Document:

Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance

Exhibit 10.97

TRUST AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT OF TRUST (the “Agreement”) effective the 31st day of December, 2003, by and
between DYNEGY INC. (the “Company”), and VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY, a trust company
incorporated under Chapter 10 of the Pennsylvania Banking Code (the “Trustee”),

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted and is maintaining the DYNEGY NORTHEAST GENERATION, INC.
SAVINGS INCENTIVE PLAN (the “Plan”) for the exclusive benefit of its eligible Employees; and

WHEREAS, the Dynegy Inc. Benefit Plans Committee (the “Plan Administrator”) is the fiduciary
named in the Plan as having the authority to control and manage the operation and administration
of the Plan;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee deem it necessary and desirable to enter into a written
agreement of trust;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties
hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree and declare as follows:

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRUST

Section 1.1. The Company and the Trustee hereby agree to the establishment of a trust
consisting of such sums as shall from time to time be paid to the Trustee under the Plan and such
earnings, income and appreciation as may accrue thereon, which, less payments made by the
Trustee to carry out the purposes of the Plan, are referred to herein as the “Fund.” The Trustee
shall carry out the duties and responsibilities herein specified, but shall be under no duty to
determine whether the amount of any contribution by the Company or any Participant is in accordance
with the terms of the Plan nor shall the Trustee be responsible for the collection of any
contributions required under the Plan.

Section 1.2. The Fund shall be held, invested, reinvested and administered by the Trustee in
accordance with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement solely in the interest of Participants
and their beneficiaries and for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to Participants and
their beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the Plan. Except as
provided in Section 6.2, no assets of the Plan shall inure to the benefit of the Company.

Section 1.3. The Trustee shall pay benefits and expenses from the Fund only upon the written
direction of the Plan Administrator. The Trustee shall be fully entitled to rely on such
directions furnished by the Plan Administrator, and shall be under no duty to ascertain whether
the directions are in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

ARTICLE II

INVESTMENT OF THE FUND

Section 2.1. The Plan Administrator shall have the exclusive authority and discretion to
select the investment funds (“Investment Funds”) available for investment under the Plan. In making
such selection, the Plan Administrator shall use the care, skill, prudence and diligence under the
circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with
such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims. The
available investments under the Plan shall be sufficiently diversified so as to seek to minimize
the risk of large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so. The
Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the selection of the Investment Funds currently
available for investment under the Plan, and any changes thereto. The Plan Administrator may also
direct the Trustee from time to time to cause assets in the Fund to
be delivered to the trustee under that certain Master Trust Agreement effective January 1, 2002,
between Dynegy Inc. and Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (the “Master Trust Agreement”) which
established a master trust (the “Master Trust”), and to cause such assets to be held, administered
and invested pursuant to the Master Trust Agreement. The Master Trust is hereby adopted as a part
of this Agreement and tire Plan.

 

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Section 2.2. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, each Participant shall have the
exclusive right, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, to direct the investment by the
Trustee of all amounts allocated to the separate accounts of the Participant under the Plan among
any one or more of the available Investment Funds. All investment directions by Participants shall
be timely furnished to the Trustee by the Plan Administrator, except to the extent such directions
are transmitted telephonically or otherwise by Participants directly to the Trustee or its delegate
in accordance with rules and procedures established and approved by the Plan Administrator and
communicated to the Trustee. In making any investment of the assets
of the Fund, the Trustee shall
be fully entitled to rely on such directions furnished to it by the Plan Administrator or by
Participants in accordance with the Plan Administrator’s approved rules and procedures, and shall
be under no duty to make any inquiry or investigation with respect thereto. The Plan Administrator
may designate a default fund under the Plan in which the Trustee shall deposit contributions to the
Fund on behalf of Participants who have been identified by the Plan Administrator as having not
specified investment choices under the Plan. If the Trustee receives any contribution under the
Plan that is not accompanied by instructions directing its investment, the Trustee shall
immediately notify the Plan Administrator of that fact, and the Trustee may, in its discretion,
hold all or a portion of the contribution uninvested without liability for loss of income or
appreciation pending receipt of proper investment directions (which proper investment directions
shall include the designation of a default fund as provided in the preceding sentence). Otherwise,
it is specifically intended under the Plan and this Agreement that the Trustee shall have no
discretionary authority to determine the investment of the assets of the Fund.

