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Exhibit

Exhibit 10.3

BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of April 30, 2019 among Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), each of the investors listed on the signature pages hereto under the caption “Investors” (collectively, the “Investors”) and each other Person who executes a Joinder as an “Other Holder” (collectively, the “Other Holders”).  Except as otherwise specified herein, all capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A attached hereto.
In consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

Section 1    Demand Registrations.
(a)Requests for Registration.  Subject to the limitations set forth herein, at any time on or after the closing of the Rights Offering and from time to time thereafter, an Investor may request registration under the Securities Act of all or any portion of their Registrable Securities on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration (“Long-Form Registrations”) or on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration (“Short-Form Registrations”), if available (any such requested registration, a “Demand Registration”).  An Investor may request that any Demand Registration that is also a Short-Form Registration be made pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (a “Shelf Registration”) and (if the Company is a WKSI at the time any such request is submitted to the Company or will become one by the time of the filing of such Shelf Registration) that such Shelf Registration be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) (an “Automatic Shelf Registration Statement”).  Each request for a Demand Registration must specify the approximate number or dollar value of Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the requesting Holders and (if known) the intended method of distribution.  Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 1(f)(i), the Investors will be entitled to request an unlimited number of Demand Registrations in which the Company will pay all Registration Expenses, whether or not any such registrations is consummated.
(b)Notice to Other Holders.  Within ten (10) days after receipt of any such request, the Company will give written notice of the Demand Registration to all other Holders and, subject to the terms of Section 1(e), will include in such Demand Registration (and in all related registrations and qualifications under state blue sky laws and in any related underwriting) all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after the receipt of the Company’s notice; provided that, with the consent of the Majority Holders, the Company may instead provide notice of the Demand Registration to all other Holders within three (3) business days following the non-confidential filing of the registration statement with respect to the Demand Registration so long as such registration statement is not an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement.  

(c)Form of Registrations.  Demand Registrations will be Short-Form Registrations whenever the Company is permitted to use any applicable short form.  The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to make Short-Form Registrations available for the sale of Registrable Securities.
(d)    Shelf Registrations. 
(i)Subject to the limitations set forth herein, at any time on or after the closing of the Rights Offering and from time to time thereafter, for so long as a registration statement for a Shelf Registration (a “Shelf Registration Statement”) is and remains effective, the Investors will have the right at any time or from time to time to elect to sell pursuant to an offering (including an Underwritten Public Offering) Registrable Securities available for sale pursuant to such registration statement (“Shelf Registrable Securities”). An Investor may elect to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to an Underwritten Public Offering by delivering to the Company a written notice (a “Shelf Offering Notice”) specifying the number of Shelf Registrable Securities that the holders desire to sell pursuant to such Underwritten Public Offering (the “Shelf Offering”).  As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than three (3) business days after receipt of a Shelf Offering Notice, the Company will give written notice of such Shelf Offering Notice to all other Holders of Shelf Registrable Securities that have been identified as selling stockholders in such Shelf Registration Statement or are otherwise permitted to sell in such Shelf Offering if the names of selling stockholders have been omitted from the Shelf Registration Statement.  The Company, subject to Section 1(e) and Section 7, will include in such Shelf Offering all Shelf Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion (which request will specify the maximum number of Shelf Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder) within seven (7) days after the receipt of the Shelf Offering Notice.  The Company will, as expeditiously as possible (and in any event within twenty (20) days after the receipt of a Shelf Offering Notice), but subject to Section 1(e), use its reasonable best efforts to facilitate such Shelf Offering.
(ii)Subject to the limitations set forth herein, if an Investor wishes to engage in an underwritten block trade or bought deal off of a Shelf Registration Statement (either through filing an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement or through a take-down from an already existing Shelf Registration Statement) (each, an “Underwritten Block Trade”), then notwithstanding the time periods set forth in Section 1(d)(i), such Investor will notify the Company of the Underwritten Block Trade not less than three (3) business days prior to the day such offering is first anticipated to commence.  The Company will promptly notify the other Investors and, if requested by the Majority Participating Holders, the Company will also promptly notify any Other Holders of such Underwritten Block Trade and such notified Holders (each, a “Potential Block Participant”) may elect whether or not to participate no later than the next business day (unless a longer period is agreed to by the Majority Participating Holders and the Company), and the Company will as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Underwritten Block Trade (which may close as early as two (2) business days after the date it commences); provided further that, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(d)(i), no Holder (other than Holders of 

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Investor Registrable Securities) will be permitted to participate in an Underwritten Block Trade without the consent of the Majority Participating Holders. Any Potential Block Participant’s request to participate in an Underwritten Block Trade shall be binding on the Potential Block Participant.
(iii)Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all determinations as to the timing, manner and price of any Shelf Offering contemplated by this Section 1(d) shall be determined by the Majority Participating Holders, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Shelf Offering to occur as promptly as practicable.
(e)    Priority on Demand Registrations and Shelf Offerings.  The Company will not include in any Underwritten Block Trade any securities which are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Majority Participating Holders.  If a Demand Registration or a Shelf Offering is an Underwritten Public Offering  (other than an Underwritten Block Trade) and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities and other securities requested to be included in such offering exceeds the number of Registrable Securities and other securities, which can be sold therein without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, then the Company will include in such offering: (i) first, the number of Investor Registrable Securities requested to be included which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the respective Investors on the basis of the number of Investor Registrable Securities owned by each such Investor; (ii) second, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included by the Other Holders which, in the opinion of such underwriters, can be sold, without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the respective Other Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Other Holder; and (iii) third, any other securities to be included which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.
(f)    Restrictions on Demand Registration and Shelf Offerings.
(i)Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (A) the Investors will only be entitled to deliver four (4) requests for Demand Registrations (other than Shelf Registrations) and Underwritten Public Offerings conducted from a Shelf Registration Statement within any twelve (12) month period, provided that a registration shall not count as a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Public Offerings conducted from a Shelf Registration Statement unless and until any participating Investors are able to register and sell at least 75% of the Investor Registrable Securities offered by each of them in such Demand Registration or Underwritten Public Offering, and (B) no Investor shall be entitled to request a Demand Registration or Underwritten Public Offering (i) within seventy-five (75) days after the effective date of any prior Demand Registration or the pricing date of any Underwritten Public Offering or (ii) when the Company is diligently pursuing a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Public Offering.
(ii)The Company may postpone, for up to 75 days from the date of the request (the “Suspension Period”), the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement for a Demand Registration or suspend the use of a prospectus that is part of a Shelf Registration 

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Statement (and therefore suspend sales of the Shelf Registrable Securities) by providing written notice to the Holders if the Company determines that the offer or sale of Registrable Securities would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company or any Subsidiary to engage in any material acquisition of assets or stock (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any material merger, consolidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization, financing or other transaction involving the Company and upon advice of counsel, the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement would require disclosure of material non-public information not otherwise required to be disclosed under applicable law, and (x) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving the confidentiality of such transaction, (y) disclosure would have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Company’s ability to consummate such transaction, or (z) such transaction renders the Company unable to comply with SEC requirements, in each case under circumstances that would make it impractical or inadvisable to cause the registration statement (or such filings) to become effective or to promptly amend or supplement the registration statement on a post-effective basis, as applicable. The Company may delay or suspend the effectiveness of a Demand Registration or Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 1(f)(i) for no more than 90 days in any twelve (12)-month period (for avoidance of doubt, in addition to the Company’s rights and obligations under Section 4(a)(vi)). 
(iii)In the case of an event that causes the Company to suspend the use of a Shelf Registration Statement as set forth in paragraph (f)(ii) above or pursuant to Section 4(a)(vi) (a “Suspension Event”), the Company will give a notice to the Holders whose Registrable Securities are registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement (a “Suspension Notice”) to suspend sales of the Registrable Securities and such notice must state generally the basis for the notice and that such suspension will continue only for so long as the Suspension Event or its effect is continuing.  Each Holder agrees not to effect any sales of its Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement (or such filings) at any time after it has received a Suspension Notice from the Company and prior to receipt of an End of Suspension Notice.  A Holder may recommence effecting sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (or such filings) following further written notice to such effect (an “End of Suspension Notice”) from the Company, which End of Suspension Notice will be given by the Company to the Holders promptly following the conclusion of any Suspension Event.
(g)    Termination.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to make any registration pursuant to this Agreement, keep any such Registration Statement effective, or to permit Registrable Securities to be registered, offered or sold under any Registration Statement, in each case with regard to any Holder, at any time on or after the first date that such Holder no longer beneficially owns Registrable Securities.
(h)    Selection of Underwriters.  The Majority Participating Holders will have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer any Underwritten Public Offering in connection with a Demand Registration or Shelf Offering, subject (other than in the case of an 

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Underwritten Block Trade) to the Company’s consent which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(i)    Other Registration Rights.  Except as provided in this Agreement, the Company will not grant to any Person(s) the right to request the Company or any Subsidiary to register any equity securities of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, with terms more favorable than those set forth herein or granting equal or greater priority, without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders.
(j)    Revocation of Demand Notice or Shelf Offering Notice.  At any time prior to the effective date of the registration statement relating to a Demand Registration or the “pricing” of any offering relating to a Shelf Offering Notice, the Majority Participating Holders may revoke such notice of a Demand Registration or Shelf Offering Notice on behalf of all Holders participating in such Demand Registration or Shelf Offering without liability to such Holders, in each case by providing written notice to the Company.
(k)    Confidentiality.  Each Holder agrees to treat as confidential the receipt of any notice hereunder (including notice of a Demand Registration, a Shelf Offering Notice and a Suspension Notice) and the information contained therein, and not to disclose or use the information contained in any such notice (or the existence thereof) without the prior written consent of the Company until such time as the information contained therein is or becomes available to the public generally (other than as a result of disclosure by such Holder in breach of the terms of this Agreement).

Section 2    Piggyback Registrations.
(a)    Right to Piggyback.  Whenever the Company proposes to register any of its equity securities under the Securities Act (including primary and secondary registrations), at any time on or after the closing of the Rights Offering and from time to time thereafter, other than pursuant to an Excluded Registration (a “Piggyback Registration”), the Company will give prompt written notice to all Holders of its intention to effect such Piggyback Registration and, subject to the terms of Section 2(b) and Section 2(c), will include in such Piggyback Registration (and in all related registrations or qualifications under blue sky laws and in any related underwriting) all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within seven (7) days after delivery of the Company’s notice; provided that the Company shall not be required to provide such notice or include any Registrable Securities in such registration if no Investor elects to include any Investor Registrable Securities in such registration, unless the Majority Holders otherwise consent in writing.
(b)    Priority on Primary Registrations.  If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company will include in such registration (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Investor Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the Investors on the basis 

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of the number of Investor Registrable Securities owned by each such Investor, (iii) third, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by Other Holders which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, pro rata among the Other Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Other Holder, and (iv) fourth, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.  
(c)    Priority on Secondary Registrations.  If a Piggyback Registration is an underwritten secondary registration on behalf of holders of the Company’s equity securities (other than the Investors), and the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability, proposed offering price, timing or method of distribution of the offering, the Company will include in such registration (i) first, the securities requested to be included therein by the holders requesting such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration, pro rata among the Holders on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect, and (iii) third, other securities requested to be included in such registration which, in the opinion of the underwriters, can be sold without any such adverse effect.
(d)    Right to Terminate Registration.  The Company will have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2, whether or not any holder of Registrable Securities has elected to include securities in such registration.  
(e)    Selection of Underwriters.  The Company shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) or manager(s) to administer any Underwritten Public Offering pursuant to a Piggyback Registration, subject (in the case where any Investor is participating in such Piggyback Registration) to the consent of the Majority Participating Holders which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

Section 3    Lock-Up Agreements.
(a)    Stockholder Lock-Up Agreements. In connection with any Underwritten Public Offering, each Holder will enter into any lock-up, holdback or similar agreements requested by the underwriter(s) managing such offering, in each case with such modifications and exceptions as may be approved by the Majority Participating Holders.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Holder hereby agrees that in connection with any Demand Registration, Shelf Offering or Piggyback Registration that is an Underwritten Public Offering, not to (i) offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of (including sales pursuant to Rule 144), directly or indirectly, any equity securities of the Company (including equity securities of the Company that may be deemed to be owned beneficially by such Holder in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC) (collectively, “Securities”), or any securities, options or rights convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Securities (collectively, “Other Securities”), (ii) enter into a transaction which would have the same effect as described in clause (i) above, (iii) enter into any swap, hedge or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences or ownership of 

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any Securities or Other Securities, whether such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such Securities or Other Securities, in cash or otherwise (each of (i), (ii) and (iii) above, a “Sale Transaction”), or (iv) publicly disclose the intention to enter into any Sale Transaction, commencing on the date on which the Company gives notice to the Holders that a preliminary prospectus has been circulated for such Underwritten Public Offering or the “pricing” of such offering and continuing to the date that is 90 days following the date of the final prospectus in the case of any Underwritten Public Offering (each such period, or such shorter period as agreed to by the managing underwriters, a “Holdback Period”), in each case with such modifications and exceptions as may be approved by the Majority Participating Holders.  The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to any Securities or Other Securities subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 3 until the end of such Holdback Period.  
(b)    Company Holdback Agreement. In connection with any Underwritten Public Offering, the Company will enter into a customary lockup or market stand-off agreement (either through a separate agreement or as part of any underwriting agreement executed by the Company for such Underwritten Public Offering) to the extent requested by the investment banker(s) or manager(s) administering such offering.  

