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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C., 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
   
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
 
OR
   
[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   
For the transition period from ___________ to __________
   
 
Commission
File
Number
_______________
Exact Name of
Registrant
as specified
in its charter
_______________
 
State or other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
______________
 
IRS Employer
Identification
Number
___________
       
1-12609
PG&E Corporation
California
94-3234914
1-2348
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
California
94-0742640
 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale Street
P.O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California 94177
________________________________________
PG&E Corporation
One Market, Spear Tower
Suite 2400
San Francisco, California 94105
______________________________________
Address of principal executive offices, including zip code
 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(415) 973-7000
________________________________________
PG&E Corporation
(415) 267-7000
______________________________________
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
 
Indicate by check mark whether each registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes     [  ] No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
PG&E Corporation:
[X] Large accelerated filer
[  ] Accelerated Filer
[  ] Non-accelerated filer
 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company:
[  ] Large accelerated filer
[  ] Accelerated Filer
[X] Non-accelerated filer
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
   
PG&E Corporation:
[  ] Yes
[X] No
   
Pacific Gas and Electric Company:
[  ] Yes
[X] No
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
   
Common Stock Outstanding as of May 8, 2007:
 
   
PG&E Corporation
351,498,908 shares (excluding 24,665,500 shares held by a wholly owned subsidiary)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Wholly owned by PG&E Corporation
   



PG&E CORPORATION AND
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PAGE
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
PG&E Corporation
 
   
3
   
4
   
6
 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
   
7
   
8
   
10
 
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
Organization and Basis of Presentation
11
 
New and Significant Accounting Policies
11
 
Regulatory Assets, Liabilities and Balancing Accounts
14
 
Debt
17
 
Shareholders' Equity
19
 
Earnings Per Common Share
20
 
Derivatives and Hedging Activities
21
 
Share-Based Compensation
21
 
Related Party Agreements and Transactions
23
 
The Utility's Emergence from Chapter 11
24
 
Commitments and Contingencies
24
 
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
 
32
 
33
 
35
 
40
 
43
 
43
 
44
 
45
 
45
 
48
 
49
 
50
 
50
 
50
 
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
50
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
50
 
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
52
RISK FACTORS
52
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
52
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
52
OTHER INFORMATION
54
EXHIBITS
54
 
56

2




PG&E CORPORATION
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
(in millions, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Operating Revenues
           
Electric
  $
2,175
    $
1,863
 
Natural gas
   
1,181
     
1,285
 
Total operating revenues
   
3,356
     
3,148
 
Operating Expenses
               
Cost of electricity
   
723
     
530
 
Cost of natural gas
   
754
     
873
 
Operating and maintenance
   
920
     
862
 
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
   
430
     
414
 
Total operating expenses
   
2,827
     
2,679
 
Operating Income
   
529
     
469
 
Interest income
   
52
     
23
 
Interest expense
    (190 )     (154 )
Other income, net
   
4
     
-
 
Income Before Income Taxes
   
395
     
338
 
Income tax provision
   
139
     
124
 
Net Income
  $
256
    $
214
 
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic
   
349
     
344
 
Net Earnings Per Common Share, Basic
  $
0.71
    $
0.61
 
Net Earnings Per Common Share, Diluted
  $
0.71
    $
0.60
 
Dividends Declared Per Common Share
  $
0.36
    $
0.33
 
   
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
Balance At
 
(in millions)
 
March 31,
       
   
2007
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2006
 
ASSETS
           
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $
470
    $
456
 
Restricted cash
   
1,426
     
1,415
 
Accounts receivable:
               
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $55 million in 2007 and $50 million in 2006)
   
2,108
     
2,343
 
Regulatory balancing accounts
   
895
     
607
 
Inventories:
               
Gas stored underground and fuel oil
   
95
     
181
 
Materials and supplies
   
160
     
149
 
Income taxes receivable
   
50
     
-
 
Prepaid expenses and other
   
427
     
716
 
Total current assets
   
5,631
     
5,867
 
Property, Plant, and Equipment
               
Electric
   
24,281
     
24,036
 
Gas
   
9,176
     
9,115
 
Construction work in progress
   
1,203
     
1,047
 
Other
   
16
     
16
 
Total property, plant, and equipment
   
34,676
     
34,214
 
Accumulated depreciation
    (12,531 )     (12,429 )
Net property, plant, and equipment
   
22,145
     
21,785
 
Other Noncurrent Assets
               
Regulatory assets
   
4,726
     
4,902
 
Nuclear decommissioning funds
   
1,894
     
1,876
 
Other
   
389
     
373
 
Total other noncurrent assets
   
7,009
     
7,151
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $
34,785
    $
34,803
 
   
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 


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PG&E CORPORATION
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
Balance At
 
(in millions, except share amounts)
 
March 31,
       
   
2007
(Unaudited)
   
December 31,
 2006
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
           
Current Liabilities
           
Short-term borrowings
  $
39
    $
759
 
Long-term debt, classified as current
   
280
     
281
 
Rate reduction bonds, classified as current
   
215
     
290
 
Energy recovery bonds, classified as current
   
341
     
340
 
Accounts payable:
               
Trade creditors
   
805
     
1,075
 
Disputed claims and customer refunds
   
1,709
     
1,709
 
Regulatory balancing accounts
   
978
     
1,030
 
Other
   
531
     
420
 
Interest payable
   
550
     
583
 
Income taxes payable
   
-
     
102
 
Deferred income taxes
   
188
     
148
 
Other
   
1,320
     
1,513
 
Total current liabilities
   
6,956
     
8,250
 
Noncurrent Liabilities
               
Long-term debt
   
7,393
     
6,697
 
Energy recovery bonds
   
1,852
     
1,936
 
Regulatory liabilities
   
3,590
     
3,392
 
Asset retirement obligations
   
1,484
     
1,466
 
Income taxes payable
   
228
     
-
 
Deferred income taxes
   
2,945
     
2,840
 
Deferred tax credits
   
104
     
106
 
Other
   
2,004
     
2,053
 
Total noncurrent liabilities
   
19,600
     
18,490
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 4, 5, 10 and 11)
               
Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries
   
252
     
252
 
Preferred Stock
               
Preferred stock, no par value, authorized 80,000,000 shares, $100 par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares, none issued
   
-
     
-
 
Common Shareholders' Equity
               
Common stock, no par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares, issued 374,502,682 common and 1,274,842 restricted shares in 2007 and 372,803,521 common and 1,377,538 restricted shares in 2006
   
5,926
     
5,877
 
Common stock held by subsidiary, at cost, 24,665,500 shares
    (718 )     (718 )
Reinvested earnings
   
2,783
     
2,671
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (14 )     (19 )
Total common shareholders' equity
   
7,977
     
7,811
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $
34,785
    $
34,803
 
   
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 


5



 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
(in millions)
 
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $
256
    $
214
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation, amortization, decommissioning and allowance for equity funds used during construction
   
454
     
402
 
Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net
   
142
      (30 )
Other deferred charges and noncurrent liabilities
   
68
     
58
 
Net effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
   
235
     
303
 
Inventories
   
75
     
146
 
Accounts payable
    (86 )     (124 )
Accrued taxes/income taxes receivable
   
58
     
250
 
Regulatory balancing accounts, net
    (275 )     (55 )
Other current assets
   
173
      (80 )
Other current liabilities
    (117 )    
16
 
Other
    (7 )    
29
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
976
     
1,129
 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
               
Capital expenditures
    (673 )     (576 )
Net proceeds from sale of assets
   
4
     
3
 
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    (11 )    
52
 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust sales
   
181
     
435
 
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments
    (199 )     (477 )
Other
   
-
     
11
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (698 )     (552 )
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
               
Borrowings under accounts receivable facility and working capital facility
   
-
     
50
 
Repayments under accounts receivable facility and working capital facility
    (300 )     (310 )
Net repayment of commercial paper, net of $4 million discount on borrowings
    (425 )    
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs of $10 million in 2007
   
690
     
-
 
Rate reduction bonds matured
    (75 )     (74 )
Energy recovery bonds matured
    (83 )     (56 )
Common stock issued
   
26
     
66
 
Common stock repurchased
   
-
      (58 )
Common stock dividends paid
    (123 )     (114 )
Other
   
26
     
109
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (264 )     (387 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
   
14
     
190
 
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
   
456
     
713
 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31
  $
470
    $
903
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
               
Cash paid for:
               
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)
  $
128
    $
167
 
Income taxes paid (refunded), net
   
57
      (103 )
Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities
               
Common stock dividends declared but not yet paid
  $
126
    $
114
 
   
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 

6



 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
(in millions)
 
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Operating Revenues
           
Electric
  $
2,175
    $
1,863
 
Natural gas
   
1,181
     
1,285
 
Total operating revenues
   
3,356
     
3,148
 
Operating Expenses
               
Cost of electricity
   
723
     
530
 
Cost of natural gas
   
754
     
873
 
Operating and maintenance
   
919
     
862
 
Depreciation, amortization, and decommissioning
   
429
     
413
 
Total operating expenses
   
2,825
     
2,678
 
Operating Income
   
531
     
470
 
Interest income
   
48
     
19
 
Interest expense
    (182 )     (146 )
Other income, net
   
9
     
6
 
Income Before Income Taxes
   
406
     
349
 
Income tax provision
   
145
     
132
 
Net Income
   
261
     
217
 
Preferred stock dividend requirement
   
3
     
3
 
Income Available for Common Stock
  $
258
    $
214
 
   
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 


7



 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
Balance At
 
(in millions)
 
March 31,
       
   
2007
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2006
 
ASSETS
           
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $
37
    $
70
 
Restricted cash
   
1,426
     
1,415
 
Accounts receivable:
               
Customers (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $55 million in 2007 and $50 million in 2006)
   
2,108
     
2,343
 
Related parties
   
4
     
6
 
Regulatory balancing accounts
   
895
     
607
 
Inventories:
               
Gas stored underground and fuel oil
   
95
     
181
 
Materials and supplies
   
160
     
149
 
Income taxes receivable
   
25
     
20
 
Prepaid expenses and other
   
422
     
714
 
Total current assets
   
5,172
     
5,505
 
Property, Plant and Equipment
               
Electric
   
24,281
     
24,036
 
Gas
   
9,176
     
9,115
 
Construction work in progress
   
1,203
     
1,047
 
Total property, plant and equipment
   
34,660
     
34,198
 
Accumulated depreciation
    (12,516 )     (12,415 )
Net property, plant and equipment
   
22,144
     
21,783
 
Other Noncurrent Assets
               
Regulatory assets
   
4,726
     
4,902
 
Nuclear decommissioning funds
   
1,894
     
1,876
 
Related parties receivable
   
26
     
25
 
Other
   
293
     
280
 
Total other noncurrent assets
   
6,939
     
7,083
 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $
34,255
    $
34,371
 
   
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 



8



PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
Balance At
 
(in millions, except share amounts)
 
March 31,
       
   
2007
(Unaudited)
   
December 31, 2006
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
           
Current Liabilities
           
Short-term borrowings
  $
39
    $
759
 
Long-term debt, classified as current
   
-
     
1
 
Rate reduction bonds, classified as current
   
215
     
290
 
Energy recovery bonds, classified as current
   
341
     
340
 
Accounts payable:
               
Trade creditors
   
805
     
1,075
 
Disputed claims and customer refunds
   
1,709
     
1,709
 
Related parties
   
27
     
40
 
Regulatory balancing accounts
   
978
     
1,030
 
Other
   
513
     
402
 
Interest payable
   
543
     
570
 
Deferred income taxes
   
193
     
118
 
Other
   
1,153
     
1,346
 
Total current liabilities
   
6,516
     
7,680
 
Noncurrent Liabilities
               
Long-term debt
   
7,393
     
6,697
 
Energy recovery bonds
   
1,852
     
1,936
 
Regulatory liabilities
   
3,590
     
3,392
 
Asset retirement obligations
   
1,484
     
1,466
 
Income taxes payable
   
99
     
-
 
Deferred income taxes
   
3,010
     
2,972
 
Deferred tax credits
   
104
     
106
 
Other
   
1,882
     
1,922
 
Total noncurrent liabilities
   
19,414
     
18,491
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 4, 5, 10 and 11)
               
Shareholders' Equity
               
Preferred stock without mandatory redemption provisions:
               
Nonredeemable, 5.00% to 6.00%, outstanding 5,784,825 shares
   
145
     
145
 
Redeemable, 4.36% to 5.00%, outstanding 4,534,958 shares
   
113
     
113
 
Common stock, $5 par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares, issued 279,624,823 shares
   
1,398
     
1,398
 
Common stock held by subsidiary, at cost, 19,481,213 shares
    (475 )     (475 )
Additional paid-in capital
   
1,832
     
1,822
 
Reinvested earnings
   
5,323
     
5,213
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (11 )     (16 )
Total shareholders' equity
   
8,325
     
8,200
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $
34,255
    $
34,371
 
   
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 


9



 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
(in millions)
 
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $
261
    $
217
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation, amortization, decommissioning and allowance for equity funds used during construction
   
454
     
401
 
Deferred income taxes and tax credits, net
   
143
      (27 )
Other deferred charges and noncurrent liabilities
   
68
     
55
 
Net effect of changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
   
237
     
303
 
Inventories
   
75
     
146
 
Accounts payable
    (99 )     (124 )
Accrued taxes/income taxes receivable
   
41
     
202
 
Regulatory balancing accounts, net
    (275 )     (55 )
Other current assets
   
174
      (80 )
Other current liabilities
    (98 )    
41
 
Other
    (7 )    
15
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
974
     
1,094
 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
               
Capital expenditures
    (673 )     (576 )
Net proceeds from sale of assets
   
4
     
3
 
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    (11 )    
52
 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust sales
   
181
     
435
 
Purchases of nuclear decommissioning trust investments
    (199 )     (477 )
Other
   
-
     
11
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (698 )     (552 )
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
               
Borrowings under accounts receivable facility and working capital facility
   
-
     
50
 
Repayments under accounts receivable facility and working capital facility
    (300 )     (310 )
Net repayment of commercial paper, net of $4 million discount on borrowings
    (425 )    
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs of $10 million in 2007
   
690
     
-
 
Rate reduction bonds matured
    (75 )     (74 )
Energy recovery bonds matured
    (83 )     (56 )
Common stock dividends paid
    (127 )     (115 )
Preferred stock dividends paid
    (3 )     (3 )
Other
   
14
     
107
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (309 )     (401 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (33 )    
141
 
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
   
70
     
463
 
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31
  $
37
    $
604
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
               
Cash paid for:
               
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)
  $
115
    $
154
 
Income taxes paid (refunded), net
    (30 )     (42 )
   
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 


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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


               PG&E Corporation is a holding company whose primary purpose is to hold interests in energy-based businesses.  PG&E Corporation conducts its business principally through Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”), a public utility operating in northern and central California.  The Utility engages in the businesses of electricity and natural gas distribution, electricity generation, procurement and transmission, and natural gas procurement, transportation and storage.  The Utility is primarily regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”).

               This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a combined report of PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  Therefore, the Notes to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements apply to both PG&E Corporation and the Utility.  PG&E Corporation's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and other wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries.  The Utility's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include its accounts and those of its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries and variable interest entities for which it is subject to a majority of the risk of loss or gain.  All intercompany transactions have been eliminated from the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

               The accompanying interim unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP and the SEC for annual financial statements.  The information at December 31, 2006 in both PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included in this quarterly report was derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheets incorporated by reference into their combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.  (PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, together with the information incorporated by reference into such report, is referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as the “2006 Annual Report.”)

               Except for the new and significant accounting policies described in Note 2 below, the accounting policies used by PG&E Corporation and the Utility are discussed in Notes 1 and 2 in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2006 Annual Report.

               The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions.  These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities and the disclosure of contingencies and include, but are not limited to, estimates and assumptions used in determining the Utility's regulatory asset and liability balances based on probability assessments of regulatory recovery, revenues earned but not yet billed (including delayed billings), disputed claims, asset retirement obligations, allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, provisions for losses that are deemed probable from environmental remediation liabilities, pension and other employee benefit plan liabilities, severance costs, mark-to-market accounting, income tax related liabilities, and litigation.  The Utility also reviews for impairment of long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles to be held and used in operations whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets might not be recoverable.  A change in management's estimates or assumptions could have a material impact on PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's financial condition and results of operations during the period in which such change occurred.  As these estimates and assumptions involve judgments on a wide range of factors, including future regulatory decisions and economic conditions that are difficult to predict, actual results could differ materially from these estimates and assumptions.  PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all adjustments that management believes are necessary for the fair presentation of their financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented.  The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year.

               This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2006 Annual Report.


Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

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In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” (“FIN 48”).  FIN 48 is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.  FIN 48 prescribes a two-step process in the recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.  The first step is to determine if it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.  If this threshold is met, the second step is to measure the tax position on the balance sheet by using the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.  The difference between a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit recognized and measured pursuant to FIN 48 represents an unrecognized tax benefit.  An unrecognized tax benefit is a liability that represents a potential future obligation to the taxing authority.

On January 1, 2007, PG&E Corporation and the Utility adopted FIN 48.  The effects of adopting FIN 48 are as follows:

   
PG&E Corporation
   
Utility
 
(in millions)
           
At January 1, 2007
           
Cumulative effect of adoption – decrease to Beginning Reinvested Earnings
  $
18
    $
21
 
Unrecognized tax benefits
   
212
     
90
 
The component of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate
   
107
     
61
 
Interest expense accrued on unrecognized tax benefits (net of federal and state tax benefit) through January 1, 2007
   
29
     
12
 

Interest expense and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits are classified as Income Tax Expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

   
PG&E Corporation
   
Utility
 
(in millions)
           
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
           
Interest expense accrued on unrecognized tax benefits (net of federal and state tax benefit)
  $
3
    $
1
 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not anticipate that there will be any material net changes to unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.  For a description of tax years that remain subject to examination, see “Taxation Matters” in Note 11 below.

Comprehensive Income

               Comprehensive income reports a measure of changes in equity of PG&E Corporation and the Utility that result from transactions and other economic events, other than transactions with shareholders.  For the three months ended March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's comprehensive income changes consisted of recognition of components of net periodic benefit costs.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility did not have any comprehensive income activity other than net income for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

(in millions)
 
PG&E Corporation
   
Utility
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Three months ended March 31
                       
Net income available for common stock
  $
256
    $
214
    $
258
    $
214
 
Recognition of components of net periodic benefit costs (net of income tax of $3 million in 2007)
   
5
     
-
     
5
     
-
 
Comprehensive income
  $
261
    $
214
    $
263
    $
214
 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

               Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reports a measure for accumulated changes in equity of PG&E Corporation and the Utility that result from transactions and other economic events, other than transactions with shareholders.  The following table sets forth the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

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(in millions)
 
Minimum Pension Liability Adjustment
   
Adoption of SFAS No. 158
   
Recognition of Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
                         
Balance at December 31, 2005
  $ (8 )   $
-
    $
-
    $ (8 )
Balance at March 31, 2006
    (8 )    
-
     
-
      (8 )
Balance at December 31, 2006
   
-
      (19 )    
-
      (19 )
Period change in:
                               
Recognition of components of net periodic benefit costs
   
-
     
-
     
5
     
5
 
Balance at March 31, 2007
  $
-
    $ (19 )   $
5
    $ (14 )

There was no material difference between PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s recognition of components of net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

               PG&E Corporation and the Utility provide a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for certain of their employees and retirees (referred to collectively as “pension benefits”), contributory postretirement medical plans for certain of their employees and retirees and their eligible dependents, and non-contributory postretirement life insurance plans for certain of their employees and retirees (referred to collectively as “other benefits”).  PG&E Corporation and the Utility use a December 31 measurement date for all of their plans and use publicly quoted market values and independent pricing services depending on the nature of the assets, as reported by the trustee, to determine the fair value of the plan assets.

               Net periodic benefit cost as reflected in PG&E Corporation's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

(in millions)
 
Pension Benefits
Three Months Ended
March 31,
   
Other Benefits
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Service cost for benefits earned
  $
59
    $
59
    $
7
    $
8
 
Interest cost
   
135
     
130
     
20
     
19
 
Expected return on plan assets
    (177 )     (157 )     (24 )     (23 )
Amortization of transition obligation
   
-
     
-
     
6
     
6
 
Amortization of prior service cost
   
12
     
14
     
4
     
4
 
Amortization of unrecognized (gain) loss     -       8       (3     -  
Net periodic benefit cost
  $
29
    $
54
    $
10
    $
14
 

               There was no material difference between PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's net periodic benefit cost.

               Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 71, “Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation,” as amended (“SFAS No. 71”), regulatory adjustments are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Utility to reflect the difference between Utility pension expense or income for accounting purposes and Utility pension expense or income for ratemaking purposes, which is based on a funding approach.  The CPUC has authorized the Utility to recover the costs associated with its other benefits for 1993 and beyond.  Recovery is based on the lesser of the amounts collected in rates or the annual contribution on a tax-deductible basis to the appropriate trusts.

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS ISSUED BUT NOT YET ADOPTED

Fair Value Measurements

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In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (“SFAS No. 157”).  SFAS No. 157 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  SFAS No. 157 also establishes a framework for measuring fair value and provides for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements.  SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157.

Fair Value Option

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” (“SFAS No. 159”).  SFAS No. 159 establishes a fair value option under which entities can elect to report certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.  SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159.

Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39

In April 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position on Interpretation 39, "Amendment of FASB Interpretation No. 39," ("FIN 39-1").  Under FIN 39-1, a reporting entity is permitted to offset the fair value amounts recognized for a cash collateral paid or a cash collateral received against the fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement.  FIN 39-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are currently evaluating the impact of FIN 39-1.


               PG&E Corporation and the Utility account for the financial effects of regulation in accordance with SFAS No. 71.  SFAS No. 71 applies to regulated entities whose rates are designed to recover the cost of providing service.  SFAS No. 71 applies to all of the Utility's operations.

               Under SFAS No. 71, incurred costs that would otherwise be charged to expense may be capitalized and recorded as regulatory assets if it is probable that the incurred costs will be recovered in rates in the future.  The regulatory assets are amortized over future periods consistent with the inclusion of costs in authorized customer rates.  If costs that a regulated enterprise expects to incur in the future are being recovered through rates, SFAS No. 71 requires that the regulated enterprise record those expected future costs as regulatory liabilities.  In addition, amounts that are probable of being credited or refunded to customers in the future must be recorded as regulatory liabilities.

               To the extent that portions of the Utility's operations cease to be subject to SFAS No. 71, or recovery is no longer probable as a result of changes in regulation or other reasons, the related regulatory assets and liabilities are written off.

Regulatory Assets

               Long-term regulatory assets are comprised of the following:

   
Balance At
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
Energy recovery bond regulatory asset
  $
2,096
    $
2,170
 
Utility retained generation regulatory assets
   
1,000
     
1,018
 
Regulatory assets for deferred income tax
   
632
     
599
 
Environmental compliance costs
   
297
     
303
 
Unamortized loss, net of gain, on reacquired debt
   
286
     
295
 
Regulatory assets associated with plan of reorganization
   
136
     
147
 
Post-transition period contract termination costs
   
118
     
120
 
Scheduling coordinator costs
   
123
     
136
 
Other
   
38
     
114
 
Total regulatory assets
  $
4,726
    $
4,902
 

The energy recovery bond (“ERB”) regulatory asset represents refinancing of the settlement regulatory asset established under the December 19, 2003 settlement agreement among PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and the CPUC to

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resolve the Utility’s proceeding under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 11 Settlement Agreement”).  During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility recorded amortization of the ERB regulatory asset of approximately $74 million.  The Utility expects to fully recover this asset by the end of 2012.

As a result of the Chapter 11 Settlement Agreement, the Utility recognized a one-time non-cash gain of $1.2 billion, pre-tax ($0.7 billion, after-tax), for the Utility’s retained generation regulatory assets in the first quarter of 2004.  The individual components of these regulatory assets will be amortized over their respective lives, with a weighted average life of approximately 16 years.  During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility recorded amortization of the Utility’s retained generation regulatory assets of approximately $18 million.

The regulatory assets for deferred income tax represent deferred income tax benefits passed through to customers and are offset by deferred income tax liabilities.  Tax benefits to customers have been passed through, as the CPUC requires utilities under its jurisdiction to follow the “flow through” method of passing certain tax benefits to customers.  The “flow through” method ignores the effect of deferred taxes on rates.  Based on current regulatory ratemaking and income tax laws, the Utility expects to recover deferred income tax related to regulatory assets over periods ranging from 1 to 40 years.

               Environmental compliance costs represent the portion of estimated environmental remediation liabilities that the Utility expects to recover in future rates as actual remediation costs are incurred.  The Utility expects to recover these costs over periods ranging from 1 to 30 years.

Unamortized loss, net of gain, on reacquired debt represents costs related to debt reacquired or redeemed prior to maturity with associated discount and debt issuance costs.  These costs are expected to be recovered over the remaining original amortization period of the reacquired debt over the next 1 to 21 years.

               Regulatory assets associated with the Utility’s plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include costs incurred in financing the Utility’s reorganization under Chapter 11 and costs to oversee the environmental enhancement projects of the Pacific Forest and Watershed Stewardship Council, an entity that was established pursuant to the Utility’s plan of reorganization.  The Utility expects to recover these costs over periods ranging from 5 to 30 years.

               Post-transition period contract termination costs represent amounts that the Utility incurred in terminating a 30-year power purchase agreement.  This regulatory asset will be amortized and collected in rates on a straight-line basis until the end of September 2014, the power purchase agreement’s original termination date.

The regulatory asset related to scheduling coordinator (“SC”) costs represent costs that the Utility incurred beginning in 1998 in its capacity as a SC for its then existing wholesale transmission customers.  The Utility expects to fully recover the SC costs by 2009.

Finally, as of March 31, 2007, “Other” is primarily related to timing differences between the recognition of asset retirement obligations and the amounts recognized for ratemaking purposes in accordance with GAAP under SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” (“SFAS No. 143”) and FASB Interpretation No. 47, “Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations – An Interpretation of SFAS No. 143” (“FIN 47”), as applied to rate-regulated entities.

In general, the Utility does not earn a return on regulatory assets where the related costs do not accrue interest.  Accordingly, the Utility earns a return only on the Utility’s retained generation regulatory assets, unamortized loss, net of gain on reacquired debt, and regulatory assets associated with the plan of reorganization.

Current Regulatory Assets

As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Utility had current regulatory assets of approximately $205 million and $434 million, respectively, consisting primarily of the rate reduction bond (“RRB”) regulatory asset and price risk management regulatory assets.  The RRB regulatory asset represents electric industry restructuring costs that the Utility expects to fully recover by the end of 2007.  During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility recorded amortization of the RRB regulatory asset of approximately $64 million. Price risk management contracts were entered into by the Utility to procure electricity and natural gas to reduce commodity price risks, which are accounted for as derivatives under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivatives Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 133”).  The costs and proceeds of these derivative instruments are recovered or refunded in regulated rates charged to customers.  Current regulatory assets are included in Prepaid Expenses and Other on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Regulatory Liabilities

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Long-term regulatory liabilities are comprised of the following:

 
 
Balance At
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2007
   
2006
 
(in millions)
 
 
 
Cost of removal obligation
  $
2,396
    $
2,340
 
Asset retirement costs
   
592
     
608
 
Public purpose programs
   
282
     
169
 
Price risk management
   
60
     
37
 
Employee benefit plans
   
45
     
23
 
Other
   
215
     
215
 
Total regulatory liabilities
  $
3,590
    $
3,392
 

Cost of removal liabilities represent revenues collected for asset removal costs that the Utility expects to incur in the future.  Asset retirement costs represent timing differences between the recognition of asset retirement obligations and the amounts recognized for ratemaking purposes in accordance with GAAP under SFAS No. 143 and FIN 47 as applied to rate-regulated entities.

Public purpose program liabilities represent revenues designated for public purpose program costs that are expected to be incurred in the future.

Price risk management liabilities represent contracts entered into by the Utility to procure electricity and natural gas that are accounted for as derivative instruments under SFAS No. 133.  Additionally, the Utility hedges its natural gas in the electric and natural gas portfolios on behalf of its customers, in order to reduce commodity price risk.  The costs and proceeds of these derivatives are recovered in regulated rates charged to customers.

Employee benefit plan expenses represent the cumulative differences between expenses recognized for financial accounting purposes and expenses recognized for ratemaking purposes.  These balances will be charged against expense to the extent that future financial accounting expenses exceed amounts recoverable for regulatory purposes. 

Finally, as of March 31, 2007, “Other” regulatory liabilities are primarily related to amounts received from insurance companies to pay for hazardous substance remediation costs and future customer benefits associated with the Gateway Generating Station (“Gateway”).  The liability for hazardous substance insurance recoveries is refunded to ratepayers until they are fully reimbursed for total covered hazardous substance costs they have paid to date.  Gateway was acquired as part of a settlement with Mirant Corporation and the associated liability will be amortized over 30 years beginning March 2009.

Current Regulatory Liabilities

As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the Utility had current regulatory liabilities of approximately $337 million and $309 million, respectively, consisting primarily of the current portion of electric transmission wheeling revenue refunds and the RRB regulatory liability.  Electric transmission wheeling revenue refunds represent revenue that will be refunded to retail transmission owner tariff customers.  The RRB regulatory liability represents over-collections associated with the RRB financing that the Utility will return to customers in the future. Current regulatory liabilities are included in Current Liabilities -Other on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Regulatory Balancing Accounts

The Utility uses regulatory balancing accounts as a mechanism to recover amounts incurred for certain costs, primarily commodity costs.  Sales balancing accounts accumulate differences between revenues and the Utility's authorized revenue requirements.  Cost balancing accounts accumulate differences between incurred costs and authorized revenue requirements.  The Utility also obtained CPUC approval for balancing account treatment of variances between forecasted and actual commodity costs and volumes.  This approval eliminates the earnings impact from any revenue variances from adopted forecast levels.  Under-collections that are probable of recovery through regulated rates are recorded as regulatory balancing account assets.  Over-collections that are probable of being credited to customers are recorded as regulatory balancing account liabilities.

The Utility's current regulatory balancing accounts accumulate balances until they are refunded to or received from

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the Utility's customers through authorized rate adjustments within the next 12 months.  Regulatory balancing accounts that the Utility does not expect to collect or refund in the next 12 months are included in Other Noncurrent Assets - Regulatory Assets and Noncurrent Liabilities - Regulatory Liabilities.  The CPUC does not allow the Utility to offset regulatory balancing account assets against balancing account liabilities.

Regulatory Balancing Account Assets

 
Balance At
 
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
2007
 
 
2006
 
(in millions)
 
 
Electricity revenue and cost balancing accounts
  $
775
 
 
    $
501
 
Natural gas revenue and cost balancing accounts
   
120
 
 
     
106
 
Total
  $
895
 
 
    $
607
 

Regulatory Balancing Account Liabilities

 
Balance At
 
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
2007
 
 
2006
 
(in millions)
 
 
Electricity revenue and cost balancing accounts
  $
804
 
 
    $
951
 
Natural gas revenue and cost balancing accounts
   
174
 
 
     
79
 
Total
  $
978
 
 
    $
1,030
 

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the under-collection in the Utility's electricity revenue and cost balancing account assets increased from December 31, 2006 mainly because actual revenues were lower than the authorized revenue requirement.  This is consistent with seasonal demand changes, and the under-collection is expected to decrease during the summer months when usage rises.  During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the decrease in the over-collected position of the Utility's electricity revenue and cost balancing account liabilities from December 31, 2006 was attributable to a reduction in rates as authorized in the 2007 Annual Electric True-Up proceeding in order to reduce the over-collected position of the electric revenue and cost balancing account liabilities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the over-collection in the Utility’s natural gas revenue and cost balancing account liabilities increased from December 31, 2006 mainly due to an increase in consumer demand for natural gas during the winter months.


PG&E Corporation

Senior Credit Facility

PG&E Corporation has a $200 million revolving unsecured credit facility (“senior credit facility”) with a syndicate of lenders that, as amended in February 2007, extends to February 26, 2012.  There were no material changes to the terms, fees, interest rates, or covenants related to the senior credit facility as a result of the February 2007 amendment.

The senior credit facility allows both loan drawdowns and issuance of letters of credit, although at March 31, 2007, neither were outstanding.

Convertible Subordinated Notes

At March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation had outstanding $280 million of 9.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes that are scheduled to mature on June 30, 2010.  These Convertible Subordinated Notes may be converted (at the option of the holder) at any time prior to maturity into 18,558,655 shares of common stock of PG&E Corporation, at a conversion price of $15.09 per share.  The conversion price is subject to adjustment should a significant change occur in the number of PG&E Corporation's shares of common stock outstanding.  In addition, holders of the Convertible Subordinated Notes are entitled to receive "pass-through dividends" determined by multiplying the cash dividend paid by PG&E Corporation per share of common stock by a number equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Subordinated Notes divided by the conversion price.  In connection with common stock dividends paid on January 15 and April 15, 2007, PG&E Corporation paid

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approximately $6 million and $7 million, respectively, of "pass-through dividends" to the holders of Convertible Subordinated Notes.  The holders have a one-time right to require PG&E Corporation to repurchase the Convertible Subordinated Notes on June 30, 2007, at a purchase price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest (including liquidated damages and unpaid "pass-through dividends," if any).  Accordingly, PG&E Corporation has classified the Convertible Subordinated Notes as a current liability (in Current Liabilities - Long-Term Debt) in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2007.

In accordance with SFAS No. 133, the dividend participation rights component of the Convertible Subordinated Notes is considered to be an embedded derivative instrument and, therefore, must be bifurcated from the Convertible Subordinated Notes and recorded at fair value in PG&E Corporation's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  Changes in the fair value are recognized in PG&E Corporation's Condensed Consolidated Income Statement as a non-operating expense or income (included in Other Income, Net).  At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the total estimated fair value of the dividend participation rights component, on a pre-tax basis, was approximately $76 million and $79 million, respectively, of which $24 million and $23 million, respectively, was classified as a current liability (in Current Liabilities - Other) and $52 million and $56 million, respectively, was classified as a noncurrent liability (in Noncurrent Liabilities - Other).

Utility

In the ordinary course of the Utility’s construction activities, contractors who work on the projects and materialmen who provide materials to them may have certain statutory liens on such projects, which are released as construction progresses and payments are made for their work or materials.

               See Note 11 below for a discussion of capital lease obligations related to certain contracts to purchase power from qualifying co-generation facilities (“QFs”).

Senior Notes

On March 13, 2007, the Utility issued $700 million principal amount of 5.80% Senior Notes due March 1, 2037.  The Utility received proceeds of $690 million from the offering, net of a $4 million discount and $6 million in issuance costs.  Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1.  The proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes were used to repay outstanding commercial paper and for working capital purposes.

The Senior Notes are unsecured and rank equally with the Utility’s other senior unsecured and unsubordinated debt.  Under the indenture for the Senior Notes, the Utility has agreed that it will not incur secured debt or engage in sale leaseback transactions (except for (1) debt secured by specified liens, and (2) aggregate other secured debt and sales and leaseback transactions not exceeding 10% of the Utility’s net tangible assets, as defined in the indenture) unless the Utility provides that the Senior Notes will be equally and ratably secured.

At March 31, 2007, there were $5.8 billion of Senior Notes outstanding.

Working Capital Facility

On February 26, 2007, the Utility increased its revolving credit facility (“working capital facility”) with a syndicate of lenders by $650 million to $2.0 billion and extended the facility to February 26, 2012.  The working capital facility is used primarily as liquidity support for commercial paper described below.  Letters of credit under the working capital facility are used primarily to provide credit enhancements to counterparties for natural gas and energy procurement transactions.  There were no material changes to the terms, fees, interest rates, or covenants related to the working capital facility as a result of the February 2007 amendment.

At March 31, 2007, there were no loans outstanding and approximately $177 million of letters of credit outstanding under the working capital facility.

Accounts Receivable Financing

On February 26, 2007, in connection with the amendment of the working capital facility described above, the Utility terminated its $650 million accounts receivable facility that was scheduled to expire on March 5, 2007.  There were no loans outstanding under the Utility’s accounts receivable facility at the time of termination.

Commercial Paper Program

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               The Utility has a program that currently includes the issuance of up to $1.0 billion of commercial paper notes.  Commercial paper borrowings are used primarily to cover operating expenses and seasonal fluctuations in cash flows and are supported by available capacity under the working capital facility.  The commercial paper may have maturities up to 365 days and ranks equally with the Utility’s other unsubordinated and unsecured indebtedness. At March 31, 2007, the Utility had $39 million of commercial paper outstanding at an average yield of approximately 5.51%.

Rate Reduction Bonds

               In December 1997, PG&E Funding LLC, a limited liability corporation wholly owned by and consolidated by the Utility, issued $2.9 billion of RRBs.  The proceeds of the RRBs were used by PG&E Funding LLC to purchase from the Utility the right, known as “transition property,” to be paid a specified amount from a non-bypassable charge levied on residential and small commercial customers.  The total principal amount of RRBs outstanding at March 31, 2007 was approximately $215 million.  The RRBs are scheduled to mature on December 26, 2007.

               While PG&E Funding LLC is a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of the Utility, it is legally separate from the Utility.  The assets of PG&E Funding LLC are not available to creditors of the Utility or PG&E Corporation, and the transition property is not legally an asset of the Utility or PG&E Corporation.  The RRBs are secured solely by the transition property and there is no recourse to the Utility or PG&E Corporation.

Energy Recovery Bonds

               In 2005, PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC (“PERF”) issued two separate series of ERBs in the aggregate amount of $2.7 billion.  The proceeds of the ERBs were used by PERF to purchase from the Utility the right, known as “recovery property,” to be paid a specified amount from a dedicated rate component.  The total principal amount of ERBs outstanding at March 31, 2007 was approximately $2.2 billion.

               While PERF is a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of the Utility, PERF is legally separate from the Utility.  The assets of PERF (including the recovery property) are not available to creditors of the Utility or PG&E Corporation, and the recovery property is not legally an asset of the Utility or PG&E Corporation.


               PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's changes in shareholders' equity for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were as follows:

   
PG&E Corporation
   
Utility
 
(in millions)
 
Total Common Shareholders' Equity
   
Total
Shareholders' Equity
 
             
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $
7,811
    $
8,200
 
Effects of adoption of FIN 48 at January 1, 2007
    (18 )     (21 )
Net income
   
256
     
261
 
Common stock issued
   
26
     
-
 
Common restricted stock amortization
   
8
     
-
 
Common stock dividends declared and paid
   
-
      (127 )
Common stock dividends declared but not yet paid
    (126 )    
-
 
Preferred stock dividends
   
-
      (3 )
Tax benefit from share-based payment awards
   
15
     
10
 
Other comprehensive income
   
5
     
5
 
Balance at March 31, 2007
  $
7,977
    $
8,325
 

On April 19, 2007, PG&E Corporation made an equity infusion of $200 million to the Utility to maintain the 52% common equity target authorized by the CPUC and ensure that the Utility has adequate capital to fund its capital expenditures.

Dividends

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               On March 19, 2007, the Utility paid common stock dividends totaling $137 million, including $127 million of common stock dividends paid to PG&E Corporation and $10 million of common stock dividends paid to PG&E Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Utility.

               On January 15 and April 15, 2007, PG&E Corporation paid common stock dividends of $0.33 and $0.36 per share, respectively, totaling $258 million, including $17 million of common stock dividends paid to Elm Power Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility record common stock dividends declared to Reinvested Earnings.

               On February 15, 2007, the Utility paid a cash dividend on various series of its preferred stock outstanding in the aggregate amount of $3 million.  On February 21, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Utility declared a cash dividend on various series of its preferred stock payable on May 15, 2007 to shareholders of record on April 30, 2007.


               Earnings per common share (“EPS”) is calculated utilizing the “two-class” method, by dividing the sum of distributed earnings to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  In applying the “two-class” method, undistributed earnings are allocated to both common shares and participating securities.  PG&E Corporation's Convertible Subordinated Notes are entitled to receive “pass-through dividends” and meet the criteria of a participating security.  The Convertible Subordinated Notes are convertible, at the option of the holders, into 18,558,655 common shares.  All PG&E Corporation's participating securities participate in dividends on a 1:1 basis with common shares.

               PG&E Corporation applies the treasury stock method of reflecting the dilutive effect of outstanding stock-based compensation in the calculation of diluted EPS in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” (“SFAS No. 128”).  SFAS No. 128 requires that proceeds from the exercise of options and warrants shall be assumed to be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the reported period.  The incremental shares (i.e., the difference between the number of shares assumed issued upon exercise and the number of shares assumed purchased) must be included in the number of weighted average common shares used for the calculation of diluted EPS.

               The following is a reconciliation of PG&E Corporation's net income and weighted average common shares outstanding for calculating basic and diluted net income per share:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
(in millions, except share amounts)
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Net income
  $
256
    $
214
 
Less: distributed earnings to common shareholders
   
126
     
114
 
Undistributed earnings
  $
130
    $
100
 
Common shareholders earnings
               
Basic
               
Distributed earnings to common shareholders
  $
126
    $
114
 
Undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders
   
123
     
95
 
Total common shareholders earnings, basic
  $
249
    $
209
 
Diluted
               
Distributed earnings to common shareholders
  $
126
    $
114
 
Undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders
   
123
     
95
 
Total common shareholders earnings, diluted
  $
249
    $
209
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
   
349
     
344
 
9.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes
   
19
     
19
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding and participating securities, basic
   
368
     
363
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
   
349
     
344
 
Employee share-based compensation and accelerated share repurchase program(1)
   
2
     
5
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
   
351
     
349
 
9.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes
   
19
     
19
 

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Weighted average common shares outstanding and participating securities, diluted
   
370
     
368
 
Net earnings per common share, basic
               
Distributed earnings, basic(2)
  $
0.36
    $
0.33
 
Undistributed earnings, basic
   
0.35
     
0.28
 
Total
  $
0.71
    $
0.61
 
Net earnings per common share, diluted
               
Distributed earnings, diluted
  $
0.36
    $
0.33
 
Undistributed earnings, diluted
   
0.35
     
0.27
 
Total
  $
0.71
    $
0.60
 
                 
(1) Includes approximately 2.8 million shares of PG&E Corporation common stock treated as outstanding in connection with accelerated share repurchases for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The remaining shares of approximately 2 million shares relate to share-based compensation and are deemed to be outstanding per SFAS No. 128 for the purpose of calculating EPS. See Note 10 of the 2006 Annual Report.
 
(2)“Distributed earnings, basic” may differ from actual per share amounts paid as dividends, as the EPS computation under GAAP requires the use of the weighted average, rather than the actual number of shares outstanding.
 

               Options to purchase 7,285 and 16,600 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, because the exercise prices of these options were greater than the average market price of PG&E Corporation common stock over these periods.

               PG&E Corporation reflects the preferred dividends of subsidiaries as Other Expense for computation of both basic and diluted earnings per common share.


