Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement dated as of June 23, 2004



  
 Exhibit 10.3

  
 [EXECUTION VERSION] 
  

  
 CREDIT AGREEMENT 
  
 Dated as of June 23, 2004 
  
 among 
  
 WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION, 

as Borrower, 
  
 THE LENDERS IDENTIFIED HEREIN 
  
 and 
 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, 
 as Agent 
  

  
 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. and 
 WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC, 
 Lead Arrangers and Book Managers 
  
 WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
 Syndication Agent 
  
 CITIBANK, N.A. and 
 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
 Documentation Agents 
  









  
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

			
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	 Article 1. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	  	1
		
	 SECTION 1.1. Definitions
	  	1
	 SECTION 1.2. Computation of Time Periods
	  	12
	 SECTION 1.3. Accounting Terms
	  	13
		
	 Article 2. LOANS
	  	13
		
	 SECTION 2.1. Loan Commitment
	  	13
	 SECTION 2.2. Method of Borrowing
	  	13
	 SECTION 2.3. Funding of Loans
	  	13
	 SECTION 2.4. Continuations and Conversions
	  	14
	 SECTION 2.5. Minimum Amounts
	  	15
	 SECTION 2.6. Reductions of Commitments
	  	15
	 SECTION 2.7. Notes
	  	15
	 SECTION 2.8. Extension of Maturity Date
	  	15
		
	 Article 3. PAYMENTS
	  	17
		
	 SECTION 3.1. Interest
	  	17
	 SECTION 3.2. Prepayments
	  	17
	 SECTION 3.3. Payment in Full at Maturity
	  	18
	 SECTION 3.4. Fees
	  	18
	 SECTION 3.5. Place and Manner of Payments
	  	18
	 SECTION 3.6. Pro Rata Treatment
	  	19
	 SECTION 3.7. Computations of Interest and Fees
	  	19
	 SECTION 3.8. Sharing of Payments
	  	20
	 SECTION 3.9. Evidence of Debt
	  	20
		
	 Article 4. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING LOANS
	  	21
		
	 SECTION 4.1. Eurodollar Loan Provisions
	  	21
	 SECTION 4.2. Capital Adequacy
	  	22
	 SECTION 4.3. Compensation
	  	23
	 SECTION 4.4. Taxes
	  	23
	 SECTION 4.5. Replacement of Lenders
	  	25
		
	 Article 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	  	26
		
	 SECTION 5.1. Closing Conditions
	  	26
	 SECTION 5.2. Conditions to Loans
	  	28
		
	 Article 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	  	28
		
	 SECTION 6.1. Organization and Good Standing
	  	28
	 SECTION 6.2. Due Authorization
	  	28
	 SECTION 6.3. No Conflicts
	  	29
	 SECTION 6.4. Consents
	  	29
	 SECTION 6.5. Enforceable Obligations
	  	29

  










			
	 SECTION 6.6. Financial Condition
	  	29
	 SECTION 6.7. No Material Change
	  	30
	 SECTION 6.8. No Default
	  	30
	 SECTION 6.9. Indebtedness
	  	30
	 SECTION 6.10. Litigation
	  	30
	 SECTION 6.11. Taxes
	  	30
	 SECTION 6.12. Compliance with Law
	  	30
	 SECTION 6.13. ERISA
	  	30
	 SECTION 6.14. Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock
	  	32
	 SECTION 6.15. Government Regulation
	  	32
	 SECTION 6.16. Solvency
	  	32
	 SECTION 6.17. Disclosure
	  	32
	 SECTION 6.18. Environmental Matters
	  	32
		
	 Article 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
	  	33
		
	 SECTION 7.1. Information Covenants
	  	33
	 SECTION 7.2. Financial Covenants
	  	34
	 SECTION 7.3. Preservation of Existence and Franchises
	  	35
	 SECTION 7.4. Books and Records
	  	35
	 SECTION 7.5. Compliance with Law
	  	35
	 SECTION 7.6. Payment of Taxes and Other Indebtedness
	  	35
	 SECTION 7.7. Insurance
	  	35
	 SECTION 7.8. Performance of Obligations
	  	36
	 SECTION 7.9. Use of Proceeds
	  	36
	 SECTION 7.10. Audits/Inspections
	  	36
		
	 Article 8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
	  	36
		
	 SECTION 8.1. Nature of Business
	  	36
	 SECTION 8.2. Consolidation and Merger
	  	36
	 SECTION 8.3. Sale or Lease of Assets
	  	37
	 SECTION 8.4. Arm’s-Length Transactions
	  	37
	 SECTION 8.5. Fiscal Year
	  	37
	 SECTION 8.6. Liens
	  	37
	 SECTION 8.7. Negative Pledge on Utility Stock
	  	38
		
	 Article 9. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	  	38
		
	 SECTION 9.1. Events of Default
	  	38
	 SECTION 9.2. Acceleration; Remedies
	  	41
	 SECTION 9.3. Allocation of Payments After Event of Default
	  	41
		
	 Article 10. AGENCY PROVISIONS
	  	42
		
	 SECTION 10.1. Appointment
	  	42
	 SECTION 10.2. Delegation of Duties
	  	42
	 SECTION 10.3. Exculpatory Provisions
	  	43
	 SECTION 10.4. Reliance on Communications
	  	43
	 SECTION 10.5. Notice of Default
	  	44
	 SECTION 10.6. Non-Reliance on Agent and Other Lenders
	  	44

  

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	 SECTION 10.7. Indemnification
	  	44
	 SECTION 10.8. Agent in Its Individual Capacity
	  	45
	 SECTION 10.9. Successor Agent
	  	45
		
	 Article 11. MISCELLANEOUS
	  	45
		
	 SECTION 11.1. Notices
	  	45
	 SECTION 11.2. Right of Set-Off
	  	46
	 SECTION 11.3. Benefit of Agreement
	  	46
	 SECTION 11.4. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative
	  	49
	 SECTION 11.5. Payment of Expenses, etc.
	  	49
	 SECTION 11.6. Amendments, Waivers and Consents
	  	49
	 SECTION 11.7. Counterparts/Telecopy
	  	50
	 SECTION 11.8. Headings
	  	51
	 SECTION 11.9. Defaulting Lender
	  	51
	 SECTION 11.10. Survival of Indemnification and Representations and Warranties
	  	51
	 SECTION 11.11. Governing Law; Venue
	  	51
	 SECTION 11.12. Waiver of Jury Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages
	  	51
	 SECTION 11.13. Time
	  	52
	 SECTION 11.14. Severability
	  	52
	 SECTION 11.15. Further Assurances
	  	52
	 SECTION 11.16. Entirety
	  	52

  
 SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

  

					
	 Schedule I
	  	-	  	Commitments and Commitment Percentages, Addresses for Notices
	 Schedule 7.2(b)
	  	-	  	Closing Date Financial Covenant Calculations
	 Exhibit 2.2
	  	-	  	Form of Notice of Borrowing
	 Exhibit 2.4
	  	-	  	Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion
	 Exhibit 2.7
	  	-	  	Form of Note
	 Exhibit 7.1(c)
	  	-	  	Form of Officer’s Certificate
	 Exhibit 11.3(b)
	  	-	  	Form of Assignment and Acceptance

  

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 CREDIT AGREEMENT

  
 This CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 23, 2004 (this
“Credit Agreement”), is entered into among WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders (as defined herein), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as administrative agent for
the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Agent”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has
requested that the Lenders provide a $300,000,000 three year revolving credit facility to the Borrower for the purposes hereinafter set forth; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to provide such revolving credit facility on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual agreements, provisions
and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE 1. 
  
 DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

  
 SECTION 1.1. Definitions. 
  
 As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings herein specified
unless the context otherwise requires. Defined terms herein shall include in the singular number the plural and in the plural the singular: 
  
 “Adjusted Base Rate” means the Base Rate plus the Applicable Percentage for Base Rate Loans. 
  
 “Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” means the Eurodollar Rate
plus the Applicable Percentage for Eurodollar Loans. 
  
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling (including but not limited to all directors and officers of such Person), controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control a corporation if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (a) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of
such corporation or (b) to direct or cause direction of the management and policies of such corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 
  
 “Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank and any successors and assigns in such capacity. 
  









 “Applicable Percentage” means, at any time, the appropriate applicable
percentages corresponding to the Borrower’s senior unsecured debt ratings in effect as of the most recent Calculation Date, as shown below: 
  

									
	 Pricing
 Level

	  	 Borrower’s
Senior Unsecured
Debt Rating

	  	Applicable
Percentage for
Eurodollar
Loans

	 	Applicable
Percentage for Base
Rate Loans

	 	Applicable
Percentage for
Facility Fees


	I.	  	 3A+ from
S&P and
 3A1 from
Moody’s
	  	.320%	 	0%	 	.080%
	II.	  	 A from S&P and
 A2 from Moody’s
	  	.400%	 	0%	 	.100%
	III.	  	 A- from S&P and
 A3 from Moody’s
	  	.500%	 	0%	 	.125%
	IV.	  	 BBB+ from S&P and
 Baa1 from Moody’s
	  	.600%	 	0%	 	.15%
	V.	  	 BBB from S&P and
 Baa2 from Moody’s
	  	.700%	 	0%	 	.175%
	VI.	  	 BBB- from S&P and
 Baa3 from Moody’s
	  	.925%	 	0%	 	.200%
	VII.	  	 £ BB+ from
S&P or
 £ Ba1 from
Moody’s
 or
 Unrated by
S&P or Moody’s
	  	1.150%	 	0.150%	 	.350%

  
 If there is a
difference of one level in the senior unsecured debt ratings assigned by Moody’s and S&P and the higher of such ratings falls in level I, II, III or IV, then the higher of such ratings will be used to determine the pricing level. If there
is a difference of more than one level in the senior unsecured debt ratings assigned by Moody’s and S&P and the higher of such ratings falls in level I, II, III or IV, then the level that is one level above the lower of such ratings will be
used to determine the pricing level. If there is a difference in the senior unsecured debt ratings assigned by Moody’s and S&P and the higher of such ratings falls below level IV, then the lower of such ratings will be used to determine the
pricing level. 
  
 The Applicable Percentage shall be
determined and adjusted on the date (each a “Calculation Date”) there is a change in the Borrower’s senior unsecured debt rating. Each determination of the Applicable Percentage shall be effective from one Calculation
Date until the next Calculation Date. Any adjustment in the Applicable Percentage shall be applicable to all outstanding Loans as well as any new Loans made. 
  
 The Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Agent, at the address set forth on Schedule I information regarding any change in the Borrower’s senior
unsecured debt rating, as determined by S&P and Moody’s, that would change the existing pricing level pursuant to the preceding paragraph. 
  
 “Approved Fund” means (a) a CLO and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans and similar
extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor. 
  

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 “Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Code in Title 11 of the United States
Code, as amended, modified, succeeded or replaced from time to time. 
  
 “Base Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day
plus 1/2 of 1% and (b) the Prime Rate in effect on such day. If for any reason the Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable after due inquiry to ascertain the Federal Funds
Rate for any reason, including the inability or failure of the Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms hereof, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (a) of the first sentence of this definition until
the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds
Rate, respectively. 
  
 “Base Rate Loan”
means a Loan that bears interest based on the Adjusted Base Rate. 
  
 “Borrower” means Wisconsin Energy Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation. It is understood that the term Borrower does not include the Subsidiaries of the Borrower. 
  
 “Borrower Obligations” means, without duplication,
all of the obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and the Agent, whenever arising, under this Credit Agreement, the Notes or any of the other Credit Documents. 
  
 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, a legal holiday or a day on which
banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close in New York, New York; provided that in the case of Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day on which dealings between banks are carried on in U.S. dollar
deposits in the London interbank market. 
  
 “Businesses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.18. 
  
 “Capitalization” means the sum of (a) Total Funded Debt plus (b) Net Worth. 
  
 “Change of Control” means any of the following events: (a) any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of
Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) has become, directly or indirectly, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d 3 and 13d 5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person shall be deemed to have “beneficial
ownership” of all shares that any such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, of 30% or more of the voting power of the
Voting Stock of the Borrower on a fully-diluted basis, after giving effect to the conversion and exercise of all outstanding warrants, options and other securities of the Borrower (whether or not such securities are then currently convertible or
exercisable), (b) during any period of two consecutive calendar years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of the Borrower cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the directors of the Borrower
then in office unless (i) such new directors were elected by a majority of the directors of the Borrower who constituted the board of directors of the Borrower at the beginning of such period or (ii) the reason for such directors failing to
constitute a majority is a result of retirement by directors due to age, death or disability or (c) the failure of the 

  

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Borrower to own directly or indirectly at least 51% of the Voting Stock of Wisconsin Electric Power Company and at least 51% of the Voting Stock of Wisconsin
Gas Company. 
  
 “CLO” means any entity
(whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a
Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender. 
  
 “Closing
Date” means the date hereof. 
  
 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. 
  
 “Commitment” means, as to any Lender, the amount set opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto or, if such Lender has
entered into any Assignment Agreement, set forth for such Lender in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 11.3(c), as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.6. “Commitments” means the aggregate
amount of the Commitments of all Lenders. 
  
 “Commitment Percentage” means, for each Lender, the percentage identified as its Commitment Percentage opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, as such percentage may be modified by assignment
in accordance with the terms of this Credit Agreement. 
  
 “Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, determined on a consolidated basis without duplication, the Company’s and its consolidated Subsidiaries’ net income (or net loss) plus the sum of (i) interest
expense, (ii) distributions on preferred securities, (iii) preferred dividends, (iv) income tax expense, (v) depreciation expense, (vi) amortization and (vii) non-cash impairment charges, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP. 
  
 “Consolidated Interest Expense”
means, for any Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries and for any period, all consolidated interest expense (including all amortization of debt discount and expenses and reported interest) on all Indebtedness of such Person and its consolidated
Subsidiaries during such period. “Consolidated Interest Expense” shall exclude any distributions on preferred securities and “Indebtedness” as used in this definition shall exclude any mandatorily redeemable preferred securities.

  
 “Credit Agreement” has the meaning set
forth in the recitals hereto. 
  
 “Credit
Documents” means this Credit Agreement, the Notes and all other related agreements and documents issued or delivered hereunder or thereunder or pursuant hereto or thereto. 
  
 “Declining Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(b). 
  
 “Default” means any event, act or condition that with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default. 
  

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 “Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that, at such time, (a) has
failed to make a Loan required pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement, (b) has failed to pay to the Agent or any Lender an amount owed by such Lender pursuant to the terms of this Credit Agreement or (c) has been deemed insolvent or has
become subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or to a receiver, trustee or similar official. 
  
 “Dollars” and “$” means dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America. 
  
