Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXTENSION AGREEMENT AND SIXTH AMENDMENT
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This EXTENSION AGREEMENT
AND SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Extension Agreement and Amendment”) is entered into effective
as of October 23, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), among ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership, as borrower (the “Borrower”), each Person designated on the signature pages hereto
as an “Extending Lender” (collectively, the “Extending Lenders”) (each Lender
that is not an Extending Lender is herein referred to as a “Non-Extending Lender” and collectively, the
“Non-Extending Lenders”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity,
the “Administrative Agent”).

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower,
the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of September 26, 2011 (as amended
by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, effective as of September 30, 2011, that certain Extension Agreement and Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement, effective as of September 26, 2012, that certain Extension Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit
Agreement, effective as of October 28, 2013, that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, effective as of December 23, 2013,
and that certain Extension Agreement and Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, effective as of October 6, 2014, and as further amended,
restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to
the Extension Agreement and Second Amendment, the Scheduled Maturity Date for all Lenders was extended to September 26, 2017; and
pursuant to the Extension Agreement and Third Amendment, the Scheduled Maturity Date for all Lenders was extended to September
26, 2018 and the Aggregate Commitments were reduced to $1,975,000,000, and pursuant to the Extension Agreement and Fifth Amendment,
the Scheduled Maturity Date for certain Lenders was extended to September 26, 2019.

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has
requested that the Scheduled Maturity Date be extended from September 26, 2019 to September 26, 2020 pursuant to Section 2.14
of the Credit Agreement (the “Extension”), and has also requested that Section 2.02(e) the Credit
Agreement be amended to increase the maximum number of Interest Periods in effect with respect to Committed Loans.

 

WHEREAS, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, the undersigned Extending Lenders are willing to agree to the Extension, and the parties
hereto are willing to agree to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth in Sections 2 and 3 below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows:

 

SECTION 1.       Definitions.
Unless otherwise defined in this Extension Agreement and Amendment, terms used in this Extension Agreement and Amendment which
are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The interpretive provisions
set forth in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Extension Agreement and Amendment.

 

SECTION 2.       Extension
of Scheduled Maturity Date. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 below,
effective as of the Effective Date:

 

(a)          Consent;
Extension Effective Date. (i) Each Extending Lender hereby consents to the Extension, and (ii) the Scheduled Maturity Date
with respect to each Extending Lender is September 26, 2020. Each Non-Extending Lender’s (other than UBS AG, Stamford Branch
(“UBS”)) existing Scheduled Maturity Date, September 26, 2019, and UBS’ existing Scheduled Maturity
Date of September 26, 2018, shall each remain in effect.

 

     

     

    

 

(b)          Notice
and Certificate Requirements. The parties hereto agree that (i) the time period with respect to notice of request for extension
and the 15 day Lender notice requirement set forth in Section 2.14(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby waived and shall
not be applicable to the Extension, and (ii) the certification by the Borrower required by Section 2.14(b) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby satisfied by the Borrower’s execution and delivery of this Extension Agreement and Amendment.

 

SECTION 3.       Amendments
to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is amended as follows, effective as of the Effective Date.

 

(a)          Amendment
to the Cover Page of the Credit Agreement. The cover page of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as
set forth on Annex A hereto.

 

(b)          Amendments
to Section 1.01 (Definitions).

 

		(i)	The definition of “Anti-Corruption Laws”
is hereby added in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement as follows:

 

“Anti-Corruption Laws”
has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.

 

		(i)	The definition of “Arrangers” in Section
1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“Arranger”
means either Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. or RBC Capital Markets, in their respective
capacities as co-arrangers and joint bookrunners. As used herein, the term “Arranger” shall mean “each
Arranger” or the “applicable Arranger” as the context may require.

 

		(ii)	The definition of “Federal Funds Rate”
in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“Federal Funds Rate”
means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with
members of the Federal Reserve System, 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 as so published on the next succeeding 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 (rounded upward, if necessary,
to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative
Agent.

 

(c)          Amendment
to Section 2.02(a) (Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans.). The first sentence of Section
2.02(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

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“Each Borrowing (other than
an L/C Borrowing), each conversion of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Committed Loans as the
same Type shall be made upon the relevant Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by
(A) telephone or (b) a Loan Notice: provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative
Agent of a Loan Notice.”

