EXHIBIT B-4
U.S. $250,000,000
RECEIVABLES
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Dated as of ,
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Among
ALLIANT ENERGY SPE LLC
as Seller
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and
CITIBANK, N.A.
and
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Individually and as Agent
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and
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
as Collection Agent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Preliminary Statements 1
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms 1
Section 1.02 Incorporation by Reference 3
Section 1.03 Other Terms 4
Section 1.04 Computation of Time Periods 4
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES
Section 2.01 Commitment 4
Section 2.02 Making Purchases 5
Section 2.03 Termination or Reduction of the Commitment 5
Sections 2.04 through 2.09 Incorporation by Reference 6
Section 2.10 Fees 6
Section 2.11 Increased Costs 6
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase 7
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Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments 8
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Seller 9
ARTICLE V
GENERAL COVENANTS OF THE SELLER
Section 5.01 Affirmative Covenants of the Seller 9
Section 5.02 Reporting Requirements of the Seller 9
Section 5.03 Negative Covenants of the Seller 9
ARTICLE VI
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
Section 6.01 Designation of Collection Agent 10
Section 6.02 through 6.05 Incorporation by Reference 10
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF TERMINATION
Section 7.01 Events of Termination 10
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENT
Section 8.01 Authorization and Action 12
Section 8.02 Agent's Reliance 12
Section 8.03 CNA and Affiliates 12
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ARTICLE IX
ASSIGNMENT OF SHARES
Section 9.01 Assignment 13
Section 9.02 Annotation of Ownership Document 13
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 10.01 Indemnities by the Seller 13
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.01 Amendments, Etc. 15
Section 11.02 Notices, Etc. 15
Section 11.03 No Waiver; Remedies 15
Section 11.04 Binding Effect; Assignability 16
Section 11.05 Governing Law 16
Section 11.06 Costs, Expenses and Taxes 16
Section 11.07 Confidentiality 17
Section 11.08 Execution in Counterparts 17
EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A Form of Ownership Document
EXHIBIT B XXXXXX Agreement
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RECEIVABLES
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
Dated as of ,
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ALLIANT ENERGY SPE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
"Seller"), CITIBANK, N.A. ("Citibank") CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., a Delaware
corporation, individually ("CNA") and as agent (the "Agent") for itself and
Citibank, and ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., an Iowa corporation
("Services"), agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS. (1) Certain terms which are capitalized and
used throughout this Agreement (in addition to those defined above) are defined
in Article I of this Agreement.
(2) The Seller has, and expects to have, Pool Receivables in which the
Seller intends to sell interests referred to herein as Shares.
(3) Citibank desires to purchase Shares from the Seller, and CNA may
elect to purchase Shares from the Seller.
(4) In consideration of the reinvestment in Pool Receivables of daily
Collections (other than amounts set aside with regard to accrued Yield and
Collection Agent Fee) attributable to a Share, the Seller will sell to the Owner
of such Share, respectively, additional interests in the Pool Receivables until
such reinvestment is terminated. It is intended that such daily reinvestment of
Collections be effected by an automatic daily adjustment to each Owner's Shares.
(5) CNA has been requested and is willing to act as Agent.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. (a) Unless otherwise defined
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herein, and subject to the modifications herein set forth, capitalized terms
used in this Agreement or in any provisions of the Xxxxxx Agreement incorporated
herein by reference shall have the meanings given to them in the Xxxxxx
Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the defined terms "Contracts",
"Credit and Collection Policy", and "Investor Report", together with the related
Schedule I and Exhibit C of the Xxxxxx Agreement, are hereby incorporated by
reference.
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(b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular
and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Agent's Account" means the special account (account number 4052-5063)
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of the Agent maintained at the office of Citibank at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx.
"Assignee" means Citibank, CNA or the Parent as the assignee of an
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Share pursuant to Section 9.01.
"Capital" of any Share means the original amount paid to the Seller
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for such Share at the time of its acquisition by Citibank or CNA, as the case
may be, pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.02, reduced from time to time by
Collections received and distributed on account of such Capital pursuant to
Section 2.06; provided, however, that such Capital of such Share shall be deemed
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not to have been reduced by any distribution of any portion of Collections if at
any time such distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any
reason.
