Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement by The Detroit Edison Company and Lenders
This amendment, dated January 10, 2007, modifies the Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement between The Detroit Edison Company, various lenders, Barclays Bank PLC as Administrative Agent, and Citibank and JPMorgan Chase as Co-Syndication Agents. The amendment updates certain financial definitions, adjusts the calculation of capitalization and net worth, and restates specific terms and exhibits. The changes are effective as of December 31, 2006, provided all required parties sign and deliver the amendment. The Borrower reaffirms its obligations and representations under the original agreement as modified.
FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
1. | Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of December 31, 2006 (the Effective Date) and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: |
1.1. | Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to insert the following new definitions of Excluded Pension Effects, Funded Debt, Guaranteed Obligations, Hybrid Equity Securities, Mandatorily Convertible Securities, and Total Funded Debt alphabetically therein: | ||
Excluded Pension Effects means the non-cash effects on Consolidated Net Worth resulting from the implementation of FASB Statement of Financial |
Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R), dated September 2006. | |||
Funded Debt means, as to any Person, without duplication: (a) all Debt of such Person for borrowed money or which has been incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets (excluding (i) contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and bankers acceptances, (ii) Nonrecourse Debt, (iii) Junior Subordinated Debt, (iv) Mandatorily Convertible Securities, and (v) Hybrid Equity Securities), (b) all capital lease obligations of such Person and (c) all Guaranteed Obligations of Funded Debt of other Persons. | |||
Guaranteed Obligations has the meaning specified in clause (h) of the definition of Debt. | |||
Hybrid Equity Securities means any securities issued by the Borrower or its Subsidiary or a financing vehicle of the Borrower or its Subsidiary that (i) are classified as possessing a minimum of intermediate equity content by S&P, Basket C equity credit by Moodys, and 50% equity credit by Fitch and (ii) require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases, in each case, prior to at least 91 days after the later of the termination of the Commitments and the repayment in full of the Revolving Credit Advances and all other amounts due under this Agreement. | |||
Mandatorily Convertible Securities means any mandatorily convertible equity-linked securities issued by the Borrower or its Subsidiary, so long as the terms of such securities require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases, in each case prior to at least 91 days after the later of the termination of the Commitments and the repayment in full of the Revolving Credit Advances and all other amounts due under this Agreement. | |||
Total Funded Debt means all Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP. | |||
1.2. | Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of Excluded Hedging Debt in its entirety. | ||
1.3. | Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of Capitalization in its entirety and to substitute the following therefor: | ||
Capitalization means the sum of (a) Total Funded Debt plus (b) Consolidated Net Worth. | |||
1.4. | Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of Consolidated Net Worth in its entirety and to substitute the following therefor: |
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Consolidated Net Worth means, as of any date of determination, the consolidated total stockholders equity, including capital stock (but excluding treasury stock and capital stock subscribed and unissued), additional paid-in capital and retained earnings (but excluding the Excluded Pension Effects) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP. | |||
1.5. | Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to insert at the end of clause (h) of the definition of Debt the following: (all such obligations under this clause (h) being Guaranteed Obligations). | ||
1.6. | Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: | ||
(i)The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, shall, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, have a ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt to (b) Capitalization in excess of .65:1; or | |||
1.7. | Exhibit F of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in the form attached hereto. |
2. | Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received: |
(a) | duly executed originals of this Amendment from each of the Borrower, the requisite number of Lenders required pursuant to Section 8.01 and the Administrative Agent; and | ||
(b) | such other documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. |
3. | Representations and Warranties and Reaffirmations of the Borrower. |
3.1. | The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (i) this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as previously executed and as modified hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally), and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. | ||
3.2. | Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment and after giving effect hereto, the Borrower hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the Effective Date, except that any such covenant, representation, or warranty that was made as of a specific date shall be considered reaffirmed only as of such date. |
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4. | Reference to the Effect on the Credit Agreement. |
4.1. | Upon the effectiveness of Section 1 hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement (including any reference therein to this Agreement, hereunder, hereof, herein or words of like import referring thereto) or in any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. | ||
4.2. | Except as specifically modified above, the Credit Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed. | ||
4.3. | The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith. | ||
4.4. | Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof and the execution hereof by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, this Amendment shall be binding upon all parties to the Credit Agreement. |
5. | GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. | |
6. | Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. | |
7. | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. |
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THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, as the Borrower | ||||||
By: | /s/ David R. Murphy | |||||
Name: David R. Murphy | ||||||
Title: Assistant Treasurer |
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender | ||||||
By: | /s/ David Barton | |||||
Name: David Barton Title: Associate Director | ||||||
CITIBANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agent and as a Lender | ||||||
By: | /s/ Amit Vasani | |||||
Name: Amit Vasani Title: Vice President | ||||||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Co- Syndication Agent and as a Lender | ||||||
By: | /s/ Nancy R. Barwig | |||||
Name: Nancy R. Barwig Title: Vice President |
The Detroit Edison Company
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Co- Documentation Agent and as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Thane A. Rattew | |||||
Name: Thane A. Rattew Title: Managing Director |
The Detroit Edison Company
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Co- Documentation Agent and as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Richard Fronapfel, Jr. | |||||
Name: Richard Fronapfel, Jr. Title: Vice President |
The Detroit Edison Company
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BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Francis J. Delaney | |||||
Name: Francis J. Delaney Title: Managing Director | ||||||
By | /s/ Mark A. Renaud | |||||
Name: Mark A. Renaud Title: Managing Director |
The Detroit Edison Company
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Sherrie I. Manson | |||||
Name: Sherrie I. Manson Title: Sr. Vice President |
The Detroit Edison Company
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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Andrew N. Taylor | |||||
Name: Andrew N. Taylor | ||||||
Title: Vice President |
The Detroit Edison Company
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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Richard L. Tavrow | |||||
Name: Richard L. Tavrow | ||||||
Title: Director | ||||||
By | /s/ Irja R. Otsa | |||||
Name: Irja R. Otsa | ||||||
Title: Associate Director |
The Detroit Edison Company
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COMERICA BANK, as a Lender | ||||||
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Dennis G. Blank | |||||
Name: Dennis G. Blank | ||||||
Title: Vice President |
The Detroit Edison Company
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CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (formerly known as CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, ACTING THROUGH ITS CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH), as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Sarah Wu | |||||
Name: Sarah Wu | ||||||
Title: Director | ||||||
By | /s/ Shaheen Malik | |||||
Name: Shaheen Malik | ||||||
Title: Associate |
The Detroit Edison Company
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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Marcus Tarkington | |||||
Name: Marcus Tarkington | ||||||
Title: Director | ||||||
By | /s/ Rainer Meier | |||||
Name: Ranier Meier | ||||||
Title: Vice President |
The Detroit Edison Company
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FIFTH THIRD BANK, A MICHIGAN BANKING CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIFTH THIRD BANK, EASTERN MICHIGAN), as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Brian Jelinski | |||||
Name: Brian Jelinski | ||||||
Title: Officer |
The Detroit Edison Company
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH (successor-by-merger to UFJ Bank Limited), as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Chi-Cheng Chen | |||||
Name: Chi-Cheng Chen | ||||||
Title: Authorized Signatory |
The Detroit Edison Company
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BANK HAPOALIM B.M., as a Lender | ||||||
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Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
The Detroit Edison Company
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WILLIAM STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION (recourse only to assets of William Street Commitment Corporation), as a Lender | ||||||
By | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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MELLON BANK, N.A., as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr. | |||||
Name: Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr. | ||||||
Title: Vice President |
The Detroit Edison Company
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LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | ||||||
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Raymond Ventura | |||||
Name: Raymond Ventura | ||||||
Title: Deputy General Manager |
The Detroit Edison Company
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as a Lender | ||||||
By | /s/ Alex Nikolov | |||||
Name: Alex Nikolov | ||||||
Title: Second Vice President |
The Detroit Edison Company
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THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender | ||||||
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To: | The Lenders parties to the Credit Agreement Described Below |
THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY | ||||||
By | ||||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: |
Provisions of Section 5.01(h) of
the Agreement
(A) Numerator (Total Funded Debt): | ||||
(i) Debt for borrowed money or which has been incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets (exclusive of contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and bankers acceptances): | $ | |||
(ii) Minus: Nonrecourse Debt: | -$ | |||
(iii) Minus: Junior Subordinated Debt: | -$ | |||
(iv) Minus: Mandatorily Convertible Securities: | -$ | |||
(v) Minus: Hybrid Equity Securities: | -$ | |||
(vi) Plus: Capital lease obligations: | +$ | |||
(vii) Plus: Guaranty Obligations of Funded Debt of other Persons: | +$ | |||
(viii) Numerator: (A)(i) minus (A)(ii) through (A)(v) plus (A)(vi) plus (A)(vii): | $ | |||
(B) Denominator (Capitalization): | ||||
(i) Total Funded Debt: (A)(viii) | $ | |||
(ii) Plus: Consolidated Net Worth: | +$ | |||
(iii) Denominator: (B)(i) plus (B)(ii): | $ | |||
(C) State whether the ratio of (A)(viii) to (B)(iii) was not greater than .65:1: | YES/NO |