Section 4    Registration Procedures.
(a)    Company Obligations. Whenever the holders of Registrable Securities have requested that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to this Agreement or have initiated a Shelf Offering, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will as expeditiously as possible:
(i)     prepare and file with (or submit confidentially to) the SEC a registration statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto and related prospectuses, with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, all in accordance with the Securities Act and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (provided that before filing or confidentially submitting a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company will furnish to the counsel selected by the Majority Participating Holders copies of all such documents proposed to be filed or submitted a reasonable period of time prior to such filing or submission and consider in good faith any timely provided comments by such counsel);
(ii)     notify each Holder of (A) the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (B) the receipt by the Company or its counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (C) the effectiveness of each registration statement filed hereunder;
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to keep such registration statement effective for a period ending when all of the securities covered by such registration statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement (but not in any event before the expiration of any longer period required under the Securities Act or, if such registration statement relates to an Underwritten Public Offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriters a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sale of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer) and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such registration statement;
(iv)     furnish, without charge, to each seller of Registrable Securities thereunder and each underwriter, if any, such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus) (in each case including all exhibits and documents incorporated by reference therein), each amendment and supplement thereto, and each Free Writing Prospectus prepared in connection with any such offer or sale as such seller or underwriter, if any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller (the Company hereby consenting to the use in accordance with all applicable laws of each such registration statement, each such amendment and supplement thereto, and each such prospectus (or preliminary prospectus or supplement thereto) or Free Writing Prospectus by each such seller of Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or prospectus);
(v)     use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller (provided that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subparagraph or (B) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction or (C) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction);
(vi)     notify in writing each seller of such Registrable Securities (A) promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the date and time when such registration statement and each post-effective amendment thereto has become effective or a prospectus or supplement to any prospectus relating to a registration statement has been filed and when any registration or qualification has become effective under a state securities or blue sky law or any exemption thereunder has been obtained, (B) promptly after receipt thereof, of any request by the SEC for the amendment or supplementing of such registration statement or prospectus or for additional information, (C) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event or of any information or circumstances as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement 

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contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, subject to Section 1(f), if required by applicable law or to the extent requested by the Majority Participating Holders, the Company will use its best efforts to promptly prepare and file a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (D) if at any time the representations and warranties contemplated by any underwriting agreement, securities sale agreement, or other similar agreement, relating to the offering shall cease to be true and correct;
(vii)     use commercially reasonable efforts to (A) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed, and (B) comply (and continue to comply) with the requirements of any securities exchange organization applicable to the Company, including all corporate governance requirements;
(viii)     use commercially reasonable efforts to provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration statement;
(ix)     enter into and perform such customary agreements (including, as applicable, underwriting agreements in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including, in connection with any Underwritten Public Offering, participating in “road shows,” investor presentations, marketing events and other selling efforts as reasonably requested and upon reasonable advance notice to the Company’s management);
(x)     make available for inspection (subject to customary confidentiality obligations) by any seller of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition or sale pursuant to such registration statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or underwriter, all customary financial and other records, pertinent corporate and business documents and properties of the Company as will be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives and independent accountants to supply all customary information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement and the disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant thereto;
(xi)     take all reasonable actions to ensure that any Free-Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Demand Registration or Piggyback Registration or Shelf Offering hereunder complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related prospectus, prospectus supplement and related documents, will not contain any untrue 

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statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
(xii)     otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement will satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
(xiii)     permit any Holder which, in its sole and exclusive judgment, might be deemed to be an underwriter or a controlling person of the Company to provide language for insertion therein, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, which in the reasonable judgment of such Holder and its counsel should be included to address such Holder’s potential status as an underwriter or controlling person, as applicable,;
(xiv)     use reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a registration statement, or the issuance of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification of any Common Stock included in such registration statement for sale in any jurisdiction, and, in the event any such order is issued, use reasonable best efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such order;
(xv)     use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the sellers thereof to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(xvi)     cooperate with the Holders covered by the registration statement and the managing underwriter or agent, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legends) representing securities to be sold under the registration statement, or the removal of any restrictive legends associated with any account at which such securities are held, and enable such securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriter, or agent, if any, or such Holders may request;
(xvii)     if requested by any managing underwriter in any Underwritten Public Offering, include in any prospectus or prospectus supplement updated financial or business information for the Company's most recent period or current quarterly period (including estimated results or ranges of results) if required for purposes of marketing the offering in the view of the managing underwriter;
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(xix) (A) cooperate with each Holder covered by the registration statement and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with the preparation and filing of any applications, notices, registrations and responses to requests for additional information with FINRA and any national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are or are to be listed, and (B) to the extent required by the rules and regulations of FINRA, retain a Qualified Independent Underwriter acceptable to the managing underwriter;
(xx) in the case of any Underwritten Public Offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and deliver to the underwriter(s), in the manner and to the extent provided for in the applicable underwriting agreement, one or more cold comfort letters from the Company’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters;
(xxi) use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide a legal opinion of the Company’s outside counsel, (i) dated the effective date of such registration statement addressed to the Company addressing the validity of the Registrable Securities being offered thereby, and (ii) on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a Demand Registration or Shelf Offering, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (A) one or more legal opinions of the Company’s outside counsel, dated such date, in form and substance as customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and (B) one or more “negative assurances letters” of the Company’s outside counsel, dated such date, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering addressed to the underwriters, if any;
(xxii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver customary certificates executed by authorized officers of the Company as may be requested by any Holder or any underwriter of such Registrable Securities; 
(xxiii) if the Company files an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering any Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to remain a WKSI (and not become an ineligible issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)) during the period during which such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is required to remain effective;
(xxiv) if the Company does not pay the filing fee covering the Registrable Securities at the time an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement is filed, pay such fee at such time or times as the Registrable Securities are to be sold; and
(xxv) if the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement has been outstanding for at least three (3) years, at the end of the third year, refile a new Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities, and, if at any time when the Company is required to re-evaluate its WKSI status the Company determines that it is not a WKSI, use its reasonable best efforts to refile the Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 and keep such registration statement effective during the period during which such registration statement is required to be kept effective.

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(b)    Automatic Shelf Registration Statements. If the Company files any Automatic Shelf Registration Statement for the benefit of the holders of any of its securities other than the Holders, and the Holders of Investor Registrable Securities do not request that their Registrable Securities be included in such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company agrees that, at the request of the Majority Holders, it will include in such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B in order to ensure that the Holders of Investor Registrable Securities may be added to such Shelf Registration Statement at a later time through the filing of a prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment. If the Company has filed any Automatic Shelf Registration Statement for the benefit of the holders of any of its securities other than the Holders, the Company shall, at the request of the Majority Holders, file any post-effective amendments necessary to include therein all disclosure and language necessary to ensure that the holders of Registrable Securities may be added to such Shelf Registration Statement.
(c)    Additional Information.  The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish the Company such information regarding such seller and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing, as a condition to such seller’s participation in such registration.
(d)    In-Kind Distributions. If an Investor (and/or any of their Affiliates) seek to effectuate an in-kind distribution of all or part of their Registrable Securities to their respective direct or indirect equityholders, the Company will, subject to any applicable lock-ups, reasonably cooperate with the foregoing Persons to facilitate such in-kind distribution in the manner reasonably requested and consistent with the Company’s obligations under the Securities Act.
(e)    Suspended Distributions.  Each Person participating in a registration hereunder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4(a)(vi), such Person will immediately discontinue the disposition of its Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement until such Person’s receipt of the copies of a supplemented or amended prospectus as contemplated by Section 4(a)(vi).
(f)    Other. To the extent that any of the Investors is or may be deemed to be an “underwriter” of Registrable Securities pursuant to any SEC comments or policies based on the written advice of outside counsel, the Company agrees that (i) the indemnification and contribution provisions contained in Section 6 shall be applicable to the benefit of such Investor in their role as an underwriter or deemed underwriter in addition to their capacity as a holder and (ii) such Investor shall be entitled to conduct the due diligence which they would normally conduct in connection with an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act, including without limitation receipt of customary opinions and comfort letters addressed to such Investor.

Section 5    Registration Expenses. 
Except as expressly provided herein, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company or any Investor in connection with the performance of or compliance with this Agreement and/or in connection with any Demand Registration, Piggyback Registration or Shelf Offering, whether or not the same shall become effective, shall be paid by the Company, including, (i) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated 

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with filings required to be made with the SEC or FINRA, (ii) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with any securities or “blue sky” laws, (iii) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company or other depositary and of printing prospectuses and Company Free Writing Prospectuses), (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and cold comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (v) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange on which similar securities of the Company are then listed (or on which exchange the Registrable Securities are proposed to be listed), (vi) all reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one legal counsel for selling Holders selected by the Majority Participating Holders together with any necessary local counsel as may be required by any of the Investors, (vii) any fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers of securities, (vii) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any Registration, (ix) all of the Company’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties) and (x) all expenses related to the “road-show” for any Underwritten Public Offering, including all travel, meals and lodging.  All such expenses are referred to herein as “Registration Expenses.”  The Company shall not be required to pay, and each Person that sells securities pursuant to a Demand Registration, Shelf Offering or Piggyback Registration hereunder will bear and pay, all underwriting discounts and commissions applicable to the Registrable Securities sold for such Person’s account and all transfer taxes (if any) attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities.

