-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, MoShH3LRxpUHuQ9A8Kvo714bV3ehFR73iegMJPFeFwGamu0X3wMhb9YHEW+MrQYW 5YT3Cq/DCwDeglKPg3vfFg== 0000950124-07-000298.txt : 20070117 0000950124-07-000298.hdr.sgml : 20070117 20070117172123 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950124-07-000298 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070110 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070117 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070117 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DETROIT EDISON CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000028385 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 380478650 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02198 FILM NUMBER: 07535826 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 2ND AVENUE STREET 2: 2343 WCB CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48226 BUSINESS PHONE: 3132354000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 2ND AVENUE STREET 2: 2343 WCB CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48226 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DTE ENERGY CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000936340 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 383217752 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11607 FILM NUMBER: 07535827 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 2ND AVENUE STREET 2: 2343 WCB CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48226 BUSINESS PHONE: 3132354000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 2ND AVENUE STREET 2: 2343 WCB CITY: DETROIT STATE: MI ZIP: 48226 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DTE HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950127 8-K 1 k11479e8vk.htm CURRENT REPORT DATED JANUARY 10, 2007 e8vk
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2007
         
    Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter,    
    State of Incorporation, Address of Principal    
Commission   Executive Offices and Telephone Number   I.R.S. Employer
File Number     Identification No.
 
       
1-11607
  DTE Energy Company
(a Michigan corporation)
2000 2nd Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279
313-235-4000
  38-3217752
 
       
1-2198
  The Detroit Edison Company
(a Michigan corporation)
2000 2nd Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279
313-235-4000
  38-0478650
     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Form of Amendment No. 1 to Detroit Edison Five-Year Credit Agreement
Form of Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement


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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On January 10, 2007, The Detroit Edison Company (“Detroit Edison”) amended its $68,750,000 five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement dated as of October 17, 2005, by and among Detroit Edison, the lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), as Administrative Agent, and Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”) as Co-Syndication Agents (“Five-Year Credit Agreement”), and simultaneously amended its $206,250,000 five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement dated as of October 17, 2005, by and among Detroit Edison, the lenders party thereto, Barclays, as Administrative Agent, and Citibank and JPMorgan as Co-Syndication Agents (“Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement”) (collectively the “Amendments”). The Amendments clarify certain aspects of the calculation of Detroit Edison’s debt-to-capitalization ratio and provide for the exclusion of the non-cash effects of implementation of FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158 from such calculation.
     Forms of the Amendments to the Five-Year Credit Agreement and the Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement are filed as exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report, respectively.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits
  10.1   Form of Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2007, by and among Detroit Edison, the lenders party thereto, Barclays, as Administrative Agent, and Citibank and JPMorgan as Co-Syndication Agents.
 
  10.2   Form of Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2007, by and among Detroit Edison, the lenders party thereto, Barclays, as Administrative Agent, and Citibank and JPMorgan as Co-Syndication Agents.

 


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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: January 17, 2007  DTE ENERGY COMPANY
(Registrant)
 
 
  /s/ David R. Murphy    
  David R. Murphy   
  Assistant Treasurer   
 
         
  THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY
(Registrant)
 
 
  /s/ David R. Murphy    
  David R. Murphy    
  Assistant Treasurer   
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  10.1    
Form of Amendment No. 1 to Detroit Edison Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2007, by and among Detroit Edison, the lenders party thereto, Barclays, as Administrative Agent, and Citibank and JPMorgan as Co-Syndication Agents.
       
 
  10.2    
Form of Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2007, by and among Detroit Edison, the lenders party thereto, Barclays, as Administrative Agent, and Citibank and JPMorgan as Co-Syndication Agents.

 

EX-10.1 2 k11479exv10w1.htm FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO DETROIT EDISON FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT exv10w1
 

Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
          THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of January 10, 2007, by and among THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY (the “Borrower”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders listed on the signature pages hereof (the “Lenders”), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent, and CITIBANK, N.A. and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents, under that certain Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2005, by and among the Borrower, the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders from time to time parties thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Syndication Agents (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.
WITNESSETH
          WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Syndication Agents are parties to the Credit Agreement; and
          WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
          WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents and the requisite number of Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto have agreed to the following amendments to the Credit Agreement:
1.   Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of December 31, 2006 (the “Effective Date”) and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
  1.1.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to insert the following new definitions of “Excluded Pension Effects”, “Funded Debt”, “Guaranteed Obligations”, “Hybrid Equity Securities”, “Mandatorily Convertible Securities”, and “Total Funded Debt” alphabetically therein:
     Excluded Pension Effects” means the non-cash effects on Consolidated Net Worth resulting from the implementation of FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit

 


 

Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R), dated September 2006.
     Funded Debt” means, as to any Person, without duplication: (a) all Debt of such Person for borrowed money or which has been incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets (excluding (i) contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, (ii) Nonrecourse Debt, (iii) Junior Subordinated Debt, (iv) Mandatorily Convertible Securities, and (v) Hybrid Equity Securities), (b) all capital lease obligations of such Person and (c) all Guaranteed Obligations of Funded Debt of other Persons.
     Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in clause (h) of the definition of “Debt”.
     Hybrid Equity Securities” means any securities issued by the Borrower or its Subsidiary or a financing vehicle of the Borrower or its Subsidiary that (i) are classified as possessing a minimum of “intermediate equity content” by S&P, Basket C equity credit by Moody’s, and 50% equity credit by Fitch and (ii) require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases, in each case, prior to at least 91 days after the later of the termination of the Commitments and the repayment in full of the Revolving Credit Advances and all other amounts due under this Agreement.
     Mandatorily Convertible Securities” means any mandatorily convertible equity-linked securities issued by the Borrower or its Subsidiary, so long as the terms of such securities require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases, in each case prior to at least 91 days after the later of the termination of the Commitments and the repayment in full of the Revolving Credit Advances and all other amounts due under this Agreement.
     Total Funded Debt” means all Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
  1.2.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of “Excluded Hedging Debt” in its entirety.
 
  1.3.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of “Capitalization” in its entirety and to substitute the following therefor:
     Capitalization” means the sum of (a) Total Funded Debt plus (b) Consolidated Net Worth.
  1.4.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of “Consolidated Net Worth” in its entirety and to substitute the following therefor:
     Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, the consolidated total stockholders’ equity, including capital stock (but excluding

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treasury stock and capital stock subscribed and unissued), additional paid-in capital and retained earnings (but excluding the Excluded Pension Effects) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP.
  1.5.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to insert at the end of clause (h) of the definition of “Debt” the following: “(all such obligations under this clause (h) being “Guaranteed Obligations”).
 
  1.6.   Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
     (i) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, shall, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, have a ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt to (b) Capitalization in excess of .65:1; or
  1.7.   Exhibit F of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in the form attached hereto.
2.   Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received:
  (a)   duly executed originals of this Amendment from each of the Borrower, the requisite number of Lenders required pursuant to Section 8.01 and the Administrative Agent; and
 
  (b)   such other documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
3.   Representations and Warranties and Reaffirmations of the Borrower.
  3.1.   The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (i) this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as previously executed and as modified hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally), and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
  3.2.   Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment and after giving effect hereto, the Borrower hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the Effective Date, except that any such covenant, representation, or warranty that was made as of a specific date shall be considered reaffirmed only as of such date.

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4.   Reference to the Effect on the Credit Agreement.
  4.1.   Upon the effectiveness of Section 1 hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement (including any reference therein to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import referring thereto) or in any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.
 
  4.2.   Except as specifically modified above, the Credit Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
 
  4.3.   The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
 
  4.4.   Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof and the execution hereof by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, this Amendment shall be binding upon all parties to the Credit Agreement.
5.   GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
6.   Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.
7.   Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
         
  THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, as
the Borrower
 
 
  By:   /s/ David R. Murphy    
  Name:   David R. Murphy   
  Title:   Assistant Treasurer   
 
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By:
Name:
  /s/ David Barton
 
David Barton
   
 
  Title:   Associate Director    
 
           
    CITIBANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agent and as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Amit Vasani    
 
           
 
  Name:   Amit Vasani    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
 
           
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agent and as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Nancy R. Barwig    
 
           
 
  Name:   Nancy R. Barwig    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    COMERICA BANK, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Richard L. Tavrow
 
Richard L. Tavrow
   
 
  Title:   Director    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Irja R. Otsa    
 
           
 
  Name:   Irja R. Otsa    
 
  Title:   Associate Director    
 
           
    UBS SECURITIES LLC, as Co-Documentation Agent    
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
 
  Name:        
 
  Title:        
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
 
  Name:        
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Kevin Bertelsen
 
Kevin Bertelsen
   
 
  Title:   Senior Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Francis J. Delaney
 
Francis J. Delaney
   
 
  Title:   Managing Director    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Mark A. Renaud    
 
           
 
  Name:   Mark A. Renaud    
 
  Title:   Managing Director    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Sherrie I. Manson
 
   
 
  Name:   Sherrie I. Manson    
 
  Title:   Sr. Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Thane Rattew    
 
           
 
  Name:   Thane A. Rattew    
 
  Title:   Managing Director    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Andrew N. Taylor    
 
           
 
  Name:   Andrew N. Taylor    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    WACHOVIA BANK, N.A., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
 
  Name:        
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Richard Fronapfel, Jr.    
 
