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AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT




     AMENDMENT No. 4 dated as of December 1, 2009, to the Credit Agreement dated as of September
22, 2008 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), between AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
GROUP, INC., as Borrower (the “Borrower”), and the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Lender (the
“Lender”).



PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS




     WHEREAS, Borrower has requested Lender to make certain changes to the Credit Agreement as
described herein, and Lender has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth,
to amend the Credit Agreement to effect such changes as set forth below.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and
for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:



     Section 1.  Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically
defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning
assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to “this Agreement”, “hereof”,
“hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference in the Credit Agreement, and
each reference in any other Loan Document to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereof”, “thereunder”,
“therein” or “thereby” or other similar reference to the Credit Agreement, shall, after the
Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (as defined in Section 13 of this Amendment), refer to the Credit
Agreement as amended hereby.



     Section 2. Amendments to Definitions. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by
adding or amending (as applicable) the following definitions to read in their entirety as follows:




“AIA Closing Date” shall mean the “Closing Date” as defined in the AIA Purchase
Agreement.




“AIA Closing Date Assignments” shall mean the assignment of Loans required to
occur upon or immediately following the



 









 






Closing as defined in, and pursuant to the terms of, the AIA Purchase Agreement.




“AIA Liquidation Preference” shall mean the “Initial Liquidation Preference” as
defined in the LLC Agreement (as defined in the AIA Purchase Agreement).




“AIA LLC” shall mean AIA Aurora LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.




“AIA Preferred Membership Interests” shall mean the “Preferred Units” as defined
in the AIA Purchase Agreement.




“AIA Purchase Agreement” shall mean the Purchase Agreement dated as of June 25,
2009, among American International Group, Inc., as Parent, American International
Reinsurance Company, Ltd., as Seller, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
as Buyer, as in effect from time to time.




“AIRCO” shall mean American International Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a Bermuda
company.




“ALICO Closing Date” shall mean the “Closing Date” as defined in the ALICO
Purchase Agreement.




“ALICO Liquidation Preference” shall mean the “Junior Initial Liquidation
Preference” plus the “Senior Initial Liquidation Preference”, each as defined in
the LLC Agreement (as defined in the ALICO Purchase Agreement).




“ALICO LLC” shall mean ALICO Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.




“ALICO Preferred Membership Interests” shall mean the “Preferred Units” as
defined in the ALICO Purchase Agreement.




“ALICO Purchase Agreement” shall mean the Purchase Agreement dated as of June 25,
2009, between American International Group, Inc., as Seller, and the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York, as Buyer, as in effect from time to time.




“Amendment No. 4” shall mean Amendment No. 4 hereto dated as of December 1, 2009.




“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date” shall mean the “Amendment No. 4 Effective Date”
as defined in Amendment No. 4.



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“Insurance Subsidiary Extraordinary Dividend” shall mean any extraordinary
dividend or other distribution by any Insurance Subsidiary to the Borrower or any
other Subsidiary (other than an Insurance Subsidiary), except (i) dividends or
other distributions of Net Cash Proceeds received by an Insurance Subsidiary in
respect of an Asset Sale, Equity Issuance or issuance or incurrence of
Indebtedness that independently gives rise to an obligation on the part of the
Borrower to prepay outstanding Loans and accrued and unpaid interest thereon
under Section 2.10(b), 2.10(c) or 2.10(d), as the case may be, and (ii) any other
dividends or other distributions which the Lender agrees from time to time shall
be excluded from this definition.




“Investment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04.




“London Inter-bank Offered Rate” shall mean the British Bankers’ Association
London Inter-bank Offered Rate for three-month deposits in Dollars (as set forth
by any service selected by the Lender that has been nominated by the British
Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of
displaying such rates), rounded to the nearest thousandth. 




“Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Material Subsidiary that is not an
Insurance Subsidiary; provided that neither AIA LLC, ALICO LLC nor any of their
respective subsidiaries shall constitute a Restricted Subsidiary for any purpose
hereunder or under any other Loan Document.



     Section 3. Technical Amendment. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing each
reference to “Permitted Investments Policy” with a reference to “Permitted Investment Policy”.



     Section 4.  Amendment to Prepayment Application Protocol. Annex A of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting paragraph (b) in its entirety.



     Section 5.  Amendment to Conditions of Lending. Section 4.01(b) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:



          “(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 and in each other Loan Document
shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing with the same effect as though
made on and as of such date, except (i) to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date, (ii) with respect to the representations set forth in Sections 3.06 and
3.09(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, for the matters disclosed in AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008, as amended, AIG’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009,




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June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009, and (iii) with respect to the representations set forth
in Sections 3.09(b) and 3.10 and the second sentence of Section 3.19 of the Credit Agreement, for
the matters disclosed in AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as
amended under, “Risk Factors — Change of Control”.”




