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Exhibit 4.2

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC

1111 Louisiana

Houston, TX 77002

 

 

CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC

TO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(successor in trust to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK),

as Trustee

 

TWENTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of December 9, 2008

 

Supplementing the General Mortgage Indenture

Dated as of October 10, 2002, as previously supplemented or amended

Filed under file number 030004510538 in the

Office of the Secretary of State as an instrument

granting a security interest by a public utility

THIS INSTRUMENT GRANTS A SECURITY INTEREST BY A PUBLIC UTILITY

THIS INSTRUMENT CONTAINS AFTER-ACQUIRED PROPERTY PROVISIONS

This instrument is being filed pursuant to Chapter 35 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code

 

 

 

 

          TWENTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of December 9, 2008, between CENTERPOINT ENERGY
HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Texas (herein called the “Company”), having its principal office at 1111 Louisiana,
Houston, Texas 77002, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(successor in trust to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK), a limited purpose national banking association duly
organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Trustee (herein called the
“Trustee”), the office of the Trustee at which on the date hereof its corporate trust business is
administered being 601 Travis Street, 16th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002.

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

          WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee a General Mortgage
Indenture dated as of October 10, 2002, as supplemented and amended (the “Indenture”), providing
for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its bonds, notes or other evidence of
indebtedness to be issued in one or more series (in the Indenture and herein called the
“Securities”) and to provide security for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and
interest, if any, on the Securities; and

          WHEREAS, Section 1401 of the Indenture provides that the Company and the Trustee may, without
the consent of the Holders, enter into an indenture supplemental to the Indenture to, among other
things, make an addition to the provisions of the Indenture that is expressly permitted by the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision
in the Indenture which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision therein, or make
any other additions to, deletions from or other changes to the provisions of the Indenture if such
additions, deletions or changes do not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities
of any series in any material respect;

          WHEREAS, the Company, in the exercise of the power and authority conferred upon and reserved
to it under the provisions of the Indenture and pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the Manager,
has duly determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Twentieth Supplemental
Indenture as permitted by Section 1401 of the Indenture in order to add certain provisions to the
Indenture; and

          WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding
and legal agreement of the Company, have been done;

          NOW, THEREFORE, THIS TWENTIETH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH that, in order to amend the
Indenture, and for and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants contained in the
Indenture and in this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture and for other good and valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually
covenanted and agreed as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

OF GENERAL APPLICATION

          Section 101. Definitions. Each capitalized term that is used herein and is defined
in the Indenture shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture unless such term is otherwise
defined herein.

ARTICLE TWO

AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL MORTGAGE INDENTURE

DATED OCTOBER 10, 2002

          The Indenture is hereby amended, as permitted under Section 1401 of the Indenture as follows:

          Section 201. Amendment to Section 104. The last paragraph of Section 104 is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     “In any case where a Net Earnings Certificate is required as a
condition precedent to the authentication and delivery of Securities, such
certificate shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by an Independent
Accountant if the aggregate principal amount of Securities then applied for
plus the aggregate principal amount of Securities authenticated and delivered
hereunder since the commencement of the then current calendar year (other than
those with respect to which a Net Earnings Certificate is not required, or with
respect to which a Net Earnings Certificate accompanied by a certificate signed
by an Independent Accountant has previously been furnished to the Trustee) is
ten percent (10%) or more of the sum of (a) the principal amount of the
Securities at the time Outstanding, and (b) the principal amount of the First
Mortgage Securities at the time Outstanding other than First Mortgage Collateral Bonds, which certificate
shall provide that such Independent Accountant has reviewed the Net Earnings
Certificate and that such Independent Accountant has no knowledge that any
statements in such Net Earnings Certificate are not true. In connection
with the authentication and delivery of the Securities under the Indenture,
no such certificate need be provided by an Independent Accountant as to
dates or periods not covered by annual reports required to be filed by the
Company with respect to conditions precedent which depend upon a state of
facts as of a date or dates or for a period or periods different from that
required to be covered by such annual reports; provided that an Independent
Accountant shall provide the Company with a letter addressed to the Company
containing the results of procedures on financial information included in
the Net Earnings Certificate that are agreed upon by the Authorized Officer
signing the Net Earnings Certificate; provided, further, that in no event
shall an Independent Accountant practicing public accountancy be required to
perform any procedures not permitted by professional standards of public
accountancy.”

 

 

ARTICLE THREE

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

          The Trustee makes no undertaking or representations in respect of, and shall not be
responsible in any manner whatsoever for and in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this
Twentieth Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof by the
Company or for or in respect of the recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals
and statements are made solely by the Company.

          Except as expressly amended and supplemented hereby, the Indenture shall continue in full
force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof and the Indenture is in all respects
hereby ratified and confirmed. This Twentieth Supplemental Indenture and all of its provisions
shall be deemed a part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein
provided.

          This Twentieth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the law of the State of New York.