The Utility enters into contracts to procure electricity, natural gas, nuclear fuel, and firm electricity transmission rights.  Some of these contracts meet the definition of derivative instruments under SFAS No. 133.  All derivative instruments, including instruments designated as cash flow hedges, are recorded at fair value and presented as price risk management assets and liabilities on the balance sheet.  Derivative instruments may be designated as cash flow hedges when they are entered into to hedge variable price risk associated with the purchase of commodities.  Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are deferred and recorded in regulatory accounts because they are expected to be recovered or refunded through regulated rates.  Under the same regulatory accounting treatment, changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are also recorded in regulatory accounts, rather than being deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income.

On PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, price risk management activities appear as summarized below:

   
Derivatives
   
Cash Flow Hedges
 
   
March 31, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
   
March 31, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
(in millions)
                       
Current Assets – Prepaid expenses and other
  $
65
    $
16
    $
14
    $
3
 
Other Noncurrent Assets – Other
   
60
     
37
     
10
     
8
 
Current Liabilities – Other
   
25
     
192
     
1
     
25
 
Noncurrent Liabilities – Other
   
3
     
50
     
-
     
-
 

The Utility also has derivative instruments for the physical delivery of commodities transacted in the normal course of business as well as non-financial assets that are not exchange-traded.  These derivative instruments are eligible for the normal purchase and sales and non-exchange traded contract exceptions under SFAS No. 133, and are not reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value.  They are recorded and recognized in income using accrual accounting.  Therefore, expenses are recognized as incurred.


               On January 1, 2006, the PG&E Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2006 LTIP”) became effective.  The 2006 LTIP permits the award of various forms of incentive awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, deferred compensation awards, and other stock-based awards, to eligible employees of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries.  Non-employee directors of

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PG&E Corporation are also eligible to receive restricted stock and either stock options or restricted stock units under the formula grant provisions of the 2006 LTIP.  A maximum of 12 million shares of PG&E Corporation common stock (subject to adjustment for changes in capital structure, stock dividends, or other similar events) have been reserved for issuance under the 2006 LTIP, of which 10,846,839 shares were available for award at March 31, 2007.

               The 2006 LTIP replaced the PG&E Corporation Long-Term Incentive Program, which expired on December 31, 2005.  Awards made under the PG&E Corporation Long-Term Incentive Program before December 31, 2005 and still outstanding continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the PG&E Corporation Long-Term Incentive Program.

On January 1, 2006, PG&E Corporation and the Utility adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123R”), using the modified prospective application method, which requires that compensation cost be recognized for all share-based payment awards, including unvested stock options, based on the grant date fair value.  SFAS No. 123R requires that an estimate of future forfeitures be made and that compensation cost be recognized only for share-based payment awards that are expected to vest.

               PG&E Corporation and the Utility use an estimated annual forfeiture rate of 2%, based on historic forfeiture rates, for purposes of determining compensation expense for share-based incentive awards.  The following table provides a summary of total compensation expense (reduction to compensation expense) for PG&E Corporation (consolidated) and the Utility (stand-alone) for share-based incentive awards for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006:

   
PG&E Corporation
   
Utility
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
(in millions)
 
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Stock options
  $
2
    $
3
    $
1
    $
2
 
Restricted stock
   
8
     
8
     
5
     
6
 
Performance shares
    (6 )    
15
      (5 )    
11
 
Total compensation expense (pre-tax)
  $
4
    $
26
    $
1
    $
19
 
Total compensation expense (after-tax)
  $
2
    $
15
    $
1
    $
11
 

Stock Options

               Other than the grant of options to purchase 7,285 shares of PG&E Corporation common stock to non-employee directors of PG&E Corporation in accordance with the formula and nondiscretionary provisions of the 2006 LTIP, no other stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2007.  The exercise price of stock options granted under the 2006 LTIP and all other outstanding stock options is equal to the market price of PG&E Corporation’s common stock on the date of grant.  Stock options generally have a 10-year term and vest over four years of continuous service, subject to accelerated vesting in certain circumstances.

               The fair value of each stock option on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation method.  The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted using the Black-Scholes valuation method was $7.81 and $6.98 per share in 2007 and 2006, respectively.  The significant assumptions used for shares granted in 2007 and 2006 were:

   
2007
   
2006
 
Expected stock price volatility
    16.5 %     22.1 %
Expected annual dividend payment
  $
1.44
    $
1.32
 
Risk-free interest rate
    4.73 %     4.46 %
Expected life
 
5.4 years
   
5.6 years
 

               Expected volatilities are based on historical volatility of PG&E Corporation’s common stock.  The expected life of stock options is derived from historical data that estimates stock option exercise and employee departure behavior.  The risk-free interest rate for periods within the contractual term of the stock option is based on the U.S. Treasury rates in effect at the date of grant.

               As of March 31, 2007, there was approximately $8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options, of which $5 million was allocated to the Utility.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years for PG&E Corporation and the Utility.

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Restricted Stock

               During the three months ended March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation awarded 559,129 shares of PG&E Corporation restricted common stock under the 2006 LTIP to eligible participants of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries, of which 388,050 shares were awarded to the Utility’s eligible participants.

               The restricted shares are held in an escrow account.  The shares become available to the employees as the restrictions lapse.  For restricted stock awarded in 2004 and 2005, there are no performance criteria and the restrictions will lapse ratably over four years.  For restricted stock awarded in 2006, the restrictions on 60% of the shares will lapse automatically over a period of three years at the rate of 20% per year.  If PG&E Corporation’s annual total shareholder return (“TSR”) is in the top quartile of its comparator group, as measured for the three immediately preceding calendar years, the restrictions on the remaining 40% of the shares will lapse on the first business day of 2009 for 2006 grants and the first business day of 2010 for 2007 grants.  If PG&E Corporation’s TSR is not in the top quartile for such period, then the restrictions on the remaining 40% of the shares will lapse on the first business day of 2011 for 2006 grants and the first business day of 2012 for 2007 grants.  Compensation expense related to the portion of the 2006 restricted stock award that is subject to conditions based on TSR is recognized over the shorter of the requisite service period and three years. 

               As of March 31, 2007, there was approximately $30 million of total unrecognized compensation cost relating to restricted stock, of which $20 million related to the Utility.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility expect to recognize this cost over a weighted average period of 2.9 years.

Performance Shares and Performance Units

               During the three months ended March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation awarded 421,895 performance shares under the 2006 LTIP to eligible participants of PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries, of which 279,585 shares were awarded to the Utility’s eligible participants.  Performance shares are hypothetical shares of PG&E Corporation common stock that vest at the end of a three-year period and are settled in cash.  Upon vesting, the amount of cash that recipients are entitled to receive is based on the average closing price of PG&E Corporation stock for the last 30 calendar days of the year preceding the vesting dateand a payout percentage, ranging from 0% to 200%, as measured by PG&E Corporation’s TSR relative to its comparator group for the applicable three-year period.

               Outstanding performance shares are classified as liabilities (Current Liabilities - Other and Noncurrent Liabilities - Other on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of PG&E Corporation and the Utility) because the performance shares can only be settled in cash upon satisfaction of the performance criteria.  The liability related to the performance shares is marked to market at the end of each reporting period to reflect the market price of PG&E Corporation common stock and the payout percentage at the end of the reporting period.  Accordingly, compensation expense recognized for performance shares fluctuates with PG&E Corporation’s common stock price and its performance relative to its peer group.


               In accordance with various agreements, the Utility and other subsidiaries provide and receive various services to and from their parent, PG&E Corporation, and among themselves.  The Utility and PG&E Corporation exchange administrative and professional services in support of operations.  Services provided directly to PG&E Corporation by the Utility are priced at the higher of fully loaded cost (i.e., direct costs and allocations of overhead costs) or fair market value, depending on the nature of the services.  Services provided directly to the Utility by PG&E Corporation are priced at the lower of fully loaded cost or fair market value, depending on the nature of the services.  PG&E Corporation also allocates certain other corporate administrative and general costs, at cost, to the Utility and other subsidiaries using agreed upon allocation factors, including the number of employees, operating expenses excluding fuel purchases, total assets, and other cost allocation methodologies.  The Utility's significant related party transactions and related receivable (payable) balances were as follows:
 
             
   
Three Months Ended
   
Receivable (Payable)
Balance Outstanding at
 
(in millions)
 
March 31,
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Utility revenues from:
                       
Administrative services provided to PG&E Corporation
  $
1
    $
1
    $ (1 )   $
2
 
Utility employee benefit assets due from PG&E Corporation
   
-
      (1 )    
30
     
25
 
Utility expenses from:
                               
Administrative services received from PG&E Corporation
  $
24
    $
39
    $ (27 )   $ (40 )
Utility employee benefit payments due to PG&E Corporation
   
1
     
-
     
-
     
-
 

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NOTE 10: THE UTILITY'S EMERGENCE FROM CHAPTER 11

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (“Bankruptcy Court”) retains jurisdiction to hear and determine disputes arising in connection with the interpretation, implementation, or enforcement of (1) the Chapter 11 Settlement Agreement, (2) the Utility’s plan of reorganization under Chapter 11, and (3) the Bankruptcy Court's order confirming the plan of reorganization.  In addition, the Bankruptcy Court retains jurisdiction to resolve remaining disputed claims.

At December 31, 2004, the Utility had accrued approximately $2.1 billion for remaining disputed claims.  Since December 31, 2004, the Utility has reached settlements and made payments on various claims.  As of March 31, 2007, the amount of the accrual for remaining net disputed claims was approximately $1.2 billion, consisting of approximately $1.7 billion of accounts payable-disputed claims primarily payable to the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) and the Power Exchange (“PX”), offset by an accounts receivable from the CAISO and the PX of approximately $0.5 billion.  The Utility held $1.2 billion in escrow for the payment of the remaining disputed claims as of March 31, 2007.  The Utility has been collecting amounts from customers each year for the difference between the interest earned on the escrow amounts and the FERC-ordered interest rate that is accrued on the claims.  As of March 31, 2007, the Utility has accrued interest of approximately $507 million (classified as Interest Payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) on the disputed claims balance at the FERC-ordered interest rate.  Upon resolution of these claims and under the terms of the Chapter 11 Settlement Agreement, any net refunds, claim offsets, or other credits that the Utility receives from energy suppliers will be returned to customers, along with any excess interest accrued.  With the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Utility has withdrawn certain amounts from escrow in connection with settlements with certain CAISO and PX sellers.


PG&E Corporation and the Utility have substantial financial commitments in connection with agreements entered into to support the Utility's operating activities.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility also have significant contingencies arising from their operations, including contingencies related to guarantees, power purchases made during the 2000-2001 California energy crisis, regulatory proceedings, nuclear operations, employee matters, environmental compliance and remediation, and legal matters.

Commitments

Utility

Third-Party Power Purchase Agreements

               As part of the ordinary course of business, the Utility enters into various agreements to purchase electricity and makes payments under existing power purchase agreements.  At March 31, 2007, the undiscounted future expected power purchase agreement payments based on March 31, 2007 forward prices were as follows:

(in millions)
     
2007
  $
1,916
 
2008
   
2,404
 
2009
   
2,210
 
2010
   
2,010
 
2011
   
1,872
 
Thereafter
   
12,881
 
Total
  $
23,293
 

               Payments made by the Utility under power purchase agreements amounted to approximately $655 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $439 million for the same period in 2006.  The amounts described above do not

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include payments related to the California Department of Water Resources’ (“DWR”) purchases, since the Utility only acts as an agent for the DWR.

On April 24, 2007, a proposed decision was issued that, if adopted by the CPUC, would modify the CPUC’s policies and pricing mechanisms applicable to the investor-owned electric utilities’ purchase of energy and capacity from certain QFs.  If adopted, the proposed decision would affect those QFs who did not enter into a 2006 settlement agreement between the Utility and the Independent Energy Producers (on behalf of the settling QFs) to resolve these pricing issues.  Among other proposed changes, the proposed decision would modify the current formula for determining the utilities’ short-run avoided costs (“SRAC”) (i.e., the cost of energy, which, in the absence of a QF’s generation, the utilities would otherwise generate or purchase from another source) that is used to calculate the amount of energy payments to QFs.  The proposed new SRAC formula would use a market index formula based on a day-ahead market price.  Assuming the proposed decision is adopted by the CPUC, the Utility anticipates its energy payments to the non-settling QFs would be reduced, depending on future market prices.  (See “Regulatory Matters – Rulemaking Proceeding to Modify QF Pricing and Policies” below and the 2006 Annual Report.)

The following table shows the future fixed capacity payments due under QF contracts that are treated as capital leases.  These amounts are also included in the table above.  The fixed capacity payments are discounted to the present value shown in the table below using the Utility’s incremental borrowing rate at the inception of the leases.  The amount of this discount is shown in the table below as the amount representing interest.

(in millions)
     
2007
  $
43
 
2008
   
50
 
2009
   
50
 
2010
   
50
 
2011
   
50
 
Thereafter
   
303
 
Total fixed capacity payments
   
546
 
Less: Amount representing interest
   
148
 
Present value of fixed capacity payments
  $
398
 

Interest and amortization expense associated with the lease obligation is included in the Cost of Electricity on PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.  In accordance with SFAS No. 71, the timing of the Utility’s recognition of the lease expense will conform to the ratemaking treatment for the Utility’s recovery of the cost of electricity.  The QF contracts that are treated as capital leases expire between April 2014 and September 2021.

Capacity payments are based on the QF’s total available capacity and contractual capacity commitment.  Capacity payments may be adjusted if the QF fails to meet or exceeds performance requirements specified in the applicable power purchase agreement.

Natural Gas Supply and Transportation Commitments 

The Utility purchases natural gas directly from producers and marketers in both Canada and the United States to serve its core customers.  The contract lengths and natural gas sources of the Utility's portfolio of natural gas procurement contracts fluctuate, generally based on market conditions.

At March 31, 2007, the Utility's undiscounted obligations for natural gas purchases and gas transportation services were as follows:

(in millions)
     
2007
  $
1,041
 
2008
   
363
 
2009
   
38
 
2010
   
22
 
2011
   
14
 
Thereafter
   
-
 
Total
  $
1,478
 

Payments for natural gas purchases and gas transportation services amounted to approximately $728 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $821 million for the same period in 2006.

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Nuclear Fuel Agreements

The Utility has entered several purchase agreements for nuclear fuel.  These agreements have terms ranging from two to thirteen years and are intended to ensure long-term fuel supply.  In most cases, the Utility's nuclear fuel contracts are requirements-based.  These contracts for uranium, conversion, and enrichment services provide for 100% coverage of reactor requirements through 2009.  The Utility relies on a number of international producers of nuclear fuel in order to diversify its sources and provide security of supply.  Pricing terms also are diversified, ranging from fixed prices to market-based prices to base prices that are escalated using published indices.

At March 31, 2007, the undiscounted obligations under nuclear fuel agreements were as follows:

(in millions)
 
 
 
2007
 
$
118
 
2008
 
 
88
 
2009
 
 
66
 
2010
 
 
77
 
2011
 
 
43
 
Thereafter
 
 
256
 
Total
 
$
648
 

Payments for nuclear fuel amounted to approximately $23 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $4 million for the same period in 2006.

Reliability Must Run Agreements 

The CAISO has entered into reliability must run (“RMR”) agreements with various power plant owners, including the Utility, that require designated units in certain power plants, known as RMR units, to remain available to generate electricity upon the CAISO's demand when needed for local transmission system reliability.  As a participating transmission owner under the Transmission Control Agreement, the Utility is responsible for the CAISO's costs paid under RMR agreements to power plant owners within or adjacent to the Utility's service territory.  RMR agreements are established or extended on an annual basis.  In 2006, the CPUC adopted rules to implement state law requirements for California investor-owned utilities to meet resource adequacy requirements, including rules to address local transmission system reliability issues.  As the utilities fulfill their responsibility to meet these requirements, the number of RMR agreements with the CAISO and the associated costs will decline.  At March 31, 2007, the Utility’s estimated RMR agreement payments to CAISO could be approximately $64 million during 2007.  The Utility recovers these costs from customers.

In March 2007, the Utility received refunds of approximately $61 million for amounts paid under RMR agreements in 2006 as part of a settlement agreement entered into by the Utility, the California Electricity Oversight Board, and certain other owners of RMR plants.  The refunds were credited to the Utility’s electricity customers.

Contingencies

PG&E Corporation

PG&E Corporation retains a guarantee related to certain indemnity obligations of its former subsidiary National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc. (“NEGT”) that were issued to the purchaser of an NEGT subsidiary company.  PG&E Corporation's sole remaining exposure relates to any potential environmental obligations that were known to NEGT at the time of the sale but not disclosed to the purchaser, and is limited to $150 million.  PG&E Corporation has never received any claims nor does it consider it probable any claims will be made under the guarantee.  At March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation’s potential exposure under this guarantee was immaterial and PG&E Corporation has not made any provision for this guarantee.

Utility

PX Block-Forward Contracts 

During the energy crisis in 2001, the California Governor seized all of the Utility’s contracts for the forward delivery of power in the PX market, otherwise known as “block-forward contracts.”  In response, the Utility, the PX, and

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some of the PX market participants filed competing claims in state court against the State of California to recover the value of the Utility’s contracts that were seized.  In March 2007, the PX dismissed its complaint against the State of California with prejudice (i.e., it cannot be re-filed at a later time).  In May 2007, the Utility dismissed its complaint against the State of California with prejudice and each side agreed to bear its own fees and costs.  Accordingly, the Utility wrote off its receivable of $243 million and the corresponding reserve representing the estimated value of the contracts at the time of seizure. The only plaintiff remaining is the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not expect that the outcome, with respect to the remaining plaintiff, will have a material effect on their financial condition or results of operations.

California Energy Crisis Proceedings

Several parties, including the Utility and the State of California, are seeking refunds on behalf of California electricity purchasers from electricity suppliers, including municipal and governmental entities, for overcharges incurred in the CAISO and PX wholesale electricity markets between May 2000 and June 2001 through various FERC and judicial proceedings.  Many issues raised in these proceedings, including the extent of the FERC's refund authority, and the amount of potential refunds after taking into account certain costs incurred by the electricity suppliers, have not been resolved.  It is uncertain when these proceedings will be concluded.

The Utility has entered into settlements with various electricity suppliers resolving certain disputed claims and the Utility's refund claims against these electricity suppliers.  The Utility has received consideration of approximately $1 billion under these settlements through cash proceeds, reductions to the Utility's PX liability, and the Gateway Generating Station, a partially constructed generating facility formerly owned by Mirant Corporation.  With the approval of the Bankruptcy Court, the Utility has withdrawn certain amounts from escrow (classified as Restricted Cash in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) in connection with certain of these settlements (see further discussion in Note 10).  These settlement agreements provide that the amounts payable by the parties are, in some instances, subject to adjustment based on the outcome of the various issues being considered by the FERC.  In April 2007, the Utility received a refund settlement payment of approximately $19 million and expects to receive approximately $77 million (including interest) from three new settlements which are now awaiting FERC approval.  Additional settlement discussions with other electricity suppliers are ongoing.  Future amounts received under these settlements and any future settlements with electricity suppliers will be credited to customers after deductions for contingencies.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict when the FERC proceedings will ultimately be resolved and the amount of any potential refunds the Utility may receive.

Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Proceedings

Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) is responsible for the transportation and permanent storage and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.  The Utility has contracted with the DOE to provide for the disposal of these materials from the Utility’s Diablo Canyon nuclear generating facilities (“Diablo Canyon”). Under the contract, if the DOE completes a storage facility by 2010, the earliest that Diablo Canyon's spent fuel would be accepted for storage or disposal is thought to be 2018.  Under current operating procedures, the Utility believes that the existing spent fuel pools at Diablo Canyon (which include newly constructed temporary storage racks) have sufficient capacity to enable the Utility to operate Diablo Canyon until approximately 2010 for Unit 1 and 2011 for Unit 2.

After receiving a permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) in March 2004, the Utility began building an on-site dry cask storage facility to store spent fuel through at least 2024.  The Utility estimates it could complete the dry cask storage project in 2008.  The NRC’s March 2004 decision, however, was appealed by various parties, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in 2006 that requires the NRC to consider the environmental consequences of a potential terrorist attack at Diablo Canyon as part of the NRC’s supplemental assessment of the dry cask storage permit.  In accordance with the Ninth Circuit decision, the NRC currently is conducting its supplemental assessment.  The Utility may incur significant additional expenditures if the NRC decides that the Utility must change the design and construction of the dry cask storage facility.  If the Utility is unable to complete the dry cask storage facility, or if operation of the facility is delayed beyond 2010, and if the Utility is otherwise unable to increase its on-site storage capacity, it is possible that the operation of Diablo Canyon may have to be curtailed or halted as early as 2010 with respect to Unit 1 and 2011 with respect to Unit 2 and until such time as additional spent fuel can be safely stored.

As a result of the DOE’s failure to develop a permanent storage facility, the Utility has been required to incur substantial costs for planning and developing the on-site storage options for spent nuclear fuel described above at Diablo Canyon, as well as at the Utility’s retired nuclear facility at Humboldt Bay (“Humboldt Bay Unit 3”).  The Utility is seeking

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to recover these costs from the DOE on the basis that the DOE has breached its contractual obligation to move used nuclear fuel from Diablo Canyon and Humboldt Bay Unit 3 to a national repository beginning in 1998.  Any amounts recovered from the DOE will be credited to customers.  In October 2006, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims issued a decision awarding the Utility approximately $42.8 million of the $92 million incurred by the Utility through 2004.  The Utility will seek recovery of costs incurred after 2004 in future lawsuits against the DOE.  In January 2007, the Utility filed a notice of appeal of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims’ decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit seeking to increase the amount of the award and challenging the U.S. Court of Federal Claim’s finding that the Utility would have incurred some of the costs for the on-site storage facilities even if the DOE had complied with the contract.  The Utility filed its opening brief in April 2007.  Absent any extensions of time, the government’s response will be due in May 2007.

If the U.S. Court of Federal Claim’s decision is not overturned or modified on appeal, it is likely that the Utility will be unable to recover all of its future costs for on-site storage facilities from the DOE.  However, reasonably incurred costs related to the on-site storage facilities are, in the case of Diablo Canyon, recoverable through rates and, in the case of Humboldt Bay Unit 3, recoverable through its decommissioning trust fund. 

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict the outcome of this appeal or the amount of any additional awards the Utility may receive.

Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account Application

The CPUC allows utilities to recover the reasonable costs of responding to catastrophic events through a catastrophic event memorandum account (“CEMA”).  The CEMA tariff authorizes the utilities to recover costs incurred in connection with a catastrophic event that has been declared a disaster or state of emergency by competent state or federal authorities.  The Utility filed a CEMA application requesting that it be authorized to recover approximately $45 million in capital and expense costs incurred during the 2005-2006 winter storms and the July 2006 “heat storm.”  The Utility has requested that these costs be recovered through rates in 2008.  On April 24, 2007, a CPUC administrative law judge issued a proposed decision which would find that the July 2006 heat storm does not meet the CPUC’s definition of a catastrophic event and would disallow recovery of approximately $26 million in costs incurred in connection with the July 2006 heat storm.  It is anticipated that the proposed decision will be considered by the CPUC at its meeting on May 24, 2007.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict whether the CPUC will approve the proposed decision.

The April 24, 2007 proposed decision does not address recovery of costs incurred by the Utility in connection with the 2005-2006 winter storms.  It is expected that a separate proposed decision will be issued to address those costs.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict when a proposed decision will be issued.

Nuclear Insurance

The Utility has several types of nuclear insurance for Diablo Canyon and Humboldt Bay Unit 3.  The Utility has insurance coverage for property damages and business interruption losses as a member of Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (“NEIL”).  NEIL is a mutual insurer owned by utilities with nuclear facilities.  NEIL provides property damage and business interruption coverage of up to $3.24 billion per incident for Diablo Canyon.  In addition, NEIL provides $131 million of property damage insurance for Humboldt Bay Unit 3.  Under this insurance, if any nuclear generating facility insured by NEIL suffers a catastrophic loss causing a prolonged outage, the Utility may be required to pay an additional premium of up to $41.4 million per one-year policy term.

NEIL also provides coverage for damages caused by acts of terrorism at nuclear power plants.  If one or more acts of domestic terrorism cause property damage covered under any of the nuclear insurance policies issued by NEIL to any NEIL member, the maximum recovery under all those nuclear insurance policies may not exceed $3.24 billion within a 12-month period plus the additional amounts recovered by NEIL for these losses from reinsurance.  There is no policy coverage limitation for an act caused by foreign terrorism because NEIL would be entitled to receive substantial reimbursement by the federal government under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005.  The Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005 expires on December 31, 2007.

Under the Price-Anderson Act, public liability claims from a nuclear incident are limited to $10.8 billion.  As required by the Price-Anderson Act, the Utility purchased the maximum available public liability insurance of $300 million for Diablo Canyon.  The balance of the $10.8 billion of liability protection is covered by a loss-sharing program among utilities owning nuclear reactors.  Under the Price-Anderson Act, owner participation in this loss-sharing program is required for all owners of nuclear reactors that are licensed to operate, designed for the production of electrical energy, and have a rated capacity of 100 megawatt (“MW”) or higher.  If a nuclear incident results in costs in excess of $300 million, then the Utility may be responsible for up to $100.6 million per reactor, with payments in each year limited to a maximum of $15 million per

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incident until the Utility has fully paid its share of the liability.  Since Diablo Canyon has two nuclear reactors each with a rated capacity of over 100 MW, the Utility may be assessed up to $201.2 million per incident, with payments in each year limited to a maximum of $30 million per incident.  Both the maximum assessment per reactor and the maximum yearly assessment will be adjusted for inflation beginning August 31, 2008.

In addition, the Utility has $53.3 million of liability insurance for Humboldt Bay Unit 3 and has a $500 million indemnification from the NRC for public liability arising from nuclear incidents covering liabilities in excess of the $53.3 million of liability insurance.

California Department of Water Resources Contracts

Electricity purchased under the DWR contracts with various generators provided approximately 27% of the electricity delivered to the Utility's customers for the three months ended March 31, 2007.  The DWR remains legally and financially responsible for its electricity procurement contracts.  The Utility acts as a billing and collection agent of the DWR's revenue requirements from the Utility's customers.

The DWR has stated publicly in the past that it intends to transfer full legal title of, and responsibility for, the DWR power purchase contracts to the California investor-owned electric utilities as soon as possible.  However, the DWR power purchase contracts cannot be transferred to the Utility without the consent of the CPUC.  The Chapter 11 Settlement Agreement provides that the CPUC will not require the Utility to accept an assignment of, or to assume legal or financial responsibility for, the DWR power purchase contracts unless each of the following conditions has been met:

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After assumption, the Utility's issuer rating by Moody's Investors Service will be no less than A2 and the Utility's long-term issuer credit rating by Standard & Poor’s Rating Service will be no less than A; 
   
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The CPUC first makes a finding that the DWR power purchase contracts to be assumed are just and reasonable; and
   
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The CPUC has acted to ensure that the Utility will receive full and timely recovery in its retail electricity rates of all costs associated with the DWR power purchase contracts to be assumed without further review. 

Severance in Connection with Efforts to Achieve Cost and Operating Efficiencies

               In connection with the Utility’s continued efforts to streamline processes and achieve cost and operating efficiencies through implementation of various initiatives, jobs from numerous Utility locations around California are being consolidated.  As a result, the Utility has eliminated a number of positions and expects to eliminate more.

Estimating severance costs requires the Utility to predict whether employees will elect severance or reassignment, and the number of available vacant positions for employees wishing to be reassigned.  Depending on the employees’ elections, costs will further vary based on the employees’ years of service and annual salary.  Given the uncertainty of each of these variables, the estimated range is relatively wide.  In February 2007, the Utility announced planned reductions of certain clerical employees.  At March 31, 2007, the Utility’s future severance expenses related to these initiatives, accounted for under SFAS No. 5, “Accounting for Contingencies,” were expected to range from $46 million to approximately $81 million, of which the Utility has recorded the low end as of March 31, 2007.  The following table presents the changes in the liability from December 31, 2006:

(in millions)
     
Balance at December 31, 2006
  $
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Additional Severance Accrued
   
13
 
Less: Payments
    (1 )
Balance at March 31, 2007
  $
46
 

Environmental Matters

The Utility may be required to pay for environmental remediation at sites where it has been, or may be, a potentially responsible party under environmental laws.  Under federal and California laws, the Utility may be responsible for remediation of hazardous substances at former manufactured gas plant sites, power plant sites, and sites used by the Utility for the storage, recycling or disposal of potentially hazardous materials, even if the Utility did not deposit those substances on the site.

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The cost of environmental remediation is difficult to estimate.  The Utility records an environmental remediation liability when site assessments indicate remediation is probable and it can estimate a range of reasonably likely clean-up costs.  The Utility reviews its remediation liability on a quarterly basis.  The liability is an estimate of costs for site investigations, remediation, operations and maintenance, monitoring and site closure using current technology, enacted laws and regulations, experience gained at similar sites, and an assessment of the probable level of involvement and financial condition of other potentially responsible parties.  Unless there is a better estimate within this range of possible costs, the Utility records the costs at the lower end of this range.  The Utility estimates the upper end of this cost range using reasonably possible outcomes that are least favorable to the Utility.  It is reasonably possible that a change in these estimates may occur in the near term due to uncertainty concerning the Utility's responsibility, the complexity of environmental laws and regulations, and the selection of compliance alternatives.

The Utility had an undiscounted environmental remediation liability of approximately $518 million at March 31, 2007 and approximately $511 million at December 31, 2006.  The $518 million accrued at March 31, 2007 includes:

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approximately $238 million for remediation at the Hinkley and Topock natural gas compressor sites;
   
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approximately $98 million related to remediation at divested generation facilities; and
   
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approximately $182 million related to remediation costs for the Utility’s generation facilities and gas gathering sites, third-party disposal sites, and manufactured gas plant sites owned by the Utility or third parties (including those sites that are the subject of remediation orders by environmental agencies or claims by the current owners of the former manufactured gas plant sites).

Of the approximately $518 million environmental remediation liability, approximately $143 million has been included in prior rate setting proceedings.  The Utility expects that an additional amount of approximately $286 million will be allowable for inclusion in future rates.  The Utility also recovers its costs from insurance carriers and from other third parties whenever possible.  Any amounts collected in excess of the Utility's ultimate obligations may be subject to refund to customers.

The Utility's undiscounted future costs could increase to as much as $808 million if the other potentially responsible parties are not financially able to contribute to these costs, or if the extent of contamination or necessary remediation is greater than anticipated.  The amount of approximately $808 million does not include any estimate for any potential costs of remediation at former manufactured gas plant sites in the Utility's service territory that were previously owned by the Utility or a predecessor but that are now owned by others because the Utility either has not been able to determine if a liability exists with respect to these sites or the Utility has not been able to estimate the amount of any future potential remediation costs that may be incurred for these sites.

In July 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published regulations under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act for cooling water intake structures.  The EPA regulations affect existing electricity generation facilities using over 50 million gallons per day, typically including some form of "once-through" cooling.  The Utility's Diablo Canyon power plant is among an estimated 539 generation facilities nationwide that are affected by this rulemaking.  The EPA regulations establish a set of performance standards that vary with the type of water body and that are intended to reduce impacts to aquatic organisms.  Significant capital investment may be required to achieve the standards.  The EPA regulations allow site-specific compliance determinations if a facility's cost of compliance is significantly greater than either the benefits achieved or the compliance costs considered by the EPA and also allow the use of environmental mitigation or restoration to meet compliance requirements in certain cases.  Various parties challenged the EPA's regulations, and the cases were consolidated in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (“Second Circuit”).

In June 2006, the California State Water Resources Control Board published a draft policy for California’s implementation of Section 316(b).  If adopted, the policy would be substantially more stringent than the 2004 EPA regulations, as the state policy would eliminate the EPA’s site-specific compliance options based on cost-benefit assessments and require the installation of cooling towers at once-through cooled power facilities.  The draft state policy provides that nuclear facilities may use environmental restoration as a compliance option only if the installation of technology would conflict with a nuclear safety requirement.  It is uncertain when the state’s final policy will be adopted.  If the final policy is adopted without change from the draft policy, the Utility could be required to incur significant capital costs to achieve compliance.

In January 2007, the Second Circuit issued its decision on the appeals of the EPA’s Clean Water Act regulations.  The Second Circuit remanded significant provisions of the regulations to the EPA for reconsideration and held that a cost

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benefit test cannot be used to establish performance standards or to grant variances from the standards.  The Second Circuit also ruled that environmental restoration cannot be used to achieve compliance.  The parties may seek further review by the Second Circuit or the U.S. Supreme Court, but regardless of that, the EPA will likely require significant time to review and revise its regulations.  It is uncertain how the Second Circuit decision will affect development of the California State Water Resources Control Board’s proposed implementation policy.  The regulatory uncertainty is likely to continue, and the Utility’s cost of compliance will remain uncertain as well.

Taxation Matters

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has indicated that it intends to close its audit of PG&E Corporation’s 1997 and 1998 consolidated federal income tax returns by the end of 2007.  Although the IRS initially assessed additional federal income taxes of approximately $90 million (including interest), PG&E Corporation and the IRS Appeals Office tentatively resolved the IRS’ adjustments that PG&E Corporation had contested.  PG&E Corporation believes that the ultimate outcome of the 1997-1998 audit will not have a material effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

The IRS currently is auditing PG&E Corporation's 2001 and 2002 consolidated federal income tax returns.  The IRS is proposing to disallow a number of deductions claimed by PG&E Corporation, including deductions for abandoned or worthless assets owned by NEGT.  In addition, the IRS is proposing to disallow $104 million of synthetic fuel credits claimed by PG&E Corporation.  If the IRS includes all of its proposed disallowances in its final Revenue Agent Report, the alleged tax deficiency would approximate $452 million.  Of this deficiency, approximately $316 million is of a timing nature, which would be refunded to PG&E Corporation in the future.  The IRS has indicated it will complete its final Revenue Agent Report in the second half of 2007.  PG&E Corporation believes that it properly reported these transactions in its tax returns and will contest any IRS assessment.

The IRS is also auditing PG&E Corporation’s 2003 and 2004 consolidated federal income tax returns.  No significant disallowances have been proposed.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48.  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes.  On January 1, 2007, PG&E Corporation and the Utility adopted FIN 48.  (See Note 2 above for a discussion of the impact of adoption.)

PG&E Corporation has $229 million of remaining capital loss carry-forwards from the disposition of its NEGT ownership interest in 2004, which, if not used by December 2009, will expire.

Legal Matters

In the normal course of business, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are named as parties in a number of claims and lawsuits.

In accordance with SFAS No. 5, PG&E Corporation and the Utility make a provision for a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.  These provisions are reviewed quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, settlements and payments, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case.  In assessing such contingencies, PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's policy is to exclude anticipated legal costs.

The accrued liability for legal matters is included in PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's Noncurrent Liabilities - Other in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and totaled approximately $65 million at March 31, 2007 and approximately $74 million at December 31, 2006.

After considering the above accruals, PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not expect that losses associated with legal matters will have a material impact on their financial condition or results of operations.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


PG&E Corporation, incorporated in California in 1995, is a company whose primary purpose is to hold interests in energy-based businesses.  PG&E Corporation conducts its business principally through Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”), a public utility operating in northern and central California.  The Utility engages in the businesses of electricity and natural gas distribution, electricity generation, procurement and transmission, and natural gas procurement, transportation and storage.  PG&E Corporation became the holding company of the Utility and its subsidiaries on January 1, 1997.  Both PG&E Corporation and the Utility are headquartered in San Francisco, California.
 
The Utility served approximately 5.1 million electricity distribution customers and approximately 4.2 million natural gas distribution customers at March 31, 2007.  The Utility had approximately $34.3 billion in assets at March 31, 2007 and generated revenues of approximately $3.4 billion in the three months ended March 31, 2007.

               The Utility is regulated primarily by the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”).  The Utility generates revenues mainly through the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas at rates set by the CPUC and the FERC.  Rates are set to permit the Utility to recover its authorized “revenue requirements” from customers.  Revenue requirements are designed to allow the Utility an opportunity to recover its reasonable costs of providing utility services, including a return of, and a fair rate of return on, its investment in utility facilities, or rate base.  Changes in any individual revenue requirement affect customers' rates and could affect the Utility's revenues.  Pending regulatory proceedings that could result in rate changes and affect the Utility's revenues are discussed in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, together with the information incorporated by reference into such report, is referred to in this quarterly report as the “2006 Annual Report.” Significant developments that have occurred since the 2006 Annual Report was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) are discussed in this quarterly report.

This is a combined quarterly report of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, and includes separate Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for each of these two entities.  PG&E Corporation's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and other wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries.  The Utility's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Utility and its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries which the Utility is required to consolidate under applicable accounting standards.  This combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) of PG&E Corporation and the Utility should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this quarterly report, as well as the MD&A, Consolidated Financial Statements, and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements incorporated by reference in the 2006 Annual Report.

Summary of Changes in Earnings per Common Share and Net Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007

                PG&E Corporation’s diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was $0.71 per share, compared to $0.60 per share for the same period in 2006.  For the three months ended March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation’s net income increased by approximately $42 million, or 20%, to $256 million, compared to $214 million in the same period in 2006.  The increase in diluted EPS and net income for 2007 is primarily due to increased revenues in 2007 associated with the return on equity (“ROE”) on additional capital investments authorized by the CPUC and the FERC.  The increase in net income includes approximately $23 million ($0.06 per share) as a result of the rate base increase authorized by the CPUC in the Utility’s General Rate Case (“GRC”) effective January 1, 2007 and approximately $3 million ($0.01 per share) as a result of the increase in electric transmission rates subject to refund, effective March 1, 2007.  In addition, there was an approximately $7 million decrease in storm-related expenses in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to 2006, resulting in a $0.02 per share increase in diluted EPS in 2007 compared to 2006.

Key Factors Affecting Results of Operations and Financial Condition

               PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s results of operations and financial condition depend primarily on whether the Utility is able to operate its business within authorized revenue requirements which, in part, depend on management’s ability to accurately forecast future costs incurred in providing utility service, timely recover its authorized costs, and earn its authorized rate of return.  A number of factors have had, or are expected to have, a significant impact on PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's results of operations and financial condition, including:

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·
The Outcome of Regulatory Proceedings.  The amount of the Utility’s revenues and the amount of costs the Utility is authorized to recover from customers are primarily determined through regulatory proceedings.  The timing of CPUC and FERC decisions affect when the Utility is able to record the authorized revenues.  On March 15, 2007, the CPUC issued a decision in the Utility’s general rate case (“GRC”) establishing the Utility’s revenue requirements for its electric and natural gas distribution operations and its electric generation operations for 2007 through 2010.  The CPUC approved an increase of $222 million in electric distribution revenues, an increase of $21 million in gas distribution revenues, and a decrease of $30 million in electric generation operation revenues, for an overall increase of $213 million, over the authorized 2006 amounts.  The revenue requirement changes are effective January 1, 2007.  On March 1, 2007, the Utility began collecting increased electric transmission rates, subject to refund, based on the Utility’s requested annual electric transmission retail revenue requirement of $719 million, an increase of approximately $113 million over the current authorized amount.  The Utility’s offer of settlement, submitted to the FERC for approval, proposes to set the transmission retail revenue requirement at $674 million, an increase of approximately $68 million over the current authorized amount.  The outcome of various other regulatory proceedings also will have a material effect.  (See “Regulatory Matters” below and the 2006 Annual Report.)
 
 
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Capital Structure.  The Utility’s 2006 and 2007 authorized capital structure includes a 52% equity component.  For 2006 and 2007, the Utility is authorized to earn a rate of ROE of 11.35% on its electricity and natural gas distribution and electricity generation rate base.  The CPUC will conduct a new cost of capital proceeding to set the Utility’s authorized capital structure and rates of return for 2008.  On May 8, 2007 the Utility filed its 2008 cost of capital application.  (See “2008 Cost of Capital Proceeding” below.)
 
 
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The Success of the Utility’s Strategy to Achieve Operational Excellence and Improved Customer Service.  During 2007, the Utility is continuing to implement changes to its business processes and systems in an effort to provide better, faster, and more cost-effective service to its customers.  It expects to continue to incur costs (excluding capital expenditures) of approximately $165 million in 2007 for further implementation of these initiatives.  As of March 31, 2007, the Utility incurred costs (excluding capital expenditures) of approximately $28 million, including $13 million of severance costs for these initiatives.  The increases in revenue requirements for 2008, 2009, and 2010 included in the GRC decision are expected to be adequate in light of the anticipated cost savings to be realized from these initiatives.  If the actual cost savings are greater than anticipated, such benefits would accrue to shareholders.  Conversely, if these cost savings are not realized, earnings available for shareholders would be reduced.
 
 
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The Amount and Timing of Capital Expenditures. The CPUC authorized the Utility to make substantial capital expenditures in connection with the construction of new generation facilities estimated to become operational beginning in 2009 and 2010, and the installation of an advanced metering system.  The Utility also received regulatory approval for various investments in transmission and distribution infrastructure needed to serve its customers (i.e., to extend the life of existing infrastructure, to replace existing infrastructure, and to add new infrastructure to meet already authorized growth).  The amount and timing of the Utility’s capital expenditures will affect the amount of rate base on which the Utility may earn its authorized ROE.  If the CPUC does not allow the Utility to recover any portion of its capital expenditures from customers, the Utility would be unable to earn a ROE on the disallowed amount.  (See further discussion under “Capital Expenditures” below.)
 
 
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Changes in Environmental Liabilities.The Utility's operations are subject to extensive federal, state, and local environmental laws and permits.  Complying with these environmental laws has in the past required significant expenditures for environmental compliance, monitoring, and pollution control equipment, as well as for related fees and permits.  In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility increased its recorded liability for environmental remediation by approximately $7 million.  (See discussion under “Environmental and Legal Matters” below.)


This combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the MD&A, contains forward-looking statements that are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties.  These statements are based on current estimates, expectations, and projections about future events, and assumptions regarding these events and management's knowledge of facts as of the date of this report.  These forward-looking statements relate to, among other matters, estimated capital expenditures, estimated Utility rate base, estimated environmental remediation liabilities, the anticipated outcome of various regulatory and legal proceedings, future cash flows, and the level of future equity or debt issuances, and are also identified by words such as "assume," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "anticipate," "aim, " "may," "might," "should," "would," "could," "goal," "potential," and similar expressions.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not able to predict all the factors that may affect future results.  Some of the factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, or from historical results, include, but are not limited to:

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the Utility’s ability to timely recover costs through rates;
   
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the outcome of regulatory proceedings, including ratemaking proceedings pending at the CPUC and the FERC;
   
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the adequacy and price of electricity and natural gas supplies, and the ability of the Utility to manage and respond to the volatility of the electricity and natural gas markets;
   
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the effect of weather, storms, earthquakes, fires, floods, disease, other natural disasters, explosions, accidents, mechanical breakdowns, acts of terrorism, and other events or hazards on the Utility’s facilities and operations, its customers, and third parties on which the Utility relies;
   
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the potential impacts of climate change on the Utility’s electricity and natural gas businesses;
   
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changes in customer demand for electricity and natural gas resulting from unanticipated population growth or decline, general economic and financial market conditions, changes in technology including the development of alternative energy sources, or other reasons;
   
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operating performance of the Utility’s Diablo Canyon nuclear generating facilities (“Diablo Canyon”), the occurrence of unplanned outages at Diablo Canyon, or the temporary or permanent cessation of operations at Diablo Canyon;
   
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the ability of the Utility to recognize benefits from its initiatives to improve its business processes and customer service;
   
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the ability of the Utility to timely complete its planned capital investment projects;
   
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the impact of changes in federal or state laws, or their interpretation, on energy policy and the regulation of utilities and their holding companies;
   
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the impact of changing wholesale electric or gas market rules, including new rules of the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) to restructure the California wholesale electricity market;
   
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how the CPUC administers the conditions imposed on PG&E Corporation when it became the Utility’s holding company;
   
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the extent to which PG&E Corporation or the Utility incur costs and liabilities in connection with pending litigation that are not recoverable through rates, from third parties, or through insurance recoveries;
   
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the ability of PG&E Corporation and/or the Utility to access capital markets and other sources of credit;
   
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the impact of environmental laws and regulations and the costs of compliance and remediation; and
   
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the effect of municipalization, direct access, community choice aggregation, or other forms of bypass.

              For more information about the more significant risks that could affect the outcome of these forward-looking statements and PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's future financial condition and results of operations, see the discussion under the heading “Risk Factors” in the 2006 Annual Report and Part II, Item 1A., Risk Factors below.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility do not undertake an obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise.


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The table below details certain items from the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
(in millions)
           
Utility
           
Electric operating revenues
  $
2,175
    $
1,863
 
Natural gas operating revenues
   
1,181
     
1,285
 
Total operating revenues
   
3,356
     
3,148
 
Cost of electricity
   
723
     
530
 
Cost of natural gas
   
754
     
873
 
Operating and maintenance
   
919
     
862
 
Depreciation, amortization and decommissioning
   
429
     
413
 
Total operating expenses
   
2,825
     
2,678
 
Operating income
   
531
     
470
 
Interest income
   
48
     
19
 
Interest expense
    (182 )     (146 )
Other income, net(1)
   
6
     
3
 
Income before income taxes
   
403
     
346
 
Income tax provision
   
145
     
132
 
Income available for common stock
  $
258
    $
214
 
PG&E Corporation, Eliminations and Other(2)
               
Operating revenues
  $
-
    $
-
 
Operating expenses
   
2
     
1
 
Operating loss
    (2 )     (1 )
Interest income
   
4
     
4
 
Interest expense
    (8 )     (8 )
Other expense, net(1)
    (2 )     (3 )
Loss before income taxes
    (8 )     (8 )
Income tax benefit
    (6 )     (8 )
Net income (loss)
  $ (2 )   $
-
 
Consolidated Total
               
Operating revenues
  $
3,356
    $
3,148
 
Operating expenses
   
2,827
     
2,679
 
Operating income
   
529
     
469
 
Interest income
   
52
     
23
 
Interest expense
    (190 )     (154 )
Other income, net(1)
   
4
     
-
 
Income before income taxes
   
395
     
338
 
Income tax provision
   
139
     
124
 
Net income
  $
256
    $
214
 
                 
                 
(1)Includes preferred stock dividend requirement as other expense.
 
(2)PG&E Corporation eliminates all intercompany transactions in consolidation.
 


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Utility

The following presents the Utility's operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

Electric Operating Revenues

In addition to electricity provided by the Utility’s own generation facilities and by third parties under power purchase agreements, the Utility relies on electricity provided under long-term electricity contracts entered into by the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) to meet a material portion of the Utility’s customers' demand or “load.”  Revenues collected on behalf of the DWR and the DWR's related costs are not included in the Utility's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, reflecting the Utility's role as a billing and collection agent for the DWR's sales to the Utility's customers.  Changes in the DWR's revenue requirements do not affect the Utility's revenues.

The following table provides a summary of the Utility's electric operating revenues:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
(in millions)
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Electric revenues
  $
2,726
    $
2,376
 
DWR pass-through revenues
    (551 )     (513 )
Total electric operating revenues
  $
2,175
    $
1,863
 
Total electricity sales (in GWh)
   
14,778
     
15,118
 

The Utility’s electric operating revenues increased in the three months ended March 31, 2007 by approximately $312 million, or approximately 17%, compared to the same period in 2006, mainly due to the following factors:

·
Electricity procurement costs, which are passed through to customers, increased by approximately $232 million.  (See “Cost of Electricity” below.)
   
·
The Utility recognized an increase to its authorized 2007 base revenue requirements, including pension revenues, of approximately $76 million as authorized in the 2007 GRC.
   
·
The Utility recovered approximately $20 million of net interest costs related to disputed generator claims as authorized by the CPUC.  (See “Interest Income” and “Interest Expense” below and the 2006 Annual Report.)
   
·
Miscellaneous other electric operating revenues, including those associated with public purpose programs, and electric transmission revenues increased by approximately $47 million (see “Regulatory Matters - FERC Transmission Owner Rate Case” below.)

               These increases were partially offset by a decrease of approximately $63 million in transmission revenues due to a decrease in the number of reliability must run agreements with the CAISO and the associated costs.  (See Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

The Utility’s electric operating revenues for the period 2007 through 2010 will increase as authorized by the CPUC in the 2007 GRC.  (For further discussion, see “Regulatory Matters” under “2007 General Rate Case” below.)  In addition, the Utility expects to continue to collect revenue requirements related to CPUC-approved capital expenditure projects, including the new Utility-owned generation projects and advanced metering infrastructure.  (See “Capital Expenditures” below.)  Finally, future electric operating revenues will be impacted by changes in the cost of electricity.

Cost of Electricity

The Utility's cost of electricity includes electricity purchase costs, hedging costs, and the cost of fuel used by its own generation facilities or supplied to other facilities under tolling agreements, but it excludes costs to operate the Utility’s own generation facilities, which are included in operating and maintenance expense.  The Utility’s cost of purchased power and the cost of fuel used in Utility-owned generation are passed through to customers.  (See “Electric Operating Revenues” above for further details.)

The following table provides a summary of the Utility's cost of electricity and the total amount and average cost of

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purchased power, excluding both the cost and volume of electricity provided by the DWR to the Utility's customers:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
(in millions)
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Cost of purchased power
  $
726
    $
608
 
Proceeds from surplus sales allocated to the Utility
    (40 )     (129 )
Fuel used in owned generation
   
37
     
51
 
Total cost of electricity
   
723
     
530
 
Average cost of purchased power per kWh
  $
0.090
    $
0.076
 
Total purchased power (in millions of kWh)
   
8,054
     
7,956
 

In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility's cost of electricity increased by approximately $193 million, or 36%, compared to the same period in 2006, primarily driven by an 18% increase in the average cost of purchased power.  The average cost of purchased power increased $0.014 per kilowatt-hour (“kWh”), compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to higher energy payments made to qualifying facilities following the expiration of their five-year fixed price contracts during the summer of 2006.

The Utility's cost of electricity in 2007 will depend upon electricity prices, the duration of the Diablo Canyon refueling outage, and changes in customer demand which will directly impact the amount of power the Utility will be required to purchase. (See the "Risk Management Activities" section of this MD&A.)  In addition, On April 24, 2007, a proposed decision was issued that, if adopted by the CPUC, would modify the CPUC’s policies and pricing mechanisms applicable to the investor-owned electric utilities’ purchase of energy and capacity from certain QFs.  (See “Regulatory Matters – Rulemaking Proceeding to Modify QF Pricing and Policies” below.)

The Utility’s future cost of electricity also may be affected by potential federal or state legislation or rules which may regulate the emissions of greenhouse gases from the Utility’s electricity generating facilities or the generating facilities from which the Utility procures power.  As directed by recent California legislation, the CPUC has adopted an interim greenhouse gas emissions performance standard that would apply to electricity procured or generated by the Utility.  Additionally, California Assembly Bill 32 establishes a regulatory program and schedule for establishing a cap on greenhouse gas emissions in the state at 1990 levels effective by 2020, including a cap on the Utility’s emissions of greenhouse gases.  The Utility’s existing and forecasted emissions of greenhouse gases are relatively low compared to average emissions by other electric utilities and generators in the country, and the Utility’s incremental costs of complying with greenhouse gas emissions regulations being promulgated by the CPUC and other California agencies are expected to be fully recovered in rates from the Utility’s customers under the CPUC’s ratemaking standards applicable to electricity procurement costs.

Natural Gas Operating Revenues

The Utility sells natural gas and natural gas transportation services to its customers.  The Utility's transportation system transports gas throughout California to the Utility's distribution system which, in turn, delivers natural gas to end-use customers.  The Utility also delivers natural gas to off-system markets, primarily in southern California, in competition with interstate pipelines.

The following table provides a summary of the Utility's natural gas operating revenues:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
(in millions)
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Bundled natural gas revenues
  $
1,103
    $
1,217
 
Transportation service-only revenues
   
78
     
68
 
Total natural gas operating revenues
  $
1,181
    $
1,285
 
Average bundled revenue per Mcf of natural gas sold
   
9.83
     
11.75
 
Total bundled natural gas sales (in millions of Mcf)
   
112
     
104
 


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 In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility's natural gas operating revenues decreased by approximately $104 million, or 8%, compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to a decrease in the cost of natural gas, which is passed through to customers, as further discussed below under “Cost of Natural Gas.”

The Utility expects that its natural gas operating revenues for gas transmission will increase for 2007 due to an annual rate escalation as authorized in the Gas Accord III Settlement and, for the period 2008 through 2010, as may be authorized by the CPUC in the pending Gas Accord IV settlement agreement.  (See “Regulatory Matters – Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case” below.)  In addition, the Utility’s natural gas operating revenues for distribution will increase for the period 2007 through 2010 as authorized by the CPUC in the 2007 GRC.  Finally, future natural gas operating revenues will be impacted by changes in the cost of natural gas.

Cost of Natural Gas

The Utility's cost of natural gas includes the purchase costs of natural gas and transportation costs on interstate pipelines, but excludes the costs associated with operating and maintaining the Utility's intrastate pipeline, which are included in operating and maintenance expense.

The following table provides a summary of the Utility's cost of natural gas:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
(in millions)
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Cost of natural gas sold
  $
706
    $
837
 
Cost of natural gas transportation
   
48
     
36
 
Total cost of natural gas
  $
754
    $
873
 
Average cost per Mcf of natural gas sold
   
6.30
     
8.05
 
Total natural gas sold (in millions of Mcf)
   
112
     
104
 

In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility's total cost of natural gas decreased by approximately $119 million, or 14%, compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to a decrease in the average market price of natural gas purchased of approximately $1.75 per thousand cubic feet (“Mcf”), or 22%.

The Utility's cost of natural gas in 2007 will be primarily affected by the prevailing costs of natural gas, which are determined by North American regions that supply the Utility.  The total cost of gas will also be affected by customer demand.

Operating and Maintenance

Operating and maintenance expenses consist mainly of the Utility's costs to operate and maintain its electricity and natural gas facilities, customer accounts and service expenses, public purpose program expenses, and administrative and general expenses.  Generally, these expenses are offset by corresponding annual revenues authorized by the CPUC and the FERC in various rate proceedings.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility’s operating and maintenance expenses increased by approximately $57 million, or 7%, compared to the same period in 2006, mainly due to the following factors:

·
As a result of the 2007 GRC decision, the Utility recorded an additional $25 million in pension expense.
 
 
·
Accrual of severance costs associated with the Utility’s strategies to achieve operational excellence and improved customer service increased by approximately $13 million.
   
·
Payments made for low-income customer assistance programs increased by approximately $12 million.

Of the $50 million of increased expenses discussed above, approximately $35 million is recoverable in rates and did not affect net income in the three months ended March 31, 2007.  Expenses not recoverable in rates are primarily related to severance in connection with initiatives to achieve operational excellence and improved customer service.

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Operating and maintenance expenses are influenced by wage inflation, benefits, property taxes, the timing and length of Diablo Canyon refueling outages, environmental remediation costs, legal costs, and various other administrative and general expenses.

The Utility’s operating and maintenance expenses in the remainder of 2007 are expected to increase as a result of increased expenses primarily related to public purpose programs and the implementation of initiatives to achieve operational excellence and improved customer service.  (See “Overview” section in this MD&A for further discussion.)  As the Utility implements these initiatives, jobs from numerous locations around California are being consolidated and a number of positions are being eliminated.  As discussed above, the Utility incurred approximately $13 million in severance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2007.  The Utility expects that more positions will be eliminated and, as a result, expects to incur additional severance expenses in the future.  Severance costs related to enhanced benefits outside of the standard severance package will also be incurred as specific individuals are identified for severance in future periods.  (See further discussion in Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

Depreciation, Amortization and Decommissioning

In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility's depreciation, amortization and decommissioning expenses increased by approximately $16 million, or 4%, compared to the same period in 2006, mainly due to depreciation rate changes and plant additions authorized in the 2007 GRC decision.

The Utility’s depreciation and amortization expenses in 2007 are expected to increase as a result of an overall increase in capital expenditures and implementation of authorized 2007 GRC rates.

Interest Income

In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility’s interest income increased by approximately $29 million, or 153%, compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to an increase in interest earned on funds held in escrow for disputed generator claims which are passed through to customers.  (See “Electric Operating Revenues” above for further discussion.)  In addition, the Utility received interest income from a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service in February 2007 relating to years ranging from 1992-1996.

The Utility’s interest income in 2007 will be primarily affected by interest rate levels.

Interest Expense

In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility’s interest expense increased by approximately $36 million, or 25%, compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to an increase in interest expense related to disputed generator claims which are recovered from customers as an offset to interest income (net interest costs).  (See “Electric Operating Revenues” above for further discussion.)  This increase was partially offset by lower interest expense on the rate reduction bonds (“RRBs”) and ERBs due to their declining balances.

The Utility’s interest expense in 2007 and subsequent periods will be impacted by changes in interest rates as the Utility’s short-term debt and a portion of its long-term debt are interest rate-sensitive.  In addition, future interest expense will increase due to interest payments on the additional $700 million principal amount of Senior Notes issued on March 13, 2007 and future debt expected to be issued in 2007 and later to finance an overall increase in capital investments.

Income Tax Expense
 
In the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility's income tax expense increased by approximately $13 million, or 10%, compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to the increase in pre-tax income of $57 million.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was 35.7% and 37.8%, respectively.

PG&E Corporation, Eliminations and Others

Operating Revenues and Expenses

PG&E Corporation's revenues consist mainly of billings to its affiliates for services rendered, all of which are eliminated in consolidation.  PG&E Corporation's operating expenses consist mainly of employee compensation and payments to third parties for goods and services.  Generally, PG&E Corporation's operating expenses are allocated to

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affiliates.  These allocations are made without mark-up and are eliminated in consolidation.

There were no material changes to PG&E Corporation’s operating income and expense in the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.


Overview

The level of PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's current assets and current liabilities is subject to fluctuation as a result of seasonal demand for electricity and natural gas, energy commodity costs, collateral requirements, and the timing and effect of regulatory decisions and financings, among other factors.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility manage liquidity and debt levels in order to meet expected operating and financial needs and maintain access to credit for contingencies.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility seek to maintain the Utility's 52% authorized common equity ratio.

At March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation and its subsidiaries had consolidated cash and cash equivalents of approximately $470 million and restricted cash of approximately $1.4 billion.  At March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation on a stand-alone basis had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $433 million; the Utility had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $37 million and restricted cash of approximately $1.4 billion.  Restricted cash primarily consists of approximately $1.3 billion in cash held in escrow pending the resolution of the remaining disputed generator claims as well as deposits made by customers and other third parties under certain agreements.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility maintain separate bank accounts.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility primarily invest their cash in institutional money market funds.

As of March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation and the Utility had credit facilities totaling $200 million and $2 billion, respectively, with remaining borrowing capacity on these credit facilities of $200 million and approximately $1.8 billion, respectively.  As of March 31, 2007, the Utility had $177 million of letters of credit outstanding under its working capital facility and $39 million of outstanding commercial paper.  During the quarter, the Utility terminated its $650 million accounts receivable facility when it increased its working capital facility to the current level.  (See Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)  Subject to obtaining commitments from existing or new lenders and satisfying other conditions, PG&E Corporation and the Utility also may increase the aggregate lender commitments under the credit facilities to $300 million and $3 billion, respectively.  In addition, the Utility is considering increasing its borrowing capacity under the commercial paper program.

As stated at PG&E Corporation’s webcast analyst conference held on April 4, 2007, the Utility estimated that over the next five years it will issue approximately $4.4 billion to $4.8 billion in long-term debt to finance forecasted capital expenditures, including approximately $1.3 billion of long-term debt issuances in 2007.  Of the estimated $1.3 billion in 2007 debt issuances, the Utility issued $700 million in Senior Notes in March 2007 and anticipates that it will issue an additional $600 million of long-term debt by the end of 2007.  (See Note 4 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.)

At the conference, the Utility also estimated that it will need to increase its common equity level to maintain the Utility’s 52% authorized common equity component of its capital structure and ensure that the Utility has adequate capital to fund its capital expenditures.  The Utility estimated that over the next five years, its equity needs could range from approximately $750 million to $950 million.  On April 19, 2007, PG&E Corporation made an equity infusion of $200 million to the Utility to partially meet the Utility’s forecasted equity needs.  PG&E Corporation will continue to evaluate how to fund the Utility’s future equity needs, which could include a combination of internal equity sources, external equity issuances, and debt issuances.

The amount and timing of the Utility’s financing needs will depend on the timing and extent of forecasted capital expenditures and any new, incremental capital expenditures beyond those currently forecasted; the amount of cash internally generated through normal business operations; and the timing and extent of the settlement of the disputed generator claims (including the payment of all accrued interest on these claims and any related customer refunds).

Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility used cash in excess of amounts needed for operations, debt service, capital expenditures, and preferred stock requirements to pay quarterly common stock dividends of $137 million.  Approximately $127 million in common stock dividends were paid to PG&E Corporation and the remaining amount

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was paid to PG&E Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Utility that held approximately 7% of the Utility's common stock as of May 8, 2007.

On January 15, 2007, PG&E Corporation paid common stock dividends of $0.33 per share, a total of $123 million, including approximately $8 million to Elm Power Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of PG&E Corporation that held approximately 7% of PG&E Corporation’s common stock as of May 8, 2007.  On March 16, 2007, PG&E Corporation declared its first quarter 2007 dividend at $0.36 per share, an increase of $0.03 per share over the previous level of $0.33 per share.  This action is consistent with PG&E Corporation’s targeted dividend payout ratio of between 50% to 70% of earnings.  The first quarter dividend was paid on April 15, 2007 to shareholders of record on March 30, 2007, in an aggregate amount of $135 million, including approximately $9 million to Elm Power Corporation.

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Utility paid cash dividends to holders of its preferred stock totaling $3 million.  On February 21, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Utility declared a cash dividend on various series of its preferred stock payable on May 15, 2007 to shareholders of record on April 30, 2007.


Operating Activities

The Utility's cash flows from operating activities primarily consist of receipts from customers less payments of operating expenses, other than expenses such as depreciation that do not require the use of cash.

The Utility's cash flows from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
 
(in millions)
 
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Net income
  $
261
    $
217
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
   
665
     
429
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, and other
   
48
     
448
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $
974
    $
1,094
 

In the three months ended March 31, 2007, net cash provided by operating activities decreased by approximately $120 million from the same period in 2006, primarily due to an approximately $110 million decrease in cash settlements from energy suppliers.

Investing Activities

The Utility's investing activities consist of construction of new and replacement facilities necessary to deliver safe and reliable electricity and natural gas services to its customers.  Year-to-year variances in cash used in investing activities depend primarily upon the amount and type of construction activities, which can be influenced by storms and other factors.

The Utility's cash flows from investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
 
(in millions)
 
March 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Capital expenditures
  $ (673 )   $ (576 )
Net proceeds from sale of assets
   
4
     
3
 
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    (11 )    
52
 
Other investing activities
    (18 )     (31 )
Net cash used in investing activities
  $ (698 )   $ (552 )

Net cash used in investing activities increased by approximately $146 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, primarily due to an increase of approximately $97 million in capital expenditures.  In addition, the Utility released $90 million more from escrow, net of escrow funding, in the three months ended March 31, 2006 upon settlement of disputed Chapter 11 generator claims, compared to the same period in 2007.

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The Utility expects to maintain a high rate of infrastructure and information technology investment in its gas and electric system to keep pace with economic growth, to enhance the customer experience, and to mitigate the impacts of aging equipment on system performance.  The Utility expects capital expenditures will total approximately $3.2 billion in 2007.  The higher level of capital investment is mostly due to the advanced metering infrastructure installation project, generation facility spending, replacing and expanding gas and electric distribution systems, and improving the electric transmission infrastructure.  (See “Capital Expenditures” below.)

Financing Activities

The Utility’s cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
(in millions)
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Borrowings under accounts receivable facility and working capital facility
  $
-
    $
50
 
Repayments under accounts receivable facility and working capital facility
    (300 )     (310 )
Net repayment of commercial paper, net of $4 million discount on borrowings
    (425 )    
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs of $10 million
   
690
     
-
 
Rate reduction bonds matured
    (75 )     (74 )
Energy recovery bonds matured
    (83 )     (56 )
Common stock dividends paid
    (127 )     (115 )
Preferred dividends paid
    (3 )     (3 )
Other
   
14
     
107
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (309 )   $ (401 )

In the three months ended March 31, 2007, net cash used in financing activities decreased by approximately $92 million compared to the same period in 2006.  This was mainly due to the following factors:

·
The Utility made net payments of $425 million for commercial paper in the three months ended March 31, 2007, with no similar amount in the same period in 2006. 
 
 
·
Net cash received for refundable deposits decreased by about $90 million from the three months ended March 31, 2006 to the same period in 2007.
   
·
In March 2007, the Utility received proceeds of $690 million for the issuance of Senior Notes, less approximately $10 million of discount and issuance costs, with no similar issuance in 2006.

Borrowings and repayments under the commercial paper program may fluctuate during the year based on working capital needs.

PG&E Corporation

Operating Activities

PG&E Corporation's consolidated cash flows from operating activities consist mainly of billings to the Utility for services rendered and payments for employee compensation, and goods and services provided by others to PG&E Corporation.  PG&E Corporation also incurs interest costs associated with its debt.

PG&E Corporation, on a stand-alone basis, did not have any material cash flow associated with operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

Investing Activities

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PG&E Corporation, on a stand-alone basis, did not have any material cash flow associated with investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

Financing Activities

PG&E Corporation's cash flows from financing activities consist mainly of cash generated from debt refinancing and the issuance of common stock.

PG&E Corporation's cash flows from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
(in millions)
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Borrowings under accounts receivable facility and working capital facility
  $
-
    $
50
 
Repayments under accounts receivable facility and working capital facility
    (300 )     (310 )
Net repayment of commercial paper, net of $4 million discount on borrowings
    (425 )    
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount and issuance costs of $10 million
   
690
     
-
 
Rate reduction bonds matured
    (75 )     (74 )
Energy recovery bonds matured
    (83 )     (56 )
Common stock issued
   
26
     
66
 
Common stock repurchased
   
-
      (58 )
Common stock dividends paid
    (123 )     (114 )
Other
   
26
     
109
 
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (264 )   $ (387 )

During the three months ended March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation's consolidated net cash used in financing activities decreased by approximately $123 million, compared to the same period in 2006.  The decrease in cash used after consideration of the Utility’s cash flows used in financing activities, was primarily due to $58 million paid for settlements related to the 2005 repurchase of common stock in the first three months of 2006, with no similar payments in 2007.

PG&E Corporation expects its $280 million of Convertible Subordinated Notes will remain outstanding until maturity in 2010.  


PG&E Corporation and the Utility enter into contractual obligations and commitments in connection with business activities.  These future obligations primarily relate to financing arrangements (such as long-term debt, preferred stock, and certain forms of regulatory financing), purchases of transportation capacity, natural gas and electricity to support customer demand, and the purchase of fuel and transportation to support the Utility's generation activities.  In addition to those commitments disclosed in the 2006 Annual Report and those arising from normal business activities, PG&E Corporation and the Utility have commitments related to the Utility’s issuance of $700 million in Senior Notes due March 1, 2037.  See Notes 4 and 11 in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the 2006 Annual Report for further discussion.


The Utility's investment in plant and equipment totaled approximately $2.4 billion in 2006, and the Utility expects capital expenditures will total approximately $3.2 billion in 2007.  The Utility’s weighted average rate base in 2006 was $15.9 billion.  Based on the estimated capital expenditures for 2007, the Utility projects a weighted average rate base for 2007 of approximately $17.0 billion.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the Utility spent capital costs of $40 million to install its SmartMeterTM advanced metering system, $22 million to replace the steam generators at the two nuclear

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operating units at Diablo Canyon, and $5 million to invest in new generation facilities at the Gateway Generating Station, Colusa, and Humboldt Bay power plants.  Over the next five years, the Utility estimates capital expenditures to average approximately $2.8 billion a year, reflecting the Utility’s expectation to replace aging infrastructure and otherwise invest in plant and equipment to accommodate anticipated electricity and natural gas load growth.


For financing and other business purposes, PG&E Corporation and the Utility utilize certain arrangements that are not reflected in their Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Such arrangements do not represent a significant part of either PG&E Corporation's or the Utility's activities or a significant ongoing source of financing.  These arrangements enable PG&E Corporation and the Utility to obtain financing or execute commercial transactions on more favorable terms.  For further information related to letter of credit agreements, the credit facilities, and PG&E Corporation's guarantee related to certain National Energy & Gas Transmission indemnity obligations, see the 2006 Annual Report and Notes 4 and 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of loss that PG&E Corporation and the Utility would incur if customers or counterparties failed to perform their contractual obligations.  The Utility is exposed to a concentration of credit risk associated with receivables from the sale of natural gas and electricity to residential and small commercial customers in northern and central California.  This credit risk exposure is mitigated by requiring deposits from new customers and from those customers whose past payment practices are below standard.  A material loss associated with the regional concentration of retail receivables is not considered likely.

Additionally, the Utility has a concentration of credit risk associated with its wholesale customers and counterparties mainly in the energy industry, including other California investor-owned electric utilities, municipal utilities, energy trading companies, financial institutions, and oil and natural gas production companies located in the United States and Canada.  This concentration of counterparties may impact the Utility's overall exposure to credit risk because counterparties may be similarly affected by economic or regulatory changes, or other changes in conditions.  If a counterparty failed to perform on their contractual obligation to deliver electricity, then the Utility may find it necessary to procure electricity at current market prices, which may be higher than those prices contained in the contract.  Credit losses attributable to receivables and electrical and gas procurement activities from wholesale customers and counterparties are expected to be recoverable from customers through rates and are not expected to have a material impact on earnings.

The Utility manages credit risk associated with its wholesale customers and counterparties, who have energy contracts containing appropriate credit and collateral provision, by assigning credit limits based on evaluations of their financial condition, net worth, credit rating, and other credit criteria as deemed appropriate.  Credit limits and credit quality are monitored periodically and a detailed credit analysis is performed at least annually.  Further, the Utility relies on master agreements that require security, referred to as credit collateral, in the form of cash, letters of credit, corporate guarantees of acceptable credit quality, or eligible securities if current net receivables and replacement cost exposure exceed contractually specified limits.

The schedule below summarizes the Utility's net credit risk exposure to its wholesale customers and counterparties, as well as the Utility's credit risk exposure to its wholesale customers or counterparties with a greater than 10% net credit exposure, at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

 
 
Gross Credit
Exposure Before Credit
Collateral(1)
   
Credit Collateral
   
Net Credit Exposure(2)
   
Number of
Wholesale
Customer or Counterparties
>10%
   
Net Exposure to
Wholesale
Customer or Counterparties
>10%
 
(in millions)
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
March 31, 2007
  $
403
    $
90
    $
313
     
3
    $
170
 
December 31, 2006
  $
255
    $
87
    $
168
     
2
    $
113
 
 
                                       
 
                                       
(1) Gross credit exposure equals mark-to-market value on financially settled contracts, notes receivable and net receivables (payables) where netting is contractually allowed.  Gross and net credit exposure amounts reported above do not include adjustments for time value or liquidity.  The Utility's gross credit exposure includes wholesale activity only.
 
(2) Net credit exposure is the gross credit exposure minus credit collateral (cash deposits and letters of credit).  For purposes of this table, parental guarantees are not included as part of the calculation.
 


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PG&E Corporation and the Utility have significant contingencies that are discussed in Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


This section of MD&A discusses developments that have occurred in significant regulatory proceedings discussed in the 2006 Annual Report and significant new regulatory proceedings that have been initiated since the 2006 Annual Report was filed with the SEC.

2007 General Rate Case 

On March 15, 2007, the CPUC approved a multi-party settlement agreement to resolve the Utility’s 2007 GRC.  The decision sets the Utility’s electricity and natural gas distribution and electricity generation revenue requirements for a four-year period, from 2007 through 2010.  Effective January 1, 2007, the Utility is authorized to collect revenue requirements of approximately $2.9 billion for electricity distribution (an increase of $222 million over the 2006 authorized amount), approximately $1 billion for natural gas distribution (an increase of $21 million over the 2006 authorized amount), and approximately $1 billion for electricity generation operations (a decrease of $30 million from the 2006 authorized amount).  The total authorized amount of approximately $4.9 billion reflects an overall increase of $213 million, or 4.5%, over the total 2006 authorized amount.

The decision also authorizes annual increases, known as “attrition adjustments,” to the authorized revenue requirements in order to avoid a reduction in earnings due to, among other things, inflation and increases in invested capital.  The decision authorizes attrition adjustments to authorized revenues of $125 million in each of 2008, 2009, and 2010.  The decision also authorizes a one-time additional adjustment of $35 million in 2009 for the cost of a second refueling outage at the Utility’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.  The adjustment to authorized revenues for 2010 would be $125 million, less the one-time additional amount of $35 million from 2009, for a net increase of $90 million in 2010.

Additionally, the decision authorizes the Utility to recover the annual pension related revenue requirement attributable to the GRC lines of business through 2010.  For 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 the Utility will make an annual net pension contribution of $153 million funded by the authorized revenue requirement attributable to the Utility’s GRC lines of business of $98 million, $102 million, $106 million, and $111 million, respectively.

Under the decision, the Utility’s next GRC will be effective January 1, 2011.

On April 20, 2007, The Utility Reform Network (“TURN”) and Aglet Consumer Alliance filed applications for rehearing of the CPUC’s decision.  In its application, TURN asserts that the decision is unlawful because a number of findings in the decision are not supported by substantial evidence in light of the whole record, and specific outcomes represent an abuse of the CPUC’s discretion.  In its application, Aglet Consumer Alliance argues that the evidentiary record does not justify the inclusion of approximately $36 million for certain capital expenditures.  The Utility has filed a response to oppose the applications.  The applications for rehearing do not stay the effectiveness of, or the Utility’s compliance with, the decision.  It is uncertain when the CPUC will act on the applications.

2008 Cost of Capital Proceeding

On May 8, 2007, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC requesting the CPUC to determine the Utility’s authorized capital structure and the authorized rate of return that the Utility may earn on its electricity and natural gas distribution and electricity generation rate base for 2008.  In the cost of capital proceeding, the CPUC (1) establishes the proportions of common equity, preferred equity, and debt that will comprise the Utility's total authorized capital structure, (2) establishes the rate of return that the Utility is authorized to earn on the common equity, and (3) establishes the costs of preferred equity and debt components of its capital structure that the Utility will be authorized to earn.  The following table compares the currently authorized amounts for 2007 and the requested amounts for 2008:

   
2007 Authorized
   
2008 Requested
 
   
Cost
   
Capital Structure
   
Weighted Cost
   
Cost
   
Capital Structure
   
Weighted Cost
 
Long-term debt
    6.02 %     46.00 %     2.77 %     6.05 %     46.00 %     2.78 %
Preferred stock
    5.87 %     2.00 %     0.12 %     5.68 %     2.00 %     0.11 %

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Common equity
    11.35 %     52.00 %     5.90 %     11.70 %     52.00 %     6.08 %
Return on rate base
                    8.79 %                     8.97 %

               The Utility's proposed cost of capital would increase the 2008 cost of capital revenue requirement by approximately $41 million over the currently authorized revenue requirement for electricity and natural gas distribution and electricity generation operations, based on the Utility's currently authorized rate base.  The Utility has proposed that any changes to its revenue requirement resulting from adjustments to its authorized 2008 cost of capital be effective January 1, 2008.  The Utility expects that the CPUC will issue a final decision on this proceeding by the end of 2007.

               The Utility did not include a request for a 2008 rate of return for its electric transmission operations in this application to the CPUC because the FERC regulates electric transmission rates.  Also, because the revenue requirements for the Utility’s gas transmission and storage operations will be determined in a separate CPUC proceeding, the Utility did not include a request for a 2008 rate of return for its gas transmission and storage operations.  (See “Regulatory Matters - Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case” below.)

The Utility has proposed to replace the annual cost of capital proceedings with an annual cost of capital adjustment mechanism for the five year period 2009 to 2013.  The mechanism would utilize an interest rate benchmark to trigger changes in the authorized rate of ROE, if the change in the benchmark interest rate is more than 75 basis points.  If the change is more than 75 basis points, the rate of ROE would be adjusted by one-half the change in the benchmark interest rate.  The costs of debt and preferred stock would be trued up to their recorded values in each year.

The December 2003 settlement agreement among PG&E Corporation, the Utility, and the CPUC to resolve the Utility’s proceeding under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 11 Settlement Agreement”) requires the CPUC to authorize a minimum ROE for the Utility of 11.22% until the Utility receives a credit rating of “A3” from Moody’s Investors Service or “A-” from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service.

Rulemaking Proceeding to Modify QF Pricing and Policies

On April 24, 2007, a proposed decision was issued that, if adopted by the CPUC, would modify the CPUC’s policies and pricing mechanisms applicable to the investor-owned electric utilities’ purchase of energy and capacity from certain QFs.  If adopted, the proposed decision would affect those QFs who did not enter into a 2006 settlement agreement between the Utility and the Independent Energy Producers (on behalf of the settling QFs) to resolve these pricing issues (see 2006 Annual Report for discussion of the settlement agreement).  Among other proposed changes, the proposed decision would modify the current formula for determining the utilities’ short-run avoided costs (“SRAC”) (i.e., the cost of energy, which, in the absence of a QF’s generation, the utilities would otherwise generate or purchase from another source) that is used to calculate the amount of energy payments to QFs.  The proposed new SRAC formula would use a market index formula based on a day-ahead market price.  Assuming this formula is adopted by the CPUC, the Utility anticipates its energy payments to the non-settling QFs would be reduced, depending on future market prices.

The proposed decision also would establish a “Prospective QF Program” for new QFs and QFs whose existing contracts will expire.  Under this proposed program, there would be three alternative standard power purchase contract options available to QFs.  A utility would execute a contract depending on whether it is consistent with the utility’s CPUC-approved long-term procurement plan.  QFs also would continue to have the option to participate in the utilities’ generation resource solicitations or negotiate a bilateral agreement with a utility.

Comments on the proposed decision are due on May 14, 2007.  The Utility expects that the CPUC will issue a final decision by the end of the second quarter of 2007.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict whether the CPUC will adopt the proposed decision.  Any adjustments to QF prices would be reflected in customers’ rates.

Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Rate Case

On March 15, 2007, the Utility filed an application with the CPUC to request approval of a multi-party settlement agreement, known as the Gas Accord IV, to establish the Utility’s natural gas transmission and storage rates and associated revenue requirements and to retain the Gas Accord market structure for the period 2008-2010.  The parties in support of the Gas Accord IV include the Utility and more than 30 other parties representing all segments of the natural gas industry in California, including the CPUC’s Division of Ratepayer Advocates.

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The Gas Accord IV proposes a 2008 natural gas transmission and storage revenue requirement of $446 million (about 0.6% above the currently authorized revenue requirement for 2007), a 2009 revenue requirement of $459 million (about 2.8% above the proposed 2008 revenue requirement), and a 2010 revenue requirement of $471 million (about 2.7% above the proposed 2009 revenue requirement).  Under the Gas Accord IV, the Utility’s ability to fully recover authorized revenue requirements for its natural gas transmission and storage services would continue to depend on throughput volume and other factors.

The Gas Accord IV also proposes to continue the terms and conditions of natural gas transmission and storage services established under the original CPUC-approved Gas Accord settlement agreement implemented in 1998.  The original Gas Accord separated the Utility’s natural gas transmission and storage services from the Utility's distribution services for ratemaking purposes.  The original Gas Accord changed the terms of service and rate structure for natural gas transmission, allowing the Utility's core customers (i.e., residential and small commercial customers) greater flexibility to purchase natural gas from competing suppliers.  The Utility's noncore customers (i.e., industrial, larger commercial, and electric generation customers) purchase their natural gas from producers, marketers, and brokers, and purchase their preferred mix of transmission, storage, and distribution services from the Utility.  Although they can select the gas suppliers of their choice, most core customers buy natural gas, as well as transmission and distribution services, from the Utility as a bundled service.

It is expected that the CPUC will issue a final decision with respect to the Gas Accord IV by the end of 2007.  If the CPUC does not issue a final decision by the end of the year to approve new rates effective January 1, 2008, the rates and terms and conditions of service in effect as of December 31, 2007 will remain in effect, with an automatic 2% escalation in the rates as of January 1, 2008.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict whether or when the CPUC will approve the proposed Gas Accord IV.

Energy Efficiency Rulemaking

In May 2007, the Utility filed testimony with the CPUC in the energy efficiency rulemaking proceeding in response to the assigned commissioner’s March 26, 2007 order to re-open the record and hold evidentiary hearings on limited issues.  The evidentiary hearings will primarily address the appropriate benchmark and methodologies to be used in establishing mechanisms to reward or penalize the investor-owned utilities depending on the extent to which the utilities successfully implement their 2006-2008 energy efficiency programs and meet the CPUC’s targets for reducing customers’ demand for electricity and natural gas.  In a new development, a new party, the California Large Energy Consumers Association representing industrial customers, filed testimony supporting TURN’s proposed mechanism.

Under the mechanisms proposed by the utilities, the benchmark to establish the level of potential incentive earnings would be supply-side comparability, i.e., a level of incentives based on the earnings that could be expected from investment in new power and transmission projects.  Under the Utility’s proposed incentive mechanism, if the Utility achieved 80% to 100% of the CPUC’s demand reduction targets, 80% of the net present value of energy efficiency programs (i.e., the net benefits) would accrue to customers and 20% of the net benefits would accrue to shareholders.  If the Utility achieves savings in excess of 100% of the CPUC’s targets, the Utility’s shareholders would receive 30% of the additional net benefits attributable to the portion of demand reduction that exceeds 100% of the CPUC’s targets and the Utility’s customers would receive the remaining 70%.  The Utility would not receive any additional incentive earnings for achieving more than 110% of the CPUC’s target.  Under this proposal, if the Utility achieved savings at 80% of the CPUC’s targets, the cumulative amount of potential pre-tax incentive earnings covering the three-year period would be approximately $141.2 million.  If the Utility achieved savings at 100% of the CPUC’s targets, the cumulative amount of potential pre-tax incentive earnings covering the three-year period would be approximately $222.5 million.  If the Utility achieved savings at 110% or more of the CPUC’s targets, the cumulative amount of potential pre-tax incentive earnings covering the three-year period would be a maximum of approximately $283.4 million.

Other parties have proposed that the utilities begin earning incentives only when a utility achieves between 85% and 100% of the CPUC’s energy savings targets set for that utility.  Under the non-utility proposals, incentive earnings range from only 1.5% to 6% of the net benefits, if the utilities achieved 100% of their savings target.  Of the various proposals submitted, TURN proposes a mechanism that would result in the lowest earnings. TURN proposes that the utilities receive 2% of the net benefits only if they achieved 100% of their savings target.  The utilities would not receive any rewards for achieving savings below 100% of the target.  Under TURN’s proposal, if the Utility achieves 100% of the CPUC’s savings targets, the Utility would receive $21 million in cumulative pre-tax incentive earnings covering the three-year period.  TURN would allow the utilities to retain 2.5% of the net benefits if they achieved 120% of their target.

All parties have proposed penalties for poor performance in achieving the CPUC’s targets.  The Utility has proposed that if it achieves less than 40% of the CPUC’s targets, the Utility would provide customers any shortfall between the

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revenues received in rates for energy efficiency and benefits obtained through the energy efficiency programs.  Other parties have proposed that penalties be imposed if the utilities achieve less than 50% to less than 85% of the CPUC’s targets.  TURN has proposed that penalties would be incurred if the utilities failed to achieve 85% of the CPUC’s targets.

Depending upon the ratemaking method adopted by the CPUC, actual shareholder incentives or penalties may not be realized for several years.  The Utility has proposed a process for earnings assessments and progress payments whereby 75% of earnings payments would be made in 2008 (for 2006 program activities), 75% in 2009 (for 2007 program activities) and 75% in 2010 (for 2008 program activities), with a final “true-up” relating to the remainder of payments that would also begin in 2010.

It is anticipated that the CPUC will issue a final decision on the adoption of a shareholder incentive and penalty mechanism in the second half of 2007.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict what incentive and penalty mechanism the CPUC may adopt and what impact the adopted mechanism may have on their financial condition and results of operations.

Potential Rulemaking Proceeding to Re-establish Direct Access

As previously disclosed, a petition was filed in December 2006 asking the CPUC to examine re-establishing the ability of the Utility's customers to become direct access customers by purchasing electricity from alternate energy providers by January 1, 2008.  On April 24, 2007, the CPUC Commissioner assigned to the petition issued a proposed decision which, if adopted by the CPUC, would grant the petition and open a rulemaking proceeding to consider how, whether and when direct access should be re-established.  The proposed decision states that any reinstituted direct access program must be conditioned on first implementing the necessary regulatory and market conditions to ensure reliable sources of long-term electric capacity at stable prices as well as fair and nondiscriminatory regulatory and ratemaking conditions to ensure that direct access customers pay their fair share of costs.  The proposed decision states that given the extent and complexity of the issues to be resolved, including whether the CPUC has the legal authority to re-establish direct access before the DWR’s power purchase contracts have expired, it is unrealistic to adopt the petition’s proposed schedule.  The proposed decision’s schedule anticipates the issuance of a final decision by the end of 2008 or early 2009.

PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict how any new rules that may be adopted by the CPUC relating to the availability of direct access will affect their financial condition or results of operations.