 “Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender; (b) an
Affiliate of a Lender; (c) an Approved Fund; and (d) any other Person approved by the Agent and the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (i) the Borrower’s consent is not required during the
existence and continuation of an Event of Default; (ii) approval by the Borrower shall be deemed given if no objection is received by the assigning Lender and the Agent from the Borrower within five Business Day after notice of such proposed
assignment has been received by the Borrower; and (iii) neither the Borrower nor an Affiliate of the Borrower shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee. 
  
 “Environmental Laws” means any current or future legal requirement of any Governmental Authority pertaining to (a) the protection
of health, safety, and the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) the conservation, management, or use of natural resources and wildlife, (c) the protection or use of surface water and groundwater, (d) the management, manufacture, possession, presence,
use, generation, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, release, threatened release, abatement, removal, remediation or handling of, or exposure to, any hazardous or toxic substance or material or (e) pollution (including any release to land
surface water and groundwater) and includes, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 USC 9601 et seq.,
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendment of 1984, 42 USC 6901 et seq., Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977,
33 USC 1251 et seq., Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended, 42 USC 7401 et seq., Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 USC 2601 et seq., Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 USC App. 1801 et seq., Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 USC 651 et seq., Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 USC 2701 et seq., Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 USC 11001 et seq., National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
42 USC 4321 et seq., Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, 42 USC 300(f) et seq., any analogous implementing or successor law, and any amendment, rule, regulation, order, or directive issued thereunder. 
  
 “Environmental Trust Bonds” has the meaning assigned
to such term in Section 196.027 of the Wisconsin Statutes or any successor thereto. 
  
 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, as interpreted by the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same may be
in effect from time to time. References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections. 
  

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 “ERISA Affiliate” means an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under
common control with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA, or is a member of a group that includes the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and that is treated as a single employer under Sections
414(b), (c), (m), or (o) of the Code. 
  
 “Eurodollar
Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. 
  
 “Eurodollar Rate” means with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, for the Interest Period applicable thereto, a rate per annum determined pursuant to the following formula: 
  

							
	Eurodollar Rate	 	=	  	London Interbank Offered Rate	  	 
	 	 	 	  	1 – Eurodollar Reserve Percentage	  	 

  
 “Eurodollar
Reserve Percentage” means, for any day, that percentage (expressed as a decimal) which is in effect from time to time under Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), as such regulation may
be amended from time to time or any successor regulation, as the maximum reserve requirement (including, without limitation, any basic, supplemental, emergency, special, or marginal reserves) applicable with respect to Eurocurrency liabilities, as
that term is defined in Regulation D (or against any other category of liabilities that includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate of Eurodollar Loans is determined), whether or not a Lender has any Eurocurrency liabilities subject to
such reserve requirement at that time. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and as such shall be deemed subject to reserve requirements without benefit of credits or proration, exceptions or offsets that may be
available from time to time to a Lender. The Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage. 
  
 “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1. 
  
 “Existing Three Year Facility” means that certain
First Amended and Restated Three Year Credit Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2003, as amended, modified, restated or replaced from time to time, among the Borrower, the lenders identified therein, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as lead arranger and
book manager, Citibank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agents, Credit Suisse First Boston, as documentation agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent. 
  
 “Facility Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a). 
  
 “Federal Funds Rate” means for any day the rate
per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding
Business Day and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate quoted to the Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Agent. 
  

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 “Fee Letters” means, collectively, (i) that certain letter agreement, dated as of
May 21, 2004, among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and (ii) that certain letter agreement, dated as of May 21, 2004, among the Borrower, Wachovia Bank, National Association and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, each
as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time. 
  
 “Funded Debt” of any Person means, without duplication, the sum of (a) all Indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness of such Person, (c) the principal portion of all
obligations of such Person under capital lease obligations, (d) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit (other than letters of credit supporting trade payables in the ordinary course of
business), whether or not drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of such Person, in each case in excess of $10 million, subject to the further limitations hereinafter provided (it being understood that, to the extent an undrawn
letter of credit supports another obligation consisting of Indebtedness, in calculating aggregated Indebtedness only such other obligation shall be included), (e) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person with respect to Indebtedness and obligations
of the type described in clauses (a) through (d) hereof of another Person in excess of $10 million, subject to the further limitations hereinafter provided, (f) all Indebtedness and obligations of the type described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d),
(h) and (i) hereof of another Person in excess of $10 million, subject to the further limitations hereinafter provided, secured by a Lien on any property of such Person whether or not such Indebtedness or obligations has been assumed by such Person,
(g) all Indebtedness and obligations of the type described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (h) and (i) hereof of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture in excess of $10 million, subject to the further limitations hereinafter provided, to the
extent such Person is legally obligated, net of any assets of such partnership or joint venture, (h) the outstanding principal balance in excess of $10 million, subject to the further limitations hereinafter provided, under any synthetic lease, tax
retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product of such Person where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance
with GAAP, (i) all net obligations of such Person in excess of $10 million, subject to the further limitations hereinafter provided, in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements, commodity purchase or
option agreements or other interest or exchange rate or commodity price hedging agreements and (j) all Indebtedness and obligations of the types described in the foregoing clauses (d) through (i) hereof, to the extent excluded from the definition of
“Funded Debt” hereunder (as a result of such Indebtedness or obligation being less than $10 million), and to the extent in excess of $200 million in the aggregate. 
  
 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent
basis and subject to Section 1.3. 
  
 “Governmental
Authority” means any Federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental agency, authority, instrumentality or regulatory body. 
  
 “Guaranty Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any obligations (other than endorsements in the
ordinary course of business of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person in any manner, whether direct or indirect, and including without limitation any obligation, whether or not 

  

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contingent, (a) to purchase any such Indebtedness or other obligation or any property constituting security therefor, (b) to advance or provide funds or
other support for the payment or purchase of such Indebtedness or obligation or to maintain working capital, solvency or other balance sheet condition of such other Person (including, without limitation, maintenance agreements, comfort letters, take
or pay arrangements, put agreements or similar agreements or arrangements) for the benefit of the holder of Indebtedness of such other Person, (c) to lease or purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner
of such Indebtedness or (d) to otherwise assure or hold harmless the owner of such Indebtedness or obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount of any Guaranty Obligation hereunder shall (subject to any limitations set forth therein) be
deemed to be an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount (or maximum principal amount, if larger) of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guaranty Obligation is made. 
  
 “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for
borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or upon which interest payments are customarily made, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements relating to property purchased by such Person to the extent of the value of such property (other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), (d) all
obligations, other than intercompany items, of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services purchased by such Person that would appear as liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person, (e) all Indebtedness of
others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or
not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) all Guaranty Obligations of such Person, (g) the principal portion of all obligations of such Person under (i) capital lease obligations and (ii) any synthetic lease, tax retention operating
lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product of such Person where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP, (h) all
obligations of such Person to repurchase any securities, which repurchase obligation is related to the issuance thereof, including, without limitation, obligations commonly known as residual equity appreciation potential shares, (i) all net
obligations of such Person in respect of interest rate protection agreements, foreign currency exchange agreements, commodity purchase or option agreements or other interest or exchange rate or commodity price hedging arrangements, (j) the maximum
amount of all performance and standby letters of credit issued or bankers’ acceptance facilities created for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder (to the extent unreimbursed), and (k) the aggregate
amount of uncollected accounts receivable of such Person subject at such time to a sale of receivables (or similar transaction) regardless of whether such transaction is effected without recourse to such Person or in a manner that would not be
reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or unincorporated joint venture for which such Person is legally obligated. 
  
 “Interest Payment Date” means (a) as to Base Rate
Loans, the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower and the Maturity Date, and (b) as to Eurodollar Loans, the last day of each applicable Interest Period and the Maturity Date, and, in addition, where the applicable 

  

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Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan is greater than three months, then also on the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower during such Interest
Period. If an Interest Payment Date falls on a date that is not a Business Day, such Interest Payment Date shall be deemed to be the next succeeding Business Day, except that in the case of Eurodollar Loans where the next succeeding Business Day
falls in the next succeeding calendar month, then on the preceding Business Day. 
  
 “Interest Period” means, as to Eurodollar Loans, a period of one, two, three or, subject to availability, six months’ duration, as the Borrower may elect, commencing, in each case, on the
date of the borrowing (including continuations and conversions of Eurodollar Loans); provided, however, (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day (except that where the next succeeding Business Day falls in the next succeeding calendar month, then on the preceding Business Day), (b) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date and (c) with respect to
Eurodollar Loans, where an Interest Period begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which the Interest Period is to end, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such calendar
month. 
  
 “Lender” means any of the
Persons identified as a “Lender” on the signature pages hereto, and any Eligible Assignee that may become a Lender by way of assignment in accordance with the terms hereof, together with their successors and permitted assigns. 

 
 “Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), preference, priority or charge of any kind (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted and in effect in the relevant jurisdiction or other similar recording or notice statute, and any lease in the nature thereof). 
  
 “Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the
Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1. 
  
 “London Interbank
Offered Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for the Interest Period applicable thereto, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Dow Jones Markets Page
3750 (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest Period;
provided, however, if more than one rate is specified on Dow Jones Markets Page 3750, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates. If, for any reason, such rate is not available, the term
“London Interbank Offered Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for the Interest Period applicable thereto, the rate of interest per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%)
appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO Page as the London interbank offered rate for deposits in Dollars at approximately 11:00 A.M. (London time) two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a term comparable to such Interest
Period; provided, however, if more than one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates. 
  
 “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, condition (financial
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to perform its obligations under this Credit Agreement or (c) the validity or enforceability of this Credit Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents, or
the rights and remedies of the Lenders hereunder or thereunder. 
  
 “Maturity Date” means June 23, 2007 (subject to the provisions of Section 2.8). 
  
 “Maturity Extension Decision Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c). 
  
 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc., or any successor or assignee of the business of such company in the business of rating securities. 
  
 “Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan covered by Title IV of ERISA and that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or
4001(a)(3) of ERISA. 
  
 “Multiple Employer
Plan” means a Plan covered by Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and at least one employer other than the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate are contributing sponsors. 

 
 “Net Worth” means, as of any date, the
shareholders’ equity or net worth of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP. 
  
 “Non-Excluded Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a). 
  
 “Notes” means the promissory notes of the Borrower in favor of each Lender evidencing the Loans,
substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.7, as such promissory notes may be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time. 
  
 “Notice of Borrowing” means a request by the Borrower for a Loan in the form of Exhibit 2.2. 
  
 “Notice of Continuation/Conversion” means a request
by the Borrower for the continuation or conversion of a Loan in the form of Exhibit 2.4. 
  
 “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA and any successor thereto. 
  
 “Person” means any individual, partnership, joint
venture, firm, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise (whether or not incorporated), or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof. 
  
 “Plan” means any employee benefit plan (as defined in
Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is covered by ERISA and with respect to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” within the
meaning of Section 3(5) of ERISA. 
  
 “Prime
Rate” means the per annum rate of interest established from time to time by the Agent at its principal office in New York, New York (or such other principal office as communicated by the Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders) as
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the interest rate resulting from a change in the Prime Rate shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m. of the Business Day on which each change in the Prime
Rate is announced by the Agent. The Prime Rate is a reference rate used by the Agent in determining interest rates on certain loans and is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged on any extension of credit to any debtor. 

 
 “Properties” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.18. 
  
 “Register” has the meaning set
forth in Section 11.3(c). 
  
 “Regulation D, U, or
X” means Regulation D, U or X, respectively, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof. 
  
 “Reportable Event” means a “reportable
event” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA with respect to which the notice requirements to the PBGC have not been waived. 
  
 “Required Lenders” means Lenders whose aggregate Credit Exposure (as hereinafter defined) constitutes more than 50% of the
aggregate Credit Exposure of all Lenders at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time then there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders the aggregate principal amount of
Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “Credit Exposure” as applied to each Lender shall mean, (a) at any time prior to the termination of the Commitments, such
Lender’s Commitment and (b) at any time after the termination of the Commitments, the principal balance of the outstanding Loans of such Lender. 
  
 “Requisite Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(e). 
  
 “Responsible Officer” means the chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, chief
financial officer, treasurer, or assistant treasurer of the Borrower. Any document or certificate hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Borrower and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of the Borrower. 
  
 “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of McGraw Hill, Inc., or any successor or assignee of the
business of such division in the business of rating securities. 
  
 “Single Employer Plan” means any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan. 
  
 “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular date, that on such date (a) such Person is able to pay its debts
and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (b) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability
to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (c) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s assets would constitute
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value of the assets of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person and
(e) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured. In computing the amount of contingent
liabilities at any time, it is intended that such liabilities will be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or
matured liability. 
  
 “Subsidiary” means,
as to any Person, (a) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time, any
class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries and (b) any partnership, association, joint
venture, limited liability company or other entity in which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries has more than 50% equity interest at any time. 
  
 “Termination Event” means (a) with respect to any Single Employer Plan, the occurrence of a
Reportable Event or the substantial cessation of operations (within the meaning of Section 4062(e) of ERISA), (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan year in which it was a substantial
employer (as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), or the termination of a Multiple Employer Plan, (c) the distribution of a notice of intent to terminate or the actual termination of a Plan pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) or 4041A of
ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings to terminate or the actual termination of a Plan by the PBGC under Section 4042 of ERISA, (e) any event or condition that might reasonably constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination
of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or (f) the complete or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan. 
  
 “Total Assets” means all assets of the Borrower as shown on its most recent quarterly or annual
audited consolidated balance sheet, as determined in accordance with GAAP. 
  
 “Total Funded Debt” means all Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP. 
  
 “Utility Act” has the meaning set forth in Section
6.15. 
  
 “Utilization Fees” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.4(b). 
  
 “Voting
Stock” means all classes of the capital stock (or other voting interests) of a Person then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors. 
  
 SECTION 1.2. Computation of Time Periods. 
  
 For purposes of computation of periods of time hereunder, the word “from” means “from and including” and
the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.” References in this Credit Agreement to “Articles”, “Sections”, “Schedules” or “Exhibits” shall be to Articles, 

  

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Sections, Schedules or Exhibits of or to this Credit Agreement unless otherwise specifically provided. 
  
 SECTION 1.3. Accounting Terms. 
  
 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used
herein shall be interpreted, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be delivered to the Lenders hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis. All
calculations made for the purposes of determining compliance with this Credit Agreement shall (except as otherwise expressly provided herein) be made by application of GAAP, a basis consistent with the most recent annual or quarterly financial
statements delivered from time to time pursuant to Section 7.1 (or, prior to the delivery of the first financial statements pursuant to Section 7.1, consistent with the financial statements described in Section 5.1(d)); provided,
however, if (a) the Borrower shall object to determining such compliance on such basis at the time of delivery of such financial statements due to any change in GAAP or the rules promulgated with respect thereto or (b) the Agent or the
Required Lenders shall so object in writing within 30 days after delivery of such financial statements, then such calculations shall be made on a basis consistent with the most recent financial statements delivered by the Borrower to the Lenders as
to which no such objection shall have been made. 
  