"Xxxxxx Agreement" means the Receivables Purchase and Sale Agreement,
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dated as of the date hereof, among the Seller, Xxxxxx, X.X., and CNA,
individually and as Agent, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B, as the same may, from time to time, be amended, modified or supplemented.
"Citibank Rate" for any Fixed Period for any Share means the interest
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rate defined as the "Assignee Rate" in the Xxxxxx Agreement.
"Collection Agent" means at any time the Person (including the Agent)
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then authorized pursuant to Article VI to service, administer and collect Pool
Receivables.
"Collection Agent Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 2.10.
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"Commitment" means $250,000,000, as such amount may be reduced
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pursuant to Section 2.03.
"Commitment Termination Date" means the earlier of (a) the Facility
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Termination Date under the XXXXXX Agreement or (b) the date of termination of
the Commitment pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 7.01.
"Designated Event" means any Event of Termination or any event which,
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with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of
Termination.
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"Event of Termination" has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.
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"Investor" means Xxxxxx, X.X., as the "Investor" pursuant to the
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Xxxxxx Agreement.
"Owner" means, for each Share, upon its purchase Citibank or CNA as
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the purchaser thereof; provided, however, that, upon any assignment thereof
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pursuant to Article IX, the Assignee thereof shall be the Owner thereof.
"Ownership Document" means an ownership document in the form of
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Exhibit A hereto evidencing each Share.
"Termination Date" for any Share means the earlier of (i) the
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Reinvestment Termination Date for such Share and (ii) the Commitment Termination
Date.
"Yield" means for each Share for any Fixed Period the product of
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CR x C x ED + LF + XXX
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where:
CR = the Citibank Rate for such Share for such Fixed Period;
C = the Capital of such Share during such Fixed Period;
ED = the actual number of days elapsed during such Fixed
Period;
LF = the Liquidation Fee, if any, for such Share for such Fixed
Period;
XXX = Eurocurrency Liability Yield, if any, for such Share for
such Fixed Period;
provided, however, that no provision of this Agreement or the Ownership Document
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shall require the payment or permit the collection of Yield in excess of the
maximum permitted by applicable law; and provided, further, that Yield for any
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Share shall not be considered paid by any distribution if at any time such
distribution is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason.
SECTION 1.02. Incorporation by Reference. Various provisions of
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(including defined terms) and Exhibits and Schedules to the Xxxxxx Agreement are
specifically incorporated in this Agreement by reference, with the same force
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and effect as if the same were set out in this Agreement in full. All references
in such incorporated provisions to the "Agent" and "Agreement" shall, without
further reference, mean and refer to CNA as Agent under this Agreement and the
Xxxxxx Agreement, respectively, and, without limitation, all references in such
incorporated provisions to "Collections", "Contract", "Credit and Collection
Policy", "Share", "Net Receivables Pool Balance", "Owner", "Ownership Document",
"Pool Receivable", "Purchase", "Receivable", "Receivables Pool" and "Related
Security" shall mean and refer to Collections, a Contract, the Credit and
Collection Policy, an Share, the Net Receivables Pool Balance, an Owner, the
Ownership Document, a Pool Receivable, a Purchase, a Receivable, the Receivables
Pool and the Related Security under this Agreement, respectively; likewise, to
the extent any word or phrase is defined in this Agreement, any such word or
phrase appearing in provisions so incorporated by reference from the Xxxxxx
Agreement shall have the meaning given to it in this Agreement. The
incorporation by reference into this Agreement from the Xxxxxx Agreement is for
convenience only, and this Agreement and the Xxxxxx Agreement shall at all times
be, and be deemed to be and treated as, separate and distinct facilities.
Incorporations by reference in this Agreement from the Xxxxxx Agreement shall
not be affected or impaired by any subsequent expiration or termination of the
Xxxxxx Agreement, nor by any amendment thereof or waiver thereunder unless the
Seller, CNA and Citibank shall have consented to such amendment or waiver in
writing.
SECTION 1.03. Other Terms. All accounting terms not specifically
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defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC in the State of
New York, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in
such Article 9.
SECTION 1.04. Computation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise stated in
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this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to
a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including" and the words
"to" and "until" each mean "to but excluding."