 

(d)          Amendment
to Section 2.02(e) (Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Committed Loans.). Section 2.02(e) of the Credit
Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(e)        After
giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Committed Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Committed
Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than 20 Interest Periods in effect with respect to Committed Loans.”

 

(e)          Amendment
to Section 2.05(a) (Prepayments.). The first sentence of Section 2.05(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“The Borrower may, upon notice
to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Committed Loans, in whole or in part without premium
or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be in the form of Exhibit F or another form acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m., New York time, (A) three Business Days prior to any
date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (B) one Business Day prior to any date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii)
any prepayment of Fixed Period Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000
in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of
$100,000 in excess thereof.”

 

(f)          Addition
of a New Section 5.15 (Anti-Corruption Laws). The Credit Agreement is amended to add a new Section 5.15 as follows:

 

“5.15 Anti-Corruption
Laws. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance, in all material respects, with (i) the United States Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act of 1977, as applicable to them, and (ii) other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions in which
they maintain assets or actively engage in business, which are applicable to them (collectively, the Laws referred to in the preceding
clauses (i) and (ii), the “Anti-Corruption Laws”) and have instituted and maintained policies
and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.”

 

(g)          Addition
of a New Section 6.12 (Anti-Corruption Laws). The Credit Agreement is amended to add a new Section 6.12 as follows:

 

“6.12    Anti-Corruption
Laws. Comply in all material respects with the Anti-Corruption Laws applicable to it.

 

(h)          Addition
of a New Section 7.13 (Anti-Corruption Laws). The Credit Agreement is amended to add a new Section 7.13 as follows:

 

“7.13    Anti-Corruption
Laws. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of payment
or giving of money, or anything else of value by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which is in violation of any Anti-Corruption
Laws applicable to it.”

 

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(i)          Addition
of a New Exhibit F (Notice of Loan Prepayment) to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement shall be amended to add
a new Exhibit F in the form of Annex B attached hereto.

 

SECTION 4.       Conditions
to Effectiveness. This Extension Agreement and Amendment shall be effective as of the Effective Date, provided that
the Administrative Agent shall have received:

 

(a)          Counterparts
of this Extension Agreement and Amendment executed by the Borrower and Required Lenders (which may be by telecopy or other electronic
transmission),

 

(b)          A
certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower,

 

		(i)	certifying as to the incumbency and specimen signature
of the Responsible Officer who executes this Extension Agreement and Amendment,

 

		(ii)	certifying (1) that attached to such certificate is a true
and complete copy of each of the certificate of limited partnership and limited partnership agreement of Borrower, neither of
which have been further amended or modified, and each of which remains in full force and effect, and (2) that attached to such
certificate is a are true and complete copy of each of the certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement of
the Delegate, neither of which have been amended or modified and remain in full force and effect,

 

		(iii)	certifying that attached to such certificate is a true
and complete copy of the resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Delegate that authorize the extension of the Scheduled
Maturity Date as herein set forth and such resolutions have not been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded and remain in full
force and effect,

 

		(iv)	certifying that the Delegation of Control Agreement among
the Borrower, Enbridge Management, and Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. dated as of October 17, 2002 and the amendment thereto dated
February 21, 2005 attached as Annex E to the Corporate Secretary’s Certificate dated September 26, 2011 delivered by the
Delegate in connection with the closing of the Credit Agreement, have not been amended or modified and remain in full force and
effect, and

 

(c)          Fees,
for the account of each Extending Lender, in an amount agreed to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the letter addressed to the
Administrative Agent executed by the Borrower dated September 21, 2015 requesting the Extension and the amendment set forth in
Section 3 above.

 

SECTION 5.       Representations
and Warranties. As a material inducement to the Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders to execute and deliver this
Extension Agreement and Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Extending Lenders that as of the Effective Date,
both immediately before and after giving effect to this Extension Agreement and Amendment, that:

 

(a)          This
Extension Agreement and Amendment has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Borrower and the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby constitutes its legal, valid, and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their respective
terms (subject, as to the enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, and similar
laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity).

 

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(b)          The
representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects
on and as of the Effective Date, after giving effect to this Extension Agreement and Amendment, except to the extent such representations
and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case, they shall be true and correct as of such date.