 ARTICLE 2.

  
 LOANS 
  
 SECTION 2.1. Loan Commitment. 
  
 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally
agrees to make Loans to the Borrower in Dollars, at any time and from time to time, during the period from the Closing Date to the Maturity Date; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate amount of Loans outstanding shall not exceed the
Commitments and (ii) with respect to each individual Lender, the Lender’s pro rata share of outstanding Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Commitment. Subject to the terms of this Credit Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay
and reborrow Loans. 
  
 SECTION 2.2. Method of Borrowing.

  
 By no later than 11:00 a.m. (a) on the date of the
requested borrowing of any Base Rate Loan or (b) three Business Days prior to the date of the requested borrowing of any Eurodollar Loan, the Borrower shall submit a written Notice of Borrowing, in the form of Exhibit 2.2, to the Agent setting forth
(i) the amount requested, (ii) whether such Loan shall accrue interest at the Base Rate or the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, (iii) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the Interest Period applicable thereto, and (iv) certification that the Borrower has
complied in all respects with Section 5.2. 
  
 SECTION 2.3.
Funding of Loans. 
  
 (a) Upon receipt of a Notice of
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requested Loan available to the Agent by 1:00 p.m. on the date specified in the Notice of Borrowing by deposit, in Dollars, of immediately available funds at
the principal offices of the Agent in New York, New York or at such other address as the Agent may designate in writing. The amount of the requested Loan will then be made available to the Borrower by the Agent by crediting the account of the
Borrower on the books of such office of the Agent, to the extent the amount of such Loan is made available to the Agent. 
  
 (b) No Lender shall be responsible for the failure or delay by any other Lender in its obligation to make Loans hereunder; provided, however, that
the failure of any Lender to fulfill its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder. Unless the Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of any such Loan (in the case of Eurodollar
Loans) or the time of any such Loan (in the case of Base Rate Loans) that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Agent its portion of the Loans to be made on such date, the Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount
available to the Agent, on the date of such Loans, and the Agent in reliance upon such assumption, may (in its sole discretion but without any obligation to do so) make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount
is not in fact made available to the Agent by any Lender, the Agent shall be able to recover such corresponding amount from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon the Agent’s demand therefor, the Agent
will promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Agent. The Agent shall also be entitled to recover from the Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount
in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Agent to the Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Agent at a per annum rate equal to, (i) if from the Borrower, the
applicable rate for such Loan pursuant to the Notice of Borrowing and (ii) if from a Lender, the Federal Funds Rate. 
  
 SECTION 2.4. Continuations and Conversions. 
  
 The Borrower shall have the option, on any Business Day, to continue existing Eurodollar Loans for a subsequent Interest Period, to convert Base Rate
Loans into Eurodollar Loans or to convert Eurodollar Loans into Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that (a) each such continuation or conversion must be requested by the Borrower pursuant to a written Notice of Continuation/Conversion, in
the form of Exhibit 2.4, in compliance with the terms set forth below, (b) except as provided in Section 4.1, Eurodollar Loans may only be continued or converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the Interest Period applicable hereto, (c)
Eurodollar Loans may not be continued nor may Base Rate Loans be converted into Eurodollar Loans during the existence and continuation of a Default or Event of Default and (d) any request to extend a Eurodollar Loan that fails to comply with the
terms hereof or any failure to request an extension of a Eurodollar Loan that fails to comply with the terms hereof or any failure to request an extension of a Eurodollar Loan at the end of an Interest Period shall constitute a conversion to a Base
Rate Loan on the last day of the applicable Interest Period. Each continuation or conversion must be requested by the Borrower no later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the date for a requested conversion of a Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan or (ii) three
Business Days prior to the date for a requested continuation of a Eurodollar Loan or conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan, in each case pursuant to a written Notice of Continuation/Conversion submitted to the Agent, which shall set
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wishes to continue or convert such Loans and (B) if the request is to continue a Eurodollar Loan or convert a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan, the
Interest Period applicable thereto. 
  
 SECTION 2.5. Minimum
Amounts. 
  
 Each request for a Loan or a conversion or
continuation hereunder shall be subject to the following requirements: (a) each Eurodollar Loan shall be in a minimum of $5,000,000 (and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof), (b) each Base Rate Loan shall be in a minimum amount of
the lesser of $5,000,000 (and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) or the remaining amount available to be borrowed and (c) no more than fifteen Eurodollar Loans shall be outstanding hereunder at any one time. For the purposes of
this Section, all Eurodollar Loans with the same Interest Periods that begin and end on the same date shall be considered as one Eurodollar Loan, but Eurodollar Loans with different Interest Periods, even if they begin on the same date, shall be
considered separate Eurodollar Loans. 
  
 SECTION 2.6.
Reductions of Commitments. 
  
 Upon at least five
Business Days’ notice, the Borrower shall have the right to permanently terminate or reduce the unused amount of the Commitments at any time or from time to time; provided that (a) each partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount
at least equal to $10,0000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 above such amount and (b) no reduction shall be made that would reduce the Commitments to an amount less than the then outstanding Loans. Any reduction in (or termination of) the
Commitments shall be permanent and may not be reinstated. 
  
 SECTION 2.7. Notes. 
  
 The Loans shall be
evidenced by a duly executed promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender that requests such a note, in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.7 (the “Notes”) and in a principal amount equal to the amount of such
Lender’s Commitment as originally in effect. 
  
 SECTION 2.8. Extension of Maturity Date. 
  
 (a) Not earlier than 60 days prior to, nor later than 30 days prior to, the then Maturity Date, the Borrower may request by Requisite Notice made to the Agent (who shall promptly notify the Lenders) a 364 day extension of the Maturity Date.
Such request shall include a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer stating that (i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 are true and correct on and as of the date of such certificate and (ii) no Default or Event of
Default exists. Each Lender shall notify the Agent by Requisite Notice by the date specified by the Agent (which date shall be a Business Day and shall not be less than 15 Business Days prior to, nor more than 45 days prior to, the then Maturity
Date) that either (1) such Lender declines to consent to extending the Maturity Date or (2) such Lender consents to extending the Maturity Date whether or not all of the Lenders agree to such extension. Any Lender not responding within the above
time period shall be deemed to have not consented to extending the Maturity Date. The Agent shall, after receiving the notifications from all of the Lenders or the expiration of such period, whichever is earlier, notify the Borrower and the 

  

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Lenders of the results thereof. At the original Maturity Date, the Commitment of each Declining Lender will terminate in their entirety. 
  
 (b) If any Lender declines, or is deemed to have declined, to consent to such
request for extension (a “Declining Lender”), provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time, the Borrower may elect to either (i) request the non-Declining Lenders to extend the
Maturity Date, or (ii) at its own expense (such expense to include any transfer fee payable to the Agent under Section 11.3(b) and any expense pursuant to Section 4) and in its sole discretion, require such Declining Lender to transfer and assign in
whole (but not in part) without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.3(b)) all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such assigned
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (1) such assignment shall not conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any court or other Governmental Authority and (2) the
assigning Declining Lender shall have received in immediately available funds the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the portion of the Loans hereunder held by such assigning Declining Lender and all other amounts owed
to such assigning Declining Lender hereunder, including amounts owed pursuant to Sections 4.1 through 4.4. 
  
 (c) If: 
  
 (1) there are one or more Declining Lenders and the Borrower elects to have the non-Declining Lenders extend the Maturity Date; or

  
 (2) there are any removals or replacements of
Lenders pursuant to the prior subsection, and after giving effect to such removals or replacements of Lenders, all of the Lenders have consented to extending the Maturity Date; 
  
 the Maturity Date shall be extended (solely with respect to the non-Declining Lenders) to the date that is 364 days after the then Maturity
Date, effective as of the date to be determined by the Agent and the Borrower (the “Maturity Extension Decision Date”), and the Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders thereof. On or prior to the Maturity Extension Decision
Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders: (i) the corporate resolution of the Borrower authorizing such extension, certified as in effect as of the Maturity Extension Decision
Date and the related incumbency certificate of the Borrower, and (ii) new or amended Notes, if requested by any new or affected Lender, evidencing such new or revised Commitments. The Agent shall distribute an amended Schedule I to this Credit
Agreement to reflect any changes in Lenders, the Commitments and each Lender’s pro rata share thereof. 
  
 (d) This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 11.6 to the contrary. 
  
 (e) For purposes of this Section, “Requisite Notice” means irrevocable written notice to the
intended recipient or irrevocable telephonic notice to the intended recipient, immediately followed by a written notice to such recipient. Such notices shall be (i) delivered to such recipient at the address or telephone number specified on Schedule
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by such recipient by Requisite Notice to each other party hereto, and (ii) if made by the Borrower, given or made by a Responsible Officer. Any written
notice delivered shall be delivered as provided in Section 11.1. Any notice sent by other than hardcopy shall be promptly confirmed by a telephone call to the recipient and, if requested by the Agent, by a manually signed hardcopy thereof.

  
 ARTICLE 3. 
  
 PAYMENTS 
  
 SECTION 3.1. Interest. 
  
 (a) Interest Rate. 
  

(i) All Base Rate Loans shall accrue interest at the Adjusted Base Rate. 
  
 (ii) All Eurodollar Loans shall accrue interest at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate applicable to such
Eurodollar Loan. 
  
 (b) Default Rate of Interest.
Upon the occurrence, and during the continuance, of an Event of Default, the principal of and, to the extent permitted by law, interest on the Loans and any other amounts owing hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall bear interest,
payable on demand, at a per annum rate equal to two percent (2%) plus the rate that would otherwise be applicable (or if no rate is applicable, then the rate for Base Rate Loans plus two percent (2%) per annum). 
  
 (c) Interest Payments. Interest on Loans shall be due and
payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. 
  
 SECTION 3.2. Prepayments. 
  
 (a)
Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right to prepay Loans in whole or in part from time to time without premium or penalty; provided, however, that (i) Eurodollar Loans may only be prepaid on three Business
Days’ prior written notice to the Agent and any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans will be subject to Section 4.3; and (ii) each such partial prepayment of Loans shall be in the minimum principal amount of $5,000,000; provided that if less than
$5,000,000 would remain outstanding after such prepayment, such prepayment shall be in the amount of the entire outstanding principal amount of the Loans. Amounts prepaid hereunder shall be applied as the Borrower may elect; provided that if the
Borrower fails to specify a voluntary prepayment then such prepayment shall be applied as the Agent may direct. All voluntary prepayments shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans, and then to Eurodollar Loans in direct order of Interest Period
maturities. 
  
 (b) Mandatory Prepayments. If at
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equal to the Commitments. Any payments made under this subsection (b) shall be subject to Section 4.3 and shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans, and then
to Eurodollar Loans in direct order of Interest Period maturities. 
  
 SECTION 3.3. Payment in Full at Maturity. 
  
 On the Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal balance of all Loans, together with accrued but unpaid interest and all other sums owing under this Credit Agreement, shall be due and payable in full, unless accelerated sooner
pursuant to Section 9.2. 
  
 SECTION 3.4. Fees.

  
 (a) Facility Fees. In consideration of
the Loans being made available by the Lenders hereunder, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the benefit of each Lender, a fee equal to the Applicable Percentage for Facility Fees multiplied by such Lender’s Commitment (the
“Facility Fees”), regardless of usage. The accrued Facility Fees shall be due and payable in arrears on the first Business Day after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (as well as on the Maturity Date and on any
date that the Commitments are reduced or terminated) for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter (or portion thereof), beginning with the first of such dates to occur after the Closing Date. 
  
 (b) Utilization Fee. At any time that the sum of (i) the
principal amount of outstanding Loans and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all “LOC Obligations” and outstanding “Loans” under and as defined in the Existing Three Year Facility shall exceed an amount equal to thirty-three
percent (33%) of the sum of (A) Commitments and (B) the “Commitments” under and as defined in the Existing Three Year Facility, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent hereunder, for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders, a per
annum fee (the “Utilization Fee”) equal to .125% of the principal amount of outstanding Loans. The Utilization Fee, if any, shall be due and payable in arrears on the first Business Day after the end of each fiscal
quarter of the Borrower (as well as the Maturity Date hereunder and any date of reduction in Commitments hereunder). 
  
 (c) Administrative Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for its own account, an annual fee as agreed to between the Borrower and
the Agent in the Fee Letter to which the Agent is a party. 
  
 SECTION 3.5. Place and Manner of Payments. 
  
 All payments of principal, interest, fees, expenses and other amounts to be made by the Borrower under this Credit Agreement shall be received without setoff, deduction or counterclaim not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date when due in
Dollars and in immediately available funds by the Agent at its offices in New York, New York. The Borrower shall, at the time it makes any payment under this Credit Agreement, specify to the Agent the Loans, fees or other amounts payable by the
Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied (and in the event that it fails to specify, or if such application would be inconsistent with the terms hereof, the Agent shall distribute such payment to the Lenders in such manner as it
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such Lender, in immediately available funds, for the account of such Lender’s lending office for the Loan or other obligation in respect of which such
payment is made. 
  
 SECTION 3.6. Pro Rata Treatment.

  
 Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all
Loans, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Loan, each payment of interest on the Loans, each payment of Facility Fees, each reduction of the Commitments, and each conversion or continuation of any Loan, shall be allocated pro rata
among the Lenders in accordance with the respective Commitment Percentages; provided that if any Lender shall have failed to pay its applicable pro rata share of any Loan, then any amount to which such Lender would otherwise be entitled
pursuant to this Section 3.6 shall instead be payable to the Agent until the share of such Loan not funded by such Lender has been repaid; and provided, further, that in the event any amount paid to any Lender pursuant to this Section 3.6 is
rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Agent, each Lender shall, upon the request of the Agent, repay to the Agent the amount so paid to such Lender, with interest for the period commencing on the date such payment is returned by the Agent
until the date the Agent receives such repayment at a rate per annum equal to, during the period to but excluding the date two Business Days after such request, the Federal Funds Rate, and thereafter, the Base Rate plus two percent
(2%) per annum. 
  
 SECTION 3.7. Computations of
Interest and Fees. 
  
 (a) Except for Base Rate Loans
bearing interest determined under clause (b) of the definition of Base Rate, on which interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365 or 366 day year as the case may be, all computations of interest and fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of
the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days. 
  
