Document:

EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

EXECUTION VERSION 

$50,000,000 
 TERM LOAN
AGREEMENT 
 among 
 PNM
RESOURCES, INC., 
 as Borrower, 

THE LENDERS IDENTIFIED HEREIN, 

MUFG BANK, LTD., 
 as
Administrative Agent 
 DATED AS OF October 20, 2020 

MUFG BANK, LTD., 
 as Sole
Lead Arranger and Bookrunner 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
	  	 	5	 
	 1.1
	 	Definitions.	  	 	5	 
	 1.2
	 	Computation of Time Periods and Other Definitional Provisions.	  	 	28	 
	 1.3
	 	Accounting Terms/Calculation of Financial Covenant.	  	 	28	 
	 1.4
	 	Time.	  	 	29	 
	 1.5
	 	Rounding of Financial Covenant.	  	 	29	 
	 1.6
	 	References to Agreements and Requirement of Laws.	  	 	29	 
	 1.7
	 	Rates.	  	 	30	 
		
	 SECTION 2 CREDIT FACILITY 
	  	 	30	 
	 2.1
	 	Loans.	  	 	30	 
	 2.2
	 	Fees.	  	 	31	 
	 2.3
	 	Continuations and Conversions.	  	 	31	 
	 2.4
	 	Minimum Amounts.	  	 	31	 
	 2.5
	 	Termination or Reduction of Commitments.	  	 	31	 
	 2.6
	 	Evidence of Debt.	  	 	32	 
		
	 SECTION 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO LOANS 
	  	 	32	 
	 3.1
	 	Interest.	  	 	32	 
	 3.2
	 	Payments Generally.	  	 	33	 
	 3.3
	 	Prepayments.	  	 	34	 
	 3.4
	 	[Reserved].	  	 	34	 
	 3.5
	 	Payment in Full at Maturity.	  	 	34	 
	 3.6
	 	Computations of Interest and Fees.	  	 	35	 
	 3.7
	 	Pro Rata Treatment.	  	 	35	 
	 3.8
	 	Sharing of Payments.	  	 	36	 
	 3.9
	 	Capital Adequacy.	  	 	36	 
	 3.10
	 	Successor LIBOR Rate Index.	  	 	37	 
	 3.11
	 	Illegality.	  	 	38	 
	 3.12
	 	Requirements of Law.	  	 	38	 
	 3.13
	 	Taxes.	  	 	39	 
	 3.14
	 	Compensation.	  	 	42	 
	 3.15
	 	Determination and Survival of Provisions.	  	 	42	 
	 3.16
	 	Defaulting Lenders.	  	 	43	 
	 3.17
	 	Mitigation Obligations.	  	 	44	 
		
	 SECTION 4 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
	  	 	44	 
	 4.1
	 	Closing Conditions.	  	 	44	 
		
	 SECTION 5 CONDITIONS TO FUNDING OF LOANS 
	  	 	46	 
	 5.1
	 	Funding Requirements.	  	 	46	 
		
	 SECTION 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
	  	 	47	 
	 6.1
	 	Organization and Good Standing.	  	 	47	 
	 6.2
	 	Due Authorization.	  	 	47	 
	 6.3
	 	No Conflicts.	  	 	47	 
	 6.4
	 	Consents.	  	 	47	 
	 6.5
	 	Enforceable Obligations.	  	 	48	 

							
	 6.6
	 	Financial Condition.	  	 	48	 
	 6.7
	 	No Material Change.	  	 	48	 
	 6.8
	 	No Default.	  	 	48	 
	 6.9
	 	Litigation.	  	 	48	 
	 6.10
	 	Taxes.	  	 	48	 
	 6.11
	 	Compliance with Law.	  	 	49	 
	 6.12
	 	ERISA.	  	 	49	 
	 6.13
	 	Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock.	  	 	50	 
	 6.14
	 	Government Regulation.	  	 	50	 
	 6.15
	 	Solvency.	  	 	50	 
	 6.16
	 	Disclosure.	  	 	50	 
	 6.17
	 	Environmental Matters.	  	 	50	 
	 6.18
	 	[Reserved].	  	 	51	 
	 6.19
	 	[Reserved].	  	 	51	 
	 6.20
	 	Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.	  	 	51	 
	 6.21
	 	Affected Financial Institutions.	  	 	51	 
		
	 SECTION 7 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS 
	  	 	51	 
	 7.1
	 	Information Covenants.	  	 	51	 
	 7.2
	 	Financial Covenant.	  	 	53	 
	 7.3
	 	Preservation of Existence and Franchises.	  	 	53	 
	 7.4
	 	Books and Records.	  	 	54	 
	 7.5
	 	Compliance with Law.	  	 	54	 
	 7.6
	 	Payment of Taxes and Other Indebtedness.	  	 	54	 
	 7.7
	 	Insurance.	  	 	55	 
	 7.8
	 	Performance of Obligations.	  	 	55	 
	 7.9
	 	Use of Proceeds.	  	 	55	 
	 7.10
	 	Audits/Inspections.	  	 	55	 
	 7.11
	 	Ownership of Certain Subsidiaries.	  	 	55	 
		
	 SECTION 8 NEGATIVE COVENANTS 
	  	 	56	 
	 8.1
	 	Nature of Business.	  	 	56	 
	 8.2
	 	Consolidation and Merger.	  	 	56	 
	 8.3
	 	Sale or Lease of Assets.	  	 	56	 
	 8.4
	 	Affiliate Transactions.	  	 	56	 
	 8.5
	 	Liens.	  	 	56	 
	 8.6
	 	Accounting Changes.	  	 	58	 
		
	 SECTION 9 EVENTS OF DEFAULT 
	  	 	58	 
	 9.1
	 	Events of Default.	  	 	58	 
	 9.2
	 	Acceleration; Remedies.	  	 	60	 
	 9.3
	 	Allocation of Payments After Event of Default.	  	 	60	 
		
	 SECTION 10 AGENCY PROVISIONS 
	  	 	61	 
	 10.1
	 	Appointment and Authority.	  	 	61	 
	 10.2
	 	Rights as a Lender.	  	 	61	 
	 10.3
	 	Exculpatory Provisions.	  	 	62	 
	 10.4
	 	Reliance by Administrative Agent.	  	 	62	 
	 10.5
	 	Delegation of Duties.	  	 	63	 
	 10.6
	 	Resignation of Administrative Agent.	  	 	63	 
	 10.7
	 	Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders.	  	 	64	 

  
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	 10.8
	 	No Other Duties, Etc.	  	 	64	 
	 10.9
	 	Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.	  	 	64	 
	 10.10
	 	Status of Lenders.	  	 	65	 
	 10.11
	 	ERISA Matters.	  	 	65	 
		
	 SECTION 11 MISCELLANEOUS 
	  	 	66	 
	 11.1
	 	Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.	  	 	66	 
	 11.2
	 	Right of Set-Off.	  	 	68	 
	 11.3
	 	Successors and Assigns.	  	 	68	 
	 11.4
	 	No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative.	  	 	71	 
	 11.5
	 	Attorney Costs, Expenses, Taxes and Indemnification by Borrower.	  	 	71	 
	 11.6
	 	Amendments, Etc.	  	 	73	 
	 11.7
	 	Counterparts.	  	 	74	 
	 11.8
	 	Headings.	  	 	74	 
	 11.9
	 	Survival of Indemnification and Representations and Warranties.	  	 	74	 
	 11.10
	 	Governing Law; Venue; Service.	  	 	74	 
	 11.11
	 	Waiver of Jury Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages.	  	 	75	 
	 11.12
	 	Severability.	  	 	75	 
	 11.13
	 	Further Assurances.	  	 	75	 
	 11.14
	 	Confidentiality.	  	 	75	 
	 11.15
	 	Entirety.	  	 	76	 
	 11.16
	 	Binding Effect; Continuing Agreement.	  	 	76	 
	 11.17
	 	Regulatory Statement.	  	 	77	 
	 11.18
	 	USA Patriot Act Notice.	  	 	77	 
	 11.19
	 	Acknowledgment.	  	 	77	 
	 11.20
	 	Replacement of Lenders.	  	 	77	 
	 11.21
	 	No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.	  	 	78	 
	 11.22
	 	Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.	  	 	79	 
	 11.23
	 	Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.	  	 	79	 

  
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	SCHEDULES	 		  	
			
	Schedule 1.1(a)	 	Pro Rata Shares	  	
	Schedule 11.1	 	Notices	  	
			
	EXHIBITS	 		  	
			
	Exhibit 2.1(b)	 	Form of Notice of Borrowing	  	
	Exhibit 2.1(d)	 	Form of Term Note	  	
	Exhibit 2.3	 	Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion	  	
	Exhibit 4.1(j)	 	Form of Account Designation Letter	  	
	Exhibit 7.1(c)	 	Form of Compliance Certificate	  	
	Exhibit 11.3(b)	 	Form of Assignment and Assumption	  	

  
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 TERM LOAN AGREEMENT 

THIS TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Loan Agreement”) is entered into as of October 20, 2020 among PNM RESOURCES, INC., a New
Mexico corporation, as Borrower, the Lenders and MUFG BANK, LTD., as Administrative Agent. 
 RECITALS 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the Lenders provide a multi-draw term loan facility to the Borrower in an aggregate principal
amount of $50,000,000; and 
 WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto have agreed to make the requested multi-draw term loan facility
available to the Borrower on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

SECTION 1 
 DEFINITIONS
AND ACCOUNTING TERMS 
 1.1 Definitions. 

The following terms shall have the meanings specified herein unless the context otherwise requires. Defined terms herein shall include in the
singular number the plural and in the plural the singular: 
 “Account Designation Letter” means the Notice of Account
Designation Letter dated as of the Closing Date from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit 4.1(j). 

“Adjusted Base Rate” means the Base Rate plus the Applicable Percentage. 

“Adjusted Eurodollar Rate” means the Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Percentage. 

“Administrative Agent” means MUFG Bank, Ltd. (including its branches and Affiliates as may be required to administer the
duties), as administrative agent under this Loan Agreement, or any successor administrative agent appointed pursuant to Section 10.6. 

“Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth
on Schedule 11.1 or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders. 

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent. 

“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution, or (b) any UK Financial Institution. 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling (including but not limited
to all directors and officers of such Person), controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such 

 
Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (a) to vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such other Person or (b) to
direct or cause direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 

“Agent-Related Persons” means the Administrative Agent, together with its Affiliates and the officers, directors, employees,
agents and attorneys-in-fact of the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates. 

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to anti-money laundering, bribery or corruption. 
 “Applicable
Percentage” means, for Eurodollar Loans, Base Rate Loans and Commitment Fees, the appropriate applicable percentages, in each case (subject to the exception indicated below), corresponding to the Debt Rating of the Borrower in effect as of
the most recent Calculation Date as shown below: 
  

															
	 Pricing
Level
	  	 Debt Rating
	  	Applicable
Percentage for
Eurodollar Loans	 	 	Applicable
Percentage for
Base Rate Loans	 	 	Applicable
Percentage for
Commitment
Fees	 
	I	  	BBB/Baa2 or higher	  	 	1.500	% 	 	 	0.500	% 	 	 	0.225	% 
	II	  	BBB-/Baa3	  	 	1.750	% 	 	 	0.750	% 	 	 	0.275	% 
	III	  	BB+/Ba1 or lower or unrated	  	 	2.000	% 	 	 	1.000	% 	 	 	0.325	% 

 The Applicable Percentage shall be determined and adjusted on the date (each a “Calculation
Date”) one Business Day after the date on which the Debt Rating of the Borrower is upgraded or downgraded in a manner which requires a change in the then applicable Pricing Level set forth above. If at any time there is a split in the Debt
Ratings of the Borrower between S&P and Moody’s, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined by the higher of the two Debt Ratings (i.e. the lower pricing), provided that if the two Debt Ratings are more than one level apart, the
Applicable Percentage shall be based on the Debt Rating which is one level lower than the higher rating. If the Borrower does not have a Debt Rating from either S&P or Moody’s, then, Pricing Level III shall apply. Each Applicable Percentage
shall be effective from one Calculation Date until the next Calculation Date. Any adjustment in the Applicable Percentage shall be applicable to all existing Eurodollar Loans as well as any new Eurodollar Loans made. The applicable Pricing Level for
Applicable Percentage, as of the Closing Date, is Pricing Level II. 
 “Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered
or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender. 

“Arranger” means MUFG Bank, Ltd., together with its successors and/or assigns. 

“Assignment and Assumption” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit 11.3(b). 

“Authorized Officer” means any of the president, vice president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer or
treasurer of the Borrower. 

  
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 “Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect
to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to
this Loan Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (d) of Section 3.10. 

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the
applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution. 

“Bail-In Legislation” means, (a) 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, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the
United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings). 

“Bankruptcy Code” means the Bankruptcy Code in Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, modified, succeeded or
replaced from time to time. 
 “Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of: 

(a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day; 

(b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50%; and 

(c) an amount equal to (i) the Eurodollar Base Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the
immediately preceding Business Day) plus (ii) 1.00%; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Eurodollar Base Rate for any day shall be based on the Eurodollar Base Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such date, subject to the
interest rate floors set forth therein. Any changes in the Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the
Federal Funds Rate or the Eurodollar Base Rate, respectively. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Loan Agreement. 

“Base Rate Loan” means any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate. 

“Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to USD LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement
to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to clause (a) of Section 3.10. 

“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be
determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date: 
 (a) the sum of: (i) Term SOFR and (ii) the
related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; 
 (b) the sum of: (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement
Adjustment; 

  
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 (c) the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for
determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit
facilities at such time and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; 
 provided that, in the case of clause (a), such Unadjusted
Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to
clause (a), (b) or (c) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted
Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement: 
 (a)
for purposes of clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent: 

 

	 	(i)	 the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a
positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the
applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; 

  

	 	(ii)	 the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such
Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the
applicable Corresponding Tenor; and 

  

	 	(b)	 for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment,
or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration
to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant
Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement
of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; 

provided that, in the case of clause (a) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. 

  
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 “Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any
Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and
frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative
or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially
consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration
of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents). 

“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:

 (a) in the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of
the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all
Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); 
 (b) in the case of clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark
Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein; or 
 (c) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the
Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early
Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders. 

For the avoidance of doubt, (a) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference
Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (b) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the
case of clause (a) or (b) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the
calculation thereof). 
 “Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with
respect to the then-current Benchmark: 
 (a) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such
Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely,
provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); 

(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published
component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official 

  
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with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court
or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available
Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such
Benchmark (or such component thereof); or 
 (c) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the
administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative. 

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or
publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof). 

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date
pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.10 and
(b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.10. 

“Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230. 

“Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of
ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) 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”. 
 “Borrower” means PNM Resources, Inc., a New
Mexico corporation, together with its successors and permitted assigns. 
 “Borrower Obligations” means, without
duplication, all of the obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, whenever arising, under this Loan Agreement, the Notes, or any of the other Loan Documents. 

“Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, having
the same Interest Period made by each of the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.1. 
 “Business Day” means (a) for all
purposes other than as set forth in clause (b) below, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday on which banks in New York, New York, are open for the conduct of their commercial banking business, and (b) with respect to all
notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, any Eurodollar Loan, or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to LIBOR, any day that is a Business Day described in
clause (a) and that is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.  

  
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 “Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, all classes of
capital stock of such corporation, (b) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (c) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests and (d) any other interest or participation that
confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person; including, in each case, all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing. 

“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Loan Agreement (or with respect to any Lender, if later, the
date on which such Lender becomes a Lender), of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation,
promulgation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, (c) the adoption or taking effect of any request, rule, guideline, policy or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority or
(d) any change in any request, rule, guideline, policy or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder, issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, and (ii) 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 the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III,
shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented. 

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any “person” or “group” (as
such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary
or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a
person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Capital Stock that such person or group has the right to acquire other than pursuant to the Merger Agreement (such right, an “option right”), whether
such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Capital Stock of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body
of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or (b) during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, a
majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period,
(ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or
equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination
at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body. 
 “Closing Date” means October 20, 2020. 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended, modified,
succeeded or replaced from time to time. 
 “Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its obligation to make or maintain a
Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(a) or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender
becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Loan Agreement. The aggregate amount of Commitments of all Lenders on the Closing Date is FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS ($50,000,000). 

  
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 “Commitment Fee” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.2(a). 
 “Commitment Termination Date” means December 18, 2020 (or such earlier date as the Commitments
have been terminated as provided herein). 
 “Compensation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(c)(ii).

 “Compliance Certificate” means a fully completed and duly executed officer’s certificate in the form of Exhibit
7.1(c), together with a Covenant Compliance Worksheet. 
 “Consolidated Capitalization” means the sum of (a) all
of the shareholders’ equity or net worth of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP plus (b) Consolidated Indebtedness plus (c) the outstanding principal amount of Preferred Stock that is not a
component of a Mandatory Security plus (d) 100% of the outstanding principal amount of Equity Preferred Securities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries plus (e) the aggregate outstanding stated or principal amount of Mandatory Securities minus
(f) Securitization Equity. 
 “Consolidated Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to (a) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date minus (b) an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of Equity Preferred
Securities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, provided that the amount deducted pursuant to this clause (b) shall not exceed an amount equal to 15% of the Consolidated Capitalization of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries minus (c) Non-Recourse Securitization Indebtedness minus (d) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Specified Indebtedness. 

“Contingent Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of such Person with respect to
any Indebtedness, liability or other obligation (the “primary obligation”) of another Person (the “primary obligor”), whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligation or any
property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or provide funds (i) for the payment or discharge of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor
or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any
such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor in respect thereof to make payment of such primary obligation or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss or failure or
inability to perform in respect thereof; provided, however, that, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of
business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation of any Person shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the maximum amount of such Person’s liability with respect to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation for which such
Contingent Obligation is incurred or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder). 

“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an
interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor. 

“Covenant Compliance Worksheet” means a fully completed worksheet in the form of Schedule I to Exhibit 7.1(c). 

“Covered Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.23. 

  
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 “Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this
rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for
syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its
reasonable discretion. 
 “Debt Rating” means the long-term, unsecured, senior
non-credit enhanced debt rating of the Borrower by S&P and/or Moody’s; provided, however, that if neither S&P nor Moody’s issues a long-term, unsecured, senior
non-credit enhanced rating of the Borrower, then (a) the Debt Rating shall be the Borrower’s issuer corporate credit rating by S&P and/or Moody’s, as applicable, and (b) for purposes of
determining the applicable pricing level in the definition of Applicable Percentage, the Debt Rating of the Borrower shall be deemed to be the lesser of (x) the actual Debt Rating of the Borrower and (y) one level lower than the Debt
Rating of PSNM (e.g., if the Debt Rating of PSNM by S&P is BBB then the Debt Rating of the Borrower by S&P pursuant to this clause (b) can be no greater than BBB-). 

“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the
benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors
generally. 
 “Default” means any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an
Event of Default. 
 “Default Rate” means an interest rate equal to two percent (2%) plus the rate that otherwise would be
applicable (or if no rate is applicable, the Base Rate plus two percent (2%) per annum). 
 “Defaulting Lender” means any
Lender that (a) has failed to fund any portion of the Loans required to be funded by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower
in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more of the conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically
identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations hereunder or has made a public statement to that
effect with respect to its funding obligations hereunder (unless such writing or public statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent,
together with any applicable Default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied) or (c) has become or is insolvent or has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a
receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or has become the subject of a Bail-In Action. 
 “Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the
definition of “Division”. 
 “Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a
Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or
may not survive. 
 “Dollars” and “$” means dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.

  
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 “Early Opt-in Election” means, if
the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of: 
 (a) a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five (5) currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally
executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and 

(b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by the
Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders. 
 “EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any
institution 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” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. 

“EEA Resolution Authority” means 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. 

“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other
record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record. 
 “Electronic
System” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks®, ClearPar®, Debt Domain, Syndtrak and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and any of its Related Parties or any
other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system. 
 “Eligible Assignee” means
(a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a
natural person)) approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (i) the Borrower’s consent is not required during the existence and continuation of a
Default or an Event of Default, (ii) approval by the Borrower shall be deemed given if no objection is received by the assigning Lender and the Administrative Agent from the Borrower within five Business Days after notice of such proposed
assignment has been delivered to the Borrower and (iii) no Ineligible Institution shall be an Eligible Assignee. 

“Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters,
claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of its business and not in response to any third party action or request of any
kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Laws or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Laws (collectively,
“Claims”), including, without limitation, (a) any and all Claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, 

  
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response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws and (b) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification,
cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Substances or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human health or the environment. 

“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits,
licenses, approvals, rules of common law and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of human health or occupational safety or the environment, now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended from time to
time, including, without limitation, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous
Substances. 
 “Equity Preferred Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any trust preferred securities or
deferrable interest subordinated debt securities issued by such Person or other financing vehicle of such Person that (i) have an original maturity of at least twenty years, and (ii) require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory
redemptions or repurchases, in each case, prior to the first anniversary of the latest Maturity Date. 
 “ERISA” means the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute, and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder. 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is treated as a single employer
within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA. 
 “ERISA Event”
means the occurrence of any of the following which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result, within a reasonable period of time, in liability of the Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess of the
Threshold Amount: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Single Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, (b) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan if
withdrawal liability is asserted by such plan, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of notice from a Multiemployer Plan that it is insolvent pursuant to Section 4241 or 4245 of ERISA or that it intends
to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA, (c) the distribution by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any Single
Employer Plan or Multiemployer Plan or the taking of any action to terminate any Single Employer Plan or Multiemployer Plan if the plan assets are not sufficient to pay all plan liabilities, (d) the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC under
Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Single Employer Plan, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of a notice from any Multiemployer Plan that
such action has been taken by the PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan, (e) the determination that any Single Employer Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or plan in
endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 or 305 of ERISA; (f) the imposition upon the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV
of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, or the imposition or threatened imposition of any Lien upon any assets of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate as a result of any
alleged failure to comply with the Code or ERISA in respect of any Single Employer Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (g) the withdrawal of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiple Employer Plan during a plan
year in which it was a substantial employer (as such term is defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal or the termination of a Multiple Employer Plan, where the Borrower, a
Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate has liability under Section 4062 or 4063 of ERISA. 

  
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 “EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule”
means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time. 

