Common use of SECTION 101 Clause in Contracts

SECTION 101. Definitions.....................................................1 "Act"...........................................................................2 "Affiliate".....................................................................2 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................2 "Board of Directors"............................................................2 "Board Resolution"..............................................................2 "Business Day"..................................................................2 "Commission"....................................................................2 "Company".......................................................................2 "Company Request" or "Company Order"............................................3 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................3 "corporation"...................................................................3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................3 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................3 "Defeasance"....................................................................3 "Depositary"....................................................................3 "Event of Default"..............................................................3 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 "Exchange Rate".................................................................3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity"................................................................3 "Global Security"...............................................................3 "Holder"........................................................................4 "Houston Industries"............................................................4 "Indenture".....................................................................4 "interest"......................................................................4 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................4 "Investment Company Act"........................................................4 "Maturity"......................................................................4 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 "Notice of Default".............................................................4 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 "Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security"..............................................5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................5 -i-

SECTION 101. Definitions................................................................................................... 1 "Act"...........................................................................Acquired Indebtedness"............................................ 2 "Affiliate".....................................................................Additional Securities"............................................ 2 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................Adjusted Treasury Rate"........................................... 2 "Affiliate"........................................................ 2 "Agent Members".................................................... 2 "Annualized Operating Cash Flow"................................... 2 "Average Life"..................................................... 2 "Bank Credit Agreement"............................................ 2 "Banks"............................................................ 3 "Board of Directors"............................................................2 Directors"............................................... 3 "Board Resolution"..............................................................2 Resolution"................................................. 3 "Book-Entry Security".............................................. 3 "Business Day"..................................................................2 Day"Commission"....................................................................2 ..................................................... 3 "Company".......................................................................2 Capital Stock".................................................... 3 "Capitalized Lease Obligation"..................................... 3 "Cash Flow Ratio".................................................. 3 "Commission"....................................................... 3 "Common Stock"..................................................... 4 "Company".......................................................... 4 "Company Request" or "Company Order"............................................3 Order"............................... 4 "Comparable Treasury Issue"........................................ 4 "Comparable Treasury Price"........................................ 4 "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets"................................. 4 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................3 Office"corporation"...................................................................3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................3 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................3 "Defeasance"....................................................................3 "Depositary"....................................................................3 "Event of Default"..............................................................3 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 "Exchange Rate".................................................................3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity"................................................................3 "Global Security"...............................................................3 "Holder"................................................................................................................... 4 "Houston Industries"............................................................corporation"...................................................... 4 "Indenture".....................................................................4 CSC Holdings"interest"......................................................................4 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................4 "Investment Company Act"........................................................4 "Maturity"......................................................................4 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 "Notice of Default".............................................................4 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 "Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security"................................................................................................... 5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................Cumulative Cash Flow Credit"...................................... 5 -i-"Cumulative Interest Expense"...................................... 5 "Debt"............................................................. 5 "Default".......................................................... 6 "Depository"....................................................... 6 "

SECTION 101. Definitions..................................................................................................................................1 "Act"...................................................................................................................................................................2 "Affiliate".......................................................................................................................................................2 "Associated Rights"..........................................................................2 "Authenticating Agent".................................................................................................................................2 "Board of Directors".....................................................................................................................................2 "Board Resolution".........................................................................................................................................2 "Business Day".................................................................................................................................................2 "Commission".....................................................................................................................................................2 "Common Stock"...............................................................................2 "Company"...........................................................................................................................................................2 "Company Request" or "Company Order".....................................................................................................3 "Conversion Agent"...........................................................................3 "Conversion Price"...........................................................................3 "Corporate Trust Office".............................................................................................................................3 "corporation"...................................................................................................................................................3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................Date of Conversion".........................................................................3 "Defaulted Interest".....................................................................................................................................3 "Defeasance"....................................................................Depository".................................................................................3 "Depositary"....................................................................Eligible Obligations".......................................................................3 "Event of Default".........................................................................................................................................3 "Exchange Federal Bankruptcy Act"..................................................................3 "Exchange Rate".................................................................3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity".....................................................................................................................................3 "Global Security"...........................................................................................................................................3 "Holder"........................................................................4 "Houston Industries"............................................................4 .....................................................................................3 "Indenture".....................................................................4 ..................................................................................3 "interest"......................................................................interest"'..................................................................................4 "Interest Payment Date"...............................................................................................................................4 "Investment Company Act"........................................................Last Sale Price"............................................................................4 "Lien".......................................................................................4 "Maturity"......................................................................4 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 "Notice of Default"................................................................................................................................................4 "Officers' Certificate"...............................................................................................................................4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 "Optional Reset Date"....................................................................................................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security".........................................................................................................4 "Outstanding"................................................................................4 "Paying Agent"...............................................................................5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................5 -i-Person".....................................................................................6 "Place of Payment"...........................................................................6 "Predecessor Security".......................................................................6 "Redemption Date"............................................................................6 "Redemption Price"...........................................................................6 ---------- Note: This table of contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