Section 6    Indemnification and Contribution.
(a)    By the Company.  The Company will indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law and without limitation as to time, each Holder, such Holder’s officers, directors employees, agents, fiduciaries, stockholders, partners, members, affiliates, consultants and representatives, and any successors and assigns thereof, and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including with respect to actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, and including reasonable attorney fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”) caused by, resulting from, arising out of, based upon or related to any of the following (each, a “Violation”) by the Company:  (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in (A) any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free‐Writing Prospectus, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or (B) any application or other document or communication (in this Section 6, collectively called an “application”) 

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executed by or on behalf of the Company or based upon written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company filed in any jurisdiction in order to qualify any securities covered by such registration under the “blue sky” or securities laws thereof, (ii) any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any other similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance.  In addition, the Company will reimburse such Indemnified Party for any legal or any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Losses.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not be liable and not required to indemnify and hold harmless in any such case to the extent that any such Losses result from, arise out of, are based upon, or relate to an untrue statement, or omission, made in such registration statement, any such prospectus, preliminary prospectus or Free‐Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any application, in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished in writing to the Company by any such Indemnified Party expressly for use therein or by any such Indemnified Party’s failure to deliver a copy of the registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the Company has furnished each such Indemnified Party with a sufficient number of copies of the same.  In connection with an Underwritten Public Offering, the Company will indemnify such underwriters, their officers and directors, and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the extent agreed to in the underwriting agreement executed in connection with such Underwritten Public Offering. Such indemnity and reimbursement of expenses shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such seller.
(b)    By Holders.  In connection with any registration statement in which a Holder is participating, each such Holder will furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such registration statement or prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, will indemnify the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any Losses resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided that the obligation to indemnify will be individual, not joint and several, for each Holder and will be limited to the net amount of proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement.
(c)    Claim Procedure.  Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice will impair any Person’s right to indemnification hereunder only to the extent such failure has prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such 

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indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party.  If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party based on advice of counsel a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. In such instance, the conflicted indemnified parties will have a right to retain one separate counsel, chosen by the Majority Holders, at the expense of the indemnifying party.
(d)    Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to, or is insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party or is otherwise unenforceable with respect to any Loss referred to herein, then such indemnifying party will contribute to the amounts paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Loss, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Loss as well as any other relevant equitable considerations or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) of this Section 6(d) is not permitted by applicable law, then in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative fault but also the relative benefit of the Company on the one hand and of the sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the registration statement on the other in connection with the statement or omissions which resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that the maximum amount of liability in respect of such contribution will be limited, in the case of each seller of Registrable Securities, to an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by such seller from the sale of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to such registration.  The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue (or, as applicable alleged) untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if the contribution pursuant to this Section 6(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account such equitable considerations.  The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to herein will be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending against any action or claim which is the subject hereof.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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unconditional term thereof giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(f)    Non-exclusive Remedy; Survival.  The indemnification and contribution provided for under this Agreement will be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any indemnified party may have pursuant to law or contract (and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be considered the indemnitors of first resort in all such circumstances to which this Section 6 applies) and will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and will survive the transfer of Registrable Securities and the termination or expiration of this Agreement.

Section 7    Cooperation with Underwritten Public Offerings.  No Person may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person or Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements (including, without limitation, pursuant to the terms of any over-allotment or “green shoe” option requested by the underwriters; provided that no Holder will be required to sell more than the number of Registrable Securities such Holder has requested to include in such registration) and (ii) completes, executes and delivers all questionnaires, powers of attorney, stock powers, custody agreements, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents and agreements required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements or as may be reasonably requested by the Company and the lead managing underwriter(s).  To the extent that any such agreement is entered into pursuant to, and consistent with, Section 1, Section 4, and/or this Section 7, the respective rights and obligations created under such agreement will supersede the respective rights and obligations of the Holders, the Company and the underwriters created thereby with respect to such registration.

Section 8    Subsidiary Public Offering.  If, after an initial Public Offering of the common equity securities of one of its Subsidiaries, the Company distributes securities of such Subsidiary to its equityholders, then the rights and obligations of the Company pursuant to this Agreement will apply, mutatis mutandis, to such Subsidiary, and the Company will cause such Subsidiary to comply with such Subsidiary’s obligations under this Agreement as if it were the Company hereunder.

Section 9    Joinder; Additional Parties; Transfer of Registrable Securities.
(a)    Joinder. The Company may from time to time (with the prior written consent of the Majority Holders) permit any Person who acquires Common Stock (or rights to acquire Common Stock) to become a party to this Agreement and to be entitled to and be bound by all of the rights and obligations as a Holder by obtaining an executed joinder to this Agreement from such Person in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto (a “Joinder”).  Upon the execution and delivery of a Joinder by such Person, the Common Stock held by such Person shall become the category of Registrable Securities (i.e. Investor or Other Registrable Securities), and such Person shall be deemed the category of Holder (i.e. Investor or Other Holder), in each case as set forth on the signature page to such Joinder. No Person who acquires Common Stock (or rights to acquire Common Stock) shall have any rights under this Agreement until a Joinder has been executed by such Person and the Company.

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(b)    Restrictions on Transfers.  Prior to transferring any Registrable Securities to any Person (including by operation of law), the transferring Holder must first cause the prospective transferee to execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder, except that such consent and Joinder shall not be required in the case of (i) a transfer to the Company, (ii) a Public Offering, (iii) a sale pursuant to Rule 144 and/or (iv) a transfer in connection with a sale of the Company.  Any transfer or attempted transfer of Registrable Securities in violation of any provision of this Agreement will be void, and the Company will not record such transfer on its books or treat any purported transferee of such Registrable Securities as the owner thereof for any purpose (but the Company will be entitled to enforce against such Person the obligations hereunder).  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall have no obligation to execute a Joinder treating any Person as an Investor or any Registrable Securities transferred to such Person as Investor Registrable Securities hereunder.

Section 10    General Provisions.
(a)    Amendments and Waivers.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified or waived only with the prior written consent of the Company and the Majority Holders; provided that no such amendment, modification or waiver that would treat a specific Investor in a manner materially and adversely different than any other Investors will be effective against such Investor without the consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities that are held by the group of Investors that are materially and adversely affected thereby; provided further that the foregoing provision shall not apply to any amendments or modifications otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, including any required to add a party hereto.  The failure or delay of any Person to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement will in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and will not affect the right of such Person thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.  A waiver or consent to or of any breach or default by any Person in the performance by that Person of his, her or its obligations under this Agreement will not be deemed to be a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance by that Person of the same or any other obligations of that Person under this Agreement.
(b)    Remedies.  The parties to this Agreement will be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor.  The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that a breach of this Agreement would cause irreparable harm and money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any such breach and that, in addition to any other rights and remedies existing hereunder, any party will be entitled to specific performance and/or other injunctive relief from any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Agreement.
(c)    Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or regulation in any jurisdiction, such prohibition, invalidity, illegality or 

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unenforceability will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or in any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such prohibited, invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
(d)    Entire Agreement.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement contains the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way (including, without limitation, the Letter Agreement).
(e)    Successors and Assigns.  Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit and be enforceable by the Company and its successors and permitted assigns and the Holders and their respective successors and permitted assigns (whether so expressed or not), provided that no Holder shall be permitted to assign its rights under this Agreement except as provided for in Section 9. 
(f)    Notices.  Any notice, demand or other communication to be given under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered personally to the recipient, (ii) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; but if not, then on the next Business Day, (iii) one Business Day after it is sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or (iv) three Business Days after it is mailed to the recipient by first class mail, return receipt requested.  Such notices, demands and other communications will be sent to the Company at the address specified on the signature page hereto or any Joinder and to any holder, or at such address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.  Any party may change such party’s address for receipt of notice by giving prior written notice of the change to the sending party as provided herein.  The Company’s address is:
Babcock&Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.
20South Van Buren Avenue
Barberton, Ohio 44203
Attn: J. André Hall
Email: jahall2@babcock.com
(g)    Business Days.  If any time period for giving notice or taking action hereunder expires on a day that is not a Business Day, the time period will automatically be extended to the Business Day immediately following such Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
(h)    Governing Law.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Ohio or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.  

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(i)    MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  AS A SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR INDUCEMENT FOR EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT (AFTER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL), EACH PARTY HERETO EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LAWSUIT OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO OR ARISING IN ANY WAY FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(j)    CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS.  EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON‐EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICE OR DOCUMENT BY U.S. REGISTERED MAIL TO SUCH PARTY’S RESPECTIVE ADDRESS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL BE EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTERS TO WHICH IT HAS SUBMITTED TO JURISDICTION IN THIS PARAGRAPH.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, AND HEREBY AND THEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(k)    No Recourse.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company and each Holder agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement, will be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or any Affiliate or assignee thereof, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever will attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Holder or any current or future member of any Holder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such for any obligation of any Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
(l)    Descriptive Headings; Interpretation.  The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.  The use of the word “including” in this Agreement will be by way of example rather than by limitation.

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(m)    No Strict Construction.  The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(n)    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signature of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.
(o)    Electronic Delivery.  This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent executed and delivered by means of a photographic, photostatic, facsimile or similar reproduction of such signed writing using a facsimile machine or electronic mail will be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto will re‐execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties.  No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument will raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.
(p)    Further Assurances.  In connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each Holder agrees to execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(q)    Dividends, Recapitalizations, Etc..  If at any time or from time to time there is any change in the capital structure of the Company by way of a stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through a merger, consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment will be made in the provisions hereof so that the rights and privileges granted hereby will continue.
(r)    No Third-Party Beneficiaries. No term or provision of this Agreement is intended to be, or shall be, for the benefit of any Person not a party hereto, and no such other Person shall have any right or cause of action hereunder, except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
(s)    Current Public Information. At all times after the Company has filed a registration statement with the SEC pursuant to the requirements of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, the Company will file all reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will use commercially reasonable efforts to take such further action as the Majority Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required to enable such Holders to sell Registrable Securities (or securities that would be Registrable Securities but for the final sentence of the definition of Registrable Securities) pursuant to Rule 144.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
	
			
	 
	BABCOCK & WILCOX 
ENTERPRISES, INC.

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Kenneth M. Young

	 
	Its:
	Chief Executive Officer

	 
	 
	 

	 
	INVESTORS:

	 
	B. RILEY FBR, INC.

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Perry Mandarino

	 
	Its:
	Senior Managing Director

	 
	Address:
	299 Park Avenue, 21st Floor

	 
	New York, NY 10172

	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	VINTAGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 
LLC

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Brian Kahn

	 
	Its:
	Manager

	 
	Address:
	4705 S Apopka Vineland Rd 206

	 
	Orlando, FL 32819

	 
	 

EXHIBIT A
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings set forth  below.
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person controlled by, controlling or under common control with such Person and, in the case of an individual, also includes any member of such individual’s Family Group; provided that the Company and its Subsidiaries will not be deemed to be Affiliates of any holder of Registrable Securities.  As used in this definition, “control” (including, with its correlative meanings, “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) will mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise).  
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).
“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
“Common Stock Equivalents” means, without duplication, Common Stock and any rights, warrants, options, convertible securities or Indebtedness, exchangeable securities or indebtedness, or other rights exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into, directly or indirectly, Common Stock and securities convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock, whether at the time of issuance or upon the passage of time or the occurrence of some future event.
“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include its successor(s).
 “Demand Registrations” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).
“End of Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(f)(iii).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
“Excluded Registration” means any registration (i) pursuant to a Demand Registration (which is addressed in Section 1(a)), (ii) a Shelf Registration (which is addressed in Section 1(d)), (iii) in connection with registrations on Form S‐4 or S‐8 promulgated by the SEC or any successor or similar forms) or (iii) on any form that does not permit the registration of Registrable Securities.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Free Writing Prospectus” means a free-writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Holdback Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

