Company Order and Officers Certificate to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. dated September 28, 2017 of 3.10% Senior Notes, Series D due 2026
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September 28, 2017
Company Order and Officers’ Certificate
3.10% Senior Notes, Series D due 2026
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
2 North LaSalle Street
7th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Article Two of the Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2016 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “Original Indenture”), from AEP Transmission Company, LLC (the “Company”) to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 21, 2016 (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 28, 2017 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”) and, together with the Original Indenture, the “Indenture”) and the Board Resolutions dated August 22, 2017, copies of which, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, have been delivered under Section 2.01 of the Indenture and have not been rescinded,
1. You are hereby requested to authenticate an additional $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.10% Senior Notes, Series D due 2026 (the “New Series D Notes”) (reopening of the 3.10% Senior Notes, Series D due 2026, $300,000,000 of which was issued on November 21, 2016 for a total aggregate principal amount of $425,000,000), executed by the Company and delivered to you concurrently with this Company Order and Officers’ Certificate, in the manner provided by the Indenture.
2. You are hereby requested to hold the New Series D Notes as custodian for DTC in accordance with the Letter of Representations dated November 14, 2016, from the Company to DTC.
3. Concurrently with this Company Order and Officers’ Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel under Sections 2.04, 9.05 and 13.06 of the Original Indenture is being delivered to you.
4. Pursuant to Sections 2.01, 2.04 and 13.06 of the Original Indenture, the undersigned Renee V. Hawkins and Thomas G. Berkemeyer, the Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company do hereby certify that:
(i) we have read the relevant portions of the Indenture, including without
limitation the conditions provided for therein relating to the authentication and
delivery of the New Series D Notes, and the definitions in the Indenture relating thereto;
(ii) we have read the Board Resolutions of the Company and the Opinion of Counsel referred to above;
(iii) we have conferred with other officers of the Company, have examined such records of the Company and have made such other investigation as we deemed relevant for purposes of this certificate;
(iv) in our opinion, we have made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable us to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such conditions have been complied with; and
(v) on the basis of the foregoing, we are of the opinion that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to the authentication and delivery of the New Series D Notes have been complied with; and
(vi) the form and terms of the New Series D Notes have been established in conformity with the provisions of the Indenture.
The registration instructions for the portion of the New Series D Notes bearing CUSIP 00115A AA7 are as follows:
AEP Transmission Company, LLC
$124,800,000 3.10% Senior Notes, Series D due 2026
Credit Account of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at DTC #274
On settlement date 09/28/17 Book-Entry Only -DWAC
Kindly acknowledge receipt of this Company Order and Officers’ Certificate, including the documents listed herein, and confirm the arrangements set forth herein by signing and returning the copy of this document attached hereto.
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AEP TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLC
By: /s/ Renee V. Hawkins
Assistant Treasurer
And: /s/ Thomas G. Berkemeyer
Assistant Secretary
Acknowledged by Trustee:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY N.A. as Trustee
By: /s/ Sharon K. Mcgrath
Vice President
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