          This Twentieth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Twentieth Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Marc Kilbride
 	 
	 	 	Marc Kilbride 	 
	 	 	Vice President and Treasurer 	 
	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST 

COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor in trust to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK), as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mauri J. Cowen
 	 
	 	 	Mauri J. Cowen 	 
	 	 	Vice President 	 
	 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF TEXAS

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	) 	   ss

	COUNTY OF HARRIS

	)	 	 	 

          On the 10th day of December 2008, before me personally came Marc Kilbride, to me known, who,
being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he resides in Houston, Texas; that he is the Vice
President and Treasurer of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, a Texas limited liability
company, the limited liability company described in and which executed the foregoing instrument;
and that he signed his name thereto by authority of the sole manager of said limited liability
company.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	       /s/ Amelia Oviedo
 	 
	 	Notary Public 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF TEXAS

	)	 	 	 
	 

	) 	   ss

	COUNTY OF HARRIS

	)	 	 	 

          On the 12th day of December 2008, before me personally came Mauri J. Cowen, to me known, who,
being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that she resides in Houston, Texas; that she is Vice
President of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, a national banking
association organized under the laws of the United States, the national banking association
described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; and that she signed her name thereto by
authority of the board of directors of said national banking association.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	      /s/ Vicki L. Anderson
 	 
	 	Notary Publicexv4w3

	 	 	 	 	 

Exhibit 4.3

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC

1111 Louisiana

Houston, TX 77002

 

 

CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC

TO

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(successor in trust to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK),

as Trustee

 

TWENTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of January 9, 2009

 

Supplementing the General Mortgage Indenture

Dated as of October 10, 2002

Filed under file number 030004510538 in the

Office of the Secretary of State as an instrument

granting a security interest by a public utility

THIS INSTRUMENT GRANTS A SECURITY INTEREST BY A PUBLIC UTILITY

THIS INSTRUMENT CONTAINS AFTER-ACQUIRED PROPERTY PROVISIONS

This instrument is being filed pursuant to Chapter 35 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code

 

 

 

 

TWENTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of January 9, 2009, between CENTERPOINT ENERGY
HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Texas (herein called the “Company”), having its principal office at 1111 Louisiana,
Houston, Texas 77002, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(successor in trust to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK), a limited purpose national banking association duly
organized and existing under the laws of the United States, as Trustee (herein called the
“Trustee”), the office of the Trustee at which on the date hereof its corporate trust business is
administered being 601 Travis Street, 16th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002.

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee a General Mortgage
Indenture dated as of October 10, 2002, as supplemented and amended (the “Indenture”), providing
for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its bonds, notes or other evidence of
indebtedness to be issued in one or more series (in the Indenture and herein called the
“Securities”) and to provide security for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and
interest, if any, on the Securities; and

WHEREAS, the Company, in the exercise of the power and authority conferred upon and reserved to it
under the provisions of the Indenture and pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the Manager, has
duly determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Twenty-First Supplemental
Indenture to the Indenture as permitted by Sections 201, 301, 403(2) and 1401 of the Indenture in
order to establish the form or terms of, and to provide for the creation and issuance of, a
twenty-first series of Securities under the Indenture in an initial aggregate principal amount of
$500,000,000 (such twenty-first series being hereinafter referred to as the “Twenty-First Series”);
and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Securities of the Twenty-First Series, when executed by
the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent and issued
upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter and in the Indenture set forth against
payment therefor the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company and to make this
Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and legal agreement of the Company, have been
done; and

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS TWENTY-FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH that, in order to establish the
terms of a series of Securities, and for and in consideration of the premises and of the covenants
contained in the Indenture and in this Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture and for other good and
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is mutually
covenanted and agreed as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS

OF GENERAL APPLICATION

          Section 101. Definitions. Each capitalized term that is used herein and is defined in
the Indenture shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture unless such term is otherwise
defined herein.

ARTICLE TWO

TITLE, FORM AND TERMS OF THE BONDS

          Section 201. Title of the Bonds. This Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture hereby creates
a series of Securities designated as the “7.00% General Mortgage Bonds, Series U, due 2014” (the
“Bonds”). For purposes of the Indenture, the Bonds shall constitute a single series of Securities
and, subject to the provisions, including, but not limited to Article Four of the Indenture, the
Bonds shall be issued in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000.

          Section 202. Form and Terms of the Bonds. The form and terms of the Bonds will be set
forth in an Officer’s Certificate delivered by the Company to the Trustee pursuant to the authority
granted by this Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture in accordance with Sections 201 and 301 of the
Indenture.

          Section 203. Treatment of Proceeds of Title Insurance Policy. Any moneys received by the
Trustee as proceeds of any title insurance policy on Mortgaged Property of the Company shall be
subject to and treated in accordance with the provisions of Section 607(2) of the Indenture (other
than the last paragraph thereof).

ARTICLE THREE

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

The Trustee makes no undertaking or representations in respect of, and shall not be responsible in
any manner whatsoever for and in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this Twenty-First
Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof by the Company or
for or in respect of the recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals and
statements are made solely by the Company.

Except as expressly amended and supplemented hereby, the Indenture shall continue in full force and
effect in accordance with the provisions thereof and the Indenture is in all respects hereby
ratified and confirmed. This Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture and all of its provisions shall
be deemed a part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

This Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the law of the State of New York.

 

 

This Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Twenty-First Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 
	 	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST 

COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (successor in

trust to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK), as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Name:  	 	 
	 	 	Title:  	 	 
	 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF TEXAS

	)	 	 	 
	 

	) 	   ss

	COUNTY OF HARRIS

	)	 	 	 

          On the ___day of January 2009, before me personally came                     , to me known, who,
being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he or she resides in                     , Texas; that he
or she is the                                          of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, a Texas limited
liability company, the limited liability company described in and which executed the foregoing
instrument; and that he signed his name thereto by authority of the sole manager of said limited
liability company.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	Notary Public 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

	 	 	 	 	 
	STATE OF TEXAS

	)	 	 	 
	 

	) 	   ss

	COUNTY OF HARRIS

	)	 	 	 

          On the ___day of January 2009, before me personally came                     , to me known, who,
being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he or she resides in                     , Texas; that he
or she is                                          of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National
Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, the
national banking association described in and which executed the foregoing instrument; and that she
signed her name thereto by authority of the board of directors of said national banking
association.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	Notary Public

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