SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2016-11-04

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<div><a name="s436A056CB71FF795FFD62723CF64FD47"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">EXECUTION VERSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:32px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">SECOND AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) is effective as of November 2, 2016 among PNM RESOURCES, INC., a New Mexico corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Borrower</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), the Lenders party hereto and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Administrative Agent</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Loan Agreement (as defined below).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">R E C I T A L S</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Term Loan Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2015 (as so amended and as otherwise amended or modified from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Loan Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;);</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested a modification to the Loan Agreement as described below; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto are willing to agree to such modification, subject to the terms set forth herein as more fully set forth below.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">A G R E E M E N T</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendments to Loan Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;padding-right:48px;">(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The definition of &#8220;Material Lease&#8221; in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;padding-right:48px;">(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The following definition in Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">Indebtedness</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;">&#8221; 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 Pe