 

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Section 2.3. Subject to the provisions of Sections 2.1 and 2.2, the Trustee shall have the
authority, in addition to any authority given by law, to exercise the following powers in the
administration of the Trust:

(a) to
invest and reinvest all or a part of the Fund in accordance with
Participants’ investment directions in any available Investment Fund selected by the Plan
Administrator without restriction to investments authorized for fiduciaries, including,
without limitation on the amount that may be invested therein, any common, collective or
commingled trust fund maintained by the Trustee. Any investment in, and any terms and
conditions of, any common, collective or commingled trust fund available only to employee
trusts which meets the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“Code”), or corresponding provisions of subsequent income tax laws of the United States,
shall constitute an integral part of this Agreement and the Plan;

(b) to
dispose of all or any part of the investments, securities, or other property
which may from time to time or at any time constitute the Fund in accordance with the
investment directions by Participants furnished to it pursuant to
Section 2.2 or the
written directions by the Plan Administrator furnished to it pursuant to Section 1.3, and
to make, execute and deliver to the purchasers thereof good and sufficient deeds of conveyance therefor, and all assignments, transfers and other legal instruments,
either necessary or convenient for passing the title and ownership thereto, free and
discharged of all trusts and without liability on the part of such purchasers to see to
the application of the purchase money;

(c) to hold cash uninvested to the extent necessary to pay benefits or expenses of
the Plan;

(d) to cause any investment of the Fund to be registered in the name of the Trustee
or the name of its nominee or nominees or to retain such investment unregistered or in a
form permitting transfer by delivery; provided that the books and records of the Trustee
shall at all times show that all such investments are part of the Fund;

 

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(e) except as provided in Section 5.2 and except as provided further in Article IV hereof
with respect to shares of common stock of the Company (“Company Stock”) that are held by the Fund,
to vote in person or by proxy with respect to all mutual fund shares which are held by the Plan
(other than mutual fund shares acquired at the direction of a Participant pursuant to an
individual brokerage account option that is an investment alternative under the Plan) solely in
accordance with directions furnished to it by the Plan Administrator, and to vote in person or by
proxy and to make all other offer decisions with respect to all other securities credited to a
Participant’s separate accounts under the Plan solely in accordance with directions furnished to
it by the Participant;

(f) upon the written direction of the Plan Administrator, to apply for, purchase, hold or
transfer any life insurance, retirement income, endowment or annuity contract;

(g) to consult and employ any suitable agent to act on behalf of the Trustee and to contract
for legal, accounting, clerical and other services deemed necessary by the Trustee to manage and
administer the Fund according to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement provided that the Plan
Administrator has approved any additional costs which result from the use of such agents;

(h) upon the written direction of the Plan Administrator, to make loans from the Fund to
Participants in amounts and on terms approved by the Plan Administrator in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan; provided that the Company shall have the responsibility for collecting all
loan repayments required to be made under the Plan and for furnishing the Trustee with copies of
all promissory notes evidencing such loans; and

(i) to pay from the Fund all taxes imposed or levied with respect to the Fund or any part
thereof under existing or future laws, and to contest the validity or amount of any tax,
assessment, claim or demand respecting the Fund or any part thereof.

 

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Section 2.4. Except as may be authorized by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
Labor, the Trustee shall not maintain the indicia of ownership in any assets of the Fund outside
of the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States.

