Nicor Inc Sample Contracts

DATED AS OF
Credit Agreement • November 5th, 2004 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York
ARTICLE I PURPOSES
Change-in-Control Agreement • February 20th, 2004 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution
ESCROW AGREEMENT between
Escrow Agreement • August 9th, 2004 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York
210-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF
Credit Agreement • November 4th, 2005 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York
364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF
364-Day Credit Agreement • November 4th, 2003 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York
EXHIBIT 1 RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Rights Agreement • October 15th, 1997 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • Illinois
5 YEAR
Credit Agreement • November 4th, 2005 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York
ARTICLE I PURPOSES
Change-in-Control Agreement • March 8th, 2002 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution
WITNESSETH THAT
Supplemental Retirement Benefit Agreement • March 8th, 2002 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • Illinois
210-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF October 18, 2007 AMONG NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, as Borrower, THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO, as Lenders, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Syndication Agent,...
Credit Agreement • November 1st, 2007 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York

210-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 18, 2007 among Northern Illinois Gas Company, an Illinois corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party hereto (each a “Lender,” and collectively the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE-IN-CONTROL AGREEMENT
Change-in-Control Agreement • February 24th, 2010 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

THIS AGREEMENT dated as of December 17, 2007 (the “Agreement Date”) is made by and among Nicor Inc. (the “Company”), an Illinois corporation, and Rocco J. D’Alessandro (the “Executive”).

364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF APRIL 19, 2011 AMONG NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, as Borrower, THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTY HERETO, as Lenders, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC and WELLS...
Credit Agreement • May 4th, 2011 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York

364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 19, 2011 among Northern Illinois Gas Company, an Illinois corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party hereto (each a “Lender,” and collectively the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT NICOR INC. 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement • March 26th, 2010 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

THIS AGREEMENT, entered into as of the 25th day of March 2010 (the “Agreement Date”), by and between Russ M. Strobel (the “Employee”), and Nicor Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”).

CREDIT AGREEMENT among NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, as Borrower, The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto, SUNTRUST BANK as Administrative Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. as...
Credit Agreement • December 15th, 2011 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York

CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 15, 2011, among NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, an Illinois corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”), SUNTRUST BANK (“SunTrust”), as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Wells Fargo Bank”) and THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. (“BTMU”), as co-syndication agents (in such capacity, the “Co-Syndication Agents”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as co-documentation agents (in such capacity, the “Co-Documentation Agents”).

Contract
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement • March 28th, 2008 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT NICOR INC. 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement • March 25th, 2011 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

THIS AGREEMENT, entered into as of the 24th day of March 2011 (the “Agreement Date”), by and between Russ M. Strobel (the “Employee”), and Nicor Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”).

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT REACHED (Corrected 3/17/09) IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING – MARCH 11, 2009
Collective Bargaining Agreement • April 17th, 2009 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
3 Year Credit Agreement • May 4th, 2011 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO 3 YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of April 19, 2011, is made by and among NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY, an Illinois corporation (“Nicor Gas”), NICOR INC., an Illinois corporation (“Nicor”), the Required Lenders signatory hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders.

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE INTERIM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Interim Cooperative Agreement • May 3rd, 2006 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

On this 25th day of April 2001, Commonwealth Edison Company and Northern Illinois Gas Company (individually or collectively “Utility(ies)”) hereby modify their Interim Cooperative Agreement dated October 28, 1993 including amendments thereto (“Agreement”), by entering into this Amendment No. 3 (“Amendment”) to the Agreement:

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE 5-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
5-Year Credit Agreement • November 1st, 2006 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York

This amendment (the "Amendment"), dated as of October 26, 2006, is entered into by and among NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS COMPANY and NICOR INC. (each, a "Borrower" and collectively, the "Borrowers"), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), and certain of the lenders constituting the Required Lenders (as defined in the 5-Year Credit Agreement, defined below).

AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE INTERIM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Interim Cooperative Agreement • May 3rd, 2006 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

Commonwealth Edison Company (“Edison”), an Illinois corporation, and Nicor Gas (“Nicor”) (formerly known as Northern Illinois Gas Company), an Illinois corporation, (collectively, “Utilities”) hereby modify their Interim Cooperative Agreement of October 28, 1993, as amended, (“Agreement”) by entering into this Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment”) to the Agreement.