Catastrophic Event Memorandum Account Application

The CPUC allows utilities to recover the reasonable costs of responding to catastrophic events through a catastrophic event memorandum account (“CEMA”).  The CEMA tariff authorizes the utilities to recover costs incurred in connection with a catastrophic event that has been declared a disaster or state of emergency by competent state or federal authorities.  The Utility filed a CEMA application requesting that it be authorized to recover approximately $45 million in capital and expense costs incurred during the 2005-2006 winter storms and the July 2006 “heat storm.”  The Utility has requested that these costs be recovered through rates in 2008.  On April 24, 2007, a CPUC administrative law judge issued a proposed decision which would find that the July 2006 heat storm does not meet the CPUC’s definition of a catastrophic event and would disallow recovery of approximately $26 million in costs incurred in connection with the July 2006 heat storm.  It is anticipated that the proposed decision will be considered by the CPUC at its meeting on May 24, 2007.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict whether the CPUC will approve the proposed decision.

The April 24, 2007 proposed decision does not address recovery of costs incurred by the Utility in connection with the 2005-2006 winter storms.  It is expected that a separate proposed decision will be issued to address those costs.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict when a proposed decision will be issued.


The Utility and PG&E Corporation, mainly through its ownership of the Utility, are exposed to market risk, which is the risk that changes in market conditions will adversely affect net income or cash flows.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility face market risk associated with their operations, financing arrangements, the marketplace for electricity, natural gas, electricity transmission, natural gas transportation and storage, other goods and services, and other aspects of their business.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility categorize market risks as price risk and interest rate risk.  For a comprehensive discussion of PG&E Corporation’s market risk, see the “Risk Management Activities” section of the MD&A in the 2006 Annual Report.  The following disclosures omit certain information that has not changed since the 2006 Annual Report was filed with the SEC.

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Price Risk

Natural Gas Transportation and Storage

The Utility uses value-at-risk to measure the shareholder's exposure to price and volumetric risks that could impact revenues due to changes in market prices, customer demand, and weather.  Value-at-risk measures this exposure over a rolling 12-month forward period and assumes that the contract positions are held through expiration.  This calculation is based on a 99% confidence level, which means that there is a 1% probability that the impact to revenues on a pre-tax basis, over the rolling 12-month forward period, will be at least as large as the reported value-at-risk.  Value-at-risk uses market data to quantify the Utility’s price exposure.  When market data is not available, the Utility uses historical data or market proxies to extrapolate the required market data.  Value-at-risk as a measure of portfolio risk has several limitations, including, but not limited to, inadequate indication of the exposure to extreme price movements and the use of historical data or market proxies that may not adequately capture portfolio risk.

The Utility's value-at-risk calculated under the methodology described above was approximately $23 million and $26 million at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.  The Utility's high, low, and average value-at-risk during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and for the year ended December 31, 2006 were approximately $28 million, $21 million, and $24 million, and $41 million, $22 million, and $33 million, respectively.

Convertible Subordinated Notes

At March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation had outstanding $280 million of Convertible Subordinated Notes that mature on June 30, 2010.  Holders of the Convertible Subordinated Notes are entitled to receive “pass-through dividends” determined by multiplying the cash dividend paid by PG&E Corporation per share of common stock by a number equal to the principal amount of the Convertible Subordinated Notes divided by the conversion price.  In connection with common stock dividends paid on January 15 and April 15, 2007, PG&E Corporation paid approximately $6 million and $7 million, respectively, of "pass through dividends" to the holders of Convertible Subordinated Notes.

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” the dividend participation rights component of the Convertible Subordinated Notes is considered to be an embedded derivative instrument and, therefore, must be bifurcated from the Convertible Subordinated Notes and recorded at fair value in PG&E Corporation's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.  Changes in the fair value are recognized in PG&E Corporation's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as a non-operating expense or income (included in Other Income, Net).  At March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the total estimated fair value of the dividend participation rights component, on a pre-tax basis, was approximately $76 million and $79 million, respectively, of which $24 million and $23 million, respectively, was classified as a current liability (in Current Liabilities - Other) and $52 million and $56 million, respectively, was classified as a noncurrent liability (in Noncurrent Liabilities - Other).

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk sensitivity analysis is used to measure interest rate risk by computing estimated changes in cash flows as a result of assumed changes in market interest rates.  At March 31, 2007, if interest rates changed by 1% for all current variable rate debt issued by PG&E Corporation and the Utility, the change would affect net income by an immaterial amount, based on net variable rate debt and other interest rate-sensitive instruments outstanding.


               The preparation of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America involves the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  The accounting policies described below are considered to be critical accounting policies due to their complexity, because their application is material to the financial position and results of operations of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, and because these policies require the use of material judgments and estimates.  Actual results may differ substantially from these estimates.  These policies and their key characteristics are discussed in detail in the 2006 Annual Report.  They include:

·
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities;
   

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·
Unbilled Revenues;
   
·
Environmental Remediation Liabilities;
   
·
Asset Retirement Obligations;
   
·
Income Taxes; and
   
·
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits.

               For the period ended March 31, 2007, there were no changes in the methodology for computing critical accounting estimates, no additional accounting estimates met the standards for critical accounting policies, and there were no material changes to the important assumptions underlying the critical accounting estimates.


               See Note 2 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.


               See Note 2 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.


PG&E Corporation and the Utility are subject to laws and regulations established both to maintain and improve the quality of the environment.  Where PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's properties contain hazardous substances, these laws and regulations may require PG&E Corporation and the Utility to remove those substances or to remedy effects on the environment.  As described in Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Utility had an undiscounted environmental remediation liability of approximately $518 million at March 31, 2007 and approximately $511 million at December 31, 2006.

               In the normal course of business, PG&E Corporation and the Utility are named as parties in a number of claims and lawsuits.  As described in Note 11 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the accrued liability for legal matters is included in PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s Noncurrent Liabilities - Other in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and totaled approximately $65 million at March 31, 2007 and $74 million at December 31, 2006.


               PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's primary market risk results from changes in energy prices.  PG&E Corporation and the Utility engage in price risk management (“PRM”) activities for non-trading purposes only.  Both PG&E Corporation and the Utility may engage in these PRM activities using forward contracts, futures, options, and swaps to hedge the impact of market fluctuations on energy commodity prices, interest rates, and foreign currencies (see the “Risk Management Activities” section included in Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations).


               Based on an evaluation of PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2007, PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers have concluded that such controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by PG&E Corporation and the Utility in reports the companies file or submit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (“the Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.  In addition, PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers have concluded that such controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by PG&E Corporation and the Utility in the reports that PG&E Corporation and the Utility file or submit under the Act is accumulated and communicated to PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s management, including PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's

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respective principal executive officers and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

               There were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, PG&E Corporation's or the Utility's internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Diablo Canyon Power Plant

               For information regarding matters relating to the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, see “Part I, Item 3: Legal Proceedings” in the 2006 Annual Report.

Complaints Filed by the California Attorney General and the City and County of San Francisco

               For more information regarding these cases, see “Part I, Item 3: Legal Proceedings” in the 2006 Annual Report.

The California Air Resources Board

               As disclosed in “Part I, Item 3: Legal Proceedings” in the 2006 Annual Report, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) oversees the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program to test and repair heavy-duty diesel vehicles in order to ensure efficient operations and reduce particulate matter emissions.  The program applies to approximately 2,000 vehicles owned by the Utility.  In July 2006, the CARB requested the Utility's program compliance records.  The Utility discovered that its records were incomplete and that some records could not be located.  The Utility immediately notified the CARB and began the evaluation and implementation of process improvements to ensure accurate recordkeeping.  The CARB is authorized to assess penalties of up to $500 per missing or incomplete record.

In May, 2007, the Utility reached a settlement with the CARB under which the Utility has agreed to pay a penalty of $220,000.


               A discussion of the significant risks associated with investments in the securities of PG&E Corporation and the Utility is set forth under the heading “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Risk Factors” in the 2006 Annual Report.  There have been no material changes in the risks related to an investment in PG&E Corporation’s or the Utility’s securities that have been disclosed in the 2006 Annual Report.  In addition, the section of this report entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” appearing in Part I, Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, lists some of the factors that could affect PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s future results of operations and financial condition.  Although PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not able to predict all the factors that may affect future results, the listed factors and the risks discussed in the 2006 Annual Report could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expected or anticipated by management as expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements made in the 2006 Annual Report and in this report.


Neither PG&E Corporation nor the Utility made any sales of unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2007, the period covered by this report.

PG&E Corporation did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the first quarter of 2007.  Pacific Gas and Electric Company did not redeem or repurchase any shares of its various series of preferred stock outstanding during the first quarter of 2007.


PG&E Corporation:

On April 18, 2007, PG&E Corporation held its annual meeting of shareholders.  At the meeting, the shareholders voted as indicated below on the following matters:

1.  Election of the following directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified (included as Item 1 in the proxy statement):

 
For
 
Withheld

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David R. Andrews
260,751,930
 
4,247,555
Leslie S. Biller
260,760,202
 
4,239,283
David A. Coulter
256,725,119
 
8,274,366
C. Lee Cox
258,170,043
 
6,829,442
Peter A. Darbee
258,317,210
 
6,682,275
Maryellen C. Herringer
260,445,415
 
4,554,070
Richard A. Meserve
260,760,904
 
4,238,581
Mary S. Metz
258,563,150
 
6,436,335
Barbara L. Rambo
260,266,351
 
4,733,134
Barry Lawson Williams
256,538,958
 
8,460,527

2.  Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2007 (included as Item 2 in the proxy statement):

For:
259,134,050
Against:
3,097,737
Abstain:
2,767,698

This proposal was approved by a majority of the shares represented and voting (including abstentions) with respect to this proposal, which shares voting affirmatively also constituted a majority of the required quorum.

3.  Consideration of a shareholder proposal regarding performance-based stock options (included as Item 3 in the proxy statement):

For:
21,779,877
Against:
202,209,800
Abstain:
4,324,461
Broker non-vote (1):
36,685,347

This shareholder proposal was not approved, as the number of shares voting affirmatively on the proposal constituted less than a majority of the shares represented and voting (including abstentions but excluding broker non-votes) with respect to the proposal.

4.  Consideration of a shareholder proposal regarding cumulative voting (included as Item 4 in the proxy statement):

For:
109,526,673
Against:
114,256,122
Abstain:
4,531,343
Broker non-vote (1):
36,685,347

This shareholder proposal was not approved, as the number of shares voting affirmatively on the proposal constituted less than a majority of the shares represented and voting (including abstentions but excluding broker non-votes) with respect to the proposal.

(1) A non-vote occurs when brokers or nominees have voted on some of the matters to be acted on at a meeting, but do not vote on certain other matters because, under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, they are not allowed to vote on those other matters without instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares. Broker non-votes are counted when determining whether the necessary quorum of shareholders is present or represented at each annual meeting.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company:

On April 18, 2007, the Utility held its annual meeting of shareholders.  Shares of capital stock of the Utility consist of shares of common stock and shares of first preferred stock.  As PG&E Corporation and a subsidiary own all of the outstanding shares of common stock, they hold approximately 96% of the combined voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Utility.  PG&E Corporation voted all of its shares of common stock for the nominees named in the 2007 joint

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proxy statement and for the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2007.  The shares of common stock held by the subsidiary were not voted.  The balances of the votes shown below were cast by holders of shares of first preferred stock.  At the annual meeting, the shareholders voted as indicated below on the following matters:

1.  Election of the following directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified (included as Item 1 in the proxy statement):

 
For
 
Withheld
David R. Andrews
268,104,918
 
87,485
Leslie S. Biller
268,109,326
 
83,077
David A. Coulter
267,953,519
 
238,884
C. Lee Cox
268,105,364
 
87,039
Peter A. Darbee
268,108,298
 
84,105
Maryellen C. Herringer
268,107,116
 
85,287
Thomas B. King
268,108,807
 
83,596
Richard A. Meserve
268,097,444
 
94,959
Mary S. Metz
268,094,608
 
97,795
Barbara L. Rambo
268,106,286
 
86,117
Barry Lawson Williams
268,096,595
 
95,808

2.  Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year 2007 (included as Item 2 in the proxy statement):

For:
268,086,501
Against:
47,535
Abstain:
58,367

This proposal was approved by a majority of the shares represented and voting (including abstentions) with respect to this proposal, which shares voting affirmatively also constituted a majority of the required quorum.


Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

               The Utility's earnings to fixed charges ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was 2.85.  The Utility's earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2007 was 2.81.  The statement of the foregoing ratios, together with the statements of the computation of the foregoing ratios filed as Exhibits 12.1 and 12.2 hereto, are included herein for the purpose of incorporating such information and Exhibits into the Utility's Registration Statement Nos. 33-62488 and 333-109994 relating to various series of the Utility's first preferred stock and its senior notes, respectively.


3.1
Bylaws of PG&E Corporation amended as of April 18, 2007 (incorporated by reference from PG&E Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2007, Exhibit 99.1)
   
3.2
Bylaws of Pacific Gas and Electric Company amended as of April 18, 2007 (incorporated by reference from Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2007, Exhibit 99.2)
   
4.1
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 13, 2007 relating to the issuance of $700,000,000 principal amount of 5.80% Senior Notes due March 1, 2037 (incorporated by reference from Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 14, 2007, Exhibit 4.1)
   

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10.1
Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement entered into among PG&E Corporation, BNP Paribas, as administrative agent and a lender, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank, N.V., Bank of America, N.A., and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents and lenders, and other lenders, dated February 26, 2007
   
10.2
Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement entered into among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent and a lender, JPMorgan Securities Inc., as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc and BNP Paribas, as documentation agents and lenders, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agent, and other lenders, dated February 26, 2007
   
10.3*
Restricted Stock Award Agreement between PG&E Corporation and Peter A. Darbee dated January 3, 2007
   
10.4*
Restricted Stock Award Agreement between PG&E Corporation and William T. Morrow dated January 29, 2007
   
11
Computation of Earnings Per Common Share
   
12.1
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for Pacific Gas and Electric Company
   
12.2
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for Pacific Gas and Electric Company
   
31.1
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1**
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.2**
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
*Management contract or compensatory agreement
**Pursuant to Item 601(b) (32) of SEC Regulation S-K, these Exhibits are furnished rather than filed with this report.


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               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


PG&E CORPORATION
 
G. Robert Powell
 
 
G. Robert Powell
Vice President and Controller
(duly authorized officer and principal accounting officer)


PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
G. Robert Powell
 
 
G. Robert Powell
Vice President and Controller
(duly authorized officer and principal accounting officer)



Dated:  May 10, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX

3.1
Bylaws of PG&E Corporation amended as of April 18, 2007 (incorporated by reference from PG&E Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2007, Exhibit 99.1)
   
3.2
Bylaws of Pacific Gas and Electric Company amended as of April 18, 2007 (incorporated by reference from Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 20, 2007, Exhibit 99.2)
   
4.1
First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 13, 2007 relating to the issuance of $700,000,000 principal amount of 5.80% Senior Notes due March 1, 2037 (incorporated by reference from Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 14, 2007, Exhibit 4.1)
   
10.1
Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement entered into among PG&E Corporation, BNP Paribas, as administrative agent and a lender, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank, N.V., Bank of America, N.A., and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents and lenders, and other lenders, dated February 26, 2007
   
10.2
Amended and Restated Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement entered into among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent and a lender, JPMorgan Securities Inc., as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc and BNP Paribas, as documentation agents and lenders, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agent, and other lenders, dated February 26, 2007
   
10.3*
Restricted Stock Award Agreement between PG&E Corporation and Peter A. Darbee dated January 3, 2007
   
10.4*
Restricted Stock Award Agreement between PG&E Corporation and William T. Morrow dated January 29, 2007
   
11
Computation of Earnings Per Common Share
   
12.1
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges for Pacific Gas and Electric Company
   
12.2
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for Pacific Gas and Electric Company
   
31.1
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1**
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PG&E Corporation required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.2**
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
*Management contract or compensatory agreement
**Pursuant to Item 601(b) (32) of SEC Regulation S-K, these Exhibits are furnished rather than filed with this report.



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EX-10.1 2 ex1001.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 ex1001.htm
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.1
 
Execution Copy



 
$200,000,000
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
among
 
PG&E CORPORATION,
 
as Borrower,
 
The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
 
BNP PARIBAS,
as Administrative Agent,
 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as Syndication Agent,
 
and
 
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and BARCLAYS BANK Plc,
as Documentation Agents
 

 
Dated as of February 26, 2007
 



 

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
and
BARCLAYS CAPITAL,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint Bookrunners
 

      
        
      
      
              
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SECTION 1.
    
DEFINITIONS
1
1.1
 
Defined Terms
1
1.2
 
Other Definitional Provisions
16
         
SECTION 2.
 
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
17
2.1
 
Commitments
17
2.2
 
Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing
17
2.3
 
Commitment Increases.
18
2.4
 
Swingline Commitment
19
2.5
 
Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans
20
2.6
 
Facility Fees, Utilization Fees, etc
21
2.7
 
Termination or Reduction of Commitments; Extension of Termination Date
22
2.8
 
Optional Prepayments
24
2.9
 
Conversion and Continuation Options
24
2.10
 
Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches
25
2.11
 
Interest Rates and Payment Dates
25
2.12
 
Computation of Interest and Fees
25
2.13
 
Inability to Determine Interest Rate
26
2.14
 
Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes
26
2.15
 
Requirements of Law
27
2.16
 
Taxes
29
2.17
 
Indemnity
31
2.18
 
Change of Lending Office
31
2.19
 
Replacement of Lenders
31
       
SECTION 3.
 
LETTERS OF CREDIT
32
3.1
 
L/C Commitment
32
3.2
 
Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit
32
3.3
 
Fees and Other Charges.
33
3.4
 
L/C Participations.
33
3.5
 
Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower
34
3.6
 
Obligations Absolute
35
3.7
 
Letter of Credit Payments
36
3.8
 
Applications
36
3.9
 
Actions of Issuing Lenders
36
3.10
 
Borrower’s Indemnification
36
3.11
 
Lenders’ Indemnification
37
       
SECTION 4.
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
37
4.1
 
Financial Condition
37
4.2
 
No Change
37
4.3
 
Existence; Compliance with Law
38
4.4
 
Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
38
4.5
 
No Legal Bar
38
4.6
 
Litigation
38
 
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4.7
 
No Default
39
4.8
 
Taxes
39
4.9
 
Federal Regulations
39
4.10
 
ERISA
39
4.11
 
Investment Company Act; Other Regulations
40
4.12
 
Use of Proceeds
40
4.13
 
Environmental Matters
40
4.14
 
Accuracy of Information, etc
41
4.15
 
Regulatory Matters
41
       
SECTION 5.
 
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
42
5.1
 
Conditions to the Effective Date
42
5.2
 
Conditions to Each Credit Event
43
       
SECTION 6.
 
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
43
6.1
 
Financial Statements
43
6.2
 
Certificates; Other Information
44
6.3
 
Payment of Taxes
45
6.4
 
Maintenance of Existence; Compliance
45
6.5
 
Maintenance of Property; Insurance
45
6.6
 
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions
45
6.7
 
Notices
46
6.8
 
Maintenance of Licenses, etc
46
       
SECTION 7.
 
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
46
7.1
 
Consolidated Capitalization Ratio
46
7.2
 
Liens
46
7.3
 
Fundamental Changes
48
7.4
 
Ownership of PG&E Utility Common Stock
48
       
SECTION 8.
 
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
48
       
SECTION 9.
 
THE AGENTS
51
9.1
 
Appointment
51
9.2
 
Delegation of Duties
51
9.3
 
Exculpatory Provisions
51
9.4
 
Reliance by Administrative Agent
52
9.5
 
Notice of Default
52
9.6
 
Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders
52
9.7
 
Indemnification
53
9.8
 
Agent in Its Individual Capacity
53
9.9
 
Successor Administrative Agent
53
9.10
 
Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent
54
       
SECTION 10.
 
MISCELLANEOUS
54
10.1
 
Amendments and Waivers
54
10.2
 
Notices
55
10.3
 
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
56
10.4
 
Survival of Representations and Warranties
57
10.5
 
Payment of Expenses and Taxes
57
 
ii

10.6
 
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
58
10.7
 
Adjustments; Set off
61
10.8
 
Counterparts
61
10.9
 
Severability
62
10.10
 
Integration
62
10.11
 
GOVERNING LAW
62
10.12
 
Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers
62
10.13
 
Acknowledgments
63
10.14
 
Confidentiality
63
10.15
 
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL
63
10.16
 
USA Patriot Act
64
10.17
 
Judicial Reference
64

      
                                 
      
              
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SCHEDULES:
 
1.1A                                Commitments

EXHIBITS:

A                      Form of New Lender Supplement
B                      Form of Commitment Increase Supplement
C                      Form of Compliance Certificate
D                      Form of Closing Certificate
E                      Form of Assignment and Assumption
F                      Form of Legal Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
G                      Form of Exemption Certificate
H                      Form of Revolving Note
 
 
 
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 26, 2007, among PG&E CORPORATION, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”), BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC and BARCLAYS CAPITAL, a division of BARCLAYS BANK plc, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (together and in such capacities, the “Arrangers”), DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), ABN AMRO BANK N.V., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and BARCLAYS BANK Plc, as documentation agents (together and in such capacities, the “Documentation Agents”), and BNP PARIBAS (“BNP”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, BNP and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and certain of the Lenders have previously entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of December 4, 2004, as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of April 8, 2005 (collectively, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which such Lenders made available to the Borrower a revolving credit facility, swingline credit facility and letter of credit facility; and
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED THAT the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS
 
1.1  Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
 
ABR”:  for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus½ of 1%.  For purposes hereof, “Base Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its base rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Base Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit to debtors).  Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Base Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Base Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
 
ABR Loans”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
 
Act”: as defined in Section 10.16.
 

      
        
      
      
              
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Administrative Agent”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Agents”:  the collective reference to the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent.
 
Agreement”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Applicable Margin”:  for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth below opposite the Applicable Rating Level for such day:
 
Applicable
Rating
Level
Applicable Margin
for
ABR Loans
Applicable Margin
for
Eurodollar Loans
1
0%
0.105%
2
0%
0.150%
3
0%
0.190%
4
0%
0.280%
5
0%
0.360%
6
0%
0.425%
7
0%
0.600%

 
Applicable Rating”: shall be the rating announced by S&P and/or Moody’s, as the case may be, in respect of the Senior Debt of the PG&E Utility unless both S&P and Moody’s provides a rating in respect of the Senior Debt of the Borrower, in which case the Applicable Rating shall be the rating announced by S&P and/or Moody’s, as the case may be, in respect of the Senior Debt of the Borrower.
 
Applicable Rating Level”:  (a) if an Applicable Rating of a rating agency is determined by reference to the Senior Debt of the PG&E Utility, the Applicable Rating Level shall be the numeric level immediately below the numeric level opposite such Applicable Rating in the grid below (unless the numeric level opposite the Applicable Rating of the Senior Debt of the PG&E Utility is level 7, in which case the Applicable Rating Level shall be level 7) and (b) if an Applicable Rating of a rating agency is determined by reference to the Senior Debt of the Borrower, the Applicable Rating Level shall be the numeric level opposite such Applicable Rating in the grid below; provided, however, in the event the Applicable Ratings of S&P and Moody’s are in different numeric levels set forth in the grid below, the higher of the two Applicable Ratings (i.e., the Applicable Rating set forth in the grid below opposite the lower numerical level number) shall govern.  In the event that, at any time, an Applicable Rating is not available from one of such rating agencies, the Applicable Rating Level shall be determined on the sole basis of the Applicable Rating from the other rating agency. In the event that, at any time, ratings from each such rating agency are not available for companies generally, the Applicable Rating Level shall be determined on the basis of the last Applicable Rating(s) made available.  In the event that, at any time, Applicable Ratings are not available for the Senior Debt of the PG&E Utility and the Borrower but are generally available for other companies, then the Applicable Rating Level shall be numeric level 7.
 

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Applicable Rating for
Senior Debt of the Borrower
Applicable Rating for
Senior Debt of the PG&E Utility
Applicable
Rating Level
 
Moody’s
 
S&P
 
Moody’s
 
S&P
Level 1
A1 or higher
A+ or higher
A1 or higher
A+ or higher
Level 2
A2
A
A2
A
Level 3
A3
A-
A3
A-
Level 4
Baa1
BBB+
Baa1
BBB+
Level 5
Baa2
BBB
Baa2
BBB
Level 6
Baa3
BBB-
Baa3
BBB-
Level 7
Ba1 or lower
BB+ or lower
Ba1 or lower
BB+ or lower

Application”:  an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may reasonably specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.
 
Arrangers”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Assignee”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).
 
Assignment and Assumption”:  an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
 
Available Commitment”:  as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
 
Beneficial Owner”:  as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have correlative meanings.
 
Benefitted Lender”:  as defined in Section 10.7(a).
 
Board”:  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
 
Borrower”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 

      
              
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Borrowing Date”:  any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
 
Business”:  as defined in Section 4.13(b).
 
Business Day”:  a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or San Francisco, California are authorized or required by law to close, provided, that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank eurodollar market.
 
Capital Stock”:  any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
 
Change of Control”: (a) any person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as of the Effective Date) shall become the Beneficial Owner of shares representing more than 30% of the voting power of the Borrower’s Capital Stock, or (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the Borrower’s board of directors (the “Board”) by persons who were neither nominated by the Board nor appointed by directors so nominated by the Board, provided that no event described in clauses (a) or (b) shall constitute a change of control if after giving effect to such event the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the Borrower’s senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced debt shall be at least the higher of (a) Baa3 from Moody’s and BBB- from S&P and (b) the ratings by such rating agencies of such debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
 
Code”:  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
 
Commitment”:  as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.  The original amount of the Total Commitments is $200,000,000.
 
Commitment Increase Notice”:  as defined in Section 2.3(a) .
 
Commitment Period”:  the period from and including the Effective Date to the Termination Date.
 
Commonly Controlled Entity”:  an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
 

      
              
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Compliance Certificate”:  a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
 
Conduit Lender”:  any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided, that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, or 10.5 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.
 
Confidential Information Memorandum”:  the information memorandum dated January 2007, and furnished to certain Lenders in connection with the syndication of the Commitments, as supplemented by each and all Specified Exchange Act Filings filed by the Borrower during the period from September 30, 2006 through the date of this Agreement.
 
Consolidated Capitalization”: on any date of determination, the sum of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such date, plus without duplication, (b)(i) the amounts set forth opposite the captions “common shareholders’ equity” (or any similar caption) and “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on the consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or other similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date.
 
Consolidated Capitalization Ratio” means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt to (b) Consolidated Capitalization.
 
Consolidated Total Debt”:  at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all obligations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries at such date that in accordance with GAAP would be classified as debt on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, and without duplication all Guarantee Obligations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries at such date in respect of obligations of any other Person that in accordance with GAAP would be classified as debt on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person; provided that, the determination of “Consolidated Total Debt” shall exclude, without duplication, (a) the Securitized Bonds, (b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries in an amount equal to the amount of cash held as cash collateral for any fully cash collateralized letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, (c) imputed Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary incurred in connection with power purchase agreements, (d) any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or other similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date and (e) as of a date of determination, the amount of any securities included within the caption “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on the consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date.
 

      
              
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Continuing Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.7.
 
Contractual Obligation”:  as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
 
Credit Event”:  as defined in Section 5.2.
 
Default”:  any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
 
Disposition”:  with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.  The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
 
Documentation Agents”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Dollars” and “$”:  dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
 
Effective Date”:  the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived.
 
Eligible Assignee”:  (a) any commercial bank or other financial institution having a senior unsecured debt rating by Moody’s of A3 or better and by S&P of A- or better, which is domiciled in a country which is a member of the OECD or (b) with respect to any Person referred to in the preceding clause (a), any other Person that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business all of the Capital Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; provided, that, in the case of clause (b), the Issuing Lender and the Borrower shall have consented to the designation of such Person as an Eligible Assignee (such consent of the Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld).
 
 “Environmental Laws”:  any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
 
ERISA”:  the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
 
Eurocurrency Liabilities”:  as defined in Regulation D of the Board.
 
Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements”:  of any Lender for any Interest Period as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during any such percentage shall be so applicable) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect to
 

      
              
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determining the maximum reserve requirement (including basic, supplemental and emergency reserves) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.
 
Eurodollar Base Rate”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.  In the event that such rate does not appear on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen (or otherwise on such screen), the “Eurodollar Base Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein.
 
Eurodollar Loans”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
 
Eurodollar Rate”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):
 
Eurodollar Base Rate
1.00 - Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements
 
Eurodollar Tranche”:  the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
 
Event of Default”:  any of the events specified in Section 8, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
 
Exchange Act”:  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Existing Credit Agreement”:  has the meaning set forth in the first recital paragraph.
 
Existing Issuing Lender”:  BNP Paribas.
 
Existing Letters of Credit”:  each of the letters of credit issued by the Existing Issuing Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Effective Date.
 
Extension Notice”:  as defined in Section 2.7(b).
 

      
              
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Extensions of Credit”:  as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
 
Facility Fee Rate”:  for any day, the rate per annum determined pursuant to the grid set forth below, based upon the Applicable Rating Level for such day:
 
Applicable Rating
Level
Facility
Fee Rate
1
0.045%
2
0.050%
3
0.060%
4
0.070%
5
0.090%
6
0.125%
7
0.150%

 
Federal Funds Effective Rate”:  for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
 
Fee Payment Date”:  (a) the fifth Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December during the Commitment Period, (b) the last day of the Commitment Period and (c) the last day of each March, June, September and December after the last day of the Commitment Period, so long as any principal amount of the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligations remain outstanding after the last day of the Commitment Period.
 
FPA”:  the Federal Power Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Funding Office”:  the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
 
GAAP”:  generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time, except as noted below.  In the event that any “Change in Accounting Principles” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then, upon the request of the Borrower or the Required Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to reflect equitably such Change in Accounting Principles with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Change in Accounting
 

      
              
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Principles as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not been made.  Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not occurred.  “Change in Accounting Principles” refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any successor thereto, the SEC or, if applicable, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
 
Governmental Authority”:  any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners).
 
Guarantee Obligation”:  as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing person that guarantees any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof or (v) to reimburse or indemnify an issuer of a letter of credit, surety bond or guarantee issued by such issuer in respect of primary obligations of a primary obligor other than the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
 
Indebtedness”:  of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables, including under energy procurement and transportation contracts, incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or
 

      
              
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other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements (other than reimbursement obligations, which are not due and payable on such date, in respect of documentary letters of credit issued to provide for the payment of goods and services in the ordinary course of business), (g) the liquidation value of all mandatorily redeemable preferred Capital Stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation (provided, that if such Person is not liable for such obligation, the amount of such Person’s Indebtedness with respect thereto shall be deemed to be the lesser of the stated amount of such obligation and the value of the property subject to such Lien), and (j) for the purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements, provided that Indebtedness as used in this Agreement shall exclude any Non-Recourse Debt.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
 
Insolvency”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
 
Insolvent”:  pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
 
Interest Payment Date”:  (a) as to any ABR Loan (other than any Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period, (d) as to any Eurodollar Loan, the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof and (e) as to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
 
Interest Period”:  as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (if available to all Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (if available to all Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City
 

      
              
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time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
 
(i)           if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
 
(ii)           the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that would extend beyond the Termination Date;
 
(iii)           any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and
 
(iv)           the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.
 
Issuing Lender”:  (a) in respect of the Existing Letters of Credit, the Existing Issuing Lender and (b) in respect of any Letters of Credit issued hereunder on or after the Effective Date, (i) BNP or any affiliate thereof selected by BNP with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) and (b) any other Lender selected by the Borrower as an Issuing Lender with the consent of such Lender and the Administrative Agent.
 
L/C Commitment”:  $100,000,000.
 
L/C Obligations”:  at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under issued Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
 
L/C Participants”:  in respect of any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of Credit.
 
Lenders”:  as defined in the preamble hereto; provided, that unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include any Conduit Lender.
 
Letters of Credit”:  as defined in Section 3.1.
 
Lien”:  any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever
 

      
              
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(including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
 
Loan”:  any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement, including Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans.
 
Loan Documents”:  this Agreement, the Notes and the Applications and, in each case, any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
 
Material Adverse Effect”:  (a) a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
 
 “Materials of Environmental Concern”:  any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
 
Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
 
Multiemployer Plan”:  a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a) (3) of ERISA.
 
New Revolving Credit Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.3(b) .
 
Non-Excluded Taxes”:  as defined in Section 2.16(a).
 
Non-Extending Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.7.
 
Non-Recourse Debt”:  Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries that is incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction, sale, transfer or other disposition of specific assets, to the extent recourse, whether contractual or as a matter of law, for non-payment of such Indebtedness is limited (a) to such assets, or (b) if such assets are (or are to be) held by a Subsidiary formed solely for such purpose, to such Subsidiary or the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary.
 
Non-U.S. Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.16(d).
 
Notes”:  as defined in Section 2.14(g).
 
Obligations”:  the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the
 

      
              
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Administrative Agent or to the Issuing Lender or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
 
OECD”: the countries constituting the “Contracting Parties” to the Convention on the Organisation For Economic Co-operation and Development, as such term is defined in Article 4 of such Convention.
 
Other Taxes”:  any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
 
Participant”:  as defined in Section 10.6(c).
 
PBGC”:  the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
 
Percentage”:  as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Commitment then constitutes of the Total Commitments or, at any time after the Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding, provided, that, in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Total Extensions of Credit, the Percentages shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Lenders on a comparable basis.
 
Person”:  an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
 
PG&E Utility”:  Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation.
 
PG&E Utility Credit Agreement”:  the $2,000,000,000 amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007, among PG&E Utility, the lenders parties thereto, the syndication agent and the documentation agents named therein and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time).
 
Plan”:  at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
 

      
              
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Properties”:  as defined in Section 4.13(a).
 
Refunded Swingline Loans”:  as defined in Section 2.5.
 
Register”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).
 
Regulation U”:  Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
 
Reimbursement Obligation”:  the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
 
Reorganization”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
 
Reportable Event”:  any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. §4043.
 
Required Lenders”:  at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Commitments then in effect or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the Total Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
 
Requirement of Law”:  as to any Person, the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
 
Responsible Officer”:  the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.
 
Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount”: as defined in Section 2.3(a) .
 
Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date”:  as defined in Section 2.3(d).
 
Revolving Loans”:  as defined in Section 2.1(a).
 
S&P”:  Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
 
SEC”:  the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
 
Securitized Bonds”:  any securitized bonds or similar asset-backed securities that are non-recourse to PG&E Utility, are issued by a special purpose subsidiary of PG&E Utility and are payable from a specific or dedicated rate component, including the approximately $2,900,000,000 in rate reduction certificates backed by transition property that were issued in
 

      
              
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1997 and the approximately $2,700,000,000 in energy recovery bonds backed by energy recovery property that PG&E Utility issued in 2005.
 
Senior Debt”:  with respect to a Person means that Person’s senior unsecured, non-credit enhanced debt.
 
Significant Subsidiary”:  as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act as of the Effective Date, provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, none of PG&E Funding LLC, PG&E Accounts Receivable LLC, PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC or any other special purpose finance subsidiary shall constitute a Significant Subsidiary.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Significant Subsidiary” or to “Significant Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Significant Subsidiary or Significant Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
 
Single Employer Plan”:  any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan.
 
Specified Exchange Act Filings”:  the Borrower’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2005 and each and all of the Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks (and to the extent applicable proxy statements) filed by the Borrower or the PG&E Utility with the SEC after December 31, 2005 and prior to the date that is one Business Day before the date of this Agreement.
 
Subsidiary”:  as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
 
Swap Agreement”:  any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
 
Swingline Commitment”:  the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.4 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $100,000,000.
 
Swingline Lender”:  BNP, in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans.
 

      
              
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Swingline Loans”:  as defined in Section 2.4.
 
Swingline Participation Amount”:  as defined in Section 2.5.
 
Syndication Agent”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Termination Date”:  the date that is the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or such later date as may be determined pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or such earlier date as otherwise determined pursuant to Section 2.7.
 
Total Commitments”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders at such time.
 
Total Extensions of Credit”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Extensions of Credit of all Lenders at such time.
 
Transferee”:  any Assignee or Participant.
 
Type”:  as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
 
United States”:  the United States of America.
 
Utilization Fee Rate”: for any day, 0.050% per annum.
 
1.2  Other Definitional Provisions and Interpretive Provisions.  (a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
 
(b)  As used herein and, except as otherwise provided therein, in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume or become liable in respect of (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, and (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
 
(c)  The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
 

      
              
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(d)  The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
 
(e)  The Borrower shall not be required to perform, nor shall it be required to guarantee the performance of, any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 that apply to any of its Significant Subsidiaries nor shall any of the Borrower’s Significant Subsidiaries be required to perform, nor shall any of such Significant Subsidiaries be required to guarantee the performance of, any of the Borrower’s affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 or any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 that apply to any other Significant Subsidiary; provided, that nothing in this Section 1.2(e) shall prevent the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default arising out of the Borrower’s failure to cause any Significant Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Significant Subsidiary.
 
SECTION 2.  AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
 
2.1  Commitments.  (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans (“Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower from time to time on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment.  During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.9.
 
(b)  The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Termination Date.
 
2.2  Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing.  The Borrower may borrow under the Commitments during the Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00  Noon, New York City time, (a) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) one Business Day prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) specifying (i) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor.  Each borrowing under the Commitments shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount); provided, that the Swingline Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower, borrowings under the Commitments that are ABR Loans in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.5.  Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof.  Each Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds
 

      
              
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immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
 
2.3  Commitment Increases.
 
(a)  In the event that the Borrower wishes to increase the Total Commitments at any time when no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or shall result of such increase), it shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of the amount (the “Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount”) of such proposed increase (such notice, a “Commitment Increase Notice”) which shall be in a minimum amount equal to $5,000,000 and shall not exceed, in the aggregate, $100,000,000.  The Borrower shall offer each of the Lenders the opportunity to provide such Lender’s Percentage of the Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount, and if any Lender declines such offer, in whole or in part, the Borrower may offer such declined amount to (i) other Lenders and/or (ii) other banks, financial institutions or other entities with the consent of the Administrative Agent and, unless any such other bank, financial institution or other entity would qualify as an Eligible Assignee, the Issuing Lender (which consents of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  The Commitment Increase Notice shall specify the Lenders and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities that will be requested to provide such Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount.  The Borrower or, if requested by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will notify such Lenders, and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities of such offer.
 
(b)  Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which the Borrower selects to offer a portion of the increased Total Commitments and which elects to become a party to this Agreement and obtain a Commitment in an amount so offered and accepted by it pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall execute a new lender supplement with the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (herein called a “New Revolving Credit Lender”) shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, provided that the Commitment of any such New Revolving Credit Lender shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000.
 
(c)  Any Lender which accepts an offer to it by the Borrower to increase its Commitment pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall, in each case, execute a Commitment Increase Supplement with the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, whereupon such Lender shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to the full amount of its Commitment as so increased.
 
(d)  If any bank, financial institution or other entity becomes a New Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.3(b) or any Lender’s Commitment is increased pursuant to Section 2.3(c), additional Revolving Loans made on or after the effectiveness thereof (the “Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date”) shall be made pro rata based on the Percentages in effect on and after such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date (except to the extent that any such pro rata borrowings would result in any Lender making an aggregate principal amount of
 

      
              
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Revolving Loans in excess of its Commitment, in which case such excess amount will be allocated to, and made by, such New Revolving Credit Lenders and/or Lenders with such increased Commitments to the extent of, and pro rata based on, their respective Commitments otherwise available for Revolving Loans), and continuations of Eurodollar Loans outstanding on such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date shall be effected by repayment of such Eurodollar Loans on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and the making of new Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on such new Percentages.  In the event that on any such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount of ABR Loans, the Borrower shall make prepayments thereof and borrowings of ABR Loans so that, after giving effect thereto, the ABR Loans outstanding are held pro rata based on such new Percentages.  In the event that on any such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount of Eurodollar Loans, such Eurodollar Loans shall remain outstanding with the respective holders thereof until the expiration of their respective Interest Periods (unless the Borrower elects to prepay any thereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement), and interest on and repayments of such Eurodollar Loans will be paid thereon to the respective Lenders holding such Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on the respective principal amounts thereof outstanding.
 
(e)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.3, (i) no Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion and unless the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender consent to such increase (which consents of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii) in no event shall any transaction effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 (A) cause the Total Commitments to exceed $300,000,000 or (B) occur at a time at which a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
(f)  The Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to the Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date, for the benefit of the Lenders, (i) a legal opinion of counsel to the Borrower covering such matters as are customary for transactions of this type as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, which opinions shall be substantially the same, to the extent appropriate, as the opinions rendered by counsel to the Borrower on the Effective Date and (ii) certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower authorizing the Borrower to borrow the Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount.
 
2.4  Swingline Commitment.
 
(a)  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower under the Commitments from time to time on or after the Effective Date during the Commitment Period by making swingline loans (“Swingline Loans”) to the Borrower; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans, may exceed the Swingline Commitment or the Swingline Lender’s Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the Borrower shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan, the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments of all Lenders would be less than zero.  During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the
 

      
              
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Swingline Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  Swingline Loans shall be ABR Loans only.
 
(b)  The Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on or prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) 30 days after the date such Swingline Loan is made and (ii) the Termination Date; provided that on each date on which a Revolving Loan is borrowed, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
 
2.5  Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans.  (a) Whenever the Borrower wishes to borrow Swingline Loans it shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Commitment Period).  Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a whole multiple in excess thereof.  Not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date by depositing such proceeds in the account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date in immediately available funds.
 
(b)  The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, request each Lender to make, and each Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the “Refunded Swingline Loans”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender.  Each Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds, not later than 10:00A.M., New York City time, one Business Day after the date of such notice.  The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be immediately made available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application by the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans.  The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to charge the Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the amount of such Refunded Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full such Refunded Swingline Loans.
 
(c)  If prior to the time a Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.5(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by Section 2.5(b), each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.5(b), purchase for cash an undivided participating
 

      
              
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interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “Swingline Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Lender’s Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.
 
(d)  Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Lender such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
 
(e)  Each Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.5(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower or any other Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
 
2.6  Facility Fees, Utilization Fees, etc.  (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee for the period from and including the date hereof to the last day of the Commitment Period, computed at the Facility Fee Rate on the Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.  In addition, if the principal amount of any Loan, or any Reimbursement Obligations, shall remain outstanding and unpaid after the last day of the Commitment Period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a facility fee for the period from the last day of the Commitment Period until the date on which such amounts are repaid in full, computed at the Facility Fee Rate on such amounts, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date after the last day of the Commitment Period.
 
(b)  If the average daily aggregate principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding for the calendar quarter preceding a Fee Payment Date (or such shorter period beginning with the date hereof or ending with the Termination Date) is greater than 50% of the daily average Total Commitments for such calendar quarter or period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a utilization fee at the applicable Utilization Fee Rate on such average daily aggregate principal amount of the Loans
 

      
              
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and the L/C Obligations outstanding during such calendar quarter (or shorter period), payable in arrears on each Fee Payment Date.
 
(c)  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any written, duly executed fee agreements with the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations contained therein.
 
2.7  Termination or Reduction of Commitments; Extension of Termination Date.  (a) The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Commitments.  Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Commitments then in effect.
 