ARTICLE III

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Section 3.1. The Trustee, the Company and the Plan Administrator shall each discharge their
assigned duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and the Plan solely in the interest of
Participants and their beneficiaries in the following manner:

(a) for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to Participants and their
beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the Plan;

(b) with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then
prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters
would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims;

(c) by diversifying the available investments under the Plan so as to seek to
minimize the risk of large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent
not to do so; and

(d) in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and this Trust Agreement insofar
as they are consistent with the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)

Section 3.2. The Trustee shall keep full and accurate accounts of all receipts, investments,
disbursements and other transactions hereunder, including such specific records as may be agreed
upon in writing between the Company and the Trustee. All such accounts, books and records shall be
open to inspection and audit at all reasonable times by any authorized representative of the
Company or the Plan Administrator. A Participant may examine only those individual account records
pertaining directly to him.

 

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Section 3.3. Within 120 days after the end of each Plan Year or within 120 days after its
removal or resignation, the Trustee shall file with the Plan Administrator a written account of the
administration of the Fund showing all transactions effected by the Trustee subsequent to the
period covered by the last preceding account to the end of such Plan Year or date of removal or
resignation and all property held at its fair market value at the end of the accounting period.
Upon approval of such accounting by the Plan Administrator, neither the Company nor the Plan
Administrator shall be entitled to any further accounting by the Trustee except in the case of
manifest error. The Plan Administrator may approve such accounting by written notice of approval
delivered to the Trustee or by failure to express objection to such accounting in writing delivered
to the Trustee within one year from the date on which the accounting is delivered to the Plan
Administrator.

Section 3.4. In accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Trustee shall open and maintain
separate accounts in the name of each Participant in order to record all contributions by or on
behalf of die Participant under the Plan and any earnings, losses and expenses attributable
thereto. The Plan Administrator shall furnish the Trustee with written instructions enabling the
Trustee to allocate properly all contributions and other amounts under the Plan to the separate
accounts of Participants. In making such allocation, the Trustee shall be fully entitled to rely
on the instructions furnished by the Plan Administrator and shall be under no duty to make any
inquiry or investigation with respect thereto.

Section 3.5. The Trustee shall furnish each Participant with statements quarterly, as soon as
reasonably practicable but in no event more than 30 days after the last day of each fiscal
quarter, reflecting the then current fair market value of the Participant’s separate accounts
under the Plan as of the end of such quarter.

Section 3.6. The Trustee shall not be required to determine the facts concerning the
eligibility of any Participant to participate in the Plan, the amount of benefits payable to any
Participant or beneficiary under the Plan, or the date or method of payment or disbursement.
The Trustee shall be fully entitled to rely solely upon the written advice and directions of the
Plan Administrator as to any such question of fact.

 

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Section 3.7. Unless resulting from the Trustee’s negligence, willful misconduct, lack of good
faith, or breach of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or ERISA, the Company shall
indemnify and save harmless the Trustee from, against, for and in respect of any and all damages,
losses, obligations, liabilities, liens, deficiencies, costs and expenses, including without
limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees incident to any suit, action, investigation, claim or
proceedings suffered, sustained, incurred or required to be paid by the Trustee in connection with
the Plan or this Agreement.

Section 3.8. The Trustee shall indemnify and save harmless the Company, the Plan, and the
Plan Administrator from, against, for and in respect of any and all damages, losses, obligations,
liabilities, liens, deficiencies, costs and expenses, including without limitation, reasonable
attorney’s fees, incident to any suit, action, investigation, claim or proceedings suffered,
sustained, or incurred as a result of the Trustee’s negligence, willful misconduct, lack of good
faith, or breach of its duties or obligations under this Agreement or ERISA.

ARTICLE IV

VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS OF COMPANY STOCK

Section 4.1. Each Participant or beneficiary of a deceased Participant (referred to herein
collectively as Participant) shall have the right to direct the Trustee as to the manner of voting
and the exercise of all other rights which a shareholder of record has with respect to shares (and
fractional shares) of Company Stock which have been allocated to the Participant’s separate account
including, but not limited to, the right to sell or retain shares in a public or private tender
offer.

Section 4.2. All shares (and fractional shares) of Company Stock for which the Trustee has
not received timely Participant directions shall be voted or exercised by the Trustee in the same
proportion as the shares (and fractional shares) of Company Stock for which the Trustee
received timely Participant directions, except in the case where to do so would be inconsistent
with the provisions of Title I of ERISA. All reasonable efforts shall be made to inform each
Participant that shares of Company Stock for which the Trustee does not receive Participant
direction shall be voted pro rata in proportion to the shares for which the Trustee has received
Participant direction.

 

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Section 4.3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a tender offer for
Company Stock, the Trustee shall interpret a Participant’s silence as a direction not to tender the
shares of Company Stock allocated to the Participant’s separate account and, therefore, the Trustee
shall not tender any shares (or fractional shares) of Company Stock for which it does not receive
timely directions to tender such shares (or fractional shares) from Participants, except in the
case where to do so would be inconsistent with the provisions of Title I of ERISA. Furthermore,
tender offer materials provided to Participants shall specifically inform Participants that the
Trustee shall interpret a Participant’s silence as a direction not to tender the Participant’s
shares of Company Stock.

Section 4.4. Each Participant exercising his authority under this Article shall be considered
a named fiduciary of the Plan within the meaning of ERISA Section 402(a)(2) with respect to the
voting directions or response to an offer provided by the Participant (including in the case where
a Participant’s silence is treated by the Trustee as a direction not to tender as provided under
Section 4.3 hereof).

Section 4.5. Information relating to the purchase, holding and sale of securities and the
exercise of voting, tender and other similar rights with respect to Company Stock by Participants
and beneficiaries shall be maintained in accordance with procedures that are designed to safeguard
the confidentiality of such information, except to the extent necessary to comply with Federal laws
or State laws not preempted by ERISA. The Trustee shall be the fiduciary who is responsible for
ensuring that such procedures are sufficient to safeguard the confidentiality of the information
described above and that such procedures are followed.

 

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ARTICLE V

APPOINTMENT OF INVESTMENT MANAGERS

Section 5.1. The Plan Administrator may appoint one or more Investment Managers with respect
to some or all of the assets of the Fund as contemplated by section 402(c)(3) of ERISA. Any such
investment manager shall acknowledge to the Plan Administrator in writing that it accepts such
appointment and that it is an ERISA fiduciary with respect to the Plan and the Fund. The Plan
Administrator shall provide the Trustee with a copy of the written agreement (and any amendments
thereto) between the Plan Administrator and the Investment Manager. By notifying the Trustee of
the appointment of an Investment Manager, the Plan Administrator shall be deemed to certify that
such Investment Manager meets the requirements of section 3(38) of ERISA. The authority of the
Investment Manager shall continue until the Plan Administrator rescinds the appointment or the
Investment Manager has resigned.

Section 5.2. The assets with respect to which a particular Investment Manager has been
appointed shall be specified by the Plan Administrator and shall be segregated in a separate
account for the Investment Manager (the “Separate Account”) and the Investment Manager shall have
the power to direct the Trustee in every aspect of the investment of the assets of the Separate
Account. The Investment Manager shall be responsible for making any proxy voting or tender offer
decisions with respect to securities held in the Separate Account and the Investment Manager shall
maintain a record of the reasons for the manner in which it voted proxies or responded to tender
offers. The Trustee shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of an Investment Manager and
shall have no liability or responsibility for acting or not acting pursuant to the direction of, or
failing to act in the absence of, any direction from an Investment Manager, unless the Trustee
knows that by such action or failure to act it would be itself committing a breach of fiduciary
duty or participating in a breach of fiduciary duty by such Investment Manager, it being the
intention of the parties that the Trustee shall have the full protection of section 405(d) of
ERISA.

 

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ARTICLE VI

PROHIBITION OF DIVERSION

Section 6.1.
Except as provided in Section 6.2 of this Article, at no time
prior to the
satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to Participants and their beneficiaries under the
Plan shall any part of the corpus or income of the Fund be used for, or diverted to, purposes
other than for the exclusive benefit of Participants or their beneficiaries, or for defraying
reasonable expenses of administering the Plan.

Section 6.2.
The provisions of Section 6.1 notwithstanding, contributions
made by the Company
under the Plan may be returned to the Company under the following conditions:

(a) If
a contribution is made by mistake of fact, such contribution may be
returned to the Company within one year of the payment of such contribution;

(b) Contributions to the Plan are specifically conditioned upon their deductibility
under the Code. To the extent a deduction is disallowed for any such contribution, it
may be returned to the Company within one year after the disallowance of the
deduction. Contributions which are not deductible in the taxable year in which made
but are deductible in subsequent taxable years shall not be considered to be disallowed
for purposes of this subsection; and

(c) Contributions to the Plan are specifically conditioned on initial qualification
of the Plan under the Code. If the Plan is determined to be disqualified,
contributions made in respect of any period subsequent to the effective date of such
disqualification may be returned to the Company within one year after the date of denial of
qualification.

 

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ARTICLE VII

COMMUNICATION WITH PLAN ADMINISTRATOR AND COMPANY

Section 7.1. Whenever the Trustee is permitted or required to act upon the directions or
instructions of the Plan Administrator, the Trustee shall be entitled to act upon any written
communication signed by any person or agent designated to act as or on behalf of the Plan
Administrator. Such person or agent shall be so designated either under the provisions of the Plan
or in writing by the Company and their authority shall continue until revoked in writing The
Trustee shall incur no liability for failure to act on such person’s or agent’s instructions or
orders without written communication, and the Trustee shall be fully protected in all actions
taken in good faith in reliance upon any instructions, directions, certifications and
communications believed to be genuine and to have been signed or communicated by the proper
person.

Section 7.2. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing as to the appointment, removal or
resignation of any person designated to act as or on behalf of the Plan Administrator. After such
notification, the Trustee shall be fully protected in acting upon the
directions of, or dealing
with, any person designated to act as or on behalf of the Plan Administrator until it receives
notice to the contrary. The Trustee shall have no duty to inquire into the qualifications of any
person designated to act as or on behalf of the Plan Administrator.

ARTICLE VIII

TRUSTEE’S COMPENSATION

Section 8.1. The Trustee shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for its services as is
agreed upon with the Company. If approved by the Plan Administrator, the Trustee shall also be
entitled to reimbursement for all direct expenses properly and actually incurred on behalf of the
Plan. Such compensation or reimbursement shall be paid to the Trustee out of the Fund unless paid
directly by the Company.

 

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ARTICLE IX

RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE

Section 9.1. The Trustee may resign at any time by written notice to the Company which shall
be effective 45 days after delivery unless prior thereto a successor trustee shall have been
appointed.

Section 9.2. The Trustee may be removed by the Company at any time upon 30 days written
notice to the Trustee; such notice, however, may be waived by the Trustee.

Section 9.3. The appointment of a successor trustee hereunder shall be accomplished by and
shall take effect upon the delivery to the resigning or removed Trustee, as the case may be, of
written notice of the Company appointing such successor trustee, and an acceptance in writing of
the office of successor trustee hereunder executed by the successor so appointed. Any successor
trustee may be either a corporation authorized and empowered to exercise trust powers or one or
more individuals. All of the provisions set forth herein with respect to the Trustee shall relate
to each successor trustee so appointed with the same force and effect as if such successor trustee
had been originally named herein as the Trustee hereunder. If within 45 days after notice of
resignation shall have been given under the provisions of this Article a successor trustee shall
not have been appointed, the resigning Trustee or the Company may apply to any court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.

Section 9.4. Upon the appointment of a successor trustee, the resigning or removed Trustee
shall transfer and deliver the Fund to such successor trustee, after reserving such reasonable
amount as the Plan Administrator shall authorize to provide for the Trustee’s expenses in the
settlement of its account, the amount of any compensation due to it and any sums
 chargeable against the Fund for which it may be liable. If the sums so reserved are not sufficient
for such purposes, the resigning or removed Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement for any
deficiency from the successor trustee and the Company who shall be jointly and severally liable
therefor.

 

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ARTICLE X

INSURANCE COMPANIES

Section 10.1. If any contract issued by an insurance company shall form a part of the Trust
assets, the insurance company shall not be deemed a party to this Agreement. A certification in
writing by the Trustee as to the occurrence of any event contemplated by this Agreement or the
Plan shall be conclusive evidence thereof and the insurance company shall be protected in relying
upon such certification and shall incur no liability for so doing. With respect to any action
under any such contract, the insurance company may deal with the Trustee as the sole owner thereof
and need not see that any action of the Trustee is authorized by this Agreement or the Plan. Any
change made or action taken by an insurance company upon the direction of the Trustee shall fully
discharge the insurance company from all liability with respect thereto, and it need not see to
the distribution or further application of any moneys paid by it to the Trustee or paid in
accordance with the direction of the Trustee.

ARTICLE XI

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE TRUST AND PLAN

Section 11.1.
The Company may, by delivery to the Trustee of an instrument in writing, amend,
terminate or partially terminate this Agreement at any time; provided, however, that no amendment
shall increase the duties or liabilities of the Trustee without the Trustee’s consent; and,
provided further, that no amendment shall divert any part of the Fund to any purpose other than
providing benefits to Participants and their beneficiaries or defraying reasonable expenses of
administering the Plan.

Section 11.2. If the Plan is terminated in whole or in part, or if the Company permanently
discontinues its contributions to the Plan, the Trustee shall distribute the Fund or any part
thereof in such manner and at such times as the Plan Administrator shall direct in writing. In the absence
of receipt of such written directions within 90 days after the effective date of such termination,
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ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 12.1. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly indicates otherwise, the terms
defined in the Plan shall, when used herein, have the same meaning as in the Plan. As used herein,
the term “Participant” shall mean an individual who is a Member (as such term is defined in the
Plan).

Section 12.2. Except as otherwise required in the case of any qualified domestic relations
order within the meaning of Section 414(p) of the Code, the benefits or proceeds of any allocated
or unallocated portion of the assets of the Fund and any interest of any Participant or
beneficiary arising out of or created by the Plan either before or after the Participant’s
retirement shall not be subject to execution, attachment, garnishment or other legal or judicial
process whatsoever by any person, whether creditor or otherwise, claiming against such Participant
or beneficiary. No Participant or beneficiary shall have the right to alienate, encumber or assign
any of the payments or proceeds or any other interest arising out of or created by the Plan and
any action purporting to do so shall be void. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all
Participants and beneficiaries, regardless of their citizenship or place of residence.

Section 12.3. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in the Plan shall require the Company to
retain any Employee in its service.

Section 12.4. Any person dealing with the Trustee may rely upon a copy of this Agreement and
any amendments thereto certified to be true and correct by the Trustee.

Section 12.5. The Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan. The Company
will cause a copy of any amendment to the Plan to be delivered to the Trustee.

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Section 12.6. The construction, validity and administration of this Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, except to the extent that such laws have
been specifically superseded by ERISA.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Attest:	 	DYNEGY INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 
	Attest:	 	VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]	 	By:	 	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Principal	 	 

 

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Exhibit 10.98

AMENDMENT TO TRUST AGREEMENT

THIS
AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”) to the Trust Agreement dated December 31, 2003 (the ‘Trust”)
is entered into as of January 1, 2006, between DYNEGY INC., an Illinois corporation (the
“Company”) and VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY, a trust company incorporated under Chapter 10 of
the Pennsylvania Banking Code (the “Trustee”).