SCHEDULES
364-Day Credit Agreement • May 3rd, 2010 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • New York

364-DAY CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 23, 2010 among Northern Illinois Gas Company, an Illinois corporation (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions from time to time party hereto (each a “Lender,” and collectively the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its capacity as agent for the Lenders hereunder (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Memorandum of Understanding • July 31st, 2007 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is entered into this 20th day of July, 2007, by and between Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company (“Nicor”) and Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”) (collectively, the “Utilities”) to reflect the agreement, in principle, entered into by Nicor and ComEd concerning allocation of certain costs relating to the remediation of particular manufactured gas plant sites (“Sites”) in Illinois.

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE INTERIM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Interim Cooperative Agreement • May 3rd, 2006 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

Commonwealth Edison Company (“Edison”), an Illinois corporation, and Northern Illinois Gas Company (“NI-Gas”), an Illinois corporation, (collectively, “Utilities”) hereby modify their Interim Cooperative Agreement of October 28, 1993 (“Agreement”) by entering into this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment”) to the Agreement.

NICOR INC. 2006 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN FIRST AMENDMENT TO PERFORMANCE CASH UNIT AGREEMENT
Performance Cash Unit Agreement • July 27th, 2009 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

This Amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Performance Cash Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) between Nicor Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”) and Rick Murrell (the “Employee”) dated as of March 26, 2009 (the “Agreement Date”) is effective as of this July 23, 2009 (the “Amendment Date”), by and among the Company and the Employee. Except as set forth in the Amendment, capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

PERFORMANCE CASH UNIT AGREEMENT NICOR INC. 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Performance Cash Unit Agreement • March 26th, 2010 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

THIS AGREEMENT, entered into as of [Agreement Date] (the "Agreement Date"), by and between [First_Name] [Middle_Initial] [Last_Name] (the "Employee"), and Nicor Inc., an Illinois corporation (the "Company");

PREAMBLE
Collective Bargaining Agreement • February 24th, 2010 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

This Agreement is made by and between Nicor Gas (hereinafter called the "Company") and Local Union 19 (hereinafter called the "Union") of the Inter­national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns. The parties hereto agree with each other as follows:

INTERIM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Interim Cooperative Agreement • May 3rd, 2006 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • Illinois

This agreement is made this 28th day of October 1993 by and between Commonwealth Edison Company (“Edison”), an Illinois corporation, and Northern Illinois Gas Company (“NI-Gas”), an Illinois corporation, (collectively, “Utilities”) to provide an interim cooperative arrangement for the Utilities to address certain issues at certain former manufactured gas plant (“MGP”) sites in Illinois.

FINAL ALLOCATION AGREEMENT
Final Allocation Agreement • February 26th, 2008 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution • Illinois

This Final Allocation Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into this 3rd day of January, 2008, by and between Northern Illinois Gas Company d/b/a Nicor Gas Company (“Nicor”) and Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”) (each a “Utility,”and collectively, the “Utilities”), to reflect the Utilities’agreement concerning the final allocation of certain costs relating to particular former manufactured gas plant (“MGP”) sites (“Sites”) in Illinois.

NICOR INC. 2006 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN FIRST AMENDMENT TO
Restricted Stock Unit Agreement • July 27th, 2009 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

This Amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (the “Agreement”) between Nicor Inc., an Illinois corporation (the “Company”) and Rick Murrell (the “Employee”) dated as of March 27, 2008 (the “Agreement Date”) is effective as of this July 23, 2009 (the “Amendment Date”), by and among the Company and the Employee. Except as set forth in the Amendment, capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

PERFORMANCE CASH UNIT AGREEMENT NICOR INC. 2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
Performance Cash Unit Agreement • March 26th, 2010 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

THIS AGREEMENT, entered into as of March 25, 2010 (the "Agreement Date"), by and between Rick Murrell (the "Employee"), and Nicor Inc., an Illinois corporation (the "Company");

FIRST AMENDMENT TO ESCROW AGREEMENT
Escrow Agreement • December 28th, 2006 • Nicor Inc • Natural gas distribution

This First Amendment to Escrow Agreement (“First Amendment”) by and between NICOR Inc. (“Depositor”) and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A, (“Escrow Agent”) is made as of the 28th day of December, 2006.