(b)  The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice being an “Extension Notice”) given no more frequently than once in each calendar year, request the Lenders to consider an extension of the then applicable Termination Date to a later date.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit any Extension Notice to each Lender.  Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent whether it wishes to extend the then applicable Termination Date not later than thirty days after the date of such Extension Notice, and any such notice given by a Lender to the Administrative Agent, once given, shall be irrevocable as to such Lender.  Any Lender which does not expressly notify the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such thirty-day period that it wishes to so extend the then applicable Termination Date shall be deemed to have rejected the Borrower’s request for extension of such Termination Date.  Lenders consenting to extend the then applicable Termination Date are hereinafter referred to as “Continuing Lenders”, and Lenders declining to consent to extend such Termination Date (or Lenders deemed to have so declined) are hereinafter referred to as “Non-Extending Lenders”.  If the Required Lenders have elected (in their sole and absolute discretion) to so extend the Termination Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of such election by the Required Lenders, and effective on the date which is thirty days after the date of such notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Termination Date shall be automatically and immediately so extended as to the Continuing Lenders.  No extension will be permitted hereunder without the consent of the Required Lenders.  Upon the delivery of an Extension Notice and upon the extension of the Termination Date pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted on and as of the date of such Extension Notice and the effective date of such extension, as the case may be, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation to extend the Termination Date, and each Lender may at its option, unconditionally and without cause, decline to extend the Termination Date.
 
(c)  If the Termination Date shall have been extended in accordance with this Section, all references herein to the “Termination Date” (except with respect to any Non-Extending Lender) shall refer to the Termination Date as so extended.
 

      
              
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(d)  If any Lender shall determine (or be deemed to have determined) not to extend the Termination Date as requested by any Extension Notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender (including the obligations of such Lender under Section 2.5 and 3.4) shall terminate on the Termination Date without giving any effect to such proposed extension, and the Borrower shall on such date pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Non-Extending Lender, the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans and outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, together with any amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 and any and all fees or other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender under this Agreement; provided that if the Borrower has replaced such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) below then the provisions of such paragraph shall apply.  The Total Commitments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, except as hereinafter provided, the L/C Commitment) shall be reduced by the amount of the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender to the extent the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender has not been transferred to one or more Continuing Lenders pursuant to paragraph (e) below, provided that, if the Total Commitments, after giving effect to the reduction in the Total Commitments due to Non-Extending Lenders which are not replaced pursuant to paragraph (e) below, is less than the L/C Commitment, the L/C Commitment shall be reduced by an amount equal to such excess.
 
(e)  A Non-Extending Lender shall be obligated, at the request of the Borrower and subject to (i) payment by the successor Lender described below to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Non-Extending Lender of the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans, and (ii) payment by the Borrower to such Non-Extending Lender of any amounts payable to such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 (as if the purchase of such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans constituted a prepayment thereof) and any and all fees or other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender under this Agreement, to transfer without recourse, representation, warranty (other than a representation that such Lender has not created an adverse claim on its Loans) or expense to such Non-Extending Lender, at any time prior to the Termination Date applicable to such Non-Extending Lender, all of such Non-Extending Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder to another financial institution or group of financial institutions nominated by the Borrower and willing to participate as a successor Lender in the place of such Non-Extending Lender; provided that, if such transferee is not already a Lender, (1) such transferee satisfies all the requirements of this Agreement, and (2) the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any replacement Lender that is not an Eligible Assignee, each Issuing Lender, shall have consented to such transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Each such transferee successor Lender shall be deemed to be a Continuing Lender hereunder in replacement of the transferor Non-Extending Lender and shall enjoy all rights and assume all obligations on the part of such Non-Extending Lender set forth in this Agreement.  Each such transfer shall be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
 
(f)  If the Termination Date shall have been extended in respect of Continuing Lenders in accordance with this Section, any notice of borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.5 specifying a Borrowing Date occurring after the Termination Date applicable to a Non-Extending Lender or requesting an Interest Period extending beyond such date shall (i) have no effect in respect of such Non-Extending Lender and (ii) not specify a requested aggregate
 

      
              
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principal amount exceeding the aggregate Available Commitments (calculated on the basis of the Commitments of the Continuing Lenders).
 
2.8  Optional Prepayments.  The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, one Business Day prior thereto, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans; provided, that if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.17.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.  If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and Swingline Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.  Partial prepayments of Revolving Loans which shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof.  Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.
 
2.9  Conversion and Continuation Options.  (a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such conversions.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
 
(b)  Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such continuations, and provided, further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
 

      
              
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2.10  Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than 15 Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
 
2.11  Interest Rates and Payment Dates.  (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
 
(b)  Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.
 
(c)  (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a default rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any facility fee, utilization fee, letter of credit fee, or any other fee payable (excluding any expenses or other indemnity) hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a default rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).
 
(d)  Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.
 
2.12  Computation of Interest and Fees.  (a) Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Base Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate.  Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
 
(b)  Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall constitute prima facie evidence of such amounts.  The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower or any Lender, deliver
 

      
              
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to the Borrower or such Lender a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.11(a).
 
2.13  Inability to Determine Interest Rate.  If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
 
(a)  the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
 
(b)  the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,
 
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans.  Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
 
2.14  Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes.  (a) Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be made pro rata according to the respective Percentages of the Lenders.
 
(b)  Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Lenders.  Each payment in respect of Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit shall be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letters of Credit.
 
(c)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, Reimbursement Obligations, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders, as applicable, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received.  If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
 

      
              
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Business Day.  If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.  In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
 
(d)  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans from the Borrower within 30 days after written demand therefor.
 
(e)  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount.  If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.
 
(f)  The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note (a “Note”) of the Borrower evidencing any Revolving Loans of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount; provided, that delivery of Notes shall not be a condition precedent to the occurrence of the Effective Date or the making of Loans on the Effective Date.
 
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with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
 
(i)           shall subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Application or any Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes covered by Section 2.16 and net income taxes and franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes);
 
(ii)           shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate, which requirements are generally applicable to loans made by such Lender; or
 
(iii)           shall impose on such Lender any other condition that is generally applicable to loans made by such Lender;
 
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount that such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, within ten Business Days after its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable.  If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled; provided, however, that no Lender shall be entitled to demand such compensation more than 90 days following (x) the last day of the Interest Period in respect of which such demand is made or (y) the repayment of the Loan or Swingline Loan in respect of which such demand is made, and no Issuing Lender shall be entitled to demand such compensation more than 90 days following the expiration or termination (by drawing or otherwise) of the Letter of Credit issued by it in respect of which such demand is made.
 
(b)  If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request
 

      
              
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therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.
 
(c)  A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall constitute prima facie evidence of such costs or amounts.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect not to exceed twelve months.  The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive for 90 days after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts then due and payable hereunder.
 
2.16  Taxes.  (a) All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding (i) net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document) and (ii) any branch profits tax imposed by the United States.  If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) or Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement, provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d) or (e) of this Section or (ii) that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that such Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this paragraph.
 
(b)  In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
 
(c)  Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of the relevant Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of any original official receipt received by the Borrower showing payment thereof.  If the
 

      
              
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Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority, the Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.
 
(d)  Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a) (30) of the Code (a “Non–U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non–U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit G and a Form W-8 BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Such forms shall be delivered by each Non–U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation).  In addition, each Non–U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non–U.S. Lender.  Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non–U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non–U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver; provided, however, if any Non-U.S. Lender fails to file forms with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, with the Lender from which the related participation was purchased) on or before the date the Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchased the related participation) entitling the Non-U.S. Lender to a complete exemption from United States withholding taxes at such time, such Non-U.S. Lender shall not be entitled to receive any increased payments from the Borrower with respect to United States withholding taxes under paragraph (a) of this Section, except to the extent that the Non-U.S. Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of the assignment to the Non-U.S. Lender, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to United States withholding taxes.
 
(e)  A Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender.
 
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has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
 
(g)  The agreements in this Section shall survive for one year after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
2.17  Indemnity.  The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss (other than the loss of Applicable Margin) or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  This covenant shall survive for 90 days after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
2.18  Change of Lending Office.  Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.15 or 2.16(a)  with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided, that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole but reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no unreimbursed economic disadvantage, or any legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a).
 
2.19  Replacement of Lenders.  The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests (on its behalf or any of its Participants) reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a) or (b) defaults in its obligation to make Loans hereunder, with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be
 

      
              
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continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.18 which eliminates the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a), (iv) the replacement financial institution shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a), as the case may be, and (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
 
SECTION 3.  LETTERS OF CREDIT
 
3.1  L/C Commitment.
 
(a)  From and after the Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, constitute a Letter of Credit hereunder.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue standby and commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Effective Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided, that no Issuing Lender shall issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit (and no Existing Letter of Credit may become a Letter of Credit hereunder) if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero.  Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date which is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
 
(b)  No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
 
3.2  Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit.  The Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and
 

      
              
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information as such Issuing Lender may request.  Concurrently with the delivery of an Application to an Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall deliver a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall provide notice of such request to the Lenders.  Upon receipt of any Application, an Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower (but in no event shall any Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto).  Promptly after issuance by an Issuing Lender of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower.  Each Issuing Lender shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent of the issuance of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender (including the amount thereof), and shall provide a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Administrative Agent as soon as possible after the date of issuance.
 
3.3  Fees and Other Charges.
 
(a)  The Borrower will pay a fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans, shared ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentages and payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued in an amount to be agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
 
(b)  In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending, renewing or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
 
3.4  L/C Participations.
 
(a)  Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce each Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage in each Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder.  Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for which such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender upon demand at such Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount
 

      
              
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equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed.  Each L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Borrower or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
 
(b)  If any amount (a “Participation Amount”) required to be paid by any L/C Participant to an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify the L/C Participants, and each L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Lender, on demand (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to the product of (i) such Participation Amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360.  If any Participation Amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such Participation Amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted on behalf of an Issuing Lender to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
 
(c)  Whenever, at any time after an Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from the Administrative Agent any L/C Participant’s pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender will distribute to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Participant (and thereafter the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such  L/C Participant) its pro rata share thereof; provided, however, that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly return to such Issuing Lender) the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender.
 
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from an Issuing Lender of a draft drawn on a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender and paid by such Issuing Lender, if such notice is received on such Business Day prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, or (ii) if clause (i) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day on which the Borrower receives such notice, for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment which are obligations of the Borrower hereunder (the amounts described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) in respect of any drawing, collectively, the “Payment Amount”).  Each such payment shall be made to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds.  Interest shall be payable on each Payment Amount from the date of the applicable drawing until payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.11(b) and (ii) thereafter, Section 2.11(c).  Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall (unless an event of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, in which case the procedures specified in Section 3.4 for funding by L/C Participants shall apply) constitute a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1 of ABR Loans (or, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion, a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4 of Swingline Loans) in the amount of such drawing.  The Borrowing Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the first date on which a borrowing of Revolving Loans (or, if applicable, Swingline Loans) could be made, pursuant to Section 2.1 (or, if applicable, Section 2.4), if the Administrative Agent had received a notice of such borrowing at the time the Administrative Agent receives notice from the relevant Issuing Lender of such drawing under such Letter of Credit.
 
3.6  Obligations Absolute.  The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person; other than with respect to any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents found to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct or not in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.  The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee.  No Issuing Lender shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions which resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender.  The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and in accordance with the standards or care specified in the
 

      
              
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Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
 
3.7  Letter of Credit Payments.  If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the date and amount thereof.  The responsibility of the relevant Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, shall be limited, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to act in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment appear on their face to be in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
 
3.8  Applications.  To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
 
3.9  Actions of Issuing Lenders.  Each Issuing Lender shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by such Issuing Lender.  Each Issuing Lender shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, as between the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders, each Issuing Lender shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Lenders and any future holders of a participation in any Letter of Credit.
 
3.10  Borrower’s Indemnification.  The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims and damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent may incur (or which may be claimed against such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with the issuance, execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Letter of Credit or any actual or proposed use of any Letter of Credit, including, without limitation, any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Issuing Lender may incur by reason of or in connection with (i) the failure of any other Lender to fulfill or comply with its obligations to an Issuing Lender hereunder (but nothing herein contained shall ffect any rights the Borrower may have against any defaulting Lender) or (ii) by reason of or on
 

      
              
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account of an Issuing Lender issuing any Letter of Credit which specifies that the term “Beneficiary” included therein includes any successor by operation of law of the named Beneficiary, but which Letter of Credit does not require that any drawing by any such successor Beneficiary be accompanied by a copy of a legal document, satisfactory to such Issuing Lender, evidencing the appointment of such successor Beneficiary; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (x) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Issuing Lender in determining whether a request presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such Letter of Credit and in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York or (y) such Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit.  Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.
 
3.11  Lenders’ Indemnification.  Each Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Percentage, indemnify each Issuing Lender, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to comply with the standard of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York or such Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder.
 
SECTION 4.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, on the Effective Date and, except as provided in Section 5.2(b), on the date of each Credit Event hereunder after the Effective Date, that:
 
4.1  Financial Condition.  The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal year then ended.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved.  
 
4.2  No Change.  Since December 31, 2006, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings.
 

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4.3  Existence; Compliance with Law.  Each of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) has the corporate power and corporate authority to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
4.4  Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.  The Borrower has the corporate power and corporate authority to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents and to obtain extensions of credit hereunder.  The Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices which have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) any consent, authorization or filing that may be required in the future the failure of which to make or obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document upon execution and delivery will be, duly executed and delivered.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, laws of general application related to the enforceability of securities secured by real estate and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable regulatory requirements.
 
4.5  No Legal Bar.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation.
 
4.6  Litigation.  (a) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, hreatened in writing by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their material respective properties or revenues with respect to any of the Loan Documents.
 

      
              
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(b)  No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their material respective properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
4.7  No Default.  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
4.8  Taxes.  The Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Federal and state returns of income and franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or with respect to any claims or assessments for taxes made against it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).  No tax Liens have been filed against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries other than (A) Liens for taxes which are not delinquent or (B) Liens for taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable.
 
4.9  Federal Regulations.  No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board.
 
4.10  ERISA.  Neither a Reportable Event (other than the Post-event Notices of Reportable Events filed with the PBGC on May 2, 2001, in respect of the April 6, 2001, bankruptcy filing of PG&E Utility, on July 16, 2003, in respect of the July 8, 2003, bankruptcy filing of National Energy & Gas Transmission (“NEGT”), and on November 4, 2004, in respect of the departure of NEGT from the PG&E Utility controlled group of companies on October 29, 2004) nor an “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred during the five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except, in each case, to the extent that any such Reportable Event, “accumulated funding deficiency” or failure to comply with the applicable provisions of ERISA or the Code could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period.  The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by a material amount.  Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan that has
 

      
              
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resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under ERISA, and neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any material liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this representation is made or deemed made.  No such Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or Insolvent.
 
4.11  Investment Company Act; Other Regulations.  The Borrower is not an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  On the date hereof, the Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than Regulation X of the Board) that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness under this Agreement.
 
4.12  Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans and the Letters of Credit shall be used (i) to refinance any debt outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) for working capital purposes and (iii) for general corporate purposes, including commercial paper back-up.
 
4.13  Environmental Matters.  Except as (i) disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings or (ii)in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
 
(a)  the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries (the “Properties”) do not contain, and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, have not previously contained, any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations or under circumstances that constitute or constituted a violation of, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, would give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law;
 
(b)  neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has received or is aware of any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the business operated by the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries (the “Business”), nor does the Borrower have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened;
 
(c)  Materials of Environmental Concern have not been transported or disposed of from the Properties in violation of, or in a manner or to a location that, to the Borrower’s knowledge, would give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law, nor have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that, to the Borrower’s knowledge, would give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law;
 
(d)  no judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is or will be named as a party with
 

      
              
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respect to the Properties or the Business, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business;
 
(e)  there has been no release or threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from the Properties, or arising from or related to the operations of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in connection with the Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that, to the Borrower’s knowledge, would give rise to liability under Environmental Laws;
 
(f)  the Properties and all operations at the Properties are in compliance, and have in the last five years been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about the Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business; and
 
(g)  neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has assumed any liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws.
 
4.14  Accuracy of Information, etc.  No statement or information (other than projections, parent-only financial statements and pro forma information) contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Confidential Information Memorandum or any other document, certificate or statement furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, contained as of the date such statement, information, document or certificate was so furnished (or, in the case of the Confidential Information Memorandum, as of the date of this Agreement), any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading when taken as a whole.  The projections, parent-only financial statements and pro forma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount.  As of February 26, 2007, there is no fact known to the Borrower that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents, in the Information Memorandum (including any attachments thereto), the Specified Exchange Act Filings or in any other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents.
 
4.15  Regulatory Matters.  Solely by virtue of the execution, delivery and performance of, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, noLender shall be or become subject to regulation (i) under the FPA or (ii) as a “public utility” or “public service corporation” or the equivalent under any Requirement of Law.
 

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SECTION 5.  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
5.1  Conditions to the Effective Date.  The occurrence of the Effective Date and the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before March 5, 2007:
 
(a)  Credit Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1 A.
 
(b)  Financial Statements.  The Lenders shall have received the financial statements described in Section 4.1; provided, however, that this condition shall be satisfied if the financial statements described in Section 4.1 have been filed with the SEC prior to the Effective Date.
 
(c)  Consents and Approvals.  All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect; and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the foregoing effect.
 
(d)  Fees.  The Lenders, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Effective Date.
 
(e)  Closing Certificate; Certified Articles of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates.  The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, with appropriate insertions and attachments, including the articles of incorporation of the Borrower certified by the Secretary of State of the State of California, and (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower from the Secretary of State of the State of California; such closing certificate shall contain a confirmation by the Borrower that the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 5.1 have been satisfied.
 
(f)  Legal Opinion.  The Administrative Agent shall have received the legal opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.
 
(g)  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that does not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date, and each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of such the Effective Date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date).
 

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(h)  No Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
 
5.2  Conditions to Each Credit Event.  The agreement of each Lender to make any Loan or to issue or extend the expiry date under, or participate in, a Letter of Credit (other than the extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to the evergreen provisions therein) (each a “Credit Event”), including each Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit, on any date (including any Credit Event to occur on the Effective Date) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
 
(a)  Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent in Section 5.1.  The conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
 
(b)  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that does not contain a materiality qualification (other than, with respect to any Credit Event after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.6(b) and 4.13) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Event as if made on and as of such date, and each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that contains a materiality qualification (other than, with respect to any Credit Event after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.6(b) and 4.13) shall be true and correct on and as of such date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date).
 
(c)  No Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Credit Event or after giving effect to the Credit Event requested to be made on such date.
 
Each borrowing of Loans hereunder, and each request by the Borrower for the issuance of, or extension of an expiry date under, a Letter of Credit hereunder (other than the extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to the evergreen provisions therein) shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such Credit Event that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
 
SECTION 6.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
 
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Letter of Credit, any Loan, any interest on any Loan or any fee payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder remains outstanding, or any other amount then due and payable is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall and, with respect to Sections 6.3 and 6.6(b), shall cause its Significant Subsidiaries to:
 
6.1  Financial Statements.  Furnish to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender:
 

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(a)  as soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
 
(b)  as soon as available, but in any event not later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
 
All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods.  The Borrower shall be deemed to have delivered the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.1 upon the filing of such financial statements by the Borrower through the SEC’s EDGAR system or the publication by the Borrower of such financial statements on its website.
 
6.2  Certificates; Other Information.  Furnish to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender (or, in the case of clause (c), the relevant Lender), and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender :
 
(a)  within two days after the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements, a Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, containing all information and calculations reasonably necessary for determining compliance by the Borrower with the provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be;
 
(b)  within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Borrower sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public equity securities, provided that, such financial statements and reports shall be deemed to have delivered upon the filing of such financial statements and reports by the Borrower through the SEC’s EDGAR system or publication by the Borrower of such financial statements and reports on its website; and
 


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(c)  promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.
 
6.3  Payment of Taxes.  Pay all taxes due and payable or any other tax assessments made against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their respective property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable or (ii) where the failure to effect such payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
 
6.4  Maintenance of Existence; Compliance.  (a) (i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation or amalgamation permitted under Section 7.3 and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.3 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) comply with all Requirements of Law except for any Requirements of Law being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
6.5  Maintenance of Property; Insurance.  (a) Keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent that failure to do so could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its material property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business of comparable size and financial strength and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower operates, which may include self-insurance, if determined by the Borrower to be reasonably prudent.
 
6.6  Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions.  (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, not more than once a year and after at least five Business Days’ notice, (i) permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the Lenders (in the presence of representatives of the Borrower) to meet with the independent certified public accountants of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, that any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries shall deem necessary
 

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based on reasonable considerations of safety and security; and provided, further, that neither the Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary shall be required to disclose to any Lender or its agents or representatives any information which is subject to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product privilege properly asserted by the applicable Person to prevent the loss of such privilege in connection with such information or which is prevented from disclosure pursuant to a confidentiality agreement with third parties.
 
6.7  Notices.  Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender of, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver such notice to each Lender:
 
(a)  when known to a Responsible Officer, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
 
(b)  any change in the Applicable Rating; and
 
(c)  the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows thereof:  (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan.
 
6.8  Maintenance of Licenses, etc.  Maintain in full force and effect any authorization, consent, license or approval of any Governmental Authority necessary for the conduct of the Borrower’s business as now conducted by it or necessary in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
SECTION 7.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Letter of Credit, any Loan, or any interest on any Loan or any fee payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder remains outstanding, or any other amount then due and payable is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not:
 
7.1  Consolidated Capitalization Ratio.  Permit the Consolidated Capitalization Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter, from and after the last day of the first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, to exceed 0.65 to 1.0.
 
7.2  Liens.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any assets of the Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:
 
(a)  Liens for taxes, assessments or utility or governmental charges that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower in conformity with GAAP;
 
 

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(b)  statutory Liens of landlords or equipment lessors against any property of the Borrower, carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
 
(c)  pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, pension and other social security laws or regulations;
 
(d)  deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;
 
(e)  easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower;
 
(f)  Liens in favor of collecting or payor banks having a right of setoff, revocation, refund or chargeback with respect to money or instruments of the Borrower on deposit with such bank;
 
(g)  judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default under Section 8(h) or Liens (not constituting a judgment or attachment Lien giving rise to an Event of Default under Section 8(h)) created by or existing from any litigation or legal proceeding that is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
 
(h)  Liens securing Indebtedness incurred to finance the purchase, lease, improvement or construction of capital assets, provided that (A) any such Lien shall extend solely to the item or items of such property (or improvement thereon) so purchased, leased, improved or constructed, and (B) any such Lien shall be created contemporaneously with, or within 90 days after, the purchase, lease, improvement or construction of such property;
 
(i)  Liens existing on assets of a Person immediately prior to its being consolidated with or merged into the Borrower, or any Liens existing on any assets acquired by the Borrower at the time such assets are so acquired (whether or not the Indebtedness or other obligations secured thereby shall have been assumed), provided that (A) no such Lien shall have been created in contemplation of such consolidation or merger or such acquisition of assets, and (B) no such Lien shall extend to any other assets of the Borrower; and
 
(j)  Liens on Capital Stock of PG&E Utility other than any Lien which secures equally and ratably (A) the Obligations and (B) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $2,000,000,000.
 

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7.3  Fundamental Changes.  Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business, except that the Borrower may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with another Person or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business so long as, after giving effect to such transaction, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) either (i) the Borrower is the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation or (ii) the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, if not the Borrower or the purchaser, as the case may be, shall have assumed all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (c) the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the continuing or surviving corporation’s or purchaser’s, as the case may be, senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt shall be at least the higher of (1) Baa3 from Moody’s and BBB- from S&P and (2) the ratings by such rating agencies of the Borrower’s senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
 
7.4  Ownership of PG&E Utility Common Stock.  Permit ownership by the Borrower, at any time, either directly, or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries, of less than 80% of the outstanding common stock of PG&E Utility and less than 70% of the outstanding voting stock of PG&E Utility.
 
SECTION 8.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing on or after the Effective Date:
 
(a)  the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five Business Days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
 
(b)  any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made, unless, as of any date of determination, the facts or circumstances to which such representation or warranty relates have changed with the result that such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects on such date; or
 
(c)  the Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in Sections 7.1, 7.3 or 7.4 of this Agreement; or
 
(d)  the Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section ), and such default shall continue
 

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unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Required Lenders; or
 
(e)  the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans) on the due date with respect thereto (after giving effect to any period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created); or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or (in the case of all Indebtedness other than Indebtedness under any Swap Agreement) to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $100,000,000; provided further, that unless payment of the Loans hereunder has already been accelerated, if such default shall be cured by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary or waived by the holders of such Indebtedness and any acceleration of maturity having resulted from such default shall be rescinded or annulled, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such agreement or instrument, without any modification of the terms of such Indebtedness requiring the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor, reducing the average life to maturity thereof or increasing the principal amount thereof, or any agreement by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor or to issue in lieu thereof Indebtedness secured by additional or other collateral or with a shorter average life to maturity or in a greater principal amount, then any Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured or waived; or
 
(f)  (i) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i)
 

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above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
 
(g)  a trustee shall be appointed to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate, or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan and such proceedings shall continue undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of 30 days, and any such event could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
 
(h)  one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or, subject to customary deductibles, fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has not denied coverage) of $100,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
 
(i)  there shall have occurred a Change of Control.
 
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken:  (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.  With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit.  Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall
 

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be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).  Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
 
SECTION 9.  THE AGENTS
 
9.1  Appointment.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
 
9.2  Delegation of Duties.  The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
 
9.3  Exculpatory Provisions.  Neither any Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agents under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.  The Agents shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions
 
 
 

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of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower.
 
9.4  Reliance by Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.
 
9.5  Notice of Default.  The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”.  In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
 
9.6  Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders.  Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any of its affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender.  Each Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
 

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continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its affiliates.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any of its affiliates that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates.
 
9.7  Indemnification.  The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The agreements in this Section shall survive for two years after repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
9.8  Agent in Its Individual Capacity.  Each Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower as though such Agent were not an Agent.  With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
 
9.9  Successor Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower.  If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such
 

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appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans.  If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.  After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
9.10  Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent.  None of the Documentation Agents or the Syndication Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
 
SECTION 10.  MISCELLANEOUS
 
10.1  Amendments and Waivers.  Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1.  The Required Lenders and the Borrower may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:
 
(i)           forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except that only the Lenders who are increasing their Commitments are required to consent to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.3 to increase the Total Commitments);
 
(ii)           eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 10.1 or Section 10.6(a)(i) without the written consent of such Lender;
 
(iii)           reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights
 

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and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders;
 
(iv)           amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.14 related to pro rata treatment without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
 
(v)           amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 without the written consent of the Administrative Agent;
 
(vi)           amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.4 or 2.5 without the written consent of the Swingline Lender;
 
(vii)           amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5.1 without the consent of all the Lenders; or
 
(viii)                      amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 or any other provision affecting the Issuing Lenders without the written consent of each Issuing Lender affected thereby.
 
Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans.  In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
 
If the Required Lenders shall have approved any amendment which requires the consent of all of the Lenders, the Borrower shall be permitted to replace any non-consenting Lender with another financial institution, provided that, (i)the replacement financial institution shall purchase at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (ii) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto (as if such purchase constituted a prepayment of such Loans), (iii) such replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any replacement financial institution that is not an Eligible Assignee, each Issuing Lender, (iv) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein) and (v) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
 
10.2  Notices.  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Administrative
 

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Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
 
Borrower:
PG&E Corporation
One Market Street
Spear Tower, Suite 2400
San Francisco, California 94105
 
 
 
Attention:  Assistant Treasurer
 
Telecopy:  (415) 267-7265/7268
 
Telephone:  (415) 817-8199/(415) 267-7000
   
with a copy to:
PG&E Corporation
One Market Street
Spear Tower, Suite 2400
San Francisco, California  94105
 
Attention: Chief Counsel, Corporate
 
Telecopy: (415) 817-8225
 
Telephone: (415) 817-8200
   
Administrative Agent:
BNP Paribas
787 7th Avenue
New York, New York 10019
 
Attention:  Michelle Bruno
 
Telecopy:  (212) 471-6697
 
Telephone:  (212) 471-6642
   
Issuing Lender:
As notified by the Issuing Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or any Lender shall not be effective until received.
 
Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Lender and each Lender.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
 
10.3  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor
 

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shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
 
10.4  Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
 
10.5  Payment of Expenses and Taxes.  The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Lenders for all their respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of only one counsel to the Administrative Agent and filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Effective Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Effective Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including the fees and disbursements of only one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and Other Taxes, if any, that may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries or any of the Properties and the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against the Borrower under any Loan Document (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided, that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.  Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Significant Subsidiaries not to

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assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Significant Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee.  All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor, subject to the Borrower’s receipt of reasonably detailed invoices.  Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to Assistant Treasurer (Telephone No.(415) 817-8199/(415) 267-7000) (Telecopy No.(415) 267-7265/7268), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2 with a copy to Chief Counsel, Corporate (Telephone No. (415) 817-8200) (Telecopy No. (415) 817-8225), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.  The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive for two years after repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
10.6  Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.  (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.6.
 
(b)  (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b) (ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
 
(A)           the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Eligible Assignee that is an affiliate of any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other Person;
 
(B)           the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender (or an affiliate of a Lender) with a Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment; and
 
(C)            each Issuing Lender, provided that no consent of any Issuing Lender shall be required for any assignment to an Eligible Assignee.
 
(ii)           Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
 
(A)           except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Eligible Assignee that is an affiliate of any Lender party to this Agreement on the
 

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                                    Effective Date or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1)no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2)with respect to any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date, such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of such Lender and any affiliate of such Lender that is an Eligible Assignee;
 
(B)           the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and
 
(C)           the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire.
 
(iii)           Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph(b) (iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 10.5 but shall be subject to the limitations set forth therein).  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section .
 
(iv)           The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, each Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
 
(v)           Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and
 

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recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
 
(c)  (i)  Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant.  Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section .
 
(ii)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.16 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent to such greater payments.  Any Participant that is a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such Participant complies with Section 2.16(d).
 
(d)  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
 
(e)  The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.
 
(f)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 10.6(b).  Each of the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby
 

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confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage, expense, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or any kind whatsoever arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
 
(g)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, none of the Agents, in their capacity as Lenders, will assign without the consent of the Borrower, prior to the Effective Date, any of the Commitments held by them on the date of this Agreement.
 
10.7  Adjustments; Set-off.  (a) Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it hereunder, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender hereunder, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender hereunder, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
 
(b)  In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, including other rights of set-off, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), after any applicable grace period, to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch, affiliate or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
 
10.8  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as

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delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.  A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
 
10.9  Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
10.10  Integration.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
 
10.11  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
10.12  Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.  The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
 
(a)  submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;
 
(b)  consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
 
(c)  agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
 
(d)  agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
 
(e)  waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
 

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10.13  Acknowledgments.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
 
(a)  it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
 
(b)  neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
 
(c)  no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Borrower and the Lenders.
 
10.14  Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential in accordance with such party’s customary practices (and in any event in compliance with applicable law regarding material non-public information) all non-public information provided to it by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is designated by the provider thereof as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section or substantially equivalent provisions, to any actual or prospective Transferee or any direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty), (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its affiliates (as long as such attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors are subject to confidentiality requirements substantially equivalent to this Section), (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, or (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, provided that, in the case of clauses (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 10.14, with the exception of disclosure to bank regulatory authorities, the Borrower (to the extent legally permissible) shall be given prompt prior notice so that it may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy.
 
10.15  WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

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10.16  USA Patriot Act.  Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
 
10.17  Judicial Reference.  If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court, and (ii) without limiting the generality of Section 10.5, the Borrower shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.
 

 

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
By:  /s/ Christopher P. Johns                                                                   
Name:  Christopher P. Johns
Title:    Senior Vice President,
            Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 

      
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                        BNP PARIBAS, as Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Francis J. Delaney
 
 
 
Name:
Francis J. Delaney
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
By:
  /s/ Timothy Vincent
 
 
 
Name:
Timothy Vincent
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

 

 

 

      
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                        DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
                        as Syndication Agent
 
 
By:
  /s/ Rainer Meier
 
 
Name:
Rainer Meier
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 
 
By:
  /s/ Ming K. Chu
 
 
 
Name:
Ming K. Chu
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 

                        DEUTSCHE BANK AG, New York Branch,
                                                            as Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Rainer Meier
 
 
 
Name:
Rainer Meier
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 
 
By:
  /s/ Ming K. Chu
 
 
 
Name:
Ming K. Chu
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

 
                                                            ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Kris Grosshans
 
 
Name:
Kris Grosshans
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
   
By:
 
  /s/ Ece Bennett
 
Name:
Ece Bennett
 
Title:
Director
 

 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Kevin Bertelsen
 
 
Name:
Kevin Bertelsen
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                         BARCLAYS BANK Plc, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender
 
 
 
By:
  /s/ Sydney Dennis
 
Name:
Sydney Dennis
 
Title:
Director
 

 

 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

 
                        CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
                        as a Lender
 

 
 
 
By:
   /s/ Nietzsche Rodricks
 
Name:
Nietzsche Rodricks
 
Title:
Vice President
 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
                        as a Lender
 

 
 
 
By:
   /s/ Thomas Casey
 
Name:
Thomas Casey
 
Title:
Vice President
 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK FSB, as a Lender
 
 
 
By:
   /s/ Gary Taylor
 
Name:
Gary Taylor
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 

 
 
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        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-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Daniel Twenge
 
 
Name:
Daniel Twenge
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
Morgan Stanley Bank
 

 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Dennis G. Blank
 
 
Name:
Dennis G. Blank
 
Title:
Vice President
 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        WILLIAM STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION
                         (Recourse only to the assets of William Street Commitment Corporation),  as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Mark Walton
 
 
Name:
Mark Walton
 
Title:
Assistant Vice-President
 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Raymond Ventura
 
 
Name:
Raymond Ventura
 
Title:
Deputy General Manager
 

 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        MELLON BANK, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Mark W. Rogers
 
 
Name:
Mark W. Rogers
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ Jesus Williams
 
 
Name:
Jesus Williams
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

      
        -Signature Page-      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

                        US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
 
 
By:
  /s/ James W. Henken
 
 
Name:
James W. Henken
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

       -Signature Page-            
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
        
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

      
        SCHEDULE 1.1A                                 
                
        COMMITMENTS       
    

Lender
Commitment
 
Citicorp North America, Inc.
$21,274,529.87
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
$21,274,529.87
Bank of America, N.A.
$17,113,122.58
Barclays Bank PLC
$17,113,122.58
BNP Paribas
$17,113,122.58
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch
$17,113,122.58
Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
$12,764,717.92
UBS Loan Finance LLC
$12,764,717.92
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
$9,573,538.44
Morgan Stanley Bank
$9,573,538.44
Union Bank of California, N.A.
$9,573,538.44
William Street Commitment Corporation
$9,573,538.44
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
$8,864,387.44
Mellon Bank, N.A.
$7,800,660.95
The Bank of New York
$4,964,056.97
US Bank National Association
$3,545,754.98
   
TOTAL
$200,000,000.00

 

      
        Schedule 1.1A      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF
NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT

Reference is made to the $200,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays Bank Plc, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents, and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

The New Revolving Credit Lender identified on Schedule l hereto (the “New Lender”), the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower agree as follows:

  The New Lender hereby irrevocably makes a Commitment to the Borrower in the amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (the “New Commitment”) pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of the Credit Agreement.  From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), the New Lender will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement with respect to the New Commitment.

  The Administrative Agent (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement; and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.

  The New Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this New Lender Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this New Lender Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

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take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

  The effective date of this New Lender Supplement shall be the Effective Date of the New Commitment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this New Lender Supplement by each of the New Lender, the Borrower and the Issuing Lender, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

  Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the New Commitment (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the New Lender for amounts which have accrued on and subsequent to the Effective Date.

  From and after the Effective Date, the New Lender shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this New Lender Supplement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and shall be bound by the provisions thereof.

  This New Lender Supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Lender Supplement to be executed as of ________ ___, 200__ by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
 

 
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
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Schedule 1
to New Lender Supplement
 
Name of New Lender:                        _________________________________________                                                                                                                  
 
Effective Date of New Commitment:   _________________________________________                                                                                                                               
 
Principal Amount of New Commitment:      $ ____________________________________                                                                                                                                 
 
 
[NAME OF NEW LENDER]
 
By: _______________________________
        Name:
        Title:
 
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
By: _______________________________                                                            
      Name:
      Title:
 
 
BNP PARIBAS,
as Administrative Agent
 
By:_________________________________                                                              
     Name:
     Title:
 
 
BNP PARIBAS,
as Issuing Lender
 
By:__________________________________                                                              
     Name:
     Title:
 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
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EXHIBIT B
 
FORM OF
COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT
 
Reference is made to the $200,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays Bank Plc, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents, and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

The Lender identified on Schedule l hereto (the “Increasing Lender”), the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower agree as follows:
 
1.  The Increasing Lender hereby irrevocably increases its Commitment to the Borrower by the amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto under the heading “Principal Amount of Increased Commitment” (the “Increased Commitment”) pursuant to Section 2.3(c) of the Credit Agreement.  From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), the Increasing Lender will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Increased Commitment as well as its existing Commitment under the Credit Agreement.

  The Administrative Agent (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement; and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.
 
  The Increasing Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
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 the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

  The effective date of this Commitment Increase Supplement shall be the Effective Date of the Increased Commitment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this Commitment Increase Supplement by each of the Increasing Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

  Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Increased Commitment (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Increasing Lender for amounts which have accrued on and subsequent to the Effective Date.

  This Commitment Increase Supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Commitment Increase Supplement to be executed as of ________ ___, 200__ by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
 

 
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Schedule 1
to Commitment Increase Supplement
 

 
Name of Increasing Lender:                              ___________________________________                                                                                                            
 
Effective Date of Increased Commitment:           ___________________________________                                                                                                                               
 
Principal
Amount of
Increased Commitment:
Total Amount of Commitment
of Increasing Lender
(including Increased Commitment):
 
$_____________________
 
$_____________________
   
[NAME OF INCREASING LENDER]
 
 
 
By:                                                          
     Name:
     Title:
 
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
By:                                                          
      Name:
      Title:
 
 
Accepted:
 
BNP PARIBAS,
as Administrative Agent
 
By:                                                      
      Name:
      Title:
 
 
      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
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BNP PARIBAS,
as Issuing Lender
 
By:                                                              
      Name:
      Title:
 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
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EXHIBIT C
 
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
 
This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 of the $200,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders parties thereto (the “Lenders”), Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays Bank Plc, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents, and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”).  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
 
The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
 
1.  I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer] [Treasurer] [Assistant Treasurer] of the Borrower.
 
2.  I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate.
 
3.  To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the fiscal period covered by the financial statements attached hereto as Attachment 1, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing [, except as set forth below].
 
4.  Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are the computations showing compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of the date set forth below.
 
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
By:  ___________________________________                                                                         
 
Name:
 
Title:

 

Date:  ____________, 200_
 

      
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Attachment 1
to Exhibit C
 
Financial Statements
Period Ended ____________, 20__
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      
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Attachment 2
to Exhibit C
 

 
The information described herein is as of ________, 20__.
 

 
[Set forth Covenant Calculation]
 

 

 

      
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EXHIBIT D
 
FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
 
This Closing Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(e) of the $200,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders parties thereto (the “Lenders”), Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays Bank Plc, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents, and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
The undersigned Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
 
1.           The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement that do not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, and the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement that do contain a materiality qualification are true and correct on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, except for any representations and warranties that specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date.
 
2.           Wondy Lee is the duly elected and qualified Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and the signature set forth for such officer below is such officer’s true and genuine signature.
 
3.           No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.
 
4.           The conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement were satisfied as of the Effective Date.
 
5.           All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained and are now in full force and effect.
 

      
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The undersigned Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifies as follows:
 
1.           There are no liquidation or dissolution proceedings pending or to my knowledge threatened against the Borrower.
 
2.           The Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California.
 
3.           Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower on September 15, 2004; such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect and are the only corporate proceedings of the Borrower now in force relating to or affecting the Credit Agreement.
 
4.           Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof.
 
5.           Attached hereto as Annex 3 is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof, and such Articles of Incorporation have not been amended, repealed, modified or restated.
 
6.           The following persons are now duly elected and qualified officers of the Borrower holding the offices indicated next to their respective names below, and that the facsimile signatures affixed next to their respective names below are the facsimile signatures of such officers, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borrower each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party:
 
Name
Office
Signature
Christopher P. Johns
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
 
G. Robert Powell
 
Vice President and Controller
 
 
Linda Y.H. Cheng
 
VP, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary
 
   
Eric Montizambert
 
Assistant Corporate Secretary
 
 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

 
 
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Closing Certificate as of the date set forth below.
 

 
     
Christopher P. Johns
 
Wondy Lee
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
Assistant Secretary
     
     
Date: February 26, 2007
   
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    

 

ANNEX 1
 
[Board Resolutions]
 
 
 
 
 
 


      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


ANNEX 2
 
[Bylaws of the Company]
 
 
 
 
 
 


      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


ANNEX 3
 
[Articles of Incorporation]
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


EXHIBIT E
 
FORM OF
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
 
Reference is made to the $200,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays Bank Plc, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents, and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
The Assignor identified on Schedule l hereto (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified on Schedule l hereto (the “Assignee”) agree as follows:
 
1.           The Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor without recourse to the Assignor, as of the Effective Date (as defined below), (i) the interest described in Schedule 1 hereto in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (the “Assigned Facility”) in the principal amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”).
 
2.           The Assignor (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, other than that the Assignor has not created any adverse claim upon the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any such adverse claim; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (c) attaches any Note held by it evidencing the Assigned Facility and
 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


(i) requests that the Administrative Agent, upon request by the Assignee, exchange the attached Note for a new Note payable to the Assignee and (ii) if the Assignor has retained any interest in the Assigned Facility, requests that the Administrative Agent exchange the attached Note for a new Note payable to the Assignor, in each case in amounts which reflect the assignment being made hereby (and after giving effect to any other assignments which have become effective on the Effective Date).
 
3.           The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Assignment and Assumption; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor, the Agents or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Agents to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Agents by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender including, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, its obligation pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Credit Agreement.
 
4.           The effective date of this Assignment and Assumption shall be the Effective Date of Assignment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this Assignment and Assumption, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance by it and recording by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).
 
5.           Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) [to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued subsequent to the Effective Date] [to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to the Effective Date or accrue subsequent to the Effective Date.  The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.]
 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


6.           From and after the Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Loan Documents and shall be bound by the provisions thereof and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
 
7.           This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Assumption to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
 
[ASSIGNOR]
[ASSIGNEE]
   
   
By:  _________________________________________                                             
By:________________________________________                                                      
Name:
Name:
Title:
Title:

 
 
 
 
 
 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


Schedule 1
to Assignment and Assumption
 

 
Name of Assignor: _______________________
 
Name of Assignee: _______________________
 
Effective Date of Assignment: _________________
 

 
 
Assigned Facility
Principal
Amount Assigned
[Percentage Assigned]*
 
$_______
___.___%
     
     

 

 
[Name of Assignor]
 
 
 
By:                                                                
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
[Name of Assignee]
 
 
By:                                                                
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
 
____________________________________
*Calculate the Commitment Percentage that is assigned to at least 10 decimal places and show as a percentage of the aggregate commitments of all Lenders.
      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    
 

   
Consented to:
 
 
 
PG&E CORPORATION**
 
 
 
By:  _____________________________________                                                              
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
Accepted and Consented to:
 
[BNP PARIBAS, as
Administrative Agent]**
 
 
By:   _____________________________________                                                             
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
Consented to:
 
[BNP PARIBAS, as Issuing Lender]**
 
 
 
By:  _____________________________________                                                              
       Name:
       Title:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
___________________________________ 
** As applicable pursuant to Section 10.6(b).

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


EXHIBIT F
 

 
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


EXHIBIT G
 
FORM OF EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE
 
Reference is made to the $200,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among PG&E Corporation, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays Bank Plc, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents, and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
[______________________] (the “Non-U.S. Lender”) is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Credit Agreement.  The Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents and warrants that:
 
 
2.           The Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  In this regard, the Non-U.S. Lender further represents and warrants that:
 
(a)          the Non-U.S. Lender is not subject to regulatory or other legal requirements as a bank in any jurisdiction; and
 
(b)          the Non-U.S. Lender has not been treated as a bank for purposes of any tax, securities law or other filing or submission made to any Governmental Authority, any application made to a rating agency or qualification for any exemption from tax, securities law or other legal requirements;
 
3.           The Non-U.S. Lender is not a ten percent (10%) shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code; and
 
4.           The Non-U.S. Lender is not a controlled foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
 
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        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the date set forth below.
 
 
[NAME OF NON-U.S. LENDER]
 
       By:   _______________________________________                                                                        
 
Name:
 
Title:

Date:  ____________________
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


EXHIBIT H
 
FORM OF NOTE
 
THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.  TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.
 
 
$__________
 
                                     New York, New York
                    as of [_________], 200[_]
 
   

 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PG&E CORPORATION, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), DOES HEREBY PROMISE TO PAY to the order of [insert name of Lender] (the “Lender”) at the office of BNP PARIBAS, at [________________________], in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, the principal amount of ____________________ DOLLARS ($__________), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below, whichever is less, on such date or dates as is required by said Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount from time to time outstanding hereunder, in like money, at such office, and at such times and in such amounts as set forth in Section 2.11 of said Credit Agreement.
 
The holder of this Note is authorized to indorse on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, the Type and amount of each Revolving Loan made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the length of each Interest Period with respect thereto.  Each such indorsement shall constitute primafacie evidence of the accuracy of the information indorsed. The failure to make any such indorsement or any error in any such indorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Revolving Loan.
 
The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment for payment, protest, notice of any kind (including, but not limited to, notice of dishonor, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate or notice of acceleration), other than notice required pursuant to the Credit Agreement and diligence in collecting and bringing suit against any party hereto.  The nonexercise by the holder of this Note of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.
 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


This Note (a) is one of the promissory notes referred to in the $200,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Banc of America Securities LLC and Barclays Capital, a division of Barclays Bank Plc, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as syndication agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank Plc, as documentation agents, as documentation agents, and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and (c) is subject to optional prepayment in whole or in part and acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the occurrence of certain events, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
 
 
 
 
 
 

      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
 
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 

 
PG&E CORPORATION
 

 
By:
 ___________________________________
 
      Name:
 
      Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


Schedule A
to Note
 
LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS
 
Date
Amount of ABR Loans
Amount
Converted to
ABR Loans
Amount of Principal of Base
Rate Loans Repaid
Amount of ABR Loans
Converted to
Eurodollar Loans
Unpaid Principal Balance of
ABR Loans
Notation Made By
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           


      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


Schedule B
to Note
 
LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS
 
Date
Amount of Eurodollar
Loans
Amount Converted to
Eurodollar Loans
Interest Period and
Eurodollar Rate with
Respect Thereto
Amount of Principal of
Eurodollar Loans Repaid
Amount of Eurodollar
Loans Converted to
ABR Loans
Unpaid Principal
Balance of Eurodollar
Loans
Notation
Made By
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 




      
        Exhibits      
      
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
      
        PG&E Corporation      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618830 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


EX-10.2 3 ex1002.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 ex1002.htm


Exhibit 10.2
 
Execution Copy


 


 
$2,000,000,000
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
among
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY,
as Borrower,
 
The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
 
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
as Administrative Agent,
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent,
 
and
 
BARCLAYS BANK Plc, BNP PARIBAS and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
as Documentation Agents
 
Dated as of February 26, 2007
 

 



CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.
and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint Bookrunners
 


      
        
      
      
              
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

 
     
Page
SECTION 1.
    
DEFINITIONS
1
1.1
 
Defined Terms
1
1.2
 
Other Definitional Provisions
16
       
SECTION 2.
 
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
17
2.1
 
Commitments
17
2.2
 
Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing
17
2.3
 
Commitment Increases.
18
2.4
 
Swingline Commitment
19
2.5
 
Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans
20
2.6
 
Facility Fees, Utilization Fees, etc
21
2.7
 
Termination or Reduction of Commitments; Extension of Termination Date
22
2.8
 
Optional Prepayments
24
2.9
 
Conversion and Continuation Options
24
2.10
 
Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches
25
2.11
 
Interest Rates and Payment Dates
25
2.12
 
Computation of Interest and Fees
25
2.13
 
Inability to Determine Interest Rate
26
2.14
 
Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes
26
2.15
 
Requirements of Law
27
2.16
 
Taxes
29
2.17
 
Indemnity
31
2.18
 
Change of Lending Office
31
2.19
 
Replacement of Lenders
31
       
SECTION 3.
 
LETTERS OF CREDIT
32
3.1
 
L/C Commitment
32
3.2
 
Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit
33
3.3
 
Fees and Other Charges.
33
3.4
 
L/C Participations.
33
3.5
 
Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower
35
3.6
 
Obligations Absolute
35
3.7
 
Letter of Credit Payments
36
3.8
 
Applications
36
3.9
 
Actions of Issuing Lenders
36
3.10
 
Borrower’s Indemnification
36
3.11
 
Lenders’ Indemnification
37
       
SECTION 4.
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
37
4.1
 
Financial Condition
37
4.2
 
No Change
38
4.3
 
Existence; Compliance with Law
38
4.4
 
Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations
38
4.5
 
No Legal Bar
38
 

4.6
 
Litigation
39
4.7
 
No Default
39
4.8
 
Taxes
39
4.9
 
Federal Regulations
39
4.10
 
ERISA
39
4.11
 
Investment Company Act; Other Regulations
40
4.12
 
Use of Proceeds
40
4.13
 
Environmental Matters
40
4.14
 
Accuracy of Information, etc
41
4.15
 
Regulatory Matters
42
       
SECTION 5.
 
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
42
5.1
 
Conditions to the Effective Date
42
5.2
 
Conditions to Each Credit Event
43
       
SECTION 6.
 
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
44
6.1
 
Financial Statements
44
6.2
 
Certificates; Other Information
44
6.3
 
Payment of Taxes
45
6.4
 
Maintenance of Existence; Compliance
45
6.5
 
Maintenance of Property; Insurance
45
6.6
 
Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions
45
6.7
 
Notices
46
6.8
 
Maintenance of Licenses, etc
46
       
SECTION 7.
 
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
46
7.1
 
Consolidated Capitalization Ratio
47
7.2
 
Liens
47
7.3
 
Fundamental Changes
47
       
SECTION 8.
 
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
47
       
SECTION 9.
 
THE AGENTS
50
9.1
 
Appointment
50
9.2
 
Delegation of Duties
50
9.3
 
Exculpatory Provisions
50
9.4
 
Reliance by Administrative Agent
51
9.5
 
Notice of Default
51
9.6
 
Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders
51
9.7
 
Indemnification
52
9.8
 
Agent in Its Individual Capacity
52
9.9
 
Successor Administrative Agent
52
9.10
 
Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent
53
       
SECTION 10.
 
MISCELLANEOUS
53
10.1
 
Amendments and Waivers
53
10.2
 
Notices
55
10.3
 
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies
56
10.4
 
Survival of Representations and Warranties
56
10.5
 
Payment of Expenses and Taxes
56
 

10.6
 
Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments
57
10.7
 
Adjustments; Set off
60
10.8
 
Counterparts
61
10.9
 
Severability
61
10.10
 
Integration
61
10.11
 
GOVERNING LAW
61
10.12
 
Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers
61
10.13
 
Acknowledgments
62
10.14
 
Confidentiality
62
10.15
 
WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL
63
10.16
 
USA Patriot Act
63
10.17
 
Judicial Reference
63

 
 
SCHEDULES:
 
1.1A
Commitments
 
EXHIBITS:
 
A
Form of New Lender Supplement
B
Form of Commitment Increase Supplement
C
Form of Compliance Certificate
D
Form of Closing Certificate
E
Form of Assignment and Assumption
F
Form of Legal Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
G
Form of Exemption Certificate
H
Form of Note


      
                                 
      
              
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 26, 2007, among PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”), CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (together and in such capacities, the “Arrangers”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), BARCLAYS BANK Plc, BNP PARIBAS and DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as documentation agents (together and in such capacities, the “Documentation Agents”), and CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. (“Citicorp”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with any successor thereto, the “Administrative Agent”).
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Arrangers and certain of the Lenders have previously entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of April 8, 2005, as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of November 30, 2005 (collectively, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which such Lenders made available to the Borrower (i) a facility permitting the issuance, for the Borrower’s account, of letters of credit to provide for payment under energy procurement contracts and (ii) a facility permitting the issuance, for the Borrower’s account, of letters of credit for purposes other than energy procurement and revolving credit loans and swingline loans; and
 
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders wish to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED THAT the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS
 
1.1  Defined Terms.  As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.
 
ABR”:  for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Base Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus½ of 1%.  For purposes hereof, “Base Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its base rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the Base Rate not being intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with extensions of credit to debtors).  Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Base Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the effective day of such change in the Base Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.
 
ABR Loans”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the ABR.
 



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Act”:  as defined in Section 10.16.
 
Administrative Agent”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Agents”:  the collective reference to the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent.
 
Agreement”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Applicable Margin”:  for any day, the applicable rate per annum set forth under the relevant column heading below, based upon the Ratings then in effect:
 
Level
Rating
S&P/Moody’s
Applicable Margin
for
ABR Loans
Applicable Margin
for
Eurodollar Loans
1
A+/A1 or higher
0%
0.105%
2
A/A2
0%
0.150%
3
A-/A3
0%
0.190%
4
BBB+/Baa1
0%
0.280%
5
BBB/Baa2
0%
0.360%
6
BBB-/Baa3
0%
0.425%
7
BB+/Ba1 or lower
0%
0.600%

Subject to the provisions of this paragraph regarding split ratings, changes in the Applicable Margins shall become effective on the date on which S&P and/or Moody’s changes its relevant Rating.  In the event the Ratings of S&P and Moody’s are in different levels set forth in the grid above, the higher of the two Ratings (i.e., the Rating set forth in the grid above opposite the lower numerical level number) shall govern.  In the event that, at any time, a Rating is not available from one of such rating agencies, the Applicable Margins shall be determined on the basis of the Rating from the other rating agency.  In the event that, at any time, Ratings from each such rating agency are not available for companies generally, the Applicable Margins shall be determined on the basis of the last Rating(s) made available.  In the event that, at any time, such Ratings are not available for the Borrower but are generally available for other companies, then the Applicable Margins shall be those set forth above opposite level 7.
 
Application”:  an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing Lender may reasonably specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit.
 
Arrangers”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Assignee”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).
 
Assignment and Assumption”:  an Assignment and Assumption, substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
 

 
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Available Commitment”:  as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
 
Beneficial Owner”:  as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.  The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have correlative meanings.
 
“Benefitted Lender”:  as defined in Section 10.7(a).
 
Board”:  the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).
 
Borrower”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Borrowing Date”:  any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date on which the Borrower requests the Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
 
Business”:  as defined in Section 4.13(b).
 
Business Day”:  a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or San Francisco, California are authorized or required by law to close, provided, that with respect to notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, such day is also a day for trading by and between banks in Dollar deposits in the London interbank eurodollar market.
 
Capital Stock”:  any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation) and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
 
Change of Control”:  PCG and its Subsidiaries shall at any time not be the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of at least 80% of the common stock or 70% of the voting Capital Stock of the Borrower; provided that any such event shall not constitute a Change of Control if, after giving effect to such event, the Borrower’s senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt ratings shall be at least the higher of (1) Baa3 from Moody’s and BBB- from S&P and (2) the ratings by such rating agencies of such debt in effect immediately before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
 
Citicorp”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Code”:  the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

 
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Commitment”:  as to any Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Loans and participate in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1A or in the Assignment and Assumption or New Lender Supplement pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.  The original amount of the Total Commitments is $2,000,000,000.
 
Commitment Increase Notice”:  as defined in Section 2.3(a).
 
Commitment Increase Supplement”:  as defined in Section 2.3(c).
 
Commitment Period”:  the period from and including the Effective Date to the Termination Date.
 
Commonly Controlled Entity”:  an entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Borrower and that is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
 
Compliance Certificate”:  a certificate duly executed by a Responsible Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit C.
 
Conduit Lender”:  any special purpose corporation organized and administered by any Lender for the purpose of making Loans otherwise required to be made by such Lender and designated by such Lender in a written instrument; provided, that the designation by any Lender of a Conduit Lender shall not relieve the designating Lender of any of its obligations to fund a Loan under this Agreement if, for any reason, its Conduit Lender fails to fund any such Loan, and the designating Lender (and not the Conduit Lender) shall have the sole right and responsibility to deliver all consents and waivers required or requested under this Agreement with respect to its Conduit Lender, and provided, further, that no Conduit Lender shall (a) be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to Section 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 or 10.5 than the designating Lender would have been entitled to receive in respect of the extensions of credit made by such Conduit Lender or (b) be deemed to have any Commitment.
 
Consolidated Capitalization”: on any date of determination, the sum of (a) Consolidated Total Debt on such date, plus without duplication, (b) (i) the amounts set forth opposite the captions “common shareholders’ equity” (or any similar caption) and “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on the consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date, and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or other similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date.
 
Consolidated Capitalization Ratio” means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt to (b) Consolidated Capitalization.
 
 “Consolidated Total Debt”:  at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all obligations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries at such date that in accordance with
 

 
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GAAP would be classified as debt on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower, and without duplication all Guarantee Obligations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries at such date in respect of obligations of any other Person that in accordance with GAAP would be classified as debt on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person; provided that, the determination of “Consolidated Total Debt” shall exclude, without duplication, (a) the Securitized Bonds, (b) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries in an amount equal to the amount of cash held as cash collateral for any fully cash collateralized letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, (c) imputed Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary incurred in connection with power purchase agreements, (d) any junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures or other similar securities issued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Effective Date and (e) as of a date of determination, the amount of any securities included within the caption “preferred stock” (or any similar caption) on the consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of such date.
 
Continuing Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.7.
 
Contractual Obligation”:  as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
 
CPUC”:  the California Public Utilities Commission or its successor.
 
Credit Event”:  as defined in Section 5.2.
 
Default”:  any of the events specified in Section 8, whether or not any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
 
Disposition”:  with respect to any property, any sale, lease, sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof.  The terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of” shall have correlative meanings.
 
Documentation Agents”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Dollars” and “$”:  dollars in lawful currency of the United States.
 
Effective Date”:  the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived.
 
Eligible Assignee”:  (a) any commercial bank or other financial institution having a senior unsecured debt rating by Moody’s of A3 or better and by S&P of A- or better, which is domiciled in a country which is a member of the OECD or (b) with respect to any Person referred to in the preceding clause (a), any other Person that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business all of the Capital Stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person; provided that in the case of clause (b), the Borrower and the Issuing Lender shall have consented to the designation of such Person as an Eligible Assignee (such consent of the Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld).
 

 
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Environmental Laws”:  any and all foreign, Federal, state, local or municipal laws, rules, orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority or other Requirements of Law (including common law) regulating, relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning protection of human health or the environment, as now or may at any time hereafter be in effect.
 
ERISA”:  the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
 
Eurocurrency Liabilities”:  as defined in Regulation D of the Board.
 
Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements”:  of any Lender for any Interest Period as applied to a Eurodollar Loan, the reserve percentage applicable during such Interest Period (or if more than one such percentage shall be so applicable, the daily average of such percentages for those days in such Interest Period during any such percentage shall be so applicable) under any regulations of the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect to determining the maximum reserve requirement (including basic, supplemental and emergency reserves) for such Lender with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency Liabilities having a term equal to such Interest Period.
 
Eurodollar Base Rate”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen as of 11:00 A.M., London time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period.  In the event that such rate does not appear on Page 3750 of the Telerate screen (or otherwise on such screen), the “Eurodollar Base Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which the Administrative Agent is offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 A.M., New York City time, two Business Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where its eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations are then being conducted for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein.
 
Eurodollar Loans”:  Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
 
Eurodollar Rate”:  with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Loan, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):
 
Eurodollar Base Rate
1.00 - Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements

Eurodollar Tranche”:  the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally have been made on the same day).
 

 
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 “Event of Default”:  any of the events specified in Section 8, provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been satisfied.
 
Exchange Act”:  Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
Existing Credit Agreement”:  has the meaning set forth in the first recital paragraph.
 
Existing Issuing Lender”:  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (successor by merger to Bank One, NA).
 
Existing Letters of Credit”:  each of the letters of credit issued by the Existing Issuing Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement and outstanding on the Effective Date.
 
Extension Notice”:  as defined in Section 2.7(b).
 
Extensions of Credit”:  as to any Lender at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans held by such Lender then outstanding, (b) such Lender’s Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (c) such Lender’s Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding.
 
Facility Fee Rate”:  for any day, the rate per annum determined pursuant to the grid set forth below, based upon the Ratings then in effect:
 
Level
Rating
S&P/Moody’s
Facility Fee Rate
1
A+/A1 or higher
0.045%
2
A/A2
0.050%
3
A-/A3
0.060%
4
BBB+/Baa1
0.070%
5
BBB/Baa2
0.090%
6
BBB-/Baa3
0.125%
7
BB+/Ba1 or lower
0.150%

 
Subject to the provisions of this paragraph regarding split ratings, changes in the Facility Fee Rate shall become effective on the date on which S&P and/or Moody’s changes its relevant Rating.  In the event the Ratings of S&P and Moody’s are in different levels set forth in the grid above, the higher of the two Ratings (i.e., the Rating set forth in the grid above opposite the lower numerical level number) shall govern.  In the event that, at any time, a Rating is not available from one of such rating agencies, the Facility Fee Rate shall be determined on the basis of the Rating from the other rating agency.  In the event that, at any time, Ratings from each such rating agency are not available for companies generally, the Facility Fee Rate shall be determined on the basis of the last Rating(s) made available.  In the event that, at any time, such Ratings are not available for the Borrower but are generally available for other companies, then the Facility Fee Rate shall be that set forth above opposite level 7.
 

 
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 “Federal Funds Effective Rate”:  for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
 
Fee Payment Date”:  (a) the fifth Business Day following the last day of each March, June, September and December during the Commitment Period, (b) the last day of the Commitment Period and (c) the last day of each March, June, September and December after the last day of the Commitment Period, so long as any principal amount of the Loans or any Reimbursement Obligations remain outstanding after the last day of the Commitment Period.
 
FPA”:  the Federal Power Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Funding Office”:  the office of the Administrative Agent specified in Section 10.2 or such other office as may be specified from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its funding office by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
 
GAAP”:  generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time, except as noted below.  In the event that any “Change in Accounting Principles” (as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement, then, upon the request of the Borrower or the Required Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to reflect equitably such Change in Accounting Principles with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Change in Accounting Principles as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not been made.  Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Change in Accounting Principles had not occurred.  “Change in Accounting Principles” refers to changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or any successor thereto, the SEC or, if applicable, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
 
Governmental Authority”:  any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners).
 
Guarantee Obligation”:  as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”), any obligation, including a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, of the guaranteeing person that guarantees any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether
 

 
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dirrectly or indirectly, including any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof or (v) to reimburse or indemnify an issuer of a letter of credit, surety bond or guarantee issued by such issuer in respect of primary obligations of a primary obligor other than the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary; provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the Borrower in good faith.
 
Indebtedness”:  of any Person at any date, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables, including under energy procurement and transportation contracts, incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements (other than reimbursement obligations, which are not due and payable on such date, in respect of documentary letters of credit issued to provide for the payment of goods and services in the ordinary course of business), (g) the liquidation value of all mandatorily redeemable preferred Capital Stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation (provided, that if such Person is not liable for such obligation, the amount of such Person’s Indebtedness with respect thereto shall be deemed to be the lesser of the stated amount of such obligation and the value of the property subject to such Lien), and (j) for the purposes of Section 8(e) only, all obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Agreements, provided that Indebtedness as used in this Agreement shall exclude any Non-Recourse Debt.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall
 

 
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include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor.
 
Indenture”:  the Indenture, dated as of April 22, 2005, which supplemented, amended and restated the Indenture of Mortgage, dated as of March 11, 2004, between the Borrower and the Indenture Trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 23, 2004, the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 12, 2004, and as further supplemented or amended from time to time.
 
Indenture Trustee”:  The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as successor to BNY Western Trust Company, and any successor thereto as trustee under the Indenture.
 
Information Memorandum”:  the information memorandum dated January 2007, and furnished to certain Lenders in connection with the syndication of the Commitments, as supplemented by each and all Specified Exchange Act Filings filed by the Borrower during the period from September 30, 2006 through the date of this Agreement.
 
Insolvency”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA.
 
Insolvent”:  pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
 
Interest Payment Date”:  (a) as to any ABR Loan (other than any Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period of three months or less, the last day of such Interest Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period, (d) as to any Eurodollar Loan, the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof and (e) as to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
 
Interest Period”:  as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the period commencing on the borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (if available to all Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the case may be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (if available to all Lenders) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the date that is three Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
 
(i)  if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day


 
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unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day;
 
(ii)  the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that would extend beyond the Termination Date;
(iii)  any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and
(iv)  the Borrower shall select Interest Periods so as not to require a payment or prepayment of any Eurodollar Loan during an Interest Period for such Loan.
Issuing Lender”:  (a) in respect of the Existing Letters of Credit, the Existing Issuing Lender and (b) in respect of any Letters of Credit issued hereunder on or after the Effective Date, (i) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or any affiliate thereof selected by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) and (ii) any other Lender selected by the Borrower as an Issuing Lender with the consent of such Lender and the Administrative Agent.
 
L/C Commitment”:  $950,000,000.
 
L/C Obligations”:  at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under issued Letters of Credit that have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
 
L/C Participants”:  in respect of any Letter of Credit, the collective reference to all the Lenders other than the Issuing Lender that issued such Letter of Credit.
 
Lenders”:  as defined in the preamble hereto; provided, that unless the context otherwise requires, each reference herein to the Lenders shall be deemed to include any Conduit Lender.
 
Letters of Credit”:  as defined in Section 3.1.
 
Lien”:  any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
 
Loan”:  any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement, including Swingline Loans and Revolving Loans.
 

 
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Loan Documents”:  this Agreement, the Notes and the Applications and, in each case, any amendment, waiver, supplement or other modification to any of the foregoing.
 
Material Adverse Effect”:  (a) a change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents or (b) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
 
Materials of Environmental Concern”:  any gasoline or petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products or any hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, defined or regulated as such in or under any Environmental Law, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls and urea-formaldehyde insulation.
 
Moody’s”:  Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
 
Mortgaged Property”:  as defined in the Indenture.
 
Multiemployer Plan”:  a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
 
New Lender Supplement”:  as defined in Section 2.3(b).
 
New Revolving Credit Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.3(b).
 
Non-Excluded Taxes”:  as defined in Section 2.16(a).
 
Non-Extending Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.7.
 
Non-Procurement Facility Limit”:  $1,050,000,000.
 
Non-Procurement Letter of Credit”:  a Letter of Credit issued for any purpose other than energy procurement.
 
Non-Recourse Debt”:  Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries that is incurred in connection with the acquisition, construction, sale, transfer or other disposition of specific assets, to the extent recourse, whether contractual or as a matter of law, for non-payment of such Indebtedness is limited (a) to such assets, or (b) if such assets are (or are to be) held by a Subsidiary formed solely for such purpose, to such Subsidiary or the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary.
 
Non-U.S. Lender”:  as defined in Section 2.16(d).
 
Notes”:  as defined in Section 2.14(g).
 
Obligations”:  the unpaid principal of and interest on (including, without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
 

 
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insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to the Issuing Lender or to any Lender, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other document made, delivered or given in connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including, without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise.
 
OECD”:  the countries constituting the “Contracting Parties” to the Convention on the Organisation For Economic Co-operation and Development, as such term is defined in Article 4 of such Convention.
 
Other Taxes”:  any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
 
Participant”:  as defined in Section 10.6(c).
 
PBGC”:  the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
 
PCG”:  PG&E Corporation, a California corporation and the holder of approximately 89% of the issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock of the Borrower.
 
Percentage”:  as to any Lender at any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Commitment then constitutes of the Total Commitments or, at any time after the Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans then outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans then outstanding, provided, that, in the event that the Revolving Loans are paid in full prior to the reduction to zero of the Total Extensions of Credit, the Percentages shall be determined in a manner designed to ensure that the other outstanding Extensions of Credit shall be held by the Lenders on a comparable basis.
 
Person”:  an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
 
Plan”:  at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.
 
Procurement L/C Facility Limit”:  $950,000,000.
 

 
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Properties”:  as defined in Section 4.13(a).
 
Rating”:  each rating announced by S&P and Moody’s in respect of the Borrower’s senior unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt.
 
Refunded Swingline Loans”:  as defined in Section 2.5.
 
Register”:  as defined in Section 10.6(b).
 
Regulation U”:  Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to time.
 
Reimbursement Obligation”:  the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
 
Reorganization”:  with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA.
 
Reportable Event”:  any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the thirty-day notice period is waived under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
 
Required Lenders”:  at any time, the holders of more than 50% of the Total Commitments then in effect or, if the Commitments have been terminated, the Total Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
 
Requirement of Law”:  as to any Person, the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
 
Responsible Officer”:  the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower, but in any event, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.
 
Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount”:  as defined in Section 2.3(a).
 
Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date”:  as defined in Section 2.3(d).
 
Revolving Loans”:  as defined in Section 2.1(a).
 
S&P”:  Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
 
SEC”:  the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto and any analogous Governmental Authority.
 
Securitized Bonds”:  any securitized bonds or similar asset-backed securities that are non-recourse to the Borrower, are issued by a special purpose subsidiary of the Borrower and
 

 
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are payable from a specific or dedicated rate component, including the approximately $2,900,000,000 in rate reduction certificates backed by transition property that were issued in 1997 and the approximately $2,700,000,000 in energy recovery bonds backed by energy recovery property that the Borrower issued in 2005.
 
Significant Subsidiary”:  as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act as of the Effective Date, provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, none of PG&E Funding LLC, PG&E Accounts Receivable LLC, PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC or any other special purpose finance subsidiary shall constitute a Significant Subsidiary.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Significant Subsidiary” or to “Significant Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Significant Subsidiary or Significant Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
 
Single Employer Plan”:  any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA, but that is not a Multiemployer Plan.
 
Specified Exchange Act Filings”:  the Borrower’s Form 10-K annual report for the year ended December 31, 2005 and each and all of the Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks (and to the extent applicable proxy statements) filed by the Borrower or PCG with the SEC after December 31, 2005 and prior to the date that is one Business Day before the date of this Agreement.
 
Subsidiary”:  as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
 
Swap Agreement”:  any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement”.
 
Swingline Commitment”:  the obligation of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.4 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $200,000,000.
 
Swingline Lender”:  Citicorp, in its capacity as the lender of Swingline Loans.
 
Swingline Loans”:  as defined in Section 2.4.
 

 
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Swingline Participation Amount”:  as defined in Section 2.5.
 
Syndication Agent”:  as defined in the preamble hereto.
 
Termination Date”:  the date that is the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or such later date as may be determined pursuant to Section 2.7(b) or such earlier date as otherwise determined pursuant to Section 2.7.
 
Total Commitments”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments of all Lenders at such time.
 
Total Extensions of Credit”:  at any time, the aggregate amount of the Extensions of Credit of all Lenders at such time.
 
Transferee”:  any Assignee or Participant.
 
Type”:  as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Loan.
 
United States”:  the United States of America.
 
Utilization Fee Rate”:  for any day, 0.050% per annum.
 
1.2  Other Definitional Provisions.  (a)  Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
 
(b)  As used herein and, except as otherwise provided therein, in the other Loan Documents, and any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, (i) accounting terms relating to the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP, (ii) the words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, (iii) the word “incur” shall be construed to mean incur, create, issue, assume or become liable in respect of (and the words “incurred” and “incurrence” shall have correlative meanings), (iv) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, Capital Stock, securities, revenues, accounts, leasehold interests and contract rights, and (v) references to agreements or other Contractual Obligations shall, unless otherwise specified, be deemed to refer to such agreements or Contractual Obligations as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.
 
(c)  The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
 
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(e)  The Borrower shall not be required to perform, nor shall it be required to guarantee the performance of, any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 that apply to any of its Significant Subsidiaries nor shall any of the Borrower’s Significant Subsidiaries be required to perform, nor shall any of such Significant Subsidiaries be required to guarantee the performance of, any of the Borrower’s affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 or any of the affirmative covenants set forth in Section 6 that apply to any other Significant Subsidiary; provided, that nothing in this Section 1.2(e) shall prevent the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default arising out of the Borrower’s failure to cause any Significant Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such Significant Subsidiary.
 
SECTION 2.  AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
 
2.1  Commitments.   (a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans (“Revolving Loans”) to the Borrower from time to time on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender’s Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Commitment; provided that, (x) subject to Section 10.1, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans plus the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Non-Procurement Letters of Credit may not at any time exceed the Non-Procurement Facility Limit and (y) after giving effect to the Revolving Loans requested to be made, the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments shall not be less than zero.  During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.9.
 
(b)  The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Loans on the Termination Date.
 
2.2  Procedure for Revolving Loan Borrowing.  The Borrower may borrow under the Commitments during the Commitment Period on any Business Day, provided that the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice (which notice must be received by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, (a) three Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or (b) one Business Day prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of ABR Loans) specifying (i) the amount and Type of Revolving Loans to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date and (iii) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the respective amounts of each such Type of Loan and the respective lengths of the initial Interest Period therefor.  Each borrowing under the Commitments shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Commitments are less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount); provided, that the Swingline Lender may request, on behalf of the Borrower, borrowings under the Commitments that are ABR Loans in other amounts pursuant to Section 2.5.  Upon receipt of any such notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender thereof.  Each Lender will make the amount of its pro rata share of each borrowing available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 12:00
 


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Noon, New York City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  Such borrowing will then be made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of such office with the aggregate of the amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders and in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent.
 
2.3  Commitment Increases.
 
(a)  In the event that the Borrower wishes to increase the Total Commitments at any time when no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or shall result of such increase) and subject to obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals, it shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of the amount (the “Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount”) of such proposed increase (such notice, a  “Commitment Increase Notice”) which shall be in a minimum amount equal to $10,000,000 and shall not exceed, in the aggregate, $1,000,000,000.  The Borrower shall offer each of the Lenders the opportunity to provide such Lender’s Percentage of the Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount, and if any Lender declines such offer, in whole or in part, the Borrower may offer such declined amount to (i) other Lenders and/or (ii) other banks, financial institutions or other entities with the consent of the Administrative Agent and, unless any such other bank, financial institution or other entity would qualify as an Eligible Assignee, the Issuing Lender (which consents of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  The Commitment Increase Notice shall specify the Lenders and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities that will be requested to provide such Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount.  The Borrower or, if requested by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will notify such Lenders, and/or banks, financial institutions or other entities of such offer.
 
(b)  Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which the Borrower selects to offer a portion of the increased Total Commitments and which elects to become a party to this Agreement and obtain a Commitment in an amount so offered and accepted by it pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall execute a new lender supplement (the “New Lender Supplement”) with the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (herein called a “New Revolving Credit Lender”) shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, provided that the Commitment of any such New Revolving Credit Lender shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000.
 
(c)  Any Lender which accepts an offer to it by the Borrower to increase its Commitment pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall, in each case, execute a Commitment Increase Supplement with the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, whereupon such Lender shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to the full amount of its Commitment as so increased.
 
(d)  If any bank, financial institution or other entity becomes a New Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.3(b) or any Lender’s Commitment is increased pursuant to Section 2.3(c), additional Revolving Loans made on or after the effectiveness thereof (the “Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date”) shall be made pro rata based on the Percentages in
 
 

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effect on and after such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date (except to the extent that any such pro rata borrowings would result in any Lender making an aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans in excess of its Commitment, in which case such excess amount will be allocated to, and made by, such New Revolving Credit Lenders and/or Lenders with such increased Commitments to the extent of, and pro rata based on, their respective Commitments otherwise available for Revolving Loans), and continuations of Eurodollar Loans outstanding on such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date shall be effected by repayment of such Eurodollar Loans on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and the making of new Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on such new Percentages.  In the event that on any such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount of ABR Loans, the Borrower shall make prepayments thereof and borrowings of ABR Loans so that, after giving effect thereto, the ABR Loans outstanding are held pro rata based on such new Percentages.  In the event that on any such Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount of Eurodollar Loans, such Eurodollar Loans shall remain outstanding with the respective holders thereof until the expiration of their respective Interest Periods (unless the Borrower elects to prepay any thereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement), and interest on and repayments of such Eurodollar Loans will be paid thereon to the respective Lenders holding such Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on the respective principal amounts thereof outstanding.
 
(e)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.3, (i) no Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion and unless the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender consent to such increase (which consents of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii) in no event shall any transaction effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 (A) cause the Total Commitments to exceed $3,000,000,000 or (B) occur at a time at which a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
(f)  The Administrative Agent shall have received on or prior to the Revolving Credit Re-Allocation Date, for the benefit of the Lenders, (i) a legal opinion of counsel to the Borrower covering such matters as are customary for transactions of this type as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, which opinions shall be substantially the same, to the extent appropriate, as the opinions rendered by counsel to the Borrower on the Effective Date and (ii) certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower authorizing the Borrower to borrow the Revolving Credit Offered Increase Amount.
 
2.4  Swingline Commitment.   (a)   Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender agrees to make a portion of the credit otherwise available to the Borrower under the Commitments from time to time on or after the Effective Date during the Commitment Period by making swingline loans (“Swingline Loans”) to the Borrower; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Swingline Commitment then in effect (notwithstanding that the Swingline Loans outstanding at any time, when aggregated with the Swingline Lender’s other outstanding Revolving Loans, may exceed the Swingline Commitment or the Swingline Lender’s Commitment then in effect) and (ii) the Borrower shall not request, and the Swingline Lender shall not make, any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to the making of such Swingline Loan, (x) the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero or (y) subject to Section 10.1, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans plus the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C
 

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Obligations in respect of Non-Procurement Letters of Credit would exceed the Non-Procurement Facility Limit.  During the Commitment Period, the Borrower may use the Swingline Commitment by borrowing, repaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  Swingline Loans shall be ABR Loans only.
 
(b)  The Borrower shall repay to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on or prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) 30 days after the date such Swingline Loan is made and (ii) the Termination Date; provided that on each date on which a Revolving Loan is borrowed, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
 
2.5  Procedure for Swingline Borrowing; Refunding of Swingline Loans.  (a)  Whenever the Borrower wishes to borrow Swingline Loans, it shall give the Swingline Lender irrevocable telephonic notice confirmed promptly in writing (which telephonic notice must be received by the Swingline Lender not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the proposed Borrowing Date), specifying (i) the amount to be borrowed and (ii) the requested Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day during the Commitment Period).  Each borrowing under the Swingline Commitment shall be in an amount equal to $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.  Not later than 2:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in a notice in respect of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to the amount of the Swingline Loan to be made by the Swingline Lender.  The Administrative Agent shall make the proceeds of such Swingline Loan available to the Borrower on such Borrowing Date by depositing such proceeds in the account of the Borrower with the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date in immediately available funds.
 
(b)  The Swingline Lender, at any time and from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion may, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably directs the Swingline Lender to act on its behalf), on one Business Day’s notice given by the Swingline Lender no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, request each Lender to make, and each Lender hereby agrees to make, a Revolving Loan, in an amount equal to such Lender’s Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Swingline Loans (the “Refunded Swingline Loans”) outstanding on the date of such notice, to repay the Swingline Lender.  Each Lender shall make the amount of such Revolving Loan available to the Administrative Agent at the Funding Office in immediately available funds, not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, one Business Day after the date of such notice.  The proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall be immediately made available by the Administrative Agent to the Swingline Lender for application by the Swingline Lender to the repayment of the Refunded Swingline Loans.  The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to charge the Borrower’s accounts with the Administrative Agent (up to the amount available in each such account) in order to immediately pay the amount of such Refunded Swingline Loans to the extent amounts received from the Lenders are not sufficient to repay in full such Refunded Swingline Loans.
 
(c)  If prior to the time a Revolving Loan would have otherwise been made pursuant to Section 2.5(b), one of the events described in Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower or if for any other reason, as determined by the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion, Revolving Loans may not be made as contemplated by
 

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Section 2.5(b), each Lender shall, on the date such Revolving Loan was to have been made pursuant to the notice referred to in Section 2.5(b), purchase for cash an undivided participating interest in the then outstanding Swingline Loans by paying to the Swingline Lender an amount (the “Swingline Participation Amount”) equal to (i) such Lender’s Percentage times (ii) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding that were to have been repaid with such Revolving Loans.
 
(d)  Whenever, at any time after the Swingline Lender has received from any Lender such Lender’s Swingline Participation Amount, the Swingline Lender receives any payment on account of the Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender will distribute to such Lender its Swingline Participation Amount (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s participating interest was outstanding and funded and, in the case of principal and interest payments, to reflect such Lender’s pro rata portion of such payment if such payment is not sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on all Swingline Loans then due); provided, however, that in the event that such payment received by the Swingline Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swingline Lender any portion thereof previously distributed to it by the Swingline Lender.
 
(e)  Each Lender’s obligation to make the Loans referred to in Section 2.5(b) and to purchase participating interests pursuant to Section 2.5(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swingline Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower or any other Lender or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
 
2.6  Facility Fees, Utilization Fees, etc.  (a)  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a facility fee for the period from and including the date hereof to the last day of the Commitment Period, computed at the Facility Fee Rate on the Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof.  In addition, if the principal amount of any Loan, or any Reimbursement Obligations, shall remain outstanding and unpaid after the last day of the Commitment Period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a facility fee for the period from the last day of the Commitment Period until the date on which such amounts are repaid in full, computed at the Facility Fee Rate on such amounts, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date, commencing on the first such date after the last day of the Commitment Period.
 
(b)  If the average daily aggregate principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations outstanding for the calendar quarter preceding a Fee Payment Date (or such shorter period beginning with the date hereof or ending with the Termination Date) is greater than 50% of the daily average Total Commitments for such calendar quarter or period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a utilization fee at the
 

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Utilization Fee Rate on such average daily aggregate principal amount of the Loans and the L/C Obligations outstanding during such calendar quarter (or shorter period), payable in arrears on each Fee Payment Date.
 
(c)  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in any written, duly executed fee agreements with the Administrative Agent and to perform any other obligations contained therein.
 
2.7  Termination or Reduction of Commitments; Extension of Termination Date.  (a)   The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Commitments or, from time to time, to reduce the amount of the Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any prepayments of the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made on the effective date thereof, the Total Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Commitments.  Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Commitments then in effect.
 
(b)  The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent (such notice being an “Extension Notice”) given no more frequently than once in each calendar year, request the Lenders to consider an extension of the then applicable Termination Date to a later date.  The Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit any Extension Notice to each Lender.  Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent whether it wishes to extend the then applicable Termination Date not later than 30 days after the date of such Extension Notice, and any such notice given by a Lender to the Administrative Agent, once given, shall be irrevocable as to such Lender.  Any Lender which does not expressly notify the Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such thirty-day period that it wishes to so extend the then applicable Termination Date shall be deemed to have rejected the Borrower’s request for extension of such Termination Date.  Lenders consenting to extend the then applicable Termination Date are hereinafter referred to as “Continuing Lenders”, and Lenders declining to consent to extend such Termination Date (or Lenders deemed to have so declined) are hereinafter referred to as “Non-Extending Lenders”.  If the Required Lenders have elected (in their sole and absolute discretion) to so extend the Termination Date, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of such election by the Required Lenders, and effective on the date which is 30 days after the date of such notice by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Termination Date shall be automatically and immediately so extended.  No extension will be permitted hereunder without the consent of the Required Lenders.  Upon the delivery of an Extension Notice and upon the extension of the Termination Date pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted on and as of the date of such Extension Notice and the effective date of such extension, as the case may be, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, no Lender shall have any obligation to extend the Termination Date, and each Lender may at its option, unconditionally and without cause, decline to extend the Termination Date.
 
(c)  If the Termination Date shall have been extended in accordance with this Section, all references herein to the “Termination Date” (except with respect to any Non-Extending Lender) shall refer to the Termination Date as so extended.
 

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(d)  If any Lender shall determine (or be deemed to have determined) not to extend the Termination Date as requested by any Extension Notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender (including the obligations of such Lender under Section 2.5 and 3.4) shall terminate on the Termination Date without giving any effect to such proposed extension, and the Borrower shall on such date pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Non-Extending Lender, the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans and outstanding Reimbursement Obligations, together with any amounts payable to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 and any and all fees or other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender under this Agreement; provided that if the Borrower has replaced such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) below then the provisions of such paragraph shall apply.  The Total Commitments (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, except as hereinafter provided, the L/C Commitment) shall be reduced by the amount of the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender to the extent the Commitment of such Non-Extending Lender has not been transferred to one or more Continuing Lenders pursuant to paragraph (e) below, provided that, if the Total Commitments, after giving effect to the reduction in the Total Commitments due to Non-Extending Lenders which are not replaced pursuant to paragraph (e) below, is less than the L/C Commitment, the L/C Commitment shall be reduced by an amount equal to such excess.
 