     Section 6.  Amendment to Mandatory Prepayments. Section 2.10 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended as follows:



     (a) by replacing each reference in that section to “the fifth Business Day following the
receipt of Net Cash Proceeds” with a reference to “the fifteenth Business Day following the receipt
of Net Cash Proceeds” (this amendment superseding the same change made pursuant to a letter
agreement dated as of June 30, 2009, between Borrower and Lender);



     (b) by adding the following new paragraph (j):



     “(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document,
as soon as practicable and in any event not later than the fifteenth Business Day following the
receipt of cash proceeds by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of an Equity Issuance or
other disposition of the Equity Interests of AIA LLC or ALICO LLC or their respective subsidiaries,
the Borrower shall apply an amount equal to 100% of the cash proceeds thereof (net of (i) all taxes
and customary fees, commissions, costs and other expenses incurred in connection therewith, (ii)
the cash proceeds thereof required to be paid to any Person (other than the Borrower or any
Subsidiary) owning any Equity Interests of AIA LLC or ALICO LLC or their respective subsidiaries,
as applicable (including, without limitation, amounts required to be paid in respect of the AIA
Preferred Membership Interests and/or the ALICO Preferred Membership Interests)) to prepay
outstanding Loans and accrued and unpaid interest thereon (subject to adjustment in accordance with
Section 2.10(i) and Annex A).”



     (c) by adding the following new paragraph (k):



     “(k) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document,
(i) on the AIA Closing Date, immediately after the effectiveness of the AIA Closing Date
Assignments and the sale by AIRCO to the Lender of the AIA Preferred Membership Interests, the
Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced by an amount equal to 100% of the AIA
Liquidation Preference, and (ii) on the ALICO Closing Date, immediately after the sale by Borrower
to the Lender of the ALICO Preferred Membership Interests, the Loans outstanding on such date will
be deemed to be prepaid in an aggregate Original Principal Amount equal to, and the Commitment
shall be automatically and permanently reduced by, an amount equal to 100% of the ALICO Liquidation
Preference. Simultaneously with such



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reduction in the Commitment, the Borrower shall pay (x) all
accrued and unpaid Fees; (y) all accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans assigned to and held by the
Borrower immediately prior to the cancellation of those Loans in accordance with Section 11 of
Amendment No. 4; and (z) all accrued and unpaid interest on any portion of the Loans that are
deemed to be prepaid pursuant to this clause (k), in each case by increasing the outstanding
principal amount of the remaining Loans by the amount of such Fees or interest, as the case may
be.”




     Section 7. Amendments to Negative Covenants.



     (a) Section 6.01(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the reference
therein to “Section 6.04(c)” with a reference to “Section 6.04(a)”.



     (b) Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:




     “Section 6.04. Investments. Purchase, hold or acquire any Equity Interests,
evidences of indebtedness or other securities of, make or permit to exist any loans,
advances or capital contributions to, or Guarantee the Indebtedness or other obligations
of, or make any other investment in, any other Person (each such transaction, an
“Investment”), except:




     (a) (i) Investments by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date
in the Subsidiaries, and (ii) additional Investments by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries
in the Subsidiaries; provided that (A) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary held by a Loan
Party shall be pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Pledge Agreement (subject to the
limitations and exceptions referred to therein), (B) any loans and advances made to a Loan
Party by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (and any Guarantee thereof by any Loan Party)
shall be (1) unsecured and (2) subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to an Affiliate
Subordination Agreement and (C) Investments made after the Closing Date by Loan Parties in
Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (determined without regard to any write-downs or
write-offs of such Investments) shall only be permitted (x) pursuant to funding
commitments in effect on, and disclosed to the Lender on or prior to, the Closing Date or
(y) with the prior written consent of the Lender;




     (b) Investments in cash and Permitted Investments;




     (c) Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or
settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case
in the ordinary course of business; and




     (d) other Investments made in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries.



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     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not be
permitted to make any material Investment in illiquid, complex structured products for
which no external market price, liquid market quotes or price based on common agreed
modeling is available except (i) pursuant to Investment Commitments in effect on the
Closing Date and entered into in the ordinary course of business or (ii) with the prior
written consent of the Lender. Furthermore, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not,
without the prior written consent of the Lender, enter into any commitment or agreement to
make any Investment that would not be permitted under this Section 6.04 to be made on the
date such commitment or agreement is to be entered into, other than any letter of intent,
agreement in principle or similar arrangement with a commercial counterparty that is
non-binding under applicable law.”



     Section 8. Amendment to Events of Default. Section 7(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to read in its entirety as follows:



     “(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those
specified in paragraphs (b), (c) or (d) above and other than any default on the obligation to make
indemnity payments under the AIA Purchase Agreement or the ALICO Purchase Agreement) and such
default shall continue unremedied for a period of 10 days after the earlier of (i) notice thereof
from the Lender to the Borrower or (ii) knowledge thereof of the Borrower;



     Section 9. Amendment to Waiver Mechanics. Section 8.08(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to read in its entirety as follows:



     “(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified
except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the
Lender; provided that the Lender may waive restrictions imposed on the Borrower hereby and
obligations of the Borrower hereunder by written notice to the Borrower.”