ARTICLE II
AMOUNTS AND TERMS OF THE PURCHASES
SECTION 2.01. Commitment. On the terms and conditions hereinafter set
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forth, CNA may in its sole discretion, and if CNA does not elect to do so
Citibank shall, make Purchases from time to time during the period from the date
hereof to the Commitment Termination Date. Under no circumstances shall Citibank
be obligated to make, or CNA make, any Purchase if, after giving effect to such
Purchase, the aggregate outstanding Capital of Shares, together with the
aggregate outstanding "Capital" of all "Shares" under the Xxxxxx Agreement,
would exceed the Commitment. The Owner of each Share shall, with the proceeds of
Collections attributable to such Share, reinvest pursuant to Section 2.05 in
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additional undivided percentage interests in the Pool Receivables by making an
appropriate readjustment of such Share.
SECTION 2.02. Making Purchases. Each Purchase shall be made on at
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least one Business Day's notice from the Seller to the Agent. Each such notice
of a proposed Purchase shall specify the desired amount to be paid to the Seller
(which shall not be less than $1,000,000), date and duration of the initial
Fixed Period for the Share to be purchased. In addition, if the Seller wishes
CNA or Citibank to consider, in making such proposed Purchase, Receivables which
arose after the date of the most recent Investor Report, the Seller shall submit
to the Agent with such notice an Investor Report satisfactory to the Agent as of
a date selected by the Seller, which date shall in no event be more than ten
Business Days prior to the date of such notice. CNA shall promptly notify the
Agent, which shall promptly notify the Seller, whether it has determined to make
such Purchase. The Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Seller whether CNA
has determined to make such Purchase and whether the desired duration of the
initial Fixed Period for the Share to be purchased is acceptable. On the date of
each Purchase, CNA or (if CNA has determined not to make such Purchase) Citibank
shall, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III,
make available to the Agent the amount of its Purchase by deposit of such amount
in same day funds to the Agent's Account, and, after receipt by the Agent of
such funds, the Agent will cause such funds to be made immediately available on
such date to the Seller at Citibank's office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx.
SECTION 2.03. Termination or Reduction of the Commitment. (a)
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Optional. The Seller may, upon at least five Business Days' notice to the Agent,
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terminate in whole or reduce in part the unused portion of the Commitment;
provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 2.03(a), the unused portion
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of the Commitment in connection with any such reduction shall be computed as the
excess of (i) the Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such
reduction over (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate Capital of Shares outstanding
at the time of such computation and (B) the aggregate "Capital" of "Shares"
outstanding under the Xxxxxx Agreement at such time. Any date on which the
Commitment shall be reduced to zero shall be a "Commitment Termination Date",
and this Agreement shall terminate on the first date thereafter when no Capital
of any Share shall be outstanding and all other amounts then due and payable
under this Agreement shall have been paid in full.
(b) Mandatory. On each day on which the Seller shall, pursuant to
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Section 2.03(a) of the Xxxxxx Agreement, reduce in part the unused portion of
the Purchase Limit (as defined in the Xxxxxx Agreement), the Commitment shall
automatically reduce by an equal amount. The Commitment shall automatically
terminate in whole on any day on which the Seller shall terminate in whole the
Purchase Limit pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of the Xxxxxx Agreement.
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SECTIONS 2.04 through 2.09. Incorporation by Reference. Each of
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Sections 2.04 through 2.09 of the Xxxxxx Agreement is hereby incorporated herein
by this reference.
SECTION 2.10. Fees. Each Owner shall pay to the Collection Agent a
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collection fee (the "Collection Agent Fee") of 1/4 of 1% per annum on the
average daily amount of Capital of each Share owned by such Owner, from the date
of the initial Purchase hereunder until the later of the Commitment Termination
Date or the date on which such Capital is reduced to zero, payable on the last
day of each Settlement Period for such Share; provided, however, that upon three
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Business Days' notice to the Agent, the Collection Agent may (if not the Seller)
elect to be paid, as such fee, another percentage per annum on the average daily
amount of Capital of each such Share, but in no event in excess of 110% of the
reasonable and appropriate out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such Collection
Agent of servicing, collecting and administering the Pool Receivables.
