Form of Transition Property Sale Agreement


 Exhibit 10.1 
 TRANSITION PROPERTY SALE AGREEMENT 
 between 

CENTERPOINT ENERGY TRANSITION BOND COMPANY IV, LLC 
 Issuer 
 and 

CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC 
 Seller 
 Dated as of January 19, 2012 






 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

					
	 ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
	  	 	1	  
	 Section 1.01         Definitions
	  	 	1	  
	 Section 1.02         Other Definitional Provisions
	  	 	1	  
		
	 ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF THE TRANSITION PROPERTY
	  	 	2	  
	 Section 2.01         Conveyance of the Transition Property
	  	 	2	  
	 Section 2.02         Conditions to Conveyance of the Transition
Property
	  	 	3	  
		
	 ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
	  	 	4	  
	 Section 3.01         Organization and Good Standing
	  	 	4	  
	 Section 3.02         Due Qualification
	  	 	4	  
	 Section 3.03         Power and Authority
	  	 	4	  
	 Section 3.04         Binding Obligation
	  	 	4	  
	 Section 3.05         No Violation
	  	 	5	  
	 Section 3.06         No Proceedings
	  	 	5	  
	 Section 3.07         Approvals
	  	 	5	  
	 Section 3.08         The Transition Property
	  	 	6	  
	 Section 3.09         Solvency
	  	 	7	  
	 Section 3.10         The Financing Order
	  	 	7	  
	 Section 3.11         State Action
	  	 	7	  
	 Section 3.12         No Court Order
	  	 	8	  
	 Section 3.13         Approvals Concerning the Transition Property
	  	 	8	  
	 Section 3.14         Assumptions
	  	 	8	  
	 Section 3.15         Creation of the Transition Property
	  	 	9	  
	 Section 3.16         Prospectus
	  	 	9	  
	 Section 3.17         Nature of Representations and Warranties
	  	 	9	  
		
	 ARTICLE IV COVENANTS OF THE SELLER
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 4.01         Seller’s Existence
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 4.02         No Liens or Conveyances
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 4.03         Delivery of Collections
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 4.04         Notice of Liens
	  	 	10	  
	 Section 4.05         Compliance With Law
	  	 	11	  
	 Section 4.06         Covenants Related to the Transition Property
	  	 	11	  
	 Section 4.07         Protection of Title
	  	 	12	  
	 Section 4.08         Taxes
	  	 	12	  
	 Section 4.09         Filings Pursuant to Financing Order
	  	 	13	  
		
	 ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL UNDERTAKINGS OF SELLER
	  	 	13	  
	 SECTION 5.01     LIABILITY OF THE
SELLER; INDEMNITIES
	  	 	13	  
	 Section 5.02         Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations
of, the Seller
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 5.03         Limitation on Liability of the Seller and
Others
	  	 	17	  
		
	 ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
	  	 	18	  
	 Section 6.01         Amendment
	  	 	18	  


  
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	 Section 6.02         Notices
	  	 	19	  
	 Section 6.03         Assignment by the Seller
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 6.04         Assignment to the Indenture Trustee
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 6.05         Limitations on Rights of Others
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 6.06         Severability
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 6.07         Separate Counterparts
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 6.08         Headings
	  	 	20	  
	 Section 6.09         Governing Law
	  	 	21	  
	 Section 6.10         Nonpetition Covenants
	  	 	21	  

 APPENDIX A     DEFINITIONS 
 EXHIBIT A         BILL OF SALE 
 SCHEDULE 1
    TRANSITION PROPERTY 

  
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 TRANSITION PROPERTY SALE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 19,
2012, between CENTERPOINT ENERGY TRANSITION BOND COMPANY IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Issuer”), and CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, as seller (the “Seller”).

 WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to purchase the Transition Property created pursuant to the Restructuring Act and the Financing
Order; 
 WHEREAS, the Seller is willing to sell its rights and interests under the Financing Order to the Issuer whereupon such
rights and interests will become the Transition Property; 
 WHEREAS, the Issuer, in order to finance the purchase of the
Transition Property, will issue the Transition Bonds under the Indenture; and 
 WHEREAS, the Issuer, to secure its obligations
under the Transition Bonds and the Indenture, will pledge its right, title and interest in the Transition Property and this Agreement to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Transition Bondholders. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS 
 Section 1.01 Definitions. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A to this Agreement. 
 Section 1.02
Other Definitional Provisions. 
 (a) “Agreement” means this Transition Property Sale
Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time. 
 (b)
Non-capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Restructuring Act, as the context requires, have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Restructuring Act, but without giving effect to amendments to the Restructuring Act after the date
hereof which have a material adverse effect on the Issuer or the Transition Bondholders. 
 (c) All terms
defined in this Agreement shall have such defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. 

  
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 (d) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder”
and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; Section, Schedule, Appendix and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to
Sections, Schedules, Appendices and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified; and the term “including” shall mean “including without limitation.” 

(e) The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms.

 ARTICLE II 
 CONVEYANCE OF THE TRANSITION PROPERTY 
 Section 2.01 Conveyance of the
Transition Property. 
 (a) In consideration of the Issuer’s payment to or upon the order of the Seller
of $1,684,569,000 (the “Purchase Price”), subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions specified in Section 2.02, the Seller does hereby irrevocably sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Issuer,
without recourse (subject to the obligations of the Seller herein) or warranty, except as set forth herein, all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the Financing Order as identified in the Bill of Sale delivered pursuant to
Section 2.02(i) on or prior to the Transfer Date whereupon such rights and interests under the Financing Order shall become the Transition Property (such sale, transfer, assignment, setting over and conveyance of the Transition Property to
include, to the fullest extent permitted by the Restructuring Act, the right to impose, collect and receive the Transition Charges, as the same may be adjusted from time to time). Such sale, transfer, assignment, setting over and conveyance of the
Transition Property is hereby expressly stated to be a sale or other absolute transfer and, pursuant to Section 39.308 of the Restructuring Act and other applicable law, is a true sale and is not a secured transaction and title, legal and
equitable, has passed to the Issuer. The preceding sentence is the statement referred to in Section 39.308 of the Restructuring Act. The Seller agrees and confirms that upon payment of the Purchase Price and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Bill of Sale, the sale, transfer and assignment hereunder shall be effective and the Seller shall have no right, title or interest in, to or under the Transition Property. 

(b) Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of conditions specified in Section 2.02, the Issuer does hereby purchase
the Transition Property from the Seller for the consideration set forth in Section 2.01(a). 
 (c) The
Seller and the Issuer each acknowledge and agree that the purchase price for the Transition Property sold pursuant to this Agreement is equal to its fair market value at the time of sale. 