“Eurodollar Base Rate” means for any Interest Period as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) the rate per annum determined by the
Administrative Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (such page currently being the LIBOR01 page) (the
“LIBO Rate”) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two
(2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, or (b) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (a) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available,
the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays the LIBO Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest
Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if LIBO Rates are quoted under either of the preceding
clauses (a) or (b), but there is no such quotation for the Interest Period elected, the LIBO Rate shall be equal to the Interpolated Rate; provided further that if any such rate determined pursuant to this definition (including,
without limitation, any Benchmark Replacement with respect thereto) is below zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purpose of this Loan Agreement. It is understood and agreed that all of the terms and conditions of this definition of
“Eurodollar Base Rate” shall be subject to Section 3.10.  

“Eurodollar Loan” means a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. 

“Eurodollar Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Loan for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the Eurodollar Base Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.  

“Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended,
modified, succeeded or replaced from time to time. 
 “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) taxes imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu
of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is
located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new Lending Office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply
with Section 3.13(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such
withholding tax pursuant to Section 3.13(a) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA. 

  
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 “FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date
of this Loan 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 applicable intergovernmental agreements entered into by the United States that implement the foregoing. 

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal
funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds
Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds
Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent; provided further, that if
the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Loan Agreement.  

“Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent. 
 “Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer or treasurer of the Borrower.

 “Fiscal Quarter” means each of the calendar quarters ending as of the last day of each March, June, September and
December. 
 “Fiscal Year” means the calendar year ending December 31. 

“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Loan Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Loan
Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Loan Agreement or otherwise) with respect to USD LIBOR. 
 “Foreign
Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of
Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction. 
 “Forward” has the meaning set forth in the definition of
“Mandatory Security”. 
 “Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business. 

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States of America. 

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision
thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining
to government. 

  
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 “Hazardous Substances” means any substances or materials (a) that are
or become defined as hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic substances under any Environmental Laws, (b) that are defined by any Environmental Laws as toxic, explosive, corrosive, ignitable, infectious,
radioactive, mutagenic or otherwise hazardous, (c) the presence of which require investigation or response under any Environmental Laws, (d) that constitute a nuisance, trespass or health or safety hazard to Persons or neighboring
properties, (e) that consist of underground or aboveground storage tanks, whether empty, filled or partially filled with any substance, or (f) that contain, without limitation, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde foam
insulation, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or wastes, crude oil, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas. 

“Hedging Agreements” means, collectively, interest rate protection agreements, equity index agreements, foreign currency
exchange agreements, option agreements or other interest or exchange rate or commodity price hedging agreements (other than (i) a Mandatory Security (or any component thereof) or any security convertible or exchangeable into Capital Stock of
the Borrower (or cash in lieu thereof) and (ii) forward contracts for the delivery of power or gas written by the Borrower to its jurisdictional and wholesale customers in the ordinary course of business). 

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person (without duplication), (a) all indebtedness and obligations of such Person
for borrowed money or in respect of loans or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) all reimbursement obligations of such Person with respect to surety
bonds, letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances (in each case, whether or not drawn or matured and in the stated amount thereof), (d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, (e) all
indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person as lessee under leases that are or are required to be, in
accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, to the extent such obligations are required to be so recorded, (g) the net termination obligations of such Person under any Hedging Agreements, calculated as of any date as if such agreement or
arrangement were terminated as of such date in accordance with the applicable rules under GAAP, (h) all Contingent Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations and liabilities of such Person incurred in connection with any transaction
or series of transactions providing for the financing of assets through one or more securitizations or in connection with, or pursuant to, any synthetic lease or similar off-balance sheet financing,
(j) the aggregate amount of uncollected accounts receivable of such Person subject at the time of determination to a sale of receivables (or similar transaction) to the extent such transaction is effected with recourse to such Person (whether
or not such transaction would be reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP), (k) all Equity Preferred Securities and (l) all indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (k) above secured by any Lien on any
property or asset owned or held by such Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by such Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of such Person. 

“Indemnified Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5(b). 

“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on
account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes. 

“Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5(b). 

“Ineligible Institution” means (a) a natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries,
(c) the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates, or (d) a company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof. 

  
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 “Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Loan, the last
day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan, the date of any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 3.3 and the Maturity Date; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Loan
exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan, the third Business Day after the end of each Fiscal
Quarter, the date of any prepayment of the Loans pursuant to Section 3.3 and the Maturity Date. 

“Interest Period” means, as to each Eurodollar Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Loan is disbursed or
converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion; provided that: 

(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; 

(b) 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 the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and 

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. 

“Interpolated Rate” means, in relation to the Eurodollar Base Rate, the rate which results from interpolating on a linear
basis between: 
 (a) the applicable Eurodollar Base Rate for the longest period (for which that Eurodollar Base Rate is
available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Eurodollar Loan; and 
 (b) the applicable Eurodollar Base Rate for
the shortest period (for which that Eurodollar Base Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Eurodollar Loan, 

each as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period of that Eurodollar Loan. 
 “ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps
and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto. 
 “Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign,
federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged
with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or
not having the force of law, and a “Law” means any of the foregoing. 

  
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 “Lender” means any of the Persons identified as a “Lender” on the
signature pages hereto, and any Eligible Assignee which may become a Lender by way of assignment in accordance with the terms hereof, together with their successors and permitted assigns. 

“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s
Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. 

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien (statutory or otherwise), preference,
priority, charge or other encumbrance of any nature, whether voluntary or involuntary, including, without limitation, the interest of any vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, title retention agreement, capital lease or any other
lease or arrangement having substantially the same effect as any of the foregoing. 
 “Loan Agreement” has the meaning set
forth in the Preamble hereof. 
 “Loan Documents” means this Loan Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Notes, the Notice of
Borrowing, any Notice of Continuation/Conversion, and any other document, agreement or instrument entered into or executed in connection with the foregoing. 

“Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a). 

“Mandatory Security” means a security that is a unit consisting of (a) a contract to purchase Capital Stock of the
Borrower (whether expressed as a “purchase contract,” “forward contract” or otherwise) (the “Forward”) and (b) either (1) Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Subsidiary or (2) Preferred Stock of the
Borrower (whether or not convertible into Capital Stock of the Borrower), where such Indebtedness or Preferred Stock is pledged by the holder of such unit to secure its obligations under the Forward. 

“Margin Stock” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Regulation U. 

“Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business,
performance, properties or assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. 
 “Material Adverse Effect”
means a material adverse effect upon (a) the business, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent), operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the
Borrower to perform its obligations under this Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or (c) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the rights and remedies of the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and thereunder, provided, however, that a Material Adverse Effect shall not include the effect of (i) a shutdown or closure of the San Juan Generating Station or the Four Corners Power
Plant, provided that the Borrower remains in compliance with Section 7.2 of this Loan Agreement, (ii) a Merger Transaction pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof or (iii) the Specified Defaults.

 “Material Credit Agreement” means any agreement(s) creating or evidencing indebtedness for borrowed money entered into
on or after the Closing Date by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or in respect of which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower is an obligor or otherwise provides a guarantee or other credit support (a “Credit
Facility”), in a principal amount outstanding or available for borrowing equal to or greater than $50,000,000 (or the equivalent of such amount in the relevant currency of payment, determined as of the date of the closing of the Credit
Facility based on the exchange rate of such other currency); and if no Credit Facility or Credit Facilities equal or exceed such amounts (subject to the aggregate limit in the preceding clause), then the largest Credit Facility shall be deemed to be
a Material Credit Agreement, as such agreement or Credit Facility may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated, extended or refinanced from time to time. 

  
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 “Maturity Date” means the earlier of (a) the consummation of the
Merger Transactions and (b) October 19, 2021. 
 “Merger Transactions” means (i) the entering into of that
certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 20, 2020 (together with the exhibits and disclosure schedules thereto, but without giving effect to any amendment, waiver or consent that is materially adverse to the interests of the
Lenders in their respective capacities as such without the consent of the Administrative Agent, the “Merger Agreement”), among Avangrid, Inc. (“Parent”), NM Green Holdings, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and
the Borrower, pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Borrower, the Borrower will be the surviving entity in the merger and the Borrower will become a subsidiary of Parent, and (ii) the consummation of the transactions set
forth in the Merger Agreement. 
 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors. 

“Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which
the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate makes, is making or is accruing an obligation to make contributions or has made or been obligated to make contributions within the preceding seven (7) years. 

“Multiple Employer Plan” means a Single Employer Plan to which the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate
and at least one employer other than the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate are contributing sponsors. 
 “Net
Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any Prepayment Event, (a) the cash proceeds received by the Borrower or PNMR Development in respect of such Prepayment Event including any cash received by the Borrower or PNMR Development in
respect of any non-cash proceeds, net of (b) all reasonable commissions, fees and other out of pocket expenses paid to third parties (other than Affiliates) in connection with such Prepayment Event. 

“Non-Recourse Securitization Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination,
(a) all Indebtedness related to State Approved Securitizations up to a maximum amount of $500,000,000 at any one time and (b) all Indebtedness related to the TNMP Securitization up to a maximum amount of $150,000,000 at any time;
provided that, in each case, such Indebtedness is non-recourse to the Borrower, other than with respect to Standard Securitization Undertakings. 

“Notes” means the promissory notes of the Borrower in favor of each of the Lenders evidencing the Loans provided pursuant to
Section 2.1, individually or collectively, as appropriate, as such promissory notes may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed or replaced from time to time and as evidenced in the form of Exhibit 2.1(d). 

“Notice of Borrowing” means a request by the Borrower for a Loan in the form of Exhibit 2.1(b). 

“Notice of Continuation/Conversion” means a request by the Borrower to continue an existing Eurodollar Loan to a new Interest
Period or to convert a Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan, in the form of Exhibit 2.3. 

“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of Treasury. 

  
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 “Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Loan Agreement or any other Loan
Document. 
 “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any successor thereto. 

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(d). 

“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3(d). 

“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law
October 26, 2001)), as amended. 
 “Person” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation,
limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise (whether or not incorporated), or any Governmental Authority. 

“PNMR Development” means PNMR Development and Management Corporation, a New Mexico corporation. 

“Preferred Stock” means, with respect to any Person, all preferred Capital Stock issued by such Person in which the terms
thereof do not require such Capital Stock to be redeemed for cash or to make mandatory sinking fund payments. 
 “Prepayment
Event” means the incurrence by the Borrower or PNMR Development as a primary obligor, or the incurrence of any Contingent Obligation by the Borrower or PNMR Development, after the date hereof of any Indebtedness pursuant to any debt capital
markets transaction, including any bank loans or similar financing transaction or issuance of one or more series of notes pursuant to SEC-registered sales or Rule 144A private placements or other substantially
similar placements of Indebtedness and excluding (i) the Loans, (ii) the incurrence by the Borrower as a primary obligor, or the incurrence of any Contingent Obligation by the Borrower of Indebtedness pursuant to that certain $300,000,000
Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, (iii) the incurrence by the Borrower as a primary obligor, or the incurrence of any Contingent Obligation by the Borrower
of Indebtedness pursuant to that certain $300,000,000 Sixth Amendment to and Restatement of Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent, as amended by that certain Seventh Amendment dated as of December 19, 2018 and as otherwise amended or modified as of the date hereof, (iv) the incurrence by the Borrower or PNMR Development as a primary obligor, or
the incurrence of any Contingent Obligation by the Borrower or PNMR Development of Indebtedness pursuant to that certain 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2018, by and among PNMR
Development, as borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as lender, as amended by that certain First Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of July 30, 2018, that certain Second
Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of February 22, 2019, that certain Third Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2019, and
that certain Fourth Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of February 21, 2020, and as otherwise amended or modified as of the date hereof and (v) the incurrence by the Borrower or PNMR
Development as a primary obligor, or the incurrence of any Contingent Obligation by the Borrower or PNMR Development of Indebtedness pursuant to any bank loans or similar financing transaction or debt capital markets transactions in an aggregate
amount up to $90,000,000 the proceeds of which shall be used to refinance in whole all of the outstanding loans and other obligations pursuant to that certain $90,000,000 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2018, by and among
PNMR Development, as borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent and as a lender, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time. 

  
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 “Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street
Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected
Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by
the Administrative Agent).  
 “Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to
each Lender (i) at any time prior to the termination of all of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.5, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the unused
Commitment of such Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the aggregate unused Commitments of all Lenders at such time and (ii) at all times after the termination of all of the Commitments pursuant to Section 2.5
or otherwise, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all Loans at such time. 
 “Prohibited Transaction” means any transaction described in
(a) Section 406 of ERISA that is not exempt by reason of Section 408 of ERISA or by reason of a Department of Labor prohibited transaction individual or class exemption or (b) Section 4975(c) of the Code that is not exempt
by reason of Section 4975(c)(2) or 4975(d) of the Code. 
 “Property” means any right, title or interest in or to any
property or asset of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible. 
 “PSNM”
means Public Service Company of New Mexico, a New Mexico corporation. 
 “PTE” means a prohibited transaction class
exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time. 
 “QFC Credit
Support” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.23. 
 “Reference Time” with respect to
any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is USD LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not USD LIBOR, the
time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. 
 “Register” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.3(c). 
 “Regulations T, U and X” means Regulations T, U and X, respectively, of the Federal Reserve Board,
and any successor regulations. 
 “Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto. 

  
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 “Reportable Event” means (a) any “reportable event” within
the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA for which the notice under Section 4043(a) of ERISA has not been waived by the PBGC (including any failure to meet the minimum funding standard of, or timely make any required installment under,
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, regardless of the issuance of any waivers in accordance with Section 412(d) of the Code), (b) any such “reportable event” subject to advance notice to the PBGC under
Section 4043(b)(3) of ERISA, (c) any application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, and (d) a cessation of operations described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA.

 “Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding in the aggregate more than 50% of the aggregate outstanding
principal amount of all Loans and Commitments (or, if all Loans have been repaid in full and the Commitments have been terminated, more than 50% of the aggregate amount of all outstanding Borrower Obligations at such time). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Commitment and Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders. 

“Requirement of Law” means, with respect to any Person, the organizational documents of such Person and any Law applicable to
or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject or otherwise pertaining to any or all of the transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution
Authority. 
 “Responsible Officer” means the president, the chief executive officer, the
co-chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, any executive officer, vice president-finance, principal accounting officer or treasurer of the Borrower, and any other officer or similar official
thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself subject to or the target of
comprehensive country-wide Sanctions (at the time of this Loan Agreement, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria). 

“Sanctioned Person” means (a) a Person named on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons” maintained by OFAC, as published from time to time, (b) a Person named on the lists maintained by the United Nations Security Council, as published from time to time, (c) a Person named on the lists maintained by the European
Union, as published from time to time, (d) a Person named on the lists maintained by Her Majesty’s Treasury, as published from time to time, or (e) (i) an agency of the government of a Sanctioned Country, (ii) an organization
controlled by a Sanctioned Country, or (iii) a Person resident in a Sanctioned Country, to the extent any Person described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) is the subject of a sanctions program administered by OFAC. 

“Sanctions” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time
by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United
Kingdom. 
 “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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 “SEC Reports” means (i) the Annual Report on form 10-K of the Borrower for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019, and (ii) the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q of the Borrower for the Fiscal Quarters ended
March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020. 
 “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 “Securitization Equity” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to
a Subsidiary of the Borrower formed for the purpose of entering into a State Approved Securitization or the TNMP Securitization, all of the equity of such Subsidiary, as determined in accordance with GAAP. 

“Single Employer Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA)
which is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but which is not a Multiemployer Plan and which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has maintained, funded or administered for employees at any time within the preceding seven
(7) years. 
 “SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight
financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day. 

“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight
financing rate). 
 “SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time. 

“Solvent” means, with respect to any Person as of a particular date, that on such date (a) such Person is able to pay
its debts and other liabilities, Contingent Obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course of business, (b) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such
Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature in their ordinary course, (c) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s
assets would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged or is to engage, (d) the fair value of the assets of such Person is greater than the
total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, Contingent Obligations, of such Person and (e) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable
liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured. 
 “Specified Agreements” mean each of
(a) that certain $300,000,000 Sixth Amendment to and Restatement of Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent,
as amended by that certain Seventh Amendment dated as of December 19, 2018 and as otherwise amended or modified as of the date hereof, (b) that certain $50,000,000 Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2018, by and among the
Borrower, and Bank of America, N.A., as lender, as amended or otherwise modified as of the date hereof, (c) that certain $150,000,000 Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the lenders from time to
time parties thereto, and the Administrative Agent, as amended or otherwise modified as of the date hereof, (d) that certain Standby Letter of Credit Agreement (Standard Version), dated August 21, 2020, by and between the Borrower and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (e) that certain 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2018, by and among PNMR Development, as borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National
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that certain First Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of July 30, 2018, that certain Second Amendment to
364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of February 22, 2019, that certain Third Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2019, and that certain
Fourth Amendment to 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of February 21, 2020, and as otherwise amended or modified as of the date hereof, (f) that certain $90,000,000 Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated
as of November 26, 2018, by and among PNMR Development, as borrower, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent and as a lender, as amended or otherwise modified as of the date
hereof and (g) that certain $75,000,000 Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2017, by and among Texas-New Mexico Company, as borrower, the lenders from time to time
parties thereto, and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2019 and as otherwise amended or modified as of the
date hereof. 
 “Specified Defaults” means any events of default and any defaults (after giving effect to any applicable
grace period) in the observance or performance of any covenant under the Specified Agreements solely as a result of the occurrence of the Merger Transactions. 

“Specified Indebtedness” means (a) any Indebtedness that is mandatorily redeemable at maturity for Capital Stock of the
Borrower or (b) any Indebtedness that is a component of a Mandatory Security (it being understood that if such Indebtedness is no longer a component of a Mandatory Security, including following settlement of the related Forward, a remarketing
of such Indebtedness, or substituting such Indebtedness with other collateral for the related Forward, then such Indebtedness shall not constitute Specified Indebtedness). 

“Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the
Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof that are reasonably customary in non-recourse securitization transactions. 

“State Approved Securitization” means a securitization financing entered into by PSNM pursuant to existing or future New
Mexico statutory authority and regulatory approval by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (or any successor commission) (the “NMPRC”) authorizing the imposition on electric customers of a charge to permit the recovery over
time of costs identified by a financing order issued by the NMPRC pursuant to statutory authority. 
 “Statutory Reserve
Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or
supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Federal Reserve Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the
Federal Reserve Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve
requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D of the Federal Reserve Board or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate
shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.  

“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, (a) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by
the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time, any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening
of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture 

  
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or other entity in which such person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries has more than a 50% equity interest at any time. Any reference to Subsidiary herein, unless otherwise identified,
shall mean a Subsidiary, direct or indirect, of the Borrower. Any reference to a Subsidiary of the Borrower herein shall not include any Subsidiary that is inactive, has minimal or no assets and does not generate revenues. 

“Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.23. 

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding),
assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, fines, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto. 

“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate
based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.  
 “Threshold Amount”
means $20,000,000. 
 “TNMP” means Texas-New Mexico Power Company, a Texas
corporation. 
 “TNMP Credit Agreement” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
September 25, 2017, among TNMP, the lenders party thereto and KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent. 
 “TNMP
First Mortgage Bonds” means those certain first mortgage bonds issued pursuant to the First Mortgage Indenture dated as of March 23, 2009, between TNMP and MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (f/k/a Union Bank, N.A.) (successor to The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee thereunder, as it may be supplemented and amended from time to time. 
 “TNMP
Securitization” means a securitization financing entered into by TNMP or a Subsidiary of TNMP relating to regulatory assets, stranded costs, transition property, all rights and property interests (contractual, statutory, regulatory or
otherwise) to impose and collect transition charges, including all cash proceeds collected, and accounts receivable arising, therefrom and all rights and interests that may become transition property under the Texas Utilities Code. 

“Total Assets” means all assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as shown on its most recent quarterly consolidated
balance sheet, as determined in accordance with GAAP. 
 “Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate
Loan or a Eurodollar Loan. 
 “UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA
Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct
Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms. 

“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for
the resolution of any UK Financial Institution. 
 “Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark
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 “U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States person”
as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. 
 “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning set forth in
Section 11.23. 
 “USD LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars.

 “VIE” has the meaning specified in Section 1.3(c). 

“Voting Stock” means the Capital Stock of a Person that is then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of
directors and other securities of such Person convertible into or exercisable for such Capital Stock (whether or not such securities are then currently convertible or exercisable). 

“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) 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, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel,
reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any
other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that
Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers. 
 1.2
Computation of Time Periods and Other Definitional Provisions. 
 For purposes of computation of periods of time hereunder,
the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.” References in this Loan Agreement to “Articles”, “Sections”,
“Schedules” or “Exhibits” shall be to Articles, Sections, Schedules or Exhibits of or to this Loan Agreement unless otherwise specifically provided. Any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof. 

1.3 Accounting Terms/Calculation of Financial Covenant. 

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein or incorporated herein by reference shall
be interpreted, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Loan Agreement, for purposes of calculation of the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.2, all accounting determinations and computations thereunder shall be made in accordance with GAAP as
in effect as of the date of this Loan Agreement applied on a basis consistent with the application used in preparing the most recent financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 4.1(d). In the event that any changes in GAAP after
such date are required to be applied to the Borrower and would affect the computation of the financial covenant contained in Section 7.2, such changes shall be followed only from and after the date this Loan Agreement shall have been amended to
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 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an
accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein, (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and,
except as specifically provided in the definitions of “Consolidated Capitalization” and “Consolidated Indebtedness,” such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof and (iii) in a
manner such that any obligations relating to a lease that was accounted for by a Person as an operating lease as of the Closing Date and any similar lease entered into after the Closing Date by such Person shall be accounted for as obligations
relating to an operating lease and not as a capital lease. 
 (c) All references herein to consolidated financial statements
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity
(“VIE”) that the Borrower is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810 – Consolidation – Variable Interest Entities as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as
defined herein; provided that the financial covenant in Section 7.2 shall be calculated without consolidation of any VIE to the extent the Borrower or its consolidated Subsidiaries have entered into power purchase
agreements with such VIE to serve retail customers as a result of the shutdown or closure of the San Juan Generating Station or the Four Corners Power Plant. 

1.4 Time. 

All references to time herein shall be references to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Time, as the case may be, unless specified
otherwise. 
 1.5 Rounding of Financial Covenant. 

Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Loan Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate
component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a
rounding-up if there is no nearest number). 
 1.6 References to Agreements and
Requirement of Laws. 
 Unless otherwise expressly provided herein: (a) references to organization documents, agreements
(including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements,
extensions, supplements and other modifications are not prohibited by any Loan Document and (b) references to any Requirement of Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or
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 1.7 Rates. 

The interest rate on Eurodollar Borrowings is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Base Rate, which is derived from LIBOR.
Section 3.10 provides a mechanism for (a) determining an alternative rate of interest if LIBOR is no longer available or in the other circumstances set forth in Section 3.10 and (b) modifying this Loan Agreement to give effect to
such alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to LIBOR or other rates in
the definition of Eurodollar Base Rate or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may
not be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.10, will have the same value as, or be economically equivalent to, the Eurodollar Base Rate. 

SECTION 2 
 CREDIT
FACILITY 
 2.1 Loans. 

(a) Commitment. Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions of this Loan Agreement, to make term loans in
Dollars (each a “Loan” and, collectively, the “Loans”) to the Borrower during the period commencing on the Closing Date to, but not including, the Commitment Termination Date in not more than three Borrowings in an
aggregate amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment (as such Commitment shall be reduced as set forth in Section 2.5). Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Loans may not be reborrowed. 

(b) Method of Borrowing. By no later than (i) 10:00 a.m. on the date of the requested Borrowing of Loans that will be
comprised of Base Rate Loans and (ii) 12:00 noon three (3) Business Days prior to the date of the requested Borrowing of Loans that will be comprised of Eurodollar Loans, the Borrower shall submit a written Notice of Borrowing in the form of
Exhibit 2.1(b) to the Administrative Agent setting forth (A) the amount requested, (B) the date of the requested Borrowing, (C) the Type of Loan, (D) with respect to Loans that will be Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period
applicable thereto, (E) a certification that the Borrower has complied, or, in respect of any Borrowing that will consist of Eurodollar Loans, intends to comply, in all respects with Section 5.1 and (F) with respect to Loans that will
be Eurodollar Loans, compensation provisions substantially consistent with the terms of Section 3.14. If the Borrower shall fail to specify (1) an Interest Period in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, then such Eurodollar Loan shall be deemed
to have an Interest Period of one month or (2) the Type of Loan requested, then such Loan shall be deemed to be a Base Rate Loan. 

(c) Funding of Loans. Upon receipt of a Notice of Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall promptly inform the Lenders
as to the terms thereof. Each such Lender shall make its Pro Rata Share of the requested Loans available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 12:00 noon on the Business
Day specified in the Notice of Borrowing. Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5.1, the amount of the requested Loans will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent by wire
transfer of such funds in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or such other means agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. 

(d) Term Notes. At the request of any Lender, the Loans made by such Lender shall be evidenced by a duly executed
promissory note of the Borrower to such Lender in substantially the form of Exhibit 2.1(d). 

  
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 2.2 Fees. 

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the pro rata benefit of each Lender (other than the Defaulting
Lenders, if any) based on its Pro Rata Share, a per annum fee equal to the daily average sum of the Applicable Percentage for Commitment Fees for each day during the period of determination multiplied by the unused Commitment for each such day (the
“Commitment Fee”). The Commitment Fees shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date and shall continue to accrue until the earlier of (i) the Commitment Termination Date and (ii) the date on which all of the Commitments
under this Loan Agreement have been terminated. The Commitment Fee shall be due and payable in arrears quarterly on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter and on the Maturity Date (or any other date on which the Commitments shall be reduced
or terminated). 
 (b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the
amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Fee Letter. 
 2.3
Continuations and Conversions. 
 Subject to the terms below, the Borrower shall have the option, on any Business Day prior
to the Maturity Date, to continue existing Eurodollar Loans in whole or in part for a subsequent Interest Period, to convert Base Rate Loans in whole or in part into Eurodollar Loans or to convert Eurodollar Loans in whole or in part into Base Rate
Loans. By no later than 12:00 noon (a) two Business Days prior to the date of the requested conversion of a Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan and (b) three Business Days prior to the date of the requested continuation of a Eurodollar
Loan or conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Loan, the Borrower shall provide a written Notice of Continuation/Conversion in the form of Exhibit 2.3, setting forth whether the Borrower wishes to continue or convert such Loans.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) except as provided in Section 3.11, Eurodollar Loans may only be continued or converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto,
(B) Eurodollar Loans may not be continued nor may Base Rate Loans be converted into Eurodollar Loans during the existence and continuation of a Default or an Event of Default and (C) any request to continue a Eurodollar Loan that fails to
comply with the terms hereof or any failure to request a continuation of a Eurodollar Loan at the end of an Interest Period shall be deemed a request to convert such Eurodollar Loan to a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the applicable Interest
Period. 
 2.4 Minimum Amounts. 

Each request for a borrowing, conversion or continuation shall be subject to the requirements that (a) each Eurodollar Loan shall be in a
minimum amount of $3,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, (b) each Base Rate Loan shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (or the remaining amount of
outstanding Loans) and (c) no more than three Eurodollar Loans shall be outstanding hereunder at any one time. For the purposes of this Section 2.4, separate Eurodollar Loans that begin and end on the same date, as well as Eurodollar Loans
that begin and end on different dates, shall all be considered as separate Eurodollar Loans. 
 2.5 Termination or Reduction of
the Commitments. 
 (a) Upon any Lender’s making of its Loans, the Commitment of such Lender shall be reduced
automatically on a dollar for dollar basis. Unless previously terminated, the unused Commitments shall terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Commitment Termination Date. 

  
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 (b) The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business
Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), to permanently terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the respective Commitments of
the Lenders, provided that each partial reduction shall be in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, or the remaining balance, if less than $5,000,000. Once terminated, a Commitment or portion
thereof may not be reinstated. 
 2.6 Evidence of Debt. 

The Loans made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent
in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments
thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to its Borrower Obligations. In the event of any conflict between
the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. 

SECTION 3 
 GENERAL
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE 
 TO LOANS 

3.1 Interest. 

(a) Interest Rate. Subject to Section 3.1(b), (i) all Base Rate Loans shall accrue interest at the Adjusted Base
Rate and (ii) all Eurodollar Loans shall accrue interest at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate. 
 (b) Default Rate of
Interest. 
 (i) After the occurrence, and during the continuation, of an Event of Default pursuant to
Section 9.1(a), the principal of and, to the extent permitted by Law, interest on the Loans and any other amounts owing hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (including without limitation fees and expenses) shall bear interest, payable on
demand, at the Default Rate. 
 (ii) After the occurrence, and during the continuation, of an Event of Default (other than an
Event of Default pursuant to Section 9.1(a)), at the request of the Required Lenders, the principal of and, to the extent permitted by Law, interest on the Loans and any other amounts owing hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (including
without limitation fees and expenses) shall bear interest, payable on demand, at the Default Rate. 
 (c) Interest
Payments. Interest on Loans shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. 

  
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 3.2 Payments Generally. 

(a) No Deductions; Place and Time of Payments. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of
and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the
respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to
each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. shall be
deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there exists a Defaulting Lender, each payment by the Borrower to such Defaulting Lender hereunder
shall be applied in accordance with Section 3.16(b). 
 (b) Payment Dates. Subject to the definition of
“Interest Period,” if any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing
interest or fees, as the case may be. 
 (c) Advances by Administrative Agent. Unless the Borrower or any Lender has
notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the time any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may
assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that
such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then: 
 (i) if the Borrower
failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon in respect
of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Federal Funds Rate from time to
time in effect; and 
 (ii) if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the
Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by
the Administrative Agent (the “Compensation Period”) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute
such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the
Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to such Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any
Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder. 

  
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 A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any
amount owing under this subsection (c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. 
 (d) Several Obligations.
The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and
no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan. 
 (e) Funding Offices.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular
place or manner. 
 3.3 Prepayments. 

(a) Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loans in whole or in part from time to time
without premium or penalty; provided, however, that (i) all prepayments under this Section 3.3(a) shall be subject to Section 3.14, (ii) Eurodollar Loans may only be prepaid on three (3) Business Days’ prior
written notice to the Administrative Agent, (iii) each such partial prepayment of Eurodollar Loans shall be in the minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000, and (iv) each such partial prepayment of Base
Rate Loans shall be in the minimum principal amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000, or, in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv), if less than such minimum amounts, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Amounts
prepaid pursuant to this Section 3.3(a) shall be applied as the Borrower may elect based on the Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares; provided, however, if the Borrower fails to specify, such prepayment shall be applied by the
Administrative Agent, subject to Section 3.7, in such manner as it deems reasonably appropriate. 
 (b) Mandatory
Prepayments. In the event and on each occasion that any Net Cash Proceeds are received by or on behalf of the Borrower or PNMR Development in respect of a Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall, promptly provide notice thereof to the
Administrative Agent and shall within three (3) Business Days after such Net Cash Proceeds are received, prepay the Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds, together with all accrued interest thereon and
all fees and other sums due hereunder, including amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.14, if any. 
 3.4
[Reserved]. 
 3.5 Payment in Full at Maturity. 

On the Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal balance of all Loans, together with accrued but unpaid interest and all fees and other
sums owing under the Loan Documents, shall be due and payable in full, unless accelerated sooner pursuant to Section 9.2; provided that if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, then such principal, interest, fees and other sums shall
be due and payable in full on the next preceding Business Day. 

  
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 3.6 Computations of Interest and Fees. 

(a) Calculation of Interest and Fees. Except for Base Rate Loans that are based upon the Prime Rate, in which case
interest shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, all computations of interest and fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a
year of 360 days. Interest shall accrue from and including the first date of Borrowing (or continuation or conversion) to but excluding the last day occurring in the period for which such interest is payable. Each determination by the Administrative
Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. 
 (b)
Usury. It is the intent of the Lenders and the Borrower to conform to and contract in strict compliance with applicable usury Law from time to time in effect. All agreements between the Lenders and the Borrower are hereby limited by the
provisions of this subsection which shall override and control all such agreements, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral. In no way, nor in any event or contingency (including but not limited to prepayment or
acceleration of the maturity of any Borrower Obligation), shall the interest taken, reserved, contracted for, charged, or received under this Loan Agreement, under the Notes or otherwise, exceed the maximum nonusurious amount permissible under
applicable Law. If, from any possible construction of any of the Loan Documents or any other document, interest would otherwise be payable in excess of the maximum nonusurious amount, any such construction shall be subject to the provisions of this
subsection and such documents shall be automatically reduced to the maximum nonusurious amount permitted under applicable Law, without the necessity of execution of any amendment or new document. If any Lender shall ever receive anything of value
which is characterized as interest on the Loans under applicable Law and which would, apart from this provision, be in excess of the maximum nonusurious amount, an amount equal to the amount which would have been excessive interest shall, without
penalty, be applied to the reduction of the principal amount owing on the Loans and not to the payment of interest, or refunded to the Borrower or the other payor thereof if and to the extent such amount which would have been excessive exceeds such
unpaid principal amount of the Loans. The right to demand payment of the Loans or any other Indebtedness evidenced by any of the Loan Documents does not include the right to accelerate the payment of any interest which has not otherwise accrued on
the date of such demand, and the Lenders do not intend to charge or receive any unearned interest in the event of such demand. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders with respect to the Loans shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable Law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term (including any renewal or extension) of the Loans so that the amount of interest on account of the Loans does not exceed the maximum nonusurious amount
permitted by applicable Law. 
 3.7 Pro Rata Treatment. 

Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, each Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Loan, each payment of interest,
each payment of fees (other than administrative fees, if any, paid to the Administrative Agent) and each conversion or continuation of any Loans, shall be allocated pro rata among the relevant Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares;
provided that, if any Lender shall have failed to pay its Pro Rata Share of any Loan, then any amount to which such Lender would otherwise be entitled pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall instead be payable to the Administrative Agent
until the share of such Loan not funded or purchased by such Lender has been repaid. In the event any principal, interest, fee or other amount paid to any Lender pursuant to this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document is rescinded or must
otherwise be returned by the Administrative Agent, (a) such principal, interest, fee or other amount that had been satisfied by such payment shall be revived, reinstated and 

  
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continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not occurred and (b) such Lender shall, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, repay to the Administrative Agent the amount
so paid to such Lender, with interest for the period commencing on the date such payment is returned by the Administrative Agent until the date the Administrative Agent receives such repayment at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate if
repaid within two (2) Business Days after such request and thereafter the Base Rate. 
 3.8 Sharing of Payments.

 The Lenders agree among themselves that, except to the extent otherwise provided herein, in the event that any Lender shall obtain payment
in respect of any Loan or any other obligation owing to such Lender under this Loan Agreement through the exercise of a right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim, or pursuant to a secured claim under Section 506 of the Bankruptcy Code
or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received by such Lender under any applicable Debtor Relief Law or other similar Law or otherwise, or by any other means, in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such payment
as provided for in this Loan Agreement, such Lender shall promptly pay in cash or purchase from the other Lenders a participation in such Loans and other obligations in such amounts, and make such other adjustments from time to time, as shall be
equitable to the end that all Lenders share such payment in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. The Lenders further agree among themselves that if payment to a Lender obtained by such Lender through the exercise of a right of setoff,
banker’s lien, counterclaim or other event as aforesaid shall be rescinded or must otherwise be returned, each Lender which shall have shared the benefit of such payment shall, by payment in cash or a repurchase of a participation theretofore
sold, return its share of that benefit (together with its share of any accrued interest payable with respect thereto) to each Lender whose payment shall have been rescinded or otherwise returned. The Borrower agrees that (a) any Lender so
purchasing such a participation may, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, exercise all rights of payment, including setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim, with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a holder of such
Loan or other obligation in the amount of such participation and (b) the Borrower Obligations that have been satisfied by a payment that has been rescinded or otherwise returned shall be revived, reinstated and continued in full force and
effect as if such payment had not occurred. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Loan Agreement, if any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall fail to remit to any other Lender an amount payable by such Lender or the Administrative Agent
to such other Lender pursuant to this Loan Agreement on the date when such amount is due, such payments shall be made together with interest thereon for each date from the date such amount is due until the date such amount is paid to the
Administrative Agent or such other Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. If under any applicable Debtor Relief Law or other similar Law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section 3.8
applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders under this Section 3.8 to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured
claim. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there exists a Defaulting Lender, all amounts received by such Defaulting Lender hereunder shall
be applied in accordance with Section 3.16(b). 
 3.9 Capital Adequacy. 

If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital or assets of such
Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy, liquidity requirements and such Lender’s desired return on
capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction; provided that such
determination to charge such additional amounts to the Borrower shall be made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and consistent with other similarly situated customers of the applicable Lender after consideration of such
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 3.10 Successor LIBOR Rate Index. 

(a) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark
Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then
(x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all
purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document and
(y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes
hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to,
or further action or consent of any other party to, this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising
the Required Lenders. 
 (b) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a
Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing
such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document. 

(c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and
the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark
Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (d) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any
Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.10, including any determination with respect to
a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding
absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.10. 

(d) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document,
at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or USD LIBOR) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a
screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public
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information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any
Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently
displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark
Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. 

(e) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark
Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Eurodollar Loan of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will
be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the
component of the Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate. 

3.11 Illegality. 

If any Lender determines that any Requirement of Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful,
for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, or materially restricts the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take
deposits of Dollars in the London interbank market, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to
make or continue Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined with reference to the Eurodollar Base Rate or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the
Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall, upon demand to the Borrower from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent),
prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans as to which the interest rate is not determined with reference to the Eurodollar Base Rate, either on the last day of the Interest Period thereof, if such
Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay interest on
the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any amounts due with respect thereto pursuant to Section 3.14. 
 3.12
Requirements of Law. 
 If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines that as a result of any Change in Law, there
shall be any increase in the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding, continuing, converting or maintaining Loans, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by the Administrative Agent or such
Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.12 any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (a) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.13 and the imposition
of or change in the rate of any Excluded Taxes and (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate covered by the definition of Eurodollar Rate), then from time to time, upon demand of the Administrative Agent or such Lender (through the Administrative Agent),
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shall pay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender for such increased cost or reduction in yield; provided
that, such determination to charge such additional amounts to the Borrower shall be made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and consistent with other similarly situated customers of the Administrative Agent or applicable
Lender after consideration of such factors as the Administrative Agent or such Lender then reasonably determines to be relevant. 
 3.13
Taxes. 
 (a) Payments Free of Taxes. Except as required by applicable Law, any and all payments by
or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes; provided that if the Borrower shall be required by applicable Law
to deduct any Indemnified Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the
Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall
timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law. 
 (b)
Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law. 

(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten
(10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender
or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Administrative Agent or such Lender and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or
asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided that the Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any amount in respect of any such penalties, interest or reasonable expenses if written
demand therefor was not made by the Administrative Agent or such Lender within 180 days from the date on which such party makes payment for such penalties, interest or expenses; provided further that the foregoing limitation shall not
apply to any such penalties, interest or reasonable expenses arising out of the retroactive application of any such Indemnified Tax. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to
the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In addition, the Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within ten
(10) days after demand therefor, for any incremental Taxes that may become payable by such Administrative Agent or Lender (or its beneficial owners) as a result of any failure of the Borrower to pay any Taxes when due to the appropriate
Governmental Authority or to deliver to such Administrative Agent, pursuant to clause (d) below, documentation evidencing the payment of Taxes. 

(d) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes by the Borrower to a
Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence
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 (e) Status of Lenders. 

(i) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction
in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at
the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Law as will permit such payments to be made without
withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding
two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than the documentation described below) shall not be required if in the 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 the Lender. 

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person. 

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on
which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Loan Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9
certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; 
 (B) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Loan Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the
request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), whichever of the following is applicable: 

(iii) duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8 BEN-E claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party; 

(iv) duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; 

(v) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of
the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the
meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) duly completed copies of IRS Form
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 (vi) any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for claiming
exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower to determine the withholding or deduction required to
be made. 
 (C) 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 this clause (C), “FATCA” shall include any
amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Loan Agreement. 
 Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it
previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. 

(f) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it
has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section (including additional amounts paid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section), it shall pay to the applicable indemnifying party an amount
equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund);
provided that the applicable indemnifying party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over pursuant to this Section (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant
Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (f),
in no event will the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (f) the payment of which would place the Administrative Agent or Lender in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Administrative Agent or Lender would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be
construed to require the Administrative Agent or 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. 

(g) Indemnification of the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within
ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting
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obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.3(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant
Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto,
whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. 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. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any
other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (g). 
 (h) Survival. Without
prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of a Lender and the
satisfaction, discharge or payment in full of the Borrower Obligations and the termination of the Commitments. 
 3.14
Compensation. 
 Upon the written demand of any Lender, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold
such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of: 
 (a) any continuation, conversion,
payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Eurodollar Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise); or 

(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Eurodollar Loan) to prepay,
borrow, continue or convert any Eurodollar Loan on the date or in the amount previously requested by the Borrower. 
 The amount each such Lender shall be
compensated pursuant to this Section 3.14 shall include, without limitation, (i) any loss incurred by such Lender in connection with the re-employment of funds prepaid, repaid, not borrowed or paid,
as the case may be and (ii) any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) incurred and reasonably attributable
thereto. 
 For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.14, each Lender shall be
deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar
Loan was in fact so funded. 
 3.15 Determination and Survival of Provisions. 

All determinations by the Administrative Agent or a Lender of amounts owing under Sections 3.9 through 3.14, inclusive, shall, absent manifest
error, be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and all amounts owing thereunder shall be due and payable within ten (10) Business Days of demand therefor. In determining such amount, the Administrative Agent or such Lender may use any
reasonable averaging and attribution methods. Section 3.9 through 3.14, inclusive, shall survive the termination of this Loan Agreement and the payment of all Borrower Obligations. 

  
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 3.16 Defaulting Lenders. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Loan Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as
such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law: 
 (a) Waivers and
Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Loan Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 11.6. 

(b) Reallocation of Payments. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative
Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to
Section 11.2), 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 such 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 such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Loan Agreement, as determined by the
Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of such
Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Loan Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Loan Agreement; fifth, so long as no 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 such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Loan Agreement; and
sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (i) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not
fully funded its appropriate share and (ii) such Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.1 were satisfied or waived, 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 such 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 pursuant to this Section 3.16(b) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto. 

(c) Fees. Fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to
Section 2.2(a). 
 (d) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing in
their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set
forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans to be held on a pro
rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on
behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute
a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. 

  
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 3.17 Mitigation Obligations. 

If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.9 or Section 3.12, or
requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.13 or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to
Section 3.11, then, at the request of the Borrower, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations
hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.9,
Section 3.12 or Section 3.13, as the case may be, in the future or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.11, as applicable, and (ii) in each
case, would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any
such designation or assignment. 
 SECTION 4 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 

4.1 Closing Conditions. 

The obligation of the Lenders to enter into this Loan Agreement and to make the Loans is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:

 (a) Executed Loan Documents. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of duly executed copies of: (i) this Loan
Agreement and (ii) the Notes to the extent requested by the Lenders. 
 (b) Authority Documents. Receipt by the
Administrative Agent of the following: 
 (i) Organizational Documents. Copies of the articles of incorporation of the
Borrower certified to be true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state or other jurisdiction of its formation and copies of the bylaws of the Borrower certified by a secretary or assistant secretary (or
the equivalent) of the Borrower to be true and correct as of the Closing Date. 
 (ii) Resolutions. Copies of
resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower approving and adopting this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, the transactions contemplated herein and therein and authorizing execution and delivery hereof and
thereof, certified by a secretary or assistant secretary (or the equivalent) of the Borrower to be true and correct and in full force and effect as of the Closing Date. 

(iii) Good Standing. Copies of a certificate of good standing, existence or its equivalent with respect to the Borrower
certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state or other jurisdiction of its formation. 

  
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 (iv) Incumbency. An incumbency certificate of the Borrower certified
by a secretary or assistant secretary (or the equivalent) of the Borrower to be true and correct as of the Closing Date. 

(c) Opinions of Counsel. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of opinions of counsel from counsel to the Borrower (which
may include in-house counsel with respect to matters of New Mexico law), in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated as of the
Closing Date. 
 (d) Financial Statements. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a copy of (i) the annual
consolidated financial statements (including balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019, audited by independent public accountants of recognized national standing,
(ii) the consolidated balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each of the Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, together with a year to date statement of
cash flows and (iii) such other financial information regarding the Borrower as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. The Administrative Agent acknowledges that the items described in clauses (i) and (ii) above have been posted
on the Borrower’s website at the website address listed on Schedule 11.1 and are therefore deemed to have been received by the Administrative Agent. 

