utility margin
|
|
53
|
|
|
56
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
(5
|
)%
|
|
134
|
|
|
158
|
|
|
(24
|
)
|
(15
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Utility margin
|
|
500
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
972
|
|
|
1,033
|
|
|
(61
|
)
|
(6
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Other operating revenue
|
|
—
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
*
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
(93
|
)%
|
||||||
Other cost of sales
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
*
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
*
|
|
||||||
Operations and maintenance
|
|
182
|
|
|
204
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
|
347
|
|
|
411
|
|
|
(64
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
175
|
|
|
179
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
|
351
|
|
|
356
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||
Property and other taxes
|
|
35
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
6
|
|
21
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
6
|
|
10
|
|
||||||
Operating income
|
|
$
|
108
|
|
|
$
|
94
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
15
|
%
|
|
$
|
206
|
|
|
$
|
209
|
|
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
(1
|
)%
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Utility margin (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
$
|
518
|
|
|
$
|
538
|
|
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
$
|
989
|
|
|
$
|
1,080
|
|
|
$
|
(91
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)%
|
Cost of fuel and energy
|
71
|
|
|
91
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
151
|
|
|
205
|
|
|
(54
|
)
|
|
(26
|
)
|
||||||
Utility margin
|
$
|
447
|
|
|
$
|
447
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
$
|
838
|
|
|
$
|
875
|
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sales (GWhs):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Residential
|
1,505
|
|
|
1,270
|
|
|
235
|
|
|
19
|
%
|
|
3,173
|
|
|
3,155
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
||||||
Commercial
|
818
|
|
|
853
|
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
|
1,787
|
|
|
1,893
|
|
|
(106
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||||||
Industrial
|
3,602
|
|
|
3,644
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
7,126
|
|
|
6,915
|
|
|
211
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||||
Other
|
334
|
|
|
381
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
719
|
|
|
780
|
|
|
(61
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||
Total retail
|
6,259
|
|
|
6,148
|
|
|
111
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
12,805
|
|
|
12,743
|
|
|
62
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Wholesale
|
2,560
|
|
|
2,328
|
|
|
232
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
4,994
|
|
|
5,604
|
|
|
(610
|
)
|
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||
Total sales
|
8,819
|
|
|
8,476
|
|
|
343
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
17,799
|
|
|
18,347
|
|
|
(548
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)
|
794
|
|
|
785
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
793
|
|
|
785
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average revenue per MWh:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Retail
|
$
|
74.77
|
|
|
$
|
76.02
|
|
|
$
|
(1.25
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
$
|
68.63
|
|
|
$
|
71.46
|
|
|
$
|
(2.83
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)%
|
Wholesale
|
$
|
10.64
|
|
|
$
|
21.88
|
|
|
$
|
(11.24
|
)
|
|
(51
|
)%
|
|
$
|
13.11
|
|
|
$
|
22.75
|
|
|
$
|
(9.64
|
)
|
|
(42
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Heating degree days
|
650
|
|
|
605
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
3,602
|
|
|
4,206
|
|
|
(604
|
)
|
|
(14
|
)%
|
||||||
Cooling degree days
|
360
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
29
|
%
|
|
360
|
|
|
280
|
|
|
80
|
|
|
29
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sources of energy (GWhs)(1):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Coal
|
1,029
|
|
|
2,434
|
|
|
(1,405
|
)
|
|
(58
|
)%
|
|
2,602
|
|
|
6,337
|
|
|
(3,735
|
)
|
|
(59
|
)%
|
||||||
Nuclear
|
909
|
|
|
968
|
|
|
(59
|
)
|
|
(6
|
)
|
|
1,902
|
|
|
1,884
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Natural gas
|
77
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
193
|
|
|
64
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
*
|
|
||||||
Wind and other(2)
|
5,148
|
|
|
3,954
|
|
|
1,194
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
9,994
|
|
|
8,298
|
|
|
1,696
|
|
|
20
|
|
||||||
Total energy generated
|
7,163
|
|
|
7,402
|
|
|
(239
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
14,691
|
|
|
16,583
|
|
|
(1,892
|
)
|
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||
Energy purchased
|
1,783
|
|
|
1,197
|
|
|
586
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
3,426
|
|
|
2,046
|
|
|
1,380
|
|
|
67
|
|
||||||
Total
|
8,946
|
|
|
8,599
|
|
|
347
|
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
18,117
|
|
|
18,629
|
|
|
(512
|
)
|
|
(3
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average cost of energy per MWh:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Energy generated(3)
|
$
|
3.87
|
|
|
$
|
6.75
|
|
|
$
|
(2.88
|
)
|
|
(43
|
)%
|
|
$
|
4.45
|
|
|
$
|
7.75
|
|
|
$
|
(3.30
|
)
|
|
(43
|
)%
|
Energy purchased
|
$
|
24.50
|
|
|
$
|
33.92
|
|
|
$
|
(9.42
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)%
|
|
$
|
25.02
|
|
|
$
|
37.41
|
|
|
$
|
(12.39
|
)
|
|
(33
|
)%
|
(1)
|
GWh amounts are net of energy used by the related generating facilities.
|
(2)
|
All or some of the renewable energy attributes associated with generation from these generating facilities may be: (a) used in future years to comply with RPS or other regulatory requirements or (b) sold to third parties in the form of RECs or other environmental commodities.
|
(3)
|
The average cost per MWh of energy generated includes only the cost of fuel associated with the generating facilities.
|
(1)
|
Higher retail utility margin of $10 million primarily due to -
|
•
|
an increase of $12 million from the favorable impact of weather;
|
•
|
an increase of $2 million from price impacts from changes in sales mix and non-weather-related factors, including increased usage for certain industrial customers and the impacts of COVID-19, which generally resulted in lower commercial and industrial customer usage and higher residential customer usage; and
|
•
|
a decrease of $5 million from lower recoveries through bill riders, net of energy costs, due to a decrease of $14 million in electric energy efficiency program revenue (offset in operations and maintenance expense), partially offset by higher recoveries related to the ratemaking treatment of 2017 Tax Reform (offset in income tax benefit) and transmission costs (offset in operations and maintenance expense);
|
(2)
|
Higher Multi-Value Projects ("MVP") transmission revenue of $3 million; and
|
(3)
|
Lower wholesale utility margin of $13 million due to lower margins per unit, reflecting lower market prices, net of lower energy costs, partially offset by higher sales volumes of 10.0%.
|
(1)
|
Lower wholesale utility margin of $23 million due to lower margins per unit, from lower market prices, partially offset by lower energy costs, and lower sales volumes of 10.9%;
|
(2)
|
Lower retail utility margin of $16 million primarily due to -
|
•
|
a decrease of $19 million from lower recoveries through bill riders, net of energy costs, primarily due to a decrease of $33 million in electric energy efficiency program revenue (offset in operations and maintenance expense), partially offset by recoveries related to the ratemaking treatment of 2017 Tax Reform (offset in income tax benefit) and transmission costs (offset in operations and maintenance expense);
|
•
|
a decrease of $14 million from price impacts from changes in sales mix;
|
•
|
an increase of $16 million from non-weather-related factors, including increased usage for certain industrial customers and the impacts of COVID-19, which generally resulted in lower commercial and industrial customer usage and higher residential customer usage; and
|
•
|
an increase of $2 million from the favorable impact of weather; and
|
(3)
|
Higher MVP transmission revenue of $2 million.
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||||
Utility margin (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
$
|
95
|
|
|
$
|
111
|
|
|
$
|
(16
|
)
|
|
(14)
|
%
|
|
$
|
304
|
|
|
$
|
406
|
|
|
$
|
(102
|
)
|
|
(25)
|
%
|
Natural gas purchased for resale
|
42
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
|
(24
|
)
|
|
170
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
(78
|
)
|
|
(31
|
)
|
||||||
Utility margin
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
$
|
56
|
|
|
$
|
(3
|
)
|
|
(5)
|
%
|
|
$
|
134
|
|
|
$
|
158
|
|
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
|
(15)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Throughput (000's Dths):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Residential
|
7,046
|
|
|
6,928
|
|
|
118
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
30,956
|
|
|
35,497
|
|
|
(4,541
|
)
|
|
(13)
|
%
|
||||||
Commercial
|
3,012
|
|
|
3,297
|
|
|
(285
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
13,963
|
|
|
16,581
|
|
|
(2,618
|
)
|
|
(16
|
)
|
||||||
Industrial
|
1,070
|
|
|
949
|
|
|
121
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
2,582
|
|
|
2,495
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||||
Other
|
13
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
48
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Total retail sales
|
11,141
|
|
|
11,187
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
47,549
|
|
|
54,621
|
|
|
(7,072
|
)
|
|
(13
|
)
|
||||||
Wholesale sales
|
5,859
|
|
|
7,050
|
|
|
(1,191
|
)
|
|
(17
|
)
|
|
18,769
|
|
|
18,605
|
|
|
164
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Total sales
|
17,000
|
|
|
18,237
|
|
|
(1,237
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
66,318
|
|
|
73,226
|
|
|
(6,908
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
||||||
Natural gas transportation service
|
22,165
|
|
|
23,824
|
|
|
(1,659
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
|
57,119
|
|
|
54,367
|
|
|
2,752
|
|
|
5
|
|
||||||
Total throughput
|
39,165
|
|
|
42,061
|
|
|
(2,896
|
)
|
|
(7)
|
%
|
|
123,437
|
|
|
127,593
|
|
|
(4,156
|
)
|
|
(3)
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)
|
770
|
|
|
761
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
770
|
|
|
762
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
1
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average revenue per retail Dth sold
|
$
|
6.97
|
|
|
$
|
7.89
|
|
|
$
|
(0.92
|
)
|
|
(12)
|
%
|
|
$
|
5.34
|
|
|
$
|
6.16
|
|
|
$
|
(0.82
|
)
|
|
(13)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Heating degree days
|
710
|
|
|
663
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
3,777
|
|
|
4,389
|
|
|
(612
|
)
|
|
(14)
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average cost of natural gas per retail Dth sold
|
$
|
2.96
|
|
|
$
|
3.56
|
|
|
$
|
(0.60
|
)
|
|
(17)
|
%
|
|
$
|
2.92
|
|
|
$
|
3.63
|
|
|
$
|
(0.71
|
)
|
|
(20)
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Combined retail and wholesale average cost of natural gas per Dth sold
|
$
|
2.49
|
|
|
$
|
3.01
|
|
|
$
|
(0.52
|
)
|
|
(17)
|
%
|
|
$
|
2.57
|
|
|
$
|
3.38
|
|
|
$
|
(0.81
|
)
|
|
(24)
|
%
|
(1)
|
A decrease of $6 million from lower natural gas energy efficiency program revenue (offset in operations and maintenance expense);
|
(2)
|
An increase of $1 million from the favorable impact of weather; and
|
(3)
|
An increase of $1 million from rider recoveries related to the ratemaking treatment of 2017 Tax Reform (offset in income tax benefit).
|
(1)
|
A decrease of $16 million from lower natural gas energy efficiency program revenue (offset in operations and maintenance expense);
|
(2)
|
A decrease of $7 million from the unfavorable impact of weather in the first quarter; and
|
(3)
|
A decrease of $2 million from non-weather rate and usage variances, in part due to sales mix; and
|
(4)
|
An increase of $2 million from rider recoveries related to the ratemaking treatment of 2017 Tax Reform (offset in income tax benefit).
|
MidAmerican Energy:
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
||
Credit facilities, maturing 2021 and 2022
|
|
1,505
|
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
||
Short-term debt outstanding
|
|
(195
|
)
|
|
Tax-exempt bond support
|
|
(370
|
)
|
|
Net credit facilities
|
|
940
|
|
|
MidAmerican Energy total net liquidity
|
|
$
|
945
|
|
|
|
|
||
MidAmerican Funding:
|
|
|
||
MidAmerican Energy total net liquidity
|
|
$
|
945
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
3
|
|
|
MHC, Inc. credit facility, maturing 2021
|
|
4
|
|
|
MidAmerican Funding total net liquidity
|
|
$
|
952
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
|
Annual
|
||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Forecast
|
||||||||
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2020
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Wind-powered generation under ratemaking principles
|
$
|
473
|
|
|
$
|
165
|
|
|
$
|
390
|
|
Renewable generation not under ratemaking principles
|
—
|
|
|
225
|
|
|
457
|
|
|||
Wind-powered generation repowering
|
118
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
157
|
|
|||
Other
|
426
|
|
|
415
|
|
|
983
|
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
1,017
|
|
|
$
|
824
|
|
|
$
|
1,987
|
|
•
|
The construction of wind-powered generating facilities in Iowa. Wind XI, a 2,000-MW project constructed over several years, was completed in January 2020. Wind XII is a 592-MW project, including 202 MWs placed in-service as of June 30, 2020 and facilities expected to be placed in-service by the end of 2020. MidAmerican Energy obtained pre-approved ratemaking principles for both of these projects and expects all of these wind-powered generating facilities to qualify for 100% of PTCs available. PTCs from these projects are excluded from MidAmerican Energy's Iowa energy adjustment clause until these generation assets are reflected in base rates.
|
•
|
The repowering of the oldest of MidAmerican Energy's wind-powered generating facilities in Iowa. The repowering projects entail the replacement of significant components of the facilities, which is expected to qualify such facilities for the re-establishment of PTCs for ten years following each facility's return to service at rates that depend upon the year in which construction begins. Of the 998 MWs of current repowering projects not in-service as of June 30, 2020, 591 MWs are currently expected to qualify for 80% of the PTCs available for ten years following each facility's return to service and 407 MWs are expected to qualify for 60% of such credits.
|
•
|
Remaining costs primarily relate to routine expenditures for generation, transmission, distribution and other infrastructure needed to serve existing and expected demand.
|
Item 1.
|
Financial Statements
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
Trade receivables, net
|
281
|
|
|
215
|
|
||
Inventories
|
60
|
|
|
62
|
|
||
Prepayments
|
53
|
|
|
42
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
27
|
|
|
30
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
437
|
|
|
364
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
6,649
|
|
|
6,538
|
|
||
Finance lease right of use assets, net
|
433
|
|
|
441
|
|
||
Regulatory assets
|
812
|
|
|
800
|
|
||
Other assets
|
64
|
|
|
59
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total assets
|
$
|
8,395
|
|
|
$
|
8,202
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
187
|
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
Accrued interest
|
33
|
|
|
30
|
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes
|
47
|
|
|
25
|
|
||
Current portion of long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
575
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
93
|
|
|
93
|
|
||
Customer deposits
|
50
|
|
|
62
|
|
||
Derivative contracts
|
37
|
|
|
5
|
|
||
Other current liabilities
|
66
|
|
|
53
|
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
513
|
|
|
1,037
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term debt
|
2,495
|
|
|
1,776
|
|
||
Finance lease obligations
|
426
|
|
|
430
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
1,176
|
|
|
1,163
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes
|
708
|
|
|
714
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities
|
285
|
|
|
285
|
|
||
Total liabilities
|
5,603
|
|
|
5,405
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
||||
Shareholder's equity:
|
|
|
|
||||
Common stock - $1.00 stated value; 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Additional paid-in capital
|
2,308
|
|
|
2,308
|
|
||
Retained earnings
|
488
|
|
|
493
|
|
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(4
|
)
|
||
Total shareholder's equity
|
2,792
|
|
|
2,797
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
|
$
|
8,395
|
|
|
$
|
8,202
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating revenue
|
$
|
509
|
|
|
$
|
527
|
|
|
$
|
898
|
|
|
$
|
922
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of fuel and energy
|
197
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
367
|
|
|
399
|
|
||||
Operations and maintenance
|
74
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
154
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
91
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
178
|
|
||||
Property and other taxes
|
11
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
23
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
373
|
|
|
404
|
|
|
727
|
|
|
754
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income
|
136
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
168
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest expense
|
(40
|
)
|
|
(41
|
)
|
|
(82
|
)
|
|
(88
|
)
|
||||
Allowance for borrowed funds
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||
Other, net
|
7
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||
Total other income (expense)
|
(30
|
)
|
|
(35
|
)
|
|
(70
|
)
|
|
(72
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Income before income tax expense
|
106
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
101
|
|
|
96
|
|
||||
Income tax expense
|
23
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
21
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
83
|
|
|
$
|
69
|
|
|
$
|
79
|
|
|
$
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
Retained
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
Shareholder's
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Capital
|
|
Earnings
|
|
Loss, Net
|
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,308
|
|
|
$
|
531
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,835
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
69
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
69
|
|
|||||
Dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,308
|
|
|
$
|
580
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,884
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,308
|
|
|
$
|
600
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,904
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
75
|
|
|||||
Dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(95
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(95
|
)
|
|||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,308
|
|
|
$
|
580
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,884
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,308
|
|
|
$
|
490
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,794
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
83
|
|
|||||
Dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(85
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(85
|
)
|
|||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,308
|
|
|
$
|
488
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,308
|
|
|
$
|
493
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,797
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
79
|
|
|||||
Dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(85
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(85
|
)
|
|||||
Other equity transactions
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,308
|
|
|
$
|
488
|
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,792
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
79
|
|
|
$
|
75
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
181
|
|
|
178
|
|
||
Allowance for equity funds
|
(4
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits
|
(7
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
||
Deferred energy
|
15
|
|
|
13
|
|
||
Amortization of deferred energy
|
(11
|
)
|
|
12
|
|
||
Other, net
|
6
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Trade receivables and other assets
|
(80
|
)
|
|
(47
|
)
|
||
Inventories
|
2
|
|
|
(3
|
)
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes
|
28
|
|
|
21
|
|
||
Accounts payable and other liabilities
|
(3
|
)
|
|
30
|
|
||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
207
|
|
|
265
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures
|
(257
|
)
|
|
(191
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
||
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
(257
|
)
|
|
(189
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
718
|
|
|
495
|
|
||
Repayments of long-term debt
|
(575
|
)
|
|
(500
|
)
|
||
Dividends paid
|
(85
|
)
|
|
(95
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
(8
|
)
|
|
(7
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
50
|
|
|
(107
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
—
|
|
|
(31
|
)
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
25
|
|
|
121
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
90
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
|
(1)
|
General
|
(2)
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in other current assets
|
9
|
|
|
10
|
|
||
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
(3)
|
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
|
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
Depreciable Life
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|||||
Utility plant:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Generation
|
30 - 55 years
|
|
$
|
3,617
|
|
|
$
|
3,541
|
|
Transmission
|
45 - 70 years
|
|
1,485
|
|
|
1,444
|
|
||
Distribution
|
20 - 65 years
|
|
3,683
|
|
|
3,567
|
|
||
General and intangible plant
|
5 - 65 years
|
|
786
|
|
|
741
|
|
||
Utility plant
|
|
|
9,571
|
|
|
9,293
|
|
||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(3,079
|
)
|
|
(2,951
|
)
|
||
Utility plant, net
|
|
|
6,492
|
|
|
6,342
|
|
||
Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
45 years
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||
Plant, net
|
|
|
6,493
|
|
|
6,343
|
|
||
Construction work-in-progress
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
195
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
$
|
6,649
|
|
|
$
|
6,538
|
|
(4)
|
Regulatory Matters
|
(5)
|
Recent Financing Transactions
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Qualified Pension Plan:
|
|
|
|
||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Non-Qualified Pension Plans:
|
|
|
|
||||
Other current liabilities
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities
|
9
|
|
|
9
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Other Postretirement Plans:
|
|
|
|
||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
(7)
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
•
|
Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Nevada Power has the ability to access at the measurement date.
|
•
|
Level 2 — Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
|
•
|
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflect Nevada Power's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. Nevada Power develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.
|
|
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total
|
||||||||
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Money market mutual funds(1)
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
Investment funds
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Liabilities - commodity derivatives
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(44
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
As of December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Money market mutual funds(1)
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
Investment funds
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Liabilities - commodity derivatives
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(8
|
)
|
|
$
|
(8
|
)
|
(1)
|
Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.
|
|
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
As of December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Carrying
|
|
Fair
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Fair
|
||||||||
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Long-term debt
|
$
|
2,495
|
|
|
$
|
3,187
|
|
|
$
|
2,351
|
|
|
$
|
2,848
|
|
(8)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
(9)
|
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Retail:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Residential
|
$
|
304
|
|
|
$
|
266
|
|
|
$
|
497
|
|
|
$
|
466
|
|
Commercial
|
96
|
|
|
114
|
|
|
190
|
|
|
204
|
|
||||
Industrial
|
83
|
|
|
112
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
182
|
|
||||
Other
|
2
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
11
|
|
||||
Total fully bundled
|
485
|
|
|
498
|
|
|
846
|
|
|
863
|
|
||||
Distribution only service
|
6
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
15
|
|
||||
Total retail
|
491
|
|
|
506
|
|
|
859
|
|
|
878
|
|
||||
Wholesale, transmission and other
|
12
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
31
|
|
||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
503
|
|
|
520
|
|
|
886
|
|
|
909
|
|
||||
Other revenue
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
13
|
|
||||
Total revenue
|
$
|
509
|
|
|
$
|
527
|
|
|
$
|
898
|
|
|
$
|
922
|
|
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Utility margin:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
509
|
|
|
$
|
527
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
(3
|
)%
|
|
$
|
898
|
|
|
$
|
922
|
|
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
(3
|
)%
|
Cost of fuel and energy
|
|
197
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
|
367
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||
Utility margin
|
|
312
|
|
|
301
|
|
|
11
|
|
4
|
|
|
531
|
|
|
523
|
|
|
8
|
|
2
|
|
||||||
Operations and maintenance
|
|
74
|
|
|
78
|
|
|
(4
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
|
156
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
91
|
|
|
89
|
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
|
181
|
|
|
178
|
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
|
||||||
Property and other taxes
|
|
11
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Operating income
|
|
$
|
136
|
|
|
$
|
123
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
$
|
171
|
|
|
$
|
168
|
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Utility margin (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
509
|
|
|
$
|
527
|
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
(3
|
)%
|
|
$
|
898
|
|
|
$
|
922
|
|
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
(3
|
)%
|
Cost of fuel and energy
|
|
197
|
|
|
226
|
|
|
(29
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
|
367
|
|
|
399
|
|
|
(32
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||
Utility margin
|
|
$
|
312
|
|
|
$
|
301
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
4
|
%
|
|
$
|
531
|
|
|
$
|
523
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sales (GWhs):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Residential
|
|
2,635
|
|
|
2,176
|
|
|
459
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
4,179
|
|
|
3,784
|
|
|
395
|
|
10
|
%
|
||||||
Commercial
|
|
1,071
|
|
|
1,137
|
|
|
(66
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
|
2,082
|
|
|
2,129
|
|
|
(47
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
||||||
Industrial
|
|
1,107
|
|
|
1,380
|
|
|
(273
|
)
|
(20
|
)
|
|
2,258
|
|
|
2,540
|
|
|
(282
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||
Other
|
|
46
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
|
94
|
|
|
94
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Total fully bundled(1)
|
|
4,859
|
|
|
4,740
|
|
|
119
|
|
3
|
|
|
8,613
|
|
|
8,547
|
|
|
66
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Distribution only service
|
|
501
|
|
|
692
|
|
|
(191
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
|
1,112
|
|
|
1,220
|
|
|
(108
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
||||||
Total retail
|
|
5,360
|
|
|
5,432
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
|
9,725
|
|
|
9,767
|
|
|
(42
|
)
|
—
|
|
||||||
Wholesale
|
|
81
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
(39
|
)
|
(33
|
)
|
|
234
|
|
|
264
|
|
|
(30
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||
Total GWhs sold
|
|
5,441
|
|
|
5,552
|
|
|
(111
|
)
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
9,959
|
|
|
10,031
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
(1
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)
|
|
965
|
|
|
950
|
|
|
15
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
963
|
|
|
948
|
|
|
15
|
|
2
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average revenue per MWh:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Retail - fully bundled(1)
|
|
$
|
99.89
|
|
|
$
|
105.05
|
|
|
$
|
(5.16
|
)
|
(5
|
)%
|
|
$
|
98.20
|
|
|
$
|
100.96
|
|
|
$
|
(2.76
|
)
|
(3
|
)%
|
Wholesale
|
|
$
|
22.07
|
|
|
$
|
27.27
|
|
|
$
|
(5.20
|
)
|
(19
|
)%
|
|
$
|
28.29
|
|
|
$
|
35.45
|
|
|
$
|
(7.16
|
)
|
(20
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Heating degree days
|
|
42
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
17
|
|
68
|
%
|
|
984
|
|
|
1,108
|
|
|
(124
|
)
|
(11
|
)%
|
||||||
Cooling degree days
|
|
1,308
|
|
|
1,107
|
|
|
201
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
1,310
|
|
|
1,119
|
|
|
191
|
|
17
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sources of energy (GWhs)(2)(3):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Natural gas
|
|
3,118
|
|
|
3,085
|
|
|
33
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
5,740
|
|
|
5,254
|
|
|
486
|
|
9
|
%
|
||||||
Coal
|
|
—
|
|
|
249
|
|
|
(249
|
)
|
*
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
591
|
|
|
(591
|
)
|
*
|
|
||||||
Renewables
|
|
20
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
2
|
|
11
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
30
|
|
|
6
|
|
20
|
|
||||||
Total energy generated
|
|
3,138
|
|
|
3,352
|
|
|
(214
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
|
5,776
|
|
|
5,875
|
|
|
(99
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
||||||
Energy purchased
|
|
1,926
|
|
|
1,696
|
|
|
230
|
|
14
|
|
|
3,166
|
|
|
3,171
|
|
|
(5
|
)
|
—
|
|
||||||
Total
|
|
5,064
|
|
|
5,048
|
|
|
16
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
8,942
|
|
|
9,046
|
|
|
(104
|
)
|
(1
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average total cost of energy per MWh(4)
|
|
$
|
38.93
|
|
|
$
|
44.92
|
|
|
$
|
(5.99
|
)
|
(13
|
)%
|
|
$
|
41.08
|
|
|
$
|
44.21
|
|
|
$
|
(3.13
|
)
|
(7
|
)%
|
(1)
|
Fully bundled includes sales to customers for combined energy, transmission and distribution services.
|
(2)
|
The average total cost of energy per MWh and sources of energy excludes - GWhs and 37 GWhs of coal and 318 GWhs and 426 GWhs of gas generated energy that is purchased at cost by related parties for the second quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively. The average total cost of energy per MWh and sources of energy excludes - GWhs and 118 GWhs of coal and 1,028 GWhs and 923 GWhs of gas generated energy that is purchased at cost by related parties for the first six months of 2020 and 2019, respectively.
|
(3)
|
GWh amounts are net of energy used by the related generating facilities.
|
(4)
|
The average total cost of energy per MWh includes the cost of fuel, purchased power and deferrals and does not include other costs.
|
•
|
$12 million due to price impacts from changes in sales mix, partially offset by lower retail customer volumes. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, decreased 1.3%, primarily due to the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower industrial, distribution only service and commercial customer usage and higher residential customer usage, partially offset by the favorable impact of weather and
|
•
|
$5 million due to higher energy efficiency program rates (offset in operations and maintenance expense).
|
•
|
$4 million of lower wholesale revenue and
|
•
|
$2 million of higher revenue reductions related to customer service agreements.
|
•
|
$9 million due to price impacts from changes in sales mix, partially offset by lower retail customer volumes. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, decreased 0.4%, primarily due to the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower industrial and distribution only service customer usage and higher residential customer usage, partially offset by the favorable impact of weather and
|
•
|
$5 million due to higher energy efficiency program rates (offset in operations and maintenance expense).
|
•
|
$4 million of higher revenue reductions related to customer service agreements and
|
•
|
$2 million of lower wholesale revenue.
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
Credit facility
|
|
400
|
|
|
Total net liquidity
|
|
$
|
416
|
|
Credit facility:
|
|
|
||
Maturity date
|
|
2022
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
|
Annual
|
||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Forecast
|
||||||||
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2020
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Generation development
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
Distribution
|
96
|
|
|
128
|
|
|
194
|
|
|||
Transmission system investment
|
10
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
23
|
|
|||
Other
|
85
|
|
|
104
|
|
|
207
|
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
191
|
|
|
$
|
257
|
|
|
$
|
444
|
|
Item 1.
|
Financial Statements
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
Trade receivables, net
|
87
|
|
|
109
|
|
||
Income taxes receivable
|
4
|
|
|
14
|
|
||
Inventories
|
76
|
|
|
57
|
|
||
Regulatory assets
|
32
|
|
|
12
|
|
||
Other current assets
|
23
|
|
|
20
|
|
||
Total current assets
|
234
|
|
|
239
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
3,099
|
|
|
3,075
|
|
||
Regulatory assets
|
298
|
|
|
283
|
|
||
Other assets
|
80
|
|
|
74
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total assets
|
$
|
3,711
|
|
|
$
|
3,671
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY
|
|||||||
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
119
|
|
|
$
|
103
|
|
Accrued interest
|
14
|
|
|
14
|
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes
|
11
|
|
|
12
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
69
|
|
|
49
|
|
||
Customer deposits
|
17
|
|
|
21
|
|
||
Other current liabilities
|
34
|
|
|
21
|
|
||
Total current liabilities
|
264
|
|
|
220
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Long-term debt
|
1,135
|
|
|
1,135
|
|
||
Regulatory liabilities
|
460
|
|
|
489
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes
|
349
|
|
|
347
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities
|
165
|
|
|
160
|
|
||
Total liabilities
|
2,373
|
|
|
2,351
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
||||
Shareholder's equity:
|
|
|
|
||||
Common stock - $3.75 stated value, 20,000,000 shares authorized and 1,000 issued and outstanding
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Additional paid-in capital
|
1,111
|
|
|
1,111
|
|
||
Retained earnings
|
228
|
|
|
210
|
|
||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
|
(1
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Total shareholder's equity
|
1,338
|
|
|
1,320
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Total liabilities and shareholder's equity
|
$
|
3,711
|
|
|
$
|
3,671
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
165
|
|
|
$
|
172
|
|
|
$
|
349
|
|
|
$
|
354
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
20
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
59
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
185
|
|
|
194
|
|
|
417
|
|
|
413
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of fuel and energy
|
72
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
152
|
|
|
161
|
|
||||
Cost of natural gas purchased for resale
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
29
|
|
||||
Operations and maintenance
|
41
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
84
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
34
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
63
|
|
||||
Property and other taxes
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
12
|
|
||||
Total operating expenses
|
162
|
|
|
167
|
|
|
354
|
|
|
349
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income
|
23
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
64
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest expense
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
(24
|
)
|
||||
Allowance for borrowed funds
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||
Other, net
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||
Total other income (expense)
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(9
|
)
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
(18
|
)
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Income before income tax expense
|
14
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
46
|
|
||||
Income tax expense
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
10
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
Total
|
|||||||||||
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Paid-in
|
|
Retained
|
|
Comprehensive
|
|
Shareholder's
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Capital
|
|
Earnings
|
|
Loss, Net
|
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2019
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,111
|
|
|
$
|
175
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,286
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14
|
|
|||||
Dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,111
|
|
|
$
|
143
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,254
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2018
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,111
|
|
|
$
|
153
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,264
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
36
|
|
|||||
Dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|||||
Balance, June 30, 2019
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,111
|
|
|
$
|
143
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,254
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance, March 31, 2020
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,111
|
|
|
$
|
235
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,345
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13
|
|
|||||
Dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,111
|
|
|
$
|
228
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,338
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2019
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,111
|
|
|
$
|
210
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,320
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
38
|
|
|||||
Dividends declared
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(20
|
)
|
|||||
Balance, June 30, 2020
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,111
|
|
|
$
|
228
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,338
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net income
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
68
|
|
|
63
|
|
||
Allowance for equity funds
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities
|
(24
|
)
|
|
20
|
|
||
Deferred income taxes and amortization of investment tax credits
|
(6
|
)
|
|
2
|
|
||
Deferred energy
|
21
|
|
|
(13
|
)
|
||
Amortization of deferred energy
|
1
|
|
|
(6
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
1
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Trade receivables and other assets
|
11
|
|
|
12
|
|
||
Inventories
|
(19
|
)
|
|
(8
|
)
|
||
Accrued property, income and other taxes
|
10
|
|
|
7
|
|
||
Accounts payable and other liabilities
|
18
|
|
|
(23
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from operating activities
|
117
|
|
|
88
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures
|
(110
|
)
|
|
(99
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from investing activities
|
(110
|
)
|
|
(99
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
125
|
|
||
Repayments of long-term debt
|
—
|
|
|
(109
|
)
|
||
Dividends paid
|
(20
|
)
|
|
(46
|
)
|
||
Other, net
|
(2
|
)
|
|
(2
|
)
|
||
Net cash flows from financing activities
|
(22
|
)
|
|
(32
|
)
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
(15
|
)
|
|
(43
|
)
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
32
|
|
|
76
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
|
(1)
|
General
|
(2)
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
Restricted cash and cash equivalents included in other current assets
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
||
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
(3)
|
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
|
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
Depreciable Life
|
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|||||
Utility plant:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Electric generation
|
25 - 60 years
|
|
$
|
1,130
|
|
|
$
|
1,133
|
|
Electric transmission
|
50 - 100 years
|
|
879
|
|
|
840
|
|
||
Electric distribution
|
20 - 100 years
|
|
1,700
|
|
|
1,669
|
|
||
Electric general and intangible plant
|
5 - 70 years
|
|
184
|
|
|
178
|
|
||
Natural gas distribution
|
35 - 70 years
|
|
422
|
|
|
417
|
|
||
Natural gas general and intangible plant
|
5 - 70 years
|
|
14
|
|
|
14
|
|
||
Common general
|
5 - 70 years
|
|
344
|
|
|
338
|
|
||
Utility plant
|
|
|
4,673
|
|
|
4,589
|
|
||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(1,699
|
)
|
|
(1,629
|
)
|
||
Utility plant, net
|
|
|
2,974
|
|
|
2,960
|
|
||
Other non-regulated, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
70 years
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
||
Plant, net
|
|
|
2,976
|
|
|
2,962
|
|
||
Construction work-in-progress
|
|
|
123
|
|
|
113
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
|
|
$
|
3,099
|
|
|
$
|
3,075
|
|
(4)
|
Regulatory Matters
|
(5)
|
Recent Financing Transactions
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Federal statutory income tax rate
|
21
|
%
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
21
|
%
|
|
21
|
%
|
Effects of ratemaking
|
(14
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
Other
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Effective income tax rate
|
7
|
%
|
|
22
|
%
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
22
|
%
|
(7)
|
Employee Benefit Plans
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Qualified Pension Plan:
|
|
|
|
||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
$
|
3
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Non-Qualified Pension Plans:
|
|
|
|
||||
Other current liabilities
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||
Other long-term liabilities
|
7
|
|
|
8
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
||||
Other Postretirement Plans:
|
|
|
|
||||
Other long-term liabilities
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
(8)
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
•
|
Level 1 — Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that Sierra Pacific has the ability to access at the measurement date.