  
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 (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the sale, transfer, assignment, setting
over and conveyance of the Transition Property is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction not to be a true sale as contemplated by the parties and as provided in Section 39.308 of the Restructuring Act, then such sale, transfer,
assignment, setting over and conveyance shall be treated as a pledge of and grant of a security interest in the Transition Property under Section 39.309 of the Restructuring Act and under the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in the State of
Texas and each other applicable jurisdiction (the “UCC”), and the Seller shall be deemed to have granted, and does hereby grant, as of the date hereof, a security interest to the Issuer on behalf of itself and the Indenture Trustee in the
Transition Property to secure a payment obligation incurred by the Seller in the amount paid by the Issuer for the Transition Property. 
 Section 2.02 Conditions to Conveyance of the Transition Property. The obligation of the Seller to sell, and the obligation of the Issuer to purchase the Transition Property on the Transfer Date
shall be subject to and conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver of each of the following conditions: 
 (i)
on or prior to the Transfer Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Issuer a duly executed Bill of Sale identifying the Transition Property, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto; 

(ii) as of the Transfer Date, the representations and warranties of the Seller in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects, no material breach by the Seller of its covenants in this Agreement shall exist, the Seller shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to such effect and no Servicer
Default shall have occurred and be continuing; 
 (iii) as of the Transfer Date: 

(A) the Issuer shall have sufficient funds available to pay the Purchase Price, and 

(B) all conditions set forth in the Indenture to the issuance of the Transition Bonds intended to provide such funds
shall have been satisfied or waived; 
 (iv) on or prior to the Transfer Date, the Seller shall have taken all
actions required under the Restructuring Act, the Financing Order and other applicable law for the Issuer to have ownership of the Transition Property, free and clear of all Liens other than Liens created by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture; and
the Issuer, or the Servicer on behalf of the Issuer, shall have taken any action required for the Issuer to grant the Indenture Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in the Trust Estate and maintain such security interest as of such
date (including all actions required under the Restructuring Act, the Financing Order and the UCC); 
 (v) the
Seller shall have delivered to each Rating Agency and to the Issuer any Opinions of Counsel requested by the Rating Agencies; 

  
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 (vi) the Seller shall have delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer
an Officer’s Certificate confirming the satisfaction of each relevant condition precedent specified in this Section 2.02; and 
 (vii) the Seller shall have received the Purchase Price in funds immediately available on the Transfer Date. 
 ARTICLE III 
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER 

As of the Transfer Date, the Seller makes the following representations and warranties on which the Issuer has relied and will rely in
acquiring the Transition Property. The following representations and warranties are made under existing law as in effect as of the Transfer Date. The Seller shall not be in breach of any representation or warranty herein as a result of a change in
applicable law occurring after the Transfer Date, including by means of legislative enactment, regulatory action, constitutional amendment or voter initiative. The representations and warranties shall survive the sale of the Transition Property to
the Issuer and the pledge thereof on the Transfer Date to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. 
 Section 3.01
Organization and Good Standing. The Seller is a limited liability company duly organized and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas, with limited liability company power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its
business as currently owned or conducted. 
 Section 3.02 Due Qualification. The Seller is duly qualified to do business
as a foreign limited liability company in good standing, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or
approvals (except where the failure to so qualify or obtain such licenses and approvals would not be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Seller’s business, operations, assets, revenues or properties). 

Section 3.03 Power and Authority. The Seller has the limited liability company power and authority to
obtain the Financing Order and to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out its terms; the Seller has the limited liability company power and authority to own the rights and interests under the Financing Order, and to sell and assign the
rights and interests under the Financing Order to the Issuer, whereupon (subject to the effectiveness of the Issuance Advice Letter) such rights and interests will become the Transition Property; and the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement have been duly authorized by the Seller by all necessary limited liability company action. 

  
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 Section 3.04 Binding Obligation. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ or secured
parties’ rights generally from time to time in effect and to general principles of equity (including concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing), regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 Section 3.05 No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of
the terms hereof do not: (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the certificate of formation or the amended and restated limited
liability company agreement of the Seller, or any indenture, mortgage, credit agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which it or its properties is bound; (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien upon any of the Seller’s properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, agreement or other instrument (except for any Lien created in favor of the Transition Bondholders pursuant to Section 39.309 of the Restructuring Act or
any Lien created by the Issuer under the Basic Documents); or (iii) violate any existing law or any existing order, rule or regulation applicable to the Seller of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties.

 Section 3.06 No Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Issuer’s prospectus dated January 3, 2012 and the
related prospectus supplement dated January 11, 2012 relating to the Transition Bonds (together, the “Prospectus”), there are no proceedings pending and, to the Seller’s knowledge, (x) there are no proceedings threatened and
(y) there are no investigations pending or threatened before any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Seller or its properties involving or relating to the Seller or the Issuer or, to the Seller’s knowledge, any other
Person: 
 (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, any of the other Basic Documents, the Transition
Bonds, the Restructuring Act or the Financing Order; 
 (ii) seeking to prevent the issuance of the Transition
Bonds or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Basic Documents; 
 (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of,
this Agreement, any of the other Basic Documents or the Transition Bonds; or 
 (iv) challenging the
Seller’s treatment of the Transition Bonds as debt of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. for federal or state income, gross receipts or franchise tax purposes. 

  
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 Section 3.07 Approvals. Except for filings under the UCC and the Restructuring Act,
no approval, authorization, consent, order or other action of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required under an applicable law, rule or regulation in connection with the execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement, the
performance by the Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby or the fulfillment by the Seller of the terms hereof, except those that have been obtained or made and those that the Seller, in its capacity as Servicer under the Servicing
Agreement, is required to make in the future pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. 
 Section 3.08 The Transition
Property. 
 (a) Information. Subject to Section 3.14, all written information, as amended or
supplemented from time to time prior to the date this representation is made, provided by the Seller to the Issuer with respect to the Transition Property (including the Financing Order and the Issuance Advice Letter) is correct in all material
respects. 
 (b) Effect of Transfer. It is the intention of the parties hereto that (other than for United
States federal income tax purposes and, to the extent consistent with applicable state tax laws, state income and franchise tax purposes) the sale, transfer, assignment, setting over and conveyance herein contemplated constitutes a sale or other
absolute transfer of all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the Financing Order from the Seller to the Issuer whereupon (subject to the effectiveness of the Issuance Advice Letter) such rights and interests shall become the
Transition Property; upon execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Bill of Sale and payment of the Purchase Price, the Seller will have no right, title or interest in, to or under the Transition Property; and that such Transition Property
would not be a part of the estate of the Seller as debtor in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Seller under any bankruptcy law. 

(c) Transfer Filings. 
 (i) The Seller is the sole owner of the rights and interests under the Financing Order to be sold to the Issuer on the Transfer Date. 