 (b)
It is the intent of the Lenders and the Borrower to conform to and contract in strict compliance with applicable usury law from time to time in effect. All agreements between the Lenders and the Borrower are hereby limited by the provisions of this
paragraph, which shall override and control all such agreements, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral. In no way, nor in any event or contingency (including but not limited to prepayment or acceleration of the
maturity of any obligation), shall the interest taken, reserved, contracted for, charged, or received under this Credit Agreement, under the Notes or otherwise, exceed the maximum nonusurious amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any
possible construction of any of the Credit Documents or any other document, interest would otherwise be payable in excess of the maximum nonusurious amount, any such construction shall be subject to the provisions of this paragraph and such
documents shall be automatically reduced to the maximum nonusurious amount permitted under applicable law, without the necessity of execution of any amendment or new document. If any Lender shall ever receive anything of value that is characterized
as interest on the Loans under applicable law and that would, apart from this provision, be in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to the amount that would have been excessive interest shall, without penalty, be applied to the
reduction of the principal amount owing on the Loans and not to the payment of interest, or refunded to the Borrower or the other payor thereof if and to the extent such amount that would have been excessive exceeds such unpaid principal amount of
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the right to receive any interest that has not otherwise accrued on the date of such demand, and the Lenders do not intend to charge or receive any unearned
interest in the event of such demand. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders with respect to the Loans shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term
(including any renewal or extension) of the Loans so that the amount of interest on account of such indebtedness does not exceed the maximum nonusurious amount permitted by applicable law. 
  
 SECTION 3.8. Sharing of Payments. 
  
 Each Lender agrees that, in the event that any Lender shall obtain payment
in respect of any Loan or any other obligation owing to such Lender under this Credit Agreement through the exercise of a right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or otherwise (including, but not limited to, pursuant to the Bankruptcy
Code) in excess of its pro rata share as provided for in this Credit Agreement, such Lender shall promptly purchase from the other Lenders a participation in such Loans and other obligations, in such amounts and with such other adjustments
from time to time, as shall be equitable in order that all Lenders share such payment in accordance with their respective ratable shares as provided for in this Credit Agreement. Each Lender further agrees that if a payment to a Lender (which is
obtained by such Lender through the exercise of a right of set-off, banker’s lien, counterclaim or otherwise) shall be rescinded or must otherwise be restored, each Lender that shall have shared the benefit of such payment shall, by repurchase
of a participation theretofore sold, return its share of that benefit to each Lender whose payment shall have been rescinded or otherwise restored. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing such a participation may, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, exercise all rights of payment, including set-off, banker’s lien or counterclaim, with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a holder of such Loan or other obligation in the amount of such
participation. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Credit Agreement, if any Lender shall fail to remit to the Agent or any other Lender an amount payable by such Lender to the Agent or such other Lender pursuant to this Credit Agreement
on the date when such amount is due, such payments shall accrue interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is due until the day such amount is paid to the Agent or such other Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal
Funds Rate. If under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section 3.8 applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect
of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders under this Section 3.8 to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim. 
  
 SECTION 3.9. Evidence of Debt. 
  
 (a) Each Lender shall maintain an account or accounts evidencing each Loan made by such Lender to the Borrower from time to
time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Credit Agreement. Each Lender will make reasonable efforts to maintain the accuracy of its account or accounts and to promptly update
its account or accounts from time to time, as necessary. 
  
 (b)
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recorded (i) the amount, type and Interest Period of each such Loan hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due
and payable to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Agent hereunder from or for the account of the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof. The Agent will make reasonable efforts to maintain the accuracy of the
subaccounts referred to in the preceding sentence and to promptly update such subaccounts from time to time, as necessary. 
  
 (c) The entries made in the accounts, Register and subaccounts maintained pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 3.9 (and, if consistent with the
entries of the Agent, subsection (a)) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Agent to maintain any such account,
such Register or such subaccount, as applicable, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans made by such Lender in accordance with the terms hereof. 
  
 ARTICLE 4. 
  
 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING LOANS 
  
 SECTION 4.1. Eurodollar Loan Provisions. 
  
 (a) Unavailability. In the event that the Agent shall have
determined in good faith (i) that U.S. dollar deposits in the principal amounts requested with respect to a Eurodollar Loan are not generally available in the London interbank Eurodollar market or (ii) that reasonable means do not exist for
ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate, the Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders. In the event of any such determination under clauses (i) or (ii) above, until the Agent shall
have advised the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any request by the Borrower for Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to be a request for Base Rate Loans, (B) any request by the Borrower
for conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to be a request for conversion into or continuation of Base Rate Loans and (C) any Loans that were to be converted or continued as Eurodollar Loans on the first day of an
Interest Period shall be converted to or continued as Base Rate Loans. 
  
 (b) Change in Legality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if any change, after the date hereof, in any law or regulation (including the introduction of any new law or regulation) or in the interpretation thereof by
any Governmental Authority charged with the administration or interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby with respect to any
Eurodollar Loan, then, by written notice to the Borrower and to the Agent, such Lender may: 
  
 (A) declare that Eurodollar Loans, and conversions to or continuations of Eurodollar Loans, will not thereafter be made by such Lender
hereunder, whereupon any request by the Borrower for, or for conversion into or continuation of, Eurodollar Loans shall, as to such Lender only, be deemed a request for, or for conversion into or 

  

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continuation of, Base Rate Loans, unless such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and 
  
 (B) require that all outstanding Eurodollar Loans made by it be converted to Base Rate Loans, in which event
all such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to Base Rate Loans. 
  
 In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under clause (A) or (B) above, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar Loans that would have been made
by such Lender or the converted Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied to repay the Base Rate Loans made by such Lenders in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion of, such Eurodollar Loans. 
  
 (c) Requirements of Law. If at any time a Lender shall incur
increased costs or reductions in the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to the making, the commitment to make or the maintaining of any Eurodollar Loan because of (i) any change, after the date hereof, in any applicable law,
governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or in the interpretation or administration thereof and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule, regulation, guideline or such order) including, without limitation, the
imposition, modification or deemed applicability of any reserves, deposits or similar requirements (such as, for example, but not limited to, a change in official reserve requirements, but, in all events, excluding reserves required under Regulation
D to the extent included in the computation of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate) or (ii) other circumstances affecting the London interbank Eurodollar market, then the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, promptly upon written demand therefor, such
additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender may determine in its sole discretion) as may be required to compensate such Lender for such increased costs or
reductions in amounts receivable hereunder. 
  
 (d) Each
determination and calculation made by a Lender under this Section 4.1 shall, absent manifest error, be binding and conclusive on the parties hereto. Any conversions of Eurodollar Loans made pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall subject the Borrower to
the payments required by Section 4.3. This Section shall survive termination of this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. 
  
 SECTION 4.2. Capital Adequacy. 
  
 If any Lender has determined that the adoption or effectiveness, after the
date hereof, of any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein (after the date hereof), or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable
agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Lender (or its parent corporation) with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority,
central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s (or parent corporation’s) capital or assets as a consequence of its commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that
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consideration such Lender’s (or parent corporation’s) policies with respect to capital adequacy), then, upon notice from such Lender, the Borrower
shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction. Each determination by any such Lender of amounts owing under this Section 4.2 shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive and binding on
the parties hereto. This Section shall survive termination of this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. 
  
 SECTION 4.3. Compensation. 
  
 The Borrower promises to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense that such Lender
may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this
Credit Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Credit Agreement, (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans
on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto or (d) the payment, continuation or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan on a day that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto or the failure to repay a
Eurodollar Loan when required by the terms of this Credit Agreement. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to (i) an amount of interest calculated at the Eurodollar Rate that would have accrued on the amount in question for the period
from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert, continue or repay to the last day of the applicable Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced
on the date of such failure), in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Eurodollar Loans provided for herein minus (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) which would have accrued to such Lender on such
amount by placing such amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank Eurocurrency market. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all
other amounts payable hereunder. 
  
 SECTION 4.4. Taxes.

  
 (a) Except as provided below in this Section 4.4, all
payments made by the Borrower under this Credit Agreement and any Notes shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges,
fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any court, or governmental body, agency or other official, excluding taxes measured by or imposed upon the net income of any Lender or its
applicable lending office, or any branch or affiliate thereof, and all franchise taxes, branch taxes, taxes on doing business or taxes on the capital or net worth of any Lender or its applicable lending office, or any branch or affiliate thereof, in
each case imposed in lieu of net income taxes (i) by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender, applicable lending office, branch or affiliate is organized or is located, or in which its principal executive office is located, or any
nation within which such jurisdiction is located or any political subdivision thereof or (ii) by reason of any connection between the jurisdiction imposing such tax and such Lender, applicable lending office, branch or affiliate other than a
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executed, delivered or performed its obligations, or received payment under or enforced, this Credit Agreement or any Notes. If any such non-excluded taxes,
levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to an Agent or any Lender hereunder or under any Notes, (A) the amounts so payable
to the Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in
this Credit Agreement and any Notes, provided, however, that the Borrower shall be entitled to deduct and withhold any Non-Excluded Taxes and shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender that is not organized under
the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof if such Lender fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this Section 4.4 whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes are payable by the Borrower, and (B) as promptly as possible after
requested, the Borrower shall send to the Agent for its own account or for the account of such Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to
pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to remit to the Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agent and any Lender for any incremental
Non-Excluded Taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure. The agreements in this Section 4.4 shall survive the termination of this Credit Agreement and the payment of the Loans and
all other amounts payable hereunder. 
  
 (b) Each Lender that is
not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof shall: 
  
 (i) on or before the date of any payment by the Borrower under this Credit Agreement or the Notes to such Lender, deliver to the Borrower
and the Agent (x) two duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, certifying that it is entitled to receive payments under this Credit Agreement and any
Notes without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes and (y) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-9, or successor applicable form, as the case may be, certifying that it is entitled to an exemption from United
States backup withholding tax; 
  
 (A) deliver to
the Borrower and the Agent two further copies of any such form or certification on or before the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form
previously delivered by it to the Borrower; and 
  
 (B) obtain such extensions of time for filing and complete such forms or certifications as may reasonably be requested by the Borrower or the Agent; or 
  
 (ii) in the case of any such Lender that is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section
881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (A) represent to the Borrower (for the benefit of the Borrower and the Agent) that it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, (B) agree to furnish to the
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accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 BEN, or successor applicable form certifying to such Lender’s legal
entitlement at the date of such certificate to an exemption from U.S. withholding tax under the provisions of Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to payments to be made under this Credit Agreement and any Notes (and to deliver
to the Borrower and the Agent two further copies of such form on or before the date it expires or becomes obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recently provided form and, if necessary, obtain any extensions
of time reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent for filing and completing such forms), and (C) agree, to the extent legally entitled to do so, upon reasonable request by the Borrower, to provide to the Borrower (for the benefit of the
Borrower and the Agent) such other forms as may be reasonably required in order to establish the legal entitlement of such Lender to an exemption from withholding with respect to payments under this Credit Agreement and any Notes. 
  
 Notwithstanding the above, if any change in treaty, law or regulation has
occurred after the date such Person becomes a Lender hereunder and renders all such forms inapplicable or that would prevent such Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Lender so advises the Borrower and
the Agent, then such Lender shall be exempt from such requirements. Each Person that shall become a Lender or a participant of a Lender pursuant to Section 11.3 shall, upon the effectiveness of the related transfer, be required to provide all of the
forms, certifications and statements required pursuant to this subsection (b); provided that in the case of a participant of a Lender, the obligations of such participant of a Lender pursuant to this subsection (b) shall be determined as if the
participant of a Lender were a Lender except that such participant of a Lender shall furnish all such required forms, certifications and statements to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased. 
  
 SECTION 4.5. Replacement of Lenders. 
  
 The Agent and each Lender shall use reasonable efforts to avoid or mitigate
any increased cost or suspension of the availability of an interest rate under Sections 4.1 through 4.4 above to the greatest extent practicable (including transferring the Loans to another lending office of Affiliate of a Lender) unless, in the
opinion of the Agent or such Lender, such efforts would be likely to have an adverse effect upon it. In the event a Lender makes a request to the Borrower for additional payments in accordance with Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.4, then, provided that no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time, the Borrower may, at its own expense (such expense to include any transfer fee payable to the Agent under Section 11.3(b) and any expense pursuant to Section 4) and in its sole
discretion, require such Lender to transfer and assign in whole (but not in part), without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of Section 11.3(b)), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Credit
Agreement to an Eligible Assignee and shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (a) such assignment shall not conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order
of any court or other Governmental Authority and (b) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the assigning Lender in immediately available funds the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the portion of the Loans
hereunder held by such assigning Lender and all other amounts owed to such assigning Lender hereunder, including amounts owed pursuant to Sections 4.1 through 4.4. 
  

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 ARTICLE 5. 
  

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 
  
 SECTION 5.1. Closing Conditions. 
  
 The obligation of the Lenders to enter into this Credit Agreement and make the initial Loan is subject to satisfaction (or waiver) of the following
conditions: 
  
 (a) Executed Credit Documents. Receipt by
the Agent of duly executed copies of (i) this Credit Agreement, (ii) the Notes and (iii) all other Credit Documents, each in form and substance acceptable to the Lenders. 
  
 (b) Corporate Documents. Receipt by the Agent of the following: 
  
 (i) Charter Documents. Copies of the articles of
incorporation or other charter documents of the Borrower certified to be true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation and certified by a secretary or
assistant secretary of the Borrower to be true and correct as of the Closing Date. 
  
 (ii) Bylaws. A copy of the bylaws of the Borrower certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of the Borrower to be true and
correct as of the Closing Date. 
  
 (iii)
Resolutions. Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Borrower approving and adopting the Credit Documents to which it is a party, the transactions contemplated therein and authorizing execution and delivery thereof, certified
by a secretary or assistant secretary of the Borrower to be true and correct and in force and effect as of the Closing Date. 
  
 (iv) Good Standing. Copies of (A) certificates of good standing, existence or its equivalent with respect to the Borrower,
certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authorities of the state or other jurisdiction of incorporation and each other jurisdiction in which the failure so to qualify and be in good standing would have a Material Adverse Effect
and (B) to the extent available, a certificate indicating payment of all corporate franchise taxes certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authorities of the state or other jurisdiction of incorporation and each other
jurisdiction in which the failure to pay such franchise taxes would have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 (v) Incumbency. An incumbency certificate of the Borrower certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of the Borrower to be
true and correct as of the Closing Date. 
  
 (c) Opinion of
Counsel. Receipt by the Agent of an opinion, or opinions, from legal counsel to the Borrower addressed to the Agent and the Lenders and dated as of the Closing Date, in each case satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent. 
  

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 (d) Financial Statements. The Lenders shall have received the audited financial statements of the
Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, including balance sheets and income and cash flow statements, audited by independent public accountants of recognized standing and prepared in accordance with
GAAP, as well as the Borrower’s Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities Exchange Commission for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. 
  
 (e) Fees and Expenses. Payment by the Borrower of all fees and expenses owed by it to the Lenders and the Agent, including, without limitation,
payment to the Agent of the fees set forth in the Fee Letters. 
  
 (f) Litigation. Except as disclosed in the Borrower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, there shall not exist any action, suit, investigation or proceeding, nor shall any action, suit,
investigation or proceeding, be pending or threatened before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, which materially adversely affects the Borrower or any transaction contemplated hereby or on the ability of the Borrower to perform its
obligations under the Credit Documents. 
  