|
•
|
Level 2 — Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
|
•
|
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflect Sierra Pacific's judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability since limited market data exists. Sierra Pacific develops these inputs based on the best information available, including its own data.
|
|
Input Levels for Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Total
|
||||||||
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Money market mutual funds(1)
|
$
|
9
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
Investment funds
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Liabilities - commodity derivatives
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
As of December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Assets - money market mutual funds(1)
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Liabilities - commodity derivatives
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
(1)
|
Amounts are included in cash and cash equivalents on the Balance Sheets. The fair value of these money market mutual funds approximates cost.
|
|
As of June 30, 2020
|
|
As of December 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||
|
Carrying
|
|
Fair
|
|
Carrying
|
|
Fair
|
||||||||
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Long-term debt
|
$
|
1,135
|
|
|
$
|
1,324
|
|
|
$
|
1,135
|
|
|
$
|
1,258
|
|
(9)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
(10)
|
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Electric
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
Total
|
|
Electric
|
|
Natural Gas
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Residential
|
$
|
63
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
58
|
|
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
72
|
|
Commercial
|
56
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
60
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
59
|
|
||||||
Industrial
|
34
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
36
|
|
|
46
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
48
|
|
||||||
Other
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Total fully bundled
|
154
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
174
|
|
|
159
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
180
|
|
||||||
Distribution only service
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||||
Total retail
|
155
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
175
|
|
|
160
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
181
|
|
||||||
Wholesale, transmission and other
|
9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
11
|
|
||||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
164
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
184
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
21
|
|
|
192
|
|
||||||
Other revenue
|
1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||||
Total revenue
|
$
|
165
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
185
|
|
|
$
|
172
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Electric
|
|
Gas
|
|
Total
|
|
Electric
|
|
Gas
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Customer Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Retail:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Residential
|
$
|
132
|
|
|
$
|
44
|
|
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
126
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
164
|
|
Commercial
|
112
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
129
|
|
|
108
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
123
|
|
||||||
Industrial
|
75
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
85
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
90
|
|
||||||
Other
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||||
Total fully bundled
|
321
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
388
|
|
|
322
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
380
|
|
||||||
Distribution only service
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||||
Total retail
|
323
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
390
|
|
|
324
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
382
|
|
||||||
Wholesale, transmission and other
|
24
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
28
|
|
||||||
Total Customer Revenue
|
347
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
414
|
|
|
352
|
|
|
58
|
|
|
410
|
|
||||||
Other revenue
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||||
Total revenue
|
$
|
349
|
|
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
417
|
|
|
$
|
354
|
|
|
$
|
59
|
|
|
$
|
413
|
|
(11)
|
Segment Information
|
|
Three-Month Periods
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
||||||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||||||
Operating revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
165
|
|
|
$
|
172
|
|
|
$
|
349
|
|
|
$
|
354
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
20
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
59
|
|
||||
Total operating revenue
|
$
|
185
|
|
|
$
|
194
|
|
|
$
|
417
|
|
|
$
|
413
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
12
|
|
||||
Total operating income
|
23
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
64
|
|
||||
Interest expense
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
(24
|
)
|
||||
Allowance for borrowed funds
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
||||
Allowance for equity funds
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
||||
Other, net
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
|
||||
Income before income tax expense
|
$
|
14
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
As of
|
||||||
|
June 30,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
||||
Regulated electric
|
$
|
3,375
|
|
|
$
|
3,319
|
|
Regulated natural gas
|
309
|
|
|
308
|
|
||
Other(1)
|
27
|
|
|
44
|
|
||
Total assets
|
$
|
3,711
|
|
|
$
|
3,671
|
|
(1)
|
Consists principally of cash and cash equivalents not included in either the regulated electric or regulated natural gas segments.
|
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Electric utility margin (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Electric operating revenue
|
|
$
|
165
|
|
|
$
|
172
|
|
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
$
|
349
|
|
|
$
|
354
|
|
|
$
|
(5
|
)
|
(1
|
)%
|
Cost of fuel and energy
|
|
72
|
|
|
79
|
|
|
(7
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
|
152
|
|
|
161
|
|
|
(9
|
)
|
(6
|
)
|
||||||
Electric utility margin
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
—
|
%
|
|
$
|
197
|
|
|
$
|
193
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sales (GWhs):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Residential
|
|
585
|
|
|
530
|
|
|
55
|
|
10
|
%
|
|
1,220
|
|
|
1,185
|
|
|
35
|
|
3
|
%
|
||||||
Commercial
|
|
722
|
|
|
678
|
|
|
44
|
|
6
|
|
|
1,423
|
|
|
1,378
|
|
|
45
|
|
3
|
|
||||||
Industrial
|
|
811
|
|
|
1,005
|
|
|
(194
|
)
|
(19
|
)
|
|
1,720
|
|
|
1,929
|
|
|
(209
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
||||||
Other
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||||||
Total fully bundled(1)
|
|
2,122
|
|
|
2,217
|
|
|
(95
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
|
4,371
|
|
|
4,500
|
|
|
(129
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
||||||
Distribution only service
|
|
425
|
|
|
405
|
|
|
20
|
|
5
|
|
|
837
|
|
|
796
|
|
|
41
|
|
5
|
|
||||||
Total retail
|
|
2,547
|
|
|
2,622
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
|
5,208
|
|
|
5,296
|
|
|
(88
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
||||||
Wholesale
|
|
96
|
|
|
139
|
|
|
(43
|
)
|
(31
|
)
|
|
289
|
|
|
358
|
|
|
(69
|
)
|
(19
|
)
|
||||||
Total GWhs sold
|
|
2,643
|
|
|
2,761
|
|
|
(118
|
)
|
(4
|
)%
|
|
5,497
|
|
|
5,654
|
|
|
(157
|
)
|
(3
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)
|
|
358
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
7
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
357
|
|
|
351
|
|
|
6
|
|
2
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average revenue per MWh:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Retail - fully bundled(1)
|
|
$
|
72.25
|
|
|
$
|
71.87
|
|
|
$
|
0.38
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
$
|
73.54
|
|
|
$
|
71.68
|
|
|
$
|
1.86
|
|
3
|
%
|
Wholesale
|
|
$
|
42.75
|
|
|
$
|
48.51
|
|
|
$
|
(5.76
|
)
|
(12
|
)%
|
|
$
|
46.96
|
|
|
$
|
50.97
|
|
|
$
|
(4.01
|
)
|
(8
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Heating degree days
|
|
591
|
|
|
519
|
|
|
72
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
2,657
|
|
|
2,763
|
|
|
(106
|
)
|
(4
|
)%
|
||||||
Cooling degree days
|
|
220
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
220
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sources of energy (GWhs)(2):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Natural gas
|
|
1,165
|
|
|
1,152
|
|
|
13
|
|
1
|
%
|
|
2,380
|
|
|
2,246
|
|
|
134
|
|
6
|
%
|
||||||
Coal
|
|
154
|
|
|
212
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
(27
|
)
|
|
220
|
|
|
552
|
|
|
(332
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
||||||
Renewables(3)
|
|
13
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
1
|
|
8
|
|
|
19
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
2
|
|
12
|
|
||||||
Total energy generated
|
|
1,332
|
|
|
1,376
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
|
2,619
|
|
|
2,815
|
|
|
(196
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
||||||
Energy purchased
|
|
1,127
|
|
|
1,127
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,452
|
|
|
2,306
|
|
|
146
|
|
6
|
|
||||||
Total
|
|
2,459
|
|
|
2,503
|
|
|
(44
|
)
|
(2
|
)%
|
|
5,071
|
|
|
5,121
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
(1
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average total cost of energy per MWh(4)
|
|
$
|
28.92
|
|
|
$
|
31.34
|
|
|
$
|
(2.42
|
)
|
(8
|
)%
|
|
$
|
29.89
|
|
|
$
|
31.42
|
|
|
$
|
(1.53
|
)
|
(5
|
)%
|
(1)
|
Fully bundled includes sales to customers for combined energy, transmission and distribution services.
|
(2)
|
GWh amounts are net of energy used by the related generating facilities.
|
(3)
|
Includes the Fort Churchill Solar Array which is under lease by Sierra Pacific.
|
(4)
|
The average total cost of energy per MWh includes the cost of fuel, purchased power and deferrals and does not include other costs.
|
|
|
Second Quarter
|
|
First Six Months
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
|
2020
|
|
2019
|
|
Change
|
||||||||||||||||
Utility margin (in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Operating revenue
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
(9
|
)%
|
|
$
|
68
|
|
|
$
|
59
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
15
|
%
|
Natural gas purchased for resale
|
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
40
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
11
|
|
38
|
|
||||||
Natural gas utility margin
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
(17
|
)%
|
|
$
|
28
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
(2
|
)
|
(7
|
)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Sold (000's Dths):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Residential
|
|
1,552
|
|
|
1,627
|
|
|
(75
|
)
|
(5
|
)%
|
|
5,938
|
|
|
6,640
|
|
|
(702
|
)
|
(11
|
)%
|
||||||
Commercial
|
|
718
|
|
|
890
|
|
|
(172
|
)
|
(19
|
)
|
|
2,885
|
|
|
3,387
|
|
|
(502
|
)
|
(15
|
)
|
||||||
Industrial
|
|
342
|
|
|
409
|
|
|
(67
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
|
995
|
|
|
1,079
|
|
|
(84
|
)
|
(8
|
)
|
||||||
Total retail
|
|
2,612
|
|
|
2,926
|
|
|
(314
|
)
|
(11
|
)%
|
|
9,818
|
|
|
11,106
|
|
|
(1,288
|
)
|
(12
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average number of retail customers (in thousands)
|
|
174
|
|
|
170
|
|
|
4
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
173
|
|
|
170
|
|
|
3
|
|
2
|
%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average revenue per retail Dth sold
|
|
$
|
7.98
|
|
|
$
|
7.52
|
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
6
|
%
|
|
$
|
6.95
|
|
|
$
|
5.31
|
|
|
$
|
1.64
|
|
31
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Heating degree days
|
|
591
|
|
|
519
|
|
|
72
|
|
14
|
%
|
|
2,657
|
|
|
2,763
|
|
|
(106
|
)
|
(4
|
)%
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Average cost of natural gas per retail Dth sold
|
|
$
|
3.66
|
|
|
$
|
3.42
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
7
|
%
|
|
$
|
4.07
|
|
|
$
|
2.61
|
|
|
$
|
1.46
|
|
56
|
%
|
•
|
$2 million due to higher energy efficiency program rates (offset in operations and maintenance expense).
|
•
|
$2 million of lower wholesale revenue.
|
•
|
$2 million due to price impacts from changes in sales mix, partially offset by lower retail customer volumes. Retail customer volumes, including distribution only service customers, decreased 1.7%, primarily due to the impacts of COVID-19, which resulted in lower industrial and commercial customer usage and higher residential customer usage, partially offset by the favorable impact of weather,
|
•
|
$2 million due to higher energy efficiency program rates (offset in operations and maintenance expense) and
|
•
|
$1 million of residential customer growth.
|
•
|
$1 million of lower wholesale revenue.
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
Credit facility
|
|
250
|
|
|
Total net liquidity
|
|
$
|
262
|
|
Credit facility:
|
|
|
||
Maturity date
|
|
2022
|
|
|
Six-Month Periods
|
|
Annual
|
||||||||
|
Ended June 30,
|
|
Forecast
|
||||||||
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2020
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Distribution
|
$
|
79
|
|
|
$
|
72
|
|
|
$
|
135
|
|
Transmission system investment
|
6
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
26
|
|
|||
Other
|
14
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
56
|
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
99
|
|
|
$
|
110
|
|
|
$
|
217
|
|
Item 3.
|
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
|
Item 4.
|
Controls and Procedures
|
Item 1.
|
Legal Proceedings
|
Item 1A.
|
Risk Factors
|
Item 2.
|
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
|
Item 3.
|
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
|
Item 4.
|
Mine Safety Disclosures
|
Item 5.
|
Other Information
|
Item 6.
|
Exhibits
|
Exhibit No.
|
Description
|
4.1
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
10.1
|
10.2
|
15.1
|
31.1
|
31.2
|
32.1
|
32.2
|
15.2
|
31.3
|
31.4
|
32.3
|
32.4
|
4.4
|
95
|
15.3
|
31.5
|
31.6
|
32.5
|
32.6
|
Exhibit No.
|
Description
|
10.3
|
31.7
|
31.8
|
32.7
|
32.8
|
15.4
|
31.9
|
31.10
|
32.9
|
32.10
|
31.11
|
31.12
|
32.11
|
32.12
|
101
|
The following financial information from each respective Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, is formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and included herein: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged in summary and detail.
|
|
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY
|
|
|
Date: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Calvin D. Haack
|
|
Calvin D. Haack
|
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
(principal financial and accounting officer)
|
|
|
|
PACIFICORP
|
|
|
Date: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Nikki L. Kobliha
|
|
Nikki L. Kobliha
|
|
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
|
(principal financial and accounting officer)
|
|
|
|
MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
|
|
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
|
|
|
Date: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
|
|
Thomas B. Specketer
|
|
Vice President and Controller
|
|
of MidAmerican Funding, LLC and
|
|
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
of MidAmerican Energy Company
|
|
(principal financial and accounting officer)
|
|
|
|
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
|
|
|
Date: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Michael E. Cole
|
|
Michael E. Cole
|
|
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
|
(principal financial and accounting officer)
|
|
|
|
SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
|
|
|
Date: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Michael E. Cole
|
|
Michael E. Cole
|
|
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
|
(principal financial and accounting officer)
|
EXECUTION VERSION
|
|||
NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC
|
|||
£300,000,000 1.875 PER CENT. GREEN BONDS DUE 2062
|
|||
TRUST DEED
|
CONTENTS
|
|||
Clause
|
Page
|
|
|
1.
|
Interpretation
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Amount of the Bonds and Covenant to Pay
|
5
|
|
3.
|
Form and Issue of the Bonds
|
8
|
|
4.
|
Stamp Duties and Taxes
|
10
|
|
5.
|
The Trust Deed and the Bonds
|
11
|
|
6.
|
Application of Moneys Received by the Trustee
|
11
|
|
7.
|
Covenants by the Issuer
|
12
|
|
8.
|
Remuneration and Indemnification of the Trustee
|
16
|
|
9.
|
Provisions Supplemental to the Trustee Act 1925 and the Trustee Act 2000
|
18
|
|
10.
|
Trustee Liable for Negligence
|
25
|
|
11.
|
Consequential Loss
|
25
|
|
12.
|
Waiver
|
25
|
|
13.
|
Trustee not Precluded from Entering into Contracts
|
26
|
|
14.
|
Modification and Substitution
|
26
|
|
15.
|
Appointment, Retirement and Removal of the Trustee
|
28
|
|
16.
|
Coupons
|
30
|
|
17.
|
Currency Indemnity
|
30
|
|
18.
|
Communications
|
31
|
|
19.
|
Governing Law
|
31
|
|
20.
|
Jurisdiction
|
32
|
|
21.
|
Severability
|
32
|
|
22.
|
Sanctions
|
32
|
|
23.
|
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
|
33
|
|
24.
|
Counterparts
|
33
|
|
Schedule 1 Form of Temporary Global Bond
|
34
|
|
|
Schedule 2 Form of Permanent Global Bond
|
43
|
|
|
Schedule 3 Form of Definitive Bond
|
49
|
|
|
Schedule 4 Terms and Conditions of the Bonds
|
53
|
|
|
Schedule 5 Provisions for Meetings of Bondholders
|
70
|
|
254924-4-2-v7.0
|
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|
(1)
|
NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC (the "Issuer"), a public company incorporated in England and Wales with limited liability under registered number 02906593; and
|
(2)
|
HSBC CORPORATE TRUSTEE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED (the "Trustee", which expression shall, where the content so admits, include all persons for the time being the trustee or trustees of this Trust Deed (as defined below)).
|
(A)
|
The Issuer has authorised the issue of £300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 1.875 per cent. Green Bonds due 2062 to be constituted by this Trust Deed.
|
(B)
|
The Trustee has agreed to act as trustee of this Trust Deed on the following terms and conditions.
|
1.
|
INTERPRETATION
|
1.1
|
Definitions
|
254924-4-2-v7.0
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|
254924-4-2-v7.0
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(a)
|
the right to attend and vote at any meeting of the Bondholders;
|
(b)
|
the determination of how many and which Bonds are for the time being outstanding for the purposes of the Conditions and Schedule 5 (Provisions for Meetings of Bondholders);
|
(c)
|
any discretion, power or authority contained in this Trust Deed which the Trustee is required, expressly or impliedly, to exercise in or by reference to the interests of any of the Bondholders; and
|
(d)
|
the determination by the Trustee whether any of the events specified in Condition 10 (Events of Default) is materially prejudicial to the interests of the Bondholders,
|
254924-4-2-v7.0
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1.2
|
Terms defined elsewhere
|
1.3
|
Construction of Certain References
|
1.3.1
|
costs, charges, remuneration or expenses shall include any value added tax, turnover tax or similar tax charged in respect thereof;
|
1.3.2
|
"£", "pounds" and "Sterling" shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom;
|
1.3.3
|
any action, remedy or method of judicial proceedings for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceedings available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate thereto;
|
1.3.4
|
all references in this Trust Deed or the Conditions involving compliance by the Trustee with a test of reasonableness shall be deemed to include a reference to a requirement that such reasonableness shall be determined by reference primarily to the interests of the holders of the Bonds as a class and in the event of any conflict between such interests and the interests of any other person, the former shall prevail as being paramount;
|
1.3.5
|
in this Trust Deed references to Coupons and Couponholders shall apply only if Definitive Bonds have been issued by the Issuer in accordance with Clause 3 (Form and Issue of the Bonds); and
|
1.3.6
|
any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment.
|
1.4
|
Headings
|
1.5
|
Schedules
|
2.
|
AMOUNT OF THE BONDS AND COVENANT TO PAY
|
2.1
|
Amount of the Bonds
|
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2.2
|
Covenant to pay
|
2.3
|
Discharge
|
2.4
|
Payment after a Default
|
2.4.1
|
by notice in writing to the Issuer and the Paying Agents (or such of them as are specified by the Trustee), require the Paying Agents (or such of them as are specified by the Trustee):
|
254924-4-2-v7.0
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(a)
|
to act thereafter, until otherwise instructed by the Trustee, as agents of the Trustee under this Trust Deed and the Bonds on the terms of the Paying Agency Agreement (with consequential amendments as necessary and save that the Trustee's liability for the indemnification, remuneration and all other out-of-pocket expenses of any of the Paying Agents shall be limited to the amounts for the time being held by the Trustee on the trusts of this Trust Deed and available to the Trustee for such purpose) and thereafter to hold all Definitive Bonds and Coupons and all sums, documents and records held by them in respect of the Bonds and the Coupons to the order of the Trustee; and/or
|
(b)
|
to deliver all Definitive Bonds and Coupons and all sums, documents and records held by them in respect of the Bonds and Coupons (save for such documents and records which the Paying Agents are obliged not to release by virtue of any applicable law or regulation or by order of any court of competent jurisdiction) to the Trustee or as the Trustee directs in such notice; and
|
2.4.2
|
by notice in writing to the Issuer require it to make all subsequent payments in respect of the Bonds and the Coupons to or to the order of the Trustee and not to the Principal Paying Agent.
|
2.5
|
Further Issues
|
2.5.1
|
The Issuer shall be at liberty from time to time (but subject always to the provisions of this Trust Deed) without the consent of the Bondholders or Couponholders to create and issue Further Bonds (whether in bearer or registered form) ranking pari passu in all respects (or in all respects save for the first payment of interest thereon), and so that the same shall be consolidated and form a single series, with the original Bonds and/or any Further Bonds of any series, provided that:
|
(a)
|
the Trustee is satisfied (by means of a confirmation from S&P in the case of any rating by S&P and Fitch in the case of any rating by Fitch) that the rating granted in respect of the Bonds by S&P and Fitch will not thereby be adversely affected; and
|
(b)
|
the Issuer shall not create and issue such Further Bonds while any default exists in relation to any payment by the Issuer of any amounts due under this Trust Deed.
|
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|
2.5.2
|
Any Further Bonds which are to be created and issued pursuant to the provisions of sub-clause 2.5.1 above shall be constituted by a deed supplemental to this Trust Deed in such form as the Trustee may approve. In such case the Issuer shall, prior to the issue of such Further Bonds, execute and deliver to the Trustee a deed supplemental to this Trust Deed (in relation to which all applicable stamp duties or other documentation fees, duties or taxes have been paid and, if applicable, duly stamped or denoted accordingly) and containing a covenant by the Issuer in the form mutatis mutandis of Clause 2.2 (Covenant to pay) in relation to the principal, premium (if any) and interest in respect of such Further Bonds and such other provisions (corresponding to the provisions contained in this Trust Deed) as the Trustee shall require.
|
2.5.3
|
A memorandum of every such supplemental Trust Deed shall be endorsed by the Trustee on this Trust Deed and by the Issuer on its duplicate of this Trust Deed.
|
2.5.4
|
Whenever it is proposed to create and issue any Further Bonds the Issuer shall give to the Trustee not less than 14 days' notice in writing of its intention so to do stating the amount of Further Bonds proposed to be created and issued.
|
3.
|
FORM AND ISSUE OF THE BONDS
|
3.1
|
The Global Bonds
|
254924-4-2-v7.0
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70-40747807
|
3.2
|
Signature and Authentication
|
3.3
|
Exchange for Definitive Bonds
|
254924-4-2-v7.0
|
70-40747807
|
3.4
|
The Definitive Bonds
|
3.5
|
Entitlement to treat holder as owner
|
4.
|
STAMP DUTIES AND TAXES
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4.1
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Stamp Duties
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4.2
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Change of taxing jurisdiction
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4.3
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The Issuer shall, within ten business days of a written request by the Trustee, supply to the Trustee such forms, documentation and other information relating to the Issuer, its operations, or the Bonds as the Trustee reasonably requests for the purposes of the Trustee's compliance with applicable law and shall notify the Trustee reasonably promptly in the event that the Issuer becomes aware that any of the forms, documentation or other information provided by the Issuer is (or becomes) inaccurate in any material respect; provided, however, that the Issuer shall not be required to provide any forms, documentation or other information pursuant to this Clause 5.3 to the extent that: (i) any such form, documentation or other information (or the information required to be provided on such form or documentation) is not reasonably available to the Issuer and cannot be obtained by the Issuer using reasonable efforts; or (ii) doing so would or might in the reasonable opinion of the Issuer constitute a breach of any: (a) applicable law; (b) fiduciary duty; or (c) duty of confidentiality.
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4.4
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Trust Deed, the Trustee shall be entitled to make a deduction or withholding from any payment which it makes under the Bonds for or on account of any tax, if and only to the extent so required by applicable law, in which event the Trustee shall make such payment after such deduction or withholding has been made and shall account to the relevant authority within the time allowed for the amount so deducted or withheld or, at its option, shall reasonably promptly after making such payment return to the Issuer the amount so deducted or withheld, in which case, the Issuer shall so account to the relevant authority for such amount. The Trustee shall have no obligation to gross-up any payment hereunder or to pay any additional amount as a result of such withholding or deduction.
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5.
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THE TRUST DEED AND THE BONDS
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5.1
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Bonds incorporated by reference
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5.2
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Bonds subject to Trust Deed
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5.3
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Evidence of Default
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6.
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APPLICATION OF MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE TRUSTEE
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6.1
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Declaration of Trust
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6.1.1
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firstly, in payment of all costs, charges, expenses and liabilities incurred by the Trustee in carrying out the preparation and execution of the trusts of this Trust Deed (including remuneration payable to the Trustee);
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6.1.2
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secondly, in payment of any interest owing in respect of the Bonds pari passu and rateably;
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6.1.3
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thirdly, in payment of any principal and premium (if any) owing in respect of the Bonds pari passu and rateably, and
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6.1.4
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fourthly, in payment to the Issuer.
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6.2
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Accumulation
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6.3
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Investment
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7.
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COVENANTS BY THE ISSUER
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7.1
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Books of account
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7.2
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Notice of Event of Default
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7.3
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Information
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7.4
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Financial statements etc.
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7.5
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Certificate of director
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7.6
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Notices to Bondholders
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7.7
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Further assurance
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7.8
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Notice of non-payment
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7.9
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Notice of late payment
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7.10
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Listing
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7.11
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Maintenance of Paying Agents
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7.12
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Change in Agents
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7.13
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Early Redemption
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7.14
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Negative Pledge
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7.15
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Obligations under Paying Agency Agreement
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7.16
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List of authorised signatories
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7.17
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Payments
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7.18
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Directors' certificate
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specifying the aggregate amount of any Relevant Indebtedness of the Issuer or guaranteed by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of which a Security Interest or Security Interests has or have been created or is or are outstanding, such certificate to be provided before the Issuer or such Subsidiary creates or has outstanding any new Security Interest in respect of Relevant Indebtedness;
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specifying details of:
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any revocation or surrender or any modification to the terms and conditions of the Issuer's Electricity Distribution Licence which is requisite to the conduct of the Issuer's business at the relevant time; and
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any legislation enacted which removes, qualifies or amends (other than an amendment which is of a formal, minor or technical nature) the duties of the Secretary of State (or any successor) and/or OFGEM under the Electricity Act as in force on the Issue Date; and
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7.18.3
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at the request of the Trustee confirming any of the matters set out in Condition 10 (Events of Default).
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7.19
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Rating of the Bonds
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7.20
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Certificate of outstandings
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8.
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REMUNERATION AND INDEMNIFICATION OF THE TRUSTEE
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8.1
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Normal remuneration
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Extra remuneration
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8.3
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Expenses
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8.4
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Payment of expenses
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8.4.1
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in the case of payments made by the Trustee prior to such demand will carry interest from the date on which the demand is made at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum over the Trustee's cost of funds on the date on which such payments were made by the Trustee; and
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in all other cases will carry interest at such rate from 30 days after the date on which the demand is made or (where the demand specifies that payment is to be made on an earlier date) from such earlier date.
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8.5
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Indemnity
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8.6
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Provisions continuing
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9.
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PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925 AND THE TRUSTEE ACT 2000
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9.1
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Advice
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Certificates and reports by valuers, Auditors and other experts
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9.3
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Trustee to assume due performance
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9.4
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Resolutions of Bondholders
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Reliance on certification of clearing system
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9.6
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Certificate signed by a director or Authorised Signatory
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9.7
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Custodians and nominees
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9.8
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Agents
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Delegation
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9.10
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No obligation to monitor
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9.11
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Bonds held by the Issuer
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9.12
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Forged Bonds
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9.13
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Confidentiality
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9.14
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Determinations conclusive
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Currency conversion
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9.16
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Events of Default
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9.17
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Right to deduct or withhold
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9.18
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Payment for and delivery of Bonds
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Responsibility
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9.20
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Trustee's discretion
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9.21
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Consents
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9.22
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Error of judgement
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9.23
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Professional charges
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Bondholders as a class
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9.25
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Ratings
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9.26
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Validity of documents
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9.27
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Listing Rules
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9.28
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FSMA
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9.28.1
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Notwithstanding anything in the Trust Deed or the Paying Agency Agreement or the Bonds to the contrary, the Trustee shall not do, or be authorised or required to do, anything which might constitute a regulated activity for the purpose of FSMA, unless it is authorised under FSMA to do so.
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The Trustee shall have the discretion at any time:
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to delegate any of the functions which fall to be performed by an authorised person under FSMA to any other agent or person which also has the necessary authorisations and licences; and
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to apply for authorisation under FSMA and perform any or all such functions itself if, in its absolute discretion, it considers it necessary, desirable or appropriate to do so.
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9.29
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Disapplication
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9.29.1
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Section 1 of the Trustee Act 2000 shall not apply to the duties of the Trustee in relation to the trusts constituted by this Trust Deed. Where there are any inconsistencies between the Trustee Acts and the provisions of this Trust Deed, the provisions of this Trust Deed shall, to the extent allowed by law, prevail and, in the case of any such inconsistency with the Trustee Act 2000, the provisions of this Trust Deed shall constitute a restriction or exclusion for the purposes of that Act.
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9.29.2
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Nothing contained in the Trust Deed or the Paying Agency Agreement or the Bonds shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties or the exercise of any right, power, authority or discretion hereunder if it has grounds for believing the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against, or security for, such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
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9.29.3
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Notwithstanding anything else contained in the Trust Deed or the Paying Agency Agreement or the Bonds, the Trustee may refrain from (a) doing anything which would or might in its opinion be illegal or contrary to any law of any jurisdiction or any directive or regulation of any agency of any state (including, without limitation, Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), or which would or might otherwise render it liable to any person and may do anything which is, in its opinion, necessary to comply with any such law, directive or regulation or (b) doing anything which may cause the Trustee to be considered a sponsor of a covered fund under Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any regulations promulgated thereunder.
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In relation to any discretion to be exercised or action to be taken by the Trustee under the Trust Deed or the Paying Agency Agreement or the Bonds, the Trustee may, at its discretion and without further notice or shall, if it has been so directed by an Extraordinary Resolution of the Bondholders then outstanding or so requested in writing by the holders of at least 25 per cent. in principal amount of such Bonds, exercise such discretion or take such action, provided that, in either case, the Trustee shall not be obliged to exercise such discretion or take such action unless it shall have been indemnified, secured and/or prefunded to its satisfaction against all liabilities and provided that the Trustee shall not be held liable to the Bondholders for the consequences of exercising its discretion or taking any such action and may do so without having regard to the effect of such action on individual Bondholders or Couponholders.
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TRUSTEE LIABLE FOR NEGLIGENCE
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the Trustee shall not be liable to any person for any matter or thing done or omitted in any way in connection with or in relation to this Trust Deed, the Bonds or the Paying Agency Agreement save in relation to its own gross negligence, wilful default, or fraud; and
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10.1.2
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nothing in this Trust Deed, the Bonds or the Paying Agency Agreement shall relieve the Trustee of any liability which would otherwise attach to it in respect of its own gross negligence, wilful default, or fraud,
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CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS
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WAIVER
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12.1
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Waiver
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12.2
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Enforcement proceedings
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12.3
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No action by Bondholders or Couponholders
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TRUSTEE NOT PRECLUDED FROM ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS
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14.
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MODIFICATION AND SUBSTITUTION
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14.1
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Modification
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14.2
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Substitution
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14.2.1
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The Trustee may, without the consent of the Bondholders or Couponholders, agree with the Issuer to the substitution of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Substituted Obligor") in place of the Issuer (or of any previous substitute under this sub-clause 14.2.1) as the principal debtor under this Trust Deed, the Bonds and the Coupons provided that, in the opinion of the Trustee, the interests of the Bondholders will not be materially prejudiced thereby and also provided that:
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a trust deed is executed or some other form of undertaking is given by the Substituted Obligor to the Trustee, in form and manner satisfactory to the Trustee, agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Trust Deed, the Bonds and the Coupons with any consequential amendments which the Trustee may deem appropriate as fully as if the Substituted Obligor had been named in this Trust Deed and on the Bonds and Coupons as the principal debtor in place of the Issuer (or any previous substitute under this Clause);
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the Issuer and the Substituted Obligor execute such other deeds, documents and instruments (if any) as the Trustee may require in order that the substitution is fully effective in relation to the obligations of the Substituted Obligor and comply with such other requirements as the Trustee may direct in the interests of the Bondholders;
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the Trustee is satisfied that (i) the Substituted Obligor has obtained all governmental and regulatory approvals and consents necessary for its assumption of liability as principal debtor in respect of the Bonds and the Coupons in place of the Issuer (or such previous substitute as aforesaid) and (ii) such approvals and consents are at the time of substitution in full force and effect;
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where the Substituted Obligor is subject generally to the taxing jurisdiction of any territory or any authority of or in that territory having power to tax (the "Substituted Territory") other than the territory to the taxing jurisdiction of which (or to any such authority of or in which) the Issuer is subject generally (the "Issuer's Territory") the Substituted Obligor will (unless the Trustee otherwise agrees) give to the Trustee an undertaking in form and manner satisfactory to the Trustee in terms corresponding to the terms of Condition 8 (Taxation) with the substitution for the references in that Condition to the Issuer's Territory of references to the Substituted Territory and Condition 7(c) (Redemption for tax reasons) shall be modified accordingly; and in such event the Trust Deed, the Bonds and the Coupons will be read accordingly;
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if any two of the directors of the Substituted Obligor certify that it will be solvent immediately after such substitution, the Trustee need not have regard to the financial condition, profits or prospects of the Substituted Obligor or compare them with those of the Issuer; and
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(unless the Issuer's successor in business is the Substituted Obligor) the obligations of the Substituted Obligor under this Trust Deed, the Bonds and the Coupons are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by the Issuer in form and manner satisfactory to the Trustee.
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Release of Substituted Issuer: Any such agreement by the Trustee pursuant to this Clause 14.2 will, if so expressed, operate to release the Issuer (or any such previous substitute) from any or all of its obligations under this Trust Deed, the Bonds and the Coupons. Not later than 14 days after the execution of any such documents and after compliance with such requirements, notice of the substitution will be given to the Bondholders.
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Completion of Substitution: Upon the execution of such documents and compliance with such requirements, the Substituted Obligor will be deemed to be named in this Trust Deed and on the Bonds and Coupons as the principal debtor in place of the Issuer (or of any previous substitute under this Clause 14.2) and this Trust Deed, the Bonds, the Coupons and the Paying Agency Agreement will be deemed to be modified in such manner as shall be necessary to give effect to the substitution and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing any references in this Trust Deed, the Bonds, the Coupons or the Paying Agency Agreement to the Issuer shall be deemed to be references to the Substituted Obligor.
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APPOINTMENT, RETIREMENT AND REMOVAL OF THE TRUSTEE
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15.1
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Appointment
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15.2
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Retirement and removal
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15.3
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Co-Trustees
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if the Trustee considers such appointment to be in the interests of the Bondholders and/or the Couponholders;
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15.3.2
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for the purpose of conforming with any legal requirement, restriction or condition in any jurisdiction in which any particular act is to be performed; or
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15.3.3
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for the purpose of obtaining a judgment in any jurisdiction or the enforcement in any jurisdiction against the Issuer of either a judgment already obtained or any of the provisions of this Trust Deed.
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15.4
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Competence of a majority of Trustees
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15.5
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Powers additional
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16.
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COUPONS
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Notices
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Bondholders assumed to hold Coupons
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17.
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CURRENCY INDEMNITY
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17.1
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Currency of account and payment
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17.2
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Extent of discharge
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17.3
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Indemnities
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17.4
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Indemnities separate
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Merger
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18.
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COMMUNICATIONS
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18.1.1
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in the case of the Issuer, to it:
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18.1.2
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in the case of the Trustee, to it at:
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GOVERNING LAW
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20.
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JURISDICTION
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20.1
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English courts
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20.2
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Appropriate forum
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20.3
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Rights of the Trustee and Bondholders to take proceedings outside England
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21.
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SEVERABILITY
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22.
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SANCTIONS
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22.1
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In connection with HSBC Group's commitment to comply with all applicable sanctions regimes, the Trustee and any affiliate or subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc may take any action in its sole and absolute discretion that it considers appropriate to comply with any law, regulation, request of a public or regulatory authority, any agreement between any member of the HSBC Group and any government authority or any HSBC Group policy that relates to the prevention of fraud, money laundering, terrorism, tax evasion, evasion of economic or trade sanctions or other criminal activities (collectively the "Relevant Requirements").
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screening, intercepting and investigating any transaction, instruction or communication, including the source of, or intended recipient of, funds;
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22.1.2
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delaying or preventing the processing of instructions or transactions or the Trustee's performance of its obligations under this Deed;
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22.1.3
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the blocking of any payment; or
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22.1.4
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requiring the Issuer to enter into a financial crime compliance representations letter from time to time in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the HSBC Group.
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22.2
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Where possible and permitted, the Trustee will endeavour to notify the Issuer of the existence of such circumstances. To the extent permissible by law, neither the Trustee nor any member of the HSBC Group will be liable for loss (whether direct or consequential and including, without limitation, loss of profit or interest) or damage suffered by any party arising out of, or caused in whole or in part by, any actions that are taken by the Trustee or any other member of the HSBC Group to comply with any Relevant Requirement.
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CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999
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24.
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COUNTERPARTS
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1.
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INTRODUCTION
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2.
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REFERENCES TO CONDITIONS
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PROMISE TO PAY
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3.1
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in the case of interest falling due before the Exchange Date (as defined below), to the extent that a certificate or certificates issued by Euroclear Bank SA/NV as operator of the Euroclear System ("Euroclear") and/or Clearstream Banking, S.A. ("Clearstream, Luxembourg") dated not earlier than the date on which such interest falls due and in substantially the form set out in Schedule 3 (Form of Euroclear/Clearstream, Luxembourg Certification) hereto is/are delivered to the Specified Office (as defined in the Conditions) of the Principal Paying Agent; or
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3.2
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in the case of interest falling due at any time, to the extent that the Issuer has failed to procure the exchange for a permanent global bond of that portion of this Temporary Global Bond in respect of which such interest has accrued.
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4.
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NEGOTIABILITY
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5.
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EXCHANGE
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5.1
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presentation and (in the case of final exchange) surrender of this Temporary Global Bond at the specified office of the Principal Paying Agent; and
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5.2
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receipt by the Principal Paying Agent of a certificate or certificates issued by Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg dated not earlier than the Exchange Date and in substantially the form set out in Schedule 3 (Form of Euroclear/Clearstream, Luxembourg Certification) hereto.
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WRITING DOWN
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6.1
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the Permanent Global Bond is delivered or the principal amount thereof is increased in accordance with its terms in exchange for a further portion of this Temporary Global Bond; or
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6.2
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Bonds represented by this Temporary Global Bond are to be cancelled in accordance with Condition 7(e) (Redemption and Purchase - Cancellation),
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7.
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PAYMENTS
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8.
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CONDITIONS APPLY
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NOTICES
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10.
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AUTHENTICATION
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11.
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GOVERNING LAW
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Date of payment, delivery or cancellation
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Amount of interest then paid
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Principal amount of Permanent Global Bond then delivered or by which Permanent Global Bond then increased
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Aggregate principal amount of Bonds then cancelled
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Remaining principal amount of this Temporary Global Bond
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Authorised Signature
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REFERENCES TO CONDITIONS
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NEGOTIABILITY
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5.
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EXCHANGE
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6.
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DELIVERY OF DEFINITIVE BONDS
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7.
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WRITING DOWN
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7.1
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a payment of principal is made in respect of this Global Bond;
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Definitive Bonds are delivered; or
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Bonds represented by this Global Bond are to be cancelled in accordance with Condition 7(e) (Redemption and Purchase - Cancellation),
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8.
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WRITING UP
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9.
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PAYMENTS
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10.
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CONDITIONS APPLY
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EXERCISE OF PUT OPTION
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12.
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EXERCISE OF CALL OPTION
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13.
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NOTICES
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14.
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AUTHENTICATION
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15.
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GOVERNING LAW
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Date of payment, exchange, delivery or cancellation
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Amount of interest then paid
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Principal amount of Temporary Global Bond then exchanged
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Aggregate principal amount of Definitive Bonds then delivered
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Aggregate principal amount of Bonds then cancelled
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New principal amount of this Global Bond
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Authorised signature
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FORM, DENOMINATION AND TITLE
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STATUS OF THE BONDS
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(a) written notice being given to the Issuer of revocation of its Electricity Distribution Licence which is requisite to the conduct of the Issuer's business at the relevant time or (b) the Issuer agreeing in writing to any revocation or surrender of its Electricity Distribution Licence which is requisite to the conduct of the Issuer's business at the relevant time or (c) any legislation (whether primary or subordinate) being enacted terminating or revoking its Electricity Distribution Licence which is requisite to the conduct of the Issuer's business at the relevant time, except in any such case in circumstances where a licence or licences is or are granted to the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer 100 per cent of the ordinary share capital of which is owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer (the "Relevant Transferee") and provided that the terms of such licence or licences are substantially no less favourable than the Electricity Distribution Licence in which event all references in these Terms and Conditions to the Electricity Distribution Licence and the Issuer in its capacity as holder of the Electricity Distribution Licence shall hereafter be deemed to be references to the licence or licences on substantially no less favourable terms and the Relevant Transferee respectively; or
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any modification (other than a modification which is of a formal, minor or technical nature) being made to the terms and conditions of the Electricity Distribution Licence on or after the Issue Date unless two Directors of the Issuer have certified in good faith to the Trustee (and the Trustee may rely absolutely on such certification) that the modified terms and conditions are not materially less favourable to the business of the Issuer. For the purposes of this paragraph (ii) a modification which (a) results in a licence or licences being granted to the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer 100 per cent of the ordinary share capital of which is owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer (collectively, the "Applicable Transferees") and provided that the terms of such licence or licences are substantially no less favourable than the terms of the Electricity Distribution Licence or (b) results in a licence or licences being granted to an Applicable Transferee provided that the terms of such licence or licences are substantially no less favourable than the terms of the Electricity Distribution Licence, shall not be deemed to be a modification within this paragraph (ii). In the event of such a modification as is referred to in (a) or (b), all references in these Terms and Conditions to the Electricity Distribution Licence and the Issuer in its capacity as holder of the Electricity Distribution Licence shall thereafter be deemed to be references to the licence or licences granted to the Applicable Transferee and to the Applicable Transferee, respectively; or
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any legislation (whether primary or subordinate) is enacted which removes, qualifies or amends (other than an amendment which is of a formal, minor or technical nature) the duties of the Secretary of State (or any successor) and/or Ofgem under the Electricity Act as in force on the Issue Date, unless two Directors of the Issuer have certified in good faith to the Trustee (and the Trustee may rely absolutely on such certification) that such removal, qualification or amendment does not have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition of the Issuer.
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if at the time a Restructuring Event occurs there are Reference Rated Securities, the period of 90 days starting from and including the day on which the Restructuring Event occurs; or
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if at the time a Restructuring Event occurs there are not Reference Rated Securities, the period starting from and including the day on which the Restructuring Event occurs and ending on the day 90 days following the later of (a) the date on which the Issuer shall seek to obtain a rating pursuant to the definition of Negative Rating Event prior to the expiry of the 14 days referred to in the definition of Negative Rating Event and (b) the date on which a Negative Certification shall have been given to the Issuer in respect of the Restructuring Event.
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all amounts payable by the Issuer under the Bonds, the Coupons and the Trust Deed are secured to the satisfaction of the Trustee equally and rateably with the Relevant Indebtedness or guarantee of Relevant Indebtedness, as the case may be, by such Security Interest; or
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such other Security Interest or guarantee or other arrangement (whether or not including the giving of a Security Interest) is provided in respect of all amounts payable by the Issuer under the Bonds, the Coupons and the Trust Deed either (i) as the Trustee shall in its absolute discretion deem not materially less beneficial to the interests of the Bondholders, or (ii) as shall be approved by an Extraordinary Resolution (as defined in the Trust Deed) of the Bondholders.
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Scheduled redemption: Unless previously redeemed, or purchased and cancelled, the Issuer will redeem the Bonds on 16 June 2062 (the "Maturity Date") at their outstanding principal amount.
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Redemption at the option of the Issuer: The Issuer may, having given not less than 30 nor more than 45 days' notice in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) (which notice shall be irrevocable), redeem the whole or part (in principal amount of £5,000,000 or integral multiples thereof) of the Bonds at any time prior to the Maturity Date at a price equal to the Redemption Price together with interest accrued up to and including the date of redemption.
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that price, expressed as a percentage (rounded to three decimal places, 0.0005 being rounded upwards), at which the Gross Real Redemption Yield (calculated as described below) on the Bonds, if they were to be purchased at such price on the third dealing day prior to the publication of the notice of redemption, would be equal to the Gross Real Redemption Yield on such dealing day of the Reference Gilt, on the basis of the middle market price of the Reference Gilt prevailing at 11:00 a.m. on such dealing day, as determined by NatWest Markets Plc (or such other investment bank of international repute as the Trustee may approve).
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Redemption for tax reasons: If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws or regulations of the United Kingdom or any political sub-division of, or any authority in, or of, the United Kingdom having power to tax, or any change in the application or official interpretation of such laws or regulations, which change or amendment becomes effective after 12 June 2020, the Issuer has or will become obliged to pay additional amounts as provided or referred to in Condition 8 (Taxation) (and such amendment or change has been evidenced by the delivery by the Issuer to the Trustee (who shall accept such certificate as sufficient evidence thereof) of a certificate signed by two Directors of the Issuer stating that such amendment or change has occurred (irrespective of whether such amendment or change is then effective), describing the facts leading thereto and stating that such obligation cannot be avoided by the Issuer taking reasonable measures available to it) the Issuer may at its option, having given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice to the Bondholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) (which notice shall be irrevocable), redeem all the Bonds (other than Bonds in respect of which the Issuer shall have given a notice of redemption pursuant to Condition 7(b) (Redemption at the option of the Issuer) prior to any notice being given under this Condition 7(c)), but not some only, at their outstanding principal amount together with interest accrued to (but excluding) the date of redemption, provided that no notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 90 days before the earliest date on which the Issuer would be required to pay the additional amounts were a payment in respect of the Bonds then due and provided further that no notice of redemption may be given by the Issuer unless two Directors of the Issuer shall have certified to the Trustee that it will have the funds, not subject to the interest of any other person, required to redeem the Bonds at their principal amounts outstanding plus accrued interest on the date specified for redemption (the Trustee being able to rely on such certificate absolutely).
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Purchase: The Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may at any time purchase or otherwise acquire Bonds (provided that all unmatured Coupons are attached thereto or are surrendered therewith) at any price in the open market or otherwise.
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Cancellation: All Bonds which are redeemed pursuant to this Condition by the Issuer shall be cancelled (together with all relative unmatured Coupons attached thereto or surrendered therewith) and accordingly may not be reissued or resold. Bonds purchased by or on behalf of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may be held or reissued or resold or surrendered for cancellation.
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All payments in respect of the Bonds and Coupons by or on behalf of the Issuer shall be made without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature ("Taxes") imposed or levied by or on behalf of the United Kingdom, or any political subdivision of, or authority in, or of, the United Kingdom having power to tax, unless the withholding or deduction of the Taxes is required by law. In that event, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Bondholders and Couponholders after the withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts which would have been receivable in respect of the Bonds or, as the case may be, Coupons in the absence of the withholding or deduction; except that no additional amounts shall be payable in relation to any payment in respect of any Bond or Coupon:
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to, or to a third party on behalf of, a holder who is liable to the Taxes in respect of the Bond or Coupon by reason of such holder having some connection with the United Kingdom other than the mere holding of the Bond or Coupon; or
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to, or to a third party on behalf of, a holder who would not be liable or subject to the withholding or deduction by making a declaration of non-residence or other similar claim for exemption to the relevant tax authority; or
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presented for payment more than 30 days after the Relevant Date except to the extent that the holder would have been entitled to additional amounts on presenting the same for payment on the last day of the period of 30 days.
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In these Terms and Conditions, "Relevant Date" means the date on which the payment first becomes due, but if the full amount of the money payable has not been received in London by the Principal Paying Agent or the Trustee on or before the due date, it means the date on which, the full amount of the money having been so received, notice to that effect shall have been duly given to the Bondholders by the Issuer in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices).
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Any reference in these Terms and Conditions to any amounts in respect of the Bonds shall be deemed also to refer to any additional amounts which may be payable under this Condition or under any undertakings given in addition to, or in substitution for, this Condition 8 pursuant to the Trust Deed.
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default is made in the payment of any principal or premium (if any) in respect of any Bond pursuant to Condition 7 (Redemption and Purchase), or for a period of 14 days or more in the payment of any interest due in respect of the Bonds; or
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the Issuer fails to perform or observe any of its other obligations, covenants, conditions or provisions under the Bonds or the Trust Deed and (except where the Trustee shall have certified to the Issuer in writing that it considers such failure to be incapable of remedy in which case no such notice or continuation as is hereinafter mentioned will be required) such failure continues for the period of 60 days (or such longer period as the Trustee may permit) following the service by the Trustee on the Issuer of notice requiring the same to be remedied; or
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(i) any other Indebtedness For Borrowed Money of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries becomes due and repayable prior to its stated maturity by reason of an event of default (however described) or (ii) any such Indebtedness For Borrowed Money is not paid when due or (iii) the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries fails to pay when due any amount payable by it under any present or future guarantee for, or indemnity in respect of any Indebtedness For Borrowed Money of, any person or (iv) any security given by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries for any Indebtedness For Borrowed Money of any person or any guarantee or indemnity of Indebtedness For Borrowed Money of any person becomes enforceable by reason of default in relation thereto and steps are taken to enforce such security save in any such case referred to in (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) where there is a bona fide dispute as to whether the relevant Indebtedness For Borrowed Money or any such guarantee or indemnity as aforesaid shall be due and payable, and provided that the aggregate amount of the relevant Indebtedness For Borrowed Money in respect of which any one or more of the events mentioned above in this sub-paragraph (c) has or have occurred equals or exceeds 5 per cent of Regulated Asset Value and such event shall continue unremedied or unwaived for more than 14 days (or such longer grace period as may have been originally provided in the applicable instrument) and the time for payment of such amount has not been expressly extended (until such time as any payment default is remedied, cured or waived); or
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any order shall be made by any competent court or any resolution shall be passed for the winding up or dissolution of the Issuer, save for the purposes of amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganisation, reconstruction or other similar arrangement on terms previously approved by an Extraordinary Resolution of the Bondholders; or
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the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries shall cease to carry on the whole or substantially the whole of its business, save in each case for the purposes of amalgamation, merger, consolidation, reorganisation, reconstruction or other arrangement (i) not involving or arising out of the insolvency of the Issuer or such Subsidiary and under which all or substantially all of its assets are transferred, in the case of the Issuer, to a Subsidiary of the Issuer or, in the case of a Subsidiary, to the Issuer or another Subsidiary of the Issuer, or in either case, to a transferee which is, or immediately upon such transfer becomes a Subsidiary of the Issuer or (ii) under which all or substantially all of its assets are transferred to a third party or parties (whether a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Issuer or not) for full consideration by the Issuer or any such Subsidiary on an arm's length basis or (iii) the terms of which have previously been approved by an Extraordinary Resolution of the Bondholders provided that if the Issuer shall cease to hold or shall transfer the Electricity Distribution Licence (other than where the Electricity Distribution Licence is revoked, terminated or surrendered in the circumstances envisaged by paragraph (i)(a), (b) or (c) of the definition of Restructuring Event in Condition 3 (Definitions) and such revocation, termination or surrender does not constitute a Restructuring Event pursuant to paragraph (i) of such definition) the Issuer shall be deemed to have ceased to carry on the whole or substantially the whole of its business (and neither of exceptions (i) and (ii) above shall apply) unless the transferee of the Electricity Distribution Licence is the Issuer or a Subsidiary of the Issuer, at least 51 per cent of the ordinary share capital of which is owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer (the "NE Transferee") and in such event all references in these Terms and Conditions to the Issuer in its capacity as holder of the Electricity Distribution Licence shall thereafter be deemed to be references to the NE Transferee; or
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the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries shall suspend or shall threaten to suspend payment of its debts generally or shall be declared or adjudicated by a competent court to be unable, or shall admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts (within the meaning of Section 123(1) or (2) of the Insolvency Act 1986) as they fall due, or shall be adjudicated or found insolvent by a competent court or shall enter into any composition or other similar arrangement with its creditors under Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986; or
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a receiver, administrative receiver, Energy Administrator, administrator or other similar official shall be appointed in relation to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or in relation to the whole or a substantial part of the undertaking or assets of any of them or a distress, execution or other process shall be levied or enforced upon or sued out against, or any encumbrancer shall take possession of, the whole or a substantial part of the assets of any of them and in any of the foregoing cases it or he shall not be paid out or discharged within 120 days (or such longer period as the Trustee may in its absolute discretion permit),
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If, at any time while any of the Bonds remains outstanding, a Restructuring Event occurs and during the Restructuring Period an Independent Financial Adviser (as defined below) shall have certified in writing to the Trustee that such Restructuring Event is not, in its opinion, materially prejudicial to the interests of the Bondholders, the following provisions of this Condition shall cease to have any further effect in relation to such Restructuring Event.
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If, at any time while any of the Bonds remains outstanding, a Restructuring Event occurs and (subject to paragraph (a)(i) above):
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if at the time such Restructuring Event occurs there are Reference Rated Securities, a Rating Downgrade in respect of such Restructuring Event also occurs; or
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if at such time there are not Reference Rated Securities, a Negative Rating Event in respect of such Restructuring Event also occurs; and
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an Independent Financial Adviser shall have certified in writing to the Trustee that such Restructuring Event is, in its opinion, materially prejudicial to the interests of the Bondholders (a "Negative Certification"),
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Promptly upon the Issuer becoming aware that a Put Event (as defined in Condition 3 (Definitions)) has occurred, and in any event not later than 14 days after the occurrence of a Put Event, the Issuer shall, and at any time upon the Trustee becoming similarly so aware the Trustee may, and (subject to it being indemnified and/or prefunded and/or secured to its satisfaction) if so requested by the holders of at least one-quarter in principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding shall, give notice (a "Put Event Notice") to the Bondholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) specifying the nature of the Put Event and the procedure for exercising the Put Option.
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To exercise the Put Option, the holder of a Bond must deliver such Bond to the specified office of any Paying Agent, on a day which is a business day (as defined in Condition 6 (Payments)) in London and in the place of such specified office falling within the period (the "Put Period") of 45 days after that on which a Put Event Notice is given, accompanied by a duly completed and signed notice of exercise in the form (for the time being current) obtainable from any specified office of any Paying Agent (a "Put Notice") and in which the holder may specify a bank account complying with the requirements of Condition 6 (Payments) to which payment is to be made under this Condition. Each Bond should be delivered together with all Coupons appertaining thereto maturing after the day (the "Put Date") being the fifteenth day after the date of expiry of the Put Period, failing which any such missing Coupon will become void and no payment shall be made in respect of it. The Paying Agent to which such Bond and Put Notices are delivered shall issue to the Bondholder concerned a non-transferable receipt in respect of the Bond so delivered. Payment in respect of any Bond so delivered shall be made, if the holder duly specifies a bank account in the Put Notice to which payment is to be made on the Put Date, by transfer to that bank account and, in every other case, on or after the Put Date, in each case against presentation and surrender or (as the case may be) endorsement of such receipt at any specified office of any Paying Agent, subject in any such case as provided in Condition 6 (Payments). A Put Notice, once given, shall be irrevocable. For the purposes of Conditions 9 (Prescription), 10 (Events of Default), 12 (Enforcement), 13 (Replacement of Bonds and Coupons) and 15 (Meetings of Bondholders, Modification and Waiver) receipts issued pursuant to this Condition shall be treated as if they were Bonds. The Issuer shall redeem or, at the option of the Issuer, purchase (or procure the purchase of) the relevant Bond on the applicable Put Date unless previously redeemed or purchased.
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ENFORCEMENT
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Limitation on Bondholders: Only the Trustee may pursue the remedies available under general law or under the Trust Deed to enforce the rights of the Bondholders and Couponholders and no such holder will be entitled to proceed against the Issuer unless the Trustee, having become bound to act in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed, fails to do so within a reasonable amount of time and such failure is continuing.
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Enforcement Proceedings: At any time after amounts in respect of principal of and interest on the Bonds shall have become due and payable but are unpaid, the Trustee may, at its discretion, and without further notice but subject as mentioned below, take such proceedings against the Issuer as it may think fit to enforce the provisions of the Trust Deed in accordance with the terms thereof.
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The Trust Deed contains provisions for convening meetings of the Bondholders to consider any matter affecting their interests, including modification by Extraordinary Resolution of these Terms and Conditions or the provisions of the Trust Deed. The quorum at any such meeting for passing an Extraordinary Resolution shall be two or more persons holding or representing more than half in principal amount of the Bonds for the time being outstanding, or at any adjourned such meeting two or more persons being or representing Bondholders whatever the principal amount of the Bonds so held or represented, except that, at any meeting the business of which includes the modification of certain of these Terms and Conditions and certain of the provisions of the Trust Deed (including altering the currency of payment of the Bonds or Coupons), the necessary quorum for passing an Extraordinary Resolution will be two or more persons holding or representing not less than two-thirds, or at any adjourned such meeting not less than one-third, in principal amount of the Bonds for the time being outstanding. An Extraordinary Resolution passed at any meeting of Bondholders shall be binding on all Bondholders, whether or not they are present or represented at the meeting, and on all Couponholders.
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The Trustee may, without the consent of the Bondholders or Couponholders, agree (i) other than in respect of Reserved Matters (as specified and defined in Schedule 5 to the Trust Deed), to any modification to these Terms and Conditions or to any of the provisions of the Trust Deed or to any waiver or authorisation of any breach or proposed breach by the Issuer of these Terms and Conditions or of any of the provisions of the Trust Deed or determine that any event, condition or act which would otherwise be an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Restructuring Event shall not be so treated provided that, in the opinion of the Trustee, so to do would not be materially prejudicial to the interests of the Bondholders, and provided further that the Trustee will not do so in contravention of any express direction given by any Extraordinary Resolution or a written request made pursuant to Condition 10 (Events of Default) but no such direction or request will affect any previous waiver, authorisation or determination, or (ii) to any modification to these Terms and Conditions or to any of the provisions of the Trust Deed which is made to correct a manifest error or which is of a formal, minor or technical nature.
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In connection with the exercise of its trusts, powers, authorities or discretions (including, but not limited to, any modification, waiver, authorisation or substitution) the Trustee shall have regard to the interests of Bondholders as a class and, in particular, but without limitation, shall not have regard to the consequences of the exercise of its trusts, powers or discretions for individual Bondholders and Couponholders resulting from their being for any purpose domiciled or resident in, or otherwise connected with, or subject to the jurisdiction of, any particular territory and the Trustee shall not be entitled to require, nor shall any Bondholder or Couponholder be entitled to claim, from the Issuer or any other person any indemnification or payment in respect of any tax consequence of any such exercise upon individual Bondholders or Couponholders, except to the extent already provided for in Condition 8 (Taxation) and/or any undertaking given to, or in substitution for, Condition 8 (Taxation) pursuant to the Trust Deed.
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Any modification to these Terms and Conditions or to any of the provisions of the Trust Deed or any waiver or authorisation of any breach or proposed breach by the Issuer of these Terms and Conditions or any of the provisions of the Trust Deed shall be binding on the Bondholders and the Couponholders and, unless the Trustee agrees otherwise, any modification shall be notified by the Issuer to the Bondholders as soon as practicable thereafter in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) .
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Subject as mentioned below, power will be reserved to the Issuer to create and issue Further Bonds forming (or so as to form after the first payment of interest thereon) a single series with the Bonds provided that:
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the Trustee is satisfied that the rating granted in respect of the Bonds by S&P and Fitch will not thereby be adversely affected; and
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such issue shall be constituted by a deed supplemental to the Trust Deed (in such form as the Trustee may approve).
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The Issuer shall not be entitled to exercise the power reserved in this Condition 17 (Further Bonds) while any default exists in relation to any payment by the Issuer of any amounts due under the Trust Deed.
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certifying that certain specified Bonds (each a "Deposited Bond") have been deposited with such Paying Agent (or to its order at a bank or other depositary) or blocked in an account with a clearing system and will not be released until the earlier of:
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the conclusion of the Meeting; and
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the surrender to such Paying Agent, not less than 48 hours before the time fixed for the Meeting (or, if the Meeting has been adjourned, the time fixed for its resumption), of the receipt for the deposited or blocked Bonds and notification thereof by such Paying Agent to the Issuer and the Trustee; and
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certifying that the depositor of each Deposited Bond or a duly authorised person on its behalf has instructed the relevant Paying Agent that the votes attributable to such Deposited Bond are to be cast in a particular way on each resolution to be put to the Meeting and that, during the period of 48 hours before the time fixed for the Meeting, such instructions may not be amended or revoked;
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listing the total number and (if in definitive form) the certificate numbers of the Deposited Bonds, distinguishing for each resolution between those in respect of which instructions have been given to vote for, or against, the resolution; and
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authorising a named individual or individuals to vote in respect of the Deposited Bonds in accordance with such instructions;
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any such person whose appointment has been revoked and in relation to whom the relevant Paying Agent has been notified in writing of such revocation by the time which is 48 hours before the time fixed for such Meeting; and
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any such person appointed to vote at a Meeting which has been adjourned for want of a quorum and who has not been re‑appointed to vote at the Meeting when it is resumed;
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for all business other than voting on an Extraordinary Resolution, one tenth;
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for voting on any Extraordinary Resolution other than one relating to a Reserved Matter, more than half; and
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for voting on any Extraordinary Resolution relating to a Reserved Matter, two thirds;
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for all business other than voting on an Extraordinary Resolution relating to a Reserved Matter, the fraction of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Bonds represented or held by the Voters actually present at the Meeting; and
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for voting on any Extraordinary Resolution relating to a Reserved Matter, one third;
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to effect the exchange or substitution of the Bonds for, or the conversion of the Bonds into, shares, bonds or other obligations or securities of the Issuer or any other person or body corporate formed or to be formed (other than as permitted under Clause 14.2 of this Trust Deed);
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(other than as permitted under Clause 14.2 of this Trust Deed) to approve the substitution of any person for the Issuer (or any previous substitute) as principal debtor under the Bonds;
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to postpone the maturity of the Bonds or the dates on which interest is payable in respect of the Bonds;
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to reduce or cancel the principal amount of, any premium payable on redemption of, or interest on the Bonds;
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to change the currency in which amounts due in respect of the Bonds are payable;
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to change the quorum required at any Meeting or the majority required to pass an Extraordinary Resolution; or
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to amend this definition;
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that the Deposited Bonds have been deposited with such Paying Agent (or to its order at a bank or other depositary) or blocked in an account with a clearing system and will not be released until the earlier of:
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the conclusion of the Meeting; and
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the surrender of such certificate to such Paying Agent; and
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REFERENCES TO DEPOSIT/RELEASE OF BONDS
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VALIDITY OF BLOCK VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
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CHAIRMAN
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QUORUM
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ADJOURNMENT FOR WANT OF QUORUM
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in the case of a Meeting requested by Bondholders, it shall be dissolved; and
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in the case of any other Meeting (unless the Issuer and the Trustee otherwise agree), it shall be adjourned for such period (which shall be not less than 14 days and not more than 42 days) and to such place as the Chairman determines (with the approval of the Trustee); provided, however, that:
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the Meeting shall be dissolved if the Issuer and the Trustee together so decide; and
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NOTICE FOLLOWING ADJOURNMENT
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10 days' notice (exclusive of the day on which the notice is given and of the day on which the Meeting is to be resumed) shall be sufficient; and
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the notice shall specifically set out the quorum requirements which will apply when the Meeting resumes.
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PARTICIPATION
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Voters;
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representatives of the Issuer and the Trustee;
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the financial advisers of the Issuer and the Trustee;
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the legal counsel to the Issuer and the Trustee and such advisers; and
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any other person approved by the Meeting or the Trustee.
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SHOW OF HANDS
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VOTES
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on a show of hands, one vote; and
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on a poll, one vote in respect of each £100,000 in aggregate face amount of the outstanding Bond(s) represented or held by him.
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VALIDITY OF VOTES BY PROXIES
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POWERS
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to approve any Reserved Matter proposed or accepted by the Issuer;
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to approve any proposal by the Issuer for any modification, abrogation, variation or compromise of, or arrangement in respect of, the rights of the Bondholders and/or the Couponholders against the Issuer (whether such rights shall arise under the Trust Deed or otherwise);
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to waive or authorise any breach by the Issuer of its obligations under this Trust Deed;
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to assent to any modification of this Trust Deed, the Bonds or the Paying Agency Agreement proposed or accepted by the Issuer;
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to approve a person proposed to be appointed as a new Trustee and to remove any Trustee;
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to authorise the Trustee (subject to its being indemnified and/or secured and/or prefunded) or any other persons to execute all documents and do all things necessary to carry out and give effect to any Extraordinary Resolution;
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to discharge or exonerate the Trustee from any liability in respect of any act or omission for which it may become responsible under this Trust Deed, the Bonds or the Coupons;
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to give any authority, direction or sanction which under this Trust Deed or the Bonds is required to be given by Extraordinary Resolution; and
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to appoint any persons (whether Bondholders or not) as a committee or committees to represent the interests of the Bondholders and to confer upon such committee or committees any powers which the Bondholders could themselves exercise by Extraordinary Resolution.
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EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION BINDS ALL HOLDERS
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MINUTES
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WRITTEN RESOLUTION
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Definitions
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References
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Headings
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Included Words
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Time
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Governing Law/Attornment
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Currency
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1.8
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Certificates and Opinions
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Accounting Terms
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1.10
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Schedules
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Credit Facility
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Cancellation
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Particulars of Borrowings
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Borrowing Notice
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2.5
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Books of Account
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Further Provisions Account/Evidence of Borrowings
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Bankers' Acceptances
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Safekeeping of Drafts
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Certification to Third Parties
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2.10
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BA Equivalent Loans and Discount Notes
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Successor CDOR Rate
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Interest on Prime Rate Loans
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Interest on Overdue Amounts
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Other Interest
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Interest Act (Canada)
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Deemed Reinvestment Principle
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Maximum Return
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Inability to Determine Rates
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Acceptance Fees
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Standby Fee
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Basis of Calculation of Fees
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Upfront Fee
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Voluntary Repayment of Outstanding Accommodations
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Repayment on Maturity Date and Extension
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Excess Accommodations
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Illegality
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Payments on Non-Business Days
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Method and Place of Payment
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Net Payments
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Administrative Agent May Debit Account
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Currency of Payment
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Increased Costs
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General Indemnity
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6.8
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Outstanding Bankers' Acceptances or Discount Notes
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Replacement of Lender
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Security
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Representations and Warranties
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Survival of Representations and Warranties
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Trust Indenture
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Covenants
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Maintenance of Total Capitalization
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Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement
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Conditions Precedent to All Borrowings, Conversions
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Waiver
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Events of Default
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Remedies
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Remedies Cumulative
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Appropriation of Moneys Received
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Non-Merger
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11.6
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Waiver
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Set-off
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Authorization of Administrative Agent and Relationship
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Disclaimer of Administrative Agent
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Failure of Lender to Fund
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Replacement of Lenders
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Payments by the Borrower
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Payments by Administrative Agent
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Direct Payments
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Administration of the Credit Facility
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Rights of Administrative Agent
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Acknowledgements, Representations and Covenants of Lenders
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Collective Action of the Lenders
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Successor Administrative Agent
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Assignments and Participation - Approvals
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Assignments
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Participation
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Expenses
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Further Assurances
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Notices
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Survival
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Benefit of Agreement
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Severability
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Entire Agreement
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Credit Documents
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Counterparts
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Amendments/Approvals and Consents/Waivers
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Acknowledgement
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1.1
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Definitions
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Rating
Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and DBRS |
B/A Margin
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Prime Margin
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Standby Fee
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>A / A2 / A
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150.0 bps
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50.0 bps
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30.0 bps
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A / A2 / A
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160.0 bps
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60.0 bps
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32.0 bps
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A- / A3 / A (low)
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180.0 bps
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80.0 bps
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36.0 bps
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BBB+ / Baa1/ BBB (high)
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200.0 bps
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100.0 bps
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40.0 bps
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< BBB+ / Baa1 / BBB (high)
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225.0 bps
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125.0 bps
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45.0 bps
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if only two Rating Agencies publish ratings of the Borrower and/or the Outstanding Senior Bonds, as applicable, the rating category containing the highest assigned rating shall govern, unless the difference in the ratings published by such two Rating Agencies is: (i) two rating levels, in which case the applicable rating shall be deemed to be the average between such two ratings; and (ii) more than two rating levels, in which case the applicable rating shall be deemed to be the rating one level higher than the lowest of such ratings;
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if all three Rating Agencies publish ratings of the Borrower and/or the Outstanding Senior Bonds, as applicable, and two (2) of the Rating Agencies publish a similar rating category, such similar rating category shall govern; and
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if all three Rating Agencies publish ratings of the Borrower and/or the Outstanding Senior Bonds, as applicable, which are different, the middle rating category of the three ratings shall govern.