(ii) On the Transfer Date, immediately upon the sale hereunder, the Transition Property will have been validly sold,
assigned, transferred, set over and conveyed to the Issuer free and clear of all Liens (except for any Lien created in favor of the Transition Bondholders pursuant to Section 39.309 of the Restructuring Act or any Lien created by the Issuer
under the Basic Documents). 
 (iii) All actions or filings (including filings with the Texas Secretary of State
in accordance with the rules prescribed under the Restructuring Act and the UCC) necessary in any jurisdiction to give the Issuer a perfected ownership interest (subject to any Lien created in favor of the Transition Bondholders pursuant to
Section 39.309 of the Restructuring Act or any Lien created by the Issuer under the Basic Documents) in the Transition Property and to grant to the Indenture Trustee a first priority perfected security interest in the Transition


  
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Property, free and clear of all Liens of the Seller or anyone else (except for any Lien created in favor of the Transition Bondholders pursuant to Section 39.309 of the Restructuring Act or
any Lien created by the Issuer under the Basic Documents), have been taken or made. 
 Section 3.09 Solvency. After
giving effect to the sale of the Transition Property hereunder, the Seller: 
 (i) is solvent and expects to
remain solvent, 
 (ii) is adequately capitalized to conduct its business and affairs considering its size and
the nature of its business and intended purposes, 
 (iii) is not engaged and does not expect to engage in a
business for which its remaining property represents an unreasonably small portion of its capital, 
 (iv)
reasonably believes that it will be able to pay its debts as they come due, and 
 (v) is able to pay its debts
as they come due and does not intend to incur, or believes that it will incur, indebtedness that it will not be able to repay at its maturity. 
 Section 3.10 The Financing Order. 
 (a) The Financing Order
was issued by the PUCT on October 27, 2011 in accordance with the Restructuring Act; the Financing Order and the process by which it was issued comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of the State of Texas and the federal laws of
the United States, and the Financing Order is final, non-appealable and in full force and effect. 
 (b) As of
the date of issuance of the Transition Bonds, the Transition Bonds will be entitled to the protections provided by the Restructuring Act and the Financing Order, and the Financing Order and the Transition Charges authorized therein will have become
irrevocable and not subject to reduction, impairment or adjustment by further action of the PUCT, except as permitted by Section 39.307 of the Restructuring Act, and the Issuance Advice Letter has been filed in accordance with the Financing
Order. The PUCT did not issue any order prior to noon on the fourth business day after pricing of the Transition Bonds that the Transition Bonds do not comply with Ordering Paragraph Five of the Financing Order, and the initial Transition Charges
and the final terms of the Transition Bonds set forth in the Issuance Advice Letter have become effective. 

  
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 Section 3.11 State Action. 

(a) Under the Restructuring Act, the State of Texas has pledged that it will not take or permit any action that would
impair the value of the Transition Property or, except as permitted in Section 39.307 of the Restructuring Act, reduce, alter or impair the Transition Charges until the principal, interest and premium, if any, and any other charges incurred and
contracts to be performed in connection with the Transition Bonds, have been paid and performed in full. 
 (b)
Under the laws of the State of Texas and the federal laws of the United States, the State of Texas could not constitutionally take any action of a legislative character, including the repeal or amendment of the Restructuring Act, which would
substantially limit, alter or impair the Transition Property or other rights vested in the Transition Bondholders pursuant to the Financing Order, or substantially limit, alter, impair or reduce the value or amount of the Transition Property, unless
such action is a reasonable exercise of the State of Texas’ sovereign powers and of a character reasonable and appropriate to the important public purpose justifying such action, and, under the takings clauses of the State of Texas and United
States Constitutions, the State of Texas could not repeal or amend the Restructuring Act or take any other action in contravention of its pledge quoted above without paying just compensation to the Transition Bondholders, as determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction, if doing so would constitute a permanent appropriation of a substantial property interest of the Transition Bondholders in the Transition Property and deprive the Transition Bondholders of their reasonable expectations
arising from their investments in the Transition Bonds; however, there is no assurance that, even if a court were to award just compensation, it would be sufficient to pay the full amount of principal of and interest on the Transition Bonds.

 Section 3.12 No Court Order. There is no order by any court of competent jurisdiction providing for the revocation,
alteration, limitation or other impairment of the Restructuring Act, the Financing Order, the Issuance Advice Letter, the Transition Property or the Transition Charges or any rights arising under any of them or that seeks to enjoin the performance
of any obligations under the Financing Order. 
 Section 3.13 Approvals Concerning the Transition Property. Under the
laws of the State of Texas and the federal laws of the United States, no other approval, authorization, consent, order or other action of, or filing with any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the creation or transfer of the
Seller’s rights and interests under the Financing Order and the Issuer’s purchase of the Transition Property from the Seller, except those that have been obtained or made. 

Section 3.14 Assumptions. Based on information available to the Seller on the date hereof, the assumptions used in calculating the
Transition Charges in the Issuance Advice Letter are reasonable and made in good faith; however, notwithstanding the foregoing, THE SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION
OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT AMOUNTS ACTUALLY COLLECTED ARISING
FROM THE TRANSITION CHARGES WILL IN FACT BE SUFFICIENT TO
MEET THE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS ON THE TRANSITION BONDS OR THAT THE
ASSUMPTIONS USED IN CALCULATING SUCH TRANSITION CHARGES WILL IN FACT BE
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 Section 3.15 Creation of the Transition Property. 

(a) Upon the effectiveness of the Issuance Advice Letter, the transfer of the Seller’s rights and interests under
the Financing Order related to the Transition Bonds and the Issuer’s purchase of the Transition Property from the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, the Transition Property will constitute a present property right. 

(b) Upon the effectiveness of the Issuance Advice Letter, the transfer of the Seller’s rights and interests under
the Financing Order and the Issuer’s purchase of the Transition Property from the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, the Transition Property includes: 
  

	 	(1)	the right to impose, collect and receive the Transition Charges, including the right to receive Transition Charges in amounts and at times sufficient to pay principal
and interest on the Transition Bonds, 

  

	 	(2)	all rights and interest of the Seller under the Financing Order, 

  

	 	(3)	the rights to file for periodic adjustments of the Transition Charges as provided in the Financing Order, and 


 

	 	(4)	all revenues and collections resulting from the Transition Charges. 


(c) Upon the effectiveness of the Issuance Advice Letter, the transfer of the Seller’s rights and interests under
the Financing Order and the Issuer’s purchase of the Transition Property from the Seller on such Transfer Date pursuant to this Agreement, the Transition Property will not be subject to any Lien created by a previous indenture. 

