PPLELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION TO THE BANKOF NEW YORK MELLON, Trustee _____________________________ SupplementalIndenture No. 10 Datedas of May 1, 2009 _____________________________ Supplementalto the Indenture datedas of August 1, 2001 _____________________________ EstablishingTerms of FirstMortgage Bonds, 6.25% Series due 2039 SupplementalIndenture No. 10

Exhibit 4(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Indenture No. 10

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE No. 10, dated as of the 1st day of May, 2009, made and entered into by and between PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION, a corporation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, having its principal corporate offices at Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101 (hereinafter sometimes called the “Company”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a New York banking corporation, having its corporate trust office at 101 Barclay Street, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10286 (hereinafter sometimes called the “Trustee”), as Trustee under the Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2001 (hereinafter called the “Original Indenture”), this Supplemental Indenture No. 10 being supplemental thereto.  The Original Indenture and any and all indentures and instruments supplemental thereto are hereinafter sometimes collectively called the “Indenture.”

 

 

The Original Indenture was authorized, executed and delivered by the Company to provide for the issuance from time to time of its Securities (such term and all other capitalized terms used herein without definition having the meanings assigned to them in the Original Indenture), to be issued in one or more series as contemplated therein, and to provide security for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on such Securities.

 

The Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee Supplemental Indentures for the purposes recited therein and for the purpose of creating series of securities as set forth in Schedule A hereto.

 

Pursuant to Article Three of the Original Indenture, the Company wishes to establish a twelfth series of Securities, such series of Securities to be hereinafter sometimes called “Securities of the Twelfth Series.”

 

As contemplated in Section 301 of the Original Indenture, the Company further wishes to establish the designation and certain terms of the Securities of the Twelfth Series.  The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture No. 10 to establish the designation and certain terms of the Securities of the Twelfth Series and has duly authorized the issuance of such Securities; and all acts necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture No. 10 a valid agreement of the Company, and to make the Securities of the Twelfth Series valid obligations of the Company, have been performed.

 

In addition, the Issuer has identified defective cross-references in Sections 104(b)(ii)(3) and 1603(b)(ii)(10) of the Original Indenture and wishes to make corrections pursuant to Section 1301(l) of the Original Indenture.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE NO. 10 WITNESSETH, that, for and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders of the Securities of the Twelfth Series, as follows:

 

 

 

SECTION 101.   There is hereby created a series of Securities designated “First Mortgage Bonds, 6.25% Series due 2039,” and the Securities of such series shall have the terms provided therefor in this Article One of this Supplemental Indenture No. 10, shall be limited in aggregate principal amount (except as contemplated in Section 301(b) of the Original Indenture) to $300,000,000, and shall have such terms as are hereby established for such Securities of the Twelfth Series as contemplated in Section 301 of the Original Indenture.  The form or forms and additional terms of the Securities of the Twelfth Series shall be established in an Officer’s Certificate of the Company, as contemplated by Section 201 of the Original Indenture.

 

SECTION 102.   Covenants.  So long as any Securities of the Twelfth Series shall remain Outstanding, the following shall be an additional covenant of the Company under the Indenture:  So long as any Securities of the Twelfth Series shall remain Outstanding, the Company shall not cause or permit the Release Date to be established, as contemplated in Section 1811 of the Original Indenture.

 

SECTION 103.   Satisfaction and Discharge.  The Company hereby agrees that, if the Company shall make any deposit of money and/or Eligible Obligations with respect to any Securities of the Twelfth Series, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, as contemplated by Section 801 of the Indenture, the Company shall not deliver an Officer’s Certificate described in clause (z) in the first paragraph of said Section 801 unless the Company shall also deliver to the Trustee, together with such Officer’s Certificate, either:

 

(a) an instrument wherein the Company, notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of its indebtedness in respect of such Securities, shall retain the obligation (which shall be absolute and unconditional) to irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or Paying Agent such additional sums of money, if any, or additional Eligible Obligations (meeting the requirements of Section 801), if any, or any combination thereof, at such time or times, as shall be necessary, together with the money and/or Eligible Obligations theretofore so deposited, to pay when due the principal of and premium, if any, and interest due and to become due on such Securities or portions thereof, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of said Section 801; provided, however, that such instrument may state that the obligation of the Company to make additional deposits as aforesaid shall be subject to the delivery to the Company by the Trustee of a notice asserting the deficiency accompanied by an opinion of an independent public accountant of nationally recognized standing, selected by the Trustee, showing the calculation thereof (which opinion shall be obtained at the expense of the Company); or

 

(b) an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Securities, or portions of the principal and amount thereof, will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the satisfaction and discharge of the Company’s indebtedness in respect thereof and will be subject to United States federal income tax on the same amounts, at the same times and in the same manner as if such satisfaction and discharge had not been effected.