 

(c)          As
of the date hereof, at the time of and immediately after giving effect to this Extension Agreement and Amendment, no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

(d)          No
approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required
to be obtained or made by the Borrower by any material statutory law or regulation applicable to it as a condition to the execution,
delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Extension Agreement and Amendment or the extension of
the Scheduled Maturity Date provided for herein. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Borrower of this Extension Agreement
and Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and does not and will not (i)
violate the terms of any of the Borrower’s Organization Documents, (ii) result in any breach of, constitute a default under,
or require pursuant to the express provisions thereof, the creation of any consensual Lien on the properties of the Borrower under,
any Contractual Obligation to which the Borrower is a party or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority
to which the Borrower or its property is subject, or (iii) violate any Law, in each case with respect to the preceding clauses
(i) through (iii), which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 6.       Effect;
Affirmation and Ratification of Loan Documents. This Extension Agreement and Amendment (a) except as expressly provided herein,
shall not be deemed to be a consent to the modification or waiver of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or of
any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein and does not constitute a waiver of compliance or consent to noncompliance
by the Borrower with respect to the terms, provisions, conditions and covenants of the Credit Agreement and (b) shall not prejudice
any right or rights which the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may now have under or in connection with the Credit Agreement,
as amended by this Extension Agreement and Amendment. Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Extension Agreement and Amendment,
all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain the same, including,
without limitation, all of the Borrower’s obligations and covenants under each Loan Document. It is declared and agreed
by each of the parties hereto that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents, from and after the Effective
Date, shall continue in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, and that this Extension Agreement
and Amendment and such Credit Agreement shall be read and construed as one instrument. The Borrower represents and acknowledges
that it has no claims, counterclaims, offsets, credits or defenses to the Loan Documents or the performance of its obligations
thereunder. From and after the Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits thereto
and the other documents delivered in connection therewith, to the “Credit Agreement,” “this Agreement,”
“hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, shall mean and be a reference to
the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, respectively.

 

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SECTION 7.       Miscellaneous.
This Extension Agreement and Amendment shall for all purposes be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State
of New York and applicable federal law. The captions in this Extension Agreement and Amendment are for convenience of reference
only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof. This Extension Agreement and Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In
proving this Extension Agreement and Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Extension Agreement and Amendment by facsimile or in electronic form shall be effective
as the delivery of a manually executed counterpart. This Extension Agreement and Amendment shall be a “Loan Document”
as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 8.       Entire
Agreement. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT (AS AMENDED BY THIS EXTENSION AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT) AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT
THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS
OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Extension Agreement and Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly
authorized officers effective as of the date and year first above written.

 

	 	ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., 
	 	a Delaware limited partnership, as Borrower
	 	 	 
	 	By:	ENBRIDGE ENERGY MANAGEMENT, 
	 	 	L.L.C., as delegate of Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., its General Partner
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	/s/ STEPHEN J. NEYLAND
	 	 	 	Name: Stephen J. Neyland
	 	 	 	Title: Vice President - Finance

 

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	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ JAMES K.G. CAMPBELL
	 	 	Name:  James K.G. Campbell
	 	 	Title:  Director

 

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	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as an Extending Lender, a L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ JAMES K.G. CAMPBELL
	 	 	Name:  James K.G. Campbell
	 	 	Title:  Director

 

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	 	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as an Extending Lender and an L/C Issuer
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	 	/s/ TIM VANDEGRIEND
	 	 	Name:	Tim VandeGriend
	 	 	Title:	Authorized Signatory

 

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	 	EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ HIVDA MORISSETTE
	 	 	Name: Hivda Morissette
	 	 	Title:   Asset Manager
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ VICTOR SAMUEL
	 	 	Name: Victor Samuel
	 	 	Title:   Asset Manager

 

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	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ JEFFREY COBB
	 	 	Name: Jeffrey Cobb
	 	 	Title:  Vice President

 

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	 	MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ ROB MACKINNON
	 	 	Name: Rob Mackinnon
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President, Canada Branch

 

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	 	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ JAMES D. WEINSTEIN
	 	 	Name: James D. Weinstein
	 	 	Title:  Managing Director

 

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	 	MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ MICHAEL KING
	 	 	Name: Michael King
	 	 	Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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	 	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ STEPHEN W. WARFEL
	 	 	Name: Stephen W. Warfel
	 	 	Title:  Managing Director

 