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by a Schedule 1 Bank, CDOR; or
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(b)
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in respect of a Draft to be accepted and purchased by a Schedule 2 Bank or a BA Equivalent Loan to be made by a Non-Acceptance Lender, the lesser of:
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CDOR plus 0.10%; and
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(ii)
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the respective discount rate quoted from time to time by such Schedule 1 Bank, Schedule 2 Bank or Non-Acceptance Lender as its discount rate for purchasing its bills of exchange or making BA Equivalent Loans, respectively, in an amount substantially equal to the reference amount (as defined below) at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the day of a proposed Advance by way of a Bankers’ Acceptance;
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in relation to a Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, the principal amount thereof; and
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(b)
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in relation to a Bankers’ Acceptance or Discount Note, the face amount thereof.
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impairment or adverse alteration of the quality of the natural environment for any use that can be made of it by humans, or by any animal, fish or plant that is useful to humans;
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(b)
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injury or damage to property or to plant or animal life;
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harm or material discomfort to any Person;
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an adverse effect on the health of any Person;
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impairment of the safety of any Person;
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rendering any property or plant or animal life unfit for human use;
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loss of enjoyment of normal use of property; and
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interference with the normal conduct of business.
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the CDOR rate is not available for the relevant interest period; or
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due to one or more events, circumstances or conditions affecting any Lender, the cost to such Lender of funding in the relevant interbank markets would be in excess of:
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the Prime Rate, in respect of a Prime Rate Loan; or
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(ii)
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the CDOR rate, in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance.
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References
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Headings
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1.4
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Included Words
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1.5
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Time
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1.6
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Governing Law/Attornment
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Currency
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1.8
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Certificates and Opinions
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Unless otherwise provided in a particular Schedule to this Agreement, each certificate and each opinion furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall specify the Section or Sections under which such certificate or opinion is furnished, shall include a statement that the Person making such certificate or giving such opinion has read the provisions of this Agreement relevant thereto and shall include a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, such Person has made such examination and investigation as is necessary to enable such Person to express an informed opinion on the matters set out in the certificate or opinion.
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Whenever the delivery of a certificate or opinion is a condition precedent to the taking of any action by the Administrative Agent or a Lender or Lenders under this Agreement, the truth and accuracy of the facts and opinions stated in such certificate or opinion shall in each case be conditions precedent to the right of the Borrower to have such action taken, and each statement of fact contained therein shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty of the Borrower for the purposes of this Agreement.
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Accounting Terms
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1.10
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Schedules
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2.1
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Credit Facility
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2.2
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Cancellation
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2.3
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Particulars of Borrowings
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Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in the Credit Documents, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any of the provisions in this Agreement and any of the provisions in Credit Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
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No Borrowing shall be obtained at any time for any period which would extend beyond the earlier of (i) the date which is 364 days following the Borrowing Date in respect of such Borrowing, and (ii) the Maturity Date.
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Borrowing Notice
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the amount, currency and type or types of Accommodation desired;
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the Borrower’s Account at the Branch to which payment of the Borrowing is to be made, if applicable;
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the Person to whom any Bankers’ Acceptance or Discount Note is to be delivered, if applicable;
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the requested Borrowing Date;
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the term thereof; and
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if applicable, the Accommodation to be renewed or converted and, where such Accommodation includes any Loan, the interest rate applicable thereto.
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on the applicable Borrowing Date, if the Accommodation is by way of Prime Rate Loans and is a new issue or if any such Accommodation to be drawn, converted or rolled over has a Canadian Dollar Amount in the aggregate equal to or greater than One Million Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$1,000,000) and multiples of One Million Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$1,000,000) in excess thereof. In the event such Accommodation causes a Lender to incur costs relating solely to the providing of same day notice, the Borrower shall pay such costs to such Lender immediately upon request therefor; and
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on the Business Day preceding the applicable Borrowing Date if the Accommodation is by way of Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Notes and is a new issue or if any such Accommodation to be drawn, converted or rolled over has a Canadian Dollar Amount in the aggregate equal to or greater than Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$250,000).
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Books of Account
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2.6
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Further Provisions Account/Evidence of Borrowings
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Co-ordination of Prime Rate Loans. Each Lender shall advance its Proportionate Share of each Prime Rate Loan in accordance with the following provisions:
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the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of its receipt of a notice from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4, on the day such notice is received and shall, as soon as possible, advise each Lender of such Lender’s Proportionate Share of any Prime Rate Loan requested by the notice;
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(ii)
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each Lender shall deliver its Proportionate Share of such Loan to the Administrative Agent’s Account at the Branch not later than 11:00 a.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the Borrowing Date;
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when the Administrative Agent determines that all the conditions precedent to a Borrowing specified in this Agreement have been met or waived, it shall advance to the Borrower the amount delivered by each Lender by crediting the relevant Borrower’s Account(s) before 12:00 p.m. on the Borrowing Date, but if the conditions precedent to the Borrowing are not met or waived by 2:30 p.m. on the Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall return the funds to the Lenders or invest them in an overnight investment as orally instructed by each Lender until such time as the Loan is advanced; and
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if the Administrative Agent determines that a Lender’s Proportionate Share of a Prime Rate Loan would not be a whole multiple of One Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$100,000), the amount to be advanced by that Lender may be increased or reduced by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion to the nearest whole multiple of One Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$100,000).
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Bankers’ Acceptances
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(a)
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Power of Attorney for the Execution of Bankers’ Acceptances. To facilitate acceptance of the Borrowings by way of Bankers’ Acceptances, the Borrower hereby appoints each Lender as its attorney to sign and endorse on its behalf, in handwriting or by facsimile or mechanical signature as and when deemed necessary by such Lender, blank forms of Drafts. In this respect, it is each Lender’s responsibility to maintain an adequate supply of blank forms of Drafts for acceptance under this Agreement. The Borrower recognizes and agrees that all Drafts signed and/or endorsed on its behalf by a Lender shall bind the Borrower fully and effectively as if signed in the handwriting of and duly issued by the proper signing officers of the Borrower. Each Lender is hereby authorized to issue such Drafts endorsed in blank in such face amounts as may be determined by such Lenders; provided that the aggregate amount thereof is equal to the aggregate amount of Bankers’ Acceptances required to be accepted and purchased by such Lender. No Lender shall be liable for any damage, loss or other claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any such instrument, except the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Lender or its officers, employees, agents or representatives. Each Lender shall maintain a record with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances held by it in blank hereunder, voided by it for any reason, accepted and purchased by it hereunder, and cancelled at the respective maturities. Each Lender agrees to provide such records to the Borrower at the Borrower’s expense upon request.
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Sale of Bankers’ Acceptances. It shall be the responsibility of each Lender unless otherwise requested by the Borrower, to purchase its Bankers’ Acceptances at a discount rate equal to the BA Discount Rate.
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Coordination of BA Borrowings. Each Lender shall advance its Proportionate Share of each Borrowing by way of Bankers’ Acceptances in accordance with the following:
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(i)
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the Administrative Agent, promptly following receipt of a notice from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4 requesting a Borrowing by way of Bankers’ Acceptances, shall advise each Lender of the aggregate face amount and term(s) of the Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by it, which term(s) shall be identical for all Lenders. The aggregate face amount of Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by a Lender shall be determined by the Administrative Agent by reference to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, except that, if the face amount of a Bankers’ Acceptance would not be One Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$100,000) or a whole multiple thereof, the face amount shall be increased or reduced by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion to the nearest whole multiple of One Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$100,000);
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unless requested by the Borrower not to purchase the subject Bankers’ Acceptances, each Lender shall transfer to the Administrative Agent at the Branch for value on each Borrowing Date immediately available Canadian Dollars in an aggregate amount equal to the BA Discount Proceeds of all Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and sold or purchased by the Lender on such Borrowing Date, net of the applicable Bankers’ Acceptance Fees in respect of such Bankers’ Acceptances. Each Lender shall also advise the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly give the relevant particulars to the Borrower) as soon as possible of the discount rate at which it has sold or purchased its Bankers’ Acceptances;
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(iii)
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if the Borrower requests the Lenders not to purchase the subject Bankers’ Acceptances, each Lender will forward the subject Bankers’ Acceptances to the Administrative Agent for delivery against payment of the applicable Bankers’ Acceptance Fees; and
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(iv)
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if the Administrative Agent determines that all the conditions precedent to a Borrowing specified in this Agreement have been met or waived, it shall advance to the Borrower the amount delivered by each Lender by crediting the Borrower’s Account prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Borrowing Date, or, if applicable shall deliver the Bankers’ Acceptances as directed by the Borrower, but if the conditions precedent to the Borrowing are not met or waived by 2:30 p.m. on the Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall return the funds to the Lenders or invest them in an overnight investment as orally instructed by each Lender until such time as the Advance is made.
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(d)
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Payment. The Borrower shall provide for the payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders of the face amount of each Bankers’ Acceptance at its maturity, either by payment of the amount thereof or through utilization of the Credit Facility in accordance with this Agreement (by rolling over the Bankers’ Acceptance or converting it into other Accommodation or a combination thereof). The Borrower will continue to be required to provide as aforesaid for each Bankers’ Acceptance at maturity notwithstanding the fact that a Lender may be the holder of the Bankers’ Acceptance which has been accepted by such Lender.
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(e)
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Collateralization.
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(i)
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If any Bankers’ Acceptance is outstanding on the Demand Date or the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall on such date pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders at the Branch in Canadian Dollars an amount equal to the face amount of such Bankers’ Acceptance.
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(ii)
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All funds received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Subsection 2.7(e) shall be held by the Administrative Agent for set-off on the maturity date of the Bankers’ Acceptance against the liability of the Borrower to the Lender in respect of such Bankers’ Acceptance and, until then, shall be invested from time to time in such form of investment at the Branch designated by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent, for a term corresponding to the Maturity Date of the applicable Bankers’ Acceptance and shall bear interest at the rate payable by the Administrative Agent on deposits of similar currency, amount and maturity. The balance of all such funds (together with interest thereon) held by the Administrative Agent will be applied to repayment of all debts and liabilities of the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement and the Credit Documents and following repayment of all such debts and liabilities any amount remaining shall be paid to the Borrower or as otherwise required by law.
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(f)
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Notice of Rollover or Conversion. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice in the form attached as Schedule 2(C) not later than 12:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the maturity date of Bankers’ Acceptances having an aggregate principal amount equal to or exceeding Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$250,000), specifying the Accommodation into which the Bankers’ Acceptances will be renewed or converted on maturity.
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(g)
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Obligations Absolute. The obligations of the Borrower with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances under this Agreement shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without limitation, the following circumstances:
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(i)
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any lack of validity or enforceability of any Draft accepted by a Lender as a Bankers’ Acceptance; or
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(ii)
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the existence of any claim, set-off, defence or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against the holder of a Bankers’ Acceptance, a Lender or any other person or entity, whether in connection with this Agreement or otherwise.
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(h)
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Shortfall on Drawdowns, Rollovers and Conversions. The Borrower agrees that:
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(i)
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the difference between the amount of a Borrowing requested by the Borrower by way of Bankers’ Acceptance and the actual proceeds of the Bankers’ Acceptance;
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(ii)
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the difference between the actual proceeds of a Bankers’ Acceptance, and the amount required to pay a maturing Bankers’ Acceptance if a Bankers’ Acceptance is being rolled over; and
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(iii)
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the difference between the actual proceeds of a Bankers’ Acceptance and the amount required to repay any Borrowing which is being converted to a Bankers’ Acceptance,
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(i)
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Depository Bills and Notes Act. At the option of any Lender, Bankers’ Acceptances under this Agreement to be accepted by that Lender may be issued in the form of Depository Bills for a deposit with the Canadian Depository for Securities Limited pursuant to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada). All Depository Bills so issued shall be governed by the provisions of this Section 2.7.
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2.8
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Safekeeping of Drafts
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2.9
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Certification to Third Parties
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2.10
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BA Equivalent Loans and Discount Notes
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(a)
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Whenever the Borrower requests a Loan by way of Bankers’ Acceptances, each Non-Acceptance Lender shall, in lieu of accepting a Bankers’ Acceptance, make a BA Equivalent Loan in an amount equal to the Non-Acceptance Lender’s percentage of the Loan.
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(b)
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As set out in the definition of Bankers’ Acceptances, that term includes Discount Notes and all terms of this Agreement applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances shall apply equally to Discount Notes evidencing BA Equivalent Loans with such changes as may in the context be necessary. For greater certainty:
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(i)
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the term of a Discount Note shall be the same as the term for Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and purchased on the same Borrowing Date in respect of the same Loan;
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(ii)
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an acceptance fee will be payable in respect of a Discount Note and shall be calculated at the same rate and in the same manner as the acceptance fee in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance; and
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(iii)
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the CDOR rate applicable to a Discount Note shall be the CDOR rate applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by a Lender on the same drawdown, rollover or conversion, as the case may be, in respect of the same Loan.
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2.11
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Successor CDOR Rate.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error), or the Borrower or the Majority Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Majority Lenders, a copy to Borrower) that the Borrower or the Majority Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
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(i)
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adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the CDOR rate for any requested Contract Period, including because the Reuters “CDOR Page” (or any display substitutes therefor) of Reuters (or any successor thereof or Affiliate thereof) (the “Screen Rate”) is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
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(ii)
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the administrator of the applicable Screen Rate or a Government Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the applicable Screen Rate shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans (such specific date, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”); or
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(iii)
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syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section 2.11, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the CDOR rate or the “CDOR Page” (or any display substitutes therefor) of Reuters (or any successor thereof or Affiliate thereof), as applicable,
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(b)
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If no Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under Section 2.11(a) exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the Lenders shall not be required to honour any Advance or Borrowing Notice, as applicable, requesting a Borrowing by way of a BA Instrument under this Agreement. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a conversion to or rollover of such BA Instrument (to the extent of the affected BA Instrument or Contract Period, as applicable) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for conversion or rollover to a Prime Rate Loan in the amount specified therein, and (B) the Borrower hereby instructs the Administrative Agent to repay each affected BA Instrument with the proceeds of a Prime Rate Loan, as applicable, in each case to be drawn down on the last day of the then current Contract Period.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding anything else herein, any definition of “Successor Rate” shall provide that in no event shall such Successor Rate be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement.
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(d)
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For purposes of this Section 2.11, “Successor Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any proposed Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of Contract Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption of such Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines in consultation with the Borrower).
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3.1
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Interest on Prime Rate Loans
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3.2
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Interest on Overdue Amounts
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3.3
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Other Interest
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3.4
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Interest Act (Canada)
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3.5
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Deemed Reinvestment Principle
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3.6
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Maximum Return
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3.7
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Inability to Determine Rates
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(a)
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If the Administrative Agent or Lenders determine that for any reason a market for Bankers’ Acceptances does not exist at any time or the Lenders cannot for other reasons, after reasonable efforts, readily sell Bankers’ Acceptances or perform their other obligations under this Agreement with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the Borrower’s right to request the acceptance of Bankers’ Acceptances shall be and remain suspended until the Lenders determine and the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and each Lender that the condition causing such determination no longer exists. Any notice of drawdown or rollover in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance which is outstanding shall be cancelled and any outstanding notice of conversion to convert a Prime Rate Loan into a Bankers’ Acceptance shall be cancelled and the request for a drawdown or rollover by means of Bankers’ Acceptance shall be deemed to be a request for a drawdown of, or rollover to, a Prime Rate Loan in the face amount of the requested Bankers’ Acceptance.
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(b)
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If a Market Disruption Event occurs for the Majority Lenders, which Lenders shall have aggregate Commitments representing at least 66.7% of the total Commitment (the “Requisite Disruption Lenders”), in relation to a Prime Rate Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or Discount Note for any period, then the rate of interest on such Prime Rate Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or Discount Note for such period (which, in any event, will not commence prior to the date the Borrower is notified in writing of such Market Disruption Event) for such Requisite Disruption Lenders shall be the rate per annum which is the sum of:
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(i)
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the Applicable Margin for such Prime Rate Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or Discount Note for such period; plus
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(ii)
|
the rate notified by such Requisite Disruption Lenders to the Borrower as soon as practicable and, in any event, before interest is due to be paid in respect of that period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to such Lenders of funding the Prime Rate Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or Discount Note from whatever source they may reasonably select.
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4.1
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Acceptance Fees
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4.2
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Standby Fee
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4.3
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Basis of Calculation of Fees
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4.4
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Upfront Fee
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5.1
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Voluntary Repayment of Outstanding Accommodations
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(a)
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Repayments. The Borrower shall have the right to voluntarily repay, which for the purpose of (i), (ii) and (iii) below includes renewals and conversions of, outstanding Accommodations from time to time on any Business Day without premium on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section and thereby permanently reducing the Credit Facility:
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(i)
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with respect to any voluntary repayment of Accommodation, unless the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Lenders otherwise approves, the Canadian Dollar Amount of Accommodation included in such repayment shall be Ten Million Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$10,000,000) or whole multiples of One Million Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$1,000,000) or the entire amount of that type of Accommodation outstanding, and the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent a written notice of repayment, specifying the amount, the type or types of Accommodation(s) to be included in the repayment (and where such Accommodation includes any Loan, the currency thereof and the interest rate applicable thereto) and the applicable voluntary repayment date, which notice shall be irrevocable by the Borrower. The notice of repayment shall be given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) on the second Business Day preceding the applicable repayment date in the case of Loans with a Canadian Dollar Amount in the aggregate equal to or greater than Ten Million Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$10,000,000);
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(ii)
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in all other cases, notice of repayment shall be given on the applicable repayment date;
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(iii)
|
any notice of repayment received by the party entitled thereto on any Business Day after 12:00 p.m. (Toronto, Ontario time) shall be deemed to have been given to such party on the next succeeding Business Day. A notice of repayment of Accommodation may be included as part of a Borrowing Notice in respect of other Accommodation; and
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(iv)
|
on the applicable voluntary repayment date the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, the amount of any Accommodation that is subject to the repayment, together with all interest and other fees and amounts accrued, unpaid and due in respect of such repayment; provided, however, that accrued interest will not be repayable prior to the applicable interest payment date in Section 3.1 in respect of Prime Rate Loans unless the full balance outstanding thereunder is voluntarily repaid.
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(b)
|
Repayment of Accommodations in form of Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Notes. No repayment of any outstanding Accommodation in the form of a Bankers’ Acceptance or Discount Note shall be made otherwise than upon its expiration or maturity date.
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(a)
|
Subject to Subsection 2.7(e) and to this Section, the Borrower shall repay in full all outstanding Accommodations, together with all interest, fees and other amounts payable hereunder on the Maturity Date to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders.
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(b)
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By notice in writing to the Administrative Agent in the form of Schedule 3 (a “Notice of Extension”) given not more than 90 and not less than 45 days prior to each anniversary date of the date of this Agreement, the Borrower may request each Lender to extend the Maturity Date of such Lender for an additional period of 365 days. The Lenders agree that they shall give or withhold their consent in a timely manner so that the Administrative Agent may provide a response to the Borrower to the Notice of Extension within thirty (30) days from the date of such receipt, provided that the decision of any Lender to extend the Maturity Date in respect of such Lender shall be at the sole discretion of such Lender. The Borrower shall be entitled to replace any Lender which dissents in response to the Notice of Extension (a “Dissenting Lender”) with another existing Lender or Lenders without the consent of any of the remaining Lenders; or to replace a Dissenting Lender with any financial institution which is not an existing Lender with the consent of the Administrative Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The Borrower shall be entitled, with the unanimous consent of the Lenders who have agreed to extend, to permanently cancel the Commitment of any Dissenting Lender and repay such Dissenting Lender, at which time the Committed Amount shall be permanently reduced by the amount of such Commitment.
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5.3
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Excess Accommodations
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5.4
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Illegality
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6.1
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Payments on Non-Business Days
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6.2
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Method and Place of Payment
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6.3
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Net Payments
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6.4
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Administrative Agent May Debit Account
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6.5
|
Currency of Payment
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6.6
|
Increased Costs
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(a)
|
subject the Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Accommodation or change the basis of taxation of payments to the Lender of principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable under this Agreement (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of the Lender or capital tax imposed by the laws of Canada or any political subdivision thereof or taxing authority therein); or
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(b)
|
impose, modify or make applicable any capital adequacy, reserve, assessment, special deposit or loans or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, or Loans or other Accommodations, credit facilities or commitments made available by, or any other acquisition of funds by, the Lender;
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6.7
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General Indemnity
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(a)
|
any Environmental Matter, Environmental Liability or Environmental Proceeding; and
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(b)
|
any loss or expense incurred in liquidating or re-employing deposits from which such funds were obtained, which the Administrative Agent or Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:
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(i)
|
failure by the Borrower in proceeding with a Borrowing after the Borrower has given a Borrowing Notice;
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(ii)
|
failure by the Borrower in repaying a Borrowing after the Borrower has given a notice of repayment;
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(iii)
|
any breach, non-observance or non-performance by the Borrower of any of its obligations, covenants, agreements, representations or warranties contained in this Agreement; and
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(iv)
|
the repayment of any Bankers’ Acceptance or Discount Note otherwise than on the maturity date thereof.
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6.8
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Outstanding Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Notes
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6.9
|
Replacement of Lender
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(a)
|
require such Lender to assign its full Commitment under which such Advances were made (such commitments being the “Affected Commitments”) and all outstanding Advances thereunder, to one or more assignees identified by the Borrower and acceptable to the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, the assignment(s) to which assignee(s) shall have been made in accordance with Section 12.15; or
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(b)
|
terminate the Affected Commitments and repay to such Lender any Advances outstanding thereunder to the extent such Affected Commitments and Advances thereunder are not assigned pursuant to Subsection 6.9(a).
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7.1
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Security
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8.1
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Representations and Warranties
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(a)
|
the Borrower is a limited partnership existing pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Act (Alberta) and has the legal capacity and right to own its property and assets and to carry on the Business;
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(b)
|
the General Partner is a corporation, duly and validly incorporated, organized and existing as a corporation under the laws of the Province of Alberta and has the legal capacity to act as the General Partner of the Borrower;
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(c)
|
each of the Borrower and the General Partner has the legal capacity and right to enter into the Credit Documents and do all acts and things and execute and deliver all agreements, documents and instruments as are required thereunder to be done, observed or performed by it in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof;
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(d)
|
each of the Borrower and the General Partner has taken all necessary action to authorize the creation, execution and delivery of each of the Credit Documents, the performance of its obligations thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby;
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(e)
|
each of the Credit Documents has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Borrower and the General Partner and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject only to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement or other statutes or judicial decisions affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and to general principles of equity under which specific performance and injunctive relief may be refused by a court in its discretion;
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(f)
|
there is no existing, pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or the General Partner, threatened litigation by or against either of them which could reasonably be expected to be adversely determined to the rights of the Borrower or the General Partner and which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect; no event has occurred, and no state or condition exists, which could give rise to any such litigation; provided, however, that if the Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders litigation which is not in compliance with the foregoing and the Lenders have waived all or any part of such non-compliance, no further waiver shall be required in respect of such litigation to the extent that the same has been waived by the Lenders;
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(g)
|
there has been no change which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect since the last day of the most recent financial year-end of the Borrower for which audited financial statements have been completed;
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(h)
|
the Borrower is in compliance with all Applicable Laws where any non-compliance could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect;
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(i)
|
all Governmental Approvals and other consents necessary to permit the Borrower and the General Partner (i) to execute, deliver and perform each Credit Document and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and (ii) to own and operate the Business, have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect. The Borrower is in compliance with the requirements of all such Governmental Approvals and consents and there is no Claim existing, pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or the General Partner, threatened which could result in the revocation, cancellation, suspension or any adverse modification of any of such Governmental Approvals or consent (except as may hereafter arise and be disclosed to the Administrative Agent);
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(j)
|
no Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or the Trust Indenture has occurred;
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(k)
|
the Borrower has good and marketable title to its assets, in each case free and clear of all Security Interests, other than Permitted Encumbrances;
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(l)
|
the Borrower has paid all taxes due and owing to date;
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(m)
|
no essential portion of the Borrower’s real or leased property has been taken or expropriated by any Government Authority nor has written notice or proceedings in respect thereof been given or commenced nor is the Borrower aware of any intent or proposal to give any such notice or commence any such proceedings;
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(n)
|
the Principal Property in the name of the General Partner is and will be held by the General Partner in trust for the Borrower;
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(o)
|
except as disclosed to the Administrative Agent:
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(i)
|
the Borrower does not have any knowledge of any Environmental Adverse Effect or any condition existing at, on or under the Principal Property which, in any case or in the aggregate, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability of the Borrower resulting in a Material Adverse Effect;
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(ii)
|
the Borrower has no knowledge of any present or prior leaks or spills with respect to underground storage tanks and piping system or any other underground structures existing at, on or under Principal Property or of any past violations by any Applicable Laws, policies or codes of practice involving the Principal Property, which violations, in any case or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(iii)
|
the Borrower has no knowledge that it has any obligation under any Environmental Laws to pay any compensation or damages resulting from the operation of the Principal Property, or that it will have any such obligation resulting from the maintenance and operation of the Principal Property, which, in any case or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(iv)
|
the Borrower has no Environmental Liability which, in any case or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect except as disclosed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing prior to the Effective Date;
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(p)
|
the Borrower is not as at the date that this representation is made or deemed to be made the subject of any civil, criminal or regulatory proceeding or governmental or regulatory investigation with respect to Environmental Laws nor is it aware of any threatened proceedings or investigations which, in any case or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect except as disclosed in accordance with the notice requirements set out in Section 9.2. The Borrower is actively and diligently proceeding to use all reasonable efforts to comply with all Environmental Laws and all such activities are being carried on in a prudent and responsible manner and with all due care and due diligence;
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(q)
|
as of the Effective Date, the Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than Permitted JA Subsidiaries;
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(r)
|
the authorized capital of the General Partner consists of an unlimited number of common shares. All of the shares issued are duly issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-accessible. The sole beneficial holders of such outstanding shares are BHE Alberta Ltd. and BHE GP Holdings Ltd.;
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(s)
|
no labour disturbance by the employees of the Borrower exist or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, is imminent, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(t)
|
the sole limited partner of the Borrower is AltaLink Investments, L.P.;
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(u)
|
all of the property of the Borrower is insured with good and responsible companies against fire and other casualties in the same manner and to the same extent as such insurance usually carried by Persons carrying on a similar business and owning similar property and the Borrower maintains or causes to be maintained with good and responsible insurance companies adequate insurance against business interruption with respect to the operations of all of such property and liability on account of damage to Persons or property, including damages resulting from product liability, and all applicable workers compensation laws, in the same manner and to the same extent as such insurance is usually carried by Persons carrying on a similar business and owning similar property; and
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(v)
|
there is no damage or destruction to any of the property of the Borrower by fire or other casualty which could have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been repaired.
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8.2
|
Survival of Representations and Warranties
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9.1
|
Trust Indenture
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9.2
|
Covenants
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(a)
|
Information and Certificates. The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, with sufficient copies for all Lenders:
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(i)
|
at the time the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and other information or material that are delivered to the Trustee under the Trust Indenture including, without limitation, notice of any “Event of Default” under the Trust Indenture;
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(ii)
|
copies of any Supplemental Indenture which amends in any way the Trust Indenture; and
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(iii)
|
upon delivery of each of the items set out in Paragraphs 6.4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Trust Indenture, the Borrower’s Certificate of Compliance; provided, however, that the obligation of the Borrower to deliver quarterly unaudited financial statements to the Administrative Agent shall apply only to the first, second and third fiscal quarters of each Fiscal Year.
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(b)
|
Payments Under This Agreement and Credit Documents. The Borrower shall pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy all amounts payable under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and all amounts payable under any Credit Document in accordance with the terms thereof.
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(c)
|
Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of any Accommodation only for the purposes permitted pursuant to Section 2.1.
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(d)
|
Inspection of Property, Books and Records, Discussions. The Borrower shall keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Applicable Laws shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities, and permit representatives and agents of the Administrative Agent upon reasonable notice to the Borrower and during business hours, to visit and inspect any of the properties and examine and make abstracts from any of the books and records of the Borrower as often as may reasonably be desired, and, subject to applicable securities laws, to discuss the business, operations, property, condition and prospects (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower with those officers and employers of the Borrower designated by its senior executive officers.
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(e)
|
Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. The Borrower has taken, and shall continue to take, commercially reasonable measures (in any event as required by Applicable Laws) to ensure that it is and shall be in compliance with the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and all other present and future Applicable Laws of similar application to which the Borrower is subject.
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(f)
|
Notices. The Borrower shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent of:
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(i)
|
the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
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(ii)
|
the commencement of, or receipt by the Borrower of a written threat of, any action, suit or proceeding against or affecting the Borrower before any Government Authority which, individually or in the aggregate, has, or has any reasonable likelihood of having, a Material Adverse Effect, and such further information in respect thereof as the Administrative Agent may request from time to time;
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(iii)
|
any notice of any violation or administrative or judicial complaint or order having been filed or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, about to be filed against the Borrower which has, or has any reasonable likelihood of having, a Material Adverse Effect;
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(iv)
|
any notice from any Government Authority or any other Person alleging that the Borrower is or may be subject to any Environmental Liability which has, or has any reasonable likelihood of having, a Material Adverse Effect;
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(v)
|
the occurrence or non-occurrence of any other event which has, or has a reasonable likelihood of having, a Material Adverse Effect;
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(vi)
|
any changes in the ownership structure to the Borrower; and
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(vii)
|
any notice of a change in rating to the Senior Bonds by any of the Rating Agencies.
|
(g)
|
Permitted Joint Arrangements. (i) The total equity investment of the Borrower in Permitted JA Subsidiaries and Permitted Joint Arrangements shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to Cdn.$200,000,000; and (ii) the Borrower shall not form any Subsidiaries other than Permitted JA Subsidiaries and shall not enter into any joint ventures or joint arrangements other than Permitted Joint Arrangements. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to the matters in this Paragraph (g) including regarding what portion of the above Cdn.$200,000,000 has been used and how/where it has been used.
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9.3
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Maintenance of Total Capitalization
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(a)
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The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any Accommodation is outstanding or the Borrower is entitled to obtain any Accommodation under the Credit Facilities, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than Financial Instrument Obligations in accordance with section 6.3 of the Trust Indenture) shall not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the Total Capitalization of the Borrower. For greater certainty, for the purposes of this Section 9.3, (i) the foregoing calculations of both the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Total Capitalization of the Borrower shall exclude any non-recourse debt incurred by Permitted JA Subsidiaries in connection with their related Permitted Joint Arrangements as well as any equity contributions made in respect of such Permitted Joint Arrangements, to the extent in each case that the Borrower is in compliance with Subsection 9.2(g) in respect of such joint arrangement, and (ii) when ascertaining maintenance of Total Capitalization for this purpose, the exclusions shall apply to both the numerator component of that definition (ie exclusion of the related debt) and to the denominator component of that definition (ie exclusion of the related debt and equity).
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(b)
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The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent not later than sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, an Officer’s Certificate certifying as to the matter in Paragraph (a) above.
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10.1
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Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement
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(a)
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this Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the General Partner;
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(b)
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all representations and warranties contained in Section 8.1 shall be true on and as of the Effective Date with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Effective Date;
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(c)
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the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received a Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, Pledged Bond and Bond Delivery Agreement, all other Credit Documents and all other documents, certificates or other deliveries required under the Trust Indenture or by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, each duly executed by the Borrower;
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(d)
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the following documents in form, substance and execution acceptable to the Administrative Agent shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent:
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(i)
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duly certified copies of the constating documents of the Borrower and the General Partner and of all necessary proceedings taken and required to be taken by the Borrower to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Credit Documents to which it is a party and the entering into and performance of the transactions contemplated herein and therein;
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(ii)
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certificates of incumbency of the General Partner setting forth specimen signatures of the persons authorized to execute this Agreement and the Credit Documents to which it is a party;
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(iii)
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certificate of status or the equivalent relative to the Borrower and the General Partner under the laws of Canada or its jurisdiction of creation; and
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(iv)
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the opinion of counsel for the Borrower in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
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(e)
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the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received evidence that all necessary corporate, governmental and other third party approvals have been obtained in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, each acting reasonably;
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(f)
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the Upfront Fee and all other fees payable on or before the date hereof in connection with the Credit Facility under this Agreement shall have been paid to the applicable parties; and
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(g)
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the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are satisfied in their sole and absolute discretion that all of the provisions of Article 9 have been complied with to their satisfaction.
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10.2
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Conditions Precedent to All Borrowings, Conversions
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(a)
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the Administrative Agent shall have received any required Borrowing Notice;
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(b)
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there shall exist no Default or Event of Default on the said Borrowing Date;
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(c)
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all representations and warranties contained in Section 8.1 shall be true on and as of the applicable Borrowing Date with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the applicable Borrowing Date and, if required by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrower’s Certificate of Compliance;
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(d)
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all fees payable on or before the date of any subsequent Borrowing under this Agreement shall have been paid to the applicable party as and when due and payable thereunder; and
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(e)
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the Trust Indenture shall not have been amended in a manner which (i) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (ii) modifies any section of the Trust Indenture which is incorporated by reference into this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
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10.3
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Waiver
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11.1
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Events of Default
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(a)
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Trust Indenture. Each of the events set out in Section 10.1 of the Trust Indenture including applicable notice and grace periods;
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(b)
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Default in Payment of any Amount Hereunder. If the Borrower fails to pay any interest, fees or any amount owing to the Lenders or any of them hereunder (other than principal amounts), or under any Credit Document when due and payable hereunder or thereunder and the Borrower fails to pay such interest, fees or any amount owing to the Lenders or any of them hereunder (other than principal amounts) within five (5) Business Days after notice is given by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower. For clarity, the failure to pay a principal payment shall be an immediate Event of Default and the Administrative Agent shall have the remedies available pursuant to Section 11.2;
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(c)
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Default in Other Provisions. If the Borrower shall fail, refuse or default in any material respect with the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or conditions contained herein and such failure, refusal or default adversely affects the Lenders and, such failure, refusal or default continues for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by the Administrative Agent; and
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(d)
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Full Force and Effect. If this Agreement or any material portion hereof shall, at any time after its respective execution and delivery and for any reason, cease in any way to be in full force and effect or if the validity or enforceability of this Agreement is disputed in any manner by the Borrower and the Credit Facility have not been repaid within 30 days of demand therefor by the Administrative Agent.