SECTION 101. Definitions...................................................................................................... 1 "Act"...........................................................................Act"..................................................................... 2 "Affiliate".....................................................................Affiliate"............................................................... 2 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................Agent".................................................... 2 "Board of Directors"............................................................Directors"...................................................... 2 "Board Resolution"..............................................................Resolution"........................................................ 2 "Business Day"..................................................................Day"............................................................ 2 "Commission"....................................................................Commission".............................................................. 2 "Company".......................................................................Company"................................................................. 2 "Company Request" or "Company Order"............................................Order"...................................... 3 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................Office".................................................. 3 "corporation"...................................................................corporation"............................................................. 3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................Defeasance"..................................................... 3 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................Interest"...................................................... 3 "Defeasance"....................................................................Defeasance".............................................................. 3 "Depositary"....................................................................Depositary".............................................................. 3 "Event of Default"..............................................................Default"........................................................ 3 "Exchange Act"..................................................................Act"............................................................ 3 "Exchange Rate".................................................................Rate"........................................................... 3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................Date"......................................................... 3 "Extension Notice"..............................................................Notice"........................................................ 3 "Extension Period"..............................................................Period"........................................................ 3 "Final Maturity"................................................................Maturity".......................................................... 3 "Global Security"...............................................................Security"......................................................... 3 "Holder"........................................................................Holder".................................................................. 4 "Houston Industries"............................................................Indenture"............................................................... 4 "Indenture".....................................................................4 interest"interest"...................................................................................................................................... 4 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................Date"................................................... 4 "Investment Company Act"........................................................Act".................................................. 4 "Maturity"......................................................................Maturity"................................................................ 4 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................Rate"................................................... 4 "Notice of Default".............................................................Default"....................................................... 4 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................Certificate"................................................... 4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 Counsel"Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security"..............................................5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................5 -i-...................................................... 4

SECTION 101. Definitions.....................................................1 ..........................................................................2 "Act"....................................................................................................................................................................2 "Affiliate"........................................................................................................................................................2 "Attributable Debt"...........................................................................2 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................2 ........................................................................3 "Board of Directors"............................................................2 ..........................................................................3 "Board Resolution"..............................................................2 ............................................................................3 "Business Day"..................................................................2 ................................................................................3 "Commission"....................................................................2 ..................................................................................3 "Company".......................................................................2 .....................................................................................3 "Company Request" or "Company Order"......................................................................................................3 "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets"............................................................4 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................3 ......................................................................4 "corporation"...................................................................3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................3 Corporation".................................................................................4 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................3 "Defeasance"....................................................................3 ..........................................................................4 "Depositary"....................................................................3 ..................................................................................4 "Event of Default"..............................................................3 ............................................................................4 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 Offer"..............................................................................4 "Exchange Rate".................................................................3 Offer Registration Statement".......................................................4 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 Exchange Securities".........................................................................4 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity"................................................................3 Funded Indebtedness".........................................................................5 "Global Security"...............................................................3 .............................................................................5 "Holder"........................................................................4 ......................................................................................5 "Houston Industries"............................................................4 Indebtedness"................................................................................5 "Indenture".....................................................................4 "interest"......................................................................4 ...................................................................................5 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................4 .......................................................................5 "Investment Company Act"........................................................4 Lien"........................................................................................5 "Maturity"......................................................................4 ....................................................................................5 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 "Notice of Default".............................................................4 Offered Securities"..........................................................................6 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................4 .......................................................................6 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 ..........................................................................6 "Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 Outstanding".................................................................................6 "Original Issue Discount Paying Agent"................................................................................7 "Person"......................................................................................7 "Predecessor Security"..............................................5 ........................................................................7 "Original Stated Maturity"Principal Property"..........................................................................7 "Prospectus"..................................................................................7 "QIB" or "Qualified Institutional Buyer"......................................................5 -i-8 "Registration Default"........................................................................8 _________________ Note: This table of contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

