Amendment to Trust Agreement - Dynegy Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (April 2007)


 Exhibit 10.53 
 AMENDMENT TO TRUST AGREEMENT 
 THIS AMENDMENT to the Trust Agreement dated January 1,
2002 (“Agreement”) is entered into effective as provided herein below, between DYNEGY INC., an Illinois corporation (“Dynegy Illinois”) and VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY, a trust company incorporated under Chapter 10 of the
Pennsylvania Banking Code (the “Trustee”); 
 WITNESSETH 
 WHEREAS, Dynegy Illinois has adopted and is maintaining the Dynegy Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”); 
 WHEREAS, Dynegy Illinois has entered into that certain Plan of Merger, Contribution and Sale Agreement by and among Dynegy Illinois, LSP GEN Investors,
L.P., LS Power Partners, L.P., LS Power Equity Partners PIE I, L.P., LS Power Equity Partners, L.P., LS Power Associates, L.P., Falcon Merger Sub Co., and Dynegy Acquisition, Inc., executed September 14, 2006 (the “Merger Agreement”);

 WHEREAS, pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement, Dynegy Illinois will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of a
newly formed Delaware corporation, named “Dynegy Inc.”, and Dynegy Illinois will thereafter be renamed “Dynegy Illinois Inc.”, as of the Effective Time specified in the Merger Agreement (the “Effective Time”);

 WHEREAS, effective immediately after the Effective Time, Dynegy Illinois will withdraw as the sponsor of the Plan and Dynegy Inc., a
Delaware corporation, will assume sponsorship of the Plan from Dynegy Illinois and will become the “Company” for purposes of the Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.1 of the Agreement, Dynegy Illinois may amend the Agreement by delivery of an instrument in writing to the Trustee; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Agreement shall be, and hereby is amended to provide that as follows, effective immediately after the Effective
Time: 
 1. The first paragraph of the Agreement shall be deleted and the following four paragraphs shall be substituted therefor: 

“THIS AGREEMENT OF TRUST (the ‘Agreement’) effective as of the
1st day of January, 2002, by and between DYNEGY INC., an Illinois corporation (‘Dynegy Illinois’) and
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY, a trust company incorporated under Chapter 10 of the Pennsylvania Banking Code (the ‘Trustee’). 






 Dynegy Illinois has entered into that certain Plan of Merger, Contribution and Sale
Agreement by and among Dynegy Illinois, LSP GEN Investors, L.P., LS Power Partners, L.P., LS Power Equity Partners PIE I, L.P., LS Power Equity Partners, L.P., LS Power Associates, L.P., Falcon Merger Sub Co., and Dynegy Acquisition, Inc., executed
September 14, 2006 (the ‘Merger Agreement’). 
 Pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Merger
Agreement, Dynegy Illinois will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly formed Delaware corporation, named ‘Dynegy Inc.’, and the Dynegy Illinois will thereafter be renamed ‘Dynegy Illinois Inc.’, immediately as of the
Effective Time specified in the Merger Agreement (the ‘Effective Time’). 
 Effective immediately after the
Effective Time, Dynegy Illinois will withdraw as the sponsor of the Plan (defined below) and Dynegy Inc., a Delaware corporation, will assume sponsorship of the Plan from Dynegy Illinois and all references to the ‘Company’ in the Agreement
shall thereafter refer to Dynegy Inc., a Delaware corporation.” 
 2. All references to “Company Stock” in the Agreement shall
refer to shares of common stock of Dynegy Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
 3. All references to the “Dynegy Stock Fund” in the
Agreement shall refer to the investment fund established and maintained to invest in the common stock of Dynegy Inc., a Delaware corporation. 
 4. Except as modified herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 
 This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, which together constitute one instrument. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment to the
Agreement on the dates indicated below, to be effective immediately after the Effective Time. 
  

							
	 Attest:
	 		 	Dynegy Inc., an Illinois corporation
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ J. Kevin Blodgett

	 /s/ Irma Longoria
	 		 	Title:	 	 Executive Vice President, Administration

		 		 	Date:	 	 April 2, 2007









									
	 Attest:
	 		 	Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company	 	
					
		 		 	By:	 	  
	 	
	  
	 		 	Title:	 	  
	 	
		 		 	Date:	 	  
	 	
				
		 		 	Approved and accepted:	 	
				
	 Attest:
	 		 	Dynegy Inc., a Delaware corporation	 	
					
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ J. Kevin Blodgett
	 	
	 /s/ Irma Longoria
	 		 	Title:	 	 Executive Vice President, Administration
	 	
		 		 	Date:	 	 April 2, 2007