SECOND AMENDMENT TO
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
THIS AMENDMENT is made and entered into this 25th day of
March, 1997 by and between CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION, a
Connecticut corporation with its principal office in Hartford,
Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as the "Grantor") and FLEET
NATIONAL BANK, a bank with trust powers having a principal place
of business in Hartford, Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as
the "Trustee"),
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, by Agreement dated December 28, 1987 (the
"Agreement"), the Grantor and the Trustee entered into a certain
Agreement and Declaration of Trust known as the Connecticut
Natural Gas Corporation Employee Benefit Trust; and
WHEREAS, the parties reserved the right to amend the
Agreement in Section 8.7 thereof; and
WHEREAS, the Grantor wishes to amend the Agreement in the
particulars set forth below; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement was previously amended by a First
Amendment thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Grantor and the Trustee agree as
follows:
1. Section 7.2 is hereby deleted.
2. Except as hereinabove modified and amended, the
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor and the Trustee have caused
their corporate hands and seals to be hereunto affixed as of the
date first above written.
ATTEST: CONNECTICUT NATURAL GAS CORPORATION
S/ X. X. Xxxxxxx S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
____________________________ By_______________________________
Its
ATTEST: FLEET NATIONAL BANK
S/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx S/ Xxxxxxx X. Parent
____________________________ By______________________________
Its Vice President
STATE OF CONNECTICUT )
: ss. April 30, 1997
COUNTY OF HARTFORD )
Personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx ,
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Executive V.P. of Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation as
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aforesaid, signer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged
the same to be his free act and deed as such
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Executive V.P. and the free act and deed of said
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corporation, before me.
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Commissioner of the Superior Court
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT )
: ss. May 29, 1997
COUNTY OF HARTFORD )
Personally appeared Xxxxxxx X. Parent ,
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Vice President of Fleet National Bank, as aforesaid,
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signer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to
be his free act and deed as such Vice President and
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the free act and deed of said corporation, before me.
S/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
_________________________________
Commissioner of the Superior Court
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Notary Public
My Commission Expires Apr. 30, 1999
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