(e) [Reserved]. 

(f) Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2019, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, (i) there shall
have been no development or event relating to or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that has had or could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (ii) no Material Adverse Change shall have occurred in the
facts and information regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as disclosed in the SEC Reports. 
 (g) Litigation.
There shall not exist any material order, decree, judgment, ruling or injunction or any material pending or threatened action, suit, investigation or proceeding against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except as disclosed in the SEC Reports.

 (h) Consents. All necessary governmental, shareholder and third party consents and approvals, if any, with respect
to this Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been received and no condition or Requirement of Law exists which would reasonably be likely to restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse
conditions on the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents. 
 (i) Officer’s
Certificates. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate or certificates executed by a Financial Officer or an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as of the Closing Date stating that (i) the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries
are in compliance in all material respects with all existing material financial obligations (other than Specified Defaults) and all material Requirements of Law, (ii) there does not exist any material order, decree, judgment, ruling or
injunction or any material pending or threatened action, suit, investigation or proceeding against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, (iii) the financial statements and information delivered to the
Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date were prepared in good faith and in accordance with GAAP and (iv) immediately after giving effect to this Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all the transactions contemplated herein or
therein to occur on such date, (A) the Borrower is Solvent, (B) no Default or Event of Default exists, (C) all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Loan 

  
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Documents are true and correct in all material respects, (D) since December 31, 2019, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there has been no development or event relating to or
affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that has had or could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no Material Adverse Change has occurred in the facts and information regarding the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
disclosed in the SEC Reports and (E) the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.2, as of June 30, 2020, as demonstrated in the Covenant Compliance Worksheet attached to such certificate. 

(j) Account Designation Letter. Receipt by the Administrative Agent of an executed counterpart of the Account
Designation Letter. 
 (k) PATRIOT Act. The Borrower shall have provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
the documentation and other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to comply with requirements of the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. 

(l) Fees and Expenses. Unless waived by the Person entitled thereto, payment by the Borrower of the fees required to be
paid pursuant to the Fee Letter on the Closing Date and all attorneys’ fees and expenses owed by it to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders on or before the Closing Date. 

(m) Other. Receipt by the Lenders of such other documents, instruments, agreements or information as reasonably
requested by any Lender. 
 Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 10.4, for purposes of
determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section, each Lender that has signed this Loan Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required
hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto. 

SECTION 5 
 CONDITIONS
TO FUNDING OF LOANS 
 5.1 Funding Requirements. 

In addition to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 of this Loan Agreement, the Lenders shall not be obligated to make the
Loans unless the following conditions are satisfied as of the date of each Borrowing: 
 (a) Notice. The Borrower
shall have delivered a Notice of Borrowing, duly executed and completed by the time specified in Section 2.1. 

(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by the Borrower in any Loan Document are
true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as if made as of such date except to the extent they expressly and exclusively
relate to an earlier date. 
 (c) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall exist and be continuing either
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 The delivery of the Notice of Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by
the Borrower of the correctness of the matters specified in subsections (b) and (c) above. 
 SECTION 6 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 

To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Loan Agreement and to induce the Lenders to extend the credit
contemplated hereby, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows: 
 6.1
Organization and Good Standing. 
 Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign entity authorized to do business in every other jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify would have a
Material Adverse Effect and (c) has the requisite power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. 

6.2 Due Authorization. 

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

6.3 No Conflicts. 

Neither the execution and delivery of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein and therein, nor performance of and compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof by the Borrower will (a) violate or conflict with any provision of its organizational documents, (b) violate, contravene or conflict
with any law, regulation (including without limitation, Regulation U and Regulation X), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or permit applicable to it, (c) violate, contravene or conflict with contractual provisions of, or cause an event
of default under, any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, the violation of which would have or would be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect or (d) result in or require the creation of any Lien upon or with respect to its properties. 
 6.4
Consents. 
 No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, registration or qualification with, any court or
Governmental Authority or third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents that has not been obtained or completed. 

  
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 6.5 Enforceable Obligations. 

This Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations
of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable principles. 

6.6 Financial Condition. 

The financial statements delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.1(d) and pursuant to Sections 7.1(a) and
(b): (i) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP except that the quarterly financial statements are subject to year-end adjustments and have fewer footnotes than annual statements and (ii) present
fairly the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date and for such periods. No opinion provided with respect to the Borrower’s financial statements pursuant to
Section 4.1(d) or 7.1(a) (or as to any prior annual financial statements) has been withdrawn. 
 6.7 No Material
Change. 
 (a) Since December 31, 2019, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there has been no development or
event relating to or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

(b) Since December 31, 2019, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there has been no sale, transfer or other disposition
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any material part of its business or property, and no purchase or other acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any business or property (including the Capital Stock of any other
Person) material in relation to the financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case which is not (i) reflected in the most recent financial statements delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.1(d) or 7.1
or in the notes thereto or (ii) otherwise permitted by the terms of this Loan Agreement and communicated to the Lenders. 
 6.8
No Default. 
 Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in any respect under any contract, lease,
loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, security agreement or other agreement or obligation to which it is a party or by which any of its properties is bound which default would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No
Default or Event of Default presently exists and is continuing. 
 6.9 Litigation. 

Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, there are no actions, suits, investigations or legal, equitable, arbitration or administrative
proceedings, pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

6.10 Taxes. 

Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has filed, or caused to be filed, all material tax returns (federal, state, local and foreign)
required to be filed and paid all amounts of taxes shown to be due (including interest and penalties) and has paid all other taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges (including mortgage recording taxes, documentary stamp taxes and
intangibles taxes) owed by it, except for such taxes (i) the amount of which, individually or in the aggregate, is not material, or (ii) which are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings, and
against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP. 

  
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 6.11 Compliance with Law. 

Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, orders and decrees applicable to it or to its
properties, unless such failure to comply would not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 6.12
ERISA. 
 (a) Except as would not result or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

 (i) Each Single Employer Plan has been maintained, operated, and funded in compliance with its own terms and in material
compliance with the provisions of ERISA, the Code, and any other applicable federal or state laws, regulations and published interpretations thereunder, except for any required amendments for which the remedial amendment period as defined in
Section 401(b) of the Code has not yet expired. Each Single Employer Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the IRS to be so qualified, and each trust related to such plan has been
determined to be exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code except for such plans that have not yet received determination letters but for which the remedial amendment period for submitting a determination letter has not yet expired. No liability
has been incurred by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate which remains unsatisfied for any taxes or penalties assessed with respect to any Single Employer Plan or any Multiemployer Plan except for a liability that could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (ii) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur. 

(iii) No Prohibited Transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) or breach of
fiduciary responsibility has occurred with respect to a Single Employer Plan which has subjected or would be reasonably likely to subject the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to any liability under Sections 406, 409, 502(i), or 502(l) of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, or under any agreement or other instrument pursuant to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has agreed or is required to indemnify any person against any such liability. 

(iv) No proceeding, claim (other than a benefits claim in the ordinary course of business), lawsuit and/or investigation is
existing or, to the best of the knowledge of the Borrower after due inquiry, threatened concerning or involving (i) any employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) currently maintained or contributed to by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate (a “Welfare Plan”), (ii) any Single Employer Plan or (iii) any Multiemployer Plan. 

(v) Each Welfare Plan to which Sections 601-609 of ERISA and Section 4980B of the
Code apply has been administered in compliance in all material respects with such sections. 

  
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 (b) The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that the
Borrower is not and will not be using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the
Loans or the Commitments. 
 6.13 Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock. 

The proceeds of the Borrowings hereunder will be used solely for the purposes specified in Section 7.9. None of such proceeds will be used
(a)(i) for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock or (ii) for the purpose of reducing or retiring any Indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry Margin Stock, or (iii) for any other purpose that might
constitute this transaction a “purpose credit” within the meaning of Regulation U or (b) for the acquisition of another Person unless the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) or stockholders, as appropriate, of such
Person has approved such acquisition. 
 6.14 Government Regulation. 

The Borrower is not an “investment company” registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, or controlled by such a company. 
 6.15 Solvency. 

The Borrower is and, after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement, will be Solvent. 

6.16 Disclosure. 

Neither this Loan Agreement nor any financial statements delivered to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders nor any other document,
certificate or statement furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained therein or herein, taken as a whole, not misleading. 
 6.17 Environmental
Matters. 
 Except as would not result or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (a) each of the
properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (the “Properties”) and all operations at the Properties are in substantial compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) there is no undocumented or unreported violation
of any Environmental Laws with respect to the Properties or the businesses operated by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (the “Businesses”) that the Borrower is aware of, and (c) there are no conditions relating to the
Businesses or Properties that have given rise to or would reasonably be expected to give rise to a liability under any applicable Environmental Laws or to any Environmental Claim. 

  
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 6.18 [Reserved]. 

6.19 [Reserved]. 

6.20 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. 

The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, any
Subsidiary and their respective directors, officers and employees with the Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. The Borrower, any Subsidiary and to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary their respective officers, directors and
employees, are in compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary any of their respective directors,
officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any third party that will act in any capacity on behalf of or at the direction of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with or will benefit from the credit facility
established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, use of proceeds or other transactions by the Borrower or any Subsidiary contemplated by this Loan Agreement will knowingly violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions. 

6.21 Affected Financial Institutions. 

The Borrower is not an Affected Financial Institution. 

SECTION 7 
 AFFIRMATIVE
COVENANTS 
 The Borrower covenants and agrees that until the later of the (i) Commitment Termination Date and (ii) the
payment in full of all Borrower Obligations: 
 7.1 Information Covenants. 

The Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Lenders: 

(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within 120 days after the close of each Fiscal
Year of the Borrower commencing with the 2020 Fiscal Year, a consolidated balance sheet and income statement of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of such Fiscal Year, together with the related consolidated statements of income and of
cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in comparative form figures for the preceding Fiscal Year, all such financial information described above to be in reasonable form and detail and, in each case, audited by independent certified public
accountants of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and whose opinion shall be furnished to the Lenders, and shall be to the effect that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
(except for changes with which such accountants concur) and shall not be limited as to the scope of the audit or qualified in any respect. To the extent that any VIEs have been consolidated with the Borrower in the preparation of the financial
statements furnished pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) (as contemplated in Section 1.3(c)), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent with such financial statements a reconciliation of
such financial statements that excludes the impact of such consolidation. 

  
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 (b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any
event within 60 days after the close of each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2020 (other than the fourth Fiscal Quarter), a consolidated balance sheet and income statement of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter, together with the related consolidated statement of income for such Fiscal Quarter and a year to date statement of cash flows, in each case setting forth in comparative form figures for the
corresponding period of the preceding Fiscal Year, all such financial information described above to be in reasonable form and detail and reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, and, in each case, accompanied by a certificate of a Financial
Officer of the Borrower to the effect that such quarterly financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of such Person and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to changes resulting from audit and
normal year-end audit adjustments and except that the quarterly financial statements have fewer footnotes than annual statements. To the extent that any VIEs have been consolidated with the Borrower in the
preparation of the financial statements furnished pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) (as contemplated in Section 1.3(c)), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent with such financial statements a reconciliation of such financial
statements that excludes the impact of such consolidation. 
 (c) Officer’s Certificate. At the time of delivery
of the financial statements provided for in Sections 7.1(a) and 7.1(b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit 7.1(c): (i) setting forth calculations demonstrating
compliance by the Borrower with the financial covenant set forth in Section 7.2 as of the end of such fiscal period and (ii) stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or if any Default or Event of Default does exist, specifying
the nature and extent thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. 
 (d) Reports.
Notice of the filing by the Borrower of any Form 10-Q, Form 10-K or Form 8-K with the SEC promptly upon the filing thereof and
copies of all financial statements, proxy statements, notices and reports as the Borrower shall send to its shareholders concurrently with the mailing of any such statements, notices or reports to its shareholders. 

(e) Notices. Upon the Borrower obtaining knowledge thereof, the Borrower will give written notice to the Administrative
Agent within ten (10) days of (i) the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto and (ii) the occurrence of any of the
following with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (A) the pendency or commencement of any litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, would
have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) one or more judgments, orders, or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving a liability of $20,000,000 or more, in the
aggregate or (C) the institution of any proceedings against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to, or the receipt of notice by such Person of potential liability or responsibility for violation or alleged violation of, any
federal, state or local law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, any Environmental Laws), the violation of which would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

(f) ERISA. Upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate obtaining knowledge thereof, the Borrower will give written notice
to the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within ten days) of any of the following which would result in or reasonably would be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any unfavorable determination letter from the IRS
regarding the qualification of a Single Employer Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code (along with a copy thereof), (ii) all notices received by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the PBGC’s intent to

  
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terminate any Single Employer Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Single Employer Plan, (iii) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the receipt of notice as prescribed in
ERISA or otherwise of any withdrawal liability assessed against the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates, or of a determination that any Multiemployer Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA); or (iv) the Borrower
obtaining knowledge or reason to know that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has filed or intends to file a notice of intent to terminate any Single Employer Plan under a distress termination within the meaning of Section 4041(c) of ERISA.
Promptly upon request, the Borrower shall furnish the Lenders with such additional information concerning any Single Employer Plan as may be reasonably requested, including, but not limited to, copies of each annual report/return (Form 5500 series),
as well as all schedules and attachments thereto required to be filed with the Department of Labor and/or the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to ERISA and the Code, respectively, for each “plan year” (within the meaning of
Section 3(39) of ERISA). 
 (g) Debt Ratings. Prompt notice of any change in its Debt Ratings. 

(h) Other Information. With reasonable promptness upon any such request, such other information regarding the business,
properties or financial condition of the Borrower as the Lenders may reasonably request. 
 Documents required to be delivered pursuant to
Section 7.1(a), (b) or (d) (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 at the website address listed on Schedule 11.1; 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: (A) 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 (B) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by telecopier 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. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the
Officer’s Certificate required by Section 7.1(c) to the Administrative Agent. Except for such Officer’s Certificate, 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. 
 7.2 Financial Covenant. 

The ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness to (b) Consolidated Capitalization shall be less than or equal to 0.70 to 1.0 as of the
last day of any Fiscal Quarter. 
 7.3 Preservation of Existence and Franchises. 

(a) The Borrower will do (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to do) all things necessary to preserve and keep in full
force and effect its existence and all material rights, franchises and authority. 

  
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 (b) The Borrower will maintain (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to
maintain) its properties in working order and condition and not waste or otherwise permit such properties to deteriorate, reasonable wear and tear excepted; provided that this Section 7.3(b) shall not prevent the Borrower or any Subsidiary from
discontinuing the operation and the maintenance of any of its properties if such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business and the Borrower has concluded that such discontinuance could not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 7.4 Books and Records. 

The Borrower will keep (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep) complete and accurate books and records of its transactions in
accordance with good accounting practices on the basis of GAAP (including the establishment and maintenance of appropriate reserves). 

7.5 Compliance with Law. 

(a) The Borrower will comply (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply) with all laws (including, without limitation,
all Environmental Laws and ERISA laws), rules, regulations and orders, and all applicable restrictions imposed by all Governmental Authorities, applicable to it and its properties, if the failure to comply would have or would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (b) Without limiting clause (a) above, the Borrower will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, ensure that no person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls the Borrower or any Subsidiary is or shall be a Sanctioned Person. 

(c) The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its
Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with the Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. 

(d) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, provide such information and take such actions as are
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the PATRIOT Act and applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules
and regulations, including, without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. 
 7.6 Payment of Taxes and Other
Indebtedness. 
 The Borrower will (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) pay, settle or discharge (a) all taxes,
assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it, or upon its income or profits, or upon any of its properties, before they shall become delinquent, (b) all lawful claims (including claims for labor, materials and supplies) which,
if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien upon any of its properties, and (c) all of its other Indebtedness as it shall become due (to the extent such repayment is not otherwise prohibited by this Loan Agreement); provided, however,
that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy, claim or Indebtedness which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves therefor have been
established in accordance with GAAP, unless the failure to make any such payment (i) would give rise to an immediate right to foreclose or collect on a Lien securing such amounts or (ii) would have or would be reasonably expected to have a
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 7.7 Insurance. 

The Borrower will (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to) at all times maintain in full force and effect insurance (including
worker’s compensation insurance and general liability insurance) in such amounts, covering such risks and liabilities and with such deductibles or self-insurance retentions as are in accordance with normal industry practice. 

7.8 Performance of Obligations. 

The Borrower will perform (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform) in all material respects all of its obligations under the terms
of all material agreements, indentures, mortgages, security agreements or other debt instruments to which it is a party or by which it is bound; provided that the Specified Defaults will not constitute such a failure to perform for purposes of this
Section 7.8. 
 7.9 Use of Proceeds. 

The proceeds of the Borrowings may be used solely (a) to refinance Indebtedness of the Borrower, (b) to pay fees and expenses
required by the Loan Documents and (c) for general corporate purposes of the Borrower (including, but not limited to, working capital and capital expenditures). The Borrower will not request any Borrowing, and the Borrower shall not use, and
shall use commercially-reasonable efforts to ensure that any Subsidiary and its or their respective directors, officers and employees shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly (i) 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 or (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or
facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person in violation of applicable Sanctions, or in any Sanctioned Country in violation of applicable Sanctions. 

7.10 Audits/Inspections. 

Upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours and subject to the Borrower’s applicable safety protocols, the Borrower will
permit representatives appointed by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, including, without limitation, independent accountants, agents, attorneys, and appraisers to visit and inspect the Borrower’s property, including its books and
records, its accounts receivable and inventory, the Borrower’s facilities and its other business assets, and to make photocopies or photographs thereof and to write down and record any information such representative obtains and shall permit
the Administrative Agent or such Lender or its representatives to investigate and verify the accuracy of information provided to it and to discuss all such matters with the officers, employees and representatives of the Borrower; provided, that an
officer or authorized agent of the Borrower shall be present during any such discussions between the officers, employees or representatives of the Borrower and the representatives of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. 

7.11 Ownership of Certain Subsidiaries. 

The Borrower shall at all times, (a) own and control 100% of the Voting Stock of PSNM and (b) own and control, directly or
indirectly, 100% of the Voting Stock of TNMP. 

  
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 SECTION 8 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS 

Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Required Lenders, the Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the later of (i) the
Commitment Termination Date and (ii) the payment in full of all Borrower Obligations: 
 8.1 Nature of Business.

 The Borrower will not materially alter the character of its business from that conducted as of the Closing Date. 

8.2 Consolidation and Merger. 

The Borrower will not (a) merge with or into any other Person or consummate a Division as the Dividing Person or (b) consolidate,
liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution); provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist or be caused thereby, a Person may be merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower so
long as the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person; provided that the Merger Transactions pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof will not constitute a violation of this Section 8.2. 

8.3 Sale or Lease of Assets. 

The Borrower will not (nor will it permit its Subsidiaries to) sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of, any of its assets (including,
without limitation, all or substantially all of its assets, whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) except (a) sales or transfers of accounts receivable and
related rights to payment in connection with a State Approved Securitization, sales or transfers of stranded costs and related rights to payment in connection with a TNMP Securitization and other sales and transfers of accounts receivable and
related rights to payment so long as such other sales and transfers are non-recourse to the Borrower (other than with respect to Standard Securitization Undertakings) and are otherwise on commercially
reasonable terms; (b) sales of assets (excluding those permitted in clause (a) hereof) for fair value, if the aggregate value of all such transactions in any calendar year, does not exceed 25% of the book value of Total Assets, as
calculated as of the end of the most recent Fiscal Quarter; and (c) the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, at less than fair value, of any other assets, provided that the aggregate book value of such assets shall not exceed $20,000,000
in any calendar year. 
 8.4 Affiliate Transactions. 

The Borrower will not enter into any transaction or series of transactions, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, with any
Affiliate other than on terms and conditions substantially as favorable as would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate. 

8.5 Liens. 

The Borrower will not (nor will it permit its Subsidiaries to) contract, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien with respect to any
of its property or assets of any kind (whether real or personal, tangible or intangible), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, securing any Indebtedness other than the following: (a) Liens securing the Borrower Obligations, (b) Liens
for taxes not yet due or Liens for taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to which the property subject to any such Lien is not yet
subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on account thereof), (c) Liens in respect of property imposed by law arising in the ordinary course of business such as materialmen’s, mechanics’, warehousemen’s, carrier’s,
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existence less than 90 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves determined in accordance with GAAP have been established (and as to
which the property subject to any such Lien is not yet subject to foreclosure, sale or loss on account thereof), (d) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure payment of worker’s compensation insurance,
unemployment insurance, pensions or social security programs, (e) Liens arising from good faith deposits in connection with or to secure performance of tenders, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and
return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than obligations in respect of the payment of borrowed money),
(f) Liens arising from good faith deposits in connection with or to secure performance of statutory obligations and surety and appeal bonds, (g) easements,
rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not, in any material
respect, impairing the use of the encumbered property for its intended purposes, (h) judgment Liens that would not constitute an Event of Default, (i) Liens arising by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to
banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution, (j) any Lien created or arising over any property which is acquired, constructed or created by the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries, but only if (i) such Lien secures only principal amounts (not exceeding the cost of such acquisition, construction or creation) raised for the purposes of such acquisition, construction or creation, together with
any costs, expenses, interest and fees incurred in relation thereto or a guarantee given in respect thereof, (ii) such Lien is created or arises on or before 180 days after the completion of such acquisition, construction or creation,
(iii) such Lien is confined solely to the property so acquired, constructed or created and any improvements thereto and (iv) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not exceed $50,000,000 at any one
time outstanding, (k) any Lien on Margin Stock, (l) the assignment of, or Liens on, accounts receivable, stranded costs and related rights to payment in connection with (i) a State Approved Securitization, (ii) the TNMP
Securitization and (iii) any other accounts receivable securitization so long as such other securitization is non-recourse to the Borrower (other than with respect to Standard Securitization Undertakings)
and is otherwise on commercially reasonable terms, and the filing of related financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code of the applicable jurisdictions, (m) the assignment of, or Liens on, demand, energy or wheeling revenues, or on
capacity reservation or option fees, payable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any wholesale electric service or transmission agreements, the assignment of, or Liens on, revenues from energy services contracts, and the
assignment of, or Liens on, capacity reservation or option fees payable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary with respect to asset sales permitted herein, (n) Liens on assets of TNMP to the extent such Liens are not prohibited by (i) the
TNMP First Mortgage Bonds or the indenture pursuant to which the TNMP First Mortgage Bonds are issued, as the TNMP First Mortgage Bonds or such indenture may be amended, supplemented, refunded or replaced from time to time, or (ii) the TNMP
Credit Agreement, as such TNMP Credit Agreement may be amended, restated or replaced from time to time, but subject in each case to Section 7.2 of this Loan Agreement, (o) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions,
renewals or replacements), as a whole or in part, of any Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (n), for amounts not exceeding the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced,
provided that such extension, renewal or replacement Lien is limited to all or a part of the same property or assets that were covered by the Lien extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property or assets), (p) Liens on Property
that is subject to a lease that is classified as an operating lease as of the Closing Date but which is subsequently converted to a capital lease, (q) Liens securing obligations under Hedging Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business and not for speculative purposes, (r) Liens granted by bankruptcy remote special purpose Subsidiaries to secure stranded cost securitization bonds, (s) Liens upon any property in favor of the lenders under any Material Credit
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thereunder; provided that (i) the Borrower Obligations shall concurrently be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such Indebtedness under such Material Credit Agreement so long as
such other Indebtedness shall be secured and (ii) the Borrower, the lenders or any administrative agent under such Material Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, shall have entered into such security
agreements, collateral trust and sharing agreements, intercreditor agreements and other documentation deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent in respect of such Lien on terms and conditions acceptable to the Administrative Agent (including,
without limitation, with respect to the voting of claims and release or modification of any such Lien or all or any portion of the collateral thereunder), and (t) Liens on Property, in addition to those otherwise permitted by clauses (a)
through (s) above, securing, directly or indirectly, Indebtedness or obligations arising pursuant to other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business which do not exceed, in the aggregate at any one time outstanding,
$50,000,000. 
 8.6 Accounting Changes. 