SECTION 101. Definitions.....................................................1 "Act"...........................................................................2 "Affiliate".....................................................................2 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................2 "Board of Directors"............................................................2 "Board Resolution"..............................................................2 "Business Day"..................................................................2 "Commission"....................................................................2 "Company".......................................................................2 "Company Request" or "Company Order"............................................3 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................3 "corporation"...................................................................3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................3 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................3 "Defeasance"....................................................................3 "Depositary"....................................................................3 "Event of Default"..............................................................3 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 "Exchange Rate".................................................................3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity"................................................................3 "Global Security"...............................................................3 "Holder"........................................................................4 "Houston Industries"............................................................4 "Indenture".....................................................................4 "interest"......................................................................4 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................4 "Investment Company Act"........................................................4 "Maturity"......................................................................4 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 "Notice of Default".............................................................4 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 "Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security"..............................................5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................5 -i-

SECTION 101. Definitions................................................................................................................................... 1 "Act"...........................................................................Act".................................................................................... 2 "Affiliate".....................................................................Affiliate".............................................................................. 2 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................Agent"................................................................... 2 "Board of Directors"............................................................Directors"..................................................................... 2 "Board Resolution"..............................................................Resolution"....................................................................... 2 "Business Day"..................................................................Day"........................................................................... 2 "Commission"....................................................................Commission"............................................................................. 2 "Company".......................................................................2 Company"................................................................................ 3 "Company Request" or "Company Order"............................................Order"..................................................... 3 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................Office"................................................................. 3 "corporation"...................................................................corporation"............................................................................ 3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................Defeasance".................................................................... 3 "Debt"................................................................................... 3 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................Interest"..................................................................... 3 "Defeasance"....................................................................Defeasance"............................................................................. 3 "Depositary"....................................................................Depositary"............................................................................. 3 "Event of Default"..............................................................Default"....................................................................... 3 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 Act"Exchange Rate"............................................................................................................................................ 3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 Date"Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity"........................................................................................................................................ 3 "Global Security"...............................................................Security"........................................................................ 3 "Holder"........................................................................Holder"................................................................................. 3 "Indenture".............................................................................. 4 "Houston Industries"............................................................4 interest"Indenture".....................................................................4 "interest"..................................................................................................................................................... 4 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................Date".................................................................. 4 "Investment Company Act"........................................................Act"................................................................. 4 "Maturity"......................................................................Lien"................................................................................... 4 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................Maturity"............................................................................... 4 "Notice of Default".............................................................Default"...................................................................... 4 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................Certificate".................................................................. 4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 Counsel"Optional Reset Date"................................................................................................................................ 4 "Original Issue Discount Security"..............................................5 Security"Original Stated Maturity"......................................................5 -i-....................................................... 4 "Outstanding"............................................................................ 4 "Paying Agent"........................................................................... 6 "Person"................................................................................. 6 "Place of Payment"....................................................................... 6 "Predecessor Security"................................................................... 6 "Redemption Date"........................................................................ 6 "Redemption Price"....................................................................... 6 "Regular Record Date".................................................................... 6 "Repayment Date"......................................................................... 6 "Responsible Officer".................................................................... 6 "Restricted Subsidiary".................................................................. 7

SECTION 101. Definitions........................................................................................................ 1 "Act"...........................................................................Act"....................................................................... 2 "Affiliate".....................................................................Affiliate"................................................................. 2 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................Agent"...................................................... 2 "Board of Directors"............................................................Directors"........................................................ 2 "Board Resolution"..............................................................Resolution".......................................................... 2 "Business Day"..................................................................Day".............................................................. 2 "Commission"....................................................................Commission"................................................................ 2 "Company".......................................................................Company"................................................................... 2 "Company Request" or "Company Order"............................................Order"........................................ 3 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................Office".................................................... 3 "corporation"...................................................................corporation"............................................................... 3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................Defeasance"....................................................... 3 "Debt"...................................................................... 3 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................Interest"........................................................ 3 "Defeasance"....................................................................Defeasance"................................................................ 3 "Depositary"....................................................................3 Depositary"................................................................ 4 "Event of Default"..............................................................3 Default".......................................................... 4 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 Act".............................................................. 4 "Exchange Rate".................................................................3 Rate"............................................................. 4 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 Date"........................................................... 4 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 Notice".......................................................... 4 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 Period".......................................................... 4 "Final Maturity"................................................................3 Maturity"............................................................ 4 "Global Security"...............................................................3 Security"Holder"................................................................................................................................... 4 "Houston Industries"............................................................Guarantee"................................................................. 4 "Indenture".....................................................................Holder".................................................................... 4 "interest"......................................................................Indenture"................................................................. 4 "interest".................................................................. 5 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................4 Date"..................................................... 5 "Investment Company Act"........................................................4 Act"Maturity"......................................................................4 .................................................... 5 "Lien"...................................................................... 5 "Maturity".................................................................. 5 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 Rate"..................................................... 5 "Notice of Default".............................................................4 Default"......................................................... 5 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................4 Certificate"..................................................... 5 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 Counsel"Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security"..............................................5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................5 -i-........................................................ 5

