EX-10.19 2 ex10-19.htm
Exhibit 10.19



JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10179
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
BofA SECURITIES, INC.
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
 
BARCLAYS
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
 
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
 
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
 
BNP PARIBAS
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
 
CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
 
 
 
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
550 S Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
 


PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

February 28, 2020

PG&E Corporation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 77000
San Francisco, California 94177
Attention:   Nicholas M. Bijur

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Amendment No. 5 to Commitment Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Commitment Letter, dated as of October 4, 2019 (together with the annexes thereto, as supplemented by that certain Joinder Letter dated as of October 28, 2019, that certain Amendment No. 1 to Commitment Letter dated as of November 18, 2019, that certain Joinder Letter dated as of December 2, 2019, that certain Amendment No. 2 to Commitment Letter dated as of December 20, 2019, that certain Amendment No. 3 to Commitment Letter dated as of January 30, 2020, that certain Amendment No. 4 to Commitment Letter dated as of February 14, 2020 and as further amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Commitment Letter”), between PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (or any domestic entity formed to hold all of the assets of PG&E Corporation upon emergence from bankruptcy) (“PG&E”), Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Utility”) (together with any domestic entity formed to hold all of the assets of the Utility upon emergence from bankruptcy, the “Borrower” and together with PG&E, the “Debtors” or “you”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), Bank of America, N.A. (“BANA”), BofA Securities, Inc. (or any of its designated affiliates, “BofA”, and together with BANA, “Bank of America”), Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. on behalf of Citi (as defined below), Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS Bank”) and Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC (“GSLP”, and together with GS Bank, “Goldman Sachs”) (JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, Citi and Goldman Sachs, collectively, the “Initial Commitment Parties”) and BNP Paribas (“BNP”), Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“Credit Suisse”), Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. (“Morgan Stanley”), MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (“MUFG”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho”, collectively with BNP, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, MUFG, Wells Fargo and the Initial Commitment Parties, the “Commitment Parties” , “we” or “us”), regarding a senior secured bridge facility for the Borrower defined therein as the Facility and the related transactions described therein. “Citi” shall mean Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citibank N.A., Citicorp USA, Inc., Citicorp North America, Inc. and/or any of their affiliates as any of them shall determine to be appropriate to provide the services contemplated herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are used with the meanings assigned to them in the Commitment Letter.




Each party to this Amendment No. 5 to Commitment Letter (this “Amendment”) hereby agrees that clause (viii) in the first sentence of the third paragraph of Section 11 of the Commitment Letter is amended by replacing the text “February 28, 2020” with the text “March 31, 2020” where it appears.

Each party hereto agrees to maintain the confidentiality of this Amendment and the terms hereof, subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in the Commitment Letter. The provisions of the third paragraph of Section 9 of the Commitment Letter are incorporated herein, mutatis mutandis, as if the references to the Commitment Letter were to this Amendment.  Each of the parties hereto (for itself and its affiliates) (a) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Commitment Letter, this Amendment, or the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby, in any such New York State court or in any such Federal court and (b) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

Except as specifically amended by this Amendment, the Commitment Letter shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment shall be construed in connection with and form part of the Commitment Letter, and any reference to the Commitment Letter shall be deemed to be a reference to the Commitment Letter as amended by this Amendment. Neither this Amendment nor the Commitment Letter (including the attachments hereto and thereto) may be amended or any term or provision hereof or thereof waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by each of the parties hereto. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed will be an original, and all of which, when taken together, will constitute one agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telecopier, facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g., “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.

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We are pleased to have been given the opportunity to assist you in connection with the financing for the Transactions.


Very truly yours,
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sandeep S. Parihar
Name:
Sandeep S. Parihar
Title:
Executive Director













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BofA SECURITIES, INC.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sanjay Rijhwani
Name:
Sanjay Rijhwani
Title:
Managing Director


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sanjay Rijhwani
Name:
Sanjay Rijhwani
Title:
Managing Director






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BARCLAYS BANK PLC
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sydney G. Dennis
Name:
Sydney G. Dennis
Title:
Director







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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Carolyn Kee
Name:
Carolyn Kee
Title:
Authorized Signatory










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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles D. Johnston
Name:
Charles D. Johnston
Title:
Authorized Signatory



GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles D. Johnston
Name:
Charles D. Johnston
Title:
Authorized Signatory










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BNP PARIBAS
 
 
By:
/s/ Nicole Rodriguez
Name:
Nicole Rodriguez
Title:
Director
   
   
   
By:
/s/ Ade Adedeji
Name:
Ade Adedeji
Title:
Director











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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
 
 
By:
/s/ SoVonna Day-Goins
Name:
SoVonna Day-Goins
Title:
Authorized Signatory
   
   
By:
/s/ Vipul Dhadda
Name:
Vipul Dhadda
Title:
Authorized Signatory










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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
 
 
By:
/s/ Mrinalini MacDonough
Name:
Mrinalini MacDonough
Title:
Authorized Signatory










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MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.
 
 
By:
/s/ Viet-Linh Fujitaki
Name:
Viet-Linh Fujitaki
Title:
Vice President











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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
By:
/s/ Gregory R. Gredvig
Name:
Gregory R. Gredvig
Title:
Director












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MIZUHO BANK, LTD.
 
 
By:
/s/ Tracy Rahn
Name:
Tracy Rahn
Title:
Authorized Signatory













[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Commitment Letter (Utility)]






ACCEPTED AND AGREED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE:

PG&E CORPORATION
 
 
By:
/s/ Nicholas M. Bijur
Name:
Nicholas M. Bijur
Title:
Vice President and Treasurer




PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
 
By:
/s/ Nicholas M. Bijur
Name:
Nicholas M. Bijur
Title:
Vice President and Treasurer














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