The Borrower will not (nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to) make or permit, any change in accounting policies or reporting practices,
except as required by GAAP, or as permitted by GAAP, if the amounts involved are not material. 
 SECTION 9 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT 
 9.1
Events of Default. 
 An Event of Default shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an
“Event of Default”): 
 (a) Payment. The Borrower shall: (i) default in the payment when due of
any principal of any of the Loans; or (ii) default, and such default shall continue for three (3) or more Business Days, in the payment when due of any interest on the Loans or of any fees or other amounts owing hereunder, under any of the
other Loan Documents or in connection herewith or therewith. 
 (b) Representations. Any representation, warranty or
statement made or deemed to be made by the Borrower herein, in any of the other Loan Documents, or in any statement or certificate delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove untrue in any material respect on the
date as of which it was deemed to have been made. 
 (c) Covenants. The Borrower shall: 

(i) default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 7.1(e)(i), 7.2,
7.3(a) (solely with respect to the existence of the Borrower), 7.9, 7.10, 7.11 or 8.1 through 8.6 inclusive; or 
 (ii)
default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in subsections (a), (b) or (c)(i) of this Section 9.1) contained in this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document and such
default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least 30 days after the earlier of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower becoming aware of such default or notice thereof given by the Administrative Agent. 

  
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 (d) Loan Documents. Any Loan Document shall fail to be in force and
effect or the Borrower shall so assert or any Loan Document shall fail to give the Administrative Agent or the Lenders the material rights, powers, liens and privileges purported to be created thereby. 

(e) Bankruptcy, etc. The occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(i) a court or governmental agency having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a decree or order for relief in respect of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in an involuntary case under any applicable Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter
in effect, or appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or for any substantial part of their property or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its
affairs; or (ii) an involuntary case under any applicable Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect is commenced against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and such petition remains unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty
(60) consecutive days; or (iii) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall commence a voluntary case under any applicable Debtor Relief Law now or hereafter in effect, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary
case under any such law, or consent to the appointment or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of such Person or any substantial part of its property or make any general
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or any action shall be taken by any Person in furtherance of any of the
aforesaid purposes. 
 (f) Defaults under Other Agreements. 

(i) The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall default in the due performance or observance (beyond the applicable
grace period with respect thereto) of any material obligation or condition of any contract or lease to which it is a party, if such default would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

(ii) With respect to any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness outstanding
under this Loan Agreement) in excess of $40,000,000 in the aggregate (A) the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall (x) default in any payment (beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any) with respect to such
Indebtedness, or (y) default (after giving effect to any applicable grace period) in the observance or performance of any covenant or agreement relating to such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or
relating thereto, or any other event or condition shall occur or condition exist (other than a Specified Default), the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause or permit the holder or the holders of such Indebtedness (or any
trustee or agent on behalf of such holders) to cause (determined without regard to whether any notice or lapse of time is required) such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or (B) such Indebtedness shall be declared due and
payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment prior to the stated maturity thereof; or (C) such Indebtedness shall mature and remain unpaid. 

(g) Judgments. Any judgment, order or decree involving a liability of $40,000,000 or more, or one or more judgments,
orders, or decrees involving a liability of $80,000,000 or more, in the aggregate, shall be entered against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and such judgments, orders or decrees shall continue unsatisfied, undischarged and unstayed for a
period ending on the first to occur of (i) the last day on which such judgment, order or decree becomes final and unappealable and, where applicable, with the status of a judicial lien or (ii) 60 days; provided that if such judgment,
order or decree provides for periodic payments over time then the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall have a grace period of 30 days with respect to each such periodic payment. 

  
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 (h) ERISA. The occurrence of any of the following events or
conditions (i) an ERISA Event or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to make full payment when due of all amounts which, under the provisions of any Single Employer Plan or Sections 412 or 430 of the Code, the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate is required to pay as contributions thereto and which are in excess of the Threshold Amount. 
 (i) Change
of Control. There shall occur a Change of Control. 
 9.2 Acceleration; Remedies. 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may or, upon the request and direction of the
Required Lenders, shall take the following actions without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrower, except as otherwise specifically provided for herein: 

(a) Acceleration of Loans. Declare the unpaid principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Loans and any and
all other Borrower Obligations of any and every kind owing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Loan Documents to be due, whereupon the same shall be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or
other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. 
 (b) Termination of Commitments. Declare
the Commitments of each Lender terminated, whereupon the Commitments of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately. 

(c) Enforcement of Rights. To the extent permitted by Law enforce any and all rights and interests created and existing
under applicable Law and under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all rights of set-off. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in Section 9.1(e) shall occur, then all Loans, all accrued interest in respect thereof,
all accrued and unpaid fees and other Borrower Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder shall immediately become due and payable and all Commitments of the Lenders shall immediately terminate, in each case without the
giving of any notice or other action by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, which notice or other action is expressly waived by the Borrower. 

Notwithstanding the fact that enforcement powers reside primarily with the Administrative Agent, each Lender has, to the extent permitted by Law, a separate
right of payment and shall be considered a separate “creditor” holding a separate “claim” within the meaning of Section 101(5) of the Bankruptcy Code or any other insolvency statute. 

9.3 Allocation of Payments After Event of Default. 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Loan Agreement, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, all
amounts collected or received by the Administrative Agent or any Lender on account of amounts outstanding under any of the Loan Documents shall be paid over or delivered as follows: 

  
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 FIRST, to the payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) of the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders in connection with enforcing the rights of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause “FIRST” payable to them; 

SECOND, to payment of any fees owed to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts
described in this clause “SECOND” payable to them; 
 THIRD, to the payment of all accrued interest payable to the
Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause “THIRD” payable to them; 

FOURTH, to the payment of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans, ratably among them in proportion to the amounts
described in this clause “FOURTH” payable to them; 
 FIFTH, to all other Borrower Obligations which shall have
become due and payable under the Loan Documents and not repaid pursuant to clauses “FIRST” through “FOURTH” above, ratably among the holders of such Borrower Obligations in proportion to the amounts described in this clause
“FIFTH” payable to them; and 
 SIXTH, the payment of the surplus, if any, to whomever may be lawfully entitled to
receive such surplus. 
 SECTION 10 

AGENCY PROVISIONS 

10.1 Appointment and Authority. 

Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints MUFG Bank, Ltd. to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is
understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” as used herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express)
obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. 

10.2 Rights as a Lender. 

The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender
and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the
Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with
the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders. 

  
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 10.3 Exculpatory Provisions. 

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: 
 (a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or
other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing; 
 (b) shall not have any duty to take
any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the
Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or
the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and 

(c) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not
be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any
capacity. 
 The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (a) with the consent or at the
request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.6 and
9.2) or (b) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default
unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender. 
 The Administrative
Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any
certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or
the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Loan Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set
forth in Section 4, Section 5 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. 

10.4 Reliance by Administrative Agent. 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate,
consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the
proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been 

  
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made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, that by its terms must be
fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of
such Loan. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with
the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. 
 10.5 Delegation of Duties. 

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by
or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and
exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Agent-Related Persons. The exculpatory provisions of this Section shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Agent-Related Persons of the
Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as
Administrative Agent. 
 10.6 Resignation of Administrative Agent. 

The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of
resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no
such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on
behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such
appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and
(b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative
Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the
retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this
Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s
resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Section and Section 11.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and
their respective Agent-Related Persons in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent. 

  
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 10.7 Non-Reliance on
Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. 
 Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Agent-Related Persons and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Loan Agreement. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Agent-Related Persons and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate,
continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Loan Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or the extent to
which it will continue as a Lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder. 
 None of the Lenders,
if any, identified in this Loan Agreement as a Syndication Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Loan Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing,
none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. 
 10.8 No Other Duties,
Etc. 
 Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers or agents listed on the cover page hereof
shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent or a Lender hereunder. 

10.9 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. 

In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other
judicial proceeding relative to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative
Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise 

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and
all other Borrower Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Section 11.5) allowed in such judicial proceeding;
and 
 (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute
the same; 
 and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby
authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for
the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 11.5. 

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any
Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Borrower Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

  
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 The Administrative Agent shall have the exclusive right on behalf of the Lenders to enforce
the payment of the principal of and interest on any Loan after the date such principal or interest has become due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Loan Agreement. 

10.10 Status of Lenders. 

The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions
of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in case of the Administrative Agent) authorized to act for, any other Lender. 
 10.11
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, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to
or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other party hereto, that at least one of the following is and will be true: 
 (i)
such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) 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 Loan 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 Loan Agreement, 

(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 Loan Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Loan 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 Loan 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 either (i) clause (i) of Section 10.11(a) is true with
respect to a Lender or (ii) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with clause (iv) of Section 10.11(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 

  
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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, that the Administrative Agent is not 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 Commitments and this Loan Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or
exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Loan Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto). 

SECTION 11 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 11.1
Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication. 
 (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of
notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or
overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as
follows: 
 (i) if to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or
telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 11.1; and 
 (ii) if to any other Lender, to
the address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire. 
 Notices sent by hand or
overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours
for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Electronic Systems to the extent provided in subsection (b) below, shall be effective as
provided in such subsection (b). 
 (b) Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the
Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by using Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to
Section 2 if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion,
agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. 

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an
e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to
have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its
e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor. 

  
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 (c) Borrower Materials/The Platform. The Borrower hereby acknowledges
that (i) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger 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 SyndTrak or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”). THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR
COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR
THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Agent-Related Persons (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party; provided, however,
that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages). 

(d) Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may change its address, telecopier or
telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, telecopier or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, telecopier number
and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. 

(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent and Lenders. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and
act upon any notices (including telephonic Notices of Borrowing) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any
other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Agent-Related Persons of each of
them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative
Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording. 

  
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 11.2 Right of
Set-Off. 
 In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable
Law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and the commencement of remedies described in Section 9.2, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind (all of which rights being hereby expressly waived), to set-off and to appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other
indebtedness at any time held or owing by such Lender (including, without limitation, branches, agencies or Affiliates of such Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against obligations and liabilities of the
Borrower to the Lenders hereunder, under the Notes, the other Loan Documents or otherwise, irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall have made any demand hereunder and although such obligations, liabilities or claims, or
any of them, may be contingent or unmatured, and any such set-off shall be deemed to have been made immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default even though such charge is made or entered on the
books of such Lender subsequent thereto. The Borrower hereby agrees that any Person purchasing a participation in the Loans and Commitments hereunder pursuant to Sections 3.8 or 11.3(d) may exercise all rights of
set-off with respect to its participation interest as fully as if such Person were a Lender hereunder. 

11.3 Successors and Assigns. 

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section,
(ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this Section, or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of subsection (f) of this Section
(and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Loan Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Agent-Related Persons of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders)
any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Loan Agreement. 
 (b) Assignments by
Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Loan Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and its Loans (at the time owing to it));
provided that: 
 (i) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning
Lender’s Commitments or Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitments or principal outstanding balance
of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the
Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent
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provided, however, that concurrent assignments to members of an Assignee Group and concurrent assignments from members of an Assignee Group to a single Eligible Assignee (or to an
Eligible Assignee and members of its Assignee Group) will be treated as a single assignment for purposes of determining whether such minimum amount has been met; 

(ii) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights
and obligations under this Loan Agreement with respect to the Commitments and Loans assigned; 
 (iii) no consent shall be
required for any assignment to an Eligible Assignee except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i) of this Section and, in addition: 

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) shall be required unless (x) an Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided, that the Borrower shall be deemed to have given its consent five
(5) Business Days after the date written notice thereof has been delivered by the assigning Lender (through the Administrative Agent) unless such consent is expressly refused by the Borrower prior to such fifth (5th) Business Day; and 
 (B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender. 

(iv) Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an
Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for each assignment (provided, that only one such fee will be payable in connection with simultaneous assignments to two or more Approved Funds by a Lender),
and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. 
 (v)
No Assignment to Ineligible Institutions. No such assignment shall be made to any Ineligible Institution. 
 Subject to acceptance and recording
thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Loan Agreement and, to the
extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Loan Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and
Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Loan Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Loan Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a
party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.9, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, and 11.5(b) with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Upon request, the Borrower (at its
expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Loan Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Loan
Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with subsection (d) of this Section. 

  
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 (c) Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this
purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the
names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register
shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Loan Agreement, notwithstanding
notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In addition, at any time that a request for a consent for a material or substantive
change to the Loan Documents is pending, any Lender may request and receive from the Administrative Agent a copy of the Register. 

(d) Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than an Ineligible Institution) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Loan Agreement (including all or a portion of its
Commitments and Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Loan Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance
of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Loan Agreement. Each Lender
that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal
amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Commitments and Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to
disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to
the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit 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 absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this
Loan Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register. 

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right
to enforce this Loan Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Loan Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the
Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 11.6 that affects such Participant. Subject to subsection (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be
entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.9, 3.12 3.13 and 3.14 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by Law, each
Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.7 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 3.8 as though it were a Lender. 

(e) Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 3.9, 3.12, 3.13, or 3.14 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the
Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.13 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such
Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 3.13(e) as though it were a Lender. 

  
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 (f) Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a
security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Loan Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other
central banking authority; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. 

(g) Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and
words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed
signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the
New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. 

11.4 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. 

No failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any
other Loan Document and no course of dealing between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other
Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights and remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the
Administrative Agent or any Lender would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of
the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. 
 11.5
Attorney Costs, Expenses, Taxes and Indemnification by Borrower. 
 (a) The Borrower agrees (i) to pay
or reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arranger for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendment, waiver, consent or other
modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all reasonable
fees and expenses of legal counsel, and (ii) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and each Lender for all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement, attempted enforcement, or preservation of any rights or remedies
under this Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any “workout” or restructuring in respect of the Borrower Obligations and during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding
under any Debtor Relief Law), including all reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel. The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all search, filing, recording, and appraisal charges and fees and taxes related thereto, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Arranger 

  
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and the cost of independent public accountants and other outside experts retained by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any Lender. Other than costs and expenses payable in connection with
the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Loan Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.5(a) (which shall be payable on the Closing Date unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Arranger), all amounts due under this
Section 11.5 shall be payable within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of the Commitments and repayment of all other Borrower Obligations. 

(b) Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents, advisors and
attorneys-in-fact (collectively the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in
any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (i) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions
contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) any Commitment, any Loan or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, or (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous
Substances on or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower, or any Environmental Claim related in any way to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iv) any actual or
prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim,
investigation, litigation or proceeding), whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto or (v) any civil penalty or fine assessed by OFAC against, and all
reasonable costs and expenses (including counsel fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with defense thereof, by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of conduct of the Borrower that violates a sanction enforced by OFAC (all the
foregoing, collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any
Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and
nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through SyndTrak
or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Loan Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Loan Agreement or any other Loan
Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Closing Date). 

(c) To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a)
or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Agent-Related Person of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or such Agent-Related Person, as the case may be, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity
payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Agent-Related Person of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in connection with
such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 3.2(d). 

  
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 All amounts due under this Section 11.5 shall be payable within ten (10) Business
Days after demand therefor. The agreements in this Section shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other
Borrower Obligations. 
 11.6 Amendments, Etc. 

No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower
therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall: 
 (a) waive any
condition set forth in Section 4.1 or 5.1 without the written consent of each Lender; 
 (b) extend or increase
the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to the terms of this Loan Agreement) without the written consent of such Lender; 

(c) postpone any date fixed by this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or
other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; 

(d) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan, or any fees or other amounts payable
hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of
“Default Rate” or to waive any obligation to pay interest at the Default Rate; 
 (e) change Section 3.8 or
Section 9.3 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender; 

(f) change any provision of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof
specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder without the written consent of each Lender; or 

(g) release the Borrower from its obligations, or consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights
and obligations under (or in respect of) the Loan Documents without the written consent of each Lender; 
 and, provided, further, that no
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder. 

  
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 11.7 Counterparts. 

This Loan Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all
of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Loan Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this
Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other
electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or
stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the
Uniform Commercial Code. 
 11.8 Headings. 

The headings of the sections and subsections hereof are provided for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or
construction of any provision of this Loan Agreement. 
 11.9 Survival of Indemnification and Representations and
Warranties. 
 (a) Survival of Indemnification. All indemnities set forth herein shall survive the execution
and delivery of this Loan Agreement, the making of any Loan and the repayment of the Loans and other Borrower Obligations hereunder. 

(b) Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan
Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the
Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default
or Event of Default at the time of any Borrowing, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Borrower Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied. 

11.10 Governing Law; Venue; Service. 

(a) THIS LOAN AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document may be brought in the courts of the State of New
York or of the United States for the Southern District of New York and appellate courts thereof, and, by execution and delivery of this Loan Agreement, the Borrower hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its Property, generally and
unconditionally, the jurisdiction of such courts. 
 (b) The Borrower irrevocably consents to the service of process in any
action or proceeding with respect to this Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to it at the address for notices pursuant to Section 11.1, such service to
become effective ten days after such mailing. Nothing herein shall affect the right of a Lender to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law. 

  
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 11.11 Waiver of Jury Trial; Waiver of Consequential Damages. 

EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS LOAN AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY. Each of the parties to this Loan Agreement agrees not to assert any claim against any other party hereto,
Administrative Agent, any Lender, any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or
otherwise relating to any of the transactions contemplated herein and in the other Loan Documents; provided that nothing contained in this Section 11.11 shall limit the Borrower’s indemnification and reimbursement obligations set forth in
Section 11.5. 
 11.12 Severability. 

If any provision of any of the Loan Documents is determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable
and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect and shall be construed without giving effect to the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. 

11.13 Further Assurances. 

The Borrower agrees, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, to promptly take such actions, as reasonably requested, as is necessary to
carry out the intent of this Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 
 11.14 Confidentiality. 

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that
Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is
made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by, or required to be disclosed to, any rating agency or regulatory authority purporting to
have jurisdiction over it or an Affiliate (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or
regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Loan
Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any
prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Loan Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its
obligations, (g) on a confidential basis to the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the credit facilities provided for herein, (h) with the consent of
the Borrower or (i) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective
Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. 

  
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 For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received
from the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality
of Information as provided in this Section 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 Information as such Person would accord to
its own confidential information. 
 EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPH
FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS LOAN AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED
COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE
PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS. 
 ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND
AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS LOAN AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC
INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO
MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW. 

11.15 Entirety. 

This Loan Agreement together with the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto, and supersede all
prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, if any, including any commitment letters or correspondence relating to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated herein and therein. 

11.16 Binding Effect; Continuing Agreement. 

(a) This Loan Agreement shall become effective at such time when all of the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 have been
satisfied or waived by the Lenders and it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall have received copies hereof (telefaxed or otherwise) which, when taken together, bear the signatures
of each Lender, and thereafter this Loan Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns. 

  
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 (b) This Loan Agreement shall be a continuing agreement and shall remain in
full force and effect until all Loans, interest, fees and other Borrower Obligations have been paid in full. Upon termination, the Borrower shall have no further obligations (other than the indemnification provisions and other provisions that by
their terms survive) under the Loan Documents; provided that should any payment, in whole or in part, of the Borrower Obligations be rescinded or otherwise required to be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, whether
as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, then the Loan Documents shall automatically be reinstated and all amounts required to be restored or returned and all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender in connection therewith shall be deemed included as part of the Borrower Obligations. 
 11.17 Regulatory
Statement. 
 Pursuant to the terms of an order issued by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and a stipulation that has been
approved by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, the Borrower is required to include the following separateness covenants in any debt instrument: 

The Borrower and PSNM are being operated as separate corporate and legal entities. In agreeing to make loans to the Borrower, the
Borrower’s lenders are relying solely on the creditworthiness of the Borrower based on the assets owned by the Borrower, and the repayment of the loan will be made solely from the assets of the Borrower and not from any assets of PSNM;
and the Borrower’s lenders will not take any steps for the purpose of procuring the appointment of an administrative receiver or the making of an administrative order for instituting any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, wind up or
liquidation or any like proceeding under applicable law in respect of PSNM. 
 11.18 USA Patriot Act Notice. 

The Administrative Agent and 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. 

11.19 Acknowledgment. 

Section 7 and Section 8 of this Loan Agreement contain affirmative and negative covenants applicable to the Borrower. Each of the
parties to this Loan Agreement acknowledges and agrees that any such covenants that require the Borrower to cause any of its Subsidiaries to take or to refrain from taking specified actions will be enforceable unless prohibited by applicable law or
regulatory requirement. 
 11.20 Replacement of Lenders. 

