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EXHIBIT 10.E.1




AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT




     AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of December 1, 2006, to the RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as
of August 31, 2006 (the “Original Agreement”), among TGP FUNDING COMPANY, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company, TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, as initial
Servicer, STARBIRD FUNDING CORPORATION and the other funding entities from time to time party
hereto as Investors, BNP PARIBAS, NEW YORK BRANCH, and the other financial institutions from time
to time party hereto as Managing Agents, and BNP PARIBAS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as Program Agent.



Preliminary Statement




     The parties hereto have agreed to modify the Original Agreement in certain respects as set
forth herein in accordance with Section 13.1 of the Original Agreement.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree, as follows:



ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS




     1.1 Definitions. Unless defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used in this
Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Original Agreement, as amended
hereby.



ARTICLE 2 AMENDMENTS




     2.1 Amendment to Section 8.5. Section 8.5 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended
and restated to read in its entirety as follows:




       Section 8.5. Reports. Servicer shall prepare and deliver to each Managing
Agent and the Program Agent (a) a Monthly Report with respect to each Monthly Period not
later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the related Monthly Report Date, (b) a Mid-Month
Report with respect to each Monthly Period not later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the
related Mid-Month Report Date, (c) a Daily Report with respect to (i) the first Daily
Settlement Date for each Monthly Period, and (ii) each Daily Settlement Date on which funds
were remitted to Seller pursuant to clause (ii)(B) of Section 2.3,
Section 2.4(a) or Section 2.4(b) and the immediately following Daily
Settlement Date, in each case not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day
immediately following such Daily Settlement Date and (d) at such times as any Managing Agent
shall reasonably request, an aging of Receivables. Each Monthly Report, Mid-Month Report
and Daily Report shall be certified as being true and correct in all material respects by a
Responsible Officer of Servicer (or, with respect to amounts identified therein as
estimates, as being estimated reasonably and based on Servicer’s records and assumptions
believed in good faith by such Responsible Officer).



 









 





                 2.2    Amendment to Section 8.7. Section 8.7 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended
and restated to read in its entirety as follows:




     Section 8.7. Servicer Fees. Servicer shall be entitled to receive a fee (the
“Servicer Fee”) equal to 1.00% per annum multiplied by the average daily aggregate
Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Receivables, payable in arrears on each Monthly
Settlement Date for the immediately preceding Monthly Period out of Collections available
for such purpose pursuant to Article II on such Monthly Settlement Date. The
Investors’ share of the Servicer Fee shall be equal to the Servicer Fee Rate multiplied by
the average daily Aggregate Capital of the Investor Interests payable as provided above.
Upon the appointment of a successor servicer under this Agreement which is not an Affiliate
of Servicer, the Servicer Fee shall be such amount as the Managing Agents, with the consent
of the Required Committed Investors, shall reasonably determine. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Servicer Fee shall be payable only from Collections pursuant to,
and subject to the priority of payments set forth in, Article II. To the extent
such Collections are not sufficient to pay the Servicer Fee in full, none of Seller, the
Program Agent or any Managing Agent or Investor shall have any liability for the deficiency.
The Computation Agent shall be entitled to receive a fee and reimbursement of expenses from
Servicer in such amounts and payable at such times as the Computation Agent and Servicer may
agree upon from time to time. In no event shall Seller, the Program Agent or any Managing
Agent or Investor shall have any liability for payment of any fees or expenses of the
Computation Agent.



                 2.3    Amendments to Exhibit I. Exhibit I to the Original Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:



                 (a)     To amend and restate the definition of the term “Cash Receipt Date” contained therein to
read in its entirety as follows:




     “Cash Receipt Date” means the stated due date (or, if such day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following the stated due date) for invoices of Receivables
which were created during the prior Monthly Period (or, in the case of the initial Monthly
Period, during the period commencing August 1, 2006 and ending on and including the Initial
Cutoff Date).



                 (b)     To amend and restate the definition of the term “Loss Horizon Ratio” contained therein to
read in its entirety as follows:




     “Loss Horizon Ratio” means, for any Monthly Period, a fraction, the numerator of which
equals the aggregate Original Balance of Receivables originated during such Monthly Period
and the Monthly Period immediately preceding such Monthly Period, and the denominator of
which equals the aggregate Outstanding Balance of Receivables as of the end of such Monthly
Period.



                 (c)     To amend and restate the definition of the term “Mid-Month Report” contained therein to
read in its entirety as follows:



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     “Mid-Month Report” means a report, in substantially the form of Exhibit XI
hereto (appropriately completed), furnished by Servicer to the Managing Agents pursuant to
Section 8.5, which shall, among other things, provide a computation of the Current
Month Net Receivables Pool Balance for the Mid-Month Determination Date and the Estimated
Current Month Net Receivables Pool Balance for each day in such Monthly Period which occurs
after the Mid-Month Determination Date and prior to the Cash Receipt Date.



ARTICLE 3 MISCELLANEOUS




     3.1 Representations and Warranties.



     (a) Each Seller Party hereby represents and warrants to the Program Agent, the Managing Agents
and the Investors, as to itself that the representations and warranties of such Seller Party set
forth in Section 5.1 or the Original Agreement are true and correct in all material
respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date and after giving effect
to this Amendment; and



     (b) Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Program Agent, the Managing Agents and the
Investors that, as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Amendment, no event has
occurred and is continuing that constitutes an Amortization Event or Potential Amortization Event.



     3.2 Effectiveness. In accordance with the provisions hereof and Section 13.1 of the
Original Agreement, the amendments set forth in Article 2 hereof are intended by the parties to be
effective ab initio as though they were contained in the Original Agreement as of the date thereof
and as originally executed and delivered and shall be effective in such manner when this Amendment
or a counterpart hereof shall have been executed and delivered by Seller, Servicer, the Managing
Agents and the Program Agent and consented to by the Conduit Investors and the Required Committed
Investors.



     3.3 Amendments and Waivers. This Amendment may not be amended, supplemented or
modified nor may any provision hereof be waived except in accordance with the provisions of Section
13.1 of the Original Agreement.



     3.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed
to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.



     3.5 Continuing Effect; No Other Amendments. Except to the extent expressly stated
herein, all of the terms and provisions of the Original Agreement are and shall remain in full
force and effect. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Original Agreement, but
shall constitute an amendment thereof. This Amendment shall constitute a Transaction Document.



     3.6 CHOICE OF LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW



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YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES).



[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and
delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the date hereof.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TGP FUNDING COMPANY, L.L.C.
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By TGP Finance Company, L.L.C., its Manager
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ John J. Hopper	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: John J. Hopper	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, as Servicer
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ John J. Hopper	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: John J. Hopper	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Vice President	 	 






BNP PARIBAS, acting
through its New York Branch, as Program Agent and as
Managing Agent for the Starbird Investor Group



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Sean Reddington
	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Sean Reddington	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Managing Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Michael Gonik	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name: Michael Gonik	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title: Director	 	 






CONSENTED TO:




	 	 	 	 	 
	STARBIRD FUNDING CORPORATION,
	     as a Conduit Purchaser
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Franklin P. Collazo	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name: Franklin P. Collazo	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Secretary	 	 






[Signature pages to Amendment No. 1 to

TGP Receivables Purchase Agreement]




 









 





	 	 	 	 	 
	BNP PARIBAS, acting through its New York Branch,
	     as Committed Investor
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Sean Reddington	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name: Sean Reddington	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Managing Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Michael Gonik	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name: Michael Gonik	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Director	 	 






[Signature pages to Amendment No. 1 to

TGP Receivables Purchase Agreement]