SECTION 2.11. Increased Costs. (a) If Citibank or any of its
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Affiliates reasonably determines that compliance with any law or regulation or
any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority
(whether or not having the force of law) affects or would affect the amount of
the capital required or expected to be maintained by Citibank or such Affiliate
(as Assignee hereunder, or otherwise) and that the amount of such capital is
increased by or based upon the existence of any commitment to make purchases of
or otherwise to maintain the investment in Pool Receivables or interests therein
hereunder or under any commitments to the Investor related to this Agreement or
to the funding thereof and other commitments of this type, then, upon demand by
Citibank or such Affiliate (with a copy to the Agent), the Seller shall
immediately pay to the Agent, for the account of Citibank or such Affiliate (as
third party beneficiaries), from time to time as specified by Citibank or such
Affiliate in a certificate of the type referred to in the next sentence,
additional amounts sufficient to compensate Citibank or such Affiliate in the
light of such circumstances, to the extent that Citibank or such Affiliate
reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence
of any of such commitments. A certificate as to such amounts submitted to the
Seller and the Agent by Citibank or such Affiliate shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
(b) If, due to either (i) the introduction or any change (other than
any change by way of imposition or increase of reserve requirements referred to
in the definition of "Eurocurrency Liability Yield") in or in the interpretation
by any court or any agency having authority for interpretation of any law of
regulation or (ii) the compliance with any guideline or request from any central
bank or other governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law),
there shall be any increase in the cost to Citibank or any of its Affiliates of
agreeing to purchase or purchasing, or maintaining the ownership of Shares in
respect of which Yield is computed by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, then,
upon demand by Citibank or such Affiliate (with a copy to the Agent), the Seller
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shall immediately pay to the Agent, for the account of Citibank or such
Affiliate (as a third-party beneficiary), from time to time as specified in a
certificate of the type referred to in the next sentence, additional amounts
sufficient to compensate Citibank or such Affiliate for such increased costs. A
certificate as to such amounts submitted to the Seller and the Agent by Citibank
or such Affiliate shall be presumed correct unless subsequently shown to be in
error.
(c) Neither Citibank nor any of its Affiliates shall be entitled to
demand compensation or be compensated under this Section 2.11 to the extent that
such compensation relates to any period of time more than 120 days prior to the
date upon which Citibank or such Affiliate first notified the Seller of the
occurrence of the event entitling Citibank or such Affiliate to such
compensation (unless, and to the extent, that any such compensation so demanded
shall relate to the retroactive application of any such law, regulation,
guideline or request).
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
SECTION 3.01. Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase. The initial
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Purchase hereunder is subject to the conditions precedent that the conditions
precedent to the initial "Purchase" under the Xxxxxx Agreement shall have been
satisfied on or prior to the date of such Purchase and that the Agent shall have
received on or before the date of such Purchase the following, each (unless
otherwise indicated) dated the date of the initial "Purchase" under the Xxxxxx
Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:
(a) The Ownership Document;
(b) A copy of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Managers of the
Seller approving this Agreement, the Ownership Document and the other documents
to be delivered by it hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby,
certified by its Secretary or Assistant Secretary;
(c) A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the
Seller certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized on
its behalf to sign this Agreement, the Ownership Document and the other
documents to be delivered by it hereunder (on which certificate the Agent and
each Owner may conclusively rely until such time as the Agent shall receive from
the Seller a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this subsection
(c));
(d) Acknowledgement copies of proper Financing Statements (Form
UCC-_), dated a date reasonably near to the date of the initial Purchase, naming
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the Seller as the assignor of Receivables and CNA, as Agent, as assignee, or
other, similar instruments or documents, as may be necessary or, in the opinion
of the Agent, desirable under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or any
comparable law to perfect ownership interests in all Receivables in which an
interest may be assigned hereunder;
(e) Acknowledgement copies of proper Financing Statements (Form
UCC-3), if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of
any Person in the Receivables previously granted by the Seller;
(f) Certified copies of Requests for Information or Copies (Form
UCC-11) (or a similar search report certified by a party acceptable to the
Agent), dated a date reasonably near to the date of the initial Purchase,
listing all effective financing statements which name the Seller (under its
present name and any previous name used by it within the last five years) as
debtor and which are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made
pursuant to subsection (d) above, together with copies of such financing
statements (none of which (except those filed pursuant to subsection (d) above)
shall cover any Receivables or Contracts);
(g) A favorable opinion of , counsel for the Seller,
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the SPVs, the Originators, Services and the Parent, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent; and
(h) A favorable opinion of X'Xxxxx & Xxxxx, counsel for the Agent, as
the Agent may reasonably request.