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11.2
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Remedies
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(a)
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demand payment of any principal, accrued interest, fees and other amounts which are then due and owing in respect of the Accommodations under the Credit Facility without presentment, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Laws;
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(b)
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declare by notice to the Borrower the Credit Facility terminated, whereupon the same shall terminate immediately without any further notice of any kind;
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(c)
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demand payment of the Pledged Bond in accordance with the provisions of the Bond Delivery Agreement; and
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(d)
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assign all or any part of the outstanding Accommodations and the amounts payable hereunder to any Person without reference to Article 12.
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11.3
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Remedies Cumulative
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11.4
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Appropriation of Moneys Received
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11.5
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Non-Merger
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11.6
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Waiver
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11.7
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Set-off
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(a)
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in respect of any Funds and Accounts (as defined in the Trust Indenture) forming part of the Collateral (as defined in the Trust Indenture), the Trustee has a security interest in such Funds and Accounts and the cash on deposit therein are Permitted Investments forming part thereof;
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(b)
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the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, has and will have no security interest in any such Fund or Account or the cash on deposit therein or Permitted Investments forming part thereof; and
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(c)
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the only rights of set-off which may be exercised by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in respect of any such Fund or Account or the cash on deposit therein or Permitted Investments forming part thereof are those arising out of the operation of the relevant account unless the Administrative Agent or such Lender has agreed to remit all amounts so set-off to the Trustee to be dealt with in accordance with the Trust Indenture;
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12.1
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Authorization of Administrative Agent and Relationship
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12.2
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Disclaimer of Administrative Agent
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12.3
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Failure of Lender to Fund
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(a)
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Unless the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge that a Lender has not made or will not make available to the Administrative Agent for value on a Borrowing Date the applicable amount required from such Lender pursuant to Article 2, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that such amount has been or will be received from such Lender when so due and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obliged to), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such amount is not in fact received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender on such Borrowing Date and the Administrative Agent has made available a corresponding amount to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date as aforesaid, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) the rate per annum then in use at the Branch as a syndicate lender late payment rate, multiplied by (ii) the amount that should have been paid to the Administrative Agent by such Lender on such Borrowing Date and was not, multiplied by (iii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed from and including such Borrowing Date to but excluding the date on which the amount is received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender and the denominator of which is three hundred and sixty-five (365). A certificate of the Administrative Agent containing details of the amount owing by a Lender under this Section shall be binding and conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If any such amount is not in fact received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender on such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover from the Borrower, on demand, the related amount made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower as aforesaid together with interest thereon at the applicable rate per annum payable by the Borrower hereunder.
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(b)
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Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 12.3(a), if any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent its Proportionate Share of any Advance (such Lender being herein called the “Defaulting Lender”), the Administrative Agent shall forthwith give notice of such failure by the Defaulting Lender to the other Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall then forthwith give notice to the other Lenders that any Lender may make available all or any portion of the Defaulting Lender’s share of such Advance in the place of the Defaulting Lender, but in no way shall any other Lender or the Administrative Agent be obliged to do so. If more than one Lender gives notice that it is prepared to make funds available in the place of a Defaulting Lender in such circumstances and the aggregate of the funds which such Lenders (herein collectively called the “Contributing Lenders” and individually called the “Contributing Lender”) are prepared to make available exceeds the amount of the Advance which the Defaulting Lender failed to make, then each Contributing Lender shall be deemed to have given notice that it is prepared to make available a portion of such Advance based on the Contributing Lenders’ relative Proportionate Shares. If any Contributing Lender makes funds available in the place of a Defaulting Lender in such circumstances, then the Defaulting Lender shall pay to any Contributing Lender making the funds available in its place, forthwith on demand any amount advanced on its behalf together with interest thereon at the rate applicable to such Advance from the date of advance to the date of payment, against payment by the Contributing Lender making the funds available of all interest received in respect of the Advance from the Borrower. The failure of any Lender to make available to the Administrative Agent its Proportionate Share of any Advance as required herein shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations to make available to the Administrative Agent its Proportionate Share of any Advance as required herein.
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12.4
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Replacement of Lenders
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(a)
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If any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund any Loan hereunder, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon 10 days’ prior notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse, all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Credit Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that;
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(i)
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the Borrower pays the Administrative Agent an assignment fee specified in Subsection 12.4(b);
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(ii)
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the assigning Lender receives payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Credit Documents from the Assignee, defined below (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts); and
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(iii)
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such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws.
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(b)
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Any Lender (herein sometimes called an “Assigning Lender”) may, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and unless an Event of Default has occurred, with the prior written consent of the Borrower, in each case not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, assign all or any part of its rights to, and may have its obligations in respect of the Credit Facility assumed by, one or more financial institutions or other entities (each an “Assignee”) in minimum amounts of Cdn.$10,000,000 and in Cdn.$5,000,000 increments. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Lender shall assign any portion of its Commitment (as set out on Schedule 5) if, after that assignment, the Assigning Lender’s commitment would be less than Cdn.$10,000,000. An assignment shall become effective when the Borrower and the Administrative Agent have been notified of it by the Assigning Lender and have received from the parties to the assignment an executed assignment and assumption agreement (the “Lender Assignment Agreement”), in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent has received from the Assignee an assignment fee of a minimum of Three Thousand, Five Hundred Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$3,500) per Lender per assignment. From and after the effective date specified in the Lender Assignment Agreement, the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Lender Assignment Agreement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original party in respect of the rights or obligations assigned to it, and the Assigning Lender shall be released and discharged accordingly and to the same extent, and such Schedules as applicable shall be amended accordingly from time to time without further notice or other requirement. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all of the Assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Borrowing or the Commitment assigned.
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12.5
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Payments by the Borrower
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(a)
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payments of interest in accordance with each Lender’s Advanced Share of the Advances to which the payment relates;
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(b)
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repayments of principal in accordance with each Lender’s Advanced Share of the Advances to which the payment relates;
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(c)
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payments of standby fees in accordance with Section 4.3; and
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(d)
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all other payments including, without limitation, amounts received upon realization, in accordance with each Lender’s Proportionate Share; provided, however, that with respect to proceeds of realization, no Lender shall receive an amount in excess of the amounts owing to it in respect of the Accommodations.
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12.6
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Payments by Administrative Agent
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(a)
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For greater certainty, the following provisions shall apply to any and all payments made by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders hereunder:
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(i)
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the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to make any payment (whether in respect of principal, interest, fees or otherwise) to any Lender until an amount in respect of such payment has been received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower;
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(ii)
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if the Administrative Agent receives less than the full amount of any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amount owing by the Borrower under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to remit to each Lender any amount other than such Lender’s share of that amount which is actually received by the Administrative Agent;
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(iii)
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if a Lender’s share of an Advance has been advanced, or a Lender’s Commitment has been outstanding, for less than the full period to which any payment (other than a payment of principal) by the Borrower relates, such Lender’s entitlement to such payment shall be reduced in proportion to the length of time such Lender’s share of the Advance or such Lender’s Commitment, as the case may be, has actually been outstanding;
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(iv)
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the Administrative Agent acting reasonably and in good faith shall, after consultation with the Lenders in the case of any dispute, determine in all cases the amount of all payments to which each Lender is entitled and such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be binding and conclusive; and
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(v)
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upon request, the Administrative Agent shall deliver a statement detailing any of the payments to the Lenders referred to herein.
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(b)
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Unless the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge that the Borrower has not made or will not make a payment to the Administrative Agent for value on the date in respect of which the Borrower has notified the Administrative Agent that the payment will be made, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to assume that such payment has been or will be received from the Borrower when due and the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obliged to), in reliance upon such assumption, pay the Lenders corresponding amounts. If the payment by the Borrower is in fact not received by the Administrative Agent on the required date and the Administrative Agent has made available corresponding amounts to the Lenders, the Borrower shall, without limiting its other obligations under this Agreement, indemnify the Administrative Agent against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on or incurred by the Administrative Agent as a result. A certificate of the Administrative Agent with respect to any amount owing by the Borrower under this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the amount owing in the absence of manifest error. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover from each Lender to which a payment is made in reliance on the expectation of payment from the Borrower in accordance with this Section, the full amount of such payment that is not recovered from the Borrower, together with interest at the rate per annum then in use at the Branch as a syndicate lender late payment rate, from the date on which payment is made by the Administrative Agent to the date on which repayment is made by the Lender receiving such payment.
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12.7
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Direct Payments
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12.8
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Administration of the Credit Facility
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(a)
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Unless otherwise specified herein, the Administrative Agent shall perform the following duties under this Agreement:
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(i)
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prior to any Borrowing, provided that the Administrative Agent has received confirmation from the Borrower (by way of the delivery of a Borrower’s Certificate of Compliance or Borrowing Notice, as applicable), or the Borrower’s counsel (if appropriate), that the conditions in Sections 10.1 and 10.2 have been complied with, as applicable, advise the Lenders that all conditions precedent have been fulfilled in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, subject to Subsection 12.9(b) and any other applicable terms of this Agreement;
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(ii)
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use reasonable efforts to collect promptly all sums due and payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement;
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(iii)
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hold all legal documents relating to the Credit Facility, maintain complete and accurate records showing all Advances made by the Lenders, all remittances and payments made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, all remittances and payments made by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and all fees or any other sums received by the Administrative Agent and, except for accounts, records and documents relating to the fees payable under any separate fee agreement, allow each Lender and their respective advisers to examine such accounts, records and documents at their own expense, and provide any Lender, upon reasonable notice, with such copies thereof as such Lender may reasonably require from time to time at the Lender’s expense;
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(iv)
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except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement, promptly advise each Lender upon receipt of each notice and deliver to each Lender, promptly upon receipt, all other written communications furnished by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation copies of financial reports and certificates which are to be furnished to the Administrative Agent;
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(v)
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forward to each of the Lenders, upon request, copies of this Agreement, and other Credit Documents (other than any separate fee agreement);
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(vi)
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promptly forward to each Lender, upon request, an up-to-date loan status report; and
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(vii)
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upon learning of same, promptly advise each Lender in writing of the occurrence of an Event of Default or Default or the occurrence of any event, condition or circumstance which would have a Material Adverse Effect on the ability of the Borrower to comply with this Agreement or of the occurrence of any material adverse change on the business, operations or assets of the Borrower, taken as a whole, provided that, except as aforesaid, the Administrative Agent shall be under no duty or obligation whatsoever to provide any notice to the Lenders and further provided that each Lender hereby agrees to notify the Administrative Agent of any Event of Default or Default of which it may reasonably become aware.
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(b)
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The Administrative Agent may take the following actions only with the prior consent of the Majority Lenders, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement:
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(i)
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subject to Subsection 12.8(c), exercise any and all rights of approval conferred upon the Lenders by this Agreement;
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(ii)
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amend, modify or waive any of the terms of this Agreement (including waiver of an Event of Default or Default) if such amendment, modification or waiver would have a Material Adverse Effect on the rights of the Lenders thereunder and if such action is not otherwise provided for in Subsection 12.8(c);
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(iii)
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declare an Event of Default or take action to enforce performance of the obligations of the Borrower and pursue any available legal remedy necessary;
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(iv)
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decide to accelerate the amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility; and
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(v)
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pay insurance premiums, taxes and any other sums as may be reasonably required to protect the interests of the Lenders.
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(c)
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The Administrative Agent may take the following actions only if the prior unanimous consent of the Lenders is obtained, unless otherwise specified herein:
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(i)
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amend, modify, discharge, terminate or waive any of the terms of this Agreement if such amendment, modification, discharge, termination or waiver would amend the Canadian Dollar Amount of any Accommodation outstanding, reduce the interest rate applicable to any Accommodation, reduce the fees or other amounts payable with respect to any Accommodation, extend any date fixed for payment of principal, interest or other amounts relating to the Credit Facility or extend the Maturity Date of the Credit Facility;
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(ii)
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amend the definition of “Majority Lenders” or this Subsection 12.8(c); and
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(iii)
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release, discharge or amend the Security Interest granted by the Borrower in favour of the Trustee.
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(d)
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Notwithstanding Subsection 12.8(b) and any other provision of this Agreement except for Subsection 12.8(c), in the absence of instructions from the Lenders and where, in the sole opinion of the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably and in good faith, the exigencies of the situation warrant such action to protect the interests of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent may without notice to or consent of the Lenders take such action on behalf of the Lenders as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate or desirable.
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(e)
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As between the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:
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(i)
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all statements, certificates, consents and other documents which the Administrative Agent purports to deliver on behalf of the Lenders or the Majority Lenders shall be binding on each of the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not be required to ascertain or confirm the authority of the Administrative Agent in delivering such documents;
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(ii)
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all certificates, statements, notices and other documents which are delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly delivered to each of the Lenders, except where this Agreement expressly requires delivery of notices of Advances and payments to the Administrative Agent and/or individual Lenders; and
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(iii)
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all payments which are delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly delivered to each of the Lenders.
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12.9
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Rights of Administrative Agent
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(a)
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In administering the Credit Facility, the Administrative Agent may retain, at the expense of the Lenders if such expenses are not recoverable from the Borrower, such solicitors, counsel, auditors and other experts and agents as the Administrative Agent may select, in its sole discretion, acting reasonably and in good faith after consultation with the Lenders.
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(b)
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The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely on any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed by the proper individual or individuals, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected in relying as to legal matters upon opinions of independent legal advisers selected by it. The Administrative Agent may also assume that any representation made by the Borrower is true and that no Event of Default or Default has occurred unless the officers or employees of the Administrative Agent have actual knowledge to the contrary or have received notice to the contrary from any other party to this Agreement.
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(c)
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The Administrative Agent may, without any liability to account, accept deposits from and lend money to and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with the Borrower, as if it were not the Administrative Agent.
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(d)
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Except in its own right as a Lender, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to advance its own funds for any purpose, and in particular, shall not be required to pay with its own funds insurance premiums, taxes or public utility charges or the cost of repairs or maintenance with respect to the assets which are the subject matter of any security, nor shall it be required to pay with its own funds the fees of solicitors, counsel, auditors, experts or agents engaged by it as permitted hereby.
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(e)
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The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to receive a fee for acting as Administrative Agent, as agreed from time to time between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
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12.10
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Acknowledgements, Representations and Covenants of Lenders
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(a)
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It is acknowledged and agreed by each Lender that it has itself been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the financial condition, creditworthiness, property, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower. Accordingly, each Lender confirms to the Administrative Agent that it has not relied, and will not hereafter rely, on the Administrative Agent (i) to check or inquire on its behalf into the adequacy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions herein contemplated (whether or not such information has been or is hereafter distributed to such Lender by the Administrative Agent) or (ii) to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, property, affairs, status or nature of the Borrower.
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(b)
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Each Lender represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it has the legal capacity to enter into this Agreement pursuant to its constating documents and any applicable legislation and has not violated its constating documents or any applicable legislation by so doing.
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(c)
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Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), rateably according to its Proportionate Share, 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 the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Credit Documents or the transactions therein contemplated, provided that no 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 negligence or wilful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent promptly upon demand for its Proportionate Share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preservation of any rights of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under, or the enforcement of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under this Agreement, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower. The obligation of the Lenders to indemnify the Administrative Agent shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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(d)
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Each of the Lenders acknowledges and confirms that in the event the Administrative Agent does not receive payment in accordance with this Agreement, it shall not be the obligation of the Administrative Agent to maintain the Credit Facility in good standing nor shall any Lender have recourse to the Administrative Agent in respect of any amounts owing to such Lender under this Agreement.
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(e)
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Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to advance its Proportionate Share of Advances in accordance with the terms of this Agreement is independent and in no way related to the obligation of any other Lender hereunder.
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(f)
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Each Lender hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement and acknowledges that it is satisfied with the form and content of such documents.
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(g)
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Except to the extent recovered by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, promptly following demand therefor, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such Lender’s Proportionate Share of any and all reasonable costs, expenses, claims, losses and liabilities incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement, except for those incurred by reason of the Administrative Agent’s negligence or wilful misconduct.
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12.11
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Collective Action of the Lenders
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12.12
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Successor Administrative Agent
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12.13
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Provisions Operative Between Lenders and Administrative Agent Only
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12.14
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Assignments and Participation - Approvals
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(a)
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upon notice to the Borrower grant participation (a “Participation”) in all or any part of the rights, benefits and obligations of the Lenders hereunder to one or more Persons (each a “Participant”); or
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(b)
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assign (an “Assignment”) all or part of the rights, benefits and obligations of such Lender hereunder to one or more Persons (each an “Assignee”);
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12.15
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Assignments
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(a)
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Subject to Section 12.14, the Lenders collectively or individually may assign to one or more Assignees all or a portion of their respective rights and obligations under this Agreement (an undivided portion thereof corresponding to the portion of the Commitment being assigned) by way of Assignment. The parties to each such Assignment shall execute and deliver an Assignment Agreement in the form set out in Schedule 4 to the Borrower, and to the Administrative Agent for its consent and recording in the Register and, except in the case of an Assignment by the Lenders collectively or an Assignment by a Lender to an affiliate of that Lender, shall pay a processing and recording fee of Three Thousand, Five Hundred Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$3,500) to the Administrative Agent. After such execution, delivery, consent and recording the Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned to it, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment Agreement, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement, other than obligations in respect of which it is then in default and liabilities arising from its actions prior to the Assignment, and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto. The Lenders agree that, provided that no Event of Default under this Agreement or the Trust Indenture has occurred, no assignment shall be made which would result in any increased costs to the Borrower.
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(b)
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The agreements of an Assignee contained in an Assignment Agreement shall benefit the assigning Lender thereunder, the other Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Assignment Agreement.
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(c)
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The Administrative Agent shall maintain at its address referred to herein a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered and consented to by the Lender and, where required, by the Borrower and a register for recording the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of each Lender from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, and need not recognize any Person as a Lender unless it is recorded in the Register as a Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by any Lender or the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
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(d)
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Upon its receipt of an Assignment Agreement executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee and approved by the Administrative Agent, and, where required, by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall, if the Assignment Agreement has been completed and is in the required form with such immaterial changes as are acceptable to the Administrative Agent:
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(i)
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record the information contained therein in the Register; and
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(ii)
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give prompt notice thereof to the other Lenders and the Borrower, and provide them with an updated version of Schedule 5.
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12.16
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Participation
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(a)
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the Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, its Commitment) shall remain unchanged;
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(b)
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the Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations;
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(c)
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the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Lender in connection with the Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement; and
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(d)
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no Participant shall have any right to participate in any decision of the Lender or the Majority Lenders hereunder or to approve any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or any consent to any departure by any Person therefrom.
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13.1
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Expenses
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13.2
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Further Assurances
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13.3
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Notices
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13.4
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Survival
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13.5
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Benefit of Agreement
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13.6
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Severability
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13.7
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Entire Agreement
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13.8
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Credit Documents
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13.10
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Amendments/Approvals and Consents/Waivers
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13.11
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Acknowledgement
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ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as General Partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ David Koch
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Name: David Koch
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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By:
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/s/ Christopher J. Lomore
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Name: Christopher J. Lomore
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Title: Vice President, Treasurer
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ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.
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By:
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/s/ David Koch
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Name: David Koch
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Christopher J. Lomore
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Name: Christopher J. Lomore
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Title: Vice President, Treasurer
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent, Co-Lead Arranger and Co-Bookrunner
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By:
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/s/ Clement Yu
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Name: Clement Yu
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Title: Director
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By:
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/s/ Venita Ramjattan
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Name: Venita Ramjattan
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Title: Analyst
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender
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By:
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/s/ Kirt Millwood
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Name: Kirt Millwood
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Title: Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ Mathieu Leroux
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Name: Mathieu Leroux
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Title: Associate Director
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Co-Lead Arranger, and Co-Bookrunner
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By:
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/s/ David Gazley
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Name: David Gazley
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Lender
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By:
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/s/ David Gazley
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Name: David Gazley
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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THE BANK OF MONTREAL, as Co-Lead Arranger, and Co-Bookrunner
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By:
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/s/ Carol McDonald
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Name: Carol McDonald
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||
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Title: Manging Director
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By:
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/s/ McKenzie Mantei
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Name: McKenzie Mantei
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Title: Analyst
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THE BANK OF MONTREAL, as Lender
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By:
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/s/ Carol McDonald
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Name: Carol McDonald
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Title: Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ McKenzie Mantei
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Name: McKenzie Mantei
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Title: Analyst
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TO:
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The Bank of Nova Scotia (“BNS”), as Administrative Agent for the Lenders, under the Credit Agreement
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1.
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Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the Borrower and the General Partner contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made on and as of the date hereof, except as set out in Appendix I hereto or otherwise notified to the Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement.
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2.
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Default/Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing.
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3.
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Limitation on Indebtedness. The aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than Financial Instrument Obligations in accordance with Section 6.3 of the Trust Indenture) does not exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the Total Capitalization of the Borrower.
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4.
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Permitted Joint Arrangements. (i) The total equity investment of the Borrower in Permitted JA Subsidiaries and Permitted Joint Arrangements does not exceed an aggregate amount equal to Cdn.$200,000,000; and (ii) the Borrower has not formed any Subsidiaries other than Permitted JA Subsidiaries and has not entered into any joint ventures or joint arrangements other than Permitted Joint Arrangements. The following represents investments by the Borrower in Permitted JA Subsidiaries and Permitted Joint Arrangements as of the date hereof which aggregate amount does not exceed Cdn.$200,000,000: [Borrower to provide details.].
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ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
|
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By:
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||
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Name: David Koch
|
||
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
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By:
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||
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Name: Christopher J. Lomore
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Title: Vice President, Treasurer
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I/We have the authority to bind the Partnership.
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ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD.
|
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By:
|
|
||
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Name: David Koch
|
||
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
||
By:
|
|
||
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|
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Name: Christopher J. Lomore
|
|
|
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Title: Vice President, Treasurer
|
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|
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I/We have the authority to bind the Corporation.
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(a)
|
Prime Rate Loan in the amount of Cdn.$l, having a term of l [add same provision for any other amount and term requested]; and
|
(b)
|
Bankers’ Acceptance or l in the aggregate amount of Cdn.$l having a term of l days [add same provision for any other amount and term requested].
|
|
|
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
|
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By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
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Title:
|
||
|
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By:
|
|
|
|
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Name:
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
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I/We have the authority to bind the Partnership.
|
(a)
|
it intends to repay the following Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Note, as the case may be, on the current maturity date:
|
(i)
|
aggregate face amount - $____________;
|
(ii)
|
current maturity date _______________;
|
(b)
|
the following Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Note, as the case may be, are to be rolled over in accordance with the Credit Agreement by the issuance of new Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Note on the current maturity date specified below:
|
(i)
|
aggregate face amount of maturing Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Note - $____________;
|
(ii)
|
current maturity date - ______________;
|
(iii)
|
new aggregate face amount - $____________;
|
(iv)
|
new contract period - _______________; and
|
(v)
|
new maturity date - ________________.
|
|
|
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
|
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By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
|
Title:
|
||
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
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Name:
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
|
I/We have the authority to bind the Partnership.
|
|
|
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
|
|
By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
|
Title:
|
||
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
|
I/We have the authority to bind the Partnership.
|
|
|
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
|
|
By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
|
Title:
|
||
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
|
I/We have the authority to bind the Partnership.
|
1.
|
The Assignee acknowledges that it has received and reviewed a copy of the Credit Agreement and further acknowledges the provisions of the Credit Agreement.
|
2.
|
The Assignor hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the Assignee an undivided l% interest in the Credit Facility and the Credit Agreement so that the Assignor’s commitment will now be Cdn.$l and the Assignee’s commitment will be Cdn.$l.
|
3.
|
The Assignee, by its execution and delivery of this Assignment Agreement, agrees from and after the date hereof to be bound by and to perform all of the terms, conditions and covenants of the Credit Agreement applicable to the Assignor, all as if such Assignee had been an original party thereto. The Assignee will not set off any amounts owing by the Borrower to such Assignee (other than pursuant to this Assignment Agreement) against any amounts the Assignee is obliged to advance under the Credit Agreement.
|
4.
|
Notices under the Credit Agreement shall be given to the Assignee at the following address and facsimile number:
|
5.
|
The provisions hereof shall be binding upon the Assignee and the Assignor and their respective successors and permitted assigns and shall enure to the benefit of the Borrower and its successors and assigns.
|
6.
|
This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
|
|
|
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor
|
|
By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
|
Title:
|
||
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
|
I/We have the authority to bind the Corporation.
|
|
|
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee
|
|
By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
|
Title:
|
||
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
|
I/We have the authority to bind the Corporation.
|
|
|
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent
|
|
By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
|
Title:
|
||
By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
|
Title:
|
||
|
|
|
|
ALTALINK MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK, L.P.
|
|
By:
|
|
||
|
Name:
|
||
|
Title:
|
||
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
|
Name:
|
|
|
|
Title:
|
|
|
|
I/We have the authority to bind the Partnership.
|
Lender
|
Lender’s Commitment
|
|
|
The Bank of Nova Scotia
|
|
$33,333,334
|
|
Royal Bank of Canada
|
|
$33,333,333
|
|
Bank of Montreal
|
|
$33,333,333
|
|
ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION
|
2
|
|
||
|
Definitions
|
2
|
|
|
|
References
|
24
|
|
|
|
Headings
|
24
|
|
|
|
Included Words
|
24
|
|
|
|
Accounting Terms
|
24
|
|
|
|
Time
|
25
|
|
|
|
Currency
|
25
|
|
|
|
Certifications and Opinions
|
25
|
|
|
|
Schedules
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 2 AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY
|
26
|
|
||
|
Credit Facility
|
26
|
|
|
|
Cancellation
|
26
|
|
|
|
Use of Proceeds
|
26
|
|
|
|
Particulars of Borrowings
|
26
|
|
|
|
Borrowing Notice
|
27
|
|
|
|
Books of Account
|
28
|
|
|
|
Co-ordination of Prime Rate and U.S. Base Rate Loans
|
28
|
|
|
|
Bankers' Acceptances
|
28
|
|
|
|
LIBOR Loans
|
32
|
|
|
|
Safekeeping of Drafts
|
34
|
|
|
|
Certification to Third Parties
|
34
|
|
|
|
Successor LIBOR and CDOR Rate
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 3 DOCUMENTARY CREDITS
|
|
|||
|
Documentary Credits
|
36
|
|
|
|
Procedure for Issue
|
36
|
|
|
|
Form of Documentary Credits
|
36
|
|
|
|
Reimbursements of Amounts Drawn
|
37
|
|
|
|
Documentary Credit Participation
|
37
|
|
|
|
Risk of Documentary Credits
|
38
|
|
|
|
Fees
|
39
|
|
|
|
Repayments
|
39
|
|
|
|
Documentary Credits Outstanding Upon Default
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 4 INTEREST
|
40
|
|
||
|
Interest on Loans
|
40
|
|
|
|
LIBOR Interest Period Determination
|
41
|
|
|
|
Interest on Overdue Amounts
|
41
|
|
|
|
Other Interest
|
41
|
|
|
|
Interest Act (Canada)
|
42
|
|
|
|
Deemed Reinvestment Principle
|
42
|
|
|
|
Maximum Return
|
42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 5 FEES
|
42
|
|
||
|
Acceptance Fees
|
42
|
|
|
|
Commitment Fee
|
43
|
|
|
|
Basis of Calculation of Fees
|
43
|
|
|
|
Upfront Fee
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 6 PAYMENT
|
43
|
|
||
|
Voluntary Repayment of Outstanding Accommodation
|
43
|
|
|
|
Repayment on Maturity Date and Extension
|
45
|
|
|
|
Excess Accommodation
|
45
|
|
|
|
Illegality
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 7 PAYMENTS AND INDEMNITIES
|
46
|
|
||
|
Payments on Non-Business Days
|
46
|
|
|
|
Method and Place of Payment
|
46
|
|
|
|
Net Payments
|
47
|
|
|
|
Agent May Debit Account
|
47
|
|
|
|
Currency of Payment
|
47
|
|
|
|
General Indemnity
|
47
|
|
|
|
Early Termination of LIBOR Interest Period
|
48
|
|
|
|
Outstanding Bankers’ Acceptances
|
49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 8 SECURITY
|
49
|
|
||
|
Security
|
49
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 9 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
|
49
|
|
||
|
Representations and Warranties
|
49
|
|
|
|
Survival of Representations and Warranties
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 10 COVENANTS
|
54
|
|
||
|
Reporting Covenants
|
54
|
|
|
|
Payments Under This Agreement and Loan Documents
|
55
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
|
55
|
|
|
|
Inspection of Property, Books and Records, Discussions
|
55
|
|
|
|
Notices
|
55
|
|
|
|
Disbursements under Master Trust Indenture
|
56
|
|
|
|
Cure Defects
|
56
|
|
|
|
Carrying on Business
|
56
|
|
|
|
Insurance and Insurance Proceeds
|
56
|
|
|
|
Compliance with Laws and Agreements
|
57
|
|
|
|
Taxes
|
57
|
|
|
|
Further Assurances
|
57
|
|
|
|
Limitation on Indebtedness
|
57
|
|
|
Negative Pledge
|
58
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
58
|
|
|
|
Change in Business and Ownership of AltaLink and Subsidiaries
|
58
|
|
|
|
Mergers, Etc
|
58
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions
|
59
|
|
|
|
Transactions with Non-Arm’s Length Persons
|
59
|
|
|
|
Environmental Covenants
|
59
|
|
|
|
Hedging Agreements
|
60
|
|
|
|
Distributions
|
60
|
|
|
|
Fiscal Year
|
60
|
|
|
|
Financial Covenants
|
60
|
|
|
|
Master Trust Indenture
|
60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 11 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO BORROWINGS
|
61
|
|
||
|
Conditions Precedent to the Closing
|
61
|
|
|
|
Conditions Precedent to All Borrowings, Conversions
|
62
|
|
|
|
Waiver
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 12 EVENTS OF DEFAULT
|
62
|
|
||
|
Events of Default
|
62
|
|
|
|
Remedies
|
65
|
|
|
|
Remedies Cumulative
|
65
|
|
|
|
Appropriation of Moneys Received
|
66
|
|
|
|
Non-Merger
|
66
|
|
|
|
Waiver
|
66
|
|
|
|
Set-off
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 13 YIELD PROTECTION
|
67
|
|
||
|
Increased Costs
|
67
|
|
|
|
Taxes
|
68
|
|
|
|
Mitigation Obligations: Replacement of Lenders
|
70
|
|
|
|
Illegality
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 14 RIGHT OF SETOFF
|
72
|
|
||
|
Right of Setoff
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 15 SHARING OF PAYMENTS BY LENDERS
|
72
|
|
||
|
Sharing of Payments by Lenders
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 16 AGENT’S CLAWBACK
|
73
|
|
||
|
Agent’s Clawback
|
73
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 17 AGENCY
|
74
|
|
||
|
Appointment and Authority
|
74
|
|
|
|
Rights as a Lender
|
74
|
|
|
|
Exculpatory Provisions
|
75
|
|
|
|
Reliance by Agent
|
75
|
|
|
|
Indemnification of Agent
|
76
|
|
|
|
Delegation of Duties
|
76
|
|
|
|
Replacement of Agent
|
76
|
|
|
|
Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders
|
77
|
|
|
|
Collective Action of the Lenders
|
77
|
|
|
|
No Other Duties, etc.
|
78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 18 NOTICES: EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
|
78
|
|
||
|
Notices, etc.
|
78
|
|
|
|
Notice Details
|
79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 19 EXPENSES; INDEMNITY: DAMAGE WAIVER
|
79
|
|
||
|
Expenses; Indemnity: Damage Waiver
|
79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE 20 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
|
81
|
|
||
|
Successors and Assigns
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
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ARTICLE 21 AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
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84
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Amendments and Waivers
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84
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Judgment Currency
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85
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ARTICLE 22 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.
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85
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
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85
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ARTICLE 23 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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86
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Waiver of Jury Trial
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86
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ARTICLE 24 COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION
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86
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Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution
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86
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ARTICLE 25 TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INFORMATION: CONFIDENTIALITY
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87
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Treatment of Certain Information: Confidentiality
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87
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ARTICLE 26 MISCELLANEOUS
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88
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Further Assurances
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88
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Acknowledgement
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88
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SCHEDULE 1
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-
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BORROWER’S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
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SCHEDULE 2(A)
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-
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BORROWING NOTICE
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SCHEDULE 2(B)
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-
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NOTICE OF ROLL OVER
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SCHEDULE 2(C)
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-
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CONVERSION OPTION NOTICE
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SCHEDULE 3
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-
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NOTICE OF EXTENSION
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SCHEDULE 4
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-
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FORM OF ISSUE NOTICE
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SCHEDULE 5
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-
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ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
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SCHEDULE 6
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-
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COMMITMENTS OF THE LENDERS
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SCHEDULE 6.1(a)
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-
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FORM OF NOTICE OF REPAYMENT
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SCHEDULE 7
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-
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SENIOR PLEDGED BOND, SERIES 4
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SCHEDULE 8
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-
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2020 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
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SCHEDULE 9.1(a)
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CREDIT PARTY AND SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION
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SCHEDULE 10
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MATERIAL AGREEMENTS
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1.1
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Definitions.
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Ratings
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Category I
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Category II
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Category III
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Category IV
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Category V
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Category VI
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Category VII
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S & P and DBRS
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>A / A
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A / A
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A- / A (low)
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BBB / BBB
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BBB- /
BBB (low) |
< BBB- / BBB (low) / unrated
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Applicable Margin for Bankers’ Acceptances, LIBOR Loans & Documentary Credits
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150.0 bps
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160.0 bps
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180.0 bps
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200.0 bps
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225.0 bps
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250.0 bps
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300.0 bps
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Applicable Margin for Prime Rate Loans and US Base Rate Loans
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50.0 bps
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60.0 bps
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80.0 bps
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100.0 bps
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125.0 bps
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150.0 bps
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200.0 bps
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Commitment Fee
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30.0 bps
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32.0 bps
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36.0 bps
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40.0 bps
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45.0 bps
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50.0 bps
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60.0 bps
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(a)
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with respect to an issue of Bankers' Acceptances accepted by a Lender that is a Schedule I Bank, the CDOR Rate;
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(b)
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with respect to an issue of Bankers' Acceptances accepted by a Lender that is a Schedule II Bank or a Schedule III Bank, the lesser of: (i) the rate set out in clause (a) above plus 0.10%; and (ii) the annual rate, expressed as a percentage, as being the average discount rate for bankers' acceptances having a comparable face value and a comparable issue and maturity date to the face value and issue and maturity date of such issue of Bankers' Acceptances, expressed on the basis of a year of 365 days, quoted by such Lenders for the purchase by such Lenders of Bankers' Acceptances accepted by them, at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the date of issue of such Bankers' Acceptances; and
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(c)
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with respect to a BA Equivalent Loan:
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(i)
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made by a Lender that is a Schedule I Bank, the CDOR Rate; and
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(ii)
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made by any other Lender, the rate set out in clause (a) above plus 0.10%.