If (a) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.12, (b) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender
or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.13, (c) a Lender (a “Non-Consenting Lender”) does not consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or
termination with respect to any Loan Document that has been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in Section 11.6 but requires unanimous consent of all Lenders or all Lenders directly affected thereby (as applicable) or (d) any
Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the
restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 11.3), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Loan Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be
another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that: 
 (i) the Borrower shall have paid to the
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 (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the
outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.14) from the assignee (to the extent of such
outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts); 
 (iii) in the case
of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.13, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; 

(iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws; and 

(v) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Non-Consenting Lender’s
failure to consent to a proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination with respect to any Loan Document, the applicable replacement bank, financial institution or Fund consents to the proposed change, waiver, discharge or termination; provided
that the failure by such Non-Consenting Lender to execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption shall not impair the validity of the removal of such Non-Consenting
Lender and the mandatory assignment of such Non-Consenting Lender’s Commitments and outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section shall nevertheless be effective without the execution by such Non-Consenting Lender of an Assignment and Assumption. 
 A Lender shall not be required to make any such
assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. 

11.21 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. 

In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other
modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Loan Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted
its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby
and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and
will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its
Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders and their respective
Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or the Lenders has any obligation to disclose any of such
interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders with respect to any
breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby. 

  
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 11.22 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In
of Affected 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 Lender that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of
the applicable 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 the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected 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 Affected
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 other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such
liability under this Loan 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 the applicable Resolution Authority. 
 11.23
Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. . 
 To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a
guarantee or otherwise, for Hedging Agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as
follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations
promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact
be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): 

(a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject
to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in
property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit
Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the 

  
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event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might
otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime
if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a
Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support. 

(b) As used in this Section 11.23, the following terms have the following meanings: 

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance
with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party. 
 “Covered Entity” means any of the following: 

(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); 

(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or 

(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). 

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§
252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. 
 “QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract”
in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D). 
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 Each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Loan Agreement to be duly
executed and delivered as of the date first above written. 
  

							
	 BORROWER:
	 		 	PNM RESOURCES, INC.,
		 		 	a New Mexico corporation
				
		 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Michael P. Mertz

		 		 	Name:	 	 Michael P. Mertz

		 		 	Title:	 	 Vice President and Treasurer

 Signature Page to 

PNM Resources, Inc. Term Loan Agreement 

 LENDERS: 

 

			
	 MUFG BANK, LTD.,

individually in its capacity as a Lender and in its capacity as Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jeffrey P. Fesenmaier

	Name:	 	 Jeffrey P. Fesenmaier

	Title:	 	 Managing Director

 Signature Page to 

PNM Resources, Inc. Term Loan Agreement 

 SCHEDULE 1.1(a) 

PRO RATA SHARES 
  

									
	 Lender
	  	Commitment	 	  	Pro Rata Share	 
	 MUFG Bank, Ltd.
	  	$	50,000,000.00	 	  	 	100	% 
	 TOTAL
	  	$	50,000,000.00	 	  	 	100	% 

 SCHEDULE 11.1 

NOTICES 
 Borrower: 

PNM Resources, Inc. 
 414 Silver Ave. SW, MS0905 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102-3289 
 Attention: Michael P. Mertz,
Vice President and Treasurer 
 Telephone No.: (505) 241-0676 

Fax No.: (505) 241-4314 
 E-mail: cashdesk@pnmresources.com 
 Address for notices as Administrative Agent: 

MUFG Bank, Ltd. 
 1221 Avenue of the Americas 

6th Floor 
 New York, NY 10020-1001 

Attention: Scott Raymond 
 Telecopy No.: (212) 405-6609 
 E-mail: Scott.Raymond@mufgsecurities.com 

Address for notices as Credit Contact: 
 MUFG Bank,
Ltd. 
 Corporate Banking Credit – Power and Utilities 

445 So Figueroa Street 
 15th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 
 Attention: Kevin Sillona 

Telephone No.: (213) 236-6020 

E-mail: KSillona@us.mufg.jp 

Administrative Agent Wiring Instructions: 
 On
file with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. 

 EXHIBIT 2.1(b) 

FORM OF 

NOTICE OF BORROWING 
  

	TO:	 MUFG BANK, LTD., as Administrative Agent 

 

	RE:	 Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 20, 2020 among PNM Resources, Inc. (the
“Borrower”), the Lenders identified therein and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”). 

 DATE: ________________, 202__ 
  

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

  

	2.	 Please be advised that the Borrower is requesting a Loan on the terms set forth below: 

 

					
	(a)	  	Principal amount of requested	  	
		  	Loan	  	$_________________
			
	(b)	  	Date of requested	  	
		  	Loan (the “Borrowing Date”)	  	_________________
			
	(c)	  	Interest rate applicable to the	  	
		  	requested Loan:	  	
			
		  	(i)      _______     Adjusted Base Rate	  	
			
		  	(ii)     _______     Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of:	  	

 _______     one month 

_______     two months 

_______     three months 

_______     six months 
  

	3.	 The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements will be true on the Borrowing Date:

 (a) The representations and warranties made by the undersigned in any Loan Document are true and correct
in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) at and as if made as of such date except to the extent they expressly and exclusively relate to an
earlier date. 

 (b) No Default or Event of Default exists or shall be continuing either
prior to or after giving effect to the Loan made pursuant to this Notice of Borrowing. 
 (c) Subsequent to the funding of
the requested Loan, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans will not exceed the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments. 
 4. The undersigned
hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower shall indemnify each Lender in accordance with Section 3.14 against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender as a result of any failure by the Borrower to borrow the Loan requested by
the Borrower in this Notice of Borrowing on the Borrowing Date. 
  

			
	PNM RESOURCES, INC., a New Mexico corporation
		
	By:	 	
                     
   

	Name:	 	      

	Title:	 	      

 EXHIBIT 2.1(d) 

FORM OF TERM NOTE 
  

					
	Lender: ____________	  		  	_________, 202__

 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PNM RESOURCES, INC., a New Mexico corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby
promises to pay to the order of the Lender referenced above (the “Lender”), at the Administrative Agent’s Office set forth in that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 20, 2020 (as amended, modified, extended or
restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto (including the Lender) and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (or at such other
place or places as the holder of this Note may designate), the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Loan Agreement, in lawful money and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the
principal amounts provided in the Loan Agreement (but, in any event, no later than the Maturity Date), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Loan made by the Lender, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period
commencing on the date of the Loan until such Loan shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Loan Agreement. 

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Loan Agreement and evidences the Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower thereunder.
Capitalized terms used in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Loan Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement are expressly incorporated herein and made a part hereof. 

The Loan Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of the Loan evidenced by this Note upon the occurrence of certain events (and
for payment of collection costs in connection therewith) and for prepayment of the Loan upon the terms and conditions specified therein. In the event this Note is not paid when due at any stated or accelerated maturity, the Borrower agrees to pay,
in addition to principal and interest, all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney fees. 
 The date, amount, type, interest rate
and duration of Interest Period (if applicable) of the Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books; provided that the failure of the Lender
to make any such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower to make a payment when due of any amount owing under the Loan Agreement or under this Note in respect of the Loan to be evidenced by this Note, and each
such recordation or endorsement shall be prima facie evidence of such information, absent manifest error. 
 Except as permitted by
Section 11.3(b) of the Loan Agreement, this Note may not be assigned by the Lender to any other Person. 
 THIS
NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
 [signature page follows] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be executed as of the date first
above written. 
  

			
	 PNM RESOURCES, INC.,
 a New Mexico
corporation

		
	By:	 	
                     
   

	Name:	 	      

	Title:	 	      

 EXHIBIT 2.3 

FORM OF 

NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION 
  

	TO:	 MUFG BANK, LTD., as Administrative Agent 

 

	RE:	 Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 20, 2020 among PNM Resources, Inc. (the
“Borrower”), the Lenders identified therein and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Loan
Agreement”). 

 DATE: ________________, 202__ 
  

 
  

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

  

	2.	 Please be advised that the Borrower is requesting that a portion of the current outstanding Loan in the amount
of $_______________, currently accruing interest at ____________, be extended or converted as of ________, 202_ at the interest rate option set forth in paragraph 3 below. 

 

	3.	 The interest rate option applicable to the extension or conversion of all or part of the existing Loan
referenced above shall be: 

 a.     ______     the Adjusted Base Rate 

b.     ______     the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of: 

______     one month 

______     two months 

______     three months 

______     six months 
  

	4.	 As of the date hereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 

[signature page follows] 

 
			
	 PNM RESOURCES, INC.,
 a New Mexico
corporation

		
	By:	 	
                     
   

	Name:	 	      

	Title:	 	      

 EXHIBIT 4.1(j) 

FORM OF 

ACCOUNT DESIGNATION LETTER 

[Date] 
 MUFG Bank, Ltd. 

[address] 
 Attention: [________] 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 This Account Designation
Letter is delivered to you by PNM RESOURCES, INC. (the “Borrower”), a New Mexico corporation, under Section 4.1(j) of the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2020 (as amended, restated or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, and MUFG Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). 

[The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to disburse all Loan proceeds into the following account, unless the Borrower shall designate,
in writing to the Administrative Agent, one or more other accounts: 
  

	
	 A/C#
                

	 ABA
                 

	 Reference:]

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Account Designation Letter this __ day of _________,
20__. 
  

			
	PNM RESOURCES, INC., a New Mexico corporation
		
	By:	 	
                     
       

	Name:	 	      

	Title:	 	      

 EXHIBIT 7.1(c) 

FORM OF 

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE 
  

	TO:	 MUFG BANK, LTD. as Administrative Agent 

 

	RE:	 Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 20, 2020 among PNM Resources, Inc. (the
“Borrower”), MUFG Bank, Ltd. (the “Administrative Agent”), and the Lenders identified therein (as the same may be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”).

 DATE: ________________, 202__ 
  

 
 Pursuant to the terms of the Loan
Agreement, I, ________________, [Title of Financial Officer] of PNM Resources, Inc., hereby certify on behalf of the Borrower that, as of the [Fiscal Quarter] [Fiscal Year] ended ______, 202__, the statements below are accurate and complete in all
respects (all capitalized terms used below shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement): 
 a. Attached hereto as
Schedule 1 are calculations (calculated as of the date of the annual financial statements delivered in accordance with Section 7.1(a) of the Loan Agreement or as of the date of the quarterly financial
statements referred to in paragraph c. below) demonstrating compliance by the Borrower with the financial covenant contained in Section 7.2 of the Loan Agreement. 

b. No Default or Event of Default exists under the Loan Agreement, except as indicated on a separate page attached hereto,
together with an explanation of the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Borrower with respect thereto. 
 c.
[Attached hereto as Schedule 2 are the quarterly financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended __________, 202__ and such quarterly financial statements] [The quarterly financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended _______, 202_,
delivered electronically pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 7.1 of the Loan Agreement,] fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end audit adjustments and except that the quarterly financial statements have fewer footnotes than annual statements]1. 
 [signature page follows] 

 

	1 	 Use the first bracketed language when delivering paper copies of quarterly financial statements and the second
bracketed language when delivering quarterly financial statements electronically. 

 
			
	PNM RESOURCES, INC., a New Mexico corporation
		
	By:	 	
                     
               

	Name:	 	      

	Title:	 	      

 SCHEDULE 1 

TO EXHIBIT 7.1(c) 

FINANCIAL COVENANT CALCULATIONS 
  

	A.	 Debt Capitalization 

 

							
	 1.  
	  	Consolidated Indebtedness of the Borrower	  	$	                     	 
	 2.
	  	Consolidated Capitalization of the Borrower	  	$	                     	 
	 3.
	  	Debt to Capitalization Ratio (Line A1 ÷ A2)	  	 	            to 1.0	 
	 Maximum Permitted
	  	 	.70 to 1.0      	 

 SCHEDULE 2 

TO EXHIBIT 7.1(c) 

[QUARTERLY][ANNUAL] FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

[Attached] 

 EXHIBIT 11.3(b) 

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION 

This Assignment and Assumption (the “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is
entered into by and between _________ (the “Assignor”) and ________________ (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Term Loan Agreement identified
below (as amended, the “Loan Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto (the “Standard Terms and
Conditions”) are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full. 

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases
and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Loan Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (a) all of the Assignor’s rights
and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Loan Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and
obligations of the Assignor under the facility identified below and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against
any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Loan Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the
foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above (the
rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as
expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor. 
  

					
	1.    	  	Assignor:	  	                                      
                      
			
	2.	  	Assignee:	  	                                      
                      
			
		  		  	and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of ___________
			
	3.	  	Borrower:	  	PNM Resources, Inc., a New Mexico corporation
			
	4.	  	Administrative Agent:	  	MUFG Bank, Ltd., as the Administrative Agent under the Loan Agreement
			
	5.	  	Loan Agreement:	  	Term Loan Agreement dated as of October 20, 2020 among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders identified therein
			
	6.	  	Assigned Interest:	  	

					
	 Aggregate Amount of
Commitments/Loans for
all
Lenders
	  	Amount of
Commitment/Loan
Assigned	  	Percentage
Assigned of
Commitment/Loan
	 $
	  	$	  	%

  

	7.	 After giving effect to the foregoing assignment, the Assignor and the Assignee shall have the following
Commitments, Pro Rata Shares and outstanding Loans: 

  

													
	 	  	Commitments	 	  	Pro Rata Share	 	  	Outstanding Loans	 
	 Assignor
	  				  				  			
	 Assignee
	  				  				  			

  

	8.	 Trade
Date:                                 __________________ 

Effective Date: _____________ ___, 202__ 

 The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to: 

 

			
	ASSIGNOR
	
	[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
		
	By:	 	
                     
       

	Name:	 	      

	Title:	 	      

	
	ASSIGNEE
	
	[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
		
	By:	 	
                     
        

	Name:	 	      

	Title:	 	      

  

			
	Consented to and Accepted if applicable:
	
	MUFG BANK, LTD.,
	as Administrative Agent
		
	By:	 	
                     
       

	Name:	 	      

	Title:	 	      

	
	Consented to if applicable:
	
	PNM RESOURCES, INC.,
	a New Mexico corporation
		
	By:	 	
                     
        

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  

 SCHEDULE 1 

TO EXHIBIT 11.3(b) 

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION 
 1. Representations
and Warranties. 
 1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and
beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver
this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Agreement or
any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries
or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan
Document. 
 1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and
authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Loan Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an
Eligible Assignee under the Loan Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Loan Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Loan Agreement as a Lender thereunder
and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Loan Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to
Section 7.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the
Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) if it is a foreign lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is
any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the
Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in
accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender. 

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest
(including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. 

 3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and
inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed
counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the law of the State of New York.EX-10.3

 Exhibit 10.3 

PNM RESOURCES, INC. 

OFFICER RETENTION PLAN 

(As Amended and Restated Effective as of October 20, 2020) 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 	 	 	  	Page	 
	 ARTICLE I
	 	PURPOSE	  	 	1	 
			
	 1.1
	 	General	  	 	1	 
			
	 ARTICLE II
	 	GLOSSARY	  	 	1	 
			
	 2.1
	 	Glossary	  	 	1	 
			
	 ARTICLE III
	 	TERM OF PLAN	  	 	2	 
			
	 3.1
	 	Term of Plan	  	 	2	 
			
	 3.2
	 	Reversion to Provisions of the Prior Plan Document	  	 	2	 
			
	 ARTICLE IV
	 	ELIGIBILITY FOR RETENTION BENEFITS	  	 	2	 
			
	 4.1
	 	Eligibility to Participate	  	 	2	 
			
	 4.2
	 	Eligibility for Benefits	  	 	2	 
			
	 4.3
	 	Release Agreement	  	 	3	 
			
	 4.4
	 	Restrictive Covenant Agreement	  	 	3	 
			
	 4.5
	 	No Duplication of Benefits	  	 	4	 
			
	 ARTICLE V
	 	RETENTION BENEFITS	  	 	4	 
			
	 5.1
	 	Retention Benefits	  	 	4	 
			
	 5.2
	 	Reimbursement of Legal Fees	  	 	6	 
			
	 5.3
	 	Section 409A Compliance	  	 	6	 
			
	 5.4
	 	Benefits from a Subsequent Employer	  	 	9	 
			
	 5.5
	 	No Tax Gross-Up; Cap on Payments	  	 	9	 
			
	 5.6
	 	Additional Benefits Under Other Plans	  	 	11	 
			
	 ARTICLE VI
	 	PLAN ADMINISTRATION	  	 	11	 
			
	 6.1
	 	Plan Administration	  	 	11	 
			
	 6.2
	 	Claims Procedures	  	 	12	 
			
	 ARTICLE VII
	 	SUCCESSORS, BINDING AGREEMENT	  	 	14	 
			
	 7.1
	 	Successors	  	 	14	 
			
	 7.2
	 	Binding Agreement	  	 	14	 
			
	 ARTICLE VIII
	 	NOTICE	  	 	14	 
			
	 8.1
	 	General	  	 	14	 
			
	 ARTICLE IX
	 	AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION	  	 	14	 
			
	 9.1
	 	Amendment and Termination	  	 	14	 
			
	 ARTICLE X
	 	MISCELLANEOUS	  	 	15	 
			
	 10.1
	 	Governing Law	  	 	15	 

  
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	 10.2
	 	Withholding	  	 	15	 
			
	 10.3
	 	No Right of Assignment	  	 	15	 
			
	 10.4
	 	Survival of Rights	  	 	15	 
			
	 10.5
	 	No Employment Contract	  	 	15	 
			
	 10.6
	 	Mitigation of Benefits	  	 	16	 
			
	 10.7
	 	Service of Process	  	 	16	 
			
	 10.8
	 	Headings	  	 	16	 
			
	 10.9
	 	Gender and Number	  	 	16	 
			
	 10.10
	 	ERISA Plan	  	 	16	 
			
	 10.11
	 	Validity	  	 	16	 
			
	 10.12
	 	 Adoption by Affiliates
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 PNM RESOURCES, INC. 

OFFICER RETENTION PLAN 

INTRODUCTION 

Effective December 7, 1998, Public Service Company of New Mexico adopted the Public Service Company of New Mexico First Restated and
Amended Executive Retention Plan (the “Plan”). By an amendment dated November 27, 2002, sponsorship of the Plan was transferred to PNM Resources, Inc. (“PNM Resources”) and the Plan was renamed the “PNM Resources, Inc.
First Restated and Amended Executive Retention Plan.” Effective as of July 13, 2003, PNM Resources amended and restated the Plan in its entirety and changed the name of the Plan to the “PNM Resources, Inc. Officer Retention
Plan.” The Plan has been amended and restated on a number of occasions with the most recent restatement effective as of January 1, 2012. 

By execution of this document, PNM Resources hereby amends and restates the Plan in its entirety, effective as of October 20, 2020 (the
“Effective Date”). 
 ARTICLE I 

PURPOSE 
 1.1
General. PNM Resources considers it essential to its best interests and the best interests of its customers and shareholders to foster the continuous employment of its key management employees. PNM Resources also recognizes that, as is
the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a Change in Control may exist. The possibility of a Change in Control, and the uncertainty and the questions which it may raise among employees, may result in the departure or
distraction of key management employees to the detriment of PNM Resources and its ability to continue to provide efficient and reliable utility services to its customers. 

PNM Resources has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of key
management to their assigned duties and to facilitate recruitment of future employees without distraction in the face of potentially disturbing circumstances arising from the possibility of a Change in Control. PNM Resources also has concluded that
one of the necessary steps is to provide competitive and fair compensation and benefits to employees terminated following a Change in Control. 

The purpose of this Plan is to address these concerns for Officers of PNM Resources and its Affiliates who adopt the Plan. A separate plan,
the PNM Resources, Inc. Employee Retention Plan, provides retention benefits for certain other employees of PNM Resources and its adopting Affiliates. 

ARTICLE II 

GLOSSARY 
 2.1
Glossary. A number of key terms, with specialized meanings, are used throughout the Plan. These key terms are identified by the capitalization of the initial letter of each word or phrase even when the word or phrase does
not begin a sentence. These key terms are defined in various Sections of the Plan or in the attached Glossary, which is incorporated into and is a part of the Plan. All of these key terms are listed in the Glossary. Whenever these key terms are
used, they will be given the defined meaning unless a clearly different meaning is required by the context. 

  
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 ARTICLE III 

TERM OF PLAN 
 3.1
Term of Plan. The Plan is effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue in effect until terminated by the Board, subject to the limitations on termination set forth in Section 9.1 (Amendment and Termination). 

3.2 Reversion to Provisions of the Prior Plan Document. Pursuant to Section 9.1 (Amendment and Termination) of the
Plan document in effect prior to the Effective Date (the “Prior Plan Document”), if a Change in Control occurs within the 24-month period following the later of the adoption of this Plan document or
its Effective Date, the provisions of the Prior Plan Document shall revive and shall control with respect to determining the retention benefits due to a Participant who was a Participant prior to the Effective Date if the benefits provided pursuant
to the Prior Plan Document are greater than the benefits provided pursuant to this amended and restated Plan document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as provided by Section 9.1 (Amendment and Termination), all changes made in order to
comply with Section 409A of the Code shall remain in effect. 
 ARTICLE IV 

ELIGIBILITY FOR RETENTION BENEFITS 

4.1 Eligibility to Participate. To be eligible for benefits under this Plan, an employee must be an Officer at the beginning of
the Protection Period. If a Participant’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason (whether voluntary or involuntary) before the commencement of the Protection Period, he or she shall not be eligible to receive the benefits
provided by this Plan. In addition, if a Participant voluntarily terminates his or her employment during the Protection Period for reasons other than those that constitute Constructive Termination, or if a Participant dies or becomes Disabled during
the Protection Period, the Participant will not be entitled to receive any benefits under this Plan. 
 4.2 Eligibility for
Benefits. 
 (a) General Rule. A Participant shall be entitled to the benefits described in Article V
(Retention Benefits) if such Participant Separates from Service during the Protection Period due to: (1) a termination of employment by the Company for any reason other than Cause, death or Disability; or (2) a termination of
employment by the Participant due to Constructive Termination following the Participant’s giving of a Notice of Termination to the Company. 

(b) Exceptions. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive the retention benefits offered by the Plan even if the Participant
meets the requirements of paragraph (a), in the following circumstances: 

  
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 (1) If a Participant’s employment is terminated or Constructively Terminated during
the Protection Period, but such Participant is re-employed by the surviving entity or the party acquiring the assets of PNM Resources in connection with the Change in Control before any payments are made in
accordance with Section 5.1 (Retention Benefits), then such Participant shall not be entitled to the benefits under this Plan. 