Section 3.16 Prospectus. As of the date hereof, the information describing the Seller under the caption “The Seller, Initial
Servicer and Sponsor of the Transition Property” in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects. 
 Section
3.17 Nature of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.08 and Section 3.10 through Section 3.16, insofar as they involve conclusions of law, are made not on the basis that the
Seller purports to be a legal expert or to be rendering legal advice, but rather to reflect the parties’ good faith understanding of the legal basis on which the parties are entering into this Agreement and the other Basic Documents and the
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Transition Bonds, and to reflect the parties’ agreement that, if such understanding turns out to be incorrect or inaccurate, the Seller will be obligated to indemnify the Issuer and its
permitted assigns (to the extent required by and in accordance with Section 5.01), and that the Issuer and its permitted assigns will be entitled to enforce any rights and remedies under the Basic Documents on account of such inaccuracy to the
same extent as if the Seller had breached any other representations or warranties hereunder. 
 ARTICLE IV 

COVENANTS OF THE SELLER 
 Section 4.01 Seller’s Existence. Subject to Section 5.02, so long as any of the Transition Bonds are outstanding, the Seller (i) shall keep in full force and effect its existence and
remain in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or will be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement and each other instrument or agreement to which the Seller is a party necessary to the proper administration of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) hereby agrees to continue to
operate its transmission and distribution system in order to provide electric services to retail electric customers in the Seller’s certificated service area, provided that this clause (ii) shall not prohibit the Seller from selling,
assigning or otherwise divesting its transmission and distribution system or any part thereof in accordance with this Agreement and the Financing Order. 
 Section 4.02 No Liens or Conveyances. Except for the conveyances hereunder or any Lien under Section 39.309 of the Restructuring Act for the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and
the Transition Bondholders, the Seller shall not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on, any of the Transition Property, whether now existing or hereafter created, or any
interest therein. The Seller shall not at any time assert any Lien against or with respect to the Transition Property, and shall defend the right, title and interest of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as assignee of the Issuer, in, to and
under the Transition Property against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller. 
 Section 4.03
Delivery of Collections. In the event that the Seller receives any payment under the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the Transition Charges or the proceeds thereof other than in its capacity as the Servicer,
the Seller shall pay the Servicer all payments received by the Seller in respect thereof, in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement, as soon as practicable after receipt thereof by the Seller. 

Section 4.04 Notice of Liens. The Seller shall notify the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee promptly after becoming aware of any
Lien on the Transition Property, other than the conveyance hereunder, any Lien created in favor of the Transition Bondholders pursuant to Section 39.309 of the Restructuring Act or any Lien created by the Issuer under the Indenture. 


  
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 Section 4.05 Compliance With Law. The Seller shall comply with its organizational or
governing documents and all applicable laws, treaties, rules, regulations and determinations of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Seller, except to the extent that failure to so comply would not materially adversely affect the
Issuer’s or the Indenture Trustee’s interests in the Transition Property or under any of the Basic Documents or the Seller’s performance of its obligations hereunder. 

Section 4.06 Covenants Related to the Transition Property. 

(a) So long as any of the Transition Bonds are outstanding, the Seller shall: 

(i) treat the Transition Bonds as debt of the Issuer and not of the Seller, except for financial reporting or tax
purposes, 
 (ii) disclose in its financial statements that it is not the owner of the Transition Property and
that the assets of the Issuer are not available to pay creditors of the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Issuer), 
 (iii) disclose the effects of all transactions between the Seller and the Issuer in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and 

(iv) not own or purchase any Transition Bonds. 

(b) So long as any of the Transition Bonds are outstanding, 

(i) in all proceedings relating directly or indirectly to the Transition Property, the Seller shall:
(A) affirmatively certify and confirm that it has sold all of its rights and interests under the Financing Order to the Issuer (other than for financial reporting or tax purposes), and (B) not make any statement or reference in respect of
the Transition Property that is inconsistent with the ownership thereof by the Issuer (other than for financial reporting or tax purposes); and 
 (ii) the Seller shall not take any action in respect of the Transition Property except solely in its capacity as the Servicer thereof pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or as contemplated by the Basic
Documents, including the Intercreditor Agreement. 
 (c) The Seller agrees that upon the sale by the Seller of
all of its rights and interests under the Financing Order to the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement, any payment to the Servicer by any Person responsible for remitting Transition Charges to the Servicer under the terms of the Financing Order or the
Restructuring Act or applicable tariff shall discharge such Person’s obligations in respect of the Transition Property to the extent of such payment, notwithstanding any objection or direction to the contrary by the Seller. 

  
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 Section 4.07 Protection of Title. The Seller shall execute and file such filings, or
cause to be executed and filed such filings, in such manner and in such places as may be required by applicable law fully to preserve, maintain and protect the interests of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in the Transition Property, including
all filings required under the Restructuring Act and the UCC relating to the transfer of the ownership of the rights and interests under the Financing Order by the Seller to the Issuer and the pledge of the Transition Property by the Issuer to the
Indenture Trustee. The Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing. The
Seller shall institute any action or proceeding reasonably necessary to compel performance by the PUCT or the State of Texas of any of their obligations or duties under the Restructuring Act, the Financing Order or the Issuance Advice Letter
relating to the transfer of the rights and interests under the Financing Order by the Seller to the Issuer, and the Seller agrees to take such legal or administrative actions, including defending against or instituting and pursuing legal actions and
appearing or testifying at hearings or similar proceedings, in each case as may be reasonably necessary: 
 (a)
to protect the Issuer and the Transition Bondholders from claims, state actions or other actions or proceedings of third parties which, if successfully pursued, would result in a breach of any representation set forth in Article III; or 

(b) so long as the Seller is also the Servicer, to block or overturn any attempts to cause a repeal of, modification of
or supplement to the Restructuring Act, the Financing Order, the Issuance Advice Letter or the rights of Transition Bondholders by legislative enactment, regulatory action or constitutional amendment that would be materially adverse to the Issuer,
the Indenture Trustee or the Transition Bondholders. 
 The costs of any such actions or proceedings shall be reimbursed by the Issuer to the
Seller from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as an Operating Expense (as such terms are defined in the Indenture) in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. The Seller’s obligations pursuant to this Section 4.07 shall
survive and continue notwithstanding that the payment of Operating Expenses pursuant to the Indenture may be delayed (it being understood that the Seller may be required to advance its own funds to satisfy its obligation hereunder). The Seller
designates the Issuer as its agent and attorney-in-fact to execute any filings of financing statements, continuation statements or other instruments required of the Seller pursuant to this Section 4.07, it being understood that the Issuer shall
have no obligation to execute any such instruments. 
 Section 4.08 Taxes. So long as any of the Transition Bonds are
outstanding, the Seller shall pay all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or any of its properties or assets or with respect to any of its franchises, businesses, income or property before any penalty accrues


  
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thereon if the failure to pay any such taxes, assessments and governmental charges would, after any applicable grace periods, notices or other similar requirements, result in a Lien on the
Transition Property; provided that no such tax need be paid if the Seller or any of its Affiliates is contesting the same in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted and if the Seller or such Affiliate has
established appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. 
 Section
4.09 Filings Pursuant to Financing Order. The Seller shall comply with all filing requirements imposed upon the Seller in its capacity as such by the Financing Order, including making any such post-closing filings. 