SECTION 3.02. Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments.
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Each Purchase (including the initial Purchase) hereunder and the right of the
Collection Agent to reinvest in Pool Receivables those Collections attributable
to an Share pursuant to Section 2.05 or 2.06 shall be subject to the further
conditions precedent that (a) with respect to any such Purchase, on or prior to
the date of such Purchase, the Collection Agent shall have delivered to the
Agent such additional information as may have been reasonably requested by the
Agent, and (b) on the date of such Purchase or reinvestment the Xxxxxx Agreement
shall be in full force and effect and the following statements shall be true
(and the Seller by accepting the amount of such Purchase or by receiving the
proceeds of such reinvestment shall be deemed to have certified that):
(i) the representations and warranties contained in Section
4.01 of this Agreement are correct on and as of such day as though
made on and as of such date, and
(ii) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would
result from such Purchase or reinvestment, which constitutes an Event
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of Termination or would constitute an Event of Termination but for the
requirement that notice be given or time elapse or both,
and (c) the Agent shall have received such other approvals, opinions or
documents as the Agent may reasonably request.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.01. Representations and Warranties of the Seller. Each of
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the representations and warranties of the Seller as set forth in Section 4.01 of
the Xxxxxx Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by this reference and is
deemed to be herein restated and hereby reconfirmed in favor of Citibank, CNA
and the Agent.
ARTICLE V
GENERAL COVENANTS OF THE SELLER
SECTION 5.01. Affirmative Covenants of the Seller. Until the later of
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the Commitment Termination Date and the date upon which no Capital for any Share
shall be existing, the Seller will, unless the Agent shall otherwise consent in
writing, comply with each and every affirmative covenant of the Seller as set
forth in Section 5.01 of the Xxxxxx Agreement, each of which is hereby
incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 5.02. Reporting Requirements of the Seller. Until the later of
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the Commitment Termination Date and the date upon which no Capital for any Share
shall be existing, the Seller will, unless the Agent shall otherwise consent in
writing, furnish to the Agent each and every report, document, certificate or
other item referred to in Section 5.02 of the Xxxxxx Agreement, which is
incorporated herein by this reference, except that each reference in said
Section 5.02(e) to an "Event of Investment Ineligibility" shall be and be deemed
to be a reference to an Event of Termination.
SECTION 5.03. Negative Covenants of the Seller. Until the later of the
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Commitment Termination Date and the date upon which no Capital for any Share
shall be existing, the Seller will not, without the written consent of the
Agent, violate any negative covenant set forth in Section 5.03 of the Xxxxxx
Agreement, each of which is incorporated herein by this reference.
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ARTICLE VI
ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
SECTION 6.01. Designation of Collection Agent. The Pool Receivables
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shall be serviced, administered and collected by the Person (the "Collection
Agent") designated to do so from time to time in accordance with this Section
6.01. Until the Agent gives notice to the Seller of a designation of a new
Collection Agent, Services is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform
the duties and obligations of, the Collection Agent pursuant to the terms
hereof. The Agent may at any time after the occurrence of a Designated Event
designate as Collection Agent any Person (including itself) to succeed the
Seller or any successor Collection Agent, if such Person (other than itself)
shall agree in writing to perform the duties and obligations of the Collection
Agent pursuant to the terms hereof. The Collection Agent may subcontract with
the Originators and may, with the prior consent of the Agent, subcontract with
any other Person to service, administer or collect the Pool Receivables,
provided that the Collection Agent shall remain liable for the performance of
the duties and obligations of the Collection Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.