SECTION 101. Definitions......................................................................................... 1 "Act"...........................................................................2 Act"Affiliate".....................................................................2 ..................................................... 1 "Affiliate"............................................... 1 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................Agent".................................... 2 "Board of Directors"............................................................Directors"...................................... 2 "Board Resolution"..............................................................Resolution"........................................ 2 "Business Day"..................................................................Day"............................................ 2 "Commission"....................................................................Change in Control"....................................... 2 "Company".......................................................................Change in Control Purchase Date"......................... 2 "Change in Control Purchase Price"........................ 2 "Commission".............................................. 2 "Company"................................................. 2 "Company Request" or "Company Order"............................................3 Order"...................... 2 "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets"........................ 2 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................3 Office"corporation"...................................................................3 .................................. 2 "Corporation"............................................. 2 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................3 Defeasance"..................................... 2 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................3 Interest"Defeasance"....................................................................3 ...................................... 2 "Depositary"....................................................................3 Defeasance".............................................. 2 "Depositary".............................................. 2 "Dollar".................................................. 2 "Establishment Action".................................... 2 "Event of Default"..............................................................Default"........................................ 3 "Exchange Act"..................................................................Act"............................................ 3 "Exchange Rate".................................................................Foreign Currency"........................................ 3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 Foreign Government Obligations"Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity".......................................................................................... 3 "Global Security"...............................................................Security"......................................... 3 "Holder"........................................................................4 Holder"Houston Industries"............................................................4 .................................................. 3 "Indenture".....................................................................4 Indenture"interest"......................................................................4 ............................................... 3 "Interest"................................................ 3 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................4 Date"Investment Company Act"........................................................4 ................................... 3 "Maturity"......................................................................4 Maturity"Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 ................................................ 3 "Mortgage"................................................ 3 "Notice of Default".............................................................4 Default"....................................... 3 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................4 Certificate"................................... 3 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 Counsel"Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 ...................................... 3 "Original Issue Discount Security"..............................................Security"........................ 4 "Outstanding"............................................. 4 "Paying Agent"............................................ 4 "Person".................................................. 5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................Place of Payment"........................................ 5 -i-"Predecessor Security".................................... 5 "Redemption Date"......................................... 5 "Redemption Price"........................................ 5 "Regular Record Date"..................................... 5

SECTION 101. Definitions....................................................................................................1 "Act".................................................................................................................................2 "Attributable Debt"........................................2 "Affiliate".....................................................................................................................2 "Authenticating Agent"...............................................................................................2 "Board of Directors"...................................................................................................2 "Board Resolution".......................................................................................................2 "Business Day"...............................................................................................................2 "Commission"....................................................................2 ...............................................3 "Company".......................................................................2 ..................................................3 "Company Request" or "Company Order"...................................................................3 "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets".........................3 "Corporate Trust Office"...........................................................................................3 "corporation"...................................................................Corporation"..............................................3 "Covenant Defeasance".................................................................................................3 "Debt".....................................................3 "Defaulted Interest"...................................................................................................3 "Defeasance"...................................................................................................................3 "Depositary"...................................................................................................................3 "Event of Default".......................................................................................................3 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 "Exchange Rate"..............................................................................................................3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity"..........................................................................................................3 "Global Security"...............................................................3 ..........................................4 "Holder"........................................................................4 "Houston Industries"...............................................................................................................4 "Indenture".....................................................................................................................4 "interest"......................................................................Interest".................................................4 "Interest Payment Date".............................................................................................4 "Internal Revenue Code"....................................4 "Investment Company Act"...........................................................................................4 "Lien".....................................................4 "Maturity"......................................................................4 "Maximum Interest Rate"..........................................................................................................4 "Notice of Default".....................................................................................................4 "Officers' Certificate".............................................................................................4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 "Optional Reset Date"..................................................................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security".........................5 "Outstanding"..............................................5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................5 -i-Paying Agent".............................................6

