Document:

Exhibit 10.5

    Nicor
      Gas
      Company

    Form
      10-Q

    Exhibit
      10.5

    AMENDMENT
      NO. 3 TO THE INTERIM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

    

    On
      this
      25th
      day of
      April 2001, Commonwealth Edison Company and Northern Illinois Gas Company
      (individually or collectively “Utility(ies)”) hereby modify their Interim
      Cooperative Agreement dated October 28, 1993 including amendments thereto
      (“Agreement”), by entering into this Amendment No. 3 (“Amendment”) to the
      Agreement:

    

    WHEREAS,
      each of the Utilities is named as a defendant in litigation currently pending
      in
      the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, captioned Roberson
      v. Commonwealth Edison
      Company, et al.,
      Case No.
      00 L 4360, filed April 20, 1999, and Rutledge
      v. Commonwealth
      Edison Company, et al.,
      Case No.
      00 L 11290, filed October 2, 2000, (individually or collectively the
“Action(s)”), alleging personal injury and/or property damage caused by
      conditions existing or having existed at the former manufactured gas plant
      site
      bounded by Taylor Street, Lombard Street, Harvard Avenue, and Garfield Avenue
      in
      Oak Park, Illinois, now known as Barrie Park;

    

    WHEREAS,
      the Barrie Park site is on the Site List, which is Attachment A to the Agreement
      and is subject to the Agreement;

    

    WHEREAS,
      without admitting any liability, the Utilities have determined that it is in
      their mutual best interests to delay commencement of litigation of claims which
      either Utility may bring against the other Utility arising from the Actions,
      including but not limited to claims for contribution and indemnity (“Potential
      Utility Claims”), or to resolve such Potential Utility Claims;

    

    NOW
      THEREFORE, based on the covenants and mutual promises contained herein, it
      is
      hereby agreed by and between each Utility, pursuant to Section 16 of the
      Agreement, that the Agreement is modified as follows:

     

    1. Applicability.
      This
      Amendment applies to all Potential Utility Claims of either Utility which relate
      to the Actions and which have not been time barred prior to the effective date
      of this Amendment.

    

    2. Shared
      Costs

    

    2.1. The
      cost
      of any settlement and the cost of any judgment entered against either or both
      of
      the Utilities in the Actions will be Shared Costs under the Agreement and will
      be subject to all of the provisions of the Agreement, except as otherwise
      provided in this Amendment.

    

    2.2 Section
      2.2 of the Agreement is amended by adding the following to the end of Section
      2.2(d) prior to the semicolon: “or by Amendment No. 3.”

    

    3. Preservation
      of Potential Utility Claims

    

    3.1 Neither
      Utility shall commence litigation, whether by crossclaim or counterclaim in
      either Action or in a separate civil action, against the other Utility regarding
      Potential Utility Claims until and unless the Agreement is terminated pursuant
      to Section 14 of the Agreement.

    

    3.2 Any
      statute of limitation or repose is tolled for Potential Utility Claims that
      either Utility may have against the other Utility until the Agreement is
      terminated pursuant to Section 14 of the Agreement.

    

    3.3 Any
      finding of fact, conclusion of law, determination of liability, including any
      determination as to the relative fault or percent allocation of liability,
      and/or judgment in either Action shall not have any effect, whether by res
      judicata, collateral estoppel, or similar theories, in any proceeding between
      the Utilities, including but not limited to, any arbitration under the Agreement
      or in any litigation between the Utilities.

     

    4. Settlement.
      The
      Utilities agree to cooperate in any efforts to settle the Actions. The Utilities
      agree that they will not settle either Action without mutual agreement between
      the Utilities unless the Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 14 of
      the
      Agreement.

    

    5. Reservation
      of Rights.
      This
      Amendment shall not constitute nor be interpreted, construed, or used as
      evidence of any admission of liability, law or fact, or a waiver of any right
      or
      defense.

    

    6. Authorization.
      Each of
      the signatories represents that he or she is fully authorized to enter into
      the
      terms and conditions of, and to execute this Amendment on his/her own behalf
      or
      on behalf of their respective client.

    

    7. Counterparts.
      This
      Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
      original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
      instrument.

    

    8. Effective
      Date.
      This
      Amendment is effective as of April 20, 2001.

    

    

    

    Dated: _________________         Party: ____Northern
      Illinois Gas Company________

    

    By: _______Russ
      M. Strobel_______________________________________________

    (Signature)

    _____Russ
      M. Strobel, Senior V.P. & General Counsel_____________________

    (Name
      and
      Title)

    

    

    Dated: ___4-26-01_______         Party: ___Commonwealth
      Edison Company_______

    

    By: ________Rebecca
      J. Lauer_____________________________________________

    (Signature)

    

    ______Rebecca
      J. Lauer, Vice President and General Counsel_______________

    (Name
      and
      Title)_

Exhibit 10.1

THIRD AMENDMENT TO

PURCHASE, SALE AND SERVICING TRANSFER AGREEMENT

    This THIRD AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE, SALE AND SERVICING TRANSFER AGREEMENT, dated as of June 1, 2005 (this "Amendment") is made and entered into as of May 1, 2006, by and among Federated Department Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("FDS"), FDS Bank, a federally-chartered stock savings bank ("FDS Bank"), Federated Corporate Services, Inc., an Ohio corporation (as successor in interest to Prime II Receivables Corporation, a Delaware corporation) ("FCS"), Macy's Department Stores, Inc., an Ohio corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDS ("Macy's"), Bloomingdale's, Inc., an Ohio corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of FDS ("Bloomingdale's" and collectively with FDS, FDS Bank, FCS and Macy's, the "FDS Parties"), and Citibank, N.A., a national banking association (the "Purchaser").