ARTICLE V 

ADDITIONAL UNDERTAKINGS OF SELLER 
 The Seller hereby undertakes the obligations contained in this Article V and acknowledges that the Issuer shall have the right to assign its rights with respect to such obligations to the Indenture
Trustee for the benefit of the Transition Bondholders. 
 Section 5.01 LIABILITY OF
THE SELLER; INDEMNITIES. 
 (a) THE
SELLER SHALL BE LIABLE IN ACCORDANCE HEREWITH ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF
THE OBLIGATIONS SPECIFICALLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE SELLER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. 

(b) THE SELLER SHALL INDEMNIFY THE
ISSUER AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE
TRANSITION BONDHOLDERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS,
EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FOR, AND DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH SUCH
PERSON FROM AND AGAINST, ANY AND ALL TAXES (OTHER THAN ANY TAXES
IMPOSED ON TRANSITION BONDHOLDERS SOLELY AS A RESULT OF THEIR OWNERSHIP
OF TRANSITION BONDS) THAT MAY AT ANY TIME BE IMPOSED ON OR
ASSERTED AGAINST ANY SUCH PERSON UNDER EXISTING LAW AS OF THE
TRANSFER DATE AS A RESULT OF THE SALE AND ASSIGNMENT OF THE
SELLER’S RIGHTS AND INTERESTS UNDER THE FINANCING ORDER BY THE
SELLER TO THE ISSUER, THE ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THE TRANSITION
PROPERTY BY THE ISSUER OR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE BY THE ISSUER
OF THE TRANSITION BONDS, INCLUDING ANY SALES, GROSS RECEIPTS, TANGIBLE PERSONAL
PROPERTY, PRIVILEGE, FRANCHISE OR LICENSE TAXES, BUT EXCLUDING ANY TAXES IMPOSED
AS A RESULT OF A FAILURE OF SUCH PERSON TO PROPERLY WITHHOLD
OR REMIT TAXES IMPOSED WITH RESPECT TO PAYMENTS ON ANY TRANSITION
BOND, IN THE EVENT AND TO THE EXTENT SUCH TAXES ARE NOT
RECOVERABLE AS QUALIFIED COSTS, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT THE TRANSITION BONDHOLDERS
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS AGAINST THE SELLER UNDER
THIS SECTION 5.01(B) SOLELY THROUGH A CAUSE OF ACTION BROUGHT FOR
THEIR BENEFIT BY THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS
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 (c) THE SELLER SHALL
INDEMNIFY THE ISSUER AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR ITSELF AND ON
BEHALF OF THE TRANSITION BONDHOLDERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FOR, AND DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS
EACH SUCH PERSON FROM AND AGAINST, ANY AND ALL AMOUNTS OF PRINCIPAL
OF AND INTEREST ON THE TRANSITION BONDS NOT PAID WHEN DUE OR
WHEN SCHEDULED TO BE PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR TERMS AND THE
AMOUNT OF ANY DEPOSITS TO THE ISSUER REQUIRED TO HAVE BEEN MADE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE BASIC DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE NOT
MADE WHEN SO REQUIRED, IN EACH CASE AS A RESULT OF THE
SELLER’S BREACH OF ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR COVENANTS
CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. 
 (d)
THE SELLER SHALL INDEMNIFY THE ISSUER AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR
ITSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE TRANSITION BONDHOLDERS, AND EACH OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FOR, AND DEFEND AND
HOLD HARMLESS EACH SUCH PERSON FROM AND AGAINST, ANY AND ALL
LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, CLAIMS, ACTIONS, SUITS OR PAYMENTS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER
THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY SUCH PERSON (OTHER
THAN ANY LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS OR CLAIMS FOR OR PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL
OF OR INTEREST ON THE TRANSITION BONDS) TOGETHER WITH ANY REASONABLE
COSTS AND EXPENSES INCURRED BY SUCH PERSON, IN EACH CASE AS A
RESULT OF THE SELLER’S BREACH OF ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES OR COVENANTS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. 

(e) THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF THE
SELLER UNDER THIS SECTION 5.01 SHALL RANK PARI PASSU WITH ALL
OTHER GENERAL UNSECURED OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLER. 

(f) INDEMNIFICATION UNDER THIS SECTION 5.01
SHALL SURVIVE THE RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL OF THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND
THE TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND SHALL INCLUDE REASONABLE FEES AND
EXPENSES OF INVESTIGATION AND LITIGATION (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND
EXPENSES). THE SELLER SHALL NOT INDEMNIFY ANY PARTY UNDER THIS SECTION 5.01
FOR ANY CHANGES IN APPLICABLE LAW AFTER THE TRANSFER DATE, INCLUDING
BY MEANS OF LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT, REGULATORY ACTION, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT OR
VOTER INITIATIVE, OR FOR ANY LIABILITY RESULTING SOLELY FROM A DOWNGRADE
IN ANY RATING OF THE TRANSITION BONDS BY ANY RATING AGENCY. THE
SELLER SHALL NOT INDEMNIFY THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE OR ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS UNDER THIS SECTION 5.01 AGAINST ANY LIABILITY,
OBLIGATION, CLAIM, ACTION, SUIT OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF
THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, NEGLIGENCE OR BAD FAITH OF ANY SUCH PERSON OR
RESULTING FROM A BREACH OF A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY MADE BY SUCH
PERSON IN ANY OF THE BASIC DOCUMENTS THAT GIVES RISE TO THE
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 (g) THE SELLER SHALL
NOT BE REQUIRED TO INDEMNIFY ANY PERSON UNDER THIS SECTION 5.01 FOR
ANY AMOUNT PAID OR PAYABLE BY SUCH PERSON IN THE SETTLEMENT OF
ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT
OF THE SELLER, WHICH CONSENT SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD. PROMPTLY
AFTER RECEIPT BY ANY INDEMNIFIED PERSON OF NOTICE OF THE COMMENCEMENT
OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION, SUCH PERSON SHALL, IF A
CLAIM IN RESPECT THEREOF IS TO BE MADE AGAINST THE SELLER UNDER
THIS SECTION 5.01, NOTIFY THE SELLER IN WRITING OF THE COMMENCEMENT THEREOF.
FAILURE BY ANY INDEMNIFIED PERSON TO SO NOTIFY THE SELLER SHALL
RELIEVE THE SELLER FROM THE OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS
SUCH INDEMNIFIED PERSON UNDER THIS SECTION 5.01 ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT
THE SELLER SUFFERS ACTUAL PREJUDICE AS A RESULT OF SUCH FAILURE. WITH
RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION BROUGHT BY A THIRD
PARTY FOR WHICH INDEMNIFICATION MAY BE SOUGHT UNDER THIS SECTION 5.01, THE
SELLER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CONDUCT AND CONTROL, AT ITS EXPENSE AND
WITH COUNSEL OF ITS CHOOSING THAT IS REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO SUCH
INDEMNIFIED PERSON, THE DEFENSE OF ANY SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION
(IN WHICH CASE THE SELLER SHALL NOT THEREAFTER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
FEES AND EXPENSES OF ANY SEPARATE COUNSEL RETAINED BY THE INDEMNIFIED
PERSON EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW); PROVIDED THAT THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON
SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDING OR
INVESTIGATION THROUGH COUNSEL CHOSEN BY IT AND AT ITS OWN EXPENSE.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE SELLER’S ELECTION TO ASSUME THE DEFENSE OF ANY
ACTION, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION, THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT
TO EMPLOY SEPARATE COUNSEL (INCLUDING LOCAL COUNSEL), AND THE SELLER SHALL
BEAR THE REASONABLE FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF SUCH SEPARATE COUNSEL
IF (I) THE DEFENDANTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION INCLUDE BOTH THE
INDEMNIFIED PERSON AND THE SELLER AND THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON SHALL HAVE
REASONABLY CONCLUDED THAT THERE MAY BE LEGAL DEFENSES AVAILABLE TO IT
THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM OR ADDITIONAL TO THOSE AVAILABLE TO THE
SELLER, (II) THE SELLER SHALL NOT HAVE EMPLOYED COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY
TO THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON TO REPRESENT THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON WITHIN A
REASONABLE TIME AFTER NOTICE OF THE INSTITUTION OF SUCH ACTION,
(III) THE SELLER SHALL AUTHORIZE THE INDEMNIFIED PERSON TO EMPLOY SEPARATE
COUNSEL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE SELLER OR (IV) IN THE CASE
OF THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE, SUCH ACTION EXPOSES THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE TO
A MATERIAL RISK OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY OR FORFEITURE OR A SERVICER
DEFAULT HAS OCCURRED AND IS CONTINUING. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SELLER
SHALL NOT BE OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR THE FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES
OF MORE THAN ONE SEPARATE COUNSEL FOR THE INDEMNIFIED PERSONS OTHER
THAN ONE LOCAL COUNSEL, IF APPROPRIATE. 

NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT
SHALL ANY SUCH FOREGOING INDEMNITY EXTEND TO THE COLLECTIBILITY OF THE
TRANSITION CHARGES FROM ANY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR REMITTING TRANSITION CHARGES TO
THE SERVICER UNDER THE TERMS OF THE FINANCING ORDER, THE RESTRUCTURING
ACT OR AN APPLICABLE TARIFF, OR THE CREDITWORTHINESS OF ANY SUCH
PERSON. THE REMEDIES PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AGAINST THE SELLER FOR BREACH OF ITS REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES
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 Section 5.02 Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the
Seller. 
 Any Person: 
 (a) into which the Seller may be merged, converted or consolidated and which succeeds to all or substantially all of the electric transmission and distribution business of the Seller (or, if the
transmission and distribution business is split, which provides distribution service directly to a majority of the retail electric customers in the Seller’s certificated service area as it existed on May 1, 1999), 

(b) which results from the division of the Seller into two or more Persons and which succeeds to all or substantially all
of the electric transmission and distribution business of the Seller (or, if the transmission and distribution business is split, which provides distribution service directly to a majority of the retail electric customers in the Seller’s
certificated service area as it existed on May 1, 1999), 
 (c) which may result from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party and which succeeds to all or substantially all of the electric transmission and distribution business of the Seller (or, if the transmission and distribution business is split, which
provides distribution service directly to a majority of the retail electric customers in the Seller’s certificated service area as it existed on May 1, 1999), 

(d) which may purchase or otherwise succeed to the properties and assets of the Seller substantially as a whole and which
purchases or otherwise succeeds to all or substantially all of the electric transmission and distribution business of the Seller (or, if the transmission and distribution business is split, which provides distribution service directly to a majority
of the retail electric customers in the Seller’s certificated service area as it existed on May 1, 1999), or 
 (e) which may otherwise purchase or succeed to all or substantially all of the electric transmission and distribution business of the Seller (or, if the transmission and distribution business is split,
which provides distribution service directly to a majority of the retail electric customers in the Seller’s certificated service area as it existed on May 1, 1999), 
 which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller hereunder without the
execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that 
 (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Article III shall have been breached in any material respect and no Servicer Default, and no event
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 (ii) the Rating Agencies shall have received prior written notice of such
transaction, 
 (iii) the Seller shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section 5.02 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, 
 (iv) the Seller shall have delivered to
the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel either 
 (A) stating that, in the opinion of such
counsel, all filings to be made by the Seller, including filings with the PUCT pursuant to the Restructuring Act and the UCC, that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the respective interests of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in the
Transition Property have been executed and filed, and reciting the details of such filings, or 
 (B) stating
that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action is necessary to preserve and protect such interests, and 

(v) the Seller shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an opinion of
independent tax counsel (as selected by, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Seller, and which may be based on a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service) to the effect that, for federal income tax purposes, such transaction will not
result in a material adverse federal income tax consequence to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Transition Bondholders. 
 The Seller
shall not consummate any transaction referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above except upon execution of the above described agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above.
When any Person acquires the properties and assets of the Seller substantially as a whole and succeeds to all or substantially all of the electric transmission and distribution business of the Seller (or, if the transmission and distribution
business is split, which provides distribution service directly to a majority of the retail electric customers in the Seller’s certificated service area as it existed on May 1, 1999), or otherwise becomes the successor to the Seller in
accordance with the terms of this Section 5.02, then upon the satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 5.02, the Seller shall automatically and without further notice be released from its obligations hereunder.

 Section 5.03 Limitation on Liability of the Seller and Others. The Seller and any manager, officer, employee or agent
of the Seller may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on any document of any kind, prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person, respecting any matters arising hereunder. Subject to Section 4.07, the Seller shall not be
under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its obligations under this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability. 

  
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 ARTICLE VI 
 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
 Section 6.01 Amendment. 

(a) This Agreement may be amended in writing by the Seller and the Issuer, provided that (i) the Rating Agency
Condition has been satisfied in connection therewith, (ii) the Indenture Trustee has consented thereto and (iii) in the case of any amendment that increases ongoing Qualified Costs, the PUCT has consented thereto or shall be conclusively
deemed to have consented thereto. Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Issuer shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each of the Rating Agencies. With respect to the
PUCT’s consent to any amendment to this Agreement, 
 (i) the Seller may request the consent of the PUCT by
delivering to the PUCT’s executive director and general counsel a written request for such consent, which request shall contain: 
 (A) a reference to Docket No. 39809 and a statement as to the possible effect of the amendment on ongoing Qualified Costs; 

(B) an Officer’s Certificate stating that the proposed amendment has been approved by all relevant parties; and

 (C) a statement identifying the person to whom the PUCT or its staff is to address its consent to the
proposed amendment or request additional time; and 
 (ii) the PUCT shall, within 30 days of receiving the
request for consent complying with Section 6.01(a)(i) above, either 
 (A) provide notice of its consent
or lack of consent to the person specified in Section 6.01(a)(i)(C) above, or 
 (B) be conclusively
deemed to have consented to the proposed amendment, 
 unless, within 30 days of receiving the request for consent complying
with Section 6.01(a)(i) above, the PUCT or its staff delivers to the office of the person specified in Section 6.01(a)(i)(C) above a written statement requesting an additional amount of time not to exceed 30 days in which to consider
whether to consent to the proposed amendment. If the PUCT or its staff requests an extension of time in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence, then the PUCT shall either provide notice of its consent or lack of consent to the person
specified in 6.01(a)(i)(C) above no later than the last day of such extension of time or be conclusively deemed to have consented to the proposed amendment as of the last day of such extension of time. 