     Section 10. Designation of Certain Obligations as Secured Obligations. The parties hereto
hereby agree to designate the following as “Secured Obligations” for all purposes under the
Guarantee and Pledge Agreement:



     (a) the obligations of Borrower pursuant to Article 5 of the AIA Purchase Agreement; and



     (b) the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Article 5 of the ALICO Purchase Agreement.



     Section 11. Certain Other Agreements. The parties hereto hereby agree that on the AIA
Closing Date, immediately after the effectiveness of the AIA



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Closing Date Assignments and the sale by AIRCO to the Lender of the AIA Preferred Membership
Interests, the Loans assigned to and held by the Borrower and all Obligations (other than
Obligations required to be paid in accordance with Section 2.10(k) as added hereby) with respect
thereto shall be automatically and permanently canceled and shall be deemed not to be outstanding
for any purpose under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.




     Section 12. Representations of Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants on the
Amendment No. 4 Effective Date that (i) the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in
Article 3 of the Credit Agreement and by any Loan Party in any other Loan Document shall be true
and correct on and as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date except (a) to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, (b) with respect to the
representations set forth in Sections 3.06 and 3.09(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, for the matters
disclosed in AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as amended,
AIG’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009
and September 30, 2009, and (c) with respect to the representations set forth in Sections 3.09(b)
and 3.10 and the second sentence of Section 3.19 of the Credit Agreement, for the matters disclosed
in AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as amended, under “Risk
Factors — Change of Control” and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist on the Amendment
No. 4 Effective Date after giving effect to this Amendment.



     Section 13. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the date
(the “Amendment No. 4 Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the following conditions shall
have been satisfied to the satisfaction of Lender:



     (a) Execution of Counterparts. Lender shall have received from Borrower a counterpart
hereof signed by Borrower;



     (b) Execution of Consent. Lender shall have received counterparts of a consent,
substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to this Amendment, duly executed by each Guarantor; and



     (c) Expenses. Lender shall have received reimbursement for all costs and expenses
(including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to Lender) to the extent required by Section
8.05(a) of the Credit Agreement, including in connection with the preparation, negotiation and
execution of this Amendment.



     Section 14.  Certain Consequences of Effectiveness. On and after the Amendment No. 4
Effective Date, the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by the Credit
Agreement as amended by this Amendment; provided that the rights and obligations of the parties to
the Credit Agreement with respect to the period prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date shall
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effect to this Amendment. Each Loan Document, as specifically amended hereby, is, and shall
continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Security Documents and all of the Collateral do, and shall
continue to, secure the payment of all obligations under the Loan Documents as amended hereby.




     Section 15.  Consent to Transactions. For purposes of Article 6 of the Credit
Agreement, Lender hereby consents to any reasonably necessary actions taken by Borrower or any
Subsidiary in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the AIA Purchase Agreement on or
prior to the AIA Closing Date and any reasonably necessary actions taken by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the ALICO Purchase Agreement on
or prior to the ALICO Closing Date only to the extent that such actions are taken in accordance
with the terms of the AIA Purchase Agreement or the ALICO Purchase Agreement, as the case may be;
provided that Borrower shall give Lender prior written notice of any actions taken pursuant to this
authorization other than actions specifically required to be taken by Borrower or any Subsidiary
pursuant to the AIA Purchase Agreement or the ALICO Purchase Agreement.



     Section 16.  Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.



     Section 17.  Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart of a
signature page to this Amendment shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart
of this Amendment.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of
the date first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
GROUP, INC.,
as Borrower

 	 
	 	By: 	/s/
P. Nicholas Kourides
	 
	 	 	Name:  	P. Nicholas Kourides	 
	 	 	Title:  	Attorney-in-Fact	 
	 
	 	FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF
NEW YORK,
as Lender

 	 
	 	By: 	/s/
Sarah Dahlgren	 
	 	 	Name:  	Sarah Dahlgren	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President	 



 









 






	 	 	 	 	 



EXHIBIT 1




GUARANTOR CONSENT TO 

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT





     Reference is made to Amendment No. 4 dated as of December 1, 2009 between American
International Group, Inc., as Borrower (the “Borrower”) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
as Lender (the “Lender”) (the “Amendment”). Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each
term used herein that is defined in the Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
the Amendment.



     Each of the undersigned hereby consents to the Amendment and hereby confirms and agrees that
(a) notwithstanding the effectiveness of the Amendment, each Loan Document to which it is party is,
and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all
respects, except that, on and after the effectiveness of the Amendment, each reference in the Loan
Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereof”, “thereunder”, “therein” or “thereby” or similar
references to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended
by the Amendment and (b) the Loan Documents to which each of the undersigned is a party and all of
the Collateral described therein do, and shall continue to, secure the payment of all obligations
under the Loan Documents, as amended by the Amendment.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	[GUARANTORS]

 	 
	 	By: 	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title: