Common use of Settlement Rate Clause in Contracts

Settlement Rate. 4 ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS..............................................................................4 Section 4.1 Ratification of Purchase Contract Agreement...........................................4 Section 4.2 Effectiveness.........................................................................5 Section 4.3 Securities Deemed Conformed...........................................................5 Section 4.4 Governing Law.........................................................................5 Section 4.5 Separability..........................................................................5 Section 4.6 Counterparts..........................................................................5 THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 6, 2002 (this "Supplemental Agreement"), among NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("Xcel Energy"), and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, acting as purchase contract agent for the Holders of Securities from time to time (the "Agent").