 (g) Material
Adverse Effect. No event or condition shall have occurred since December 31, 2003 that has had or would be likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 (h) Officer’s Certificates. The Agent shall have received a certificate or certificates executed by the treasurer or assistant treasurer of
the Borrower as of the Closing Date stating that (i) the Borrower is in compliance with all existing material financial obligations, (ii) no action, suit, investigation or proceeding is pending or, to his knowledge, threatened in any court or before
any arbitrator or governmental instrumentality that purports to affect the Borrower or any transaction contemplated by the Credit Documents, if such action, suit, investigation or proceeding would have or would be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect and (iii) immediately after giving effect to this Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents and all the transactions contemplated therein to occur on such date, (A) no Default or Event of Default exists, (B) all
representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date made, (C) the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 7.2(a)
and (b) and (D) the Borrower is Solvent. 
  
 (i) The Agent shall
have received evidence satisfactory to it that the “Commitments” under that certain Third Amended and Restated 364 Day Credit Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2003, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.,
as lead arranger and book manager, Citibank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agents, Credit Suisse First Boston, as documentation agent, and JPMorgan, as administrative agent for the lenders party thereto have been terminated
and that all “Borrower Obligations” thereunder have been paid and performed. 
  
 (j) Patriot Act. The Agent shall have received all documentation and information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and
regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)). 
  

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 (k) Other. Receipt by the Lenders of such other documents, instruments, agreements or information
as reasonably requested by any Lender. 
  
 SECTION 5.2.
Conditions to Loans. 
  
 In addition to the conditions
precedent stated elsewhere herein, the Lenders shall not be obligated to make new Loans unless: 
  
 (a) Request. The Borrower shall have timely delivered a duly executed and completed Notice of Borrowing in conformance with all the terms and
conditions of this Credit Agreement. 
  
 (b) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein are true and correct in all material respects at and as if made as of the date of the funding of the Loans. 
  
 (c) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall exist or be
continuing either prior to or after giving effect thereto. 
  
 (d)
Availability. Immediately after giving effect to the making of a Loan (and the application of the proceeds thereof), the sum of the Loans outstanding shall not exceed the Commitments. 
  
 The delivery of each Notice of Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by
the Borrower of the correctness of the matters specified in subsections (b), (c) and (d) above. 
  
 ARTICLE 6. 
  
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
  
 The Borrower
hereby represents and warrants to each Lender that: 
  
 SECTION 6.1. Organization and Good Standing. 
  
 The Borrower (a) is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (b) is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation authorized to do
business in every jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify would have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) has the requisite corporate power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be
conducted. 
  
 SECTION 6.2. Due Authorization.

  
 The Borrower (a) has the requisite corporate power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to incur the obligations herein and therein provided for and (b) is duly authorized to, and has been authorized by all necessary corporate action
to, execute, deliver and perform this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents. 
  

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 SECTION 6.3. No Conflicts. 
  
 Neither the execution and delivery of the Credit Documents, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein,
nor performance of and compliance with the terms and provisions thereof by the Borrower will (a) violate or conflict with any provision of its organizational documents or bylaws, (b) violate, contravene or materially conflict with any law (including
without limitation, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended), regulation (including without limitation, Regulation U, Regulation X and any regulation promulgated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree or permit applicable to it, (c) violate, contravene or materially conflict with contractual provisions of, or cause an event of default under, any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other agreement or
instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, the violation of which could have a Material Adverse Effect or (d) result in or require the creation of any Lien upon or with respect to its properties. 
  
 SECTION 6.4. Consents. 
  
 No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or
qualification with, any court or Governmental Authority or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents that has not been obtained. 
  
 SECTION 6.5. Enforceable Obligations. 
  
 This Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents have been duly executed
and delivered and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy or insolvency laws or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles. 
  
 SECTION 6.6. Financial Condition. 
  
 (a)
The financial statements delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.1(d) and pursuant to Sections 7.1(a) and (b): (i) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to the provisions of Section 1.3) and (ii) present fairly the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date and for such periods. 
  
 (b) Since December 31, 2003, there has been no sale, transfer or other disposition by the Borrower of any material part of the business or property of the
Borrower, and no purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower of any business or property (including any capital stock of any other Person) material in relation to the financial condition of the Borrower, in each case, which is not (i) reflected in
the most recent financial statements delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.1 or in the notes thereto or (ii) otherwise permitted by the terms of this Credit Agreement and communicated to the Agent. 
  

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 SECTION 6.7. No Material Change. 
  
 Since December 31, 2003, there has been no development or event relating to
or affecting the Borrower that has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 SECTION 6.8. No Default. 
  
 The Borrower is not in default in any respect under any contract, lease, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, security agreement or other agreement or
obligation to which it is a party or by which any of its properties is bound, which default would have or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default presently exists and is continuing. 

 
 SECTION 6.9. Indebtedness. 
  
 As of December 31, 2003, the Borrower had no Indebtedness except as
disclosed in the financial statements referenced in Section 5.1(d). 
  
 SECTION 6.10. Litigation. 
  
 There is no
action, suit, investigation or legal, equitable, arbitration or administrative proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, against the Borrower that has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

  
 SECTION 6.11. Taxes. 
  
 The Borrower has filed, or caused to be filed, all material tax returns
(federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and paid all amounts of taxes shown thereon to be due (including interest and penalties) and has paid all other taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges (including mortgage
recording taxes, documentary stamp taxes and intangibles taxes) owing by it, except for such taxes that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings, and against which adequate reserves are being
maintained in accordance with GAAP. As of the date of this Credit Agreement, the Borrower is not aware of any proposed tax assessments against it that have had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 SECTION 6.12. Compliance with Law. 
  
 The Borrower is in compliance with all material laws, rules, regulations,
orders and decrees applicable to it or to its properties. 
  
 SECTION 6.13. ERISA. 
  
 Except as would
not result or be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: 
  
 (a) During the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made: (i) no Termination Event has occurred, and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no event or condition has
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funding deficiency,” as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived, has occurred with respect to
any Plan; (iii) each Plan has been maintained, operated, and funded in compliance with its own terms and in material compliance with the provisions of ERISA, the Code, and any other applicable federal or state laws; and (iv) no Lien in favor or the
PBGC or a Plan has arisen or is reasonably likely to arise on account of any Plan. 
  
 (b) No liability has been or is reasonably expected by the Borrower to be incurred under Sections 4062, 4063 or 4064 of ERISA with respect to any Single Employer Plan by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

  
 (c) The actuarial present value of all “benefit
liabilities” under each Single Employer Plan (determined within the meaning of Section 401(a)(2) of the Code, utilizing the actuarial assumptions used to fund such Plans), whether or not vested, did not, as of the last annual valuation date
prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the current value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued liabilities, except as disclosed in the Borrower’s financial statements. 
  
 (d) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or, to the
best knowledge of the Borrower, is reasonably expected to incur, any withdrawal liability under ERISA to any Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has received any notification that any
Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA), is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), or has been terminated (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA), and no Multiemployer Plan is, to the
best knowledge of the Borrower, reasonably expected to be in reorganization, insolvent, or terminated. 
  
 (e) No prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) or breach of fiduciary responsibility has occurred
with respect to a Plan that has subjected or would be reasonably likely to subject the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to any liability under Sections 406, 409, 502(i), or 502(l) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or under any agreement or other
instrument pursuant to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has agreed or is required to indemnify any person against any such liability. 
  
 (f) The present value (determined using actuarial and other assumptions that are reasonable with respect to the benefits provided and the employees
participating) of the liability of the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate for post-retirement welfare benefits to be provided to their current and former employees under Plans that are welfare benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA), net
of all assets under all such Plans allocable to such benefits, are reflected on the financial statements referenced in Section 7.1 in accordance with FASB 106. 
  

(g) Each Plan that is a welfare plan (as defined in Section 3(l) of ERISA) to which Sections 601-609 of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code apply has
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 SECTION 6.14. Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock. 
  
 The proceeds of the Loans hereunder will be used solely for the purposes
specified in Section 7.9. None of such proceeds will be used (a) in violation of Regulation U or Regulation X (i) for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U or Regulation X or (ii) for the
purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness that was originally incurred to purchase or carry “margin stock” or (b) for the acquisition of another Person unless the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) or
stockholders, as appropriate, of such Person has approved such acquisition. 
  
 SECTION 6.15. Government Regulation. 
  
 The Borrower is an exempt holding company by order of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 3(a)(1) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (as amended, the “Utility
Act”), and accordingly is exempt from the provisions of the Utility Act other than with respect to certain acquisitions of securities of a public utility. The Borrower is not an “investment company” registered or required to
be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or controlled by such a company. 
  
 SECTION 6.16. Solvency. 
  
 The Borrower is and, after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement will be, Solvent. 
  
 SECTION 6.17. Disclosure. 
  
 Neither this Credit Agreement nor any financial statement delivered to the
Lenders nor any other document, certificate or statement furnished to the Lenders by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein or herein, taken as a whole, not misleading. 
  
 SECTION 6.18. Environmental Matters. 
  
 Except as would not result or be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (a) each of the properties of the Borrower (the
“Properties”) and all operations at the Properties are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) there is no violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the businesses operated by the
Borrower (the “Businesses”), and (c) there are no conditions relating to the Businesses or Properties that would reasonably be expected to give rise to a liability under any applicable Environmental Laws. 
  

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 ARTICLE 7. 
  

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 
  
 The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that so long as this Credit Agreement is in effect and until the Loans, together with interest, fees and other
obligations hereunder, have been paid in full and the Commitments hereunder shall have terminated: 
  
 SECTION 7.1. Information Covenants. 
  
 The Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Agent: 
  
 (a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within 120 days after the close of
each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet and income statement of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of such fiscal year, together with a common stock equity statement that includes retained earnings and a
consolidated statement of cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form figures for the preceding fiscal year, all such financial information described above to be in reasonable form and detail and audited by independent
certified public accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Agent and whose opinion shall be to the effect that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except for changes with which such
accountants concur) and shall not be limited as to the scope of the audit or qualified in any respect. The Lenders agree that delivery of the Borrower’s Form 10-K will meet the financial information requirements of this subsection (a).

  
 (b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as
available, and in any event within 60 days after the close of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower (other than the fourth fiscal quarter, in which case 120 days after the end thereof) a consolidated balance sheet and income statement of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of such fiscal quarter, together with a related consolidated statement of cash flows for such fiscal quarter in each case setting forth in comparative form figures for the corresponding period of the preceding
fiscal year, all such financial information described above to be in reasonable form and detail and reasonably acceptable to the Agent, and accompanied by the review letter required to be filed with the Borrower’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q
pursuant to Section 10-01(d) of Regulation S-X, if any, and a certificate of the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower to the effect that such quarterly financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition
of the Borrower and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end audit adjustments. The Lenders agree that the delivery of the Borrower’s Form 10-Q will meet the financial information
requirements of this subsection (b). 
  
 (c) Officer’s
Certificate. At the time of delivery of the financial statements provided for in Sections 7.1(a) and 7.1(b) above, a certificate of the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.1(c), (i)
demonstrating compliance with the financial covenants contained in Sections 7.2(a) and (b) by calculation thereof as of the end of each such fiscal period, (ii) stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or if any Default or Event of
Default does exist, specifying the nature and extent thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto and (iii) confirming the then existing senior unsecured debt ratings of the Borrower. 
  
 (d) Reports. Promptly upon transmission or receipt thereof,
copies of any filings and registrations with, and reports to or from, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor agency, and copies of all financial statements, proxy statements, notices and reports as the Borrower shall send to its
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 (e) Notices. Upon the Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof, the Borrower will give written
notice to the Agent immediately of (i) the occurrence of an event or condition consisting of a Default or Event of Default, specifying the nature and existence thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, and (ii) the
occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Borrower: (A) the pendency or commencement of any litigation, arbitral or governmental proceeding against the Borrower the claim of which is in excess of $50,000,000 or that, if adversely
determined, would have or be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (B) the institution of any proceedings against the Borrower with respect to, or the receipt of notice by such Person of potential liability or responsibility for
violation, or alleged violation of any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation, the violation of which would likely have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 (f) ERISA. Upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate obtaining knowledge thereof, the Borrower will give written notice to the Agent and each
of the Lenders promptly (and in any event within five Business Days) of: (i) any event or condition, including, but not limited to, any Reportable Event, that constitutes, or would be reasonably expected to lead to, a Termination Event; (ii) with
respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the receipt of notice as prescribed in ERISA or otherwise of any withdrawal liability assessed against the Borrower or any of their ERISA Affiliates, or of a determination that any Multiemployer Plan is in
reorganization or insolvent (both within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA); (iii) the failure to make full payment on or before the due date (including extensions) thereof of all amounts that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA
Affiliates is required to contribute to each Plan pursuant to its terms and as required to meet the minimum funding standard set forth in ERISA and the Code with respect thereto; or (iv) any change in the funding status of any Plan that would be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; together, with a description of any such event or condition or a copy of any such notice and a statement by an officer of the Borrower briefly setting forth the details regarding such event,
condition, or notice, and the action, if any, which has been or is being taken or is proposed to be taken by the Borrower with respect thereto. Promptly upon request, the Borrower shall furnish the Agent and each of the Lenders with such additional
information concerning any Plan as may be reasonably requested, including, but not limited to, copies of each annual report/return (Form 5500 series), as well as all schedules and attachments thereto required to be filed with the Department of Labor
and/or the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to ERISA and the Code, respectively, for each “plan-year” (within the meaning of Section 3(39) of ERISA). 
  

(g) Other Information. With reasonable promptness upon any such request, such other information regarding the business, properties or
financial condition of the Borrower as the Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request. 
  
 SECTION 7.2. Financial Covenants. 
  
 (a) Total Funded Debt to Capitalization. The ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt to (b) Capitalization shall at all times be less than or equal
to .70 to 1.0. 
  
 (b) Interest Coverage Ratio. The
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2.5 to 1.0. Attached as Schedule 7.2(b) is a calculation of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense for the four quarter period ended December
31, 2003. 
  
 (c) In making calculations required by subsections
(a) and (b), the following shall be excluded: (i) Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the issuance of Environmental Trust Bonds, as well as accrued interest thereon, and (ii) variable interest entities whose
financial statements are consolidated with those of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries solely because of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation 46R, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (revised December 2003). 
  
 SECTION 7.3. Preservation of Existence and Franchises.

  
 The Borrower will do all things necessary to preserve
and keep in full force and effect its existence, and material rights, franchises and authority. 
  
 SECTION 7.4. Books and Records. 
  
 Subject to Section 1.3, the Borrower will keep complete and accurate books and records of its transactions in accordance with good accounting practices on
the basis of GAAP (including the establishment and maintenance of appropriate reserves). 
  