  
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 Any amendment requiring the consent of the PUCT as provided in this Section 6.01(a)
shall become effective on the later of (i) the date proposed by the parties to such amendment and (ii) the first day after the expiration of the 30 day period provided for in Section 6.01(a)(ii), or, if such period has been extended
pursuant thereto, the first day after the expiration of such period as so extended. 
 (b) Prior to the
execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to receive and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Issuer
and the Indenture Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment that affects their own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise. Following delivery of a notice to the PUCT by the Seller under
Section 6.01(a) above, the Seller and Issuer may at any time withdraw from the PUCT further consideration of any notification of a proposed amendment. 
 Section 6.02 Notices. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all demands, notices and communications upon or to the Seller, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the PUCT or the Rating
Agencies under this Agreement shall be in writing, delivered personally, via facsimile, reputable overnight courier or by certified mail, return-receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt 

(a) in the case of the Seller, to CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, 1111 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002,
Attention: Treasurer, 
 (b) in the case of the Issuer, to CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company IV, LLC,
1111 Louisiana Street, Suite 4664B, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Manager, 
 (c) in the case of
Moody’s, to Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., ABS Monitoring Department, 7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10007, 
 (d) in the case of Standard & Poor’s, to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, 55 Water Street, New York, New
York 10041, Attention: Asset Backed Surveillance Department, 
 (e) in the case of Fitch, to Fitch, Inc., One
State Street Plaza, New York, New York 10004, Attention: ABS Surveillance, 
 (f) in the case the Indenture
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 (g) in the case of the PUCT, to 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas
78711-3326, Attention: Executive Director and General Counsel; 
 or, as to each of the foregoing, at such other address as shall be designated
by written notice to the other parties. 
 Section 6.03 Assignment by the Seller. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, except as provided in Section 5.02, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Seller. 
 Section
6.04 Assignment to the Indenture Trustee. The Seller hereby acknowledges and consents to any pledge, assignment and grant of a security interest by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture for the benefit of the
Transition Bondholders of all right, title and interest of the Issuer in, to and under the Transition Property and the proceeds thereof and the assignment of any or all of the Issuer’s rights hereunder to the Indenture Trustee. Notwithstanding
such assignment, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder or in any of the certificates, notices or agreements delivered
pursuant hereto, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. 
 Section 6.05 Limitations on
Rights of Others. The provisions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Seller, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of itself and the Transition Bondholders, and nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied,
shall be construed to give to any other Person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim in the Trust Estate or under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenants, conditions or provisions contained herein. 

Section 6.06 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 
 Section 6.07 Separate Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

Section 6.08 Headings. The headings of the various Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall
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 Section 6.09 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT
SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS. 
 Section 6.10
Nonpetition Covenants. (a) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement or the Indenture, the Seller shall not, prior to the date which is one year and one day after the termination of the Indenture, petition or otherwise
invoke or cause the Issuer to invoke the process of any Governmental Authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Issuer or any substantial part of the property of the Issuer, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Issuer. 

(b) Notwithstanding any prior termination of this Agreement or the Indenture, the Issuer shall not, prior to the date which is one year
and one day after the termination of the Indenture, petition or otherwise invoke or cause the Seller to invoke the process of any Governmental Authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Seller under any federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Seller or any substantial part of the property of the Seller, or ordering the winding-up or
liquidation of the affairs of the Seller. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	 CENTERPOINT ENERGY TRANSITION BOND COMPANY IV, LLC,
     as Issuer,

		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name: Linda Geiger
 Title:
  Assistant Treasurer



  

			
	 CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC,
     as Seller,

		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name: Linda Geiger
 Title:
  Assistant Treasurer




  
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 APPENDIX A—DEFINITIONS 
 The definitions contained in this Appendix A are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms. 
 “Administration Agreement” means the Administration Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2012, between the Issuer and the Seller, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or
restated from time to time. 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling
or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, control, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms controlling and controlled have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 
 “Agreement” or “Sale Agreement” means this Transition Property Sale Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time. 

“Basic Documents” means the Certificate of Formation of the Issuer which was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware on October 14, 2011, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Issuer dated as of January 19, 2012, this Sale Agreement, the Bill of Sale, the Servicing Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the
Administration Agreement, the Indenture and the Series Supplement. 
 “Bill of Sale” means the Bill of Sale, dated as
of January 19, 2012, issued by the Seller to the Issuer pursuant to this Sale Agreement evidencing the sale of the Transition Property by the Seller to the Issuer. 
 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of Houston, Texas, or in the City of New York, New York, are required or
authorized by law or executive order to remain closed. 
 “CenterPoint Houston” means CenterPoint Energy Houston
Electric, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, or its successor. 
 “Financing Order” means the Financing Order
issued by the PUCT on October 27, 2011 in Docket No. 39809 pursuant to the Restructuring Act. 
 “Fitch”
means Fitch, Inc., or its successor. 
 “Governmental Authority” means any court or any federal or state regulatory
body, administrative agency or governmental instrumentality. 
 “Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of
January 19, 2012, among the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, and the Series Supplement (including the forms and terms of the Transition Bonds), as the same may be amended and supplemented with respect to the Transition Bonds from time to time.


  
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 “Indenture Trustee” means Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, or its successor
or any successor Indenture Trustee under the Indenture. 
 “Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement
dated as of January 19, 2012, among the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Seller, CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company, LLC, CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company II, LLC, CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company III, LLC,
CenterPoint Energy Restoration Bond Company, LLC and the other parties thereto, each in the capacities stated therein, as the same may be amended, modified supplemented or restated from time to time. 

“Issuance Advice Letter” means the issuance advice letter submitted to the PUCT on January 11, 2012 by the Seller pursuant
to the Financing Order in connection with the issuance of the Transition Bonds. 
 “Issuer” means CenterPoint Energy
Transition Bond Company IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor under the Indenture. 
 “Lien”
means a security interest, lien, charge, pledge, equity or encumbrance of any kind. 
 “Moody’s” means
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto. 
 “Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate
signed, in the case of the Seller, by any manager, the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice chairman, any executive vice president, senior vice president or vice president, the treasurer, assistant treasurer,
the secretary or any assistant secretary of the Seller. 
 “Opinion of Counsel” means one or more written opinions of
counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the Seller, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer or the Rating Agencies, as applicable, and which shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to
the Indenture Trustee, if applicable. 
 “Person” means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. 

