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Credit and Guaranty Agreement |
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CREDIT AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 12, 2007,
among
RELIANT ENERGY, INC., as the Borrower,
The Other Loan Parties Referred To Herein, as Guarantors,
The Other Lenders Party Hereto,
DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Administrative Agent,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
and
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION,
and ABN AMRO BANK N.V.,
as Joint Bookrunners
with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility
and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION,
and BEAR, STEARNS & CO. INC.
as Joint Bookrunners
with respect to the Pre-Funded L/C Facility
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I |
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DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS |
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Section 1.1 |
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Defined Terms |
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Section 1.2 |
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Other Interpretive Provisions |
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Section 1.3 |
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Accounting Terms |
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Section 1.4 |
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Rounding |
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63 |
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Section 1.5 |
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Times of Day |
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Section 1.6 |
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Letter of Credit Amounts |
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63 |
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ARTICLE II |
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THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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64 |
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Section 2.1 |
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The Loans; The Pre-Funded L/C Deposit Account |
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64 |
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Section 2.2 |
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Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans |
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67 |
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Section 2.3 |
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Letters of Credit |
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69 |
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Section 2.4 |
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Optional and Mandatory Prepayments |
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81 |
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Section 2.5 |
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Termination or Reduction of Commitments; Reduction of Pre-Funded L/C Facility |
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Section 2.6 |
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Repayment of Loans |
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Section 2.7 |
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Interest |
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86 |
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Section 2.8 |
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Fees |
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Section 2.9 |
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Computation of Interest and Fees |
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Section 2.10 |
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Evidence of Debt |
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Section 2.11 |
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Payments Generally; Administrative Agents Clawback |
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Section 2.12 |
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Sharing of Payments by Lenders |
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Section 2.13 |
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Incremental Term Loan Commitments |
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Section 2.14 |
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Incremental RL Commitments |
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ARTICLE III |
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TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY |
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Section 3.1 |
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Taxes |
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Section 3.2 |
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Illegality |
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Section 3.3 |
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Inability to Determine Rates |
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Section 3.4 |
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Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans |
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Section 3.5 |
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Compensation for Losses |
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Section 3.6 |
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Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders |
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Section 3.7 |
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Survival |
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Section 3.8 |
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Application to Pre-Funded L/C Participation Fees |
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101 |
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ARTICLE IV |
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVENESS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS |
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Section 4.1 |
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Conditions of Effectiveness and Initial Credit Extension |
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Section 4.2 |
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Conditions to All Credit Extensions |
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ARTICLE V |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 5.1 |
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Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws |
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Section 5.2 |
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Authorization; No Contravention |
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Section 5.3 |
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Governmental Authorization; Other Consents |
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Section 5.4 |
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Binding Effect |
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Section 5.5 |
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Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect |
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Section 5.6 |
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Litigation |
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Section 5.7 |
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No Default |
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Section 5.8 |
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Ownership of Property; Liens |
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Section 5.9 |
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Environmental Matters |
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Section 5.10 |
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Insurance |
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Section 5.11 |
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Taxes |
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Section 5.12 |
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ERISA Compliance |
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Section 5.13 |
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Subsidiaries; Equity Interests |
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Section 5.14 |
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Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act |
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Section 5.15 |
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Disclosure |
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Section 5.16 |
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Compliance with Laws |
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Section 5.17 |
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Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc |
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Section 5.18 |
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Solvency |
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Section 5.19 |
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Perfection, Etc |
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ARTICLE VI |
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AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS |
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Section 6.1 |
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Financial Statements |
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Section 6.2 |
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Certificates; Other Information |
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Section 6.3 |
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Notices |
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Section 6.4 |
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Preservation of Existence, Etc |
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Section 6.5 |
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Maintenance of Material Properties |
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Section 6.6 |
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Maintenance of Insurance |
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Section 6.7 |
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Compliance with Laws |
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Section 6.8 |
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Books and Records |
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Section 6.9 |
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Inspection Rights |
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Section 6.10 |
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Use of Proceeds |
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Section 6.11 |
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Additional Loan Parties; Security Interests |
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Section 6.12 |
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Further Assurances |
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Section 6.13 |
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Florida Mortgaged Properties |
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Section 6.14 |
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Sale Note, etc |
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Section 6.15 |
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Title Companies, Local Counsel Opinions |
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