 SECTION 7.5. Compliance with Law. 
  
 The Borrower will comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders, and all applicable restrictions imposed by all Governmental Authorities applicable to it and its property, if the failure to comply would have or
be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 SECTION 7.6. Payment of Taxes and Other Indebtedness. 
  
 The Borrower will pay, settle or discharge (a) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it, or upon its income or profits, or upon any of its properties, before they shall become
delinquent, (b) all lawful claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) which, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien upon any of its properties, and (c) all of its other Indebtedness as such shall become due (to the extent such
repayment is not otherwise prohibited by this Credit Agreement); provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, claim or Indebtedness that is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves therefor have been established in accordance with GAAP, unless the failure to make any such payment (i) would give rise to an immediate right to foreclose or collect on a Lien securing such
amounts or (ii) would have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 SECTION 7.7. Insurance. 
  
 The Borrower will at all times maintain in full force and effect insurance (including worker’s compensation insurance, liability insurance, casualty insurance and business interruption insurance) in such amounts, covering such risks
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 SECTION 7.8. Performance of Obligations. 
  
 The Borrower will perform in all material respects all of its obligations
under the terms of all material agreements, indentures, mortgages, security agreements or other debt instruments to which it is a party or by which it is bound and that pertain to Indebtedness in excess of $50,000,000. 
  
 SECTION 7.9. Use of Proceeds. 
  
 The proceeds of the Loans may be used solely (a) to provide working capital
and (b) for other general corporate purposes; provided that proceeds of the Loans may not be used to acquire another Person unless the board of directors (or other comparable body) or shareholders, as appropriate, of such Person has approved such
acquisition. 
  
 SECTION 7.10. Audits/Inspections.

  
 Upon reasonable notice and during normal business
hours, the Borrower will permit representatives appointed by the Agent, including, without limitation, independent accountants, agents, attorneys, and appraisers to visit and inspect the Borrower’s property, including its books and records, its
accounts receivable and inventory, the Borrower’s facilities and its other business assets, and to make photocopies or photographs thereof and to write down and record any information such representative obtains and shall permit the Agent or
its representatives to investigate and verify the accuracy of information provided to the Lenders and to discuss all such matters with the officers, employees and representatives of the Borrower. 
  
 ARTICLE 8. 
  
 NEGATIVE COVENANTS 
  
 The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that so long as this Credit
Agreement is in effect and until the Loans, together with interest, fees and other obligations hereunder, have been paid in full and the Commitments hereunder shall have terminated: 
  
 SECTION 8.1. Nature of Business. 
  
 The Borrower will not alter in any material respect the character of its business from that conducted as of the Closing
Date; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent the disposition of assets, business or operations permitted by Section 8.3 below so long as the Borrower shall have complied with all other terms and conditions of this Credit Agreement.

  
 SECTION 8.2. Consolidation and Merger.

  
 The Borrower will not enter into any transaction of
merger or consolidation or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); provided that a Person may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower; so long as (a) the Borrower shall be the continuing or
surviving corporation and (b) immediately before and after such merger or consolidation there does not exist a Default or an Event of Default. 
  

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 SECTION 8.3. Sale or Lease of Assets. 
  
 Within any twelve month period, the Borrower will not, and will not permit
its Subsidiaries to, convey, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets, business or operations with a fair market value in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of Total Assets, as calculated as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter;
provided that any sale of “environmental control property” (as defined in Section 196.027(1)(h) of the Wisconsin Statutes) in connection with the issuance of Environmental Trust Bonds shall be excluded from the calculation of the foregoing
covenant. 
  
 SECTION 8.4. Arm’s-Length Transactions.

  
 The Borrower will not enter into any transaction or
series of transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any officer or director other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a
Person other than an officer or director. 
  
 SECTION 8.5.
Fiscal Year. 
  
 The Borrower will not change its fiscal
year (a) without prior written notification to the Lenders and (b) if such change would materially affect the Lenders’ ability to read and interpret the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 7.1 or calculate the financial covenant
in Section 7.2(a) or (b). 
  
 SECTION 8.6. Liens.

  
 The Borrower will not contract, create, incur, assume
or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any of its property or assets of any kind (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible), whether now owned or after acquired, except for the following: (a) Liens securing Borrower Obligations, (b)
Liens for taxes not yet due or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to which the property subject to any such Lien is
not yet subject to foreclosures, sale or loss on account thereof), (c) Liens in respect of property imposed by law arising in the ordinary course of business such as materialmen’s, mechanics’, warehousemen’s, carriers’,
landlords’ and other nonconsensual statutory Liens that are not yet due and payable, which have been in existence less than 90 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in
accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to which the property subject to any such Lien is not yet subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on account thereof), (d) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure payment
of worker’s compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, pensions or social security programs, (e) Liens arising from good faith deposits in connection with or to secure performance of tenders, bids, leases, government contracts, performance
and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than obligations in respect of the payment of borrowed money), (f) Liens arising from good faith deposits in connection with or to secure
performance of statutory obligations and surety and appeal bonds, (g) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or 

  

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encumbrances not, in any material respect, impairing the use of the encumbered property for its intended purposes, (h) judgment Liens that would not
constitute an Event of Default, (i) Liens arising by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository
institution, (j) any Lien created or arising over any property that is acquired, constructed or created by the Borrower, but only if (i) such Lien secures only principal amounts (not exceeding the cost of such acquisition, construction or creation)
raised for the purposes of such acquisition, construction or creation together with any costs, expenses, interest and fees incurred in relation thereto or a guarantee given in respect thereof, (ii) such Lien is created or arises on or before 180
days after the completion of such acquisition, construction or creation and (iii) such Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired, constructed or created and any improvements thereto, (k) any Lien on any property or assets acquired from a
Person that is merged with or into the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.2, and is not created in anticipation of any such transaction, (l) any Lien on any property or assets existing at the time of acquisition of such property or assets by the
Borrower and that is not created in anticipation of such acquisition, (m) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), as a whole or in part, of any Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (a)
through (l), for amounts not exceeding the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced; provided that such extension, renewal or replacement Lien is limited to all or a part of the same property or
assets that were covered by the Lien extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property or assets) and (n) other Liens not previously described in clauses (a) through (m) above to the extent such Liens, in the aggregate, do not secure
Indebtedness exceeding 15% of Total Assets. 
  
 SECTION 8.7.
Negative Pledge on Utility Stock. 
  
 For the duration of
this Credit Agreement, the Borrower will not create or incur or allow any of its Subsidiaries to create or incur any pledge or security interest on any of the capital stock of Wisconsin Electric Power Company or Wisconsin Gas Company held by the
Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries as of the date of this Credit Agreement. 
  
 ARTICLE 9. 
  
 EVENTS OF
DEFAULT 
  
 SECTION 9.1. Events of Default.

  
 An Event of Default shall exist upon the occurrence
of any of the following specified events (each an “Event of Default”): 
  
 (a) Payment. The Borrower shall: (i) default in the payment when due of any principal of any of the Loans; or (ii) default, and such default shall continue for three or more Business Days, in the payment
when due of any interest on the Loans or of any fees or other amounts owing hereunder, under any of the other Credit Documents or in connection herewith. 
  
 (b) Representations. Any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed to be made by the Borrower herein, in any of the other Credit
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certificate delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, shall prove untrue in any material respect on the date as of which it was
deemed to have been made. 
  
 (c) Covenants. The
Borrower shall: 
  
 (i) default in the due
performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 7.2(a) or (b), 8.2, 8.3 or 8.6; or 
  
 (ii) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.10,
8.1, 8.4 or 8.5 and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days after the earlier of the Borrower becoming aware of such default or notice thereof given by the Agent; or 
  
 (iii) default in the due performance or observance by it of
any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in subsections (a), (b), (c)(i), or (c)(ii) of this Section 9.1) contained in this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of
at least 30 days after the earlier of the Borrower becoming aware of such default or notice thereof given by the Agent. 
  
 (d) Credit Documents. Any Credit Document shall fail to be in full force and effect or the Borrower shall so assert or any Credit Document
shall fail to give the Agent and/or the Lenders the rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby. 
  
 (e) Bankruptcy, etc. The occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Borrower (i) a court or governmental agency having
jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Borrower in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or appoint a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Borrower or for any substantial part of its property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs; or (ii) an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect is commenced against the Borrower and such petition remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (iii) the Borrower shall commence a voluntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, or consent to the appointment or taking possession by a receiver,
liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of such Person or any substantial part of its property or make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) the Borrower shall admit in writing its inability
to pay its debts generally as they become due or any action shall be taken by such Person in furtherance of any of the aforesaid purposes. 
  
 (f) Defaults Under Other Agreements. 
  
 (i) The Borrower shall default in the due performance or observance (beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto) of any
material obligation or condition of any contract or lease to which it is a party, if such default constitutes or would reasonably be expected to constitute a Material Adverse Effect. 
  

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 (ii) With respect to any Indebtedness in excess of $50,000,000 (other than Indebtedness
outstanding under this Credit Agreement) of the Borrower (i) the Borrower shall (A) default in any payment (beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any) with respect to any such Indebtedness, or (B) default (after giving effect
to any applicable grace period) in the observance or performance relating to such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event or condition shall occur or condition exist, the
effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or permit, the holder of the holders of such Indebtedness (or trustee or agent on behalf of such holders) to cause (determined without regard to whether any notice or lapse of time is
required) any such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or (ii) any such Indebtedness shall be declared due and payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment prior to the stated
maturity thereof; or (iii) any such Indebtedness shall mature and remain unpaid. 
  
 (iii) There shall exist an “Event of Default” under and as defined in the Existing Three Year Facility. 
  
 (g) Judgments. One or more judgments, orders, or decrees shall
be entered against the Borrower involving a liability of $50,000,000 or more, in the aggregate (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance provided by a carrier who has acknowledged coverage), and such judgments, orders or decrees shall continue
unsatisfied, undischarged and unstayed for a period ending on the first to occur of (i) the last day on which such judgment, order or decree becomes final and unappealable and, where applicable, with the status of a judicial lien or (ii) 60 days;
provided that if such judgment, order or decree provides for periodic payments over time then the Borrower shall have a grace period of 30 days with respect to each such periodic payment. 
  
 (h) ERISA. The occurrence of any of the following events or
conditions if any of the same would be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (A) any “accumulated funding deficiency,” as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived,
shall exist with respect to any Plan, or any lien shall arise on the assets of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate in favor of the PBGC or a Plan; (B) a Termination Event shall occur with respect to a Single Employer Plan, which is, in the
reasonable opinion of the Agent, likely to result in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA; (C) a Termination Event shall occur with respect to a Multiemployer Plan or Multiple Employer Plan, which is, in the reasonable
opinion of the Agent, likely to result in (i) the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate incurring any liability in connection with a withdrawal from, reorganization of (within the
meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA), or insolvency (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) of such Plan; or (D) any prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) or breach of fiduciary
responsibility shall occur that would be reasonably expected to subject the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to any liability under Sections 406, 409, 502(i), or 502(l) of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or under any agreement or other instrument
pursuant to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has agreed or is required to indemnify any person against any such liability. 
  
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 SECTION 9.2. Acceleration; Remedies. 
  
 Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, and at any time thereafter
unless and until such Event of Default has been waived by the Required Lenders (or the Lenders as may be required hereunder) the Agent may, and shall, upon the request and direction of the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrower take any
of the following actions without prejudice to the rights of the Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrower, except as otherwise specifically provided for herein: 
  
 (i) Termination of Commitments. Declare the Commitments terminated whereupon the Commitments
shall be immediately terminated. 
  
 (ii)
Acceleration of Loans. Declare the unpaid amount of all Borrower Obligations to be due whereupon the same shall be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby
waived by the Borrower. 
  
 (iii)
Enforcement of Rights. Enforce any and all rights and interests created and existing under the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, all rights of set-off. 
  
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in Section 9.1(e) shall occur, then the Commitments shall automatically
terminate and all Loans, all accrued interest in respect thereof, all accrued and unpaid fees and other indebtedness or obligations owing to the Lenders and the Agent hereunder shall immediately become due and payable without the giving of any
notice or other action by the Agent or the Lenders. 
  
 Notwithstanding the fact that enforcement powers reside primarily with the Agent, each Lender has, to the extent permitted by law, a separate right of payment and shall be considered a separate “creditor” holding a separate
“claim” within the meaning of Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code or any other insolvency statute. 
  
 SECTION 9.3. Allocation of Payments After Event of Default. 
  
 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Credit Agreement, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, all amounts
collected or received by the Agent or any Lender on account of amounts outstanding under any of the Credit Documents shall be paid over or delivered as follows: 
  
 FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including without limitation
reasonable attorneys’ fees) of the Agent or any of the Lenders in connection with enforcing the rights of the Lenders under the Credit Documents, pro rata as set forth below; 
  
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 THIRD, to the payment of all accrued interest payable to the Lenders hereunder, pro
rata as set forth below; 
  
 FOURTH, to the
payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, pro rata as set forth below; 
  
 FIFTH, to all other obligations that shall have become due and payable under the Credit Documents and not repaid pursuant to clauses
“FIRST” through “FOURTH” above; and 
  
 SIXTH, to the payment of the surplus, if any, to whoever may be lawfully entitled to receive such surplus. 
  
 In carrying out the foregoing, (a) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to application to the next succeeding category
and (b) each of the Lenders shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share (based on the proportion that the then outstanding Loans held by such Lender bears to the aggregate then outstanding Loans) of amounts available to be applied.

  
 ARTICLE 10. 
  
 AGENCY PROVISIONS 
  
 SECTION 10.1. Appointment. 
  
 Each Lender hereby designates and appoints JPMorgan Chase Bank as agent of
such Lender to act as specified herein and under the other Credit Documents, and each such Lender hereby authorizes the Agent, as the agent for such Lender, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Credit Agreement and the
other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated by the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary elsewhere herein and in the other Credit Documents, the Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and therein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied
covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Credit Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, or shall otherwise exist against the Agent. The provisions of this Section are solely for the
benefit of the Agent and the Lenders and the Borrower shall not have any rights as a third party beneficiary of the provisions hereof. In performing its functions and duties under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, the Agent shall
act solely as agent of the Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrower. 
  
 SECTION 10.2. Delegation of Duties. 
  
 The Agent may execute any of its duties hereunder or under the other Credit Documents by or through agents or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable
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 SECTION 10.3. Exculpatory Provisions. 
  
 Neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection herewith or in connection with any of the other Credit Documents (except for its or such Person’s
own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower contained herein or in any of the other Credit Documents or in any
certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent under or in connection herewith or in connection with the other Credit Documents, or enforceability or sufficiency therefor of any of the other
Credit Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Agent shall not be responsible to any Lender for the effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectibility or sufficiency of
this Credit Agreement, or any of the other Credit Documents or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made by the Borrower in any written or oral statement or in any financial or other statements,
instruments, reports, certificates or any other documents in connection herewith or therewith furnished or made by the Agent to the Lenders or by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Agent or any Lender or be required to ascertain or inquire as to
the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained herein or therein or as to the use of the proceeds of the Loans or of the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default
or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower. The Agent is not a trustee for the Lenders and owes no fiduciary duty to the Lenders. 
  
 SECTION 10.4. Reliance on Communications. 
  
 The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit,
letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and
upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Borrower, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Agent with reasonable care). The Agent may deem and treat the Lenders as the owner of its
interests hereunder for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Agent in accordance with Section 11.3(b). The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take
any action under this Credit Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the
Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder or under any
of the other Credit Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or to the extent specifically provided in Section 11.6, all the Lenders) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
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 SECTION 10.5. Notice of Default. 
  
 The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence
of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Credit Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of
default.” In the event that the Agent receives such a notice, the Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the
Required Lenders. 
  
 SECTION 10.6. Non-Reliance on Agent
and Other Lenders. 
  
 Each Lender expressly acknowledges
that neither the Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Agent or any affiliate thereof hereinafter taken, including any
review of the affairs of the Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender,
and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, assets, operations, property, financial and other conditions, prospects and creditworthiness of the Borrower and
made its own decision to make its Extensions of Credit hereunder and enter into this Credit Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Credit Agreement, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform
itself as to the business, assets, operations, property, financial and other conditions, prospects and creditworthiness of the Borrower. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent
hereunder, the Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, assets, property, financial or other conditions, prospects or creditworthiness of the
Borrower that may come into the possession of the Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates. 
  
 SECTION 10.7. Indemnification. 
  
 Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the
Borrower to do so), ratably according to its Commitment Percentage, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at
any time (including without limitation at any time following the payment in full of the Borrower Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Agent in its capacity as such in any way relating to or arising out of this Credit
Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Agent under or in connection with any of the
foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the gross negligence or
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purpose shall, in the opinion of the Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, the Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do
the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished. The agreements in this Section 10.7 shall survive the payment of the Borrower Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder and under the other Credit Documents.

  
 SECTION 10.8. Agent in Its Individual Capacity.

  
 The Agent in its individual capacity and its
Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower as though the Agent were not Agent hereunder. With respect to the Loans made and all Borrower Obligations owing to it, the Agent in its
individual capacity shall have the same rights and powers under this Credit Agreement as any Lender and may exercise the same as though they were not Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Agent in its
individual capacity. 
  
 SECTION 10.9. Successor Agent.

  
 The Agent may, and at the request of the Required
Lenders shall, resign as the Agent upon 30 days notice to the Lenders. If the Agent resigns under this Credit Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be
approved, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, by the Borrower. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Agent, the Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a
successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such
successor agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section 10 and Section 11.5 shall inure to its benefit
as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Agent under this Credit Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Agent by the date that is 30 days following a retiring Agent’s notice of resignation,
the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for
above. 
  
 ARTICLE 11. 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 SECTION 11.1. Notices. 
  
 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other
communications shall have been duly given and shall be effective (a) when delivered, (b) when transmitted via telecopy (or other facsimile device), (c) the Business Day following the day on which the same has been delivered prepaid to a reputable
national overnight air courier service, or (d) the third Business Day following the day on which the same is sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, in each case to the respective parties at the address or telecopy numbers set forth
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Schedule I, or at such other address as such party may specify by written notice to the other parties hereto. Any information, notice, document or other
communication posted by the Agent on Intralinks shall constitute delivery of such information, notice, document or other communication to each Lender upon receipt by such Lender of notification from the Agent that such information, notice, document
or other communication has been posted. 
  
 SECTION 11.2.
Right of Set-Off. 
  
 In addition to any rights now or
hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and the commencement of remedies described in Section 9.2, each Lender is authorized at any time and
from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind (all of which rights being hereby expressly waived), to set off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other indebtedness at
any time held or owing by such Lender (including, without limitation branches, agencies or Affiliates of such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the
Lenders hereunder, under the Notes, the other Credit Documents or otherwise, irrespective of whether the Agent or the Lenders shall have made any demand hereunder and although such obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, may be
contingent or unmatured, and any such set-off shall be deemed to have been made immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default even though such charge is made or entered on the books of such Lender subsequent thereto. The Borrower hereby
agrees that any Person purchasing a participation in the Loans and Commitments hereunder pursuant to Section 11.3(c) may exercise all rights of set-off with respect to its participation interest as fully as if such Person were a Lender hereunder.

  
 SECTION 11.3. Benefit of Agreement. 

 
 (a) Generally. This Credit Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided that the Borrower may not assign and transfer any of its interests without the prior written consent of the Lenders; and
provided, further, that the rights of each Lender to transfer, assign or grant participations in its rights and/or obligations hereunder shall be limited as set forth below in this Section 11.3. 
  
 (b) Assignments. Each Lender may assign to one or more Eligible
Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Loans, its Notes, and its Commitment); provided, however, that: 
  
 (i) each such assignment shall be to an Eligible Assignee;

  
 (ii) except in the case of an assignment to
another Lender, an Approved Fund of any Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, or an assignment of all of a Lender’s rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement, any such partial assignment shall be in an amount at least equal to $5,000,000
(or, if less, the remaining amount of the Commitment being assigned by such Lender) and an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; 
  

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 (iii) each such assignment by a Lender shall be of a constant and not varying, percentage
of all of its rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement and the Notes; 
  
 (iv) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent for its acceptance an Assignment Agreement in substantially the
form of Exhibit 11.3(b), together with a processing fee (other than in connection with any assignment to an Affiliate of such Lender) from the assignor of $3,500; and 
  
 (v) in the case of an assignment to a CLO, the assigning Lender shall retain the sole right to approve any
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Credit Agreement. 
  
 Upon execution, delivery, and acceptance of such Assignment Agreement, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of such assignment, have the obligations, rights, and benefits of a Lender hereunder and the assigning
Lender shall, to the extent of such assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Credit Agreement. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this subsection (b), the assignor, the Agent and the Borrower
shall make appropriate arrangements so that, if required, new Notes are issued to the assignor and the assignee. If the assignee is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof; it shall deliver to the Borrower
and the Agent certification as to exemption from deduction or withholding of taxes in accordance with Section 4.4. 
  
 By executing and delivering an assignment agreement in accordance with this subsection (b), the assigning Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder
shall be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (A) such assigning Lender represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into such assignment agreement and it is the legal and
beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim created by such assigning Lender and the assignee warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee; (B) except as set forth in clause (A) above, such assigning
Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Credit Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or
document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto, or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Credit Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
hereto or thereto or the financial condition of the Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of its obligations under this Credit Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished
pursuant hereto or thereto; (C) such assignee represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into such assignment agreement; (D) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents
and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such assignment agreement; (E) such assignee will independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assigning
Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents;
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such powers under this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such powers
as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (G) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations that by the terms of this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents are required to be performed by it
as a Lender. 
  
 (c) Register. The Agent shall
maintain a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to
time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the
Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Credit Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. 
  
 (d) Acceptance. Upon its receipt of an Assignment Agreement
executed by the parties thereto, together with any Note subject to such assignment and payment of the processing fee, the Agent shall, if such Assignment Agreement has been completed and is in substantially the form of Exhibit 11.3(b) hereto, (i)
accept such Assignment Agreement, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the parties thereto. 
  
 (e) Participations. Each Lender may sell participations to one or more Persons in all or a portion of its rights, obligations or rights and
obligations under this Credit Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment, its Notes and its Loans); provided, however, that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender
shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the participant shall be entitled to the benefit of the yield protection provisions contained in Sections 4.1 through 4.4, inclusive, and the
right of set-off contained in Section 11.2, and (iv) the Borrower shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the
sole right to enforce the obligations of the Borrower relating to its Loans and its Notes and to approve any amendment, modification, or waiver of any provision of this Credit Agreement (other than amendments, modifications, or waivers decreasing
the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest is payable on such Loans or Notes, extending any principal payment date or date fixed for the payment of interest on such Loans or Notes, or extending its Commitment). 
  
 (f) Nonrestricted Assignments. Notwithstanding any other
provision set forth in this Credit Agreement, any Lender may at any time assign and pledge all or any portion of its Loans and its Notes to any Federal Reserve Bank as collateral security pursuant to Regulation A and any Operating Circular issued by
such Federal Reserve Bank. No such assignment shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations hereunder. 
  
 (g) Information. Any Lender may furnish any information concerning the Borrower in the possession of such Lender from time to time to
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to engage in any swap, securitization or derivative transaction involving any of such Lender’s rights or obligations hereunder. 
  
 SECTION 11.4. No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. 
  
 No failure or delay on the part of the Agent or any Lender in exercising any
right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Borrower and the Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies provided herein are cumulative and not
exclusive of any rights or remedies that the Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or
constitute a waiver of the rights of the Agent or the Lenders to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. 
  
 SECTION 11.5. Payment of Expenses, etc. 
  
 The Borrower agrees to: (i) pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent and the Lead Arranger in connection with (A) the negotiation,
preparation, execution and delivery and administration of this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein (including, without limitation, legal fees of the Agent) and (B) any amendment,
waiver or consent relating hereto and thereto including, but not limited to, any such amendments, waivers or consents resulting from or related to any work-out, renegotiation or restructure relating to the performance by the Borrower under this
Credit Agreement, (ii) pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders in connection with (A) enforcement of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein (including, without limitation,
in connection with any such enforcement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Agent and each of the Lenders) and (B) any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding of the Borrower and (iii) indemnify the Agent, the Lead Arranger and
each Lender, its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and hold each of them harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any
way related to, or by reason of, any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Agent, the Lead Arranger or any Lender is a party thereto) related to the entering into and/or performance of any Credit Document or the use of
proceeds of any Loans (including other extensions of credit) hereunder or the consummation of any other transactions contemplated in any Credit Document, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in
connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Person to
be indemnified). 
  
 SECTION 11.6. Amendments, Waivers and
Consents. 
  
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amendment, change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing and signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower; provided that no such amendment,
change, waiver, discharge or termination shall without the consent of each Lender affected thereby: 
  
 (a) extend the Maturity Date, or postpone or extend the time for any payment or prepayment of principal; 
  
 (b) reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest (other than as
a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) thereon or fees or other amounts payable hereunder; 
  
 (c) reduce or waive the principal amount of any Loan; 
  
 (d) increase or extend the Commitment of a Lender (it being understood and agreed that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall not constitute a
change in the terms of any Commitment of any Lender); 
  
 (e)
release the Borrower from its obligations under the Credit Documents; 
  
 (f) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 11.6 or Section 3.6, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 9.1(a), 11.2, 11.3 or 11.5; 
  
 (g) reduce any percentage specified in, or otherwise modify, the definition of Required Lenders; or 
  
 (h) consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its
rights and obligations under (or in respect of) the Credit Documents. 
  
 In addition to the consent of the Required Lenders or each Lender affected thereby, as the case may be, no provision of Section 10 may be amended or modified without the consent of the Agent. 
  
 Notwithstanding the fact that the consent of all the Lenders is required in
certain circumstances as set forth above, each Lender is entitled to vote as such Lender sees fit on any reorganization plan that affects the Loans, and each Lender acknowledges that the provisions of Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code
supersedes the unanimous consent provisions set forth herein. 
  
 SECTION 11.7. Counterparts/Telecopy. 
  
 This Credit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which where so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed counterparts by
telecopy shall be as effective as an original and shall constitute a representation that an original will be delivered. 
  

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 SECTION 11.8. Headings. 
  
 The headings of the sections and subsections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or construction of any provision of this Credit Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 11.9. Defaulting Lender. 
  
 Each
Lender understands and agrees that if such Lender is a Defaulting Lender then it shall not be entitled to vote on any matter requiring the consent of the Required Lenders or to object to any matter requiring the consent of all the Lenders;
provided, however, that all other benefits and obligations under the Loan Documents shall apply to such Defaulting Lender. 
  
 SECTION 11.10. Survival of Indemnification and Representations and Warranties. 
  
 All indemnities set forth herein and all representations and warranties made
herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement, the making of the Loans and the repayment of the Loans and other obligations and the termination of the Commitments hereunder. 
  
 SECTION 11.11. Governing Law; Venue. 
  
 (a) THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Credit Agreement or any other Credit
Document may be brought in the courts of the State of New York, or of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect
of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of such courts. The Borrower further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies
thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to it at the address for notices pursuant to Section 11.1, such service to become effective 30 days after such mailing. Nothing herein shall affect the right of a Lender to serve process in
any other manner permitted by law or to commence legal proceedings or to otherwise proceed against the Borrower in any other jurisdiction. 
  
 (b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or
proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document brought in the courts referred to in subsection (a) hereof and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court
that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 
  
 SECTION 11.12. Waiver of Jury Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages. 
  
 EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING
OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS 

  

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. THE BORROWER AGREES NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE AGENT,
ANY LENDER, ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS OR AGENTS, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO ANY OF
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN. 
  
 SECTION 11.13.
Time. 
  
 All references to time herein shall be
references to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Time, as the case may be, unless specified otherwise. 
  
 SECTION 11.14. Severability. 
  
 If any provision of any of the Credit Documents is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the
remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. 
  
 SECTION 11.15. Further Assurances. 
  
 The Borrower agrees, upon the request of the Agent, to promptly take such actions, as reasonably requested, as are necessary to carry out the intent of
this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents. 
  
 SECTION 11.16. Entirety. 
  
 This Credit
Agreement together with the other Credit Documents represent the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, including any commitment letters or correspondence
relating to the Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated herein and therein. 
  
 [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective
authorized officers as of the day and year first above written. 
  