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Company and the Dynegy Inc. Benefit Plans Committee (the “Plan Administrator”)
have entered into an agreement (the “FCI Agreement”) with Fiduciary Counselors Inc. (the
“Independent Fiduciary”) pursuant to which the Independent Fiduciary was appointed by the Plan
Administrator to have the sole and exclusive fiduciary responsibility with respect to the
continued offering and operation of the Dynegy Stock Fund and with respect to the continued
holding of Class A common stock of the Company (“Company Stock”) in the Dynegy Northeast
Generation Inc. Savings Incentive Plan (the “Plan”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the FCI Agreement, the Independent Fiduciary received certain powers to
direct the Trustee with respect to the Dynegy Stock Fund and the Company Stock, and the
Independent Fiduciary agreed to perform certain duties with respect to the Dynegy Stock Fund and
the Company Stock; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee deem it necessary and desirable to amend the Trust
Agreement to reflect the appointment of the Independent Fiduciary and to authorize it to have
certain powers and to perform the duties specified in this Amendment with respect to the Dynegy
Stock Fund and the Company Stock.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree and declare as follows:

1. Section 2.1 of the Trust is hereby amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

“The Plan Administrator shall have the exclusive authority and discretion to
select the investment funds available for investment under the Plan, other
than the Dynegy Stock Fund, which shall be offered as an investment fund
available for investment under the Plan in accordance with the provisions of
the Plan and Section 2.5 hereof (the selected investment funds and the
Dynegy Stock Fund are collectively referred to as the “Investment Funds”).
The Plan Administrator shall notify the Trustee in writing of the selection
of the Investment Funds currently available for investment under the Plan,
and any changes thereto. To the extent provided in the Plan and Master Trust
Agreement (as defined below), the Plan Administrator may also direct the
Trustee from time to time to cause assets in the Fund to be delivered to the
trustee under that certain Master Trust Agreement effective January
1, 2002 between
Dynegy Inc. and Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (the “Master Trust
Agreement”) which established a master trust (the “Master Trust”), and such
assets shall be held, administered and invested pursuant to the Master Trust
Agreement. The Master Trust is hereby adopted as a part of this Agreement
and the Plan.”

 

 

 

2. Section 2.2 of the Trust is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

“Section 2.2. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.5 hereof and the
Plan, each Participant shall have the exclusive right, in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan, to direct the investment by the Trustee of all
amounts allocated to the separate accounts of the Participant under the Plan
among any one or more of the available Investment Funds. All investment
directions by Participants shall be timely furnished to the Trustee by the
Plan Administrator, except to the extent such directions are transmitted
telephonically or otherwise by Participants directly to the Trustee or its
delegate in accordance with rules and procedures established and approved by
the Plan Administrator and communicated to the Trustee. In making any
investment of the assets of the Fund, the Tmstee shall be fully entitled to
rely on such directions furnished to it by the Plan Administrator,
Independent Fiduciary or Participants in accordance with the provisions of
the Plan and the Plan Administrator’s approved rules and procedures, and
shall be under no duty to make any inquiry or investigation with respect
thereto. The Plan Administrator may designate a default fund under the Plan
in which the Trustee shall deposit contributions to the Fund on behalf of
Participants who have been identified by the Plan Administrator as having not
specified investment choices under the Plan. In addition, the Independent
Fiduciary may also designate a default fund pursuant to Section 2.5. If the
Trustee receives any contribution under the Plan that is not accompanied by
instructions directing its investment, the Trustee shall immediately notify
the Plan Administrator or the Independent Fiduciary, as applicable, of that
fact, and the Trustee may, in its discretion, hold all or a portion of the
contribution uninvested without liability for loss of income or appreciation
pending receipt of proper investment directions (which proper investment
directions shall include the designation of a default fund as provided in the
preceding sentences). Otherwise, it is specifically intended under the Plan
and this Agreement that the Trustee shall have no discretionary authority to
determine the investment of the assets of the Fund.”

3. Subsection 2.3(a) of the Trust is hereby amended by adding the phrase, “subject to
the provisions of Section 2.5,” to the beginning thereof.