“Holder” means a holder of Registrable Securities who is a party to this Agreement (including by way of Joinder).
“Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“Investors” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Investor Registrable Securities” means (i) any Common Stock (including any issuable or issued upon exercise, exchange or conversion of any Common Stock Equivalents) held (directly or indirectly) or acquired by an Investor or any of its Affiliates, and (ii) any equity securities of the Company or any Subsidiary issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of dividend, distribution, split or combination of securities, or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
“Joinder” has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).
“Letter Agreement” means that Letter Agreement, dated April 5, 2019, among Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., B. Riley FBR, Inc. and Vintage Capital Management, LLC.
“Long-Form Registrations” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).
“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(c).
“Majority Holders” means the holders of a majority of the aggregate Investor Registrable Securities.
“Majority Participating Holders” means the holders of a majority of the aggregate Investor Registrable Securities to be included in a Public Offering.
“Other Holders” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
 “Other Registrable Securities” means (i) any Common Stock (including any issuable or issued upon exercise, exchange or conversion of any Common Stock Equivalents) held (directly or indirectly) by any Other Holders or any of their Affiliates, and (ii) any equity securities of the Company or any Subsidiary issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of dividend, distribution, split or combination of securities, or any recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.
 “Piggyback Registrations” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
“Public Offering” means any sale or distribution by the Company, one of its Subsidiaries and/or Holders to the public of Common Stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act.
“Registrable Securities” means Investor Registrable Securities and Other Registrable Securities.  As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities will cease to be Registrable Securities (and Investor Registrable Securities or Other Registrable Securities, as applicable) when 

they (a) have been sold or distributed pursuant to a Public Offering, (b) sold in compliance with Rule 144, or (c) have been repurchased by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Person will be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities, and the Registrable Securities will be deemed to be in existence, whenever such Person has the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected, and such Person will be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of Registrable Securities hereunder (it being understood that a holder of Registrable Securities may only request that Registrable Securities in the form of Common Stock be registered pursuant to this Agreement).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Registrable Securities held by any Person that may be sold under Rule 144(b)(1)(i) without limitation under any of the other requirements of Rule 144 will not be deemed to be Registrable Securities.
“Rights Offering” means the Company's offering of subscription rights allowing the Company's shareholders to subscribe for Common Shares, as contemplated by the Letter Agreement.
“Registration Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.
“Rule 144”, “Rule 158”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 430B” and “Rule 462” mean, in each case, such rule promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor provision) by the SEC, as the same will be amended from time to time, or any successor rule then in force.
 “Sale Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, or any successor federal law then in force, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Shelf Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(d)(i).
“Shelf Offering Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(d)(i).
“Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).
“Shelf Registrable Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(d)(i).
“Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(d).
“Short-Form Registrations” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any 

contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of the Company or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the limited liability company, partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or a combination thereof.  For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons will be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons will be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or will be or control the managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.
“Suspension Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(f)(iii).
“Suspension Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(f)(iii).
“Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 1(f)(i).
“Underwritten Public Offering” means a registered offering by a selling Holder of Registrable Securities in which such Registrable Securities are sold to one or more underwriters on a firm-commitment basis for reoffering to the public (including as part of any Underwritten Block Trade).  In addition, any Shelf Offering in connection with which the Company is required to sign an underwriting agreement, the Company’s outside counsel are requested to provide a legal opinion (other than a legal opinion to the Company’s transfer agent), the Company’s independent public accountants are requested to provide a comfort letter or the Company’s executive officers are requested to participate in a “road show” or other material selling efforts shall constitute an Underwritten Public Offering whether or not an underwriter is involved.
“Violation” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).
“WKSI” means a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405.

EXHIBIT B
The undersigned is executing and delivering this Joinder pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of __________________, 2019 (as amended, modified and waived from time to time, the “Registration Agreement”), among Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the other persons named as parties therein (including pursuant to other Joinders).  Capitalized terms used herein have the meaning set forth in the Registration Agreement.
By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Company, the undersigned hereby agrees to become a party to, to be bound by, and to comply with the provisions of, the Registration Agreement as a Holder in the same manner as if the undersigned were an original signatory to the Registration Agreement, and the undersigned will be deemed for all purposes to be a Holder, an [Investor// Other Holder thereunder] and the undersigned’s ____ shares of Common Stock will be deemed for all purposes to be [Investor // Other] Registrable Securities under the Registration Agreement.
Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the ___ day of ____________, 20___.
	
			
	 
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Agreed and Accepted as of
________________, 20___:
BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: ________________________
Its: ________________________Exhibit

Exhibit 10.1

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT 

Among
EDISON INTERNATIONAL 
The Several Lenders 
from Time to Time Parties Hereto
and
CITIBANK, N.A., 
as Administrative Agent

 

Dated as of April 26, 2019
 

CITIBANK, N.A., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BARCLAYS BANK PLC and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

        

Table of Contents
Page
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS1
1.1.Defined Terms    1
1.2.Other Definitional Provisions    13
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY14
2.1.Commitments    14
2.2.Procedure for Borrowing    14
2.3.[Reserved]    14
2.4.Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt    14
2.5.Prepayments and Termination or Reduction of Commitments    15
2.6.Conversion and Continuation Options    15
2.7.Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Tranches    16
2.8.Interest Rates and Payment Dates    16
2.9.Computation of Interest and Fees    17
2.10.Inability to Determine Interest Rate    17
2.11.Pro Rata Treatment and Payments    18
2.12.Illegality    19
2.13.Additional Costs    19
2.14.Taxes    21
2.15.Indemnity    24
2.16.Change of Lending Office    24
2.17.Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances    24
2.18.[Reserved]    25
2.19.[Reserved]    25
2.20.[Reserved]    25
2.21.Defaulting Lenders    25
SECTION 3. [RESERVED]26
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES26
4.1.Financial Condition    26
4.2.No Change    26
4.3.Corporate Existence    26
4.4.Corporate Power; No Legal Bar    26
4.5.Authorization; Enforceability    27
4.6.ERISA    27
4.7.No Material Litigation    27
4.8.Taxes    27
4.9.Purpose of Loans    27
4.10.No Default    28
4.11.Environmental Matters    28
4.12.Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions    28

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SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT28
5.1.Conditions to Closing    28
SECTION 6. COVENANTS29
6.1.Financial Statements; Certificates    30
6.2.Compliance; Maintenance of Existence    32
6.3.Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions    32
6.4.Notices    32
6.5.Limitation on Fundamental Changes    32
6.6.[Reserved]    33
6.7.Disposition of Property    33
6.8.Consolidated Capitalization Ratio    33
6.9.Limitation on Liens    33
6.10.Payment of Taxes    33
6.11.Ownership of SCE    34
6.12.No Liens on Common Stock    34
6.13.Clauses Restricting SCE Distributions    34
6.14.Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions    34
SECTION 7. EVENTS OF DEFAULT34
SECTION 8. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT36
8.1.Appointment    36
8.2.Delegation of Duties    37
8.3.Exculpatory Provisions    37
8.4.Reliance by Administrative Agent    37
8.5.Notice of Default    38
8.6.Non‐Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders    38
8.7.Indemnification    38
8.8.Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity    39
8.9.Successor Administrative Agent    39
8.10.Certain ERISA Matters    39
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS41
9.1.Amendments and Waivers    41
9.2.Notices    41
9.3.No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies    42
9.4.Survival    42
9.5.Payment of Expenses    42
9.6.Transfer Provisions    43
9.7.Adjustments; Set-Off    45
9.8.Counterparts    46
9.9.Severability    46
9.10.Integration    47
9.11.GOVERNING LAW    47
9.12.WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL    47
9.13.Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers    47

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9.14.Confidentiality    48
9.15.USA Patriot Act    49
9.16.California Judicial Reference    49
9.17.No Fiduciary Duty    49
9.18.Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions    49

SCHEDULES
1.1    Lending Offices and Commitments

EXHIBITS
A    Form of Note 
B    Form of Exemption Certificate 
C    Form of Borrower Closing Certificate 
D    [Reserved]
E    Form of Assignment and Assumption

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TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT
This TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 26, 2019 (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is made by and among EDISON INTERNATIONAL, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties hereto (the “Lenders”), and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent” or “Agent”).
The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS

1.1.    Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ABR”:  for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) the Eurodollar Rate that would be calculated as of such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, as of the first preceding Business Day) for a deposit in Dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1.0%, provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Eurodollar Rate for any day shall be based on the Screen Rate (or if the Screen Rate is not available for a deposit in Dollars with a maturity of one month, the Interpolated Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day.  Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or such Eurodollar Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or such Eurodollar Rate, respectively.  If the ABR is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.10 hereof, then the ABR shall be the greater of clause (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.  For the avoidance of doubt, if the ABR shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“ABR Loans”:  Loans, the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
“Additional Costs”:  as defined in Section 2.13(a).
“Administrative Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Affiliate”:  as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.
“Agent”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Agreement”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Anti-Corruption Laws”: all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction, in each case, applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or

        

relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.   
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws”: any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules, in each case, applicable to a Credit Party, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates related to terrorism financing or money laundering, including any applicable provision of the Patriot Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
“Applicable Margin”:  for any day, (i) 0%, in the case of ABR Loans and (ii) 0.90%, in the case of Eurodollar Loans.  
“Arrangers”:  collectively, Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners under this Agreement.
“Assignee”:  as defined in Section 9.6(c).
“Assignment and Assumption”:  as defined in Section 9.6(c).
“Bail-In Action”: the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation”: with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Bankruptcy Event”:  with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Borrower), has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.
“Benefit Plan”: any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code to which Section 4975 of the Code applies, and (c) any Person whose assets

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include (for purposes of the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.
“Board”:  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor).
“Borrower”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
“Business Day”:  a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close, except that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall mean any Business Day (as defined above) on which dealings in foreign currencies and exchange between banks may be carried on in London, England and in New York, New York.
“Capital Stock”: shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity ownership interest.
“Change of Control”:  the acquisition of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, by any person or group (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder), of Capital Stock of the Borrower representing more than 30% of the combined voting power of all Capital Stock of the Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership (a) of shares of Capital Stock tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such person (or its affiliate) until such shares shall have been accepted for payment and (b) if such beneficial ownership arises solely as a result of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made by or on behalf of such person (or its affiliates).
“Citibank”: Citibank, N.A.
“Closing Date”:  April 26, 2019.
“Code”:  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Commitment”:  as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans in the aggregate principal amount set forth under the heading “Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto.
“Commonly Controlled Entity”:  an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

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“Consolidated Capital”:  at any time, the sum of, without duplication, (i) Consolidated Total Recourse Indebtedness plus (ii) the amount set forth opposite the captions “shareholders’ equity” and “preferred stock” (or similar captions) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP plus (iii) the outstanding principal amount of any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Consolidated Capitalization Ratio”:  on the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Recourse Indebtedness to (b) Consolidated Capital.
“Consolidated Total Recourse Indebtedness”:  at any date, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such date determined on a GAAP consolidated basis and (ii) without duplication, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of any other Persons at such date determined on a GAAP consolidated basis to the extent the payment of such Indebtedness is guaranteed by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Contractual Obligation”:  as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
“Conversion Date”:  as defined in Section 2.6.
“Credit Party”: any of the Lenders and the Agent.
“Default”:  any of the events specified in Section 7, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“Defaulting Lender”:  any Lender that (a) has failed, within three Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans or (ii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (unless the subject of a good faith dispute), unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to 

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this clause (c) upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such certification in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, (d) has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit (unless the subject of a good faith dispute), (e) has, or whose Lender Parent has, become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event or (f) has, or whose Lender Parent has, become the subject of a Bail-In Action.
“Dollars” and “$”:  dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Downgraded Lender”: any Lender that has a non-investment grade senior unsecured debt rating from Moody’s, S&P or another nationally recognized rating agency.
“EEA Financial Institution”: (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent;
“EEA Member Country”: any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority”: any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Environmental Laws”:  any and all federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
“ERISA”:  the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”: the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time. 
“Eurodollar Loans”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
“Eurodollar Rate”:  with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on page LIBOR01 or 

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LIBOR02 of the Reuters Screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on either of such Reuters pages, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; in each case, the “Screen Rate”) at approximately 11:00 A.M., London time, on the Quotation Day for Dollars for such Interest Period; provided, that, if the Screen Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that if the Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) with respect to Dollars, then the Eurodollar Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate at such time; provided further that if the Interpolated Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement; provided, further, that all of the foregoing shall be subject to Section 2.10(a). 
“Eurodollar Tranche”:  the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
“Event of Default”:  any of the events specified in Section 7, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, or any other condition, has been satisfied.
“Exposure”:  with respect to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to such Lender’s outstanding Loans. 
“FATCA”: Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.
 “Federal Funds Effective Rate”:  for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions (as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any day shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“GAAP”:  generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time; provided, however, that with respect Section 6.8 and the calculation of the Consolidated Capitalization Ratio as used therein (and the defined terms used in the definition of “Consolidated Capitalization Ratio”), GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect on the Closing Date.  It is understood and agreed that the Borrower will deliver information 

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reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to reconcile any calculations of the Consolidated Capitalization Ratio to the extent there is a change in GAAP with respect thereto after the Closing Date.
“Governmental Authority”:  any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
“Hedge Agreements”:  all interest rate swaps, caps or collar agreements or similar arrangements dealing with interest rates or currency exchange rates or the exchange of nominal interest obligations, either generally or under specific contingencies.
“Impacted Interest Period”: as defined in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.
“Indebtedness”:  of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary practices) or representing reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit which have been funded, (b) any other indebtedness of such Person which is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, (c) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (d) all obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP (excluding operating leases), (e) all direct and indirect guarantee obligations (whether by guarantee, reimbursement or indemnity or agreement to maintain financial condition or solvency or otherwise) of such Person in respect of any obligations of the type described in the preceding clauses (a) through (d) of any other Person, (f) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (d) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation and (g) for the purposes of Section 7(g) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Hedge Agreements in an amount equal to the net amount that would be payable by such Person upon the acceleration, termination or liquidation thereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Indebtedness shall not include (i) obligations under a Receivables Securitization of such Person, (ii) any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or similar securities issued by the Borrower, (iii) non-recourse project finance Indebtedness of Edison Energy Group, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, (iv) power-purchase contract obligations and fuel contract obligations that in each case are included as indebtedness on the consolidated balance sheet of SCE and (v) indebtedness of variable interest entities that are consolidated with the Borrower for financial reporting purposes and whose indebtedness is non-recourse to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than such entities). 

