Exhibit 99(a)

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Company LLC. Consolidated

Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation



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|                                                           |  | Year EndedDecember 31, 2009 |        |   | Year EndedDecember 31, 2008 |  
|                                                           |  | (millions of dollars)       |       
|                                                           |  |                            
|Net income (loss) attributable to Intermediate Holding     |  | $                           | 74     |   |                             | $ | (495  | )
|Income tax expense (benefit)                               |  |                             | 80     |   |                             |   | 130   |  
|Interest expense and related charges                       |  |                             | 625    |   |                             |   | 578   |  
|Depreciation and amortization                              |  |                             | 557    |   |                             |   | 492   |  
|                                                           |  |                             |        |   |                             |   |       |  
|EBITDA                                                     |  | $                           | 1,336  |   |                             | $ | 705   |  
|                                                           |  |                             |        |   |                             |   |       |  
|                                                           |  |                            
|Oncor EBITDA                                               |  |                             | (1,354 | ) |                             |   | (496  | )
|Oncor distributions/dividends (a)                          |  |                             | 216    |   |                             |   | 1,582 |  
|Interest income                                            |  |                             | (47    | ) |                             |   | (47   | )
|Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |                             | 64     |   |                             |   | (160  | )
|                                                           |  |                             |        |   |                             |   |       |  
|Adjusted EBITDA per Incurrence Covenant                    |  | $                           | 215    |   |                             | $ | 1,584 |  
|Add back Oncor adjustments                                 |  | $                           | 1,123  |   |                             | $ | (267  | )
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|Adjusted EBITDA per Restricted Payments Covenants          |  | $                           | 1,338  |   |                             | $ | 1,317 |  
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|(a) | 2008 amount includes $1.253 billion distribution of net proceeds from the sale of Oncor noncontrolling interests.
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