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(a)
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ownership of limited partnership units in AltaLink;
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(b)
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direct or indirect participation in the transmission of electricity in Canada or the United States;
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(c)
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the ownership or operation of electrical transmission lines and infrastructure in Canada or the United States, including the use of such infrastructure for telecommunication or other communication purposes, subject to such telecommunication or other communication purposes not exceeding 10% of Consolidated Assets;
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(d)
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engineering or administrative services related to the activities described in paragraphs (a) through (c) above;
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(e)
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the Acquisition of any Person related to the activities described in paragraphs (a) through (d) above, in compliance with Section 10.18;
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(f)
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such other services as determined to be ancillary to the activities described in paragraphs (a) through (d) above (whether or not such services are regulated by the AUC), with such other services not exceeding 10% of Consolidated Assets; and
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(g)
|
provided that such activities are not prohibited by the Master Trust Indenture, business development activities related to the pursuit of potential opportunities regarding the transmission of electricity in countries other than Canada and the United States (including, without limitation, Brazil and India), provided however that (A) any costs or expenses incurred by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of such business development activities shall not exceed $20,000,000 in aggregate per calendar year and (B) nothing in this definition shall permit the Borrower or its Subsidiaries to (i) own or operate any electrical transmission lines or any other infrastructure in any such other country, (ii) to make any Acquisition of any Person carrying on business in any such other country or of any other assets located in any such other country or (iii) to make any Investment in any Person which owns or operates any electrical transmission lines or other infrastructure in any such other country, without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders.
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(a)
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Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, the principal amount thereof;
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(b)
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Bankers’ Acceptance, the Face Amount thereof;
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(c)
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Loan denominated in U.S. Dollars, the Equivalent Amount expressed in Canadian Dollars of the principal amount thereof; and
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(d)
|
Documentary Credit, (i) where the Documentary Credit is denominated in Canadian Dollars, the amount of the maximum aggregate liability (contingent or actual) of the Documentary Credit Lender pursuant to such Documentary Credit expressed in Canadian Dollars and (ii) where the Documentary Credit is denominated in US Dollars, the Equivalent Amount of the maximum aggregate liability (contingent or actual) of the Documentary Credit Lender pursuant to such Documentary Credit.
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(a)
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AltaLink Holdings, L.P. ceases to be the sole limited partner and owner of 99.99% of the Equity Securities of the Borrower or AltaLink Investment Management Ltd. ceases to be the sole general partner and owner of .01% of the Equity Securities in the Borrower;
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(b)
|
the Borrower ceases to be the sole limited partner and owner of 99.99% of the Equity Securities in AltaLink and/or AltaLink Management Ltd. ceases to be the sole general partner and the owner of .01% of the Equity Securities of AltaLink;
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(c)
|
the aggregate revenues and the total Assets of non-wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower exceed 10% of the revenue and net tangible total Assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. The parties agree that for the purposes of this paragraph (c) (and paragraph 5 of the Borrower’s Certificate of Compliance and Section 10.16(a)), AltaLink shall be deemed to be a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower so long as (i) the representations and warranties in Section 9.1(t)(i) and (ii) remain true and correct, and (ii) Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company continues to own (directly or indirectly) 100% of the Equity Securities of AltaLink Management Ltd;
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(d)
|
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company ceases to collectively own (directly or indirectly) at least 51% of voting and economic interest in the Borrower, unless at the closing of a transaction wherein Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company will own (directly or indirectly) less than 51% of the voting and economic interest in of the Borrower, the Borrower has delivered to the Lenders confirmations taking such transaction into account from S&P and DBRS that the senior unsecured debt ratings of the Borrower shall not be lower than BBB- or BBB(low).
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(a)
|
the aggregate principal amount of all obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money (other than obligations arising out of the issuance of any Refunding Bonds (as such term is defined in the Master Trust Indenture) during such period of time as the Indebtedness to be repaid by the Refunding Bonds continues to be outstanding), including obligations with respect to bankers’ acceptances and contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of Documentary Credits and other instruments, and including all capitalized interest and other similar amounts required to be paid at maturity on obligations for borrowed money, but excluding Preferred Securities issued by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
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(b)
|
the aggregate principal amount of all obligations issued or assumed by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with their acquisition of property in respect of the deferred purchase price of that property;
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(c)
|
all Capital Lease Obligations and Purchase Money Obligations;
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(d)
|
all Indebtedness outstanding under any Commercial Paper Program; and
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(e)
|
all Guarantees of any of the foregoing.
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(a)
|
impairment or adverse alteration of the quality of the natural environment for any use that can be made of it by humans, or by any animal, fish or plant that is useful to humans;
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(b)
|
injury or damage to property or to plant or animal life;
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(c)
|
harm or material discomfort to any Person;
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(d)
|
an adverse effect on the health of any Person;
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(e)
|
impairment of the safety of any Person;
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(f)
|
rendering any property or plant or animal life unfit for human use;
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(g)
|
loss of enjoyment of normal use of property; and
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(h)
|
interference with the normal conduct of business.
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(a)
|
to purchase such Indebtedness or obligation or any property or assets constituting security therefor;
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(b)
|
to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of such Indebtedness or obligation, (ii) to maintain working capital, net worth or other balance sheet condition of the primary obligor, or (iii) otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such Indebtedness or obligation;
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(c)
|
to lease property or to purchase securities or other property or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of the Indebtedness or obligation; or
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(d)
|
otherwise to assure or indemnify the owner of the Indebtedness or obligation of the primary obligor against loss in respect thereof.
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(a)
|
the aggregate principal amount of all obligations of that Person for borrowed money (other than Obligations arising out of the issuance of any Refunding Bonds (as such term is defined in the Master Trust Indenture) during such period of time as the Indebtedness to be repaid by the Refunding Bonds continues to be outstanding), including obligations with respect to bankers’ acceptances and contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and other instruments, and including all capitalized interest and other similar amounts required to be paid at maturity on obligations for borrowed money, but excluding Preferred Securities issued by that Person;
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(b)
|
the aggregate principal amount of all obligations issued or assumed by that Person in connection with its acquisition of property in respect of the deferred purchase price of that property;
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(c)
|
all Capital Lease Obligations and the aggregate principal amount of all Purchase Money Obligations of that Person;
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(d)
|
the amount of any Mark-to-Market Exposure with respect to any Financial Instrument Obligations of that Person;
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(e)
|
the principal amount of all borrowed money outstanding from time to time under any Commercial Paper Program;
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(f)
|
the principal amount of all borrowed money outstanding from time to time which constitutes Subordinated Debt (as such term is defined in the Master Trust Indenture); and
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(g)
|
all Guarantees of that Person in respect of any of the foregoing;
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(a)
|
the rate of interest per annum, expressed on the basis of a year of 360 days, determined by the Agent, which is equal to the offered rate that appears on the page of the Reuters LIBOR01 screen (or any successor thereto as may be selected by the Agent) that displays an average British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars with a term equivalent to such LIBOR Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such LIBOR Interest Period, or
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(b)
|
if the rates referenced in the preceding subsection (a) are not available, the rate per annum determined by the Agent as the rate of interest, expressed on a basis of 360 days at which deposits in U.S. Dollars for delivery on the first day of such LIBOR Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the LIBOR Loan being made, continued or converted by the Agent and with a term and amount comparable to such LIBOR Interest Period and principal amount of such LIBOR Loan as would be offered by the Agent’s London Branch to major banks in the offshore U.S. Dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such LIBOR Interest Period; provided that if any such rate is less than zero, the LIBOR Rate will be deemed to be zero.
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(a)
|
any Purchase Money Mortgage or Lien granted with respect to a Capital Lease Obligation, provided that the total Indebtedness secured by such Purchase Money Mortgages and Liens shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000) at any time;
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(b)
|
any Lien for taxes, assessments, government charges or claims not yet due or that are being contested in good faith and in respect of which appropriate provision is made in the Borrower’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP;
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(c)
|
any Lien securing appeal bonds or other similar liens arising in connection with court proceedings or contracts, bids or tenders entered into in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, surety bonds, security for costs of litigation where required by law, Documentary Credits, or any other instruments serving a similar purpose;
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(d)
|
any Lien or deposit under workers’ compensation, social security or similar legislation or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, leases and contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or expropriation proceedings, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations or deposits of cash or obligations to secure surety and appeal bonds;
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(e)
|
any Lien or privilege imposed by law, such as builders’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlords’, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens and privileges arising in the ordinary course of business which relate to Indebtedness not yet due or delinquent or the validity or amount of which are being contested in good faith and in respect of which adequate provision for payment has been made; any lien or privilege arising out of judgments or awards with respect to which the Borrower is prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review and with respect to which it has secured a stay of execution pending that appeal or proceedings for review (provided no Event of Default has resulted therefrom); or undetermined or inchoate Liens and privileges incidental to current operations which have not at such time been filed pursuant to law against the Borrower or the applicable Non-AltaLink Subsidiary or which relate to obligations not due or delinquent; or the deposit of cash or securities in connection with any Lien or privilege referred to in this paragraph (e);
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(f)
|
a Lien in cash or marketable debt securities in a sinking fund account established by the Borrower in support of a particular series of bonds under the Master Trust Indenture;
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(g)
|
any encumbrance, such as easements, rights-of-way, servitudes or other similar rights in land granted to or reserved by other Persons, rights-of-way for access, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, oil and natural gas pipe lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the Borrower’s use of real property or interests therein, which do not in the aggregate materially impair its use in the operation of the Business;
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(h)
|
any right reserved to or vested in any municipality or governmental or other public authority (whether by statutory provision or otherwise) to terminate, purchase assets used in connection with, or require annual or other periodic payments as a condition to the continuance of, any lease, licence, franchise, grant or permit;
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(i)
|
any lien or right of distress reserved in or exercisable under any lease for rent and for compliance with the terms of that lease;
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(j)
|
any Lien granted by the Borrower or the applicable Non-AltaLink Subsidiary to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by that utility, municipality or other authority in connection with the operations of the Borrower;
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(k)
|
any reservation, limitation, proviso or condition, if any, expressed in any original grants to the Borrower or the applicable Non-AltaLink Subsidiary from the Crown; and
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(l)
|
any extension, renewal, alteration, substitution or replacement, in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in any of the foregoing paragraphs, provided that the Lien is limited to all or part of the same property that secured the Lien and the principal amount of the secured Indebtedness is not increased by that action.
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1.2
|
References.
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1.3
|
Headings.
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1.4
|
Included Words.
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1.5
|
Accounting Terms.
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1.6
|
Time.
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1.7
|
Currency.
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1.8
|
Certificates and Opinions.
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(a)
|
Unless otherwise provided in a particular Schedule to this Agreement, each certificate and each opinion furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall specify the Section or Sections under which such certificate or opinion is furnished, shall include a statement that the Person making such certificate or giving such opinion has read the provisions of this Agreement relevant thereto and shall include a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, such Person has made such examination and investigation as is necessary to enable such Person to express an informed opinion on the matters set out in the certificate or opinion.
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(b)
|
Whenever the delivery of a certificate or opinion is a condition precedent to the taking of any action by the Agent or a Lender or Lenders under this Agreement, the truth and accuracy of the facts and opinions stated in such certificate or opinion shall in each case be conditions precedent to the right of the Borrower to have such action taken, and each statement of fact contained therein shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty of the Borrower for the purposes of this Agreement.
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1.9
|
Schedules.
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2.1
|
Credit Facility.
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2.2
|
Cancellation.
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2.3
|
Use of Proceeds.
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2.4
|
Particulars of Borrowings.
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(a)
|
Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in the Loan Documents, in the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any of the provisions in this Agreement and any of the provisions in the Loan Documents, as against the parties hereto, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
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(b)
|
No Borrowing from any Lender shall be obtained at any time for any period which would extend beyond the earlier of (i) the date which is 364 days following the Borrowing Date in respect of such Borrowing, and (ii) the Maturity Date of such Lender.
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(c)
|
Subject to the provisions hereof, any Accommodation which is repaid at any time prior to the expiry of the Maturity Date may be subsequently re-drawn.
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2.5
|
Borrowing Notice.
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(i)
|
the amount, currency and type or types of Accommodation desired;
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(ii)
|
the details of the account of the Borrower to which payment of the Borrowing is to be wired or otherwise made, if applicable;
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(iii)
|
the requested Borrowing Date;
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(iv)
|
the term thereof;
|
(v)
|
if applicable, the Accommodation to be renewed or converted and, where such Accommodation includes any Loan, the currency thereof and the interest rate applicable thereto;
|
(vi)
|
if such Borrowing includes a Loan, whether it is to be a Prime Rate Loan, U.S. Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Loan; and
|
(vii)
|
if such Borrowing includes a LIBOR Loan, the LIBOR Interest Period to be applicable to such Loan.
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(viii)
|
on the applicable Borrowing Date, if the new Accommodation or any Accommodation to be renewed or converted is by way of Prime Rate Loans or U.S. Base Rate Loans. In the event such Accommodation causes a Lender to incur costs relating solely to the providing of same day notice, the Borrower shall pay such costs to such Lender immediately upon request therefor;
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(ix)
|
on the Business Day preceding the applicable Borrowing Date, if the new Accommodation or any Accommodation to be renewed or converted is by way of Bankers’ Acceptances; and
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(x)
|
on the third Business Day preceding the applicable Borrowing Date, if any new Accommodation or any Accommodation to be renewed or converted is a LIBOR Loan.
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2.6
|
Books of Account.
|
2.7
|
Co-ordination of Prime Rate and U.S. Base Rate Loans.
|
(a)
|
the Agent shall advise each Lender of its receipt of a notice from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5, on the day such notice is received and shall, as soon as possible, advise each Lender of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Prime Rate or U.S. Base Rate Loan requested by the notice;
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(b)
|
each Lender shall deliver its Applicable Percentage of such Loan to the Agent’s Account at the Branch not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Borrowing Date; and
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(c)
|
when the Agent determines that all the conditions precedent to a Borrowing specified in this Agreement have been met or waived, it shall advance to the Borrower the amount delivered by each Lender by wiring such amount to relevant account of the Borrower before 12:00 noon on the Borrowing Date, but if the conditions precedent to the Borrowing are not met or waived by such time, the Agent shall return the funds to the Lenders or invest them in an overnight investment as orally instructed by each Lender until such time as the Loan is advanced.
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2.8
|
Bankers’ Acceptances.
|
(a)
|
Power of Attorney for the Execution of Bankers’ Acceptances. To facilitate acceptance of the Borrowings by way of Bankers’ Acceptances, the Borrower hereby appoints each Lender as its attorney to sign and endorse on its behalf, in handwriting or by facsimile or mechanical signature as and when deemed necessary by such Lender, blank forms of Drafts. In this respect, it is each Lender’s responsibility to maintain an adequate supply of blank forms of Drafts for acceptance under this Agreement. The Borrower recognizes and agrees that all Drafts signed and/or endorsed on its behalf by a Lender shall bind the Borrower fully and effectively as if signed in the handwriting of and duly issued by the proper signing officers of the Borrower. Each Lender is hereby authorized to issue such Drafts endorsed in blank in such Face Amounts as may be determined by such Lenders; provided that the aggregate amount thereof is equal to the aggregate amount of Bankers’ Acceptances required to be accepted and purchased by such Lender. No Lender shall be liable for any damage, loss or other claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of any such instrument, except the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Lender or its officers, employees, agents or representatives. Each Lender shall maintain a record with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances held by it in blank hereunder, voided by it for any reason, accepted and purchased by it hereunder, and cancelled at the respective maturities. Each Lender agrees to provide such records to the Borrower at the Borrower’s expense upon request.
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(b)
|
Sale of Bankers’ Acceptances. It shall be the responsibility of each Lender unless otherwise requested by the Borrower, to purchase its Bankers’ Acceptances at a discount rate equal to the BA Discount Rate.
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(c)
|
Coordination of BA Borrowings. Each Lender shall advance its Applicable Percentage of each Borrowing by way of Bankers’ Acceptances in accordance with the following:
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(i)
|
the Agent, promptly following receipt of a notice from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5 requesting a Borrowing by way of Bankers’ Acceptances, shall advise each Lender of the aggregate Face Amount and term(s) of the Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by it, which term(s) shall be identical for all Lenders. The aggregate Face Amount of Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by a Lender shall be determined by the Agent by reference to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, except that, if the Face Amount of a Bankers’ Acceptance would not be One Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$100,000) or a whole multiple thereof, the Face Amount shall be increased or reduced by the Agent in its sole discretion to the nearest whole multiple of One Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$100,000);
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(ii)
|
unless requested by the Borrower not to purchase the subject Bankers’ Acceptances, each Lender shall transfer to the Agent at the Branch for value on each Borrowing Date immediately available Canadian Dollars in an aggregate amount equal to the BA Discount Proceeds of all Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and sold or purchased by the Lender on such Borrowing Date, net of the applicable Bankers’ Acceptance Fees in respect of such Bankers’ Acceptances. Each Lender shall also advise the Agent (which shall promptly give the relevant particulars to the Borrower) as soon as possible of the discount rate at which it has sold or purchased its Bankers’ Acceptances;
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(iii)
|
if the Borrower requests the Lenders not to purchase the subject Bankers’ Acceptances, each Lender will forward the subject Bankers’ Acceptances to the Agent for delivery against payment of the applicable Bankers’ Acceptance Fees; and
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(iv)
|
if the Agent determines that all the conditions precedent to a Borrowing specified in this Agreement have been met or waived, it shall advance to the Borrower the amount delivered by each Lender by wiring such amount to the account of the Borrower prior to 12:00 noon on the Borrowing Date, or, if applicable shall deliver the Bankers’ Acceptances as directed by the Borrower, but if the conditions precedent to the Borrowing are not met or waived by 2:30 p.m. on the Borrowing Date, the Agent shall return the funds to the Lenders or invest them in an overnight investment as orally instructed by each Lender until such time as the Advance is made.
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(d)
|
Payment. The Borrower shall provide for the payment to the Agent for the account of the Lenders of the Face Amount of each Bankers’ Acceptance at its maturity, either by payment of the amount thereof or through utilization of the Credit Facility in accordance with this Agreement (by rolling over the Bankers’ Acceptance or converting it into other Accommodation or a combination thereof). The Borrower will continue to be required to provide as aforesaid for each Bankers’ Acceptance at maturity notwithstanding the fact that a Lender may be the holder of the Bankers’ Acceptance which has been accepted by such Lender.
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(e)
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Collateralization.
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(i)
|
If any Bankers’ Acceptance is outstanding on the Demand Date or the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall on such date pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders at the Branch in Canadian Dollars an amount equal to the Face Amount of such Bankers’ Acceptance.
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(ii)
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All funds received by the Agent pursuant to Section 2.8(e)(i) shall be held by the Agent for set-off on the maturity date of the Bankers’ Acceptance against the liability of the Borrower to the Lender in respect of such Bankers’ Acceptance and, until then, shall be invested from time to time in such form of investment at the Branch designated by the Borrower and approved by the Agent, for a term corresponding to the maturity date of the applicable Bankers’ Acceptance and shall bear interest at the rate payable by the Agent on deposits of similar currency, amount and maturity. The balance of all such funds (together with interest thereon) held by the Agent will be applied to repayment of all debts and liabilities of the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement and the Loan Documents and following repayment of all such debts and liabilities any amount remaining shall be paid to the Borrower or as otherwise required by law.
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(f)
|
Notice of Rollover or Conversion. The Borrower shall give the Agent notice in the form attached as Schedule 2(B) or Schedule 2(C) hereto, as applicable, not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day prior to the maturity date of Bankers’ Acceptances, specifying the Accommodation into which the Bankers’ Acceptances will be renewed or converted on maturity.
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(g)
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Obligations Absolute. The obligations of the Borrower with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances under this Agreement shall be unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including, without limitation, the following circumstances:
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(i)
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any lack of validity or enforceability of any Draft accepted by a Lender as a Bankers’ Acceptance; or
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(ii)
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the existence of any claim, set-off, defence or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against the holder of a Bankers’ Acceptance, a Lender or any other person or entity, whether in connection with this Agreement or otherwise.
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(h)
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Shortfall on Drawdowns, Rollovers and Conversions. The Borrower agrees that the difference between the:
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(i)
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amount of a Borrowing requested by the Borrower by way of Bankers’ Acceptances and the actual proceeds of the Bankers’ Acceptances;
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(ii)
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actual proceeds of a Bankers’ Acceptance and the amount required to pay a maturing Bankers’ Acceptance if a Bankers’ Acceptance is being rolled over; and
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(iii)
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actual proceeds of a Bankers’ Acceptance and the amount required to repay any Borrowing which is being converted to a Bankers’ Acceptance,
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(i)
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Depository Bills and Notes Act. At the option of any Lender (and notwithstanding Section 2.8 (a)), Bankers’ Acceptances under this Agreement to be accepted by that Lender may be issued in the form of Depository Bills for a deposit with the Canadian Depository for Securities Limited pursuant to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada). All Depository Bills so issued shall be governed by the provisions of this Section 2.8, as applicable.
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(j)
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BA Equivalent Loans. Whenever the Borrower requests an Advance that includes Banker’s Acceptances, each Lender that is not permitted by Applicable Law or by customary market practice to accept a Banker’s Acceptance (a "Non BA Lender") shall, in lieu of accepting its pro rata amount of such Banker’s Acceptances, make available to the Borrower on the Borrowing Date a non‑interest bearing loan (a "BA Equivalent Loan") in Canadian Dollars in an amount equal to the BA Discount Proceeds of its pro rata amount of the Banker’s Acceptances, based on the BA Discount Rate applicable to such Lender. Each Non BA Lender shall also be entitled to deduct from the BA Equivalent Loan an amount equal to the Banker’s Acceptance Fee that would have been applicable had it been able to accept Banker’s Acceptances. The BA Equivalent Loan shall have a term equal to the term of the Banker’s Acceptances that the Non BA Lender would otherwise have accepted and the Borrower shall, at the end of that term, be obligated to pay the Non BA Lender an amount equal to the aggregate Face Amount of the Banker’s Acceptances that it would otherwise have accepted. All provisions of this Agreement applicable to Banker’s Acceptances and Lenders that accept Banker’s Acceptances shall apply mutatis mutandis to BA Equivalent Loans and Non BA Lenders and, without limiting the foregoing, Accommodations shall include BA Equivalent Loans.
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2.9
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LIBOR Loans.
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(a)
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If the Agent determines in (which determination shall be made in good faith and shall be conclusive and binding) in connection with any request for a LIBOR Loan or a conversion or continuation thereof that (a) U.S. Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the applicable offshore U.S. Dollar market for the applicable amount and LIBOR Interest Period of such LIBOR Loan, or adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBOR Rate for such LIBOR Loan, or (b) if the Majority Lenders determine and notify the Agent that the LIBOR Rate for such LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loan, then the Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and all Lenders. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice of suspension, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a LIBOR Loan, or conversion or continuation of a LIBOR Loan, or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a U.S. Base Rate Loan in the amount specified therein.
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(b)
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The Borrower shall give the Agent notice in writing not later than 10:00 a.m. on the third Business Day prior to the expiry of the LIBOR Interest Period in respect of a LIBOR Loan specifying the new LIBOR Interest Period (if the LIBOR Loan is to be renewed) or the Accommodation into which the LIBOR Loan will be converted on such expiry.
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(c)
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If no notice is given by the Borrower as provided in clause (a) or (b) above, the LIBOR Loan will be automatically converted on the expiration of the then applicable LIBOR Interest Period to a U.S. Base Rate Loan, without prejudice to the Lenders’ rights in respect of the failure to give the notice and whether or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred, in the principal amount of the funds required to be provided to the Agent for the account of the Lenders pursuant to this Section.
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(d)
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If any LIBOR Loan is outstanding on the Demand Date or the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall on such date pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders at the Branch in U.S. Dollars an amount equal to the principal amount of such LIBOR Loan.
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(e)
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All funds received by the Agent pursuant to clause (d) shall be held by the Agent for set-off on the maturity date of the LIBOR Loan against the liability of the Borrower to the Lenders in respect of such LIBOR Loan and, until then, shall be invested from time to time in such form of investment at the Branch designated by the Borrower and approved by the Agent, for a term corresponding to the maturity date of the applicable LIBOR Loan and shall bear interest at the rate payable by the Agent on deposits of similar currency, amount and maturity. The balance of all such funds (together with interest thereon) held by the Agent will be applied to repayment of all debts and liabilities of the Borrower to the Lenders under this Agreement and the Loan Documents and following repayment of all such debts and liabilities any amount remaining shall be paid to the Borrower or as otherwise required by law.
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(f)
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Each Lender shall advance its Applicable Percentage of each LIBOR Loan in accordance with the following provisions:
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(i)
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the Agent shall advise each Lender of its receipt of a notice from a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5 on the day such notice is received and shall, as soon as possible, advise each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage of any Borrowing by way of LIBOR Loan requested by the notice;
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(ii)
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each Lender shall deliver its share of the Borrowing to the Agent’s Account at the Branch not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Borrowing Date; and
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(iii)
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when the Agent determines that all the conditions precedent to a Borrowing specified in this Agreement have been met, it shall advance to the Borrower the amount delivered by each Lender by wiring such amount to the account of the Borrower, but if the conditions precedent to the Borrowing are not met by 2:30 p.m. on the Borrowing Date, the Agent shall return the funds to the Lenders or invest them in an overnight investment as orally instructed by each Lender until such time as the LIBOR Loan is advanced.
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2.10
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Safekeeping of Drafts.
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2.11
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Certification to Third Parties.
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2.12
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Successor LIBOR and CDOR Rate.
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(a)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Agent determines (which determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Borrower absent manifest error), or the Borrower or the Majority Lenders notify the Agent (with, in the case of the Majority Lenders, a copy to Borrower) that the Borrower or the Majority Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
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(i)
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adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR or the CDOR Rate for any requested Contract Period, including because the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page or the “CDOR Page” (or any display substitutes therefor) of Reuters (or any successor thereof or Affiliate thereof) (collectively, the “Screen Rate”) is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
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(ii)
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the administrator of the applicable Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the applicable Screen Rate shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans (such specific date, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”); or
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(iii)
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syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section 2.12, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace (x) LIBOR or the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page or (y) the CDOR Rate or the “CDOR Page” (or any display substitutes therefor) of Reuters (or any successor thereof or Affiliate thereof), as applicable,
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(b)
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If no Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under Section 2.12(a) exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the Lenders shall not be required to honour any Advance or Borrowing Notice, as applicable, requesting a Borrowing by way of a LIBOR Loan or BA Instrument, as applicable, under this Agreement. Upon receipt of such notice, (A) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a conversion to or rollover of such LIBOR Loan or BA Instrument, as applicable (to the extent of the affected LIBOR Loan, BA Instrument or Contract Period, as applicable) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for conversion or rollover to a U.S. Base Rate Loan or Prime Rate Loan, as applicable, in the amount specified therein, and (B) the Borrower hereby instructs the Agent to repay each affected (x) LIBOR Loan with the proceeds of a U.S. Base Rate Loan in the amount of such affected LIBOR Loan, and (y) BA Instrument with the proceeds of a Prime Rate Loan, as applicable, in each case to be drawn down on the last day of the then current Contract Period.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding anything else herein, any definition of “Successor Rate” shall provide that in no event shall such Successor Rate be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement.
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(d)
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For purposes of this Section 2.12, “Successor Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any proposed Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definitions of U.S. Base Rate, Federal Funds Rate, Prime Rate, LIBOR Interest Period, Contract Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Agent, to reflect the adoption of such Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent determines in consultation with the Borrower).
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3.1
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Documentary Credits.
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3.2
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Procedure for Issue.
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(a)
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Each Issue shall be made on notice substantially in the form of Schedule 4 (an “Issue Notice”) given by the Borrower to the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on three (3) Business Day’s notice. The Issue Notice shall be in substantially the form of Schedule 4 shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower and shall specify (i) the requested date of Issue (the “Issue Date”), (ii) the Type of Documentary Credit, (iii) the Face Amount of the Documentary Credit, (iv) the expiration date, and (v) the name and address of the Beneficiary. The Agent shall, upon receipt of an Issue Notice, provide a copy of the Issue Notice to the Documentary Credit Lender and to each other Lender.
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(b)
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Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the Issue Date, the Documentary Credit Lender shall issue a Documentary Credit completed in accordance with the Issue Notice in the appropriate form. Upon receipt of the Documentary Credits and upon fulfilment of the conditions set forth in ARTICLE 11, the Agent shall deliver the Documentary Credits to or to the order of the Borrower.
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(c)
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No Documentary Credit shall require that payment against a conforming draft be made on the same Business Day upon which the draft was presented, unless such presentation is made before 1:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on such Business Day.
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(d)
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Prior to the Issue Date, the Borrower shall provide a precise description of the documents and the verbatim text of any certificates to be presented by the Beneficiary which, if presented by the Beneficiary, would require the Documentary Credit Lender, to make payment under the Documentary Credit. The Documentary Credit Lender may require reasonable changes in any such document or certificate.
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3.3
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Form of Documentary Credits.
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3.4
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Reimbursements of Amounts Drawn.
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(a)
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At or before 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the date specified by a Beneficiary as a drawing date under a Documentary Credit, the Borrower shall pay to the Documentary Credit Lender an amount in same day funds equal to the amount to be drawn by the Beneficiary under the Documentary Credit.
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(b)
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If the Borrower fails to pay to the Documentary Credit Lender the amount drawn under any Documentary Credit, the unpaid amount due and payable shall be converted automatically as of such date, and without the necessity for the Borrower to give any Borrowing Notice pursuant to Section 2.5, to a Prime Rate Loan, where the Documentary Credit is denominated in Canadian Dollars and a U.S. Base Rate Loan is denominated in U.S. Dollars, made by the Lenders rateably under the Credit Facility.
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3.5
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Documentary Credit Participation.
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(a)
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Each Lender shall acquire from the Documentary Credit Lender for the Lender’s own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to the Lender’s pro rata share of the Documentary Credit Lender’s obligations and rights under each Documentary Credit together with any amount paid by the Documentary Credit Lender under a Documentary Credit. If an amount is drawn under any Documentary Credit and the Documentary Credit Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or if the amount is converted to an Advance pursuant to Section 3.4(b), each of the Lenders shall pay to the Documentary Credit Lender, upon demand, an amount equal to such Lender’s pro rata share of the amount which is not so reimbursed or shall acquire its pro rata share of the Advance into which the amount is converted, as the case may be.
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(b)
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If any amount required to be paid by a Lender to the Documentary Credit Lender pursuant to Section (a) is not paid to the Documentary Credit Lender within two Business Days after the date the payment is due, the Lender shall pay to the Documentary Credit Lender, on demand, such amount together with interest, from the date the payment was to be made until the date it is actually made, at the prevailing interbank rate. A certificate of the Documentary Credit Lender, submitted to the relevant Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
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(c)
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If, at any time after the Documentary Credit Lender has made a payment under any Documentary Credit and has received from the Lenders their pro rata share of such payment, the Documentary Credit Lender receives a payment in respect of the Documentary Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise), the Documentary Credit Lender will distribute to the Lenders their pro rata share of such payment; provided, however, if any payment so received by the Documentary Credit Lender shall be required to be returned by the Documentary Credit Lender, each Lender shall return to the Documentary Credit Lender the portion thereof previously distributed to it.
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3.6
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Risk of Documentary Credits.
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(a)
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In determining whether to pay under a Documentary Credit, the Documentary Credit Lender shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under the Documentary Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of the Documentary Credit.
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(b)
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The reimbursement obligation of the Borrower under any Documentary Credit shall be unconditional and irrevocable and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of a Documentary Credit, (ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defence or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against a Beneficiary, the Documentary Credit Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated therein or any other transaction (including any underlying transaction between the Borrower and the Beneficiary), (iii) any certificate or other document presented with a Documentary Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid or any statement in it being untrue or inaccurate, (iv) the existence of any act or omission or any misuse of, a Documentary Credit or misapplication of proceeds by the Beneficiary, including any fraud in any certificate or other document presented with a Documentary Credit in each case unless, before payment of a Documentary Credit, (x) the Borrower has delivered to the Documentary Credit Lender a written notice of the fraud together with a written request that it refuse to honour such drawing, (y) the fraud by the Beneficiary has been established to the knowledge of the Documentary Credit Lender so as to make the fraud clear or obvious to the Documentary Credit Lender, and (z) in the case of fraud in the underlying transaction between the Borrower and the Beneficiary, the fraud is of such character as to make the demand for payment by the Beneficiary under the Documentary Credit a fraudulent one, (v) payment by the Documentary Credit Lender under the Documentary Credit against presentation of a certificate or other document which does not comply with the terms of the Documentary Credit, unless such payment is inconsistent with the standards of reasonable care specified in the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), ICC Publication 500 (or any replacement publication), or (vi) the existence of a Default or Event of Default.
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(c)
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The Documentary Credit Lender shall not be responsible for (i) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Documentary Credit or the rights or benefits under it or proceeds of it, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason, (ii) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages by mail, facsimile or otherwise, (iii) errors in interpretation of technical terms, (iv) any loss or delay in the transmission of any document required in order to make a drawing, and (v) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Documentary Credit Lender, including the acts or omissions, whether rightful or wrongful, of any Governmental Authority. None of the above shall affect, impair, or prevent the vesting of any of the Documentary Credit Lender’s rights or powers under this Agreement. Any action taken or omitted by the Documentary Credit Lender under or in connection with any Documentary Credit or the related certificates, if taken or omitted in good faith, shall not put the Documentary Credit Lender under any resulting liability to the Borrower provided that the Documentary Credit Lender acts in accordance with the standards of reasonable care specified in the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), ICC Publication 500 (or any replacement publication).
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3.7
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Fees.
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(a)
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The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, (i) on behalf of the Documentary Credit Lender, a non-refundable fronting fee in respect of each Documentary Credit equal to 0.25% of its Face Amount (the “L/C Fronting Fee”), and (ii) on behalf of each Lender, a fee equal to the Applicable Margin for Documentary Credits of the Face Amount of each Documentary Credit for the period during which the Documentary Credit is outstanding (the “L/C Maintenance Fee”). The L/C Fronting Fee and the L/C Maintenance Fee shall be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day following the end of each Fiscal Quarter.