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“Interest Payment Date”:  (a) as to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan, having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of each Interest Period therefor, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof (e.g., six months), after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and (d) as to any Eurodollar Loan the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
“Interest Period”:  (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the period commencing on the Closing Date or the Conversion Date, as the case may be, with respect to such ABR Loan and ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan:
(i) initially, the period commencing on the Closing Date or the Conversion Date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months or seven days thereafter as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and
(ii) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six months or seven days thereafter as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.6(a);
provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(1)  if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
(2)  any Interest Period for a Loan that would otherwise extend beyond the Maturity Date shall end on the Maturity Date; and
(3)  any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month.
“Interpolated Rate”: at any time, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the Screen Rate for the longest period for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars, which Screen Rate is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period 

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for which that Screen Rate is available for Dollars, which Screen Rate exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, as of 11:00 A.M., London time, on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period.  When determining the rate for a period which is less than the shortest period for which the Screen Rate is available, the Screen Rate for purposes of clause (a) above shall be deemed to be the overnight rate for Dollars determined by the Administrative Agent from such service as the Administrative Agent may select.
“Lender Parent”:  with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a Subsidiary.
“Lenders”:  as defined in the preamble hereto. 
“Lending Office”:  each Lender’s lending office designated in Schedule 1.1 or such other office of such Lender notified to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
“Lien”:  any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capitalized lease obligation having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Loan”:  as defined in Section 2.1.  
“Loan Documents”:  this Agreement and any Notes.
“Material Adverse Effect”:  (a) a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
“Materials of Environmental Concern”:  any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation, but excluding any such substances, materials or wastes that are used or present on any property in conformance with the Requirements of Law.
“Maturity Date”:  April 24, 2020.  
“Moody’s”:  Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Non-Excluded Taxes”:  as defined in Section 2.14(a).
“Non-U.S. Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.14(e).

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“Note”:  as defined in Section 2.4(e).
“NYFRB”:  the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
 “NYFRB Rate”:  for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Other Taxes”:  any and all present or future stamp, court, or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar taxes arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided, that any such taxes attributable to any assignment (other than pursuant to an assignment under Section 2.17), or sale of a participation, to a Transferee shall be excluded from “Other Taxes”. 
“Overnight Bank Funding Rate”:  for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).
“Participants”:  as defined in Section 9.6(b).
“Participant Register”:  as defined in Section 9.6(b).
“Patriot Act”:  the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“PBGC”:  the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA.
“Percentage”:  as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Commitment then constitutes of the Total Commitments or, at any time after the Commitments shall have terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Exposure at such time constitutes of the Total Exposures at such time.  
“Person”:  an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.

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“Plan”:  at a particular time, any employee benefit plan which is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
“Plan Asset Regulations”:  29 CFR § 2510.3-101 et seq., as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, as amended from time to time.
“Prime Rate”:  the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Citibank as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by Citibank in connection with extensions of credit to debtors).
“PTE”: a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
“Quotation Day”: with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, the second Business Day prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Receivables Securitization”:  any financing pursuant to which accounts receivable of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are (or are purported to be) sold or pledged, which financing shall be non-recourse (except for customary limited recourse provisions) to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
“Register”:  as defined in Section 9.6(d).
“Regulation FD”: as defined in Section 9.14.
“Regulatory Change”:  as to any Lender (or holding company for a Lender), any adoption or change occurring or taking effect after the date of this Agreement of or in federal, state, local or foreign laws or regulations (whether or not having the force of law) or the adoption or making or taking effect after such date of any interpretations, directives, or requests applying to any Lender (or holding company), as the case may be, of or under any federal, state, local or foreign laws or regulations (whether or not having the force of law) by any court or governmental or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof.
“Required Lenders”:  at any date, the holders of more than 50% of (x) until the Closing Date, the Commitments then in effect and (y) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans then outstanding, provided that at all times when two or more Lenders are party to this Agreement, the term “Required Lenders” shall in no event mean less than two Lenders.
“Requirement of Law”:  as to any Person, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

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“Responsible Officer”:  the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer of the Borrower, or any employee of the Borrower designated by any of the foregoing.
“Revolving Credit Agreement”: the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 17, 2018, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, among the Borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., MUFG Union Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and U.S. Bank National Association, as co-syndication agents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other named agents parties thereto.  
“S&P”:  Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and any successor thereto.
“Sanctioned Country”: at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
“Sanctioned Person”: at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).
“Sanctions”: economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury.
“SCE”: Southern California Edison Company, a California corporation which is a majority-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“SCE Credit Agreement”: the Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of February 4, 2019, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, among SCE as borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other named agents parties thereto.
“SCE Indenture”: the Trust Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1923 between SCE and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. and D.G. Donovan as trustees, as amended and supplemented from time to time.
“Screen Rate”: as defined in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate”.
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supplemented from time to time.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Significant Subsidiary” or to “Significant Subsidiaries” in this agreement shall refer to a Significant Subsidiary or Significant Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary”:  as to any Person, a corporation, partnership or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
“Total Commitments”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments then in effect.  The amount of the Total Commitments as of the Closing Date (prior to the initial funding hereunder) is $1,000,000,000.
“Total Exposures”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Exposures of all Lenders at such time.
“Transferee”:  as defined in Section 9.6(f).
“Type”:  as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
“Withholding Agent”: the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers”: with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

1.2.    Other Definitional Provisions.  (a)  Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have their defined meanings when used in the Notes or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
(b)    As used herein and in the Notes and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms relating to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP.
(c)    The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

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(d)    The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

SECTION 2.      AMOUNT AND TERMS OF THE CREDIT FACILITY

2.1.    Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make a term loan in Dollars (a “Loan”) to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed the amount of the Commitment of such Lender.  The Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.6.  The respective obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement are several and not joint and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to satisfy its obligations hereunder.

2.2.    Procedure for Borrowing.  The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and received by the Administrative Agent prior to (a) 11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans and (b) 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Closing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) requesting that the Lenders make the Loans on the Closing Date.  Such notice shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, (ii) whether the borrowing is to be of Eurodollar Loans, ABR Loans or a combination thereof and (iii) if the borrowing is to be entirely or partly of Eurodollar Loans, the respective lengths of the initial Interest Periods therefor.  Upon receipt of such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof.  Not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Closing Date each Lender shall make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 9.2 in immediately available funds equal to the Loan or Loans to be made by such Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall send by wire transfer of immediate available funds the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders to an account designated by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent.

2.3.    [Reserved]

2.4.    Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.  (a)  The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan of such Lender, and each Loan shall mature, on the Maturity Date (or such earlier date on which the Loans become due and payable pursuant to Section 7).  The Borrower hereby further agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loans from time to time outstanding from the Closing Date until payment in full thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Section 2.8. 
(b)    Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

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(c)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 9.6(d), and a subaccount therein for each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and each Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) both the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(d)    The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender maintained pursuant to Section 2.4(b) shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, 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 Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e)    The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note of the Borrower evidencing the Loans of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount (a “Note”). 

2.5.    Prepayments and Termination or Reduction of Commitments. (a)    The aggregate amount of the Commitments shall be automatically reduced to zero upon the funding of the Loans, if any, on the Closing Date.  The Commitments once so reduced may not be reinstated.  
(b)    The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon at least (i) three Business Days’ irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent in the case of Eurodollar Loans or (ii) one Business Day’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent in the case of ABR Loans; provided that such notice may state that such prepayment is contingent on the closing of another transaction.  Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans, ABR Loans or a combination thereof, and, if of a combination thereof, the amount allocable to each.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof.  If any such notice is given, subject to such contingency, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with any amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 and (except in the case of ABR Loans) accrued interest to but excluding such date on the amount prepaid.  Partial prepayments shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  

2.6.    Conversion and Continuation Options.  ABR Loans may, at any time, be converted into Eurodollar Loans and Eurodollar Loans may, on the last day of any Interest Period applicable thereto, be converted into ABR Loans or continued as Eurodollar Loans (the date of any such conversion, the “Conversion Date”), as follows:
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the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice thereof prior to 11:00 A.M. New York City time, two Business Days before the first day of the Interest Period to be applicable to such continued or converted Eurodollar Loans, which notice shall specify the length of the Interest Period requested by the Borrower to be applicable to such Loans.
(b)    No Loan may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has or the Required Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such a continuation. 
(c)    If the Borrower fails to give a notice as described above in this Section 2.6 to continue an outstanding Eurodollar Loan or to convert such Loan to an ABR Loan, or if such continuation or conversion is not permitted pursuant to paragraph (b) above, such Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of the then expiring Interest Period applicable to such Loans.
(d)    The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of each notice received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.6.

2.7.    Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Tranches.  All borrowings, prepayments, conversions and continuations of Loans hereunder and all selections of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $10,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.  In no event shall there be more than five Eurodollar Tranches outstanding at any time.

2.8.    Interest Rates and Payment Dates.  (a)  Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin therefor.
(b)    Each ABR Loan shall bear interest for each day from the Closing Date or applicable Conversion Date, as the case may be, at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin therefor.
(c)    If all or a portion of (i) the principal amount of any Loan, (ii) any interest payable thereon or (iii) any other amount payable hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, bear interest at a rate per annum which is equal to the rate otherwise applicable thereto plus 2% from the date of such non-payment to (but excluding) the date on which such amount is paid in full (after as well as before judgment) (or, in the event there is no applicable rate, 2.0% per annum in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to ABR Loans from time to time).
(d)    Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand and on the Maturity Date.

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2.9.    Computation of Interest and Fees.  (a)  Interest calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate shall be calculated on the basis of a 365‐ (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed; and, otherwise, interest and fees shall be calculated on the basis of a 360‐day year for the actual days elapsed.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate.
(b)    Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error.  The Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower upon request a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.8(a) or (b).