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	 	BNP PARIBAS, as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ CLAUDIA ZARATE
	 	 	Name: Claudia Zarate
	 	 	Title: Director
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ NICOLAS ANBERREE
	 	 	Name: Nicolas Anberree
	 	 	Title: Vice President

 

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	 	DNB CAPITAL LLC, as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ ROBERT DUPREE
	 	 	Name: Robert Dupree
	 	 	Title:  Senior Vice President
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ JOE HYKLE
	 	 	Name: Joe Hykle
	 	 	Title: Senior Vice President

 

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	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ JUAN JAVELLANA
	 	 	Name: Juan Javellana
	 	 	Title:  Executive Director

 

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	 	CITIBANK, N.A., as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ PETER KARDOS
	 	 	Name: Peter Kardos
	 	 	Title: VP

 

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	 	DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Extending Lender
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ MING K. CHU
	 	 	Name: Ming K. Chu
	 	 	Title: Vice President
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ JOHN S. MCGILL
	 	 	Name: John S. McGill
	 	 	Title: Director

 

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Annex A

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

Published CUSIP Number: 29250HAG3

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of September 26, 2011

 

among

 

ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.,

as Borrower,

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent,

Swing Line Lender

and

an L/C Issuer,

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

as an L/C Issuer

 

and

 

The Lenders Party Hereto

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

Syndication Agent

 

MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.,

CITIBANK, N.A.

and

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

Co-Documentation Agents

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH,

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.

and

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS

Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

     

     

    

 

Annex B

 

EXHIBIT F

 

NOTICE OF LOAN PREPAYMENT

 

	TO:	Bank of America, N.A., as [Administrative Agent][Swingline Lender]
	 	 
	RE:	Credit Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2011, by and among Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), the Lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and an L/C Issuer (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement)
	 	 
	DATE:	[Date]
	 	 

 

The Borrower hereby
notifies the Administrative Agent that on _____________1 pursuant to the terms of Section 2.05 (Prepayments)
of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower intends to prepay/repay the following Loans as more specifically set forth below:

 

 ̈
 Optional prepayment of Committed Loans in the following amount(s):

 

 ̈
 Eurodollar Rate Loans: $___________2

Applicable Interest Period:______________

 

 ̈
 Base Rate Loans: $_____________3

 

 ̈
 Optional prepayment of Swing Line Loans in the following amount:

$_______________4

 

Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page of this notice by fax transmission or other electronic mail transmission (e.g. “pdf”
or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this notice.

 

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1 Specify date of such prepayment.

2 Any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be
in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or if less, the entire principal amount
thereof outstanding).

3 Any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a
principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or if less, the entire principal amount thereof
outstanding).

4 Any prepayment of Swingline Loans shall be in a
principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or if less, the entire principal amount thereof
outstanding).

 

     

     

    

 

	 	ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:  	ENBRIDGE ENERGY MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.,
	 	 	as delegate of Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., its General Partner
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 
	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	Title:Exhibit 10.1

 

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

This Independent Contractor Consulting Agreement (“Agreement”) effective as of the 16th day of September, 2015, is entered into between K12 Inc., a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business at 2300 Corporate Park Drive, Suite 200, Herndon, Virginia 20171 (hereinafter “K12” or “Company”) and Timothy L. Murray (hereinafter “Consultant”).

 

WHEREAS, Consultant is being engaged by K12 as an independent contractor to provide transition and other consulting services for the limited duration specified herein; and

 

WHEREAS, Consultant’s contact at the Company will be its Chief Executive Officer, Nathaniel A. Davis, and K12’s contact will be Consultant.

 

NOW THEREFORE, for the consideration provided herein, the parties agree to the following:

 

1.              Consulting Services: Consultant shall provide advisory and general consulting services in connection with the transition of his former duties at the Company, including but not limited to (i) strategic and advisory support for the Institutional Sales business and Product Development organization; (ii) oversight of the Middlebury Interactive Language business transition; and (iii) other consulting services related to Consultant’s former duties as requested by the Company (“Consulting Services”).

 

2.              Compensation:  Consultant shall be paid $43,985.00 per month for such Consulting Services, pro-rated for partial months of service, payable in arrears by the 15th day of each month following each month during the Term. Consultant shall also be entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses reasonably incurred in performing the Consulting Services, including reasonable temporary housing expenses, provided such expenses are approved by K12 in advance.  Consultant shall present receipts in a form satisfactory to K12. The compensation provided for herein constitutes full consideration for the Consulting Services. All payments made hereunder will be made to Consultant, with the tax ID number provided and to the address provided in a Form W-9.