“proceeding” means any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding. 

“Prospectus” has the meaning specified in Section 3.06 hereof. 

“PUCT” means the Public Utility Commission of Texas or any successor. 

“Purchase Price” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) hereof. 

“Qualified Costs” has the meaning assigned to that term in the Restructuring Act and the Financing Order. 

  
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 “Rating Agency” means any rating agency rating the Transition Bonds at the time of
issuance thereof at the request of the Issuer, which initially shall be Moody’s, Fitch and S&P. If no such organization or successor is any longer in existence or is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, “Rating
Agency” shall mean a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or other comparable Person designated by the Issuer, written notice of which designation shall be given to the Indenture Trustee, the PUCT and the Servicer. 

“Rating Agency Condition” means, with respect to any action, the notification in writing to each Rating Agency of such action
at least 15 Business Days prior to such action, and (i) so long as S&P generally will provide such confirmations with respect to asset-backed securities issued by regulated electric utilities that are backed by stranded costs, transition
property, system restoration property or other types of property specifically created or defined for those securitizations by state legislatures, confirmation by S&P to the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer that such action will not
result in a suspension, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current rating by S&P of any outstanding class or tranche of Transition Bonds, and (ii) that, prior to the taking of the proposed action, no Rating Agency provides written notice
to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer that such action would result in the suspension, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current rating of any outstanding class or tranche of Transition Bonds. 

“Restructuring Act” means the Act of May 21, 1999, 76th Leg. R.S. ch. 405, 1999 (codified at Texas Utilities Code
Section 39.001 et seq.), as amended by Act of May 29, 2007, H.B. 624 §§ 2-4, 80th Leg., R.S. (codified as an amendment to Texas Utilities Code Sections 39.301-39.303). 

“Seller” means CenterPoint Houston, or its successor, in its capacity as seller of the Transition Property to the Issuer
pursuant to this Sale Agreement. 
 “Series Supplement” means the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
January 19, 2012, among the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, which specifies the terms of the Transition Bonds. 

“Servicer” means CenterPoint Houston, in its capacity as the servicer under the Servicing Agreement, and each successor to or
assignee of CenterPoint Houston (in the same capacity) pursuant to the relevant sections of the Servicing Agreement. 

“Servicer Default” means the occurrence and continuation of one of the events specified in Section 7.01 of the Servicing
Agreement. 
 “Servicing Agreement” means the Transition Property Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 19,
2012, between the Issuer and the Servicer and acknowledged by the Indenture Trustee, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time. 
 “Standard & Poor’s” or “S&P,” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or its
successor. 
 “Transfer Date” means the date on which the Transition Bonds are to be originally issued in accordance
with Section 2.10 of the Indenture. 

  
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 “Transition Bond” means any of the 2012 Senior Secured Transition Bonds issued by
the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture and the Series Supplement. 
 “Transition Bondholder” means a Person in whose
name a Transition Bond is registered on the Transition Bond Register. 
 “Transition Bond Register” has the meaning
specified in Section 2.05 of the Indenture. 
 “Transition Charges” means the nonbypassable amounts to be charged
for the use or availability of electric services, approved by the Texas Commission in the Financing Order to recover Qualified Costs that may be collected by the Seller, its successors, assignees or other collection agents as provided for in the
Financing Order. 
 “Transition Property” means the rights and interests of the Seller or its successor under the
Financing Order, once those rights are first transferred to the Issuer or pledged in connection with the issuance of the Transition Bonds, including the right to impose, collect and receive through Transition Charges payable by retail electric
customers within the Seller’s certificated service area as it existed on May 1, 1999, an amount sufficient to cover the Qualified Costs of the Seller authorized in the Financing Order, the right to receive Transition Charges in amounts and
at times sufficient to pay principal and interest and make other deposits in connection with the Transition Bonds and all revenues and collections resulting from Transition Charges. 

“Trust Estate” has the meaning specified in the Series Supplement. 

“UCC” means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction, as
amended from time to time. 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 
 BILL OF SALE 
 1. This Bill of Sale is being delivered pursuant to the Transition
Property Sale Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2012 (the “Sale Agreement”), between CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC (the “Seller”) and CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Company IV, LLC (the “Issuer”).
All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Sale Agreement. 
 2. In
consideration of the Issuer’s payment to the Seller of $1,684,569,000, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Seller does hereby irrevocably sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Issuer, without recourse or
warranty, except as set forth in the Sale Agreement, all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the Transition Property identified on Schedule 1 hereto (such sale, transfer, assignment, setting over and conveyance of the
Transition Property includes, to the fullest extent permitted by the Restructuring Act, the right to impose, collect and receive the Transition Charges related to the Transition Property, as the same may be adjusted from time to time). Such sale,
transfer, assignment, setting over and conveyance is hereby expressly stated to be a sale or other absolute transfer and, pursuant to Section 39.308 of the Restructuring Act and other applicable law, is a true sale and is not a secured
transaction and title, legal and equitable, has passed to the Issuer. The preceding sentence is the statement referred to in Section 39.308 of the Restructuring Act. The Seller agrees and confirms that, after giving effect to the sale evidenced
by this Bill of Sale, the Seller has no right, title or interest in, to or under the Transition Property. 
 3. The Issuer does
hereby purchase the Transition Property identified on Schedule 1 hereto from the Seller for the consideration set forth in paragraph 2 above. 
 4. The Seller and the Issuer each acknowledge and agree that the purchase price for the Transition Property sold pursuant to this Bill of Sale and the Sale Agreement is equal to its fair market value on
the date hereof. 
 5. The Seller confirms that each of the representations and warranties on the part of the Seller contained
in the Sale Agreement are true and correct in all respects on the date hereof as if made on the date hereof. 
 6. This Bill of
Sale may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

7. THIS BILL OF SALE SHALL BE
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SUCH LAWS. 

  
 Exhibit A-1








 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Issuer have duly executed this Bill of Sale as of the
19th day of January, 2012. 
  

			
	 CENTERPOINT ENERGY TRANSITION BOND COMPANY IV, LLC,
     as Issuer,

		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:



  

			
	 CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC,
     as Seller,

		
	By:	 	 
		 	 Name:

Title:




  
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 SCHEDULE 1 
 to 
 BILL OF SALE 

Transition Property 
 All of the
Seller’s rights, title and interest in, to and under the Financing Order issued by the PUCT on October 27, 2011 (PUCT Docket No. 39809), pursuant to the Restructuring Act, including rights to impose, collect and receive the
“transition charges” (as defined in the Restructuring Act) approved in such Financing Order.