           
 
  Name:   Richard Fronapfel, Jr.    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Dennis G. Blank    
 
           
 
  Name:   Dennis G. Blank    
 
  Title:   Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Sarah Wu    
 
           
 
  Name:   Sarah Wu    
 
  Title:   Director    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Shaheen Malik    
 
           
 
  Name:   Shaheen Malik    
 
  Title:   Associate    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Marcus Tarkington
 
Marcus Tarkington
   
 
  Title:   Director    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Rainer Meier
 
Rainer Meier
   
 
  Title:   Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    FIFTH THIRD BANK, A MICHIGAN BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Brian Jelinski
 
Brian Jelinski
   
 
  Title:   Officer    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH (successor-By -merger to UFJ Bank Limited), as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Chi-Cheng Chen
 
Chi-Cheng Chen
   
 
  Title:   Authorized Signatory    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    MELLON BANK, N.A., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.
 
Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.
   
 
  Title:   Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
   
 
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Raymond Ventura
 
Raymond Ventura
   
 
  Title:   Deputy General Manager    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
   
 
   
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By
Name:
  /s/ Alex Nikolov
 
Alex Nikolov
   
 
  Title:   Second – Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

EXHIBIT F — FORM OF
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
     
To:
  The Lenders parties to the
 
  Credit Agreement Described Below
     This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2005 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Agreement”) among The Detroit Edison Company, a Michigan corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders parties thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent for the lenders. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
     THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
     1. I am the duly elected                      of the Borrower;
     2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements;
     3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate, except as set forth below; and
     4. Schedule 1 attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing the Borrower’s compliance with certain covenants of the Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct.
     Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:
     The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this ___day of                     , ___.
             
    THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY    
 
           
 
  By        
 
  Name:  
 
   
 
  Title:        

 


 

SCHEDULE 1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Compliance as of                     , ___with
Provisions of Section 5.01(h) of
the Agreement
FINANCIAL COVENANT
Ratio of Total Funded Debt to Capitalization (Section 6.01(i)).
                 
(A)   Numerator (Total Funded Debt):        
    (i)  
Debt for borrowed money or which has been incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets (exclusive of contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances):
  $                       
    (ii)  
Minus: Nonrecourse Debt:
  -$                       
    (iii)  
Minus: Junior Subordinated Debt:
  -$                       
    (iv)  
Minus: Mandatorily Convertible Securities:
  -$                       
    (v)  
Minus: Hybrid Equity Securities:
  -$                       
    (vi)  
Plus: Capital lease obligations:
  +$                       
    (vii)  
Plus: Guaranty Obligations of Funded Debt of other Persons:
  +$                       
    (viii)  
Numerator: (A)(i) minus (A)(ii) through (A)(v) plus (A)(vi) plus (A)(vii):
  $                       
       
 
       
(B)   Denominator (Capitalization):        
    (i)  
Total Funded Debt: (A)(viii)
  $                       
    (ii)  
Plus: Consolidated Net Worth:
  +$                       
    (iii)  
Denominator: (B)(i) plus (B)(ii):
  $                       
       
 
       
(C)   State whether the ratio of (A)(viii) to (B)(iii) was not greater than .65:1:   YES/NO

 

EX-10.2 3 k11479exv10w2.htm FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT exv10w2
 

Exhibit 10.2
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
     THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of January 10, 2007, by and among THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY (the “Borrower”), the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders listed on the signature pages hereof (the “Lenders”), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative Agent, and CITIBANK, N.A. and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents, under that certain Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2005, by and among the Borrower, the banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders from time to time parties thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Syndication Agents (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.
WITNESSETH
     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Syndication Agents are parties to the Credit Agreement; and
     WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Syndication Agents and the requisite number of Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto have agreed to the following amendments to the Credit Agreement:
1.   Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of December 31, 2006 (the “Effective Date”) and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
  1.1.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to insert the following new definitions of “Excluded Pension Effects”, “Funded Debt”, “Guaranteed Obligations”, “Hybrid Equity Securities”, “Mandatorily Convertible Securities”, and “Total Funded Debt” alphabetically therein:
 
           Excluded Pension Effects” means the non-cash effects on Consolidated Net Worth resulting from the implementation of FASB Statement of Financial

 


 

      Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R), dated September 2006.
 
           Funded Debt” means, as to any Person, without duplication: (a) all Debt of such Person for borrowed money or which has been incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets (excluding (i) contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, (ii) Nonrecourse Debt, (iii) Junior Subordinated Debt, (iv) Mandatorily Convertible Securities, and (v) Hybrid Equity Securities), (b) all capital lease obligations of such Person and (c) all Guaranteed Obligations of Funded Debt of other Persons.
 
           Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified in clause (h) of the definition of “Debt”.
 
           Hybrid Equity Securities” means any securities issued by the Borrower or its Subsidiary or a financing vehicle of the Borrower or its Subsidiary that (i) are classified as possessing a minimum of “intermediate equity content” by S&P, Basket C equity credit by Moody’s, and 50% equity credit by Fitch and (ii) require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases, in each case, prior to at least 91 days after the later of the termination of the Commitments and the repayment in full of the Revolving Credit Advances and all other amounts due under this Agreement.
 
           Mandatorily Convertible Securities” means any mandatorily convertible equity-linked securities issued by the Borrower or its Subsidiary, so long as the terms of such securities require no repayments or prepayments and no mandatory redemptions or repurchases, in each case prior to at least 91 days after the later of the termination of the Commitments and the repayment in full of the Revolving Credit Advances and all other amounts due under this Agreement.
 
           Total Funded Debt” means all Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
 
  1.2.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of “Excluded Hedging Debt” in its entirety.
 
  1.3.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of “Capitalization” in its entirety and to substitute the following therefor:
 
           Capitalization” means the sum of (a) Total Funded Debt plus (b) Consolidated Net Worth.
 
  1.4.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the definition of “Consolidated Net Worth” in its entirety and to substitute the following therefor:

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           Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date of determination, the consolidated total stockholders’ equity, including capital stock (but excluding treasury stock and capital stock subscribed and unissued), additional paid-in capital and retained earnings (but excluding the Excluded Pension Effects) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP.
 
  1.5.   Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to insert at the end of clause (h) of the definition of “Debt” the following: “(all such obligations under this clause (h) being “Guaranteed Obligations”).
 
  1.6.   Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
           (i)The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a Consolidated basis, shall, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, have a ratio of (a) Total Funded Debt to (b) Capitalization in excess of .65:1; or
 
  1.7.   Exhibit F of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in the form attached hereto.
2.   Conditions of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received:
  (a)   duly executed originals of this Amendment from each of the Borrower, the requisite number of Lenders required pursuant to Section 8.01 and the Administrative Agent; and
 
  (b)   such other documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
3.   Representations and Warranties and Reaffirmations of the Borrower.
  3.1.   The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (i) this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as previously executed and as modified hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally), and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
  3.2.   Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment and after giving effect hereto, the Borrower hereby reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the Effective Date, except that any such covenant, representation, or warranty that was made as of a specific date shall be considered reaffirmed only as of such date.

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4.   Reference to the Effect on the Credit Agreement.
  4.1.   Upon the effectiveness of Section 1 hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement (including any reference therein to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import referring thereto) or in any other Loan Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.
 
  4.2.   Except as specifically modified above, the Credit Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
 
  4.3.   The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
 
  4.4.   Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2 hereof and the execution hereof by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, this Amendment shall be binding upon all parties to the Credit Agreement.
5.   GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
6.   Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.
 
7.   Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed as of the day and year first above written.
             
    THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY, as
the Borrower
   
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ David R. Murphy    
 
     
 
   
    Name: David R. Murphy    
    Title: Assistant Treasurer    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Administrative
Agent and as a Lender
   
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ David Barton    
 
           
    Name: David Barton
Title: Associate Director
   
 
           
    CITIBANK, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agent and as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Amit Vasani    
 
           
    Name: Amit Vasani
Title: Vice President
   
 
           
    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Co-
Syndication Agent and as a Lender
   
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Nancy R. Barwig    
 
           
    Name: Nancy R. Barwig
Title: Vice President
   
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amendment And Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Co-
Documentation Agent and as a Lender
   
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Thane A. Rattew    
 
           
    Name: Thane A. Rattew
Title: Managing Director
   
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amendment And Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Co- Documentation Agent and as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Richard Fronapfel, Jr.    
 