(2) Any Participant who without express authority actively participates in advancing a Change in Control, whether on his or her own behalf or
on behalf of someone else, shall not be eligible for the benefits provided by this Plan. Participants who, by virtue of their position and duties with the Company, are involved in facilitating an orderly transition to a successor company shall
remain eligible to receive benefits. 
 (3) If a Participant’s employment is terminated or Constructively Terminated as a result of the
acquisition of PNM Resources by a holding company formed in connection with a corporate restructuring initiated by PNM Resources, and the Participant is immediately re-employed by PNM Resources or any
Affiliate, then the Participant shall not be entitled to benefits under the Plan. 
 (4) Transfers between and within PNM Resources and
Affiliates shall not be considered to be a termination of employment or result in the payment of benefits under this Plan unless the transfer results in a Constructive Termination. 

4.3 Release Agreement. 

(a) General. In order to receive any retention benefits under this Plan, within the time periods described below, the Participant
must sign, deliver and not revoke a general release (the “Release Agreement”) in substantially the same form as the form attached as Exhibit A. The Participant shall generally receive the Release Agreement on the date of the
Participant’s Separation from Service and in no event more than five (5) days following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service and shall have up to forty-five (45) days following the date the Release Agreement is
given to the Participant to sign and return the Release Agreement to the Company. 
 (b) Revocation of the Release Agreement.
Within seven calendar days after delivery of the Release Agreement to the Company by the Participant, the Participant shall be entitled to revoke the Release Agreement by following the revocation procedure described in the Release Agreement. 

(c) Impact of Revocation. The revocation of a previously signed and delivered Release Agreement pursuant to the above paragraph
shall be deemed to constitute an irrevocable forfeiture of retention benefits under the Plan. 
 4.4 Restrictive Covenant
Agreement. 
 (a) General. In addition to the general eligibility requirements described in this Article IV, in order
to become eligible for benefits under this Plan, Tier I and Tier II Officers must, within the time periods described below, execute a noncompetition, nonsolicitation and confidential information agreement (the “Restrictive Covenant
Agreement”) in substantially the same form as the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. A Tier I or Tier II Officer must execute a Restrictive Covenant Agreement within 90 days of being notified of his or her eligibility to

  
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participate in the Plan or within 90 days of the date on which the Tier I or Tier II Officer is notified of his or her eligibility as a Tier I or Tier II Officer. A Tier II Officer who previously
signed a Restrictive Covenant Agreement and subsequently becomes a Tier I officer must sign a new Restrictive Covenant Agreement within 90 days of being notified of his or her eligibility as a Tier I Officer. A Tier I or Tier II Officer who
otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of this Article IV and who timely executes a Restrictive Covenant Agreement shall become a Participant in the Plan on the date on which he or she signs the Restrictive Covenant Agreement. 

(b) Failure to Execute the Restrictive Covenant Agreement. Tier I and Tier II Officers who fail to timely execute the
Restrictive Covenant Agreement shall not be entitled to benefits pursuant to this Plan. 
 4.5 No Duplication of Benefits. The
right to receive any benefits under this Plan by any Participant is specifically conditioned upon such Participant either waiving or being ineligible for any and all benefits under the PNM Resources, Inc. Employee Retention Plan, the PNM Resources,
Inc. Non-Union Severance Pay Plan, as either such plan may be amended from time to time, or any benefits due to a Change in Control or similar event under any successor or other change in control, severance,
retention or other plan or agreement otherwise available to the Participant. The Company does not intend to provide any Participant with benefits under both this Plan and benefits under any other severance, retention, change in control or other plan
or agreement sponsored by the Company or any Affiliate. If the Company concludes that a payment or benefit due pursuant to the Plan is subject to Section 409A of the Code (rather than fitting within an exception to Section 409A), the
Participant may not elect to receive a payment or benefit under another plan or agreement in lieu of such payment or benefit. This Section 4.5 shall not apply to any individual agreement that provides a Participant with a special payment in
order to induce the Participant to remain employed by the Company or any Affiliate unless the agreement specifically states otherwise. The Company also may override this provision by expressly stating in the other change in control, severance,
retention or other plan or agreement that some or all of the benefits provided by the other change in control, severance retention or other plan or agreement are intended to supplement the benefits provided by this Plan. 

ARTICLE V 

RETENTION BENEFITS 

5.1 Retention Benefits. Participants satisfying all of the eligibility requirements set forth in Article IV (Eligibility for
Retention Benefits) shall be entitled to the following retention benefits: 
 (a) Severance Pay. The Company shall pay the
Participant, as a retention benefit, a severance payment in the amount set forth below based upon the Participant’s highest position held with the Company during the Protection Period: 

 

			
	 POSITION
	  	 SEVERANCE PAY

	Tier I Officer	  	2.0 times Eligible Compensation
	Tier II Officer	  	1.5 times Eligible Compensation
	Tier III Officer	  	1.5 times Eligible Compensation

  
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 The severance payment shall be paid in a lump sum within 10 days following the last day on which a
Participant may revoke a previously executed and timely delivered Release Agreement. 
 (b) Officer Annual Incentive Plan. In
lieu of any payment under the Officer Annual Incentive Plan for the calendar year in which the Participant’s employment is terminated, the Participant will receive the special payment described in this Section 5.1(b). The special payment
will equal the target award to which the Participant would have been entitled under the Officer Annual Incentive Plan for the calendar year in which the Participant terminates employment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of full months that have elapsed in that calendar year as of the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service and the denominator of which is 12. The special payment shall be paid in a lump sum within 10 days following the last day
on which a Participant may revoke a previously executed and timely delivered Release Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant has received or will receive an Officer Annual Incentive Plan payment for the calendar year in which the
Participant’s employment is terminated, or any payment in lieu thereof, the Participant shall not be entitled to the benefit provided under this Section 5.1(b). 

(c) Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage. Medical, dental and vision coverage under the Health Plan, as the Participant had
elected prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service, shall be provided for a period of 24 months for Tier I Officers and a period of 12 months for Tier II and Tier III Officers immediately following the Participant’s
Separation from Service. The cost of such coverage shall be shared by the Company and the Participant on the same basis as in effect prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service. Participant contributions that were required for
participation in the Health Plan will continue to be required during the continuation period. If a Participant fails to pay such contributions in a timely manner, the coverage shall be discontinued. No Participant may elect to receive cash or any
other allowance in lieu of medical, dental or vision coverage under the Health Plan. 
 (d) COBRA Continuation Coverage.
Continuation of coverage under the Health Plan pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code will become effective upon the completion of the 24-month or 12-month period
referred to in Section 5.1(c). 
 (e) Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Benefits. The Company shall
provide life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefits substantially similar to those the Participant was receiving prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service. For Participants hired before September 25, 2011, the
life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance benefits provided by this Section shall include benefits provided pursuant to the PNM Resources, Inc. Officer Life Insurance Plan. As a general rule, such coverage shall continue for a period of
24 months for Tier I Officers and a period of 12 months for Tier II Officers and Tier III Officers. No Participant may elect to receive cash or any other allowance in lieu of the benefits provided by this Section. 

(f) Payment For Restrictive Covenant Agreement. In consideration for the post-employment restrictions placed on the Participant
by the Restrictive Covenant Agreement, the Company also shall pay a Tier I Officer an amount equal to the Participant’s Eligible Compensation and a Tier II Officer an amount equal to 50% of the Participant’s Eligible Compensation. Such
payments shall be paid over a 12-month period for a Tier I Officer and a 6-month period for a Tier II Officer in substantially equal installments in accordance with the

  
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Company’s regular payroll practices. Subject to the requirements of Section 5.3 (Section 409A Compliance), payments shall begin following the Participant’s Separation from
Service, with the first payment due for the payroll period beginning on the day following the expiration of the revocation period described in Section 4.3(b) (Release Agreement – Revocation of Release Agreement). 

5.2 Reimbursement of Legal Fees. The Company also shall pay to a Participant who is entitled to receive benefits pursuant to
Article IV (Eligibility for Retention Benefits) reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred as a result of a termination or Constructive Termination under the terms of this Plan (including all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in
contesting or disputing any such termination or Constructive Termination or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Plan or in connection with any tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the application of
Section 4999 of the Code to any payment or benefit provided hereunder). 
 5.3 Section 409A Compliance. All payments due
pursuant to Section 5.1 (Retention Benefits) shall be made in accordance with this Section 5.3. 
 (a) General Rule
Regarding Time of Payments. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, no payment that is subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made prior to the Participant’s Separation from Service. 

(b) Code Section 409A Compliance Strategy. Certain of the payments and benefits provided by this
Plan are subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The purpose of this Section 5.3(b) is to summarize the treatment of each such payment or benefit for purposes of Section 409A and to comply, as needed, with the
requirements of Section 409A. 
 (1) Compliance Strategy for Lump Sum Payments. The Company believes that the severance
pay due pursuant to Section 5.1(a) (Retention Benefits – Severance Pay) and the payment due pursuant to Section 5.1(b) (Retention Benefits – Officer Annual Incentive Plan) qualify for the short-term
deferral exception to Section 409A as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4). If the Company later determines that the severance pay due pursuant to Section 5.1(a) (Retention
Benefits – Severance Pay) or the payment due pursuant to Section 5.1(b) (Retention Benefits – Officer Annual Incentive Plan) do not qualify for the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A, the
following provisions shall apply: 
 (i) If the release consideration period described in the Release Agreement, plus the 7-day revocation period described in the Release Agreement, spans two calendar years, the payments provided pursuant to Section 5.1(a) (Retention Benefits – Severance Pay) and the payment due
pursuant to Section 5.1(b) (Retention Benefits – Officer Annual Incentive Plan) shall not begin until the second calendar year. A Participant may not elect the taxable year of the distribution. 

(ii) If at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service, the Participant is a Specified Employee, any payments provided pursuant
to Section 5.1(a) (Retention Benefits – Severance Pay) and Section 5.1(b) (Retention Benefits – Officer Annual Incentive Plan) shall be delayed until the first day of the seventh month following the
Participant’s Separation from Service. 

  
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 (2) Compliance Strategy for Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage. The first 18
months of the continued benefits provided by Section 5.1(c) (Retention Benefits – Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage) should be exempt from Section 409A pursuant to the medical benefits reimbursement exception set forth
in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B). The continued benefits provided by Section 5.1(c) (Retention Benefits – Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage) after the period
of time during which the Participant would be entitled to continuation coverage pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code if the Participant elected the coverage and paid the premiums (the “Excess Medical Benefits”) may be considered to
be “deferred compensation” subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. In order to assure compliance with the requirements of Section 409A and avoid adverse tax consequences to the Participant, the only Excess
Medical Benefits that will be subject to reimbursement under such plans will be expenses for medical care within the meaning of Section 105(b) of the Code. In addition, all reimbursements of Excess Medical Benefits under such plans shall be
made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred and the right to reimbursement for such Excess Medical Benefits will not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

 (3) Compliance Strategy for Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Benefits. The continued insurance
coverage provided by Section 5.1(e) (Retention Benefits – Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Benefits) should be excepted from Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(a)(5). 
 (4) Compliance Strategy for Restrictive Covenant Agreement
Payments. The Company believes that the payments provided pursuant to Section 5.1(f) (Retention Benefits – Payment for Restrictive Covenant Agreement) comply with the separation pay exception and/or the short-term
deferral exception to Section 409A as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) for most Participants. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, if the Company concludes,
in the exercise of its discretion, that all or a portion of the payments described in Section 5.1(f) (Retention Benefits – Payment for Restrictive Covenant Agreement) are subject to Section 409A of the Code, the
following provisions shall apply to such payments: 
 (i) If the release consideration period described in the Release Agreement, plus the 7-day revocation period described in the Release Agreement, spans two calendar years, the payments provided pursuant to Section 5.1(f) (Retention Benefits – Payment for Restrictive Covenant
Agreement) shall not begin until the second calendar year. A Participant may not elect the taxable year of the distribution. 
 (ii) If
the Company concludes that only a portion of the payments comply with the separation pay exception to Section 409A and such payments do not comply with the short-term deferral exception to Section 409A, any such payments made to a
Specified Employee during the first six months following such Specified Employee’s Separation from Service shall not exceed the “Cap” described in the next sentence. The “Cap” shall equal two times the lesser of (1) the
Specified Employee’s annualized compensation based upon the annual rate of pay for services provided to the Company for the taxable year of the Specified Employee preceding the taxable year in which the Specified Employee’s Separation from
Service occurs (adjusted for any increase during that year that was expected to continue indefinitely if the 

  
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Specified Employee had not Separated from Service) or (2) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the
year in which the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs. For Separations from Service occurring in 2020, the maximum amount that may be taken into account for qualified plan purposes is $285,000. If the total amount that would be payable
to a Specified Employee during the first six months following the Specified Employee’s Separation from Service would exceed the Cap and such amounts do not fit within an exception to Section 409A, the excess shall be subtracted, in equal
installments, from the amounts that would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 5.1(f) (Retention Benefits – Payment for Restrictive Covenant Agreement). In any event, the excess will then be paid, in one lump sum payment, on
the first day of the seventh month following the day on which the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs. 
 (iii) If the Company
concludes that none of the payments due pursuant to Section 5.1(f) (Retention Benefits – Payment for Restrictive Covenant Agreement) comply with the separation pay exception to Section 409A, and if at the time of the
Participant’s Separation from Service the Participant is a Specified Employee, any payments provided pursuant to Section 5.1(f) (Retention Benefits – Payment for Restrictive Covenant Agreement) shall be delayed until the
first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from Service. Any payments that would have been paid during the first six months following the Participant’s Separation from Service shall be paid in a single lump sum
on the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
 (5) Compliance Strategy for
Reimbursement of Legal Fees. Pursuant to Section 5.2 (Reimbursement of Legal Fees), the Company will provide an eligible Participant with reimbursement for reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred as a result of a Separation
from Service or Constructive Termination under the terms of the Plan. The amount of legal expenses incurred in one calendar year will not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year. All expenses incurred in one
calendar year must be reimbursed no later than the last day of the next calendar year. The right to reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit. 

(c) Payment Disputes. If a payment is not made due to a dispute with respect to such payment, the payment may be delayed in
accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(g). 
 (d) Ban on Acceleration or
Deferral. Under no circumstances may the time or schedule of any payment made or benefit provided pursuant to this Plan be accelerated or subject to a further deferral except as otherwise permitted or required pursuant to regulations and
other guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. 
 (e) No Elections. No Participant has any right to make any
election regarding the time or form of any payment due under this Plan. 
 (f) Distributions Treated as Made Upon a Designated
Event. If the Company fails to make any payment under this Plan, either intentionally or unintentionally, within the time period specified in the Plan, but the payment is made within the same calendar year, such payment will be treated as
made within the time period specified in the Plan pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(d). 

  
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 (g) Installments Treated as Separate Payments. For purposes of
Section 409A, the right to a series of installment payments under this Plan shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii). 

(h) Compliant Operation and Interpretation. This Plan shall be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code or
an exception thereto, and each provision of the Plan shall be interpreted, to the extent possible, to comply with Section 409A of the Code or an exception thereto. Although this Plan has been designed to comply with Section 409A of the
Code or to fit within an exception to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company specifically does not warrant such compliance. Each Participant is fully responsible for any and all taxes or other amounts imposed by
Section 409A or any other provision of the Code, and the Company shall not be liable to the Participant if any payment or benefit hereunder fails to be exempt from, or to comply with, Section 409A of the Code. 

5.4 Benefits from a Subsequent Employer. The continued medical, dental and vision coverage under the Health Plan that is provided
to a Participant pursuant to Sections 5.1(c) (Retention Benefits – Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage) and the continued life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment benefits provided to a Participant pursuant to
Section 5.1(e) (Retention Benefits – Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Benefits) will be discontinued if a Participant becomes employed by any other employer that provides health insurance coverage,
regardless of whether such coverage is comparable to the coverage provided under the Health Plan (and regardless of whether the other employer’s coverage includes dental, vision, life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage). By
accepting the benefits provided by this Plan, each Participant agrees to promptly notify the Company if the Participant becomes so employed while continued coverage is being provided by this Plan. 

5.5 No Tax Gross-Up; Cap on Payments. 

(a) General Rule; Cap on Benefits. Section 4999 of the Code imposes an excise tax (currently 20%) on a Participant if the
total payments and certain other benefits received by the Participant due to a “change in control” (which, for this purpose, has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 280G of the Code and the related regulations) exceed prescribed
limits. In order to avoid this excise tax and the related adverse tax consequences for the Company and the Participant, the payments and benefits to which a Participant will be entitled pursuant to Article V or any other arrangement between the
Company and the Participant will be limited so that the sum of such payments and benefits, when combined with all other “payments in the nature of compensation” (as that term is defined in Section 280G of the Code and related
regulations), the receipt of which is contingent on a change in control, will not exceed an amount equal to the maximum amount that can be payable without the imposition of the Section 4999 excise tax (which maximum amount is referred to below
as the “Capped Benefit”). 
 (b) Exception. The limitation described in Section 5.5(a) will not apply if the
Participant’s “Uncapped Benefit” minus the Section 4999 excise taxes exceeds the Participant’s Capped Benefit. For this purpose, a Participant’s “Uncapped Benefit” is equal to the total payments to which the
Participant will be entitled pursuant to this Plan, or otherwise, without regard to the limitation described in Section 5.5(a). 

  
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 (c) Calculating the Capped and Uncapped Benefits. If the Company believes that
Section 5.5(a) may result in a reduction of the payments to which a Participant is entitled under this Plan or any other applicable arrangement, it will so notify such Participant as soon as possible. The Company will then, at its expense,
retain a “Consultant” (which shall be a certified public accounting firm and/or a firm of recognized executive compensation consultants working with a law firm or certified public accounting firm) to provide a determination concerning
whether the Participant’s total payments and benefits under this Plan or any other applicable arrangement will result in the imposition of the Section 4999 excise tax and, if so, whether the Participant is subject to the limitations of
Section 5.5(a) or, alternatively, whether the exception described in Section 5.5(b) applies. 
 If the Consultant determines that
the limitations of Section 5.5(a) apply, then the payments and benefits to which the Participant is entitled pursuant to this Article V and any other applicable arrangement will be reduced to the extent necessary to eliminate the excess. In
making such reduction, the Company first will reduce the amount of the Participant’s payments under this Plan and, if necessary, any other payments to which the Participant is entitled under any other applicable arrangement that do not
constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” that is subject to Section 409A of the Code (with the reductions to be applied against the amounts payable latest in time and on a proportional
basis against the amounts payable at the same time). The Company will reduce the amount of any payments or benefits payable to the Participant that are subject to Section 409A of the Code (including the portion, if any, of the payments made
pursuant to Section 5.1(f) (Retention Benefits – Payment for Restrictive Covenant Agreement)) only to the extent reductions in addition to those described in the preceding sentence are necessary to avoid the Section 4999
excise tax. If the reduction of any payments or benefits which are subject to Section 409A of the Code becomes necessary to avoid the imposition of the excise tax, the Company first will reduce the
non-equity based payments or benefits on a proportional basis. To the extent additional reductions are necessary to avoid the excise tax, the Company will then reduce the benefits on a proportional basis and
then any equity based payments (with the reduction to be applied to the extent necessary to maximize the amounts the Participant otherwise will receive after the reduction). 

If the Consultant so requests, a firm of recognized executive compensation consultants selected by the Company (which may, but is not required
to be, the Consultant) shall provide an opinion, upon which such Consultant may rely, as to the reasonableness of any item of compensation as reasonable compensation for services rendered before or after the change in control (including the payments
provided pursuant to Section 5.1(f) (Retention Benefits – Payment for Restrictive Covenant Agreement)). 
 If the
Company believes that the limitations of Section 5.5(a) are applicable, it will nonetheless make payments to the Participant, at the times described in Section 5.1 (Retention Benefits), in the maximum amount that it believes may be
paid without exceeding such limitations. The balance, if any, will then be paid if due after the opinions called for above have been received. 

If the amount paid to the Participant by the Company is ultimately determined by the Internal Revenue Service to have exceeded the limitations
of this Section 5.5, the Participant must repay the excess promptly on demand of the Company. If it is ultimately determined by the Consultant or the Internal Revenue Service that a greater payment should have been made to the Participant, the
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interest thereon from the date such amount should have been paid to the date of such payment so that the Participant will have received or be entitled to receive the maximum amount to which the
Participant is entitled under the Plan. For purposes of this Section 5.5, the applicable interest rate shall be the prime rate published by the Wall Street Journal from the date the amounts described in the preceding sentence should have been
paid to the Participant. 
 As a general rule, the Consultant’s determination shall be binding on the Participant and the Company.
Section 280G and the excise tax rules of Section 4999, however, are complex and uncertain and, as a result, the Internal Revenue Service may disagree with the Consultant’s conclusions. If the Internal Revenue Service determines that
the Capped Benefit is actually lower than calculated by the Consultant, the Capped Benefit will be recalculated by the Consultant. Any payment over that revised Capped Benefit will then be repaid by the Participant to Company. If the Internal
Revenue Service determines that the actual Capped Benefit exceeds the amount calculated by the Consultant, the Company shall pay the Participant any shortage. 

The Company has the right to challenge any determinations made by the Internal Revenue Service. If the Company agrees to indemnify a
Participant from any taxes, interest and penalties that may be imposed upon the Participant (including any taxes, interest and penalties on the amounts paid pursuant to the Company’s indemnification agreement), the Participant must cooperate
fully with the Company in connection with any such challenge. The Company shall bear all costs associated with the challenge of any determination made by the Internal Revenue Service and the Company shall control all such challenges. 

A Participant must notify the Company in writing of any claim or determination by the Internal Revenue Service that, if upheld, would result in
the payment of excise taxes. Such notice shall be given as soon as possible but in no event later than 15 days following the Participant’s receipt of notice of the Internal Revenue Service’s position. 