SECTION 101. Definitions................................................................................................... 1 "Act"...........................................................................Acquired Indebtedness"............................................ 2 "Affiliate".....................................................................Additional Securities"............................................ 2 "Authenticating Agent"..........................................................Adjusted Treasury Rate"........................................... 2 "Affiliate"........................................................ 2 "Agent Members".................................................... 2 "Annualized Operating Cash Flow"................................... 2 "Average Life"..................................................... 2 "Bank Credit Agreement"............................................ 2 "Banks"............................................................ 3 "Board of Directors"............................................................2 Directors"............................................... 3 "Board Resolution"..............................................................2 Resolution"................................................. 3 "Book-Entry Security".............................................. 3 "Business Day"..................................................................2 Day"Commission"....................................................................2 ..................................................... 3 "Company".......................................................................2 Capital Stock".................................................... 3 "Capitalized Lease Obligation"..................................... 3 "Cash Flow Ratio".................................................. 4 "Commission"....................................................... 4 "Common Stock"..................................................... 4 "Company".......................................................... 4 "Company Request" or "Company Order"............................................3 Order"............................... 4 "Comparable Treasury Issue"........................................ 4 "Comparable Treasury Price"........................................ 4 "Consolidated Net Tangible Assets"................................. 5 "Corporate Trust Office"........................................................3 Office"corporation"...................................................................3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................3 "Defaulted Interest"............................................................3 "Defeasance"....................................................................3 "Depositary"....................................................................3 "Event of Default"..............................................................3 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 "Exchange Rate".................................................................3 "Expiration Date"...............................................................3 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 "Final Maturity"................................................................3 "Global Security"...............................................................3 "Holder"........................................................................4 "Houston Industries"............................................................4 "Indenture".....................................................................4 "interest"......................................................................4 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................4 "Investment Company Act"........................................................4 "Maturity"......................................................................4 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 "Notice of Default".............................................................4 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 "Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security"......................................................................................... 5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................corporation"...................................................... 5 -i-"Cumulative Cash Flow Credit"...................................... 5 "Cumulative Interest Expense"...................................... 5 "Debt"............................................................. 6 "Default".......................................................... 6 "Depository"....................................................... 6 "

SECTION 101. Definitions.....................................................................................................1 "1983 Mortgage"........................................................2 "2002 Indenture".......................................................2 "Act".............................................................................................................................................2 "Affiliate".................................................................................................................................2 "Authenticating Agent"...........................................................................................................2 "Authorized Officer"...................................................2 "Benefitted Securities"................................................2 "Board of Directors"...............................................................................................................2 "Board Resolution"...................................................................................................................2 "Business Day"...........................................................................................................................2 "Capitalization".......................................................3 "Capitalized Lease Liabilities"........................................3 "Class A Bonds"........................................................3 "Class A Mortgage".....................................................3 "Commission"....................................................................2 ...........................................................3 "Company".......................................................................2 ..............................................................3 "Company RequestOrder" or "Company Order"............................................Request"...................................3 "Corporate Trust Office".......................................................................................................3 "corporation".............................................................................................................................3 "Covenant Defeasance"...........................................................Debt".................................................................3 "Defaulted Interest"...............................................................................................................3 "Defeasance"....................................................................Discount Security"....................................................3 "Depositary"....................................................................3 Dollar" or "$"........................................................4 "Electric Utility Property"............................................4 "Eligible Obligations".................................................4 "Event of Default"..............................................................3 .....................................................4 "Excepted Property"....................................................4 "Exchange Act"..................................................................3 .........................................................6 "Exchange Rate".................................................................3 Execution Date".......................................................6 "Expiration Date"Expert"...............................................................3 6 "Extension Notice"..............................................................3 Expert's Certificate".................................................6 "Extension Period"..............................................................3 Fair Value"...........................................................6 "Final Maturity"................................................................3 Governmental Authority"...............................................6 "Global Security"...............................................................3 Government Obligations"...............................................6 "Holder"........................................................................4 "Houston Industries"............................................................4 ...............................................................7 "Indenture".....................................................................4 ............................................................7 "Independent"..........................................................7 "Independent Expert's Certificate".....................................7 "interest"......................................................................4 .............................................................7 "Interest Payment Date".........................................................4 ................................................7 "Investment Company Act"........................................................4 "Maturity"......................................................................4 "Maximum Interest Rate".........................................................4 "Notice of Default".............................................................4 "Officers' Certificate".........................................................4 "Opinion of Counsel"............................................................4 "Optional Reset Date"...........................................................4 "Original Issue Discount Security"..............................................5 "Original Stated Maturity"......................................................5 -i-Securities"................................................7