 

3.              Term:  This Agreement is for a period of up to six months and shall commence on September 16, 2015 and shall terminate on March 15, 2016 or pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement.

 

4.              Relationship of the Parties:

 

a.              Independent Contractor Status:  Consultant understands and agrees that he is acting as an independent contractor and is not an agent or employee of K12 by virtue of this Agreement.  Consultant will perform the requested Consulting Services under the general direction of K12, but will determine, in his reasonable discretion, the manner and means by which the Consulting Services and any deliverables, are accomplished.

 

b.              Employment Taxes and Benefits:  As an independent contractor, Consultant has the responsibility to file all tax returns required by law and assumes sole liability for taxes due on income earned pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges he is not entitled to any rights or benefits (including vacation, 401k and insurance) to which K12

 

 

employees may be entitled, and further agrees to indemnify and hold K12 harmless from any liabilities, claims or actions relating to employment taxes or benefits.

 

c.               General Liability:  Consultant understands and acknowledges upon signing this Agreement that K12 will not supply any workers’ compensation benefit required by any jurisdictions to anyone with independent contractor status and K12 accepts no liability for Consultant’s general health.

 

5.              Copyright and Related Matters:  All works prepared by Consultant under this Agreement will be “works made for hire” and K12 will be deemed the sole owner upon their creation, as contemplated by the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, as amended. In the event that any such work is not a work made for hire, Consultant hereby irrevocably transfers and assigns to K12 any and all rights, title and interests including, but not limited to, the copyright and other proprietary rights, effective as of the creation thereof.

 

6.              Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure: The parties hereby reaffirm their obligations under the Confidentiality, Proprietary Rights, and Non-Solicitation Agreement executed by Consultant at the time of his prior employment with the Company, which the parties agree will remain in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms.

 

7.              Representations and Warranties:  Consultant represents and warrants that: (a) the Consulting Services described herein will be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner in accordance with reasonable industry standards; (b) use by K12, its affiliates, subsidiaries, assignees and licensees of the consulting advice and materials provided by Consultant, if any, will not violate or infringe any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other personal or proprietary rights of any party; (c) Consultant will not enjoin or interfere with the distribution, licensing or exploitation of K12’s merchandise or other products

 

8.              Indemnity:  In relation to his service to the Company under this Agreement, the Consultant shall have the same rights to indemnification from the Company and its subsidiaries as are enjoyed by the current officers of the Company.

 

9.              Termination:  Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time for convenience by providing thirty (30) days written notice to the other party. Either party may terminate this Agreement for the material breach of the other party if such breach remains uncured for thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice (describing the event of breach) from the non-breaching party.

 

10.       Return of Records: Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, Consultant shall deliver all K12 records, notes and data that relate to the Consulting Services to K12 which are confidential or to which K12 has ownership rights pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 

11.       Severability and Survival: If any provision herein shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable.  It is specifically understood that any definitions and the terms of sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

12.       Waiver of Contractual Right: The failure of either party to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or limitation of that party’s right to subsequently enforce and compel strict compliance with every provision of this Agreement.

 

13.       Remedies: This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia applicable to contracts made and to be wholly performed therein. The parties irrevocably agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Fairfax County, Virginia.  If any legal action is brought by either party arising from, or related to, the subject matter of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to an award of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs.

 

14.       Notices:  Any notice or other communication required or which may be given hereunder shall be in writing and sent via postage paid, first class mail to the party to whom notice is to be given at the addresses set forth above.

 

15.       Entire Agreement; Amendments:  This contract sets forth the entire Agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and it may only be changed by a writing signed by both parties. Any prior or contemporaneous agreements, promises, negotiations or representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of no force or effect.

 

	
Accepted and Agreed by K12 Inc.
    	
Accepted and Agreed by Consultant
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
Signature:
    	
/s/Nathaniel A. Davis
    	
 
    	
Signature: 
    	
/s/Timothy L. Murray
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title: 
    	
Chief Executive Officer
    	
 
    	
Date: 
    	
August 8, 2015
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Date: 
    	
August 8, 2015

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