(d) Effect of Repeal or Inapplicability. In the event that the provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code are repealed
without succession, this Section 5.5 shall be of no further force or effect. Moreover, if the provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code do not apply to impose the excise tax on payments under this Plan, then the provisions of this
Section 5.5 shall not apply. 
 5.6 Additional Benefits Under Other Plans. Additional benefits may be provided to
Participants upon a Change in Control through other programs sponsored by the Company. 
 ARTICLE VI 

PLAN ADMINISTRATION 

6.1 Plan Administration. The Committee shall administer the Plan. The Committee shall be the “Named Fiduciary” for
purposes of ERISA and shall have the authority to control, interpret and construe the Plan and manage the operations thereof. Any such interpretation and construction of any provisions of this Plan by the Committee shall be final. The Committee
shall, in addition to the foregoing, exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as it may deem advisable in the administration of the Plan except to the extent such powers and duties are assigned to the Compensation Committee. The
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may engage agents and obtain other assistance from the Company, including Company counsel. The Committee shall not be responsible for any action taken or not taken on the advice of legal counsel.
The Committee is given specific authority to allocate and revoke responsibilities among its members or designees. When the Committee has allocated authority pursuant to the foregoing, the Committee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of
the party to whom such responsibility has been allocated, except to the extent provided by law. 
 6.2 Claims Procedures. 

(a) Initial Claim. A claim for benefits under this Plan must be submitted to the senior human resources officer of PNM Resources
(the “Human Resources Officer”). If the claimant is the Human Resources Officer, a claim for benefits under this Plan must be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer of PNM Resources and the term “Human Resources Officer” as
used in paragraph (1) below shall be replaced with the term “Chief Executive Officer.” 
 (1) Notice of
Decision. Written notice of the disposition of the claim shall be furnished to the claimant within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 90 days after receipt of the claim by the Human Resources Officer, unless the Human Resources
Officer determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Human Resources Officer determines that an extension is required, written notice (including an explanation of the special circumstances
requiring an extension and the date by which the Human Resources Officer expects to render the benefits determination) shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the termination of the original 90-day period.
In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 90 days from the end of the initial 90-day period. If the claim is denied, the notice required pursuant to this Section shall set forth the following: 

(i) The specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination; 

(ii) Special reference to the specific Plan provisions upon which the determination is based; 

(iii) A description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such
material or information is necessary; and 
 (iv) An explanation of the Plan’s appeal procedure and the time limits applicable to an
appeal, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA. 
 (b) Appeal
Procedures. Every claimant shall have the right to appeal an adverse benefits determination to the Committee (including, but not limited to, whether the Participant’s termination was for Cause). Such appeal may be accomplished by a
written notice of appeal filed with the Committee within 60 days after receipt by the claimant of written notification of the adverse benefits determination. Claimants shall have the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records, and
other information relating to the claim for benefits. Claimants will be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits,
such relevance to be determined in accordance with Section 6.2(c) below. The appeal shall take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by claimant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such
information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. 

  
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 (1) Notice of Decision. Notice of a decision on appeal shall be furnished to
the claimant within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 60 days after receipt of the appeal by the Committee unless the Committee determines that special circumstances (such as the need to hold a hearing if the Committee determines that
a hearing is required) require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Committee determines that an extension is required, written notice (including an explanation of the special circumstances requiring an extension and the date by
which the Committee expects to render the benefits determination) shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the termination of the original 60-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of
60 days from the end of the initial 60-day period. The notice required by the first sentence of this Section shall be in writing, shall be set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and,
in the case of an adverse benefit determination, shall set forth the following: 
 (i) The specific reason or reasons for the adverse
determination; 
 (ii) Reference to the specific Plan provisions upon which the determination is based; 

(iii) A statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all
documents, records, and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits, such relevance to be determined in accordance with Section 6.2(c), below; and 

(iv) An explanation of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit
determination on appeal. 
 (c) Definition of Relevant. For purposes of this Section, a document, or other information shall be
considered “relevant” to the claimant’s claim if such document, record or other information: 
 (1) Was relied upon in making
the benefit determination; 
 (2) Was submitted, considered or generated in the course of making the benefit determination, without regard
to whether such document, record or other information was relied upon in making the benefit determination; or 
 (3) Demonstrates compliance
with the administrative processes and safeguards required pursuant to this Section 6.2 on making the benefit determination. 
 (d)
Decisions Final; Procedures Mandatory. To the extent permitted by law, a decision on review or appeal shall be binding and conclusive upon all persons whomsoever. To the extent permitted by law, completion of the claims procedures
described in this Section shall be a mandatory precondition that must be complied with prior to commencement of a legal or equitable action in connection with the Plan by a person claiming rights under the Plan. The Committee may, in its sole
discretion, waive these procedures as a mandatory precondition to such an action. 

  
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 (e) Time For Filing Legal Or Equitable Action. Any legal or equitable action
filed in connection with the Plan by a person claiming rights under the Plan must be commenced not later than the earlier of: (1) the shortest applicable statute of limitations provided by law; or (2) two (2) years from the date the
written copy of the Committee’s decision on review is delivered to the claimant in accordance with Section 6.2(b)(1). 

ARTICLE VII 

SUCCESSORS, BINDING AGREEMENT 

7.1 Successors. PNM Resources will negotiate to require any independent successor to all or substantially all of the assets of
PNM Resources to provide written confirmation, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the Change in Control, of its agreement to assume and perform the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Plan. The failure of a successor to
assume and perform the Company’s obligations pursuant to the Plan shall constitute a material breach of the Plan by the Company. 
 7.2
Binding Agreement. Subject to the right of PNM Resources to amend or terminate this Plan, and the Committee’s right to interpret this Plan, this Plan shall be for the benefit of and be enforceable by, a Participant’s personal
or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. 
 ARTICLE VIII

 NOTICE 

8.1 General. For the purpose of this Plan, and except as specifically set forth herein, notices and all other communications
provided for in the Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when hand-delivered or mailed by United States certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the Participant at his or her last known
address, and to the Company at 414 Silver Ave. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102, provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Secretary of PNM Resources, or to such other address as either party may have
furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 

ARTICLE IX 

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 

9.1 Amendment and Termination. The Plan may be amended, in whole or in part, or terminated at any time, by PNM Resources,
subject to the following exceptions: 
 (a) No amendment or termination of this Plan shall impair or abridge the obligations of the Company
already incurred. 
 (b) No amendment or termination of this Plan shall affect the rights of a Participant who terminated employment before
the effective date of such amendment or termination and who subsequently satisfied the eligibility provisions of this Plan. 

  
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 (c) If a Change in Control occurs within 24 months following the later of the adoption or
effective date of the amendment or termination of the Plan, or during the Protection Period triggered by that Change in Control, the amendment or termination shall be disregarded and this Plan will revive and continue for the Protection Period to
the extent that such amendment or termination impairs or abridges the rights or benefits of an employee of the Company who was a Participant upon the effective date of such Plan amendment or termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all changes
made in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code shall remain in effect. 
 (d) If the Protection Period has begun, the Plan shall
continue and may not be terminated during the Protection Period. 
 (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan may be amended at will at any
time and from time to time by PNM Resources to reflect changes necessary due to revisions to, or interpretations of: (1) ERISA, as amended; (2) Sections 280G, 409A or 4999 of the Code; or (3) any other provision of applicable state or
federal law. 
 (f) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, no amendment may be made if it will result in a violation of
Section 409A of the Code and any such amendment shall at no time have any legal validity. 
 ARTICLE X 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 10.1
Governing Law. The laws of the State of New Mexico shall govern the validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Plan, except to the extent preempted by federal law. 

10.2 Withholding. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid subject to any applicable withholding required under federal,
state or local law. 
 10.3 No Right of Assignment. Neither a Participant nor any person taking on behalf of a Participant may
anticipate, assign or alienate (either by law or equity) any benefit provided under the Plan and the Company shall not recognize any such anticipation, assignment or alienation. Furthermore, to the extent permitted by law, a benefit under the Plan
is not subject to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution or other legal or equitable process. 
 10.4 Survival of Rights. In
addition to the limitations on termination of this Plan set forth in Section 9.1 (Amendment and Termination), any obligations of the Company to make payments that have been due to Participants who have, at the time of expiration of the
Plan, satisfied the eligibility requirements pursuant to Articles IV (Eligibility for Retention Benefits) and V (Retention Benefits) above during the term hereof, shall survive the termination of this Plan. 

10.5 No Employment Contract. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, by the execution of this Plan the
Company does not intend to change the employment-at-will relationship with any of its employees. Instead, the Company retains its absolute right to terminate any
employee at any time, for any or no reason and without notice. 

  
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 10.6 Mitigation of Benefits. A Participant shall not be required to mitigate
the amount of payment provided for in Article V (Retention Benefits) by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor, except as specifically provided in Article V (Retention Benefits), shall the amount of any payment or benefit
provided for in Article V (Retention Benefits) be reduced by: (a) any compensation earned by the Participant as the result of employment by another employer; (b) by retirement benefits; or (c) offsets against any amount
claimed to be owed by the Participant to the Company. 
 10.7 Service of Process. The Secretary of PNM Resources shall be the
agent for service of process in matters relating to this Plan. 
 10.8 Headings. The headings and subheadings in this Plan are
inserted for convenience and reference only and are not to be used in construing this Plan or any provision hereof. 
 10.9 Gender and
Number. Where the context so requires, words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral genders, the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural. 

10.10 ERISA Plan. This Plan shall be interpreted as, and is intended to qualify as, a severance pay plan under ERISA, and
therefore does not constitute an employee pension benefit plan pursuant to Section 3(2) of ERISA. 
 10.11 Validity. The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Plan, which shall remain in full force and effect. 

10.12 Adoption by Affiliates. 

(a) An Affiliate, by action of its board of directors, may adopt the Plan with respect to its Officers only with the approval of the Board.

 (b) Except as otherwise clearly indicated by the context (such as in the definitions of Affiliate, Board, Change in Control and Committee)
the term “Company” as used herein shall include each Affiliate that has adopted this Plan in accordance with this Section 10.12 but not any Affiliate that has not adopted this Plan. 

(c) By adopting the Plan, the Affiliate shall be deemed to have agreed to: 

(1) Assume the obligations and liabilities imposed upon it by the Plan with respect to the its Officers; 

(2) Comply with all of the terms and provisions of the Plan; 

(3) Delegate to the Committee the power and responsibility to administer the Plan with respect to the Affiliate’s Officers; 

(4) Delegate to PNM Resources the full power to amend or terminate the Plan with respect to the Affiliate’s Officers; and 

  
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 (5) Be bound by any action taken by PNM Resources pursuant to the terms and provisions of
the Plan, regardless of whether such action is taken with or without the consent of the Affiliate. 
 (d) Any Affiliate that has adopted this
Plan for the benefit of its Officers may terminate its adoption of the Plan by action of its board of directors and timely providing notice to PNM Resources of such termination. 

(e) PNM Resources and each participating Affiliate shall bear the costs and expenses of providing benefits to their respective Officers who are
Participants. Such costs and expenses shall be allocated among PNM Resources and participating Affiliates in accordance with agreements entered into between PNM Resources and any participating Affiliate, or in the absence of such an agreement,
procedures adopted by PNM Resources. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Plan document to be executed by its duly authorized
representative on this 20th day of October, 2020. 
  

			
	PNM RESOURCES, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Patrick V. Apodaca

		 	Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

  
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 GLOSSARY 

(f) “Affiliate” means (1) any member of a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of
Section 414(b) of the Code as modified by Section 415(h) of the Code) that includes PNM Resources as a member of the group; and (2) any member of a group of trades or businesses under common control (within the meaning of
Section 414(c) of the Code as modified by Section 415(h) of the Code) that includes PNM Resources as a member of the group. 
 (g)
“Base Salary” means the Participant’s highest annual salary from the Company in effect during the Protection Period. 

(h) “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of PNM Resources. The Board
may delegate its responsibilities in accordance with its standard practices and procedures. 
 (i) “Cause” means, for
purposes of termination of a Participant’s employment: 
 (1) The willful and continued failure of a Participant to substantially
perform his or her duties with PNM Resources or any Affiliate after written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant which specifically identifies the manner in which the Participant has not substantially performed his or
her duties; 
 (2) The willful failure to report to work for more than 30 days; 

(3) The willful engaging by the Participant in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to PNM Resources or any Affiliate,
monetarily or otherwise, including acts of fraud, misappropriation, violence or embezzlement for personal gain at the expense of PNM Resources or any Affiliate, conviction of a felony, or conviction of a misdemeanor involving immoral acts; or 

(4) For a Tier I or Tier II Officer, the violation of any provision of the Restrictive Covenant Agreement described in Section 4.4
(Restrictive Covenant Agreement). 
 Cause shall not be deemed to exist on the basis of paragraph (1) or (2) if the
failure results from such Participant’s incapacity due to verifiable physical or Mental Illness substantiated by appropriate medical evidence. After the issuance of a Notice of Termination by the Participant due to Constructive Termination, an
act, or failure to act, by a Participant shall not be deemed “willful” for purposes of paragraph (1) or (2) and shall not give rise to Cause pursuant to this Section. An act, or failure to act, by a Participant shall not be
deemed “willful” if done or omitted to be done by the Participant in good faith and with a reasonable belief that his or her action was in the best interests of PNM Resources and its Affiliates. 

(j) “Change in Control” means any of the following: 

(1) Any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 becoming directly or
indirectly the “beneficial owner” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act, of securities of PNM Resources representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of PNM
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securities unless such person is, or shall be, a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of PNM Resources, or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by
the shareholders of PNM Resources in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of PNM Resources; 
 (2) During any
period of two consecutive years, excluding any period prior to the Effective Date of this Plan, the following individuals ceasing, for any reason, to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors: 

(i) directors who were directors at the beginning of such period; and 

(ii) any new directors whose election by the Board or nomination for election by PNM Resources’ shareholders was approved by a vote of at
least two-thirds (2/3rds) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, such new
directors being referred to as “Approved New Directors.” 
 For purposes of determining whether a Change in Control has occurred
pursuant to this paragraph (2), a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with PNM Resources to effect a transaction described in paragraphs (1), (3) or (4) of this Section (j) shall not be considered to
be an “Approved New Director.” 
 (3) The shareholders of PNM Resources approving a merger or consolidation of PNM Resources with
another company, corporation or subsidiary that is not affiliated with PNM Resources immediately before the Change in Control; provided, however, that if the merger or consolidation would result in the voting securities of PNM Resources outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent, either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity, at least 60% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of PNM Resources or such
surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, the merger or consolidation will be disregarded; or 
 (4) The
adoption of a plan of complete liquidation of PNM Resources or an agreement for the sale or disposition by PNM Resources of all or substantially all of PNM Resources’ assets. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control will not be deemed to have occurred until: (1) any required regulatory approval,
including any final non-appealable regulatory order, has been obtained and (2) the transaction that would otherwise be considered a Change in Control closes. 

(k) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

(l) “Committee” means the Benefits Governance Committee appointed by PNM Resources. 

(m) “Company” means, collectively, PNM Resources and any Affiliate of PNM Resources that has adopted this Plan in
accordance with Section 10.12 (Adoption by Affiliates). As used in this Plan, “Company” also means any successor to the assets of PNM Resources that assumes and agrees to perform PNM Resources’ obligations
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 (n) “Compensation Committee” means the Compensation and Human
Resources Committee of the Board. 
 (o) “Constructive Termination” means, without a Participant’s express
written consent, the occurrence during the Protection Period of any of the following circumstances, subject to the exceptions and modifications noted below: 

(1) The failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain the Officer in the office or the position, or a substantially equivalent or
better office or position, of or with the Company and/or an Affiliate, as the case may be, which the Officer held immediately prior to a Change in Control, or the removal of the Officer as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (or any
successor thereto) if the Officer was a Director of the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control; 
 (2) A significant adverse
change in the nature or scope of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position with the Company and any Affiliate which the Officer held immediately prior to the Change in Control; 

(3) A fifteen percent (15%) or more reduction in the aggregate of the Officer’s Base Salary and Officer Annual Incentive Plan award
opportunity (calculated at the target level of performance) received from the Company and any Affiliate; 
 (4) A requirement that the
Officer’s principal location of work be changed to any location that is in excess of 35 miles from the location thereof immediately prior to the Change in Control; 

(5) Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, any material breach of the terms of this Plan by the Company or any successor
thereto. 
 A Participant must provide a written Notice of Termination to the Company of the existence of the Constructive Termination
condition described in paragraphs (1)-(5) above within 90 days of the initial existence of the condition. 
 Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, an event described in paragraphs (1)-(5) above will not constitute Constructive Termination if, within 30 days after the Participant gives the Company the Notice of Termination specifying the occurrence or existence of an event that the
Participant believes constitutes Constructive Termination, the Company has fully corrected (or reversed) such event. 
 (p)
“Disability” and “Disabled” shall have the same meaning as provided in the Company’s long-term disability plan for the provision of long-term disability benefits. 

(q) “Eligible Compensation” means the sum of the (1) Participant’s Base Salary, (2) any cash award paid
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during the 12-month period immediately preceding the Participant’s Separation from Service, and (3) the average of the awards actually received
by the Participant pursuant to the Officer Annual Incentive Plan for services performed during the three calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs. If the Participant did not participate in the
Officer Annual Incentive Plan for all three of the calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs, the average of the awards actually received during the two calendar years immediately preceding the
calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs (or the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs, if the Participant only participated during that year) will be used. If the Participant did not
participate in the Officer Annual Incentive Plan prior to the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs, the Participant’s “target award” for the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs will be used instead of
the average. Unless otherwise stated pursuant to the Officer Annual Incentive Plan, the “target award” is 50% of the Participant’s highest maximum award opportunity under the Officer Annual Incentive Plan for the year in which the
Change in Control occurs. 
 (r) “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 

(s) “Health Plan” means the PNM Resources, Inc. Comprehensive Health Plan as it may be amended or restated from time to
time or any successor plan or plans that provide the benefits currently provided under such plan. 
 (t) “Mental
Illness” means any disorder, other than a disorder induced by alcohol or drug abuse, which impairs the behavior, emotional reaction or thought process of a person. 

(u) “Notice of Termination” means a notice from either the Company or a Participant, as applicable. If the termination
is for Cause or based on Constructive Termination, the notice shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Plan relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination
of the Participant’s employment. If a Participant is providing a Notice of Termination based on Constructive Termination, the Notice of Termination must be provided to the Company’s General Counsel no more than 90 days following the
occurrence of the condition giving rise to Constructive Termination and the Notice of Termination must be given at least 30 days prior to the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service. However, the Company retains its rights as an at
will employer to terminate any employee at any time and for any reason. 
 (v) “Officer” means any officer of PNM
Resources (1) with the title Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Executive Vice President (EVP), Senior Vice President (SVP), or Vice President (VP) or any other title that describes a position of higher authority than
that of a Vice President, and (2) who is classified and coded as an Officer pursuant to PNM Resources’ compensation system. 
 (w)
“Officer Annual Incentive Plan” means the annual incentive compensation plan maintained by the Company for Officers. 

  
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 (x) “Participant” means any Officer who has satisfied the
eligibility requirements of this Plan. 
 (y) “Plan” means the PNM Resources, Inc. Officer Retention Plan, as
amended. 
 (z) “PNM Resources” means PNM Resources, Inc. As used in the Plan, “PNM Resources” also means
any successor in interest resulting from merger, consolidation, or transfer of substantially all of PNM Resources’ assets. 
 (aa)
“Prior Plan Document” means the Plan document in effect prior to the Effective Date. 
 (bb) “Protection
Period” means the period beginning with the date on which a transaction closes, or an event occurs which results in a Change in Control and ending 24 months thereafter. 

(cc) “Restrictive Covenant Agreement” means the agreement described in Section 4.4 (Restrictive Covenant
Agreement). 
 (dd) “Separation from Service” means either (1) the termination of a Participant’s
employment with Company and all Affiliates due to death, retirement or other reasons, or (2) a permanent reduction in the level of bona fide services the Participant provides to Company and all Affiliates to an amount that is 20% or less of the
average level of bona fide services the Participant provided to Company and all Affiliates in the immediately proceeding 36 months, with the level of bona fide service calculated in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii). 
 A Participant’s employment relationship is treated as continuing
while a Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence (if the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as a Participant’s right to reemployment with Company or an Affiliate is
provided either by statute or contract). If a Participant’s period of leave exceeds six months and a Participant’s right to reemployment is not provided either by statute or by contract, the employment relationship is deemed to terminate
on the first day immediately following the expiration of such 6-month period. Whether a termination of employment has occurred will be determined based on all of the facts and circumstances and in accordance
with regulations issued by the United States Treasury Department pursuant to Section 409A of the Code. 
 Generally, the date of a
Participant’s Separation from Service will be specified in the Notice of Termination. In the case of a termination for Cause, the date of Separation from Service shall be immediately upon receipt of the Notice of Termination. In the case of an
involuntary termination of employment by the Company for any reason other than Cause, death or Disability, the date of Separation from Service shall not be less than 15 days from the date the Notice of Termination is given. In the case of
Constructive Termination, the date of Separation from Service shall be not less than 30 days from the date the Notice of Termination is given. 

  
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 (ee) “Specified Employee” means certain officers and highly
compensated employees of the Company as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i). The identification date for determining whether a Participant is a Specified Employee during any calendar year
shall be the September 1 preceding the commencement of such year. 
 (ff) “Tier I Officer” means the Chief
Executive Officer of PNM Resources, any Executive Vice President or Senior Vice President of PNM Resources, and any other officer of PNM Resources who is designated as a Tier I Officer by the Compensation Committee. The designation must be made in
the minutes of a meeting of the Compensation Committee or in a unanimous written consent signed by all the members of the Compensation Committee. A designation by the Compensation Committee shall override the classification (i.e., Tier I, Tier II,
or Tier III) that would otherwise apply based on the Officer’s title. 
 (gg) “Tier II Officer” means the
Treasurer, the Controller and the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs of PNM Resources, and any other officer of PNM Resources who is designated as a Tier II Officer by the Compensation Committee. The designation must be made in the minutes of a
meeting of the Compensation Committee or in a unanimous written consent signed by all the members of the Compensation Committee. A designation by the Compensation Committee shall override the classification (i.e., Tier I, Tier II, or Tier III) that
would otherwise apply based on the Officer’s title. 
 (hh) “Tier III Officer” means all other Vice Presidents
of PNM Resources, and any other officer of PNM Resources who is designated a Tier III Officer by the Compensation Committee. The designation must be made in the minutes of a meeting of the Compensation Committee or in a unanimous written consent
signed by all the members of the Compensation Committee. A designation by the Compensation Committee shall override the classification (i.e., Tier I, Tier II, or Tier III) that would otherwise apply based on the Officer’s title. 

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

RELEASE AGREEMENT 

  
 A-1 

 EXHIBIT B 

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT 

  
 B-1

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