 

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4. Subsection 2.3(b) of the Trust is hereby amended in its entirety to provide as
follows:

“(b) to dispose of all or any part of the investments, securities other
than Company Stock, or other property which may from time to time or at any
time constitute the Fund or portion thereof in accordance with the
investment directions by Participants furnished to it pursuant to Section
2.2 or the written directions by the Plan Administrator furnished to it
pursuant to Section 1.3, or to dispose of all or any part of the Company
Stock which may from time to time or at any time constitute a portion of the
Fund in accordance with the investment directions by Participants furnished
to it pursuant to Section 2.2 or the written directions by the Independent
Fiduciary pursuant to Section 2.5, and to make, execute and deliver to the
purchasers thereof good and sufficient deeds of conveyance therefore, and
all assignments, transfers and other legal instruments, either necessary or
convenient for passing the title and ownership thereto, free and discharged
of all trusts and without liability on the part of such purchasers to see to
the application of the purchase money;”

5. A new Section 2.5 is hereby added to the Trust to provide as follows:

“Section 2.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, the Independent Fiduciary shall have the sole and exclusive
authority to determine whether acquiring or holding Company Stock in the Plan
and Fund is no longer consistent with the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) and it shall be the sole named fiduciary
for such purpose. If the Independent Fiduciary makes such a determination, it
shall have the power to determine whether to:

	 	(a)	 	prohibit or limit (for example, as a percentage of a
Participant’s account) further purchases or holdings of Company Stock or
increasing the Dynegy Stock Fund’s holding of cash or cash equivalent
investments, and in the event of such prohibition or limitation, to
designate, as necessary, an alternative investment fund for the
investment of the proceeds pending further investment directions by the
Plan’s Participants and beneficiaries;

	 
	 	(b)	 	liquidate some or all of the Plan’s holdings in Company
Stock and determine how such liquidation should be accomplished and in
the event of such liquidation, to designate, as necessary, an
alternative investment fund for the investment of the proceeds pending
further investment directions by the Plan’s Participants and
beneficiaries; or

 

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	 	(c)	 	terminate the availability of the Dynegy Stock Fund as an
investment option under the Plan on such terms and conditions as the
Independent Fiduciary shall deem prudent and in the interest of the
Plan and its Participants and beneficiaries (and notwithstanding any
Participant or beneficiary investment directions to the contrary),
including the determination of the manner and timing of termination
of the Dynegy Stock Fund and orderly liquidation of its assets and
designation of an alternative investment fund for the investment of
the proceeds pending further investment directions by the Plan’s
Participants and beneficiaries.

The Independent Fiduciary shall direct the Trustee to take such actions as
are necessary and appropriate to implement and administer the Independent
Fiduciary’s determinations under this Section 2.5, and the Trustee shall be
fully entitled to rely on such directions, and the Trustee shall be under no
duty to ascertain whether such directions are in accordance with the
provisions of the Plan.”

6. Section 3.1 of the Trust is hereby deleted and the remaining Sections of Article III
renumbered accordingly.

7. The second sentence of Section 4.5 of the Trust is hereby amended in its entirety to
provide as follows:

“The Trustee shall be the fiduciary who is responsible for ensuring that
such procedures are sufficient to safeguard the confidentiality of the
information described above and that such procedures are followed; provided,
however, the Independent Fiduciary shall be the fiduciary responsible for
ensuring the confidentiality of the proxy voting process.”

8. A new Section 4.6 is hereby added to the Trust to provide as follows:

“Section 4.6. The Independent Fiduciary shall direct the Trustee to execute
and deliver such forms and other documents as the Independent Fiduciary may
determine are advisable to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or other governmental agency, and the Trustee shall be fully
entitled to rely on such directions.”

9. Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of the Trust are hereby amended by adding the phrase “or the
Independent Fiduciary” immediately following the term “Plan Administrator” in such Sections.

10. This Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts, which together shall constitute
one agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the day and year
first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	DYNEGY INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
 	 
	 	 	Title:  Vice President, HR	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Dennis Simmons
 	 
	 	 	Title:  Principal
Dennis Simmons	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	AGREED TO AND APPROVED BY:
	
FIDUCIARY COUNSELORS INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title: President & CEO	 	 

 

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