(e)  A Non-Extending Lender shall be obligated, at the request of the Borrower and subject to (i) payment by the successor Lender described below to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Non-Extending Lender of the principal amount of, and accrued interest on, such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans, and (ii) payment by the Borrower to such Non-Extending Lender of any amounts payable to such Non-Extending Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 (as if the purchase of such Non-Extending Lender’s Loans constituted a prepayment thereof) and any and all fees or other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender under this Agreement, to transfer without recourse, representation, warranty (other than a representation that such Lender has not created an adverse claim on its Loans) or expense to such Non-Extending Lender, at any time prior to the Termination Date applicable to such Non-Extending Lender, all of such Non-Extending Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder to another financial institution or group of financial institutions nominated by the Borrower and willing to participate as a successor Lender in the place of such Non-Extending Lender; provided that, if such transferee is not already a Lender, (1) such transferee satisfies all the requirements of this Agreement, and (2) the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any replacement Lender that is not an Eligible Assignee, each Issuing Lender shall have consented to such transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Each such transferee successor Lender shall be deemed to be a Continuing Lender hereunder in replacement of the transferor Non-Extending Lender and shall enjoy all rights and assume all obligations on the part of such Non-Extending Lender set forth in this Agreement.  Each such transfer shall be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.
 
(f)  If the Termination Date shall have been extended in respect of Continuing Lenders in accordance with this Section, any notice of borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2 or 2.5 specifying a Borrowing Date occurring after the Termination Date applicable to a Non-Extending Lender or requesting an Interest Period extending beyond such date shall (i) have no effect in respect of such Non-Extending Lender and (ii) not specify a requested aggregate

 

 
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principal amount exceeding the aggregate Available Commitments (calculated on the basis of the Commitments of the Continuing Lenders).
 
2.8  Optional Prepayments.  The Borrower may at any time and from time to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, upon irrevocable notice delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior thereto, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, and no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, one Business Day prior thereto, in the case of ABR Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of prepayment and whether the prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans; provided, that if a Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.17.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.  If any such notice is given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans and Swingline Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.  Partial prepayments of Revolving Loans which shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof.  Partial prepayments of Swingline Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple thereof.
 
2.9  Conversion and Continuation Options.   (a)   The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to ABR Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date, provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert ABR Loans to Eurodollar Loans by giving the Administrative Agent prior irrevocable notice of such election no later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding the proposed conversion date (which notice shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period therefor), provided that no ABR Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such conversions.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
 
(b)  Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by the Borrower giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided that no Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Required Lenders have determined in their sole discretion not to permit such continuations, and provided, further, that if the Borrower shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso such Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans on the last day of such then expiring Interest Period.  Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.



 
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2.10  Limitations on Eurodollar Tranches.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings, conversions and continuations of Eurodollar Loans and all selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal to $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more than 15 Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
 
2.11  Interest Rates and Payment Dates.   (a)   Each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the Applicable Margin.
 
(b)  Each ABR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus the Applicable Margin.
 
(c)  (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a default rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, and (ii) if all or a portion of any interest payable on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation or any facility fee, utilization fee, letter of credit fee, or any other fee payable (excluding any expenses or other indemnity) hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a default rate per annum equal to the rate then applicable to ABR Loans plus 2%, in each case, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (as well after as before judgment).Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable from time to time on demand.
 
2.12  Computation of Interest and Fees.   (a)   Interest and fees payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to ABR Loans the rate of interest on which is calculated on the basis of the Base Rate, the interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of each determination of a Eurodollar Rate.  Any change in the interest rate on a Loan resulting from a change in the ABR or the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on which such change becomes effective.  The Administrative Agent shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
 
(b)  Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall constitute prima facie evidence of such amounts.  The Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower or any Lender, deliver to the Borrower or such Lender a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in determining any interest rate pursuant to Section 2.11(a).
 

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2.13  Inability to Determine Interest Rate.  If prior to the first day of any Interest Period:
 
(a)  the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
 
(b)  the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that the Eurodollar Rate determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest Period,
 
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter.  If such notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans shall be converted, on the last day of the then-current Interest Period, to ABR Loans.  Until such notice has been withdrawn by the Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to convert Loans to Eurodollar Loans.
 
2.14  Pro Rata Treatment and Payments; Notes.   (a)   Each borrowing by the Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of any commitment fee and any reduction of the Commitments of the Lenders shall be made prorata according to the respective Percentages of the Lenders.
 
(b)  Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made prorata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans then held by the Lenders.  Each payment in respect of Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit shall be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letters of Credit.
 
(c)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower hereunder, whether on account of principal, Reimbursement Obligations, interest, fees or otherwise, shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 4:00 P.M., New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders, as applicable, at the Funding Office, in Dollars and in immediately available funds.  The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received.  If any payment hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.  If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar
 

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month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.  In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension.
 
(d)  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount.  If such amount is not made available to the Administrative Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon, at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans from the Borrower within 30 days after written demand therefor.
 
(e)  Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount.  If such payment is not made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against the Borrower.
 
(f)  The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note (a “Note”) of the Borrower evidencing any Revolving Loans of such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit H, with appropriate insertions as to date and principal amount; provided, that delivery of Notes shall not be a condition precedent to the occurrence of the Effective Date or the making of Loans on the Effective Date.
 
2.15  Requirements of Law.   (a)   If the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof:
 

 
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(i)  shall subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Application or any Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes covered by Section 2.16 and net income taxes and franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes);
 
(ii)  shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the Eurodollar Rate, which requirements are generally applicable to loans made by such Lender; or
 
(iii)  shall impose on such Lender any other condition that is generally applicable to loans made by such Lender;
 
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender, by an amount that such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender, within ten Business Days after its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduced amount receivable.  If any Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this paragraph, it shall promptly notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled; provided, however, that no Lender shall be entitled to demand such compensation more than 90 days following (x) the last day of the Interest Period in respect of which such demand is made or (y) the repayment of the Loan or Swingline Loan in respect of which such demand is made, and no Issuing Lender shall be entitled to demand such compensation more than 90 days following the expiration or termination (by drawing or otherwise) of the Letter of Credit issued by it in respect of which such demand is made.
 
(b)  If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation for such reduction.

 

 
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(c)  A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) shall constitute prima facie evidence of such costs or amounts.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to include the period of such retroactive effect not to exceed twelve months.  The obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive for 90 days after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts then due and payable hereunder.
 
2.16  Taxes.   (a)    All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any present or future income, stamp or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings, now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any Governmental Authority, excluding (i) net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes) imposed on the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection between the Administrative Agent or such Lender and the jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document) and (ii) any branch profits tax imposed by the United States.  If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) or Other Taxes are required to be withheld from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder, the amounts so payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall be increased to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement, provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any Lender with respect to any Non-Excluded Taxes (i) that are attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (d) or (e) of this Section or (ii) that are United States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that such Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes pursuant to this paragraph.
 
(b)  In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
 
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incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure.
 
(d)  Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit G and a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation).  In addition, each Non U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non U.S. Lender.  Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver; provided, however, if any Non-U.S. Lender fails to file forms with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, with the Lender from which the related participation was purchased) on or before the date the Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchased the related participation) entitling the Non-U.S. Lender to a complete exemption from United States withholding taxes at such time, such Non-U.S. Lender shall not be entitled to receive any increased payments from the Borrower with respect to United States withholding taxes under paragraph (a) of this Section, except to the extent that the Non-U.S. Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of the assignment to the Non-U.S. Lender, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to United States withholding taxes.
 
(e)  A Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender.
 
(f)  If the Administrative Agent or any Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid amounts pursuant to this Section 2.16, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of
 

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indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.16 with respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
 
(g)  The agreements in this Section shall survive for one year after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
2.17  Indemnity.  The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss (other than the loss of Applicable Margin) or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any prepayment of or conversion from Eurodollar Loans after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.  A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section submitted to the Borrower by any Lender shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.  This covenant shall survive for 90 days after the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
2.18  Change of Lending Office.  Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.15 or 2.16(a) with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided, that such designation is made on terms that, in the sole but reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no unreimbursed economic disadvantage or any legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a).
 
2.19  Replacement of Lenders.  The Borrower shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests (on its behalf or any of its Participants) reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a) or (b) defaults in its obligation to make Loans hereunder, with a replacement financial institution; provided that (i) such replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, (iii) prior to any such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.18 which eliminates the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a), (iv) the replacement financial institution
 

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shall purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein), (viii) until such time as such replacement shall be consummated, the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any) required pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16(a), as the case may be, and (ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
 
SECTION 3.  LETTERS OF CREDIT
 
3.1  L/C Commitment.  From and after the Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, constitute a Letter of Credit hereunder.  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue standby and commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Effective Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender; provided, that no Issuing Lender shall issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit (and no Existing Letter of Credit may become a Letter of Credit hereunder) if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal (or to the transfer of such Existing Letter of Credit hereunder, as the case may be), (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero, (iii) if the purpose of such Letter of Credit is energy procurement, the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued for energy procurement purposes would exceed the Procurement L/C Facility Limit or (iv) subject to Section 10.1, if such Letter of Credit is a Non-Procurement Letter of Credit, the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Non-Procurement Letters of Credit (A) plus the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued for energy procurement purposes would exceed the L/C Commitment or (B) plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans would exceed the Non-Procurement Facility Limit.  The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the Borrower’s statements in determining whether the limitation set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the preceding sentence are satisfied; and the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders shall not be required to maintain any records with respect to whether or not the Procurement L/C Facility Limit is exceeded at any time.  Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date which is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that any Letter of Credit with a oneyear term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
 

 
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(b)     No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
 
3.2  Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit.  The Borrower may from time to time request that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by delivering to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor, completed to the satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may request.  Concurrently with the delivery of an Application to an Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall deliver a copy thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall provide notice of such request to the Lenders.  Upon receipt of any Application, an Issuing Lender will process such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower (but in no event shall any Issuing Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto).  Promptly after issuance by an Issuing Lender of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower.  Each Issuing Lender shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent of the issuance of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender (including the amount thereof), and shall provide a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Administrative Agent as soon as possible after the date of issuance.
 
3.3  Fees and Other Charges.
 
(a)  The Borrower will pay a fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans, shared ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentages and payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the relevant Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee on the aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued in an amount to be agreed between the Borrower and such Issuing Lender, payable quarterly in arrears on each Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
 
(b)  In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating, effecting payment under, amending, renewing or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit.
 
3.4  L/C Participations.
 
(a)  Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to grant and hereby grants to each L/C Participant, and, to induce each Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Lender, on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C
 

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Participant’s own account and risk, an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage in each Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by such Issuing Lender thereunder.  Each L/C Participant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for which such Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender upon demand at such Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s Percentage of the amount of such draft, or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed.  Each L/C Participant’s obligation to pay such amount shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (i) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such L/C Participant may have against the Issuing Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions specified in Section 5, (iii) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, (iv) any breach of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by the Borrower, any other Borrower or any other L/C Participant or (v) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
 
(b)  If any amount (a “Participation Amount”) required to be paid by any L/C Participant to an Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such Issuing Lender shall so notify the Administrative Agent, which shall promptly notify the L/C Participants, and each L/C Participant shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Lender, on demand (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to such Issuing Lender) an amount equal to the product of (i) such Participation Amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360.  If any Participation Amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to Section 3.4(a) is not made available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Lender by such L/C Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, the Administrative Agent on behalf of such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on demand, such Participation Amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the rate per annum applicable to ABR Loans.  A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted on behalf of an Issuing Lender to any L/C Participant with respect to any amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
 
(c)  Whenever, at any time after an Issuing Lender has made payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from the Administrative Agent any L/C Participant’s pro rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of collateral applied thereto by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such Issuing Lender will distribute to the Administrative Agent for
 

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the account of such L/C Participant (and thereafter the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such  L/C Participant) its pro rata share thereof; provided, however, that in the event that any such payment received by such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender, such L/C Participant shall return to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Lender (and thereafter the Administrative Agent shall promptly return to such Issuing Lender) the portion thereof previously distributed by such Issuing Lender.
 
3.5  Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower.  The Borrower agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender on (i) the Business Day on which the Borrower receives notice from an Issuing Lender of a draft drawn on a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender and paid by such Issuing Lender, if such notice is received on such Business Day prior to 11:00 A.M., New York City time, or (ii) if clause (i) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day on which the Borrower receives such notice, for the amount of (a) such draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment which are obligations of the Borrower hereunder (the amounts described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) in respect of any drawing, collectively, the “Payment Amount”).  Each such payment shall be made to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds.  Interest shall be payable on each Payment Amount from the date of the applicable drawing until payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.11(b) and (ii) thereafter, Section 2.11(c).  Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall (unless an event of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8(f) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, in which case the procedures specified in Section 3.4 for funding by L/C Participants shall apply) constitute a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.1 of ABR Loans (or, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender in their sole discretion, a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.4 of Swingline Loans) in the amount of such drawing.  The Borrowing Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the first date on which a borrowing of Revolving Loans (or, if applicable, Swingline Loans) could be made, pursuant to Section 2.1 (or, if applicable, Section 2.4), if the Administrative Agent had received a notice of such borrowing at the time the Administrative Agent receives notice from the relevant Issuing Lender of such drawing under such Letter of Credit.
 
3.6  Obligations Absolute.  The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a Letter of Credit or any other Person; other than with respect to any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents found to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct or not in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial ode of the State of New York.  The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred or
 

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any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee.  No Issuing Lender shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions which resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender.  The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and in accordance with the standards or care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
 
3.7  Letter of Credit Payments.  If any draft shall be presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of the date and amount thereof.  The responsibility of the relevant Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented for payment under any Letter of Credit, in addition to any payment obligation expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, shall be limited, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to act in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, to determining that the documents (including each draft) delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment appear on their face to be in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
 
3.8  Applications.  To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 3, the provisions of this Section 3 shall apply.
 
3.9  Actions of Issuing Lenders.  Each Issuing Lender shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by such Issuing Lender.  Each Issuing Lender shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, as between the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders, each Issuing Lender shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Lenders and any future holders of a participation in any Letter of Credit.
 
3.10  Borrower’s Indemnification.  The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims and damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the
 

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Administrative Agent may incur (or which may be claimed against such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with the issuance, execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Letter of Credit or any actual or proposed use of any Letter of Credit, including, without limitation, any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses which such Issuing Lender may incur by reason of or in connection with (i) the failure of any other Lender to fulfill or comply with its obligations to an Issuing Lender hereunder (but nothing herein contained shall affect any rights the Borrower may have against any defaulting Lender) or (ii) by reason of or on account of an Issuing Lender issuing any Letter of Credit which specifies that the term “Beneficiary” included therein includes any successor by operation of law of the named Beneficiary, but which Letter of Credit does not require that any drawing by any such successor Beneficiary be accompanied by a copy of a legal document, satisfactory to such Issuing Lender, evidencing the appointment of such successor Beneficiary; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (x) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Issuing Lender in determining whether a request presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such Letter of Credit and in accordance with the standards of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York or (y) such Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit.  Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.
 
3.11  Lenders’ Indemnification.  Each Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Percentage, indemnify each Issuing Lender, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct or failure to comply with the standard of care specified in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York or such Issuing Lender’s failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder.
 
SECTION 4.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
To induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement and to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, on the Effective Date and, except as provided in Section 5.2(b), on the date of each Credit Event hereunder after the Effective Date, that:
 
4.1  Financial Condition.  The audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statement of operations and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, and the consolidated
 

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results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal year then ended.  All such financial statements, including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently throughout the periods involved.
 
4.2  No Change.  Since December 31, 2006, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings.
 
4.3  Existence; Compliance with Law.  Each of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (b) has the corporate power and corporate authority to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged, (c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other organization and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent that the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
4.4  Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations.  The Borrower has the corporate power and corporate authority to make, deliver and perform the Loan Documents and to obtain extensions of credit hereunder.  The Borrower has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents and to authorize the extensions of credit on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the extensions of credit hereunder or with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents (other than the Indenture), except (i) consents, authorizations, filings and notices which have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) any consent, authorization or filing that may be required in the future the failure of which to make or obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) applicable regulatory requirements (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure under the Indenture.  This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document upon execution and delivery will be, duly executed and delivered.  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by (x) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, laws of general application related to the enforceability of securities secured by real estate and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (y) applicable regulatory requirements (including the approval of the CPUC) prior to foreclosure under the Indenture.
 
4.5  No Legal Bar.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the borrowings hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective properties
 

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or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Indenture).
 
4.6  Litigation.  (a) No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their material respective properties or revenues with respect to any of the Loan Documents.
 
(b)  No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing by or against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or against any of their material respective properties or revenues, except as disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
4.7  No Default.  No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
4.8  Taxes.  The Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all Federal and state returns of income and franchise taxes imposed in lieu of net income taxes and all other material tax returns that are required to be filed and has paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or with respect to any claims or assessments for taxes made against it or any of its property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable, and (ii) claims which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).  No tax Liens have been filed against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries other than (A) Liens for taxes which are not delinquent or (B) Liens for taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable.
 
4.9  Federal Regulations.  No part of the proceeds of any Loans, and no other extensions of credit hereunder, will be used for “buying” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the Regulations of the Board.
 
4.10  ERISA.  Neither a Reportable Event (other than the Post-event Notices of Reportable Events filed with the PBGC on May 2, 2001, in respect of the April 6, 2001, bankruptcy filing of the Borrower, on July 16, 2003, in respect of the July 8, 2003, bankruptcy filing of National Energy & Gas Transmission (“NEGT”), and on November 4, 2004, in respect of the departure of NEGT from the Borrower controlled group of companies on October 29, 2004) nor an “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except, in each case, to the extent that any such Reportable Event, “accumulated funding deficiency” or failure to comply with the
 

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applicable provisions of ERISA or the Code could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  No termination of a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan has arisen, during such five-year period.  The present value of all accrued benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made, exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits by a material amount.  Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under ERISA, and neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become subject to any material liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this representation is made or deemed made.  No such Multiemployer Plan is in Reorganization or Insolvent.
 
4.11  Investment Company Act; Other Regulations.  The Borrower is not an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  On the date hereof, the Borrower is not subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law (other than (a) Regulation X of the Board and (b) Sections 817-830, and Sections 701 and 851 of the California Public Utilities Code) that limits its ability to incur Indebtedness under this Agreement.
 
4.12  Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds of the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans and the Letters of Credit shall be used (i) to refinance any debt outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, (ii) for working capital purposes and (iii) for general corporate purposes, including commercial paper back-up.
 
4.13  Environmental Matters.  Except as (i) disclosed in the Specified Exchange Act Filings or (ii) in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
 
(a)  the facilities and properties owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries (the “Properties”) do not contain, and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, have not previously contained, any Materials of Environmental Concern in amounts or concentrations or under circumstances that constitute or constituted a violation of, or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, would give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law;
 
(b)  neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has received or is aware of any notice of violation, alleged violation, non-compliance, liability or potential liability regarding environmental matters or compliance with Environmental Laws with regard to any of the Properties or the business operated by the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries (the “Business”), nor does the Borrower have knowledge or reason to believe that any such notice will be received or is being threatened;
 
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knowledge, would give rise to liability under, any Environmental Law, nor have any Materials of Environmental Concern been generated, treated, stored or disposed of at, on or under any of the Properties in violation of, or in a manner that, to the Borrower’s knowledge, would give rise to liability under, any applicable Environmental Law;
 
(d)  no judicial proceeding or governmental or administrative action is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened, under any Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is or will be named as a party with respect to the Properties or the Business, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business;
 
(e)  there has been no release or threat of release of Materials of Environmental Concern at or from the Properties, or arising from or related to the operations of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in connection with the Properties or otherwise in connection with the Business, in violation of or in amounts or in a manner that, to the Borrower’s knowledge, would give rise to liability under Environmental Laws;
 
(f)  the Properties and all operations at the Properties are in compliance, and have in the last five years been in compliance, with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there is no contamination at, under or about the Properties or violation of any Environmental Law with respect to the Properties or the Business; and
(g)  neither the Borrower nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries has assumed any liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws.
 
4.14  Accuracy of Information, etc.  No statement or information (other than projections, if any, and proforma information) contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Information Memorandum or any other document, certificate or statement furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, or any of them, for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, contained as of the date such statement, information, document or certificate was so furnished (or, in the case of the Information Memorandum, as of the date of this Agreement), any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading when taken as a whole.  The projections, if any, and proforma financial information contained in the materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount.  As of February 26, 2007, there is no fact known to the Borrower that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents, in the Information Memorandum (including any attachments thereto), the Specified Exchange Act Filings or in any other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Administrative Agent and the
 

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Lenders for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents.
 
4.15  Regulatory Matters.  Solely by virtue of the execution, delivery and performance of, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no Lender shall be or become subject to regulation (a) under the FPA or (b) as a “public utility” or “public service corporation” or the equivalent under any Requirement of Law.
 
SECTION 5.  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
5.1  Conditions to the Effective Date.  The occurrence of the Effective Date and the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or before March 5, 2007:
 
(a)  Credit Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1A.
 
(b)  Financial Statements.  The Lenders shall have received the financial statements described in Section 4.1; provided, however, that this condition shall be satisfied if the financial statements described in Section 4.1 have been filed with the SEC prior to the Effective Date.
 
(c)  Consents and Approvals.  All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect; and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer to the foregoing effect.
 
(d)  Fees.  The Lenders, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been presented (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel), on or before the Effective Date.
 
(e)  Closing Certificate; Certified Articles of Incorporation; Good Standing Certificates.  The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit D, with appropriate insertions and attachments, including the articles of incorporation of the Borrower certified by the Secretary of State of the State of California, and (ii) a good standing certificate for the Borrower from the Secretary of State of the State of California; such closing certificate shall contain a confirmation by the Borrower that the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 5.1 have been satisfied.
 
(f)  Legal Opinion.  The Administrative Agent shall have received the legal opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.


 
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(g)  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that does not contain a materiality qualification shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date, and each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that contains a materiality qualification shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date).
 
(h)  No Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
 
5.2  Conditions to Each Credit Event.  The agreement of each Lender to make any Loan or to issue or extend the expiry date under, or participate in, a Letter of Credit (other than the extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to the evergreen provisions therein) (each, a “Credit Event”), including each Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit, on any date (including any Credit Event to occur on the Effective Date) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
 
(a)  Satisfaction of Conditions Precedent in Section 5.1.  The conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
 
(b)  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that does not contain a materiality qualification (other than, with respect to any Credit Event after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.2, 4.6(b) and 4.13) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Event as if made on and as of such date, and each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower in this Agreement that contains a materiality qualification (other than, with respect to any Credit Event after the Effective Date, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.2, 4.6(b) and 4.13) shall be true and correct on and as of such date (or, to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, that such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date).
 
(c)  No Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Credit Event or after giving effect to the Credit Event requested to be made on such date.
 
Each borrowing of Loans hereunder, and each request by the Borrower for the issuance of or extension of an expiry date under a Letter of Credit hereunder (other than the extension of a Letter of Credit pursuant to the evergreen provisions therein), shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower as of the date of such Credit Event that the conditions contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
 

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    SECTION 6.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
 
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Letter of Credit, any Loan, any interest on any Loan or any fee payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder remains outstanding, or any other amount then due and payable is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall and, with respect to Sections 6.3 and 6.6(b), shall cause its Significant Subsidiaries to:
 
6.1  Financial Statements.  Furnish to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender:
 
(a)  as soon as available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
 
(b)  as soon as available, but in any event not later than 60 days after the end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, certified by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments).
 
All such financial statements shall be complete and correct in all material respects and shall be prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied (except as approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed in reasonable detail therein) consistently throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods.  The Borrower shall be deemed to have delivered the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.1 upon the filing of such financial statements by the Borrower through the SEC’s EDGAR system or the publication by the Borrower of such financial statements on its website.
 
6.2  Certificates; Other Information.  Furnish to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender (or, in the case of clause (c), the relevant Lender), and the Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Lender:
 
(a)  within two days after the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default except as specified in such certificate and (ii) in the case of quarterly or annual financial statements, a Compliance Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, containing all information and calculations reasonably necessary for determining compliance by the Borrower with the
 

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provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower, as the case may be;
 
(b)  within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial statements and reports that the Borrower sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public equity securities, provided that, such financial statements and reports shall be deemed to have delivered upon the filing of such financial statements and reports by the Borrower through the SEC’s EDGAR system or publication by the Borrower of such financial statements and reports on its website; and
 
(c)  promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender, through the Administrative Agent, may from time to time reasonably request.
 
6.3  Payment of Taxes.  Pay all taxes due and payable or any other tax assessments made against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or any of their respective property by any Governmental Authority (other than (i) any amounts the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, as applicable or (ii) where the failure to effect such payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).
 
6.4  Maintenance of Existence; Compliance.  (a)(i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its organizational existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.3 and except, in the case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) comply with all Contractual Obligations except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (c) comply with all Requirements of Law except for any Requirements of Law being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and except to the extent that failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
6.5  Maintenance of Property; Insurance.  (a) Keep all property useful and necessary in its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent that failure to do so could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its material property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are usually insured against in the same general area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business of comparable size and financial strength and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which the Borrower operates, which may include self-insurance, if determined by the Borrower to be reasonably prudent.
 
6.6  Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions.  (a) Keep proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
 

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continuing, not more than once a year and after at least five Business Days’ notice, (i) permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at any reasonable time to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and other condition of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries with officers and employees of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the Lenders (in the presence of representatives of the Borrower) to meet with the independent certified public accountants of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, that any such visits or inspections shall be subject to such conditions as the Borrower and each of its Significant Subsidiaries shall deem necessary based on reasonable considerations of safety and security; and provided, further, that neither the Borrower nor any Significant Subsidiary shall be required to disclose to any Lender or its agents or representatives any information which is subject to the attorney-client privilege or attorney work-product privilege properly asserted by the applicable Person to prevent the loss of such privilege in connection with such information or which is prevented from disclosure pursuant to a confidentiality agreement with third parties.
 
6.7  Notices.  Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent with a copy for each Lender of, and the Administrative Agent shall deliver such notice to each Lender:
(a)  when known to a Responsible Officer, the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
 
(b)  any change in the Rating issued by either S&P or Moody’s; and
 
(c)  the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within 30 days after the Borrower knows thereof:  (i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan.
 
6.8  Maintenance of Licenses, etc.  Maintain in full force and effect any authorization, consent, license or approval of any Governmental Authority necessary for the conduct of the Borrower’s business as now conducted by it or necessary in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
SECTION 7.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
The Borrower hereby agrees that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect, or any Letter of Credit, any Loan, or any interest on any Loan or any fee payable to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder remains outstanding, or any other amount then due and payable is owing to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Borrower shall not and, with respect to Section 7.2, shall not permit its Significant Subsidiaries to:
 

 
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7.1  Consolidated Capitalization Ratio.  Permit the Consolidated Capitalization Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter, from and after the last day of the first fiscal quarter ending after the Effective Date, to exceed 0.65 to 1.0.
 
7.2  Liens.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any assets of the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except for (i) Liens securing the Borrower’s obligations to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) Liens permitted by the Indenture.
 
7.3  Fundamental Changes.  Enter into any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business (including, without limitation, rental equipment or leasehold interests and excluding the sale or transfer of any accounts receivable or of any amounts that are accrued and recorded in a regulatory account for collections by the Borrower, in each case, in connection with a securitization transaction), except that the Borrower may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with another Person or Dispose of all or substantially all of its property or business so long as, after giving effect to such transaction, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (b) either (i) the Borrower is the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation or (ii) the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, if not the Borrower or the purchaser, shall have assumed all obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (c) the ratings by Moody’s and S&P of the continuing or surviving corporation’s or purchaser’s senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt shall be at least the higher of (1) Baa3 from Moody’s and BBB- from S&P and (2) the ratings by such rating agencies of the Borrower’s senior, unsecured, non credit-enhanced debt in effect before the earlier of the occurrence or the public announcement of such event.
 
SECTION 8.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing on or after the Effective Date:
 
(a)  the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within five Business Days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with the terms hereof; or
 
(b)  any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate, document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made, unless, as of any date of determination, the facts or circumstances to which such representation or warranty relates have changed with the result that such representation or warranty is true and correct in all material respects on such date; or
 

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(c)  the Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement contained in Section 7.1 or Section 7.3 of this Agreement; or
 
(d)  the Borrower shall default in the observance or performance of any other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice to the Borrower from the Required Lenders; or
 
(e)  the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal of any Indebtedness (including any Guarantee Obligation, but excluding the Loans) on the due date with respect thereto (after giving effect to any period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created); or (ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or performance of any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or (in the case of all Indebtedness other than Indebtedness under any Swap Agreement) to permit the holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or (in the case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the aggregate $100,000,000; provided further, that unless payment of the Loans hereunder has already been accelerated, if such default shall be cured by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary or waived by the holders of such Indebtedness and any acceleration of maturity having resulted from such default shall be rescinded or annulled, in each case, in accordance with the terms of such agreement or instrument, without any modification of the terms of such Indebtedness requiring the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor, reducing the average life to maturity thereof or increasing the principal amount thereof, or any agreement by the Borrower or such Significant Subsidiary to furnish security or additional security therefor or to issue in lieu thereof Indebtedness secured by additional or other collateral or with a shorter average life to maturity or in a greater principal amount, then any Default hereunder by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been thereupon cured or waived; or
 
(f)  (i) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
 

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winding up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be commenced against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or (iv) the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; or
 
(g)  a trustee shall be appointed to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or the PBGC shall institute proceedings to terminate, or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan and such proceedings shall continue undismissed or unstayed and in effect for a period of 30 days, and any such event could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
 
(h)  one or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries involving in the aggregate a liability (not paid or, subject to customary deductibles, fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has not denied coverage) of $100,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof; or
 
(i)  there shall have occurred a Change of Control.
 
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower, automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have presented the documents required thereunder) shall immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of Default, either or both of the following actions may be taken:  (i) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall immediately terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall have
 

 
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presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable.  With respect to all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of such Letters of Credit.  Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.  After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).  Except as expressly provided above in this Section, presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
 
SECTION 9.  THE AGENTS
 
9.1  Appointment.  Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.
 
9.2  Delegation of Duties.  The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties.  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in fact selected by it with reasonable care.
 
9.3  Exculpatory Provisions.  Neither any Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or affiliates shall be (i) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received
 

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by the Agents under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of the Borrower to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.  The Agents shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower.
 
9.4  Reliance by Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders), and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.
 
9.5  Notice of Default.  The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”.  In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders.  The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement, all Lenders); provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders.
 
9.6  Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders.  Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or affiliates have made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any of its affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent to any Lender.  Each Lender represents to the Agents that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has
 

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deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its affiliates and made its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and its affiliates.  Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any of its affiliates that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys in fact or affiliates.
 
9.7  Indemnification.  The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The agreements in this Section shall survive for two years after repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
9.8  Agent in Its Individual Capacity.  Each Agent and its affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower as though such Agent were not an Agent.  With respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
 
9.9  Successor Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative Agent upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower.  If the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor
 

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agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8(f) with respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any holders of the Loans.  If no successor agent has accepted appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is 10 days following a retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above.  After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
9.10  Documentation Agents and Syndication Agent.  None of the Documentation Agents or the Syndication Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities hereunder in its capacity as such.
 
SECTION 10.  MISCELLANEOUS
 
10.1  Amendments and Waivers.  Neither this Agreement, any other Loan Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1.  The Required Lenders and the Borrower may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, from time to time, (a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Loan Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall:
 
(i)  forgive the principal amount or extend the final scheduled date of maturity of any Loan, reduce the stated rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder (except in connection with the waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates (which waiver shall be effective with the consent of the Required Lenders)) or extend the scheduled date of any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except that only the Lenders who are increasing their Commitments are required to consent to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.3 to increase the Total Commitments);
 
 

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(ii)  eliminate or reduce the voting rights of any Lender under this Section 10.1 or Section 10.6(a)(i) without the written consent of such Lender;
 
(iii)  reduce any percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case without the written consent of all Lenders;
 
(iv)  amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.14 related to pro rata treatment without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
 
(v)  amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 without the written consent of the Administrative Agent;
 
(vi)  amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.4 or 2.5 without the written consent of the Swingline Lender;
 
(vii)  amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 5.1 without the consent of all the Lenders; or
 
(viii)  amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 or any other provision affecting the Issuing Lenders without the written consent of each Issuing Lender affected thereby.
 
Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the Loans.  In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former position and rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or impair any right consequent thereon.
 
If the Required Lenders shall have approved any amendment which requires the consent of all of the Lenders, the Borrower shall be permitted to replace any non-consenting Lender with another financial institution, provided that, (i) the replacement financial institution shall purchase at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (ii) the Borrower shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.17 if any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto (as if such purchase constituted a prepayment of such Loans), (iii) such replacement financial institution, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, with respect to any replacement financial institution that is not an Eligible Assignee, each Issuing Lender, (iv) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred to therein) and (v) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender.
 

 
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein but subject to obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals, in addition to the amendments described above, each of the Procurement L/C Facility Limit and the Non-Procurement Facility Limit may be changed by the Borrower by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders and no consent of any other party shall be required; provided that, (a) the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations may not exceed the L/C Commitment and (b) the sum of the Procurement L/C Facility Limit and the Non-Procurement Facility Limit may not exceed the Total Commitments; provided that any notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.4 which would, after giving effect to the Loans requested to be made, cause the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans plus the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Non-Procurement Letters of Credit to exceed the Non-Procurement Facility Limit shall be deemed to be a notice by the Borrower hereunder.
 
10.2  Notices.  All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the Administrative Agent in the case of the Lenders, or to such other address as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:
 
Borrower:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
c/o PG&E Corporation
One Market Street
Spear Tower, Suite 2400
 
San Francisco, California 94105
 
Attention:  Assistant Treasurer
 
Telecopy:    (415) 267-7265/7268
 
Telephone:  (415) 817-8199/(415) 267-7000
 
with a copy to:
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
 
c/o PG&E Corporation
 
One Market
 
Spear Tower, Suite 2400
 
San Francisco, California  94105
 
Attention:   Chief Counsel, Corporate
 
Telecopy:   (415) 817-8225
 
Telephone:  (415) 817-8200
 
Administrative Agent:
Citicorp North America, Inc.
 
Two Penns Way
 
Suite 200
 
New Castle, Delaware 19720
 
Attention:  Heather Puchalski
 
Telecopy:     (212) 994-0961
 
Telephone:   (302) 894-6021
 
 

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Issuing Lenders:
As notified by each Issuing Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
 
provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or any Lender shall not be effective until received.
 
Notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Section 2 unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Lender and each Lender.  The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
 
10.3  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
 
10.4  Survival of Representations and Warranties.  All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Loan Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder.
 
10.5  Payment of Expenses and Taxes.  The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender and the Lenders for all their respective reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of only one counsel and special California regulatory counsel to the Administrative Agent and filing and recording fees and expenses, with statements with respect to the foregoing to be submitted to the Borrower prior to the Effective Date (in the case of amounts to be paid on the Effective Date) and from time to time thereafter on a quarterly basis or such other periodic basis as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate, (b) to pay or reimburse each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including the fees and disbursements of only one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, (c) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and Other Taxes, if any, that may be payable or determined to be payable in connection
 

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with the execution and delivery of, or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, indemnify, and hold each Lender, each Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”) harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement and performance of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the operations of the Borrower and its Significant Subsidiaries or any of the Properties and the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings by any Indemnitee against the Borrower under any Loan Document (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided, that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee.  Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Significant Subsidiaries not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Significant Subsidiaries to waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages, costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee.  All amounts due under this Section 10.5 shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand therefor, subject to the Borrower’s receipt of reasonably detailed invoices.  Statements payable by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be submitted to Assistant Treasurer (Telephone No. (415) 817-8199/(415) 267-7000) (Telecopy No. (415) 267-7265/7268), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2 with a copy to Chief Counsel, Corporate (Telephone No. (415) 817-8200) (Telecopy No. (415) 817-8225), at the address of the Borrower set forth in Section 10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be hereafter designated by the Borrower in a written notice to the Administrative Agent.  The agreements in this Section 10.5 shall survive for two years after repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
 
10.6  Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.  (a)  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any affiliate of the Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 10.6.
 
(b)  (i)    Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “Assignee”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
 

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(A)  the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Eligible Assignee that is an affiliate of any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other Person;
 
(B)  the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of any Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender (or an affiliate of a Lender) with a Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment; and
 
(C)  each Issuing Lender, provided that no consent of any Issuing Lender shall be required for any assignment to an Eligible Assignee.
 
(ii)  Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:
 
(A)  except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Eligible Assignee that is an affiliate of any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments or Loans, the amount of the Commitments or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $10,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) with respect to any Lender party to this Agreement on the Effective Date, such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of such Lender and any affiliate of such Lender that is an Eligible Assignee;
 
(B)  the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and
 
(C)  the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an administrative questionnaire.
 
(iii)  Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) below, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 10.5 but shall be subject to the limitations set forth therein).  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 10.6 shall be treated for purposes of
 

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this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
 
(iv)  The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, each Issuing Lender and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
 
(v)  Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an Assignee, the Assignee’s completed administrative questionnaire (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register.  No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.
 
(c)  (i)   Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that (1) requires the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby pursuant to the proviso to the second sentence of Section 10.1 and (2) directly affects such Participant.  Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.
 
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consent to such greater payments.  Any Participant that is a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless such Participant complies with Section 2.16(d).
 
(d)  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
 
(e)  The Borrower, upon receipt of written notice from the relevant Lender, agrees to issue Notes to any Lender requiring Notes to facilitate transactions of the type described in paragraph (d) above.
 
(f)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Conduit Lender may assign any or all of the Loans it may have funded hereunder to its designating Lender without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent and without regard to the limitations set forth in Section 10.6(b).  Each of the Borrower, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby confirms that it will not institute against a Conduit Lender or join any other Person in instituting against a Conduit Lender any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under any state bankruptcy or similar law, for one year and one day after the payment in full of the latest maturing commercial paper note issued by such Conduit Lender; provided, however, that each Lender designating any Conduit Lender hereby agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless each other party hereto for any loss, cost, damage, expense, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, suits or any kind whatsoever arising out of its inability to institute such a proceeding against such Conduit Lender during such period of forbearance.
 
(g)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, none of the Agents, in their capacity as Lenders, will assign without the consent of the Borrower, prior to the Effective Date, any of the Commitments held by them on the date of this Agreement.
 
10.7  Adjustments; Set off.  (a)   Except to the extent that this Agreement expressly provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it hereunder, or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by set off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 8(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of the Obligations owing to such other Lender hereunder, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of the Obligations owing to each such other Lender hereunder, or shall provide such other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral ratably with each of the Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such Benefitted Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.


 
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(b)  In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, including other rights of set-off, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), after any applicable grace period, to set off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by such Lender or any branch, affiliate or agency thereof to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower.  Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
 
10.8  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.  A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
 
10.9  Severability.  Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
10.10  Integration.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.
 
10.11  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
10.12  Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.  The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
 
(a)  submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

 
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(b)  consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
 
(c)  agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its address set forth in Section 10.2 or at such other address of which the Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
 
(d)  agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction; and
 
(e)  waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
 
10.13  Acknowledgments.  The Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
 
(a)  it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
 
(b)  neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to the Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and the Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
 
(c)  no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Borrower and the Lenders.
 
10.14  Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent and each Lender agrees to keep confidential in accordance with such party’s customary practices (and in any event in compliance with applicable law regarding material non-public information) all non-public information provided to it by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement that is designated by the provider thereof as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent or any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any affiliate thereof, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section or substantially equivalent provisions, to any actual or prospective Transferee or any direct or indirect counterparty to any Swap Agreement (or any professional advisor to such counterparty), (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its affiliates (as long as such attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors are subject to confidentiality requirements substantially equivalent to this Section), (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority, (e) in response to any order of
 

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any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Requirement of Law, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, (h) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings issued with respect to such Lender, or (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document, provided that, in the case of clauses (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 10.14, with the exception of disclosure to bank regulatory authorities, the Borrower (to the extent legally permissible) shall be given prompt prior notice so that it may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy.
 
10.15  WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
 
10.16  USA Patriot Act.  Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.
 
10.17  Judicial Reference.  If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court, and (ii) without limiting the generality of Section 10.5, the Borrower shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 

 
 
By:
/s/ Christopher P. Johns
 
 
Name:
Christopher P. Johns
 
Title:
Senior Vice President,
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 

 

      
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CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
 

 
 
By:
/s/ Nietzsche Rodricks
 
 
Name:
Nietzsche Rodricks
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

 

 

      
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent, as Issuing Lender and as a Lender
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Thomas Casey
 
 
Name:
Thomas Casey
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

      
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BARCLAYS BANK Plc, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sydney Dennis
 
 
Name:
Sydney Dennis
 
Title:
Director
 

      
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BNP PARIBAS, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Francis J. Delaney
 
 
Name:
Francis J. Delaney
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

 
 
By:
/s/ Timothy Vincent
 
 
Name:
Timothy Vincent
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

 

   
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as Co-Documentation Agent
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Rainer Meier
 
 
Name:
Rainer Meier
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ming K. Chu
 
 
Name:
Ming K. Chu
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

 
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, New York Branch,
as a Lender
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Rainer Meier
 
 
Name:
Rainer Meier
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 
 
By:
/s/ Ming K. Chu
 
 
Name:
Ming K. Chu
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

 

 

      
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
 

 
 
By:
/s/ Kevin Bertelsen
 
 
Name:
Kevin Bertelsen
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 

 

 

      
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LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK FSB, as a Lender
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gary Taylor
 
 
Name:
Gary Taylor
 
Title:
Senior Vice President

 
 
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
 

   
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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
 

   
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ABN AMRO BANK, N.V., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kris Grosshans
 
 
Name:
Kris Grosshans
 
Title:
Managing Director
 

 
 
By:
/s/ Ece Bennett
 
 
Name:
Ece Bennett
 
Title:
Director
 

      
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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Daniel Twenge
 
 
Name:
Daniel Twenge
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
Morgan Stanley Bank
 

 

      
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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Dennis G. Blank
 
 
Name:
Dennis G. Blank
 
Title:
Vice President
 

      
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WILLIAM STREET COMMITMENT CORPORATION(Recourse only to the assets of William Street Commitment Corporation),  as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark Walton
 
 
Name:
Mark Walton
 
Title:
Assistant Vice-President
 

 

      
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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Raymond Ventura
 
 
Name:
Raymond Ventura
 
Title:
Deputy General Manager
 

 

      
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MELLON BANK, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mark W. Rogers
 
 
Name:
Mark W. Rogers
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

      
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jesus Williams
 
 
Name:
Jesus Williams
 
Title:
Vice President
 

 

  
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US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James W. Henken
 
 
Name:
James W. Henken
 
Title:
Vice President
 

      
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        SCHEDULE 1.1A      
                        
        COMMITMENTS            
    

Lender
Commitment
 
Citicorp North America, Inc.
$212,745,298.70
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
$212,745,298.67
Bank of America, N.A.
$171,131,225.80
Barclays Bank PLC
$171,131,225.80
BNP Paribas
$171,131,225.80
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch
$171,131,225.80
Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
$127,647,179.20
UBS Loan Finance LLC
$127,647,179.20
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
$95,735,384.40
Morgan Stanley Bank
$95,735,384.40
Union Bank of California, N.A.
$95,735,384.40
William Street Commitment Corporation
$95,735,384.40
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
$88,643,874.45
Mellon Bank, N.A.
$78,006,609.51
The Bank of New York
$49,640,569.69
US Bank National Association
$35,457,549.78
   
TOTAL
$2,000,000,000.00

 

      
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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF
NEW LENDER SUPPLEMENT

Reference is made to the $2,000,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agents, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

The New Revolving Credit Lender identified on Schedule l hereto (the “New Lender”), the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower agree as follows:

SECTION 11.  The New Lender hereby irrevocably makes a Commitment to the Borrower in the amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (the “New Commitment”) pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of the Credit Agreement.  From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), the New Lender will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement with respect to the New Commitment.