2.10.    Inability to Determine Interest Rate.  (a) If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
(i) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower, absent manifest error) that the Eurodollar Rate cannot be determined by any of the means set forth in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate” or by reason of circumstances affecting the eurodollar market, quotations of interest rates for the relevant deposits are not being provided to Citibank in the relevant amount or for the relevant maturities for purposes of determining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period (including because the Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis), or
(ii)    the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders, absent manifest error) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period, 
the Administrative Agent shall give facsimile or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any ABR Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the first day of such Interest Period, to ABR Loans.  Each such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent upon any change in such determination of the adequacies and fairness of the Eurodollar Rate, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly withdraw its notice to the Borrower following receipt of such notices from the Required Lenders.  Until such withdrawal by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
(b)    If at any time the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in clause (a)(i) have not arisen but either (w) the supervisor for the administrator of the Screen Rate has made a public statement that the administrator of the Screen Rate is insolvent (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of the Screen Rate), (x) the administrator of 

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the Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published by it (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of the Screen Rate), (y) the supervisor for the administrator of the Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published or (z) the supervisor for the administrator of the Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the Screen Rate may no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the Eurodollar Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.1, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date a copy of such amendment is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.  Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this clause (b) (but, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of this Section 2.10(b), only to the extent the Screen Rate for such Interest Period is not available or published at such time on a current basis), (x) any interest election request that requests the conversion of any borrowing to, or continuation of any borrowing as, a Eurodollar borrowing shall be ineffective, and (y) if any borrowing request requests a Eurodollar borrowing, such borrowing shall be made as an ABR borrowing; provided that, if such alternate rate of interest shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

2.11.    Pro Rata Treatment and Payments.  (a)  Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, and, except as provided in Section 2.21, each payment by the Borrower of any fees hereunder, except as provided in Section 2.21, each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Loans, and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the Percentages of the Lenders, in each case except to the extent another provision of this Agreement specifies a different treatment.  All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without set off or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders, at the Administrative Agent’s office specified in Section 9.2, in Dollars and in immediately available funds.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received.  If any payment hereunder becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, with respect to payments of principal, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension. 
(b)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the 

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Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Closing Date, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a rate equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  If such Lender’s pro rata share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days of the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to repayment of such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum otherwise applicable to such Loans hereunder, on demand, from the Borrower and, upon such payment, no further interest shall be payable with respect to such amount.  The payment of interest by a Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.11(b) shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any right the Borrower may have against such Lender for such Lender’s failure to make Loans to the Borrower as required hereunder.

2.12.    Illegality.  Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement (a) such Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (b) the commitment of such Lender hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such and convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall forthwith be cancelled and (c) such Lender’s outstanding Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to ABR Loans on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such earlier period as required by law.

2.13.    Additional Costs.  (a)  If, as a result of any Regulatory Change:
(i)    any Lender shall be subject to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to amounts payable to it under this Agreement, or the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof is changed (except, in each case, for Non-Excluded Taxes covered by Section 2.14, taxes described in clauses (x) through (z) of Section 2.14(a), net income taxes, franchise taxes, and branch profits taxes, and changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of such Lender); or
(ii)    any reserve, special deposit, capital adequacy, liquidity, compulsory loan or similar requirements relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with or other liabilities of, any Lender, which requirements are generally applicable to extensions of credit or other assets of, or deposits with or other liabilities of, such Lender, are imposed, modified, or deemed applicable; or
(iii)    any other condition, cost or expense (other than taxes) affecting this Agreement or any Loans is imposed on any Lender after the date hereof, which condition, cost or expense (other than taxes) is generally applicable to loans made by such Lender; and

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any Lender determines that, by reason thereof, the cost to such Lender (or a holding company of any Lender) of making, continuing, converting or maintaining its Commitment or any of its Loans to the Borrower is increased or any amount receivable by such Lender hereunder in respect of any of such Loans is reduced or the rate of return on such Lender’s (or holding company’s) capital is reduced (taking into consideration such Lender’s or holding company’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), in each case by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material (such increases in cost and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called “Additional Costs”), then the Borrower shall pay to such Lender upon its request the additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such Additional Costs within 15 Business Days after written notice of such Additional Costs is received by the Borrower; provided, however, that if all or any such Additional Costs would not have been payable or incurred but for such Lender’s voluntary decision to designate a new Lending Office, the Borrower shall have no obligation under this Section 2.13 to compensate such Lender for such amount relating to such Lender’s decision; provided, further, that the Borrower shall not be required to make any payments to such Lender for Additional Costs incurred more than 60 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor.  
(b)     Without limiting the effect of the provisions of Section 2.13(a) (but without duplication thereof), the Borrower will pay to any Lender, within 15 Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of notice from such Lender, for each day such Lender is required to maintain reserves against “Eurocurrency liabilities” under Regulation D of the Board as in effect on the date of this Agreement, an additional amount determined by such Lender equal to the product of the following:
(i)    the principal amount of the Eurodollar Loan;
(ii)    the remainder of (x) a fraction the numerator of which is the Eurodollar Rate for such Eurodollar Loan and the denominator of which is one minus the rate at which such reserve requirements are imposed on such Lender on such day minus (y) such numerator; and 
(iii)    1/360.
Such Lender shall request payment under this Section 2.13(b) by giving notice to the Borrower as of the last day of each Interest Period for each Eurodollar Loan (and, if such Interest Period exceeds three months’ duration, also as of three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period).  Such notice shall specify the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof.  Such Lender shall provide any evidence of such requirement to maintain reserves as the Borrower may reasonably request.
(c)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or by United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and (ii) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation 

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thereof, shall in each case be deemed to be a Regulatory Change, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
(d)    Each Lender will notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any Regulatory Change occurring after the date of this Agreement which will entitle such Lender to compensation pursuant to Section 2.13(a) or (c) as promptly as practicable after it obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such compensation.  If such Lender requests compensation under Section 2.13(a) or (c), the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender require that such Lender forward to the Borrower a statement setting forth the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof. 
Determinations by any Lender for purposes of this Section 2.13 of the effect of any Regulatory Change shall be conclusive, provided that such determinations are made absent manifest error.

2.14.    Taxes.  (a)  All payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower under this 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 Governmental Authority, excluding net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) and branch profits taxes imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender in a jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which the Administrative Agent or such Lender is organized, in which its applicable Lending Office is located, or as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document), unless the Borrower is compelled by law to make such deduction or withholding.  If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) or any Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as determined in good faith by the applicable Withholding Agent, (i) such amounts shall be paid to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and (ii) the amounts so payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts they would have received had no such obligation been imposed; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes that are (x) United States withholding taxes (including United States federal, state and local backup withholding taxes) resulting from any Requirement of Law in effect on the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.17), (y) attributable to (i) such Lender’s designation of a different Lending Office (provided that such Non-Excluded Taxes are imposed at the time of the first payment to such Lender under this Agreement following such designation and excluding any designation occurring pursuant to Section 2.16) or (ii) such Lender’s failure to comply with the 

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requirements of paragraph (e) of this Section 2.14 or (z) United States federal withholding taxes imposed under FATCA.
(b)    In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(c)    Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender, as the case may be, certificates or other valid vouchers or receipts received by the Borrower or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender showing payment thereof.  Subject to Section 2.14(a), if (i) the Borrower fails to pay any such Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority, (ii) fails to remit to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence or (iii) any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are imposed directly upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for such amounts and any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure in the case of (i) and (ii), or any such direct imposition in the case of (iii).  
(d)    Each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent for the full amount of any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings or similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority that are attributable to such Lender and that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent, together with all interest, penalties, reasonable costs and expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, as determined by the Administrative Agent in good faith. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e)    Each Lender that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax.  Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non‐U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) (i) two copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (certifying as to entitlement to treaty benefits), Form W-8ECI (claiming exemption from withholding because the income is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business) or Form W-8IMY (together with any applicable underlying Internal Revenue Service forms), as applicable, (ii) in the case of a Non‐U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit B and the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto properly completed and duly executed by such Non‐U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on payments under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or (iii) any other form prescribed by applicable requirements of U.S. federal income tax law as a basis for claiming

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exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable requirements of law to permit the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.  Such forms, certificates, and statements shall be delivered by each Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation) and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.  In addition, each Lender shall deliver such forms, certificates, and statements promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Lender, or upon the reasonable request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent.  Each Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered form, certificate, or statement to the Borrower (or any other form, statement, or certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).  Each Lender agrees to (x) promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower if any fact set forth in any such form, certificate, or statement ceases to be true and correct and (y) take such steps and may be reasonably necessary to avoid any applicable Requirements of Law that the Borrower make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts payable to the Lender under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph after the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, after the date such Participant purchases the related participation) that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation described in Section 2.14(e)(iii) shall not be required if in a Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.  If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender's obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of the preceding sentence, “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.  For purposes of this Section 2.14(e), the term “Lender” includes the Administrative Agent.
(f)    If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.14, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.14 with respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender incurred in obtaining such refund

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and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower, upon the request of such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Lender in the event such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.  

2.15.    Indemnity.  The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of Eurodollar Loans or in the conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans, after the Borrower has given a notice requesting or accepting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof (including following any revocation of such notice permitted hereunder) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess, if applicable, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the amount so prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to but excluding the last day of the relevant Interest Period (or proposed Interest Period) at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin) over (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 eurodollar market.

2.16.    Change of Lending Office.  Each Lender agrees that if it makes any demand for payment under Sections 2.13 or 2.14, or if any adoption or change of the type described in Section 2.12 shall occur with respect to it, it will use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions and so long as such efforts would not be disadvantageous to it, as determined in its sole discretion) to designate a different Lending Office if the making of such a designation would reduce or obviate the need for the Borrower to make payments under Sections 2.13 or 2.14, or would eliminate or reduce the effect of any adoption or change described in Section 2.12.

2.17.    Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances.  The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender (a) that requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Sections 2.13 or 2.14 (for itself or its Participant) or for which amounts are otherwise payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.14, (b) that is affected in the manner described in Section 2.12 and as a result thereof any of the events described in clauses (b) or (c) of such Section occur, (c) that is a Defaulting Lender or a Downgraded Lender, or (d) that does not consent to an amendment or waiver that requires the consent of all Lenders (or all affected Lenders) and has been approved by the Required Lenders, in each case, with a replacement bank or other financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement (or, if an Event of Default exists, the Required Lenders consent to such replacement), (iii) the replacement bank or institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans, and other

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amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (iv) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.15 if any outstanding Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be or purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (v) the replacement bank or institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vi) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.6 (c) and (e) (provided that the Borrower or the replacement bank or institution shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein) or pursuant to other procedures reasonably agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which may include a deemed assignment), (vii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Sections 2.13 or 2.14, as the case may be, and (viii) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights which the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.

2.18.    [Reserved]. 

2.19.    [Reserved].  

2.20.    [Reserved].  

2.21.    Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:  
(a)    the Commitments and Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.1 to the extent set forth therein), and such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 9.1; 
(b)    any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 7 or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.7), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: FIRST, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; SECOND, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; THIRD, if so determined by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; FOURTH, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; FIFTH, so long as no 

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Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and SIXTH, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of that Defaulting Lender.  Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

SECTION 3.       [RESERVED] 

SECTION 4.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and to make the Loans, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender that:

4.1.    Financial Condition.  The consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2018 and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, copies of which have been included in the Borrower’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended as of such date, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at such date, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the fiscal year then ended.  Such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the period involved. 

4.2.    No Change.  Since December 31, 2018, there has been no development or event which has had a Material Adverse Effect.

4.3.    Corporate Existence.  The Borrower (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California and has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged and (b) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.4.    Corporate Power; No Legal Bar.  The execution, delivery, and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and any Note are within its corporate powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not violate any provision of law or any agreement, indenture, note, or other instrument binding upon or affecting it or its charter or by‐laws or give cause for acceleration of any of its Indebtedness, except to the extent 

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that such violation or acceleration would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.5.    Authorization; Enforceability.  All authorizations, approvals, and other actions by, and notices to and filings with all Governmental Authorities required for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any Note have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, except to the extent that the failure to obtain or make, or to have in full force and effect, such authorizations, approvals, other actions, notices and filings would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Each of this Agreement and each Note executed in connection herewith is a legally valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws or equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally.

4.6.    ERISA. (a) No (i) “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code), (ii) failure to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), (iii) “reportable event” (herein defined as any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder), or (iv) termination of a Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA has occurred, and (b) no Lien in favor of the PBGC has arisen, for each of (a) and (b), in the last five years with respect to any Plan which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

4.7.    No Material Litigation.  There are no legal or arbitral proceedings or any proceedings by or before any governmental or regulatory authority or agency, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary of the Borrower which have not been disclosed in public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (a) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) with respect to any of the Loan Documents.