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(b)
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The Borrower shall pay to the Documentary Credit Lender, upon the issuance, amendment or transfer of each Documentary Credit issued by the Documentary Credit Lender and each drawing made under it, the Documentary Credit Lender’s standard and prevailing documentary and administrative charges for issuing, amending, transferring or drawing under, as the case may be, Documentary Credits of similar amount, term and risk.
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3.8
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Repayments.
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(a)
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If the Borrower is required to repay the Loans pursuant to ARTICLE 2 or ARTICLE 12, then the Borrower shall pay to the Agent an amount equal to each Lender’s contingent liability in respect of (i) any outstanding Documentary Credit, and (ii) any Documentary Credit which is the subject matter of any order, judgment, injunction or other such determination (a “Judicial Order”) restricting payment under and in accordance with such Documentary Credit or extending the Lender’s liability under such Documentary Credit beyond its stated expiration date. Payment in respect of each Documentary Credit shall be due in the currency in which the Documentary Credit is denominated.
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(b)
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The Documentary Credit Lender shall, with respect to any Documentary Credit, upon the later of:
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(i)
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the date on which any final and non-appealable order, judgment or other such determination has been rendered or issued either terminating the applicable Judicial Order or permanently enjoining the Lender from paying under such Documentary Credit; and
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(ii)
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the earlier of (i) the date on which either (x) the original counterpart of the Documentary Credit is returned to the Documentary Credit Lender for cancellation, or (y) the Documentary Credit Lender is released by the Beneficiary from any further obligations, and (ii) the expiry (to the extent permitted by any applicable law) of the Documentary Credit, pay to the Borrower an amount equal to the difference between the amount paid to the Documentary Credit Lender pursuant to Section 3.8(a) and the amounts paid by the Documentary Credit Lender under the Documentary Credit.
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3.9
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Documentary Credits Outstanding Upon Default.
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4.1
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Interest on Loans.
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(a)
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Prime Rate Loan. Each Prime Rate Loan shall bear interest (both before and after demand, maturity, default and, to the extent permitted by law, judgment, with interest on overdue interest at the same rate) from and including the Borrowing Date for such Loan to, but not including, the date of repayment of such Loan on the unpaid principal amount of such Loan at a nominal rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate, plus the Applicable Margin then in effect, which shall, in each case, change automatically without notice to the Borrower as and when the Prime Rate shall change so that at all times the rates set forth above shall be the Prime Rate then in effect. Interest on each Prime Rate Loan shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed divided by 365 or 366, as applicable. Interest in respect of outstanding Prime Rate Loans shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month; provided, however, that interest on overdue interest shall be payable on demand.
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(b)
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U.S. Base Rate Loan. Each U.S. Base Rate Loan shall bear interest (both before and after demand, maturity, default and, to the extent permitted by law, judgment, with interest on overdue interest at the same rate) from and including the Borrowing Date for such Loan to, but not including, the date of repayment of such Loan on the unpaid principal amount of such Loan at a nominal rate per annum equal to the U.S. Base Rate, plus the Applicable Margin then in effect, which shall, in each case, change automatically without notice to the Borrower as and when the U.S. Base Rate shall change so that at all times the rates set forth above shall be the U.S. Base Rate then in effect. Interest on each U.S. Base Rate Loan shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed divided by 365 or 366, as applicable. Interest in respect of outstanding U.S. Base Rate Loans shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of each month; provided, however, that interest on overdue interest shall be payable on demand.
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(c)
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LIBOR Loans. Each LIBOR Loan shall bear interest (both before and after demand, maturity, default and, to the extent permitted by law, judgment, with interest on overdue interest at the same rate) from and including the Borrowing Date for such LIBOR Loan to, but not including, the date of repayment thereof on the unpaid principal amount thereof at a nominal rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate determined by the Agent for each LIBOR Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Loan plus the Applicable Margin in effect on the first day of such LIBOR Interest Period. Interest on each LIBOR Loan shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed divided by three hundred and sixty (360). Interest in respect of each LIBOR Loan shall be payable on the last day of each LIBOR Interest Period applicable thereto and also, with respect to each LIBOR Interest Period which is longer than ninety (90) days, the last day of such LIBOR Interest Period and each date within such LIBOR Interest Period which is the first Business Day following the expiration of each ninety (90) day interval after the first day of such LIBOR Interest Period; provided, however, that interest on overdue interest shall be payable on demand.
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4.2
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LIBOR Interest Period Determination.
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4.3
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Interest on Overdue Amounts.
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4.4
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Other Interest.
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4.5
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Interest Act (Canada).
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4.6
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Deemed Reinvestment Principle.
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4.7
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Maximum Return.
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5.1
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Acceptance Fees.
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5.2
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Commitment Fee.
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5.3
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Basis of Calculation of Fees.
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5.4
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Upfront Fee.
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6.1
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Voluntary Repayment of Outstanding Accommodation.
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(a)
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Repayments. The Borrower shall have the right to voluntarily repay outstanding Accommodations from time to time on any Business Day without premium on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section:
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(i)
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With respect to any voluntary repayment of an Accommodation, unless the Agent with the consent of the Lenders otherwise approves, the Canadian Dollar Amount of Accommodation included in such repayment shall be Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$2,500,000) or whole multiples of One Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$100,000) or the entire amount of that type of Accommodation outstanding, the U.S. Dollar amount of Accommodation included in such repayment shall be Two Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$2,500,000) or whole multiples of One Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars (U.S.$100,000) or the entire amount of that type of Accommodation outstanding, and the Borrower shall give the Agent a written notice of repayment substantially in the form of Schedule 6.1(a) (a “Notice of Repayment”), specifying the amount, the type or types of Accommodation to be included in the repayment (and where such Accommodation includes any Loan, the currency thereof and the interest rate applicable thereto) and the applicable voluntary repayment date, which notice shall be irrevocable by the Borrower. The Notice of Repayment shall be given to the Agent not later than 10:00 a.m.:
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(A)
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on the second Business Day preceding the applicable repayment date in the case of Loans with a Canadian Dollar Amount in the aggregate equal to or greater than Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars (Cdn.$2,500,000);
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(B)
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on the second Business Day preceding the applicable repayment date in the case of Bankers’ Acceptances in an aggregate Face Amount
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(C)
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on the third Business Day preceding the applicable repayment date in the case of LIBOR Loans.
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(ii)
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In all other cases, Notice of Repayment shall be given on the applicable repayment date.
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(iii)
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Any Notice of Repayment received by the Agent on any Business Day after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed to have been given to the Agent on the next succeeding Business Day.
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(iv)
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On the applicable voluntary repayment date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders, the amount of any Accommodation that is subject to the repayment, together with all interest and other fees and amounts accrued, unpaid and due in respect of such repayment; provided, however, that accrued interest will not be repayable prior to the applicable interest payment date in Section 4.1 in respect of Prime Rate Loans or U.S. Base Rate Loans unless the full balance outstanding thereunder is voluntarily repaid.
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(b)
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Repayment of Certain Types of Accommodation. The following provisions shall also apply to the voluntary repayment by the Borrower of the following types of Accommodation:
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(i)
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Subject to Section 6.1(c), no repayment of any LIBOR Loan shall be made otherwise than upon the expiration of any applicable LIBOR Interest Period; and
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(ii)
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No repayment of outstanding Accommodation in the form of Bankers’ Acceptance shall be made otherwise than upon the expiration or maturity date or, in the case of a Documentary Credit, on the date of surrender thereof to the Documentary Credit Lender.
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(c)
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Repayment of LIBOR Loans. Notwithstanding Sections 6.1(a) and 6.1(b), a LIBOR Loan may be repaid at any time within the thirty (30) day period after the Borrower receives notice that it is required to pay any amount under Section 7.6 in respect of such Accommodation, provided that in addition to the other amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section at the time of such repayment, the Borrower pays to the Agent for the account of the Lenders at such time all reasonable breakage costs incurred by the Lenders with respect to, and all other amounts payable by the Borrower under Sections 7.6 and 7.7 in connection with, such repayment. A certificate of a Lender or Lenders as to such costs, providing details of the calculation of such costs, shall be prima facia evidence.
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6.2
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Repayment on Maturity Date and Extension.
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(a)
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Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and to this Section, the Borrower shall repay in full all outstanding Accommodations to each Lender on the Maturity Date of such Lender, together with all interest, fees and other amounts payable hereunder on the Maturity Date of such Lender, in each case, to the Agent for the account of the applicable Lender(s), and the Commitment of such Lender shall be permanently cancelled and the aggregate Committed Amount shall be permanently cancelled by a corresponding amount.
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(b)
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By notice in writing to the Agent in the form of Schedule 3 (a “Notice of Extension”) given not more than 90 and not less than 45 days prior to each anniversary date of the date of this Agreement, the Borrower may request each Lender to extend the Maturity Date of such Lender for an additional period of 365 days. The Lenders agree that they shall give or withhold their consent in a timely manner so that the Agent may provide a response to the Borrower to the Notice of Extension within thirty (30) days from the date of such receipt, provided that the decision of any Lender to extend the Maturity Date in respect of such Lender shall be at the sole discretion of such Lender. The Borrower shall be entitled to replace any Lender which dissents in response to the Notice of Extension (a “Dissenting Lender”) with another existing Lender or Lenders without the consent of any of the remaining Lenders; or to replace a Dissenting Lender with any financial institution which is not an existing Lender with the consent of the Agent and the Documentary Credit Lender, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The Borrower shall be entitled, with the unanimous consent of the Lenders who have agreed to extend, to permanently cancel the Commitment of any Dissenting Lender and repay such Dissenting Lender, at which time the Committed Amount shall be permanently reduced by the amount of such Commitment.
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6.3
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Excess Accommodation.
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(a)
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to the extent any of the Accommodations are Prime Rate Loans, U.S. Base Rate Loans, repay such excess; and
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(b)
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in the case of Banker’s Acceptances or LIBOR Loans, pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders an amount in Canadian Dollars or U.S. Dollars, as applicable, equivalent to the amount by which the Committed Amount is exceeded.
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6.4
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Illegality.
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7.1
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Payments on Non-Business Days.
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7.2
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Method and Place of Payment.
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7.3
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Net Payments.
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7.4
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Agent May Debit Account.
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7.5
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Currency of Payment.
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7.6
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General Indemnity.
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(a)
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any Environmental Matter, Environmental Liability or Environmental Proceeding; and
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(b)
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any loss or expense incurred in liquidating or re-employing deposits from which such funds were obtained, which the Agent or Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:
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(i)
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failure by the Borrower to make payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any LIBOR Loan;
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(ii)
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failure by the Borrower in proceeding with a Borrowing after the Borrower has given a Borrowing Notice;
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(iii)
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failure by the Borrower in repaying a Borrowing after the Borrower has given a Notice of Repayment;
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(iv)
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any breach, non-observance or non-performance by the Borrower of any of its obligations, covenants, agreements, representations or warranties contained in this Agreement; and
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(v)
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except as otherwise provided in Section 6.1(c)the repayment of any LIBOR Loan otherwise than on the expiration of any applicable LIBOR Interest Period or the repayment of any Bankers’ Acceptance otherwise than on the maturity date thereof.
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7.7
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Early Termination of LIBOR Interest Period.
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7.8
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Outstanding Bankers’ Acceptances.
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8.1
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Security.
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9.1
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Representations and Warranties.
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(a)
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Existence – the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is a partnership, corporation or other entity, as the case may be, incorporated or organized and subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, specified on Schedule 9.1(a) (as such Schedule may be amended from time to time by Borrower and provided to the Lenders, provided that such amendments shall not otherwise be contrary to this Agreement) with and has all requisite partnership, corporate or other power and authority to own, hold under license or lease its property, undertaking and Assets and to carry on (i) its Business as now conducted (and as now proposed to be conducted); and (ii) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party. The General Partner is a corporation, duly and validly incorporated, organized and existing as a corporation under the laws of the Province of Alberta and has the legal capacity to act as the General Partner of the Borrower;
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(b)
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Capacity – each of the Borrower and the General Partner has the legal capacity and right to enter into the Loan Documents and do all acts and things and execute and deliver all agreements, documents and instruments as are required thereunder to be done, observed or performed by it in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof;
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(c)
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Authority - the execution and delivery by the Borrower and General Partner of this Agreement and each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by it of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other action including, without limitation, the obtaining of all necessary shareholder, partnership or other relevant consents. No
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(d)
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Execution and Delivery, Enforceability - each of the Loan Documents has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Borrower and the General Partner and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject only to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement or other statutes or judicial decisions affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general and to general principles of equity under which specific performance and injunctive relief may be refused by a court in its discretion;
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(e)
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No Litigation - there is no existing, pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or the General Partner, threatened litigation by or against the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the General Partner which could reasonably be expected to be adversely determined to the rights of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the General Partner and which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect; no event has occurred and, to the knowledge of the Borrower or the General Partner, no state or condition exists, which could give rise to any such litigation;
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(f)
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No Conflict - the execution and delivery by the Borrower and the General Partner and the performance by them of their obligations under, and compliance with the terms, conditions and provisions of, this Agreement and each other Loan Document will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) its articles, by-laws, partnership agreement or other organizational documents, as the case may be; (ii) any Applicable Law; (iii) any Material Agreement or any material contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or its Assets; or (iv) any material judgment, injunction, determination or award which is binding on it in each such case except to the extent that such breach could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change;
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(g)
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Financial Statements - the financial statements and forecasts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which have been provided to the Agent are accurate and complete in all material respects, and fairly present the consolidated financial condition and business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as at the date thereof and are prepared in a form and manner consistent with existing financial reporting practices of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP;
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(h)
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Books and Records - all books and records of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have been fully and accurately kept and completed and there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein. The Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ records, systems, controls, data or information are not recorded, stored, maintained, operated or otherwise wholly or partly dependent upon or held by any means (including any electric, mechanical or photographic process, whether
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(i)
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No Material Adverse Change - there has been no Material Adverse Change since the last day of the most recent financial year-end of the Borrower for which audited financial statements have been completed;
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(j)
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Compliance with Laws and Agreements – the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and the General Partner are in compliance with all Applicable Laws and all agreements or contracts where any non-compliance could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect;
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(k)
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Approvals - all Governmental Approvals and other consents or authorizations necessary to permit the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the General Partner (i) to execute, deliver and perform each Loan Document to which it is a party (if any), and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; and (ii) to own and operate the Business, have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the requirements of all such Governmental Approvals and consents and there is no Claim existing, pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or the General Partner, threatened which could result in the revocation, cancellation, suspension or any adverse modification of any of such Governmental Approvals or consent;
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(l)
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No Default - no Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or the Master Trust Indenture has occurred or is continuing which has not (i) been expressly waived in writing by the Agent, the Trustee under the Master Trust Indenture and the holders of the Senior Bonds, Series 15-1; or (ii) been remedied (or otherwise ceased to be continuing);
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(m)
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Ownership of Assets, Principal Property - the Borrower and its Subsidiaries each has good and marketable title to (and in the case of the Borrower) free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, all of its respective Assets used in the Business. The Principal Property in the name of the General Partner is and will be held by the General Partner in trust for the Borrower;
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(n)
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Taxes -
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(i)
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the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are currently exempt from (i) income tax under the Income Tax Act (Canada), and (ii) realty taxes under the Assessment Act (Alberta); the Borrower is not in default of any of the filings, payments or other requirements necessary to maintain such exempt status, nor does the Borrower have any knowledge of any event which could result in the Borrower or AltaLink ceasing to be exempt from taxation under such statutes; and
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(ii)
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the Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all tax returns which, to its knowledge, are required to have been filed, and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments made against it or any of its property and all other taxes, fees or other charges imposed on it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than those the amount or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided in its books); and no tax liens have been filed and, to the knowledge of the Borrower no claims are being asserted with respect to any such taxes, fees or other charges;
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(o)
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No Proceedings - no essential portion of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ real or leased property has been taken or expropriated by any Governmental Authority nor has written notice or proceedings in respect thereof been given or commenced nor is the Borrower aware of any intent or proposal to give any such notice or commence any such proceedings;
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(p)
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Environmental - except as disclosed to the Agent, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has:
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(i)
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any knowledge of any Environmental Adverse Effect or any condition existing at, on or under the Principal Property which, in any case or in the aggregate, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries resulting in a Material Adverse Effect;
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(ii)
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any knowledge of any present or prior leaks or spills with respect to underground storage tanks and piping system or any other underground structures existing at, on or under Principal Property or of any past violations by any Applicable Laws, policies or codes of practice involving the Principal Property, which violations, in any case or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(iii)
|
any knowledge that it has any obligation under any Environmental Laws to pay any compensation or damages resulting from the operation of the Principal Property, or that it will have any such obligation resulting from the maintenance and operation of the Principal Property, which, in any case or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(iv)
|
any Environmental Liability which, in any case or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect except as disclosed by the Borrower to the Agent in writing prior to the Effective Date;
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(q)
|
No Proceedings or Investigations - none of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries is, as at the date that this representation is made or deemed to be made, the subject of any civil, criminal or regulatory proceeding or governmental or regulatory investigation with respect to Environmental Laws nor are any of them aware of any threatened proceedings or investigations which, in any case or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect except as disclosed in accordance with the notice requirements set out in Section 10.5. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are actively and diligently proceeding to use all reasonable efforts to comply with all Environmental Laws and all such activities are being carried on in a prudent and responsible manner and with all due care and due diligence;
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(r)
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Insurance - the Borrower and its Subsidiaries maintain insurance or self insure (including business interruption insurance, property insurance and general liability insurance) with responsible insurance carriers and in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties;
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(s)
|
Pension Plans – Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries (except AltaLink Management Ltd.) has established or is party to or obligated under any pension plans. All pension plans established by AltaLink Management Ltd. are being operated, administered and maintained in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders applicable thereto, except for such instances of non-compliance as have not resulted in and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All premiums, contributions and any other amounts required by applicable pension plan documents or Applicable Laws to be paid or accrued by AltaLink Management Ltd., to the extent failure to do so could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, are being paid or accrued as required;
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(t)
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Subsidiaries - (i) the Borrower is the sole limited partner and is the owner of 99.99% of the Equity Securities in AltaLink and AltaLink Management Ltd. is the sole general partner and is the owner of .01% of the Equity Securities of AltaLink, (ii) no Person has any right or option to purchase or otherwise acquire any of the Equity Securities of AltaLink; and (iii) the Borrower does not own or hold any Equity Securities in, directly or indirectly, any other Person, other than as disclosed in Schedule 9.1(a), as amended from time to time and provided to the Lenders (provided such amendments shall not otherwise be contrary to this Agreement); and
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(u)
|
Complete Disclosure - all written information and data concerning the Borrower, the General Partner and the Borrower’s Subsidiaries that have been prepared by it or any of its representatives or advisors and that have been made available to the Agent or the Lenders are and, at the time such information and data were made available, were true and correct in all material respects and do not, and, at the time such information and data were made available, did not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained in such information and data not misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.
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9.2
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Survival of Representations and Warranties.
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10.1
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Reporting Covenants.
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(a)
|
Information and Certificates. The Borrower shall furnish to the Agent (in “pdf” format where practicable, or in such other form as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Agent):
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(i)
|
not later than one hundred and forty (140) days (or such earlier date as may be prescribed from time to time under applicable securities legislation for the delivery of annual financial statements to security holders) after the end of each Fiscal Year, the annual financial statements (consolidated and unconsolidated) of the Borrower consisting of a balance sheet and statements of income, retained earnings and changes in financial position for the year then ended and for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year together with the report on such consolidated statements of the Borrower’s Auditors and the discussion and analysis of such consolidated statements prepared by the management of the Borrower;
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(ii)
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not later than sixty (60) days (or such earlier date as may be prescribed from time to time under applicable securities legislation for the delivery of interim financial statements to security holders) after the end of the first, second and third Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, the unaudited interim financial statements (consolidated and unconsolidated) of the Borrower, including a balance sheet and statements of income and changes in financial position for the period then ended and for the year to date and for the comparative periods in the prior Fiscal Year of the Borrower;
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(iii)
|
at the time the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and other information or material that are delivered to the Trustee under the Master Trust Indenture including, without limitation, notice of any “Event of Default” under the Master Trust Indenture;
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(iv)
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on or before thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the next Fiscal Year of the Borrower, an annual consolidated and unconsolidated financial forecast of the Borrower;
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(v)
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a certified copy of any supplemental indenture which amends in any way the Master Trust Indenture; and
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(vi)
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upon delivery of each of the items set out in Sections 10.1(a)(i) and (ii) of this Agreement, the Borrower’s Certificate of Compliance, which Borrower’s Certificate of Compliance shall be accompanied by, inter alia, details of the
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10.2
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Payments Under This Agreement and Loan Documents.
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10.3
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Proceeds.
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10.4
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Inspection of Property, Books and Records, Discussions.
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10.5
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Notices.
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(b)
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the commencement of, or receipt by the Borrower of a written threat of, any action, suit or proceeding against or affecting the Borrower before any Governmental Authority which, individually or in the aggregate, has, or has any reasonable likelihood of having, a Material Adverse Effect, and such further information in respect thereof as the Agent may request from time to time;
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(c)
|
any notice of any violation or administrative or judicial complaint or order having been filed or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, about to be filed against the Borrower which has, or has any reasonable likelihood of having, a Material Adverse Effect;
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(d)
|
any notice from any Governmental Authority or any other Person alleging that the Borrower is or may be subject to any Environmental Liability which has, or has any reasonable likelihood of having, a Material Adverse Effect;
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(e)
|
any notice of any material violation of Applicable Utilities Legislation;
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(f)
|
the occurrence or non-occurrence of any other event which has, or has a reasonable likelihood of having, a Material Adverse Effect;
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(h)
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any notice of a change in rating to the Senior Bonds (as such term is defined in the Master Trust Indenture) by any of the Rating Agencies.
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10.6
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Disbursements under Master Trust Indenture.
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10.7
|
Cure Defects.
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10.8
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Carrying on Business.
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10.9
|
Insurance and Insurance Proceeds.
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(a)
|
The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall maintain insurance with respect to its properties and business and against such casualties and contingencies and in such types and such amounts as shall be in accordance with sound business practices which are standard in the industry and in accordance with any express requirements of Governmental Authorities, where applicable, including the right to self-insure and/or co-insure with respect to any of the insurance required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph.
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(b)
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Immediately upon receipt by the Borrower of any Insurance Proceeds, Borrower shall apply such Insurance Proceeds in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Master Trust Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Insurance Proceeds are used by the Borrower, within 12 months after receipt of same, to replace or repair the Assets in respect of which the Insurance Proceeds were received, then such Insurance Proceeds need not be so applied. Borrower shall provide Agent with a copy of any officer’s certificate provided pursuant to Section 6.10 of the Master Trust Indenture.
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10.10
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Compliance with Laws and Agreements.
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10.11
|
Taxes.
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10.12
|
Further Assurances.
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10.13
|
Limitation on Indebtedness.
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10.14
|
Negative Pledge.
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10.15
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Investments.
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10.16
|
Change in Business and Ownership of AltaLink and Subsidiaries.
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10.17
|
Mergers, Etc.
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10.18
|
Acquisitions.
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10.19
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Transactions with Non-Arm’s Length Persons.
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10.20
|
Environmental Covenants.
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(a)
|
The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall, at all times conduct and maintain the Business in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Approvals.
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(b)
|
If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall:
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(i)
|
receive notice from any Governmental Authority that any material violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Approval has been, may have been, or is about to be committed by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries;
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(ii)
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receive notice that any Remedial Order or other proceeding has been filed or is about to be filed against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries alleging material violations of any Environmental Law or requiring the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to take any material action in connection with the Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Substance into the environment or requiring the cessation of a nuisance; or
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(iii)
|
receive any notice from a Governmental Authority alleging that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may be liable or responsible for material costs associated with a nuisance or a response to, or clean up of, a Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Substance into the environment or any damages caused thereby; then the Borrower shall in each such case provide the Agent with a copy of such notice within ten (10) days of the Borrower’s or Subsidiary’s receipt thereof, and thereafter shall keep the Agent informed in a timely manner of any developments in such matters, and shall provide to the Agent such other information in respect thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Agent from time to time.
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10.21
|
Hedging Agreements.
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10.22
|
Distributions.
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10.23
|
Fiscal Year.
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10.24
|
Financial Covenants.
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(a)
|
Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower shall maintain, measured each Fiscal Quarter in each Fiscal Year, a ratio of EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarters then ended to Interest Expense for the four Fiscal Quarters then ended, of not less than 2.25:1. The parties agree that for the purposes of this Section 10.24(a), and provided that the reporting requirements in Section 10.1(a)(vi) are complied with in respect of such calculation, EBITDA shall be calculated on the basis of GAAP (as in effect immediately prior to the adoption by the Borrower of IFRS), notwithstanding the fact that the Borrower may have adopted IFRS; and
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(b)
|
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated Total Capitalization. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall maintain, during each Fiscal Quarter in each Fiscal Year, a maximum ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated Total Capitalization of 80%.
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10.25
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Master Trust Indenture.
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11.1
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Conditions Precedent to the Closing.
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(a)
|
this Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the General Partner;
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(b)
|
completion of and satisfactory results with respect to, such financial, business and legal due diligence as reasonably requested by the Lenders;
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(c)
|
receipt of a duly executed 2020 Supplemental Indenture, Senior Pledged Bond, Series 4 and Bond Delivery Agreement and any other documents, certificates or other deliveries required under Section 2.4 of the Master Trust Indenture;
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(d)
|
the Agent or the Lenders shall have received any other Loan Documents required by the Agent or the Lenders duly executed by the Borrower and the General Partner, as the case may be;
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(e)
|
the following documents in form, substance and execution acceptable to the Agent shall have been delivered to the Agent:
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(i)
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duly certified copies of the constating documents of the Borrower and the General Partner, all necessary resolutions of the board of directors or similar necessary proceedings taken and required to be taken by the Borrower to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the entering into and performance of the transactions contemplated herein and therein;
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(ii)
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certificates of incumbency of the General Partner setting forth specimen signatures of the persons authorized to execute this Agreement, on behalf of the Borrower and the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
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(iii)
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certificate of status or the equivalent relative to the Borrower and the General Partner under its jurisdiction of creation; and
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(iv)
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the opinion of counsel for the Borrower in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders;
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(f)
|
there not having occurred a Material Adverse Change since December 31, 2019;
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(g)
|
the Upfront Fee and all other fees payable on or before the date hereof in connection with the Credit Facility under this Agreement and any fee letter (if any) shall have been paid to the Agent; and
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(h)
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there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
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11.2
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Conditions Precedent to All Borrowings, Conversions.
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(a)
|
the Agent shall have received any required Borrowing Notice;
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(b)
|
the Agent shall have received any required Documentary Credit agreement, or other Loan Document;
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(c)
|
there shall exist no Default or Event of Default on the applicable Borrowing Date, nor shall any arise as a result of giving effect to the requested Borrowing;
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(d)
|
all representations and warranties contained in ARTICLE 9 shall be true on and as of the Borrowing Date with the same effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such Borrowing Date; and
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(e)
|
all fees payable on or before the subsequent Borrowing in connection with the Credit Facility under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall have been paid to the Agent and the Lenders, as applicable.
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11.3
|
Waiver.
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12.1
|
Events of Default.
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(a)
|
Default in Payment of any Amount Hereunder. If the Borrower fails to pay (i) any principal amount of the Accommodations when such amount becomes due and payable, (ii) any interest or fees owing to the Lenders and/or Agent or any of them hereunder, or under any Loan Document when due and payable hereunder or thereunder and such failure shall remain unremedied for five (5) Business Days or (iii) any other amount owing to the Lenders and/or Agent or any of them hereunder, or under any Loan Document when due and payable hereunder or thereunder and such failure shall remain unremedied for five (5) Business Days;
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(b)
|
Representation or Warranty. If any representation and warranty made by the Borrower in or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be untrue in any material respect on the date upon which it was given;
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(c)
|
Default in Certain Covenants.
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(i)
|
If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (as applicable and as if each Subsidiary of the Borrower were party hereto) shall fail, refuse or default in any material respect with the performance or observance of any of the covenants contained in Sections 10.13, 10.15, 10.16(b), and 10.18 to 10.23 inclusive, and such failure shall continue unremedied for 15 days; or
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(ii)
|
If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (as applicable and as if each Subsidiary of the Borrower were party hereto) shall fail, refuse or default in any material respect with the performance or observance of any of the covenants contained in Sections 10.14, 10.16(a), 10.17, 10.24 or 10.25, (provided that, in the case of Section 10.25, there shall be no Event of Default until the expiry of the applicable cure period, if any, under the Master Trust Indenture);
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(d)
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Default in Other Provisions. If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (as applicable and as if each Subsidiary of the Borrower were party hereto) shall fail, refuse or default in any material respect with the performance or observance of any of the other covenants, agreements or conditions contained herein and such failure, refusal or default adversely affects the Lenders and, such failure, refusal or default continues for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof by the Agent;
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(e)
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Indebtedness. If (i) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fails to pay the principal of any of its Indebtedness (which shall, for greater certainty, exclude the Indebtedness under this Agreement but shall include (without limitation) the Indebtedness under the Master Trust Indenture and Senior Bonds, Series 15-1) which is outstanding in an aggregate principal amount exceeding (x) Cdn. $15,000,000 in the case of the Borrower and (y) Cdn. $10,000,000 in the case of AltaLink or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (or the Equivalent Amount in any other currency) when such amount becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) and such failure continues after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness described in paragraphs (x) and (y) above, without waiver of such failure by the holder of such Indebtedness on or before the expiration of such period; or (ii) any other event occurs or condition exists (including a failure to pay the premium or interest on such Indebtedness) and continues after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness without waiver of such failure by the holder of such Indebtedness on or before the expiration of such period, if the effect of such event is to accelerate, or permit the acceleration of, such Indebtedness; or (iii) any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be, or otherwise becomes, due and payable prior to its stated maturity by reason of default;
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(f)
|
Judgment. The rendering of a judgment or judgments against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in an aggregate amount in excess of Cdn. $20,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in any other currency), by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction, which judgment or judgments remain undischarged and unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;
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(g)
|
Change in Legislation. If there occurs any change in the Applicable Utilities Legislation or any other Applicable Laws resulting in a Material Adverse Effect on the Business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(h)
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Termination of Material Agreements, licences etc.
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(i)
|
If any Material Agreement is terminated for any reason prior to the expiry of its term (except as contemplated thereunder) unless: (A) such Material Agreement is replaced by the Borrower with a contract on commercially reasonable terms or (B) such termination does not result in a Material Adverse Effect;
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(ii)
|
if a default occurs under, or if the Borrower fails to observe or perform any term, covenant or agreement contained in, any Material Agreement unless such default or failure does not result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
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(iii)
|
if any permit, licence, consent or other authorization required to be kept in full force and effect hereunder with respect to the Business is revoked or suspended for any reason whatsoever and such revocation or suspension results in a Material Adverse Effect and such revocation and suspension continues for a period of 45 days, unless the Borrower does not contest such revocation or suspension in good faith, diligently and by appropriate means;
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(i)
|
Winding Up. If an order shall be made or an effective resolution be passed for the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any such proceedings are initiated unless such proceedings are being actively and diligently contested by the Borrower in good faith;
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(j)
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Bankruptcy or Insolvency. If the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a notice of intention to make a proposal or a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), or shall become insolvent or be declared or adjudged bankrupt, or a receiving order be made against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or if a liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, receiver and manager or any other officer with similar powers shall be appointed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall propose a compromise, arrangement or reorganization under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) or any other legislation of any jurisdiction (including corporate statutes, as applicable) providing for the reorganization or winding-up of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or business entities or providing for an arrangement, composition, extension or adjustment with its creditors or shall voluntarily suspend transaction of its usual business, or shall take corporate or other action in furtherance of any of the foregoing purposes;
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(k)
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Receiver. If any proceeding for the appointment of a receiver or trustee for the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or for any substantial part of the property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which is material to the conduct of the Business, and any such receivership or trusteeship remains undischarged for a period of sixty (60) days, or if the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries becomes bankrupt or unable to pay its obligations as they become due or is declared to be bankrupt or unable to pay its obligations as they become due;
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(l)
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Full Force and Effect. If this Agreement or any material portion hereof shall, at any time after its respective execution and delivery and for any reason, cease in any way to be in full force and effect or if the validity or enforceability of this Agreement is disputed in any manner by such Borrower and the Credit Facility has not been repaid within 30 days of demand therefor by the Agent; and
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(m)
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Change of Control. If there shall occur any Change of Control.
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12.2
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Remedies.
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(a)
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demand payment of any principal, accrued interest, fees and other amounts which are then due and owing in respect of the Accommodation under the Credit Facility without presentment, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;
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(b)
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declare by notice to the Borrower the Credit Facility terminated, whereupon the same shall terminate immediately without any further notice of any kind;
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(c)
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commence such legal action or proceedings as it, in its sole discretion, may deem expedient, including the commencement of enforcement proceedings under the Loan Documents, all without any additional notice, presentation, demand, protest, notice of dishonour, entering into of possession of any of the assets, or any other action or notice, all of which the Borrower and General Partner hereby expressly waive; and
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(d)
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demand payment of the Senior Pledged Bond, Series 4 in accordance with the provisions of the Bond Delivery Agreement.
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12.3
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Remedies Cumulative.
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12.4
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Appropriation of Moneys Received.
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12.5
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Non-Merger.
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12.6
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Waiver.
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12.7
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Set-off.
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13.1
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Increased Costs.
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(a)
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Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
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(i)
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impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, 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 Lender;
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(ii)
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subject any Lender to any Tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Accommodations made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof, except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 13.2 and the imposition, or any change in the rate, of any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender; or
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(iii)
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impose on any Lender or any applicable interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Accommodations made by such Lender, and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Accommodation (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Accommodation), or to increase the cost to such Lender, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then upon request of such Lender the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
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(b)
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Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender, or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Accommodations made by such Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or its holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of its holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or its holding company for any such reduction suffered.