SECTION 12.  The Administrative Agent (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement; and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.

SECTION 13.  The New Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this New Lender Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this New Lender Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to

      
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take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

SECTION 14.  The effective date of this New Lender Supplement shall be the Effective Date of the New Commitment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this New Lender Supplement by each of the New Lender, the Borrower and the Issuing Lender, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

SECTION 15.  Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the New Commitment (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the New Lender for amounts which have accrued on and subsequent to the Effective Date.

SECTION 16.  From and after the Effective Date, the New Lender shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this New Lender Supplement, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and shall be bound by the provisions thereof.

SECTION 17.  This New Lender Supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this New Lender Supplement to be executed as of ________ ___, 200__ by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
 

 
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Schedule 1
 
to New Lender Supplement
 
Name of New Lender:                                  _______________________________________               
 
Effective Date of New Commitment:              _______________________________________                                                                             
 
Principal Amount of New Commitment:      $  _______________________________________                                                                                         
 
 
[NAME OF NEW LENDER]
 
By: _______________________________
        Name:
        Title:
 
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
By:  _______________________________                             
      Name:
      Title:
 
 
 
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
as Administrative Agent
 
 
By: ________________________________                             
     Name:
     Title:
 
 
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Issuing Lender
 
 
By: _________________________________                            
     Name:
     Title:
 

     
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EXHIBIT B
 
FORM OF
COMMITMENT INCREASE SUPPLEMENT
 
Reference is made to the $2,000,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agents, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

The Lender identified on Schedule l hereto (the “Increasing Lender”), the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower agree as follows:
 
1.  The Increasing Lender hereby irrevocably increases its Commitment to the Borrower by the amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto under the heading “Principal Amount of Increased Commitment” (the “Increased Commitment”) pursuant to Section 2.3(c) of the Credit Agreement.  From and after the Effective Date (as defined below), the Increasing Lender will be a Lender under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Increased Commitment as well as its existing Commitment under the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 18.  The Administrative Agent (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement; and (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto.
 
SECTION 19.  The Increasing Lender (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Commitment Increase Supplement; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement             
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the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

SECTION 20.  The effective date of this Commitment Increase Supplement shall be the Effective Date of the Increased Commitment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this Commitment Increase Supplement by each of the Increasing Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Borrower, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance and recording by it pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).

SECTION 21.  Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Increased Commitment (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Increasing Lender for amounts which have accrued on and subsequent to the Effective Date.

SECTION 22.  This Commitment Increase Supplement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Commitment Increase Supplement to be executed as of ________ ___, 200__ by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
 

 
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        Pacific Gas and Electric Company      
      
              
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Schedule 1
to Commitment Increase Supplement
 

 
Name of Increasing Lender:                          ______________________________________________________                                                          
 
Effective Date of Increased Commitment:       ______________________________________________________                                                                           
 
Principal
Amount of
Increased Commitment:
Total Amount of Commitment
of Increasing Lender
(including Increased Commitment):
 
$_____________________
 
$_____________________
   
[NAME OF INCREASING LENDER]
 
 
 
By: ____________________________________             
     Name:
     Title:
 
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
 
By: ____________________________________                                                          
      Name:
      Title:
 
 
 
Accepted:
 
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
as Administrative Agent
 
By:  ___________________________________                                                    
      Name:
      Title:
 
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Issuing Lender
 
By: ____________________________________                                                             
      Name:
      Title:
 

      
            
 
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Amended and Restated Credit Agreement            
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
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EXHIBIT C
 
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
 
This Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 of the $2,000,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders parties thereto (the “Lenders”), Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agents, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”).  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
 
The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
 
1.  I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Chief Financial Officer] [Treasurer] [Assistant Treasurer] of the Borrower.
 
2.  I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate.
 
3.  To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the fiscal period covered by the financial statements attached hereto as Attachment 1, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing [, except as set forth below].
 
4.  Attached hereto as Attachment 2 are the computations showing compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement.
 
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement             
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of the date set forth below.
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
By:     _____________________________________                                                                    
 
Name:
 
Title:

 

Date:  ____________, 200_
 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement             
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
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Attachment 1
                                          60;                                                           to Exhibit C
 
Financial Statements
Period Ended ____________, 20__
 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement             
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
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Attachment 2
to Exhibit C
 

 
The information described herein is as of ________, 20__.
 

 
[Set forth Covenant Calculation]
 

 

 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement     
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EXHIBIT D
 
FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
 
This Closing Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(e) of the $2,000,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders parties thereto (the “Lenders”), Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agents, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
The undersigned Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
 
1.           The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement that do not contain a materiality qualification are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, and the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement that do contain a materiality qualification are true and correct on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, except for any representations and warranties that specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects, or true and correct, as the case may be, as of such earlier date.
 
2.           Wondy Lee is the duly elected and qualified Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and the signature set forth for such officer below is such officer’s true and genuine signature.
 
3.           No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.
 
4.           The conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement were satisfied as of the Effective Date.
 
5.           All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained and are now in full force and effect.
 

      
        Exhibits             
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement           
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
             
    


The undersigned Assistant Secretary of the Borrower certifies as follows:
 
1.           There are no liquidation or dissolution proceedings pending or to my knowledge threatened against the Borrower.
 
2.           The Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California.
 
3.           Attached hereto as Annex 1 is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower on December 15, 2004; such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded, have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect and are the only corporate proceedings of the Borrower now in force relating to or affecting the Credit Agreement.
 
4.           Attached hereto as Annex 2 is a true and complete copy of the Bylaws of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof.
 
5.           Attached hereto as Annex 3 is a true and complete copy of the Articles of Incorporation of the Borrower as in effect on the date hereof, and such Articles of Incorporation have not been amended, repealed, modified or restated.
 
6.           The following persons are now duly elected and qualified officers of the Borrower holding the offices indicated next to their respective names below, and that the facsimile signatures affixed next to their respective names below are the facsimile signatures of such officers, and each of such officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Borrower each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party:
 
Name
 
Office
 
Signature
 
Christopher P. Johns
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
         
G. Robert Powell
 
Vice President and Controller
   
         
Linda Y.H. Cheng
 
VP, Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretary
   
         
Eric Montizambert
 
Assistant Corporate Secretary
   
 

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Closing Certificate as of the date set forth below.
 

 
     
Christopher P. Johns
 
Wondy Lee
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
 
Assistant Secretary
     
     
Date: February 26, 2007
   


      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement             
        Pacific Gas and Electric Company      
      
              
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ANNEX 1
 
[Board Resolutions]
 
 
 
 
 
 


      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement            
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ANNEX 2
 
[Bylaws of the Company]
 
 
 
 
 
 


      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement           
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ANNEX 3
 
[Articles of Incorporation]
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement        
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
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EXHIBIT E
 
FORM OF
 
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
 
Reference is made to the $2,000,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agents, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
The Assignor identified on Schedule l hereto (the “Assignor”) and the Assignee identified on Schedule l hereto (the “Assignee”) agree as follows:
 
1.           The Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee without recourse to the Assignor, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor without recourse to the Assignor, as of the Effective Date (as defined below), (i) the interest described in Schedule 1 hereto in and to the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (the “Assigned Facility”) in the principal amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the “Assigned Interest”).
 
2.           The Assignor (a) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or with respect to the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, other than that the Assignor has not created any adverse claim upon the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any such adverse claim; (b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other obligor of any of their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (c) attaches any Note held by it evidencing the Assigned Facility and
 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement           
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(i) requests that the Administrative Agent, upon request by the Assignee, exchange the attached Note for a new Note payable to the Assignee and (ii) if the Assignor has retained any interest in the Assigned Facility, requests that the Administrative Agent exchange the attached Note for a new Note payable to the Assignor, in each case in amounts which reflect the assignment being made hereby (and after giving effect to any other assignments which have become effective on the Effective Date).
 
3.           The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Assignment and Assumption; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the financial statements delivered or deemed delivered pursuant to Section 5.1(c) or Section 6.1 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Assignor, the Agents or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes the Agents to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to the Agents by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; and (e) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with its terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender including, if it is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States, its obligation pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Credit Agreement.
 
4.           The effective date of this Assignment and Assumption shall be the Effective Date of Assignment described in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Effective Date”).  Following the execution of this Assignment and Assumption, it will be delivered to the Administrative Agent for acceptance by it and recording by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date (which shall not, unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, be earlier than five Business Days after the date of such acceptance and recording by the Administrative Agent).
 
5.           Upon such acceptance and recording, from and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) [to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued subsequent to the Effective Date] [to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to the Effective Date or accrue subsequent to the Effective Date.  The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Agent for periods prior to the Effective Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.]
 

    
        Exhibits         
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement          
        Pacific Gas and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
              
        


6.           From and after the Effective Date, (a) the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the other Loan Documents and shall be bound by the provisions thereof and (b) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment and Assumption, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
 
7.           This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment and Assumption to be executed as of the date first above written by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule 1 hereto.
 
[ASSIGNOR]
[ASSIGNEE]
   
   
By:  ________________________________                                                    
By:    ______________________________                                                  
Name:
Name:
Title:
Title:

 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement         
        Pacific Gas and Electric Company      
      
              
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Schedule 1
to Assignment and Assumption
 

 
Name of Assignor: _______________________
 
Name of Assignee: _______________________
 
Effective Date of Assignment: _________________
 

 
 
Assigned Facility
Principal
Amount Assigned
[Percentage Assigned]*
 
$_______
___.___%
     
     

 

 
[Name of Assignor]
 
 
 
By:                                                                
       Name:
       Title:
 
[Name of Assignee]
 
 
By:                                                                
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
   


*Calculate the Commitment Percentage that is assigned to at least 10 decimal places and show as a percentage of the aggregate commitments of all Lenders.
 
 
Exhibits
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Pacific Gas and Electric Company


 
 
Consented to:
 
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY**
 
 
 
 
By:  ____________________________________                                                              
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
Accepted and Consented to:
 
[CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as
Administrative Agent]**
 
 
By:  ____________________________________                                                              
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
Consented to:
[JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Issuing Lender]**
 
 
 
By:  ____________________________________                                                              
       Name:
       Title:
 
 

_______________________________________ 
** As applicable pursuant to Section 10.6(b).
 
 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement             
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
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EXHIBIT F
 

 
FORM OF LEGAL OPINION OF ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement           
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
             
          


EXHIBIT G
 
FORM OF EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE
 
Reference is made to the $2,000,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agents, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
[______________________] (the “Non-U.S. Lender”) is providing this certificate pursuant to Section 2.16(d) of the Credit Agreement.  The Non-U.S. Lender hereby represents and warrants that:
 
 
2.           The Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).  In this regard, the Non-U.S. Lender further represents and warrants that:
 
(a)          the Non-U.S. Lender is not subject to regulatory or other legal requirements as a bank in any jurisdiction; and
 
(b)          the Non-U.S. Lender has not been treated as a bank for purposes of any tax, securities law or other filing or submission made to any Governmental Authority, any application made to a rating agency or qualification for any exemption from tax, securities law or other legal requirements;
 
3.           The Non-U.S. Lender is not a ten percent (10%) shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code; and
 
4.           The Non-U.S. Lender is not a controlled foreign corporation receiving interest from a related person within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
 
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement       
  Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
     
     
   


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the date set forth below.
 
[NAME OF NON-U.S. LENDER]
 
By:         ___________________________________                                                                  
 
Name:
 
Title:

Date:  ____________________
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      
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        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement        
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
         


EXHIBIT H
 
FORM OF NOTE
 
THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.  TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE AND THE OBLIGATIONS REPRESENTED HEREBY MUST BE RECORDED IN THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF SUCH CREDIT AGREEMENT.
 
 
$__________
 
                                     New York, New York
                    as of [_________], 200[_]
 
   

 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, a California corporation (the “Borrower”), DOES HEREBY PROMISE TO PAY to the order of [insert name of Lender] (the “Lender”) at the office of CITIBANK NORTH AMERICA, INC., at [________________________], in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds, the principal amount of ____________________ DOLLARS ($__________), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement referred to below, whichever is less, on such date or dates as is required by said Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount from time to time outstanding hereunder, in like money, at such office, and at such times and in such amounts as set forth in Section 2.11 of said Credit Agreement.
 
The holder of this Note is authorized to indorse on the schedules annexed hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof the date, the Type and amount of each Revolving Loan made pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal thereof, each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to another Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, the length of each Interest Period with respect thereto.  Each such indorsement shall constitute primafacie evidence of the accuracy of the information indorsed. The failure to make any such indorsement or any error in any such indorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Revolving Loan.
 
The Borrower hereby waives demand, presentment for payment, protest, notice of any kind (including, but not limited to, notice of dishonor, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate or notice of acceleration), other than notice required pursuant to the Credit Agreement and diligence in collecting and bringing suit against any party hereto.  The nonexercise by the holder of this Note of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.
 

      
        Exhibits             
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement            
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
         


This Note (a) is one of the promissory notes referred to in the $2,000,000,000 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lenders parties thereto, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as syndication agent, Barclays Bank Plc, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agents, as documentation agents, and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), (b) is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and (c) is subject to optional prepayment in whole or in part and acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the occurrence of certain events, all as provided in the Credit Agreement.  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      
        Exhibits       
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement          
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
             
    


NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 10.6 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.
 
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 

 
    PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
 

 
By:
 _______________________________________________________
 
      Name:
 
      Title:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

      
        Exhibits       
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement      
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
             
    


Schedule A
to Note
 
LOANS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF ABR LOANS
 
Date
Amount of ABR Loans
Amount
Converted to
ABR Loans
Amount of Principal of Base
Rate Loans Repaid
Amount of ABR Loans
Converted to
Eurodollar Loans
Unpaid Principal Balance of
ABR Loans
Notation Made By
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

      
        Exhibits         
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement         
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
        


Schedule B
to Note
 
LOANS, CONTINUATIONS, CONVERSIONS AND REPAYMENTS OF EURODOLLAR LOANS
 
Date
Amount of Eurodollar
Loans
Amount Converted to
Eurodollar Loans
Interest Period and
Eurodollar Rate with
Respect Thereto
Amount of Principal of
Eurodollar Loans Repaid
Amount of Eurodollar
Loans Converted to
ABR Loans
Unpaid Principal
Balance of Eurodollar
Loans
Notation
Made By
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
             
 
 
 
 
 

 



      
        Exhibits            
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement           
        Pacific and Electric Company      
      
              
                LOSANGELES 618833 v1 (2K)              
            
   
      
        
      
    


EX-10.3 4 ex1003.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 ex1003.htm

Exhibit 10.3
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT
 
PG&E CORPORATION, a California corporation, hereby grants shares of Restricted Stock to the Recipient named below.  The shares of Restricted Stock have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended on February 15, 2006 and December 20, 2006 (the “LTIP”).  The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock are set forth in this cover sheet and in the attached Restricted Stock Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
Date of Grant:                                January 3, 20071
 
Name of Recipient:                                     PETER A. DARBEE                                                
 
Last Four Digits of Recipient’s Social Security Number:                      --2618                                
 
Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Granted:                                       21,155                             
 

 
By signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement. You and PG&E Corporation agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of the attached Agreement.  You are also acknowledging receipt of this Grant, the attached Agreement, and a copy of the prospectus describing the LTIP and the Restricted Stock dated January 1, 2007.
 

 
Recipient:                                          /s/  Peter A. Darbee                                 
                                                                                   (Signature)


Attachment
 

 
Please sign and return to PG&E Corporation, Human Resources,
 
One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94105
 


 
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Due to the death of former President Gerald Ford on December 26, 2006, the federal government declared January 2, 2007 as a national day of mourning.  All federal offices and the New York Stock Exchange were closed that day.  Thus, the date of grant for the Restricted Stock is January 3, 2007.



PG&E CORPORATION
 
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
 
The LTIP and Other Agreements
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and PG&E Corporation regarding the Restricted Stock, subject to the terms of the LTIP.  Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations are superseded.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the LTIP, the LTIP shall govern.  Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement are defined in the LTIP. For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation shall mean employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
   
Grant of Restricted Stock
PG&E Corporation grants you the number of shares of Restricted Stock shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement.  The shares of Restricted Stock are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LTIP.
   
Lapse of Restrictions
As long as you remain employed with PG&E Corporation, the restrictions will lapse as to 100 percent of the total number of shares of Restricted Stock originally subject to this Agreement, as shown above on the cover sheet, on the first business day of January of the fifth year following the Date of Grant (the “Lapse Date”).  Except as described below, all shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement as to which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be forfeited upon termination of your employment.
 
To the extent this Agreement provides for the continued lapse of restrictions following the termination of employment, such continued lapse shall be subject to your continued compliance with certain post-employment restrictions.
   
Voluntary Termination
In the event that you terminate your employment with PG&E Corporation voluntarily, you will automatically forfeit to PG&E Corporation all of the shares of Restricted Stock as to which the restrictions have not lapsed subject to this Agreement as of the date of such Termination.
   
Termination for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated by PG&E Corporation for cause, you will automatically forfeit to PG&E Corporation all shares of Restricted Stock as to which the restrictions have not lapsed subject to this Agreement as of the date of such termination.  In general, termination for “cause” means termination of employment because of dishonesty, a criminal offense or violation of a work rule, and will be determined by and in the sole discretion of PG&E Corporation.
   


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Termination other than for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause before the restrictions on your Restricted Stock lapse, a prorated portion of the restrictions will lapse immediately in accordance with the percentage of time you were employed with PG&E Corporation during the five-year period governing the restrictions (or as otherwise described below in connection with a Change in Control during such period).  All other outstanding shares of Restricted Stock shall automatically be forfeited to PG&E Corporation upon such termination.
   
Retirement
In the event of your Retirement, a prorated portion of the restrictions will vest immediately in accordance with the percentage of time you were employed with PG&E Corporation during the five-year period governing the restrictions.  You will be considered to have retired if you are age 55 or older on the date of termination and if you were employed by PG&E Corporation for at least five consecutive years ending on the date of termination of your employment.
   
Death/Disability
If your employment terminates due to your death or disability, the restrictions on all of your shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse on the date of termination due to your death or disability.
   
Termination Due to Disposition of Subsidiary
(1) If your employment is terminated (other than for cause or your voluntary termination) by reason of a divestiture or change in control of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, which divestiture or change in control results in such subsidiary no longer qualifying as a subsidiary corporation under Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or (2) if your employment is terminated (other than for cause or your voluntary termination) coincident with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, the restrictions on all shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse in the same manner as for “Termination other than for Cause” described above.
   
Change in Control
In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror), may, without your consent, either assume or continue PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or provide substantially equivalent awards associated with the Acquiror’s stock.  If this Award is neither assumed nor continued by the Acquiror or if the Acquiror does not provide a substantially equivalent award, the restrictions on all of your outstanding shares of Restricted Stock shall automatically lapse and become nonforfeitable immediately preceding, and contingent on, the Change in Control of PG&E Corporation.
   

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Termination In Connection with a Change in Control
If your employment is terminated in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs or within two years following the Change in Control, the restrictions on all of your outstanding shares of Restricted Stock (to the extent the restrictions did not previously lapse upon failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this Award) shall lapse and become nonforfeitable on the date of termination of your employment.  PG&E Corporation shall have the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control.
   
Escrow
The certificates for the Restricted Stock shall be deposited in escrow with the Corporate Secretary of PG&E Corporation to be held in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.  Each deposited certificate shall be accompanied by any assignment documents PG&E Corporation may require you to execute.  The deposited certificates shall remain in escrow until such time as the certificates are to be released or otherwise surrendered for cancellation as discussed below.
 
All dividends, if any, on the Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow and subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which they relate.
   
Release of Shares and Withholding Taxes
The shares of Restricted Stock held in escrow hereunder shall be subject to the following terms and conditions relating to their release from escrow or their surrender to PG&E Corporation:
 
·  When the restrictions as to your shares of Restricted Stock lapse as described above, the certificates for such shares shall be released from escrow and delivered to you, at your request within thirty (30) days of the date the restrictions lapsed.
 
·  Upon termination of your employment, any shares of Restricted Stock as to which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be forfeited and automatically surrendered to PG&E Corporation as provided herein.
 
Note that you must make arrangements acceptable to PG&E Corporation to satisfy withholding or other taxes that may be due before your shares will be released to you.  If you so elect, PG&E Corporation will assist you in selling your shares through a broker so that you can use the sales proceeds to satisfy applicable taxes.  You will receive the remaining proceeds in cash.  However, if you wish to receive the stock certificates in lieu of selling your shares, you will need to make arrangements to pay the applicable taxes either by check or through payroll deduction.  PG&E Corporation will notify you about how to instruct PG&E Corporation to sell your shares when the restrictions lapse or make other arrangements.
   

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Code Section 83(b) Election
Under Section 83(a) of the Code, the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Stock on the date any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock lapse will be reportable as ordinary income at that time.  For this purpose, “forfeiture restrictions” include surrender to PG&E Corporation of Restricted Stock as described above.  You may elect to be taxed at the time the Restricted Stock is granted to you, rather than when the restrictions lapse by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant.  Failure to make this filing within the thirty (30) day period will result in the recognition of ordinary income by you (in the event the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Stock increases after the date of purchase) as the forfeiture restrictions lapse.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT PG&E CORPORATION’S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER CODE SECTION 83(b).  YOU ARE RELYING SOLELY ON YOUR OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO FILE A CODE SECTION 83(b) ELECTION.
   
Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment. See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.
   
Voting and Other Rights
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you shall have all the rights and privileges of a shareholder of PG&E Corporation while the Restricted Stock is held in escrow, including the right to vote.  As described above, all dividends, if any, on the Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow and subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which they relate.
   
Restrictions on
Issuance
PG&E Corporation will not issue any Restricted Stock if the issuance of such Restricted Stock at that time would violate any law or regulation.
   

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Restrictions on Resale and Hedge Transactions
By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any Restricted Stock before the restrictions lapse or sell any shares acquired under this grant at a time when applicable laws, regulations or Company or underwriter trading policies prohibit sale.  In particular, in connection with any underwritten public offering by PG&E Corporation of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, you shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any shares acquired under this grant without the prior written consent of PG&E Corporation or its underwriters, for such period of time after the effective date of such registration statement as may be requested by PG&E Corporation or the underwriters.
 
If the sale of shares acquired under this grant is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, but an exemption is available which requires an investment or other representation and warranty, you shall represent and agree that the Shares being acquired are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such other representations and warranties as are deemed necessary or appropriate by PG&E Corporation and its counsel.
 
By your acceptance of the grant, you agree that while the Restricted Stock is subject to restrictions, you will not enter into a corresponding hedging transaction relating to PG&E Corporation’s stock nor engage in any short sale of PG&E Corporation’s stock.  This prohibition shall not apply to transactions effected through PG&E Corporation’s benefit plans that provide an opportunity to invest in Company stock or which provide compensation based on the price of Company stock.
   
No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
   
Legends
All certificates that may be issued to represent the Restricted Stock issued under this grant shall, where applicable, have endorsed thereon the following legends:
 
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PG&E CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR HIS OR HER PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST.  A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF PG&E CORPORATION AND WILL BE FURNISHED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY OF PG&E CORPORATION BY THE HOLDER OF
 
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   RECORD OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.”
   
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.
 
By signing the cover sheet of this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described above and in the LTIP.

 
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EX-10.4 5 ex1004.htm EXHIBIT 10.4 ex1004.htm

Exhibit 10.4
 
PG&E CORPORATION
 
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT
 
PG&E CORPORATION, a California corporation, hereby grants shares of Restricted Stock to the Recipient named below.  The shares of Restricted Stock have been granted under the PG&E Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended on February 15, 2006 and December 20, 2006 (the “LTIP”).  The terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock are set forth in this cover sheet and in the attached Restricted Stock Agreement (the “Agreement”).
 
Date of Grant:                                January 29, 2007
 
Name of Recipient:                              WILLIAM T. MORROW                                          
 
Last Four Digits of Recipient’s Social Security Number:                            --8024                  
 
Number of Shares of Restricted Stock Granted:                            108,061                                
 

 
By signing this cover sheet, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described in the attached Agreement.  You and PG&E Corporation agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of the attached Agreement.  You are also acknowledging receipt of this Grant, the attached Agreement, and a copy of the prospectus describing the LTIP and the Restricted Stock dated January 1, 2007.
 

 
Recipient:                       William T. Morrow                                                   
                                                                                     (Signature)


Attachment
 

 
Please sign and return to PG&E Corporation, Human Resources,
 
One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 400, San Francisco, California 94105
 

 

 

PG&E CORPORATION
 
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
 
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
 
The LTIP and Other Agreements
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between you and PG&E Corporation regarding the Restricted Stock, subject to the terms of the LTIP.  Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations are superseded.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the LTIP, the LTIP shall govern.  Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement are defined in the LTIP. For purposes of this Agreement, employment with PG&E Corporation shall mean employment with any member of the Participating Company Group.
   
Grant of Restricted Stock
PG&E Corporation grants you the number of shares of Restricted Stock shown on the cover sheet of this Agreement.  The shares of Restricted Stock are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the LTIP.
   
Lapse of Restrictions
As long as you remain employed with PG&E Corporation, the restrictions will lapse as to 40 percent of the total number of shares of Restricted Stock originally subject to this Agreement, as shown above on the cover sheet, on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Date of Grant.  The restrictions on the remaining 20 percent of the total number of shares will lapse on the third anniversary of the Date of Grant.  Except as described below, all shares of Restricted Stock subject to this Agreement as to which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be forfeited upon termination of your employment.
 
To the extent this Agreement provides for the continued lapse of restrictions following the termination of employment, such continued lapse shall be subject to your continued compliance with certain post-employment restrictions.
   
Voluntary Termination
In the event that you terminate your employment with PG&E Corporation voluntarily, you will automatically forfeit to PG&E Corporation all of the shares of Restricted Stock as to which the restrictions have not lapsed subject to this Agreement as of the date of such Termination.
Termination for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated by PG&E Corporation for cause, you will automatically forfeit to PG&E Corporation all shares of Restricted Stock as to which the restrictions have not lapsed subject to this Agreement as of the date of such termination.  In general, termination for “cause” means termination of employment because of dishonesty, a criminal offense or violation of a work rule, and will be determined by and in the sole discretion of PG&E Corporation.


 
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Termination other than for Cause
If your employment with PG&E Corporation is terminated by PG&E Corporation other than for cause before the restrictions on your Restricted Stock lapse, a prorated portion of the restrictions will lapse immediately in accordance with the percentage of time you were employed with PG&E Corporation during the three-year period governing the restrictions (or as otherwise described below in connection with a Change in Control during such period).  All other outstanding shares of Restricted Stock shall automatically be forfeited to PG&E Corporation upon such termination.
   
Retirement
In the event of your Retirement, the restrictions on your outstanding shares of Restricted Stock will continue to lapse as though your employment had continued.  You will be considered to have retired if you are age 55 or older on the date of termination and if you were employed by PG&E Corporation for at least five consecutive years ending on the date of termination of your employment.
   
Death/Disability
If your employment terminates due to your death or disability, the restrictions on all of your shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse on the date of termination due to your death or disability.
   
Termination Due to Disposition of Subsidiary
(1) If your employment is terminated (other than for cause or your voluntary termination) by reason of a divestiture or change in control of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, which divestiture or change in control results in such subsidiary no longer qualifying as a subsidiary corporation under Section 424(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or (2) if your employment is terminated (other than for cause or your voluntary termination) coincident with the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation, the restrictions on all shares of Restricted Stock shall lapse in the same manner as for a “Termination other than for Cause” described above.
   
Change in Control
In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the “Acquiror), may, without your consent, either assume or continue PG&E Corporation’s rights and obligations under this Agreement or provide substantially equivalent awards associated with the Acquiror’s stock.  If this Award is neither assumed nor continued by the Acquiror or if the Acquiror does not provide a substantially equivalent award, the restrictions on all of your outstanding shares of Restricted Stock shall automatically lapse and become nonforfeitable immediately preceding, and contingent on, the Change in Control of PG&E Corporation.


 
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Termination In Connection with a Change in Control
If your employment is terminated in connection with a Change in Control within three months before the Change in Control occurs or within two years following the Change in Control, the restrictions on all of your outstanding shares of Restricted Stock (to the extent the restrictions did not previously lapse upon failure of the Acquiror to assume or continue this Award) shall lapse and become nonforfeitable on the date of termination of your employment.  PG&E Corporation shall have the sole discretion to determine whether termination of your employment was made in connection with a Change in Control.
   
Escrow
The certificates for the Restricted Stock shall be deposited in escrow with the Corporate Secretary of PG&E Corporation to be held in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.  Each deposited certificate shall be accompanied by any assignment documents PG&E Corporation may require you to execute.  The deposited certificates shall remain in escrow until such time as the certificates are to be released or otherwise surrendered for cancellation as discussed below.
 
All dividends, if any, on the Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow and subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which they relate.
   
Release of Shares and Withholding Taxes
The shares of Restricted Stock held in escrow hereunder shall be subject to the following terms and conditions relating to their release from escrow or their surrender to PG&E Corporation:
 
·  When the restrictions as to your shares of Restricted Stock lapse as described above, the certificates for such shares shall be released from escrow and delivered to you, at your request within thirty (30) days of the date the restrictions lapsed.
 
·  Upon termination of your employment, any shares of Restricted Stock as to which the restrictions have not lapsed shall be forfeited and automatically surrendered to PG&E Corporation as provided herein.
 
Note that you must make arrangements acceptable to PG&E Corporation to satisfy withholding or other taxes that may be due before your shares will be released to you.  If you so elect, PG&E Corporation will assist you in selling your shares through a broker so that you can use the sales proceeds to satisfy applicable taxes.  You will receive the remaining proceeds in cash.  However, if you wish to receive the stock certificates in lieu of selling your shares, you will need to make arrangements to pay the applicable taxes either by check or through payroll deduction.  PG&E Corporation will notify you about how to instruct PG&E Corporation to sell your shares when the restrictions lapse or make other arrangements.


 
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Code Section 83(b) Election
Under Section 83(a) of the Code, the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Stock on the date any forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock lapse will be reportable as ordinary income at that time.  For this purpose, “forfeiture restrictions” include surrender to PG&E Corporation of Restricted Stock as described above.  You may elect to be taxed at the time the Restricted Stock is granted to you, rather than when the restrictions lapse by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the Date of Grant.  Failure to make this filing within the thirty (30) day period will result in the recognition of ordinary income by you (in the event the Fair Market Value of the Restricted Stock increases after the date of purchase) as the forfeiture restrictions lapse.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS YOUR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT PG&E CORPORATION’S, TO FILE A TIMELY ELECTION UNDER CODE SECTION 83(b).  YOU ARE RELYING SOLELY ON YOUR OWN ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO FILE A CODE SECTION 83(b) ELECTION.
   
Leaves of Absence
For purposes of this Agreement, if you are on an approved leave of absence from PG&E Corporation, or a recipient of PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will continue to be considered as employed.  If you do not return to active employment upon the expiration of your leave of absence or the expiration of your PG&E Corporation sponsored disability benefits, you will be considered to have voluntarily terminated your employment. See above under “Voluntary Termination.”
 
PG&E Corporation reserves the right to determine which leaves of absence will be considered as continuing employment and when your employment terminates for all purposes under this Agreement.
   
Voting and Other Rights
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you shall have all the rights and privileges of a shareholder of PG&E Corporation while the Restricted Stock is held in escrow, including the right to vote.  As described above, all dividends, if any, on the Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow and subject to the same restrictions as the shares to which they relate.
   
Restrictions on
Issuance
PG&E Corporation will not issue any Restricted Stock if the issuance of such Restricted Stock at that time would violate any law or regulation.

 
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Restrictions on Resale and Hedge Transactions
By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any Restricted Stock before the restrictions lapse or sell any shares acquired under this grant at a time when applicable laws, regulations or Company or underwriter trading policies prohibit sale.  In particular, in connection with any underwritten public offering by PG&E Corporation of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, you shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to any shares acquired under this grant without the prior written consent of PG&E Corporation or its underwriters, for such period of time after the effective date of such registration statement as may be requested by PG&E Corporation or the underwriters.
 
If the sale of shares acquired under this grant is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, but an exemption is available which requires an investment or other representation and warranty, you shall represent and agree that the Shares being acquired are being acquired for investment, and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and shall make such other representations and warranties as are deemed necessary or appropriate by PG&E Corporation and its counsel.
 
By your acceptance of the grant, you agree that while the Restricted Stock is subject to restrictions, you will not enter into a corresponding hedging transaction relating to PG&E Corporation’s stock nor engage in any short sale of PG&E Corporation’s stock.  This prohibition shall not apply to transactions effected through PG&E Corporation’s benefit plans that provide an opportunity to invest in Company stock or which provide compensation based on the price of Company stock.
   
No Retention Rights
This Agreement is not an employment agreement and does not give you the right to be retained by PG&E Corporation.  Except as otherwise provided in an applicable employment agreement, PG&E Corporation reserves the right to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason.
   
Legends
All certificates that may be issued to represent the Restricted Stock issued under this grant shall, where applicable, have endorsed thereon the following legends:
 
“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PG&E CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER, OR HIS OR HER PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST.  A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF PG&E CORPORATION AND WILL BE FURNISHED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY OF PG&E CORPORATION BY THE HOLDER OF

 
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RECORD OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.”
   
Applicable Law
This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of California.
   
By signing the cover sheet of this Agreement, you agree to all of the terms and conditions described above and in the LTIP.

 
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EX-11 6 ex11.htm EXHIBIT 11 Unassociated Document
EXHIBIT 11
PG&E CORPORATION
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
(in millions, except share amounts)
 
2007
   
2006
 
             
Net income
  $
256
    $
214
 
Less: distributed earnings to common shareholders
   
126
     
114
 
Undistributed earnings
  $
130
    $
100
 
Common shareholders earnings
               
Basic
               
Distributed earnings to common shareholders
  $
126
    $
114
 
Undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders
   
123
     
95
 
Total common shareholders earnings, basic
  $
249
    $
209
 
Diluted
               
Distributed earnings to common shareholders
  $
126
    $
114
 
Undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders
   
123
     
95
 
Total common shareholders earnings, diluted
  $
249
    $
209
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
   
349
     
344
 
9.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes
   
19
     
19
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding and participating securities, basic
   
368
     
363
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic
   
349
     
344
 
Employee share-based compensation and accelerated share repurchase program(1)
   
2
     
5
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted
   
351
     
349
 
9.50% Convertible Subordinated Notes
   
19
     
19
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding and participating securities, diluted
   
370
     
368
 
Net earnings per common share, basic
               
Distributed earnings, basic(2)
  $
0.36
    $
0.33
 
Undistributed earnings, basic
   
0.35
     
0.28
 
Total
  $
0.71
    $
0.61
 
Net earnings per common share, diluted
               
Distributed earnings, diluted
  $
0.36
    $
0.33
 
Undistributed earnings, diluted
   
0.35
     
0.27
 
Total
  $
0.71
    $
0.60
 
                 
(1) Includes approximately 2.8 million shares of PG&E Corporation common stock treated as outstanding in connection with accelerated share repurchases for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The remaining shares of approximately 2 million shares relate to share-based compensation and are deemed to be outstanding per SFAS No. 128 for the purpose of calculating EPS. See Note 10 of the 2006 Annual Report.
 
(2)“Distributed earnings, basic” may differ from actual per share amounts paid as dividends, as the EPS computation under GAAP requires the use of the weighted average, rather than the actual number of shares outstanding.
 

 

EX-12.1 7 ex1201.htm EXHIBIT 12.1 ex1201.htm

EXHIBIT 12.1
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
 
Earnings:
                                   
Net income
  $
261
    $
985
    $
934
    $
3,982
    $
923
    $
1,819
 
Adjustments for minority interest in losses of less than 100% owned affiliates and the Company's equity in undistributed income (losses) of less than 50% owned affiliates
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Income tax provision
   
145
     
602
     
574
     
2,561
     
528
     
1,178
 
Net fixed charges
   
220
     
801
     
589
     
671
     
964
     
1,029
 
Total Earnings
  $
626
    $
2,388
    $
2,097
    $
7,214
    $
2,415
    $
4,026
 
Fixed Charges:
                                               
Interest on short-term borrowings and long-term debt, net
  $
207
    $
770
    $
573
    $
682
    $
947
    $
996
 
Interest on capital leases
   
6
     
11
     
1
     
1
     
1
     
2
 
AFUDC debt
   
7
     
20
     
15
      (12 )    
16
     
21
 
Earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend and preferred security distribution requirements of majority owned trust
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
10
 
Total Fixed Charges
  $
220
    $
801
    $
589
    $
671
    $
964
    $
1,029
 
Ratios of Earnings to
Fixed Charges
   
2.85
     
2.98
     
3.56
     
10.75
     
2.51
     
3.91
 
 
Note:

For the purpose of computing Pacific Gas and Electric Company's ratios of earnings to fixed charges, "earnings" represent net income adjusted for the minority interest in losses of less than 100% owned affiliates, equity in undistributed income or losses of less than 50% owned affiliates, income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest).  "Fixed charges" include interest on long-term debt and short-term borrowings (including a representative portion of rental expense), amortization of bond premium, discount and expense, interest on capital leases, AFUDC debt, and earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend requirements and preferred security distribution requirements of majority-owned trust.  Fixed charges exclude interest on FASB Interpretation No. 48 (Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes) tax liabilities.




EX-12.2 8 ex1202.htm EXHIBIT 12.2 ex1202.htm

EXHIBIT 12.2
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED
FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
   
2003
   
2002
 
Earnings:
                                   
Net income
  $
261
    $
985
    $
934
    $
3,982
    $
923
    $
1,819
 
Adjustments for minority interest in losses of less than 100% owned affiliates and the Company's equity in undistributed income (losses) of less than 50% owned affiliates
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Income tax provision
   
145
     
602
     
574
     
2,561
     
528
     
1,178
 
Net fixed charges
   
220
     
801
     
589
     
671
     
964
     
1,029
 
Total Earnings
  $
626
    $
2,388
    $
2,097
    $
7,214
    $
2,415
    $
4,026
 
                                                 
Fixed Charges:
                                               
Interest on short-term borrowings
and long-term debt, net
  $
207
    $
770
    $
573
    $
682
    $
947
    $
996
 
Interest on capital leases
   
6
     
11
     
1
     
1
     
1
     
2
 
AFUDC debt
   
7
     
20
     
15
      (12 )    
16
     
21
 
Earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend and preferred security distribution requirements of majority owned trust
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
10
 
Total Fixed Charges
   
220
     
801
     
589
     
671
     
964
     
1,029
 
Preferred Stock Dividends:
                                               
Tax deductible dividends
   
3
     
12
     
12
     
9
     
9
     
9
 
Pre-tax earnings required to cover
non-tax deductible preferred stock
dividend requirements
   
-
     
3
     
13
     
34
     
27
     
28
 
Total Preferred Stock Dividends
   
3
     
15
     
25
     
43
     
36
     
37
 
                                                 
Total Combined Fixed Charges
and Preferred Stock Dividends
  $
223
    $
816
    $
614
    $
714
    $
1,000
    $
1,066
 
                                                 
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and
Preferred Stock Dividends
   
2.81
     
2.93
     
3.42
     
10.10
     
2.42
     
3.78
 
 
Note:

For the purpose of computing Pacific Gas and Electric Company's ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, "earnings" represent net income adjusted for the minority interest in losses of less than 100% owned affiliates, equity in undistributed income or losses of less than 50% owned affiliates, income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest).  "Fixed charges" include interest on long-term debt and short-term borrowings (including a representative portion of rental expense), amortization of bond premium, discount and expense, interest on capital leases, AFUDC debt, and earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend requirements and preferred security distribution requirements of majority-owned trust.  "Preferred stock dividends" represent tax deductible dividends and pre-tax earnings that are required to pay the dividends on outstanding preferred securities.  Fixed charges exclude interest on FASB Interpretation No. 48 (Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes) tax liabilities.





EX-31.1 9 ex3101.htm EXHIBIT 31.1 ex3101.htm
 
Exhibit 31.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Peter A. Darbee, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 of PG&E Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2007                                                                                /s/ PETER A. DARBEE                                           
Peter A. Darbee
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President


 
 

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Christopher P. Johns, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 of PG&E Corporation;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 

Date: May 10, 2007                                                                                /s/ CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS                                                      
Christopher P. Johns
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 
 

 




EX-31.2 10 ex3102.htm EXHIBIT 31.2 ex3102.htm
 
 
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Thomas B. King, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 of Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



                                         /s/ THOMAS B. KING                                
Date: May 10, 2007                                                                              Thomas B. King
Chief Executive Officer

 
 

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Christopher P. Johns, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 of Pacific Gas and Electric Company;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
                                                                                         /s/ CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS                      
Date:  May 10, 2007                                                                             Christopher P. Johns
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


 
 

 

EX-32.1 11 ex3201.htm EXHIBIT 32.1 ex3201.htm
 

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PG&E Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, I, Peter A. Darbee, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of PG&E Corporation, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

                 (1)
such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PG&E Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
     
                 (2)
the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PG&E Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PG&E Corporation.
 
     



    
 
 
   /s/ PETER A. DARBEE                      
 
PETER A. DARBEE
 
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
   

May 10, 2007


 
 

 



CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PG&E Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, I, Christopher P. Johns, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of PG&E Corporation, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

                 (1)
such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PG&E Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
     
                 (2)
the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PG&E Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PG&E Corporation.
 
     



 
 
 
  /s/ CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS                        
 
CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
 
Senior Vice President,
 
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
May 10, 2007


 
 

 

EX-32.2 12 ex3202.htm EXHIBIT 32.2 ex3202.htm
 
 
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, I, Thomas B. King, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

               (1)
such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
     
                (2)
the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.







   
 
  /s/ THOMAS B. KING                         
 
THOMAS B. KING
                               
Chief Executive Officer

May 10, 2007






 
 

 


CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, I, Christopher P. Johns, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

               (1)
such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
     
                (2)
the information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.




   
 
  /s/ CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
 
CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
 
and Treasurer

May 10, 2007








 
 

 

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