    WHEREAS, the FDS Parties and Purchaser are parties to that certain Purchase, Sale and Servicing Transfer Agreement dated as of June 1, 2005, as amended by the letter agreement (the "First Amendment") dated August 22, 2005 (the "Purchase Agreement"), and as further  amended by the Second Amendment to Purchase, Sale and Servicing Transfer Agreement (the "Second Amendment") dated October 24, 2005; 

    WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Purchase Agreement in accordance with Section 13.4 of the Purchase Agreement.

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

        1. Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used without definition in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement. 

        2. Amendment of Section 1.1. 

            (a) The following definition is hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement immediately before the defined term "Constituent Documents":

"Commercial Accounts" means any Credit Card Account that was not issued to a natural person primarily for personal, family or household purposes.

             (b)
The definition of "GE/Macy's Account" in Section 1.1 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such definition in its entirety with the following definition:

"GE/Macy's Account" means a Credit Card Account owned by GE Bank or one of its Affiliates as of the Second Cut-Off Time and governed by the GE/Macy's Program Agreement that exists as of the Second Cut-Off Time, other than (i) a May Account, (ii) any Employee Account, and (iii) any Credit Card Account that, as of the Second Cut-Off Time, has been (or should have been) charged off in accordance with the standard policies and procedures of GE Bank as in effect as of the date of this Agreement and (iv) any Commercial Account owned by GE Bank or one of its Affiliates.

        3. Amendment to Article VI.  The following covenant is hereby added immediately after Section 6.18 of the Purchase Agreement:

 "SECTION 6.19.  Commercial Accounts.  The parties shall work together in good faith to arrive at mutually agreeable arrangements designed to ensure that (i) Commercial Accounts are not intentionally included in the Accounts sold to Purchaser at any future closing pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) any Commercial Accounts that are or have been sold to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement can be identified and repurchased (on mutually agreeable terms and conditions) by FDS Bank or an affiliate thereof designated by FDS Bank.  For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge and agree that the implementation of such arrangements shall not be a condition of any closing hereunder but that no such closing shall in any way diminish the parties' obligations to work together pursuant to this Section."

        4. Capacity; Authorization; Validity.  

            (a) FDS hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as of the date hereof as follows:  

               
(i)  Each of the FDS Parties has all necessary corporate or similar power and authority to (A) execute and enter into this Amendment and (B) perform the obligations required of such FDS Parties hereunder and the other documents, instruments and agreements to be executed and delivered by such FDS Parties pursuant hereto.

               
(ii)  The execution and delivery by the FDS Parties of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements executed and delivered by the FDS Parties pursuant hereto, and the consummation by the FDS Parties of the transactions specified herein, have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate or similar actions of the FDS Parties.

               
(iii)  This Amendment (A) has been duly executed and delivered by the FDS Parties, (B) constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the FDS Parties, and (C) is enforceable against the FDS Parties in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general equity principles including those respecting the availability of specific performance).

            (b) Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the FDS Parties as of the date hereof:  

               
(i) Purchaser has all necessary corporate or similar power and authority to (A) execute and enter into this Amendment and (B) perform the obligations required of it hereunder and the other documents, instruments and agreements to be executed and delivered by Purchaser pursuant hereto.  

               
(ii) The execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements executed and delivered by Purchaser pursuant hereto, and the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions specified herein, has been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate or similar actions of Purchaser.  

               
(iii) This Amendment (A) has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser, (B) constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Purchaser and (C) is enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general equity principles including those respecting the availability of specific performance).

        5. Effect of Amendment.  This Amendment is hereby incorporated into and made a part of the Purchase Agreement.  Except as amended by this Amendment, all terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall continue and remain in full force and effect and binding upon the parties thereto.

        6. Binding Effect.  This Amendment shall be binding in all respects and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto. 

        7. Governing Law.  This Amendment and all rights and obligations hereunder, including matters of construction, validity and performance, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made to be performed within such State and applicable federal law.

        8. Counterparts/Facsimiles.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument, but in making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart.  Any facsimile of an executed counterpart shall be deemed an original.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

	 	
CITIBANK, N.A.

	 	 
	 	
By:  /s/ Steven J. Freiberg  

	 	
   Name:  Steven J. Freiberg  

	 	
   Title:  Executive Vice President  

	 	 
	 	 
	 	
FEDERATED DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.

	 	 
	 	
By:  /s/ Bradley R. Mays

	 	
   Name:  Bradley R. Mays

	 	
   Title:  Vice President

	 	 
	 	 
	 	
FDS BANK

	 	 
	 	
By:  /s/ Teresa Huxel

	 	
   Name:  Teresa Huxel

	 	
   Title:  President

	 	 
	 	 
	 	
FEDERATED CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.

	 	 
	 	
By:  /s/ Bradley R. Mays

	 	
   Name:  Bradley R. Mays

	 	
   Title:  Vice President

	 	 
	 	 
	 	
MACY'S DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.

	 	 
	 	
By:  /s/ Bradley R. Mays

	 	
   Name:  Bradley R. Mays

	 	
   Title:  Vice President

	 	 
	 	 
	 	
BLOOMINGDALES, INC.

	 	 
	 	
By:  /s/ Bradley R. Mays

	 	
   Name:  Bradley R. Mays

	 	
   Title:  Vice President

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