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(c)
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Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section (“Additional Compensation”), including a description of the event by reason of which it believes it is entitled to such compensation, and supplying reasonable supporting evidence (including, in the event of a Change in Law, a photocopy of the Applicable Law evidencing such change) and reasonable detail of the basis of calculation of the amount or amounts, and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. In the event the Lender subsequently recovers all or part of the Additional Compensation paid by the Borrower, it shall promptly repay an equal amount to the Borrower. The obligation to pay such Additional Compensation for subsequent periods will continue until the earlier of termination of the Accommodation or the Commitment affected by the Change in Law, change in capital requirement or the lapse or cessation of the Change in Law giving rise to the initial Additional Compensation. A Lender shall make reasonable efforts to limit the incidence of any such Additional Compensation and seek recovery for the account of the Borrower upon such Borrower’s request at such Borrower’s expense, provided such Lender in its reasonable determination suffers no appreciable economic, legal, regulatory or other disadvantage. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, a Lender shall only be entitled to rely upon the provisions of this Section 13.1 if and for so long as it is not treating the Borrower in any materially different or in any less favourable manner than is applicable to any other customers of such Lender, where such other customers are bound by similar provisions to the foregoing provisions of this Section 13.1.
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(d)
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Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, except that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefore, unless the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, in which case the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
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13.2
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Taxes.
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(a)
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Payments Subject to Taxes. If any Credit Party, the Agent or any Lender is required by Applicable Law to deduct or withhold any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) in respect of any payment by or on account of any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased by that Credit Party when payable as necessary so that after making or allowing for all required deductions and withholds (including deductions and withholds applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Agent or Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholds been required, (ii) the Credit Party shall make any such deductions or withholds required to be made by it under Applicable Law and (iii) the Credit Party shall timely pay the full amount required to be deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.
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(b)
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Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law.
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(c)
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Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent and each Lender, within 15 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) paid by the Agent or such Lender and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other 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 (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In the event the Lender subsequently recovers all or part of the payment made under this Section paid by the Borrower, it shall promptly repay an equal amount to the Borrower. A Lender shall make reasonable efforts to limit the incidence of any payments under this Section and seek recovery for the account of the Borrower upon the Borrower’s request at the Borrower’s expense, provided such Lender in its reasonable determination suffers no appreciable economic, legal, regulatory or other disadvantage.
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(d)
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Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by a Credit Party to a Governmental Authority, the Credit Parties shall deliver to the 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 Agent.
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(e)
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Status of Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent), at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by Applicable Law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to withholding or information reporting requirements.
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(f)
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Treatment of Certain Refunds and Tax Reductions. If the Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which a Credit Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 13.2 or that, because of the payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes, it has benefited from a reduction in Excluded Taxes otherwise payable by it, it shall pay to the Borrower or other Credit Party, as applicable, an amount equal to such refund or reduction (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower or other Credit Party under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund or reduction), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any net after-Tax interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). The Borrower or other Credit Party as applicable, upon the request of the Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower or other Credit Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Agent or such Lender if the Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund or reduction to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Agent or any Lender 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, to arrange its affairs in any particular manner or to claim any available refund or reduction.
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(g)
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FATCA. If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Taxes 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 Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the 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 (g), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
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13.3
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Mitigation Obligations: Replacement of Lenders.
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(a)
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Designation of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 13.1, or requires the Borrower to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 13.2, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Accommodations hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender (with the prior consent of the Borrower), such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 13.1 or Section 13.2, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
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(b)
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Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 13.1, if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 13.2, if any Lender’s obligations are suspended pursuant to Section 13.4 or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Accommodations hereunder, then the Borrower may either, at its sole expense and effort, upon 10 days’ notice to such Lender and the Agent: (i) repay all outstanding amounts due to such affected Lender (or such portion which has not been acquired pursuant to clause (ii) below) and thereupon such Commitment of the affected Lender shall be permanently cancelled and the aggregate Commitment shall be permanently reduced by the same amount and the Commitment of each of the other Lenders shall remain the same; or (ii) require such Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Article 20), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:
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(i)
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the Borrower pays the Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 20.1(b)(vi);
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(ii)
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the assigning Lender receives payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Accommodations outstanding and participations in disbursements under Documentary Credits, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any breakage costs and amounts required to be paid under this Agreement as a result of prepayment to a Lender) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
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(c)
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in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 13.1 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 13.2, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and
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(d)
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such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Law.
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13.4
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Illegality.
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14.1
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Right of Setoff.
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15.1
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Sharing of Payments by Lenders.
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(a)
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if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest;
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(b)
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the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by any Credit Party pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Accommodations or participations in disbursements under Documentary Credits to any assignee or Participant, other than to any Credit Party or any Affiliate of a Credit Party (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply); and
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(c)
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the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (w) any payment made while no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in respect of obligations of the Borrower to such Lender that do not arise under or in connection with the Loan Documents, (x) any payment made in respect of an obligation that is secured by a Permitted Lien or that is otherwise entitled to priority over the Borrower’s obligations under or in connection with the Loan Documents, (y) any reduction arising from an amount owing to a Credit Party upon the termination of derivatives entered into between the Credit Party and such Lender, or (z) any payment to which such Lender is entitled as a result of any form of credit protection obtained by such Lender.
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16.1
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Agent’s Clawback.
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(a)
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Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Agent. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any advance of funds that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lender’s share of such advance, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement concerning funding by Lenders and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable advance available to the Agent, then the applicable Lender shall pay to the Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Agent, at a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with prevailing banking industry practice on interbank compensation. If such Lender pays such amount to the Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Accommodation included in such advance. If the Lender does not do so forthwith, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent forthwith on written demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon at the interest rate applicable to the advance in question. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that has failed to make such payment to the Agent.
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(b)
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Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Agent. Unless the Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Agent for the account of any Lender hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute the amount due to the Lenders. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Agent, at a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with prevailing banking industry practice on interbank compensation.
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17.1
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Appointment and Authority.
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17.2
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Rights as a Lender.
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17.3
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Exculpatory Provisions.
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(a)
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The Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent:
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(i)
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shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
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(ii)
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shall not 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 the Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for in the Loan Documents), but the Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law; and
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(iii)
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shall not, 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 their Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
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(b)
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The Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as is necessary, or as the Agent believes in good faith is necessary, under the provisions of the Loan Documents) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing the Default is given to the Agent by the Borrower or a Lender.
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(c)
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Except as otherwise expressly specified in this Agreement, the Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition specified in this Agreement, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent.
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17.4
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Reliance by Agent.
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17.5
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Indemnification of Agent.
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17.6
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Delegation of Duties.
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17.7
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Replacement of Agent.
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(a)
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The Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, with the prior consent of the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a Lender having an office in Toronto, Ontario or Calgary Alberta or an Affiliate of any such Lender with an office in Toronto or Calgary. The Agent may also be removed at any time by the Majority Lenders upon 30 days’ notice to the Agent and the Borrower as long as the Majority Lenders, with the prior consent of the Borrower, appoint and obtain the acceptance of a successor within such 30 days, which shall have an office in Toronto/Calgary, or an Affiliate of any such Lender with an office in Toronto/Calgary.
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(b)
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If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications specified in Section 17.7(a), provided that if the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Agent is appointed); and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Majority Lenders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above in the preceding paragraph.
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(c)
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Upon a successor’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the former Agent, and the former Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided in the preceding paragraph). 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 termination of the service of the former Agent, the provisions of this ARTICLE 17 and of ARTICLE 19 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such former 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 former Agent was acting as Agent.
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17.8
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Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders.
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17.9
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Collective Action of the Lenders.
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17.10
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No Other Duties, etc.
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18.1
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Notices, etc.
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(a)
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Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as-provided in paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or telecopier to the addresses or facsimile or telecopier numbers specified elsewhere in this Agreement or, if to a Lender, to it at its address or telecopier number specified in the Register or, if to a Credit Party other than the Borrower, in care of the Borrower.
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(b)
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Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender if such Lender has notified the Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
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(c)
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Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or telecopier number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto.
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18.2
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Notice Details
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19.1
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Expenses; Indemnity: Damage Waiver.
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(a)
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Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agent, in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent or any Lender including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Accommodations issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Accommodations.
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(b)
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Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Credit Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance or non-performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation or non-consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Accommodation or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Documentary Credit Lender to honour a demand for payment under a Documentary Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Documentary Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Substance on or from any property owned or operated by any Credit Party, or any Environmental Liabilities related in any way to any Credit Party, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by a Credit Party and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Credit Party against an Indemnitee for breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if the Credit Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favour on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall it be available in respect of matters specifically addressed in Section 13.1, Section 13.2 and Section 19.1(a).
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(c)
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Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that a Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph (a) are subject to the other provisions of this Agreement concerning several liability of the Lenders.
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(d)
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Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Credit Parties shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for indirect, consequential, punitive, aggravated or exemplary damages (as opposed to direct damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby (or any breach thereof), the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Accommodation or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
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(e)
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Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after demand therefor with documented particulars thereof. A certificate of the Agent or a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts owing to the Agent, Lender or a sub-agent or Related Party, as the case may be, as specified in this Section, including reasonable detail of the basis of calculation of the amount or amounts, and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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20.1
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Successors and Assigns.
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(a)
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Successors and Assigns Generally. 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 no Credit Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
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(b)
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Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Accommodations outstanding at the time owing to it); provided that:
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(i)
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except if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Accommodations outstanding at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment being assigned (which for this purpose includes Accommodations outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Accommodations outstanding 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 Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $10,000,000, unless each of the Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consent to a lower amount;
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(ii)
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each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Accommodations outstanding or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate credits on a non-pro rata basis;
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(iii)
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any assignment must be approved by the Documentary Credit Lender (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the Person that is the proposed assignee is itself already a Lender;
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(iv)
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any assignment must be approved by the Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the proposed assignee is a bank whose senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced, long term debt is rated at least A3, A- or A low by at least two of Moodys, S&P and DBRS, respectively;
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(v)
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any assignment must be approved by the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless the proposed assignee is itself already a Lender or if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and no assignment will be made to a Foreign Lender unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
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(vi)
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the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of Cdn $3,500 and the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
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(c)
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Register. The Agent shall maintain at one of its offices in Toronto, Ontario a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Accommodations outstanding owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may 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.
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(d)
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Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Credit Party or any Affiliate of a Credit Party ) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Accommodations outstanding owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the 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 payment by a Participant to a Lender in connection with a sale of a participation shall not be or be deemed to be a repayment by the Borrower or a new Loan to the Borrower.
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(e)
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Limitation on Participants Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 13.1 and Section 13.2 than the applicable Lender
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(f)
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Certain Pledges. 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, but no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
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21.1
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Amendments and Waivers.
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(a)
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Subject to subsections (b) and (c), no acceptance, amendment or waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents, nor consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Person from such provisions, shall be effective unless in writing and approved by the Majority Lenders. Any acceptance, amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it was given.
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(b)
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Only written acceptances, amendments, waivers or consents signed by all the Lenders shall (i) increase a Lender’s Commitment; (ii) reduce the principal or amount of, or interest on, directly or indirectly, any Accommodation outstanding or any fees; (iii) postpone any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, any Accommodation outstanding or any fees; (iv) change the percentage of the Commitments or the number or percentage of Lenders required for the Lenders, or any of them, or the Agent to take any action; (v) change the definition of Majority Lenders; (vi) release or cancel any security for any obligation of a Credit Party hereunder; or (vii) amend this Section 21.1(b).
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(c)
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Only written acceptances, amendments, waivers or consents signed by the Agent, in addition to the Majority Lenders, shall affect the rights or duties of the Agent under the Loan Documents.
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21.2
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Judgment Currency.
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(a)
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If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due to a Lender in any currency (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the “Other Currency”), the parties agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, such Lender could purchase the Original Currency with the Other Currency on the Business Day preceding the day on which final judgment is given or, if permitted by Applicable Law, on the day on which the judgment is paid or satisfied.
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(b)
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The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due in the Original Currency from it to any Lender under any of the Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any Other Currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Other Currency, the Lender may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase the Original Currency with such Other Currency. If the amount of the Original Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Lender in the Original Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding the judgment, to indemnify the Lender, against any loss, and, if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Lender in the Original Currency, the Lender shall remit such excess to the Borrower.
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22.1
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Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
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(a)
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Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable in that Province.
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(b)
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Submission to Jurisdiction. Each Credit Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court. Each of the parties hereto agrees 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. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Credit Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
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(c)
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Waiver of Venue. Each Credit Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the defence of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
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23.1
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Waiver of Jury Trial.
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24.1
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Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.
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(a)
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Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement shall become effective when it has been executed by the Agent and when the Agent has received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or by sending a scanned copy by electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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(b)
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Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures 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 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 Parts 2 and 3 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada), the Electronic Transactions Act, (Alberta), the Personal Information Protection Act (Alberta) and other similar federal or provincial laws based on the Uniform Electronic Commerce Act of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada or its Uniform Electronic Evidence Act, as the case may be.
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25.1
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Treatment of Certain Information: Confidentiality.
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(a)
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Each of the Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to it, its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives (to the extent necessary to administer or enforce this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap, derivative, credit-linked note or similar transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section by such Person or actually known to such Person or (y) becomes available to the Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a Credit Party. If the Agent or any Lender is requested or required to disclose any Information (other than by any bank examiner) pursuant to or as required by Applicable Laws or by a subpoena or similar legal process, the Agent or such Lender, as applicable, shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to provide the Borrower with notice of such requests or obligation in sufficient time so that the Borrower may seek an appropriate protective order or waive the Agent’s, or such Lender’s, as applicable, compliance with the provisions of this Section, and the Agent and such Lender, as applicable, shall, to the extent reasonable, co-operate with the Borrower in the Borrower obtaining any such protective order.
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(b)
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For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from any Credit Party relating to any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to such receipt. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information. In addition, the Agent may disclose to any agency or organization that assigns standard identification numbers to loan facilities such basic information describing the facilities provided hereunder as is necessary to assign unique identifiers (and, if requested, supply a copy of this Agreement), it being understood that the Person to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to make available to the public only such Information as such Person normally makes available in the course of its business of assigning identification numbers.
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(c)
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In addition, and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Agent may provide basic information concerning the Borrower and the Credit Facilities established herein to Loan Pricing Corporation and/or other recognized trade publishers of information for general circulation in the loan market.
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26.1
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Further Assurances
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26.2
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Acknowledgement
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ Jeff Austin
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Name: Jeff Austin
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Title: Director
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By:
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/s/ Todd Anliker
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Name: Todd Anliker
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Title: Director
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Jeff Austin
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Name: Jeff Austin
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Title: Director
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By:
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/s/ Todd Anliker
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Name: Todd Anliker
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Title: Director
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Agent
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By:
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/s/ Yvonne Brazier
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Name: Yvonne Brazier
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Title: Manager, Agency Services
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By:
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Title:
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Lender
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By:
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/s/ David Gazley
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Name: David Gazley
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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By:
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Title:
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ATB FINANCIAL, as Lender
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By:
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/s/ Trevor Guinard
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Name: Trevor Guinard
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Title: Director
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By:
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/s/ Evan Hahn
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Name: Evan Hahn
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Title: Portfolio Manager
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BANK OF MONTREAL, as Lender
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By:
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/s/ Carol McDonald
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Name: Carol McDonald
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Title: Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ McKenzie Mantei
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Name: McKenzie Mantei
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Title: Analyst
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BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender
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By:
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/s/ Kirt Millwood
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Name: Kirt Millwood
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Title: Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ Mathieu Leroux
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Name: Mathieu Leroux
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Title: Associate Director
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1.
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Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the Borrower and the General Partner contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as if made on and as of the date hereof, except as set out in Appendix I hereto or otherwise notified to the Agent under the Credit Agreement.
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2.
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Default/Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing.
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3.
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Financial Covenants. The Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 10.24 of the Credit Agreement and the detailed calculations evidencing such compliance are attached hereto.
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4.
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Ratings. [The ratings assigned by each of the Rating Agencies to the Senior Bonds, Series 15-1 is l.]
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5.
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Change of Control Compliance. Pursuant to Section 10.16 of the Credit Agreement, the total revenues and total Assets of all non-wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower does not exceed 10% of the Borrower’s consolidated revenues or Consolidated Assets, as disclosed in the most recent audited financial statements delivered to the Agent and the Lenders.
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK INVESTMENTS, L.P. |
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Title:
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT LTD. |
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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(a)
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Prime Rate Loan in the amount of Cdn.$l, having a term of l [add same provision for any other amount and term requested];
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(b)
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U.S. Base Rate Loan in the amount of U.S.$l, having a term of l [add same provision for any other amount and term requested];
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(c)
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LIBOR Loan in the amount of U.S.$l, having a term and LIBOR Interest Period of l [add same provision for any other amount and term requested]; and
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(d)
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Bankers’ Acceptance in the aggregate amount of Cdn.$l having a term of l [add same provision for any other amount and term requested].
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By:
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Name:
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Name:
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Title:
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(a)
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it intends to repay the following Bankers’ Acceptances on the current maturity date:
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(i)
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aggregate Face Amount - $; and
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(ii)
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current maturity date _____________; and
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(b)
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the following Bankers’ Acceptances are to be rolled over in accordance with the Credit Agreement by the issuance of new Bankers’ Acceptances on the current maturity date specified below:
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(i)
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aggregate Face Amount of maturing Bankers’ Acceptances - $;
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(ii)
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current maturity date - ______________;
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(iii)
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new aggregate Face Amount - $ ;
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(iv)
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new Contract Period - _______________; and
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(v)
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new maturity date - ________________.
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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(a)
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The date of Issue, being a Business Day, is l.
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(b)
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The Face Amount of such Documentary Credit is Cdn $l/US$l .
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(c)
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The expiration date of such Documentary Credit, being a Business Day is l.
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(d)
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The proposed type of Documentary Credit is [letter of credit][letter of guarantee].
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(e)
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The name and address of the Beneficiary is l.
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(f)
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[Insert any special terms or conditions for the Documentary Credit.]
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Name:
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Title:
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1.
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Assignor:
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2.
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Assignee:
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3.
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Borrower(s):
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4.
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Administrative Agent: Royal Bank of Canada, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
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5.
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Credit Agreement: The Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2020, among AltaLink Investments L.P., the Lenders parties thereto, Royal Bank of Canada as Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto, as amended, restated or replaced from time to time.
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6.
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Assigned Interest:
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Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders2
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Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned
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Percentage Assigned of Commitment/Loans3
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CUSIP Number
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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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$
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%
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7.
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Trade Date: 4
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ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
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By:
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Title:
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ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
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By:
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Title:
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Consented to and Accepted:
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Royal Bank of Canada, as
Administrative Agent
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By
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Title:
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[Consented to:]5
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[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY]
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By
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Title:
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1.
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Representations and Warranties.
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1.1
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Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
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1.2
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Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section ___ thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
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Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Effective Date. The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.
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3.
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General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy or by sending a scanned copy by electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law governing the Credit Agreement.
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Lenders
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Lender’s Commitment (Cdn.$)
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Applicable Percentage
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Royal Bank of Canada
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$66,666,667
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33.4%
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ATB Financial
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$50,000,000
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25.0%
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Bank of Montreal
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$46,666,667
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23.3%
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Bank of Nova Scotia
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$36,666,666
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18.3%
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Total:
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$200,000,000
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100%
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ALTALINK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD., as general partner of ALTALINK INVESTMENTS, L.P.
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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Syndication Agent
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Documentation Agent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
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1
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Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms
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1
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Section 1.02. Computation of Time Periods
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20
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Section 1.03. Accounting Terms
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20
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Section 1.04. Classification of Loans and Borrowings
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21
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Section 1.05. Other Interpretive Provisions
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21
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Section 1.06. Divisions
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21
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ARTICLE II AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT
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22
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Section 2.01. The Revolving Loans
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22
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Section 2.02. Making the Revolving Loans
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22
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Section 2.03. [Reserved]
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24
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Section 2.04. [Reserved]
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24
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Section 2.05. Fees
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24
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Section 2.06. Extension of the Termination Date
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24
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Section 2.07. [Reserved]
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25
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Section 2.08. Termination or Reduction of the Commitments
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25
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Section 2.09. Repayment of Loans
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26
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Section 2.10. Evidence of Indebtedness
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26
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Section 2.11. Interest on Loans
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27
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Section 2.12. Interest Rate Determination; Effect of Benchmark Transition Event
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27
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Section 2.13. Conversion of Revolving Loans
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31
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Section 2.14. Optional Prepayments of Loans
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33
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Section 2.15. Increased Costs
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33
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Section 2.16. Illegality
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34
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Section 2.17. Payments and Computations
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34
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Section 2.19. Sharing of Payments, Etc.
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36
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Section 2.18. Taxes
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39
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Section 2.20. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
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40
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Section 2.21. Defaulting Lenders
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41
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ARTICLE III CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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43
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Section 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness
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43
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Section 3.02. Conditions Precedent to each Extension of Credit
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44
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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45
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Section 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower
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45
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER
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48
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Section 5.01. Affirmative Covenants
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48
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Section 5.02. Negative Covenants
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51
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Section 5.03. Financial Covenant
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52
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ARTICLE VI EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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53
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Section 6.01. Events of Default
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53
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ARTICLE VII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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54
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Section 7.01. Appointment and Authority
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54
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Section 7.02. Rights as a Lender
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55
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Section 7.03. Exculpatory Provisions
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55
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Section 7.04. Reliance by Administrative Agent
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56
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Section 7.05. Resignation of Administrative Agent
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56
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Section 7.06. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
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58
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Section 7.07. Indemnification
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58
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Section 7.08. No Other Duties, etc.
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58
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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS
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59
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Section 8.01. Amendments, Etc.
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59
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Section 8.02. Notices, Etc.
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59
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Section 8.03. No Waiver; Remedies
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61
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Section 8.04. Costs and Expenses; Indemnification
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61
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Section 8.05. Right of Set-off
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63
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Section 8.06. Binding Effect
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64
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Section 8.07. Assignments and Participations
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64
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Section 8.08. Confidentiality
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68
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Section 8.09. Governing Law
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69
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Section 8.10. Severability
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69
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Section 8.11. Execution in Counterparts
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69
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Section 8.12. Jurisdiction, Etc.
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69
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Section 8.13. Waiver of Jury Trial
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70
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Section 8.14. USA Patriot Act
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70
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Section 8.15. No Fiduciary Duty
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71
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Section 8.16. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions
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71
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Section 8.17. [Reserved]
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72
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Section 8.18. Certain ERISA Matters
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72
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
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EXHIBIT A
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Form of Notice of Borrowing
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EXHIBIT B
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[Reserved]
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EXHIBIT C
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Form of Assignment and Assumption
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EXHIBIT F-1
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
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EXHIBIT F-2
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
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EXHIBIT F-3
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
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EXHIBIT F-4
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Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
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SCHEDULE I
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List of Commitment Amounts and Applicable Lending Offices
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SCHEDULE II
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List of Material Subsidiaries
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S&P Rating/Moody’s Rating
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Applicable Rating Level
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S&P Rating AA- or higher or Moody’s Rating Aa3 or higher
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1
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S&P Rating A+ or Moody’s Rating A1
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2
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S&P Rating A or below or Moody’s Rating A2 or below or unrated
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3
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(i)
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the rate of interest announced by Mizuho from time to time as Mizuho’s prime rate;
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(ii)
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1/2 of 1% per annum above the NYFRB Rate in effect on such date; and
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(iii)
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the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on the Service equal to the one-month London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars as determined at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day), plus 1%; provided, however, if more than one rate is specified on the Service, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates plus 1%
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Applicable
Rating Level |
Commitment
Fee Rate |
1
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0.080%
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2
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0.100%
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3
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0.125%
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(i)
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the Borrower may not select any Interest Period that ends after the latest Termination Date in effect at such time;
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(ii)
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Interest Periods commencing on the same date for Eurodollar Rate Revolving Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration;
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(iii)
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whenever the last day of any Interest Period would otherwise occur on a day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be extended to occur on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that, if such extension would cause the last day of such Interest Period to occur in the next following calendar month, the last day of such Interest Period shall occur on the next preceding Business Day; and
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(iv)
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whenever the first day of any Interest Period occurs on a day of an initial calendar month for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that succeeds such initial calendar month by the number of months equal to the number of months in such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such succeeding calendar month.
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(1)
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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 Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the Eurodollar Rate; or
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(2)
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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.
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(1)
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a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the Eurodollar Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the Eurodollar 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 Rate;
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(2)
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a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Eurodollar Rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Eurodollar Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the Eurodollar Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the Eurodollar Rate, which states that the administrator of the Eurodollar Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the Eurodollar 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 Rate; or
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(3)
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a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the Eurodollar Rate announcing that the Eurodollar Rate is no longer representative.
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(1)
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(i) a determination by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower (as notified to 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 2.12 are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Eurodollar Rate, and
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(2)
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(i) the election by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower 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, by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or by the Required Lenders of written notice of such election to the Administrative Agent.
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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY,
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as Borrower
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By: /s/ James C. Galt
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James C. Galt
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Treasurer
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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
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as Administrative Agent and Lender
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By /s/ Edward Sacks
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Name: Edward Sacks
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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LENDERS:
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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as Lender
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By /s/ Katie Lee
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Name: Katie Lee
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Title: Director
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender
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By /s/ Karen R. Nelsen
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Name: Karen R. Nelsen
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Title: Vice President
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CITIBANK, N.A., as Lender
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By /s/ Richard Rivera
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Name: Richard Rivera
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Title: Vice President
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TD BANK, N.A., as Lender
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By /s/ Vijay Prasad
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Name: Vijay Prasad
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Title: Senior Vice President
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PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender
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By /s/ Kelly Sarver
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Name: Kelly Sarver
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Title: Vice President
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender
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By /s/ Gregory R. Gredvig
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Name: Gregory R. Gredvig
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Title: Director
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Very truly yours,
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MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
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By
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Name:
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Title:
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1.
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Assignor[s]:
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[Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]
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2.
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Assignee[s]:
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[for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate] [Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]
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3.
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Borrower(s): MidAmerican Energy Company
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4.
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Administrative Agent: Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
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5.
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Credit Agreement: The $600,000,000 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2020 among MidAmerican Energy Company, the Lenders parties thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent.
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6.
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Assigned Interest[s]:
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Assignor[s]5
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Assignee[s]6
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Facility Assigned7
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Aggregate Amount of Commitment/Loans for all Lenders8
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Amount of Commitment/Loans Assigned8
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Percentage Assigned of Commitment/
Loans9 |
CUSIP Number
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$
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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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$
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%
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[NAME OF LENDER]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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[NAME OF LENDER]
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Name of Bank
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Commitment Amount
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Domestic
Lending Office
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Eurodollar
Lending Office
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Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
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$105,000,000.00
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1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Contact: Edwin Stone
Phone: (212) 282-3269
Fax: (212) 282-4488
Email: edwin.stone@mizuhogroup.com
Group Email: LAU_USCorp3@mizuhocbus.com
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Same as Domestic Lending Office
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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
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$105,000,000.00
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277 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10172
Contact: Tracey Watson
Phone: 212-224-4393
Fax: 212-224-4397
Email: Tracey_Watson@smbcgroup.com
Group Email: PSC-LOANSERVICES@smbcgroup.com
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Same as Domestic Lending Office
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U.S. Bank National Association
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$100,000,000.00
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1700 Farnam Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Contact: Karen Nelsen
Phone: (402) 536-5104
Fax : (402) 536-5213
Email: karen.nelsen@usbank.com
Group Email:
CLSSyndicationServicesTeam@usbank.com
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Same as Domestic Lending Office
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Citibank, N.A.
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$75,000,000.00
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1615 Brett Road, Ops III
New Castle, DE 19720
Contact: Vinoliya Bhasker
Phone: 201-751-7571
Email: GLOriginationOps@citi.com
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Same as Domestic Lending Office
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TD Bank, N.A.
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$75,000,000.00
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31 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Contact: Thomas Casey
Phone: 212-827-2786
Email: Thomas.Casey@td.com; TDBNANoticies@tdsecurities.com
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Same as Domestic Lending Office
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Name of Bank
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Commitment Amount
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Domestic
Lending Office
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Eurodollar
Lending Office
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Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
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$75,000,000.00
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90 S. 7th Street, 15th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402
MAC N9305-156
Contact: Greg Gredvig
Phone: (612) 667-4832
Email: gregory.r.gredvig@wellsfargo.com
Group Email:
RKELCLNSVPayments@wellsfargo.com
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Same as Domestic Lending Office
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PNC Bank, National Association
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$65,000,000.00
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300 Fifth Avenue
One PNC Plaza
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Contact: Sean Drinan
Phone: (404) 495-6399
Email: sean.drinan@pnc.com; ParticipationLA19BRV@pnc.com
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Same as Domestic Lending Office
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TOTAL
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$600,000,000.00
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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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;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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:
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(a)
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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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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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 fiscal 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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ William J. Fehrman
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William J. Fehrman
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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(principal executive officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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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;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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:
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(a)
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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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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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 fiscal 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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Calvin D. Haack
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Calvin D. Haack
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(principal financial officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PacifiCorp;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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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;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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:
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(a)
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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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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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 fiscal 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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ William J. Fehrman
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William J. Fehrman
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Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
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(principal executive officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PacifiCorp;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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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;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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:
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(a)
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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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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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 fiscal 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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Nikki L. Kobliha
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Nikki L. Kobliha
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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(principal financial officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MidAmerican Energy Company;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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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;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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:
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(a)
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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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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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 fiscal 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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Adam L. Wright
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Adam L. Wright
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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(principal executive officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MidAmerican Energy Company;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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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;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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:
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(a)
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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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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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 fiscal 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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
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Thomas B. Specketer
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(principal financial officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MidAmerican Funding, LLC;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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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;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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)
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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;
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(b)
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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;
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(c)
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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
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(d)
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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 fiscal 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
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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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
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(b)
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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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Adam L. Wright
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Adam L. Wright
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President
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(principal executive officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MidAmerican Funding, LLC;
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2.
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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;
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3.
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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;
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4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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)
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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
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(d)
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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 fiscal 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
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5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) 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 the 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)
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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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
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Thomas B. Specketer
|
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Vice President and Controller
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(principal financial officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Nevada Power Company (dba NV Energy);
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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(s) 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 fiscal 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(s) 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 the 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: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
|
|
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Douglas A. Cannon
|
|
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President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
(principal executive officer)
|
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Nevada Power Company (dba NV Energy);
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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(s) 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 fiscal 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(s) 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 the 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: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Michael E. Cole
|
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|
Michael E. Cole
|
|
|
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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|
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(principal financial officer)
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sierra Pacific Power Company (dba NV Energy);
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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(s) 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 fiscal 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(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
|
|
|
Douglas A. Cannon
|
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
(principal executive officer)
|
|
1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sierra Pacific Power Company (dba NV Energy);
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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(s) 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 fiscal 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(s) 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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Michael E. Cole
|
|
|
Michael E. Cole
|
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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(principal financial officer)
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(1)
|
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ William J. Fehrman
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William J. Fehrman
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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(principal executive officer)
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(1)
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the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Calvin D. Haack
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Calvin D. Haack
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(principal financial officer)
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(1)
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the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PacifiCorp for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PacifiCorp.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ William J. Fehrman
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William J. Fehrman
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Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
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(principal executive officer)
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(1)
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the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PacifiCorp for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PacifiCorp.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Nikki L. Kobliha
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Nikki L. Kobliha
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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(principal financial officer)
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(1)
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the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MidAmerican Energy Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of MidAmerican Energy Company.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Adam L. Wright
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Adam L. Wright
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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(principal executive officer)
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(1)
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the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MidAmerican Energy Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
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the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of MidAmerican Energy Company.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
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Thomas B. Specketer
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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(principal financial officer)
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(1)
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the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MidAmerican Funding, LLC for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
|
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of MidAmerican Funding, LLC.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Adam L. Wright
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Adam L. Wright
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President
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(principal executive officer)
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(1)
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the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MidAmerican Funding, LLC for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
|
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of MidAmerican Funding, LLC.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Thomas B. Specketer
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Thomas B. Specketer
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Vice President and Controller
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|
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(principal financial officer)
|
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(1)
|
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Nevada Power Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
|
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Nevada Power Company.
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Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
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|
|
Douglas A. Cannon
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|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
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|
|
(principal executive officer)
|
|
(1)
|
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Nevada Power Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
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(2)
|
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Nevada Power Company.
|
Date: August 7, 2020
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/s/ Michael E. Cole
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|
|
Michael E. Cole
|
|
|
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
|
|
(principal financial officer)
|
|
(1)
|
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sierra Pacific Power Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
|
(2)
|
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Sierra Pacific Power Company.
|
Date: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Douglas A. Cannon
|
|
|
Douglas A. Cannon
|
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
(principal executive officer)
|
|
(1)
|
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Sierra Pacific Power Company for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
|
(2)
|
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Sierra Pacific Power Company.
|
Date: August 7, 2020
|
/s/ Michael E. Cole
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|
|
Michael E. Cole
|
|
|
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
|
|
|
(principal financial officer)
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|
|
|
Mine Safety Act
|
|
|
|
Legal Actions
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Total
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Section 104
|
|
|
|
Section
|
|
Value of
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
Significant
|
|
Section
|
|
107(a)
|
|
Proposed
|
|
Pending
|
|
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||||||||||
|
|
and
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Section
|
104(d)
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Section
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Imminent
|
|
MSHA
|
|
as of Last
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Instituted
|
Resolved
|
||||||||||
|
|
Substantial
|
104(b)
|
Citations/
|
110(b)(2)
|
Danger
|
|
Assessments
|
|
Day of
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During
|
During
|
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Mining Facilities
|
|
Citations(1)
|
Orders(2)
|
Orders(3)
|
Violations(4)
|
Orders(5)
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|
Period(6)
|
Period
|
Period
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Bridger (surface)
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
Bridger (underground)
|
|
4
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
24
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
Wyodak Coal Crushing Facility
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(1)
|
Citations for alleged violations of mandatory health and safety standards that could significantly or substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a safety or health hazard under Section 104 of the Mine Safety Act.
|
(2)
|
For alleged failures to totally abate the subject matter of a Mine Safety Act Section 104(a) citation within the period specified in the citation.
|
(3)
|
For alleged unwarrantable failures (i.e., aggravated conduct constituting more than ordinary negligence) to comply with a mandatory health or safety standard.
|
(4)
|
For alleged flagrant violations (i.e., reckless or repeated failure to make reasonable efforts to eliminate a known violation of a mandatory health or safety standard that substantially and proximately caused, or reasonably could have been expected to cause, death or serious bodily injury).
|
(5)
|
For the existence of any condition or practice in a coal or other mine which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm before such condition or practice can be abated.
|
(6)
|
For the existence of any proposed penalties under Subpart C of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission's procedural rules. The pending legal actions are not exclusive to citations, notices, orders and penalties assessed by MSHA during the reporting period.
|