4.8.    Taxes.  The Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries that file consolidated income tax returns with the Borrower have filed all United States Federal income tax returns and all other tax returns which are required to be filed by them and have paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any such Significant Subsidiary, except (a) any taxes that are being or promptly will be contested in good faith by appropriate actions or proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) any tax returns or taxes to the extent that the failure to file such tax returns or pay such taxes would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.9.    Purpose of Loans.  The proceeds of the Loans shall be used by the Borrower for general corporate and working capital purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including to repay the SCE Credit Agreement.  No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect.    

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4.10.    No Default.  Neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents do not contravene any provision of the SCE Indenture or the Revolving Credit Agreement.

4.11.    Environmental Matters.  The Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries do not have liabilities under Environmental Laws or relating to Materials of Environmental Concern that have not been disclosed in public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission as of the Closing Date that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.12.    Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.  None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any of their respective directors or officers, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective employees or agents that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereunder (a) is a Sanctioned Person, or (b) has taken any action, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, that would result in a violation by such Persons of any Anti-Corruption Laws, any Anti-Money Laundering Law, or Sanctions applicable to such Persons.  The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (acting in their capacity as such) with the Anti-Corruption Laws.  Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of the Borrower, each director, officer, employee and agent of the Borrower and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance in all material respects with the Anti-Corruption Laws and the Sanctions applicable to such Persons. No proceeds of any Loan or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will be used in a manner that would result in a violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.  
4.13.    EEA Financial Institutions.  None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is an EEA Financial Institution.

SECTION 5.      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

5.1.    Conditions to Closing.  The agreement of each Lender to make the Loans hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the making of such Loans on the Closing Date, of the following conditions precedent:
(a)    Execution of Agreement.  (i)  This Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received an executed counterpart hereof (or a copy thereof by facsimile transmission) from each Lender listed on Schedule 1.1.
(b)    Closing Certificate.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, executed by any Responsible Officer and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, and attaching the documents referred to in Sections 5.1(c) and (d).

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(c)    Corporate Proceedings.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of the Board of Directors of the Borrower (or a duly authorized committee thereof) authorizing (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) the borrowings contemplated hereunder.
(d)    Corporate Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Borrower.
(e)    Legal Opinions.  The Administrative Agent shall have received the following executed legal opinions, with a copy for each Lender (each such legal opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent):
(i)    the executed legal opinion of Barbara E. Mathews, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Chief Governance Officer and Corporate Secretary to the Borrower; and
(ii)    the executed legal opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, counsel to the Borrower.
(f)    Approvals.  All governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect.
(g)    Fees and Expenses.  All fees and expenses required to be paid by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with this Agreement shall have been paid.
(h)    Representations and Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of such date, except any representations and warranties which are explicitly stated as having been made as of a specific date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date.
(i)    No Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date or immediately after giving effect to the Loans requested to be made on such date.
(j)    Repayment of SCE Credit Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have received reasonably satisfactory evidence that, concurrently with the making of the Loans on the Closing Date hereunder, all loans outstanding under the SCE Credit Agreement shall be fully repaid and any other amounts then due and payable by the borrower thereunder shall have been paid in full.

SECTION 6.      COVENANTS

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The Borrower hereby agrees that, on and after the Closing Date, so long as the Commitments remain in effect or any Loan or other amount is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document:  

6.1.    Financial Statements; Certificates.  The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent, who shall forward to each Lender:
(a)    as soon as practicable, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019), a copy of the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing;
(b)    as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower (beginning with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019), the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and of cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year‐end audit adjustments);
(c)    within fourteen days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports which the Borrower sends to its stockholders generally, and within three days after the same are filed, notice by electronic mail of the filing of any financial statements and reports which the Borrower may make to, or file with, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor or analogous Governmental Authority;
(d)    promptly, (x) such additional financial and other information as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request and (y) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent for purposes of compliance with the Patriot Act; and
(e)    concurrently with the delivery of any quarterly or annual financial statements pursuant to this Section 6.1, a certificate of a Responsible Officer (i) stating that, to the best of each such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, the Borrower during such period has observed or performed all of its covenants and other agreements in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be observed or performed by it, and that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) containing all information and calculations necessary for determining compliance by the Borrower with the provisions of Section 6.8 of this 

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Agreement as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be.
All such financial statements in (a) and (b) shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed therein).
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this Section 6.1 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) may be delivered electronically, and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile transmission or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents.  Except for such certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities.  The Borrower hereby agrees that (w) all Borrower Materials that are to be made available to Public Lenders shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”, the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Confidential Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.14); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform that is not designated “Public Side Information”.

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6.2.    Compliance; Maintenance of Existence.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, (a) comply with all Requirements of Law and material Contractual Obligations except to the extent that failure to comply therewith would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder; and (b)(i) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, as permitted by Section 6.5 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  

6.3.    Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions.  The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Significant Subsidiaries to, (a) keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) permit representatives of any Lender (not more frequently than once per year if no Default or Event of Default exists) upon reasonable notice to the Borrower to visit and inspect its properties and request and obtain copies of its financial records and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries with officers of the Borrower and such Significant Subsidiaries and with their independent certified public accountants; provided, that any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries, as the case may be, shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety and security; and provided, further, that neither the Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary shall be required to disclose to any Lender or its agents or representatives any information that is subject to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product privilege properly asserted by the applicable Person to prevent the loss of such privilege in connection with such information or which is prevented from disclosure pursuant to a confidentiality agreement with third parties.

6.4.    Notices.  The Borrower shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall in turn give notice to each Lender, of:
(a)    the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b)    any downgrade in the senior unsecured non credit-enhanced debt ratings of the Borrower issued by S&P or Moody’s; and
(c)    any litigation or proceeding or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, investigation that relates to any Loan Document.
Each notice pursuant to clause (a) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.

6.5.    Limitation on Fundamental Changes.  The Borrower will not enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, all or substantially all of its property, business or assets, except that:

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(a)    the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with another Person so long as the Borrower is the continuing or surviving corporation and after giving effect to such merger or consolidation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and 
(b)    the Borrower may be merged or consolidated with, or sell all or substantially all of its property, business and assets to, another Person organized under the laws of a state or territory of the United States so long as, if the Borrower is not the continuing or surviving corporation, (i) the senior unsecured non credit-enhanced debt rating of the survivor or purchaser shall be at least the higher of (x) BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s and (y) the ratings by such rating agencies of the Borrower’s senior unsecured non credit-enhanced debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event, (ii) the survivor or purchaser shall assume the Borrower’s obligations hereunder in accordance with documentation reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (iii) after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or sale, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.

6.6.    [Reserved]. 

6.7.    Disposition of Property.  The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, dispose of a substantial portion of its property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (except (i) dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (ii) disposition of obsolete or worn out property in the ordinary course of business and (iii) dispositions of assets having a value, in the aggregate for all such dispositions from and after the Closing Date, not exceeding 50% of the book value of the consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as reflected on the financial statements most recently furnished by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b) prior to such disposition; provided, that if no financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or (b) since the Closing Date, as reflected on the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 4.1).

6.8.    Consolidated Capitalization Ratio.  The Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated Capitalization Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter to exceed 0.70 to 1.0.

6.9.    Limitation on Liens.  The Borrower shall not permit SCE or any Significant Subsidiary of SCE to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of SCE’s or such Significant Subsidiary of SCE’s property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for Liens not prohibited by the SCE Indenture.

6.10.    Payment of Taxes.  The Borrower shall, and shall cause its Significant Subsidiaries (so long as it is a consolidated subsidiary of the Borrower) to, pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon any of them or their income or profits, except where (a) the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate actions or proceedings, (b) to the extent required by GAAP, reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Borrower or (c) the failure to do so would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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6.11.    Ownership of SCE.  The Borrower shall at all times legally and beneficially own all of the common stock of SCE.

6.12.    No Liens on Common Stock.  The Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on the Capital Stock of SCE held by it.

6.13.    Clauses Restricting SCE Distributions.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any contractual restriction on the ability of SCE to pay dividends on, or make other distributions or payments with respect to, the Capital Stock of SCE held by the Borrower, except for such restrictions (a) existing under or by reason of any restrictions existing on the Closing Date, (b) that are a Requirement of Law or (c) that are created, exist or become effective as a result of the issuance by SCE or one of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date of securities the terms of which provide that dividends, distributions or payments with respect to Capital Stock may not be paid or made during the time period when distributions or interest on such securities have been deferred or have not been paid in full.

6.14.    Compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. (a)    The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (acting in their capacity as such) with Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions applicable to such Persons. 
(b)    The Borrower will not request any borrowing, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall ensure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any borrowing, directly or indirectly, (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing, or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

SECTION 7.      EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(a)    The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when due in accordance with the terms hereof, or to pay any interest on any Loan, or any other amount payable hereunder, within 5 Business Days after any such amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof;
(b)    Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in any Loan Document or in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(b) proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when made;
(c)    The Borrower shall default in the performance of (i) any agreement contained in Sections 6.5, 6.8, 6.9, 6.11 or 6.14(b) of this Agreement or (ii) any other term, covenant, or provision contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other 

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than as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section) and, in the case of any default under this clause (ii), such default shall continue unremedied for 30 days after the Administrative Agent shall have given notice thereof to the Borrower;
(d)    The Borrower or SCE shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee, or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property, (ii) admit in writing its inability, or be generally unable, to pay its debts as such debts become due, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (iv) commence a voluntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect), (v) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding-up, or composition or readjustment of debts, (vi) fail to controvert in a timely and appropriate manner, or acquiesce in writing to, any petition filed against the Borrower or SCE in an involuntary case under such federal laws, or (vii) take any corporate action for the purpose of affecting any of the foregoing;
(e)    A case or other proceeding shall be commenced (including commencement of such case or proceeding by way of service of process on the Borrower or SCE), in any court of competent jurisdiction, seeking (i) the liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or winding-up, or the composition or readjustment of debts of the Borrower or SCE, (ii)  the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, or the like of the Borrower or SCE or of all or any substantial part of the assets of the Borrower or SCE or (iii) similar relief in respect of the Borrower or SCE under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts, or a warrant of attachment, execution, or similar process shall be issued against a substantial part of the property of the Borrower or SCE and such case, proceeding, warrant, or process shall continue undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of 45 days, or an order, judgment, or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered in an involuntary case under such federal bankruptcy laws;
(f)    (i) A trustee shall be appointed to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate, or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan and such proceedings shall continue undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of 30 days, (ii) the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders is likely to, incur any liability in connection with a withdrawal from a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), or (iii) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a Plan and any of  (i), (ii) or (iii) shall result in any liability which has a Material Adverse Effect;
(g)    The Borrower or SCE shall (i) default in any payment of principal or interest on any Indebtedness in an aggregate amount in excess of $200,000,000 or in the payment of any guarantee thereof beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness or guarantee was created; or (ii) default beyond any applicable grace period in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event 

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shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; provided, however, that if such default shall be cured by the Borrower or SCE or waived by the holders of such Indebtedness and any acceleration of maturity having resulted from such default shall be rescinded or annulled, in each case in accordance with the terms of such agreement or instrument, without any modification of the terms of such Indebtedness requiring the Borrower or SCE to furnish additional or other security therefor reducing the average life to maturity thereof or increasing the principal amount thereof, or any agreement by the Borrower or SCE to furnish additional or other security therefor or to issue in lieu thereof Indebtedness secured by additional or other collateral or with a shorter average life to maturity or in a greater principal amount, then any default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured or waived unless payment of the Loans has been accelerated prior to such cure or waiver; 
(h)    There shall have been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States and shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof (or such longer period as may be provided by law) one or more final judgments or final decrees for payment of money against the Borrower or SCE involving in the aggregate a liability (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance) in excess of $200,000,000; or
(i)    A Change of Control shall occur; 
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in paragraph (d) or (e) of this Section with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken:  (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.  Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived.

SECTION 8.      THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

8.1.    Appointment.  Each Lender hereby designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the

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Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.

8.2.    Delegation of Duties.  The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan 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 Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to the Lenders for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.