           
    Name: Richard Fronapfel, Jr.
Title: Vice President
   
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amendment And Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Francis J. Delaney    
 
           
    Name: Francis J. Delaney
Title: Managing Director
   
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Mark A. Renaud    
 
           
    Name: Mark A. Renaud
Title: Managing Director
   
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amendment And Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
a Lender
   
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Sherrie I. Manson    
 
           
    Name: Sherrie I. Manson
Title: Sr. Vice President
   
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amendment And Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Andrew N. Taylor
 
   
    Name: Andrew N. Taylor    
    Title: Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Richard L. Tavrow
 
   
    Name: Richard L. Tavrow    
    Title: Director    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Irja R. Otsa    
 
           
    Name: Irja R. Otsa    
    Title: Associate Director    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    COMERICA BANK, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By        
 
  Name:        
 
  Title:        
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Dennis G. Blank
 
   
    Name: Dennis G. Blank    
    Title: Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (formerly known as CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, ACTING THROUGH ITS CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH), as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Sarah Wu
 
   
    Name: Sarah Wu    
    Title: Director    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Shaheen Malik    
 
           
    Name: Shaheen Malik    
    Title: Associate    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Marcus Tarkington
 
   
    Name: Marcus Tarkington    
    Title: Director    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Rainer Meier    
 
           
    Name: Ranier Meier    
    Title: Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    FIFTH THIRD BANK, A MICHIGAN BANKING CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIFTH THIRD BANK, EASTERN MICHIGAN), as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Brian Jelinski
 
   
    Name: Brian Jelinski    
    Title: Officer    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.,
NEW YORK BRANCH (successor-by-merger to UFJ Bank Limited), as a Lender
   
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Chi-Cheng Chen    
 
           
    Name: Chi-Cheng Chen    
    Title:   Authorized Signatory    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    BANK HAPOALIM B.M., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
    Name:    
    Title:    
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
    Name:    
    Title:    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    WILLIAM STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION (recourse only to assets of William Street Commitment Corporation), as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
    Name:    
    Title:    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    MELLON BANK, N.A., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.    
 
           
    Name: Thomas J. Tarasovich, Jr.    
    Title:   Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
    Name:    
    Title:    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Raymond Ventura    
 
           
    Name: Raymond Ventura    
    Title:   Deputy General Manager    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By   /s/ Alex Nikolov    
 
           
    Name: Alex Nikolov    
    Title:   Second – Vice President    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

             
    THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender    
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
    Name:    
    Title:    
Signature Page to
The Detroit Edison Company
Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement

 


 

EXHIBIT F — FORM OF
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
To:   The Lenders parties to the
Credit Agreement Described Below
          This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2005 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Agreement”) among The Detroit Edison Company, a Michigan corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders parties thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent for the lenders. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Compliance Certificate have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
          THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
          1. I am the duly elected                       of the Borrower;
          2. I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements;
          3. The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Default or Default during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate, except as set forth below; and
          4. Schedule 1 attached hereto sets forth financial data and computations evidencing the Borrower’s compliance with certain covenants of the Agreement, all of which data and computations are true, complete and correct.
          Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which the Borrower has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:
          The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Schedule I hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this            day of                      ,            .
             
    THE DETROIT EDISON COMPANY    
 
           
 
  By        
 
           
    Name:    
    Title:    

 


 

SCHEDULE 1 TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Compliance as of ________, ___with
Provisions of Section 5.01(h) of
the Agreement
FINANCIAL COVENANT
Ratio of Total Funded Debt to Capitalization (Section 6.01(i)).
         
(A) Numerator (Total Funded Debt):
       
(i) Debt for borrowed money or which has been incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets (exclusive of contingent reimbursement obligations in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances):
  $                        
(ii) Minus: Nonrecourse Debt:
  -$                        
(iii) Minus: Junior Subordinated Debt:
  -$                        
(iv) Minus: Mandatorily Convertible Securities:
  -$                        
(v) Minus: Hybrid Equity Securities:
  -$                        
(vi) Plus: Capital lease obligations:
  +$                        
(vii) Plus: Guaranty Obligations of Funded Debt of other Persons:
  +$                        
(viii) Numerator: (A)(i) minus (A)(ii) through (A)(v) plus (A)(vi) plus (A)(vii):
  $                        
 
       
(B) Denominator (Capitalization):
       
(i) Total Funded Debt: (A)(viii)
  $                        
(ii) Plus: Consolidated Net Worth:
  +$                        
(iii) Denominator: (B)(i) plus (B)(ii):
  $                        
 
       
(C) State whether the ratio of (A)(viii) to (B)(iii) was not greater than .65:1:
  YES/NO

 

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