 

 

 

SECTION 201.   Amendment of Original Indenture.

 

Section 104(b)(ii)(3) of the Original Indenture is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“(3)     the principal amount of any Security or Securities, or portion of such principal amount, not theretofore so added and which the Company then elects so to add, (I) which shall theretofore have been delivered to the Trustee as the basis of the release of Funded Property retired or (II) the right to the authentication and delivery of which under the provisions of Section 1604 shall at any time theretofore have been waived under Section 1803(d)(iii) as the basis of the release of Funded Property retired;

 

Section 1603(b)(ii)(10) of the Original Indenture is hereby modified to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“(10)      if any property included in such Property Additions is subject to a Lien of the character described (I) in clause (f) of the definition of Permitted Liens, stating that such Lien does not, in the judgment of the signers, materially impair the use by the Company of the Mortgaged Property considered as a whole, or (II) in clause (i)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Liens, stating that such Lien does not, in the judgment of the signers, materially impair the use by the Company of such property for the purposes for which it is held by the Company or (III) in clause (p)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Liens, stating that the enforcement of such Lien would not, in the judgment of the signers, adversely affect the interests of the Company in such property in any material respect;”

 

 

SECTION 301.   This Supplemental Indenture No. 10 is a supplement to the Original Indenture.  As supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture No 10, the Indenture is in all respects ratified, approved and confirmed, and the Original Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture No. 10 shall together constitute the Indenture.

 

SECTION 302.   The recitals contained in this Supplemental Indenture No. 10 shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness and makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture No. 10.

 

This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture No. 10 to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION   By           _________________________________________                 Name:     James E. Abel                 Title:       Treasurer

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee   By           _________________________________________                 Name:                 Title:

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA   COUNTY OF LEHIGH

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On this __th day of May, 2009, before me, a notary public, the undersigned, personally appeared James E. Abel, who acknowledged himself to be the Treasurer of PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION, a corporation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that he, as such Treasurer, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the corporation by himself as Treasurer.

 

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

_________________________ Notary Public

STATE OF NEW YORK   COUNTY OF NEW YORK

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On this __th day of May, 2009, before me, a notary public, the undersigned, personally appeared _________________, who acknowledged himself/herself to be _______________ of THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, a corporation and that he/she, as Vice President, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes therein contained, by signing the name of the corporation by herself as Vice President.

 

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

 

By:  _________________________         Notary Public

 

The Bank of New York Mellon hereby certifies that its precise name and address as Trustee hereunder are:

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

Global Structured Finance

101 Barclay Street, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10286

Attn:  Global Americas

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, as Trustee   By:  _________________________________________

 

 

Supplemental Indenture No.	Dated as of	Series	Series Designation	Principal Amount Authorized	Principal Amount Issued	Principal Amount Outstanding1
1	August 1, 2001	First	Senior Secured Bonds, 5 7/8% Series due 2007	$300,000,000	$300,000,000	None
1	August 1, 2001	Second	Senior Secured bonds, 6 ¼% Series due 2009	$500,000,000	$500,000,000	$485,785,000
2	February 1, 2003	Third	Senior Secured Bonds, 3.125% Pollution Control Series due 2008	$90,000,000	$90,000,000	None
3	May 1, 2003	Fourth	Senior Secured Bonds, 4.30% Series due 2013	$100,000,000	$100,000,000	$100,000,000
4	February 1, 2005	Fifth	Senior Secured Bonds, 4.70% Pollution Control Series due 2029	$115,500,000	$115,500,000	$115,500,000
5	May 1, 2005	Sixth	Senior Secured Bonds, 4.75% Pollution Control Series due 2027	$108,250,000	$108,250,000	$108,250,000
6	December 1, 2005	Seventh	Senior Secured Bonds, 4.95% Series due 2015	$100,000,000	$100,000,000	$100,000,000
6	December 1, 2005	Eighth	Senior Secured Bonds, 5.15% Series due 2020	$100,000,000	$100,000,000	$100,000,000
7	August 1, 2007	Ninth	Senior Secured Bonds, 6.45% Series due 2037	$250,000,000	$250,000,000	$250,000,000
8	October 1, 2008	Tenth	Senior Secured Bonds, 7.125% Series due 2013	$400,000,000	$400,000,000	$400,000,000
9	October 1, 2008	Eleventh	Senior Secured Bonds, Variable Rate Pollution Control Series 2008	$90,000,000	$90,000,000	$90,000,000

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