					
	WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION, as Borrower
		
	By	 	/s/    JEFFREY P.
WEST        
	 	 	Jeffrey P. West
	 	 	Treasurer


  










			
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Agent and as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    MIKE
DEFORGE        
	 	 	Mike DeForge
	 	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    FRANCIS J.
DELANEY        
	 Name:
	 	Francis J. DeLaney
	 Title:
	 	Managing Director
		
	By	 	/s/    TIMOTHY F.
VINCENT        
	 Name:
	 	Timothy F. Vincent
	 Title:
	 	Director


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	BANK HAPOALIM B.M., as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    JAMES P.
SURLESS        
	 Name:
	 	James P. Surless
	 Title:
	 	Vice President
		
	By	 	/s/    LAURA ANNE
RAFFA        
	 Name:
	 	Laura Anne Raffa
	 Title:
	 	Executive Vice President & Corporate Manager


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    JOHN V.
YANCEY        
	 Name:
	 	John V. Yancey
	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI, LTD. CHICAGO BRANCH, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    SHINICHIRO
MUNECHIKA        
	 Name:
	 	Shinichiro Munechika
	 Title:
	 	Deputy General Manager


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    SYDNEY G.
DENNIS        
	 Name:
	 	Sydney G. Dennis
	 Title:
	 	Director


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    ANITA J.
BRICKELL        
	 Name:
	 	Anita J. Brickell
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	KBC BANK N.V., as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    JEAN-PIERRE
DIELS        
	 Name:
	 	Jean-Pierre Diels
	 Title:
	 	First Vice President
		
	By	 	/s/    ERIC
RASKIN        
	 Name:
	 	Eric Raskin
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	LASALLE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    MATTHEW D.
RODGERS        
	 Name:
	 	Matthew D. Rodgers
	 Title:
	 	Loan Officer


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    GARY T.
TAYLOR        
	 Name:
	 	Gary T. Taylor
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	M&I MARSHALL & ILSLEY BANK, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    LEO D.
FREEMAN        
	 Name:
	 	Leo D. Freeman
	 Title:
	 	Vice President
		
	By	 	/s/    JAMES R.
MILLER        
	 Name:
	 	James R. Miller
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    MARK
GRONICH        
	 Name:
	 	Mark Gronich
	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    DANIEL
TWENGE        
	 Name:
	 	Daniel Twenge
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    KATHLEEN D.
SCHURR        
	 Name:
	 	Kathleen D. Schurr
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

 S-15 









					
	SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, New York Branch, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    G. WAYNE
HOSANG        
	 Name:
	 	G. Wayne Hosang
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	 SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
 CORPORATION, New
York Branch, as a Lender

		
	By	 	/s/    WILLIAM M.
GINN        
	 Name:
	 	William M. Ginn
	 Title:
	 	General Manager


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    SEAN
ROCHE        
	 Name:
	 	Sean Roche
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    DORIS
MESA        
	 Name:
	 	Doris Mesa
	 Title:
	 	Associate Director Banking Products Services, US
		
	By	 	/s/    WILFRED V.
SAINT        
	 Name:
	 	Wilfred V. Saint
	 Title:
	 	Director Banking Products Services, US


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

 S-19 









					
	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    SANDRA J.
HARTAY        
	 Name:
	 	Sandra J. Hartay
	 Title:
	 	Vice President


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    LAWRENCE P.
SULLIVAN        
	 Name:
	 	Lawrence P. Sullivan
	 Title:
	 	Director


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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	WILLIAM STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION (Recourse only to assets of William Street Commitment Corporation), as a Lender
		
	By	 	/s/    JENNIFER M.
HILL        
	 Name:
	 	Jennifer M. Hill
	 Title:
	 	CFO


  
 Signature Page
to Wisconsin Energy Corporation Credit Agreement 
  

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 SCHEDULE I 

 
 Commitments and Commitment Percentages, Addresses for Notices 

 

										
	 Name of Lender

	  	Commitment

	  	Commitment
Percentage

	  	 Domestic Lending Office

	  	Eurodollar
Lending
Office


	BNP Paribas	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	[This information has been omitted as it contains personal contact information.]	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	Bank Hapoalim	  	$	8,250,000	  	0.27500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	The Bank of New York	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	Barclays Bank PLC	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	Citibank, N.A.	  	$	20,250,000	  	0.67500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office

  

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	JPMorgan Chase Bank	  	$	20,250,000	  	0.67500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	KBC N.V.	  	$	8,250,000	  	0.27500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	La Salle Bank, National Association	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	Lehman	  	$	17,250,000	  	0.57500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	M&I Marhsall & Ilsley bank	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	Mizuho Bank	  	$	8,250,000	  	0.27500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office

  










										
					
	Morgan Stanley Bank	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	Northern Trust Company	  	$	8,250,000	  	0.27500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	SG Cowen	  	$	8,250,000	  	0.27500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	SunTrust Bank	  	$	8,250,000	  	0.27500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office

  










										
	UBS Loan Finance LLC	  	$	15,000,000	  	0.50000	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	U.S. Bank National Association	  	$	20,250,000	  	0.67500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	Wachovia Bank, National Association	  	$	20,250,000	  	0.67500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	William Street Commitment Corporation	  	$	17,250,000	  	0.57500	  	 	  	Same as
Domestic
Lending
Office
					
	AGGREGATE COMMITMENTS:	  	$	300,000,000	  	 	  	 	  	 

  









  
 SCHEDULE 7.2(B)

  
 CALCULATION OF CONSOLIDATED EBITDA TO 
 CONSOLIDATED INTEREST EXPENSE 
 FOR THE FOUR
QUARTER PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 
  

					
	 Net Income
	  	$	244.3	 
	 Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax
	  	 	(43.9	)
	 Interest expense
	  	 	212.0	 
	 Distributions on Trust Preferred
	  	 	13.7	 
	 Interest on $6.2 million
	  	 	0.4	 
	 Preferred dividend
	  	 	1.2	 
	 Income taxes
	  	 	110.2	 
	 Impairment charge
	  	 	59.4	 
	 Depreciation & Amortization (taken from cash flow)
	  	 	360.3	 
	 	  	
	
	

	 EBITDA
	  	$	957.6	 
		
	 EBITDA/Interest Expense
	  	 	4.5	 

  

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 EXHIBIT 2.2 

Form of Notice of Borrowing 
  
 NOTICE OF BORROWING 
  

	To:	JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Agent 

  

	Re:	Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2004 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Wisconsin
Energy Corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent 

  
 DATE:                         ,
200   
  
 This Notice of Borrowing is made pursuant to the terms
of the Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein unless otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement. 
  
 Please be advised that the Borrower is requesting a Borrowing in the amount of
$                     to be funded on
                    ,          at the interest rate option set forth in paragraph 3 below.

  
 The interest rate option applicable to the requested Borrowing shall be equal
to: 
  

	 	A.	the Base Rate 

  

	 	B.	the Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of: 

  
                         
one month 
                          two months 
                          three months 
                         
six months 
  
 On the date of the requested Borrowing, immediately after giving
effect to the funding and the application thereof, the aggregate amount of Loans outstanding will be $__________, which is less than or equal to the aggregate Commitments. 
  
 On and as of the date of the requested Borrowing, immediately after giving effect to the funding and the application thereof, the
representations and warranties made by the Borrower in any Credit Document are true and correct in all material respects except to the extent they expressly relate to an earlier date. 
  
 No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or will be caused by giving effect to this Notice of Borrowing. 
  

 2.2-1 









					
	WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION
		
	By	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 


  

 2.2-2 








  
 EXHIBIT 2.4 

Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion 
  
 NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION 
  

	To:	JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Agent 

  

	Re:	Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2004 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Wisconsin
Energy Corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent 

  
 DATE:                     , 200   

 

	1.	This Notice of Continuation/Conversion is made pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein unless otherwise defined shall have the meanings set
forth in the Credit Agreement. 

  

	2.	Please be advised that the Borrower is requesting that a portion of the current outstanding Loans, in the amount of
$                    , be continued or converted at the interest rate option set forth in paragraph 3 below. 

  

	3.	The interest rate option applicable to the continuation or conversion of all or part of the existing Loans shall be equal to: 

  

	 	A.	the Base Rate 

  

	 	B.	the Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of 

  
                      one month 
                      two months 
                      three months 

                     six months 

 

	4.	Subsequent to the continuation or conversion of the Loans, as requested herein, the aggregate amount of Loans outstanding will be
$                    , which is less than or equal to the aggregate Commitments. 

  

 2.4-1 









	5.	No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused by giving effect to this Notice of Continuation/Conversion. 

  

					
	WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION
		
	By	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 


  

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 EXHIBIT 2.7 

Form of Note 
  
 PROMISSORY NOTE 
  

			
	 U.S.
$[                    ]
	 	June 23, 2004

  
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
the undersigned, WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION, a Wisconsin corporation (the “Borrower”), HEREBY PROMISES TO PAY to the order of
[                                ] (the
“Lender”) for the account of its Applicable Lending Office on the Maturity Date (each as defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined below)) the principal sum of U.S.
$[                    ] or, if less, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit
Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2004 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent (the
“Agent”). 
  
 The Borrower promises to pay
interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan from the date of such Loan until such principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement. 
  
 Both principal and interest are payable in lawful money of the United States
of America to the Agent, to such account as the Agent may from time to time designate, in same day funds. Each Loan owing to the Lender by the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and all payments made on account of principal thereof, shall be
recorded by the Lender and, prior to any transfer hereof, endorsed on the grid attached hereto which is part of this promissory note. 
  
 This promissory note is entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement, among other things, (i) provides for the making of Loans
by the Lender to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the Dollar amount first above mentioned, the indebtedness of the Borrower resulting from each such Loan being evidenced by this promissory
note and the entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and (ii) contains provisions for acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events and also for prepayments on account of principal hereof
prior to the maturity hereof upon the terms and conditions therein specified. 
  

					
	WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION
		
	By	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 


  

 2.7-1 








 LOANS AND PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL 
  

									
	 Date

	 	 Amount of
 Loan

	 	 Amount of Principal
Paid or Prepaid

	  	 Unpaid
Principal

 Balance

	  	 Notation
 Made By



  

 2.7-2 








  
 EXHIBIT 7.1(C)

 Form of Officer’s Certificate 
  
 OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE 
  

	To:	JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Agent 

  

	Re:	Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2004 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”),
among Wisconsin Energy Corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent 

  
 DATE:                     ,
200   
  
 Pursuant to the terms of the Credit
Agreement, I,
                                        
         [Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer/Assistant Treasurer] of Wisconsin Energy Corporation hereby certify that, as of the fiscal quarter ending
                    ,         , the statements below are accurate and complete in all respects
(all capitalized terms used below shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement): 
  
 A. Attached hereto as Schedule I are (x) calculations (calculated as of the date of the financial statements referred to in paragraph C. below) demonstrating compliance by the Borrower with the financial covenant
contained in Section 7.2 of the Credit Agreement and (y) Borrower’s long-term senior unsecured debt ratings as of the date hereof. 
  
 B. No Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing, except as indicated on a separate page attached hereto,
together with an explanation of the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Borrower with respect thereto. 
  
 C. The quarterly/annual financial statements for the fiscal quarter/year ended
                    , which accompany this certificate, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments. 
  

			
	[NAME OF OFFICER]
		
	By	 	 
	 	 	 [Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer/ Assistant Treasurer]



  

 7.1(c)-1 








  
 SCHEDULE I 

to EXHIBIT 7.1(C) 
  
 A. Total Funded Debt to Capitalization Ratio 
  

					
	 1.      Total Funded Debt
	  	$	                    	 
		
	 2.      Net Worth
	  	$	                    	 
		
	 3.      Capitalization (Line 1 plus Line 2)
	  	$	                    	 
		
	 4.      Total Funded Debt to Capitalization Ratio (Line 1 divided by Line 3):
	  	 	                     	: 1.0

  

			
	 Maximum Permitted Total Funded Debt to Capitalization Ratio:
	  	.70 : 1.0

  
 B. Interest Coverage Ratio 

 

					
	 1.      Consolidated EBITDA
	  	$	                    	 
		
	 2.      Consolidated Interest Expense
	  	$	                    	 
		
	 3.      Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense (Line 1 divided by Line 2):
	  	 	                    	: 1.0

  

			
	 Minimum Permitted Interest Coverage Ratio:
	  	2.5 : 1.0      

  
 C. Borrower’s long-term senior
unsecured debt ratings 
  

			
	 1.      S&P
	  	____________
		
	 2.      Moody’s
	  	____________

  

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 EXHIBIT 11.3(b)

 Form of Assignment and Acceptance 
  
 ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE 
  
 Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 23, 2004 (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Wisconsin Energy Corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as agent. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. 
  
 1. The Assignor
hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, without recourse and without representation and warranty except as expressly set forth herein, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, without recourse and without representation and
warranty except as expressly set forth herein, the interests set forth below (the “Assigned Interest”) in the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the interests set
forth below in the Commitment Percentage of the Assignor on the Effective Date (as defined below) and the Loans owing to the Assignor in connection with the Assigned Interest that is outstanding on the Effective Date. The purchase of the Assigned
Interest shall be at par (unless otherwise agreed to by the Assignor and the Assignee) and periodic payments made with respect to the Assigned Interest that (i) accrued prior to the Effective Date shall be remitted to the Assignor and (ii) accrue
from and after the Effective Date shall be remitted to the Assignee. 
  
 2. The Assignor (i) represents and warrants to the Assignee that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest and that the Assigned Interest has not previously been transferred or encumbered and is free and clear of any
adverse claim created by the Assignor; (ii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Documents or the execution,
legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to
the financial condition of the Borrower or the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of its obligations under the Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto. 
  
 3. The Assignee (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit
Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements referred to in Section 7.1 thereof and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment; (ii)
agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not
taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) confirms that it is an Eligible Assignee; (iv) appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement as are
delegated to the Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto; 

  

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(v) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations that by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed
by it as a Lender, and (f) attaches any U.S. Internal Revenue Service or other forms required under Section 4.4. 
  
 4. Following the execution of this Assignment, it will be delivered to the Agent, together with the transfer fee required pursuant to Section 11.3(b) of
the Credit Agreement, for acceptance and recording by the Agent. The effective date for this Assignment (the “Effective Date”) shall be the date of acceptance hereof by the Agent and the Borrower, as applicable, unless
otherwise specified herein. 
  
 5. Upon the consent of the
Borrower and the Agent, as applicable, as of the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and (ii) the Assignor
shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement. 
  
 6. This Assignment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 
  
 7. This Assignment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
  
 8. Terms of Assignment 
  

							
	 (a)
	 	 Legal Name of Assignor:
	  	 	________	 
			
	 (b)
	 	 Legal Name of Assignee:
	  	 	________	 
			
	 (c)
	 	 Effective Date of Assignment:
	  	 	________	 
			
	 (d)
	 	 Commitment Percentage Assigned:
	  	 	________	%
			
	 (e)
	 	 Total Loans outstanding as of Effective Date
	  	$	________	 
			
	 (f)
	 	 Principal Amount of Loans assigned on Effective Date (the amount set forth in (v) multiplied by the percentage set forth in
(iv))
	  	$	________	 
			
	 (g)
	 	 Commitment
	  	$	________	 
			
	 (h)
	 	 Principal Amount of Commitment assigned on Effective Date (the amount set forth in (g) multiplied by the percentage set forth in
(d)
	  	$	________	 

  

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	The terms set forth above are hereby agreed to:
	
	                                      
                          , as Assignor
		
	By	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 
	
	                                      
                          , as Assignee
		
	By	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 

  

					
	CONSENTED TO (if applicable):
	
	WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION
		
	By	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 
	
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
	as Agent
		
	By	 	 
	 	 	 Name:
	 	 
	 	 	 Title:
	 	 


  

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