8.3.    Exculpatory Provisions.  Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys‐in‐fact or Affiliates shall be (i) liable to any Lender for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except for its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.  The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower.

8.4.    Reliance by Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any Note, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, facsimile, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it 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 Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document 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 which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any 

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action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.

8.5.    Notice of Default.  The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”.  In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders; provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.

8.6.    Non‐Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.  Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender.  Each Lender represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative 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, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative 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 Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys‐in‐fact or Affiliates.

8.7.    Indemnification.  The Lenders agree to indemnify the Agent in its capacity as the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted

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against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan 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 such 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 that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The agreements in this Section shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

8.8.    Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity.  The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower as though the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  With respect to the Loans made by it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.

8.9.    Successor Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent at any time upon 30 days’ notice by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower.  Additionally, if the Lender then acting as the Administrative Agent is (x) a Defaulting Lender and (y) the subject of a Bankruptcy Event, then the Administrative Agent may be removed by the Borrower.  If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or is removed pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, subject to approval by the Borrower, whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans.  In the event that no such successor Administrative Agent is so appointed by the Required Lenders within 30 days of the Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent (subject to the approval of the Borrower) as provided above.  After any removed Administrative Agent’s removal or retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 8 and Section 9.5 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

8.10.    Arrangers.  The Arrangers (and any of them individually) solely in their respective capacities as such shall not have any rights, duties or responsibilities hereunder, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or otherwise exist against the Arrangers (or any of them individually) solely in their capacities as Arrangers.

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8.11.    Certain ERISA Matters.  (a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, solely for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, that at least one of the following is and will be true: 
(i)    such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement, 
(ii)    the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, and the conditions for exemptive relief thereunder are and will continue to be satisfied in connection therewith, 
(iii)    (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(iv)    such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the 

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Commitments or this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto).

SECTION 9.      MISCELLANEOUS

9.1.    Amendments and Waivers.  Subject to Section 2.10(b), the Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, enter into with the Borrower written amendments, supplements, modifications or waivers hereto and to the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (i) (A) reduce the amount or extend the scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, (B) alter the pro rata payment sharing requirements of the first sentence of Section 2.11(a) (other than in connection with an amend and extend transaction offered ratably to all similarly situated Lenders), (C) reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof or (D) increase the amount or extend the termination date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case without the consent of each Lender affected thereby, or (ii)  amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section or reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, in each case without the written consent of all the Lenders or (iii)  amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 8 without the written consent of the then Administrative Agent.
Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Borrower, may amend, modify or supplement any Loan Document without the consent of any Lender or the Required Lenders in order to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in any document.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, modification, waiver or consent hereunder except for matters described in clause (i) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.1 (but only to the extent such Defaulting Lender would be adversely disproportionately affected by such amendment, modification, waiver or consent) requiring the consent of such affected Lender.

9.2.    Notices.  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by electronic mail or facsimile transmission), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in Schedule 1.1 in the case of the other parties hereto, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
		
	The Borrower:
	Edison International 
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue  
Rosemead, California 91770 
Attention:  Manager of Cash Management 
Fax:  (626) 302‐1472

		
	The Administrative Agent:
	Citibank, N.A.

1615 Brett Road, Building #3
New Castle, DE 19720

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Attention: Agency Operations
Email: GLAgentOfficeOps@citi.com 

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.10 or 2.13 shall not be effective until received.

9.3.    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

9.4.    Survival.  (a)  The agreements contained in Sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 8.7, 9.5, 9.11, 9.12 and 9.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.  
(b)    All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans hereunder.

9.5.    Payment of Expenses.  The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable out‐of‐pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation, execution and administration of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of one joint counsel to the Agent in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of one joint counsel (and, if required, one regulatory counsel) to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (each such counsel to be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the fees and disbursements of separate counsel to any Lender or the Administrative Agent to the extent of any conflict of interest among the Lenders or between the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, (c) to pay, indemnify, or reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for, and hold each Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees, which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents and (d) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Agent, Lender, and each of their respective Affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, advisors, affiliates and agents (each, an “indemnified person”) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect

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to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the use of proceeds of the Loans (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “indemnified liabilities”), provided, that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any indemnified person with respect to indemnified liabilities that are found by a final and non-appealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such indemnified person, from the breach by such indemnified person of its Contractual Obligations to the Borrower or from negotiated settlements of pending or threatened legal actions entered into by such indemnified person without the Borrower’s consent.  No indemnified person referred to above shall be liable for any damages arising from the unauthorized use by recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such recipients by such indemnified person through electronic telecommunications or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such indemnified person as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 9.5 shall not apply with respect to taxes other than any taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-tax claim.

9.6.    Transfer Provisions.  (a)  Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each Lender.
(b)    Participations.  Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial lending business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks or other entities (“Participants”), other than to the Borrower and its Affiliates, participating interests in any Loan owing to such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  In the event of any such sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of any such Loan and interests for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15 with respect to its participation in the Commitments and the Loans outstanding from time to time as if such Participant were a Lender; provided that, in the case of Section 2.14, such Participant shall have complied with the requirements of said Section as if it were a Lender (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.14(e) shall, subject to applicable law, be delivered to the transferring Lender); and provided, further, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to any such Section than the transferor Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such transferor Lender to such Participant had no such transfer occurred.  Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of 

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each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under this Agreement) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive, and such Lender and the Administrative Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.
(c)    Assignments.  Any Lender may, in the ordinary course of its commercial lending business and in accordance with applicable law, at any time and from time to time, assign to any Lender or any Affiliate thereof or, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and which consent shall not be required from the Borrower during the continuation of an Event of Default and shall be deemed given if the Borrower has not objected thereto within fifteen Business Days of notice thereof), to an additional bank or financial institution (an “Assignee”) all or any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E (an “Assignment and Assumption”), executed by such Assignee, such assigning Lender, and (to the extent required by this paragraph) the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of an Assignee that is not then a Lender or an Affiliate thereof, by the Borrower) and delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in the Register, provided that, in the case of any such assignment to an additional bank or financial institution, (i) the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate principal amount of the Commitments and Exposure being assigned shall not be less than $10,000,000 (or, if such Assignee is an Affiliate of a Lender, $5,000,000, or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and (ii) (x) the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate principal amount of the Commitments and Exposure retained by the assigning Lender, if any, shall not be less than $10,000,000 (or such lesser amount as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) or (y) after giving effect to such assignment, the assigning Lender shall hold no Loans or Commitments.  For the avoidance of doubt, no Lender may at any time assign or transfer all or any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to any natural person (or holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person), to any Defaulting Lender or to the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower. 
Upon such execution, delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date determined pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (x) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder with a Commitment as set forth therein, and (y) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such assigning Lender shall cease to be a party hereto), but shall retain its rights pursuant to Sections 2.13, 2.14 and 2.15 in respect of the period prior to such effective date.  Any 

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assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.6(c) shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section.
(d)    The Register.  The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, shall maintain at the address of the Administrative Agent referred to in Section 9.2 a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time.  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Loan or other obligation hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.  Any assignment of any Loan or other obligation hereunder not evidenced by a Note shall be effective only upon appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register.  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.
(e)    Recordation.  Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee and the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of an Assignee that is not then a Lender or an Affiliate thereof, by the Borrower) together with payment to the Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $3,500, the Administrative Agent shall (i) promptly accept such Assignment and Assumption and (ii) on the effective date determined pursuant thereto record the information contained therein in the Register and give notice of such acceptance and recordation to the Lenders and the Borrower.
(f)    Disclosure.  Subject to Section 9.14, the Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Participant or Assignee (each, a “Transferee”) and any prospective Transferee, any and all financial information in such Lender’s possession concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or which has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with such Lender’s credit evaluation of the Borrower and its Affiliates prior to becoming a party to this Agreement.
(g)    Pledges.  For avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the provisions of this Section concerning assignments of Loans and Notes relate only to absolute assignments and that such provisions do not prohibit assignments creating security interests, including, without limitation, any pledge or assignment by a Lender of any Loan or Note to any Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender in accordance with applicable law.

9.7.    Adjustments; Set-Off.  (a)  Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or Lenders, if any Lender (a “benefited Lender”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of its Loans, or interest thereon, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set‐off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 7(d) or (e), or 

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otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other Lender’s Loans, or interest thereon, such benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of each such other Lender’s Loans, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to cause such benefited Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral or proceeds ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall exercise any right of set-off against the Borrower in connection with this Agreement without the consent of the Required Lenders.
(b)    In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, upon (i) the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default and (ii) the declaration by Lenders having more than 66 2/3 % in aggregate amount of the Loans pursuant to Section 7 of the Loans hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be due and payable, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower; provided that if any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (i) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (ii) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of set‐off.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such application made by such Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

9.8.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile transmission, facsimile or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

9.9.    Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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9.10.    Integration.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

9.11.    GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

9.12.    WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL.  THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.  THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.

9.13.    Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.  The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(a)    submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
(b)    consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(c)    agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 9.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
(d)    agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
(e)    waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this Section any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

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9.14.    Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders expressly agree, for the benefit of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information (as defined below), except that Confidential Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and instructed to keep such Confidential Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, self-regulatory authority or, subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section 9.14, any direct counterparty to any swap agreement under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower or its obligations under this Agreement, (c) in any legal, judicial, administrative proceeding or other compulsory process or to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an express agreement for the benefit of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 9.14, to any assignee of or participant in, or any prospective assignee of or participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (g) with the prior express written consent of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, (h) to rating agencies in connection with this Agreement, (i) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense or (j) to the extent such Confidential Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.  For purposes of this Section 9.14, “Confidential Information” means all information, including material nonpublic information within the meaning of Regulation FD promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Regulation FD”), received from the Borrower or its Subsidiaries relating to such entities or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to any Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by such entities and other than information regarding the existence of this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or its Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information as provided in this Section 9.14 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information; provided, however, that with respect to disclosures pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of this Section, unless prohibited by law or applicable court order, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall make reasonable attempts to notify the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with any routine examination of the financial condition or other routine examination of such Lender conducted in the ordinary course by any regulatory authority) or other Person for disclosure of Confidential Information after receipt of such request, and if reasonable, practicable and permissible, before disclosure of such Confidential Information.  It is understood and agreed that the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and 

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their respective Affiliates may rely upon this Section 9.14 for any purpose, including without limitation to comply with Regulation FD.  

9.15.    Patriot Act.  Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

9.16.    California Judicial Reference.
If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document (a) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court, and (b) without limiting the generality of Section 9.5, the Borrower shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.

9.17.    No Fiduciary Duty.  No Credit Party acting in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be in an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship with the Borrower and its Affiliates or have a fiduciary or other implied duty to the Borrower and its Affiliates.  The Borrower has been advised that the Credit Parties are engaged in a broad range of transactions in the ordinary course of their business that may involve interests that differ from the Borrower’s and its Affiliates’ interests and that the Credit Parties have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Borrower and its Affiliates.

9.18.    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b)    the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or 

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other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
EDISON INTERNATIONAL
		
	By:
	/s/ Robert C. Boada    
Name:  Robert C. Boada 
Title:    Vice President and Treasurer   

     [Signature Page to Edison International Term Loan Credit Agreement]
        

CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Lender

    

		
	By:
	    /s/ Richard Rivera             
Name:  Richard Rivera 
Title:     Vice President

[Signature Page to Edison International Term Loan Credit Agreement]
        

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Lender

By:        /s/ Amit Gaur    
Name:  Amit Gaur
Title:     Vice President

[Signature Page to Edison International Term Loan Credit Agreement]
        

BARCLAY'S BANK PLC, as Lender

By:        /s/ Sydney G. Dennis    
Name:  Sydney G. Dennis
Title:     Director

[Signature Page to Edison International Term Loan Credit Agreement]
        

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION as Lender

By:        /s/ Gregory R. Gredvig    
Name: Gregory R. Gredvig
Title:    Director

[Signature Page to Edison International Term Loan Credit Agreement]

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