SECTIONS 6.02 through 6.05. Incorporation by Reference. Each of
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Sections 6.02 through 6.05 of the Xxxxxx Agreement is hereby incorporated herein
by this reference, except that the reference in said Section 6.02(b) to
"Facility Termination Date" shall be and be deemed to be a reference to the
Commitment Termination Date.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF TERMINATION
SECTION 7.01. Events of Termination. If any of the following events
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("Events of Termination") shall occur and be continuing:
(a) the Seller or any of its Affiliates, acting as the Collection
Agent, (i) shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement
hereunder (other than as referred to in clause (ii) of this Section 7.01(a)) and
such failure shall remain unheeded for five Business Days or (ii) shall fail to
make any payment or deposit to be made by it hereunder when due; or
(b) any representation or warranty or statement made by the Seller (or
any of its officers) under or in connection with this Agreement or any Investor
Report furnished by the Seller or Services, whether as Collection Agent or
otherwise, or other information or report delivered by the Seller or Services,
whether as Collection Agent or otherwise, or by any of its officers pursuant
hereto shall prove to have been incorrect in any material adverse respect when
made; or
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(c) the Seller shall fail to perform or observe any other term,
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement on its part to be performed or
observed and any such failure shall remain unremedied for ten Business Days
after written notice thereof shall have been given by the Agent to the Seller;
or
(d) any Purchase or any reinvestment pursuant to Section 2.05 shall
for any reason cease to create, or any Share shall for any reason cease to be, a
valid and perfected first priority undivided percentage ownership interest to
the extent of the pertinent Share in each applicable Pool Receivable and the
Related Security and Collections with respect thereto; or
(e) as of the last day of any calendar month, either the Default Ratio
shall exceed 7% or the Delinquency Ratio shall exceed 12% or the
Loss-to-Liquidation Ratio shall exceed 0.75%; or
(f) the Net Receivables Pool Balance shall for a period of five
consecutive Business Days be less than the sum of the aggregate outstanding
Capital of all Shares and of the aggregate outstanding "Capital" of all "Shares"
under the Xxxxxx Agreement; or
(g) there shall have been any material adverse change in the financial
condition or operations of the Seller since , 199 , which materially
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adversely affects the collectibility of the Pool Receivables, or which
materially adversely affects the ability of the Seller to collect Pool
Receivables or the ability of the Seller to perform hereunder; or
(h) there shall have occurred any event which constitutes or would,
with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, constitute an "Event of
Investment Ineligibility" under the Xxxxxx Agreement or the Xxxxxx Agreement
shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect;
then, and in any such event, the Agent shall, at the request, or may with the
consent, of Citibank, by notice to the Seller declare the Commitment to be
terminated, whereupon the Commitment shall forthwith terminate, without demand,
protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived
by the Seller; provided, however, that in the case of any event described above
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in subsection (d), or in the case of any event described in Section 7.01(f) of
the Xxxxxx Agreement, the Commitment shall automatically be terminated without
demand, protest or any notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly
waived by the Seller. Upon any such termination of the Commitment, the Agent and
the Owners shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under this
Agreement or otherwise, all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of
the applicable jurisdiction and other applicable laws, which rights shall be
cumulative. Without limiting the foregoing or the general applicability of
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Article IX hereof, any Owner may elect to assign any Share owned by such Owner
to an Assignee following the occurrence of any Event of Termination.
ARTICLE VIII
THE AGENT
SECTION 8.01. Authorization and Action. Each of Citibank and CNA
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hereby appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its
behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the
Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably
incidental thereto.
SECTION 8.02. Agent's Reliance, Etc. Neither the Agent nor any of its
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directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken by it or them as Agent under or in connection with this
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Agent's servicing, administering
or collecting Pool Receivables as Collection Agent pursuant to Section 6.01),
except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent: (i) may consult with legal
counsel (including counsel for the Seller, any Originator, any SPV, Services or
the Parent), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and
shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by
it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii)
makes no warranty or representation to Citibank or CNA and shall not be
responsible to any of them for any statements, warranties or representations
(whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement; (iii)
shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or
observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement on the
part of the Seller or any Originator or any SPV or Services or the Parent or to
inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Seller or any
Originator or any SPV or Services or the Parent; (iv) shall not be responsible
to Citibank or CNA for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any Originator Agreement,
any NewCo Agreement, the Parent Agreement, the Ownership Document or any other
instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (v) shall incur
no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any Originator Agreement
or any NewCo Agreement or the Parent Agreement by acting upon any notice
(including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or
writing (which may be by telecopier or telex) believed by it to be genuine and
signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION 8.03. CNA and Affiliates. With respect to any Share owned by
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it, CNA shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as would any
Owner and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent. CNA and its
Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with the Seller, any
Originator, any SPV, Services, the Parent, any Obligor, or any of their
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respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities
of the Seller, any Originator, any SPV, Services, the Parent, any Obligor or any
of their respective Affiliates, all as if CNA were not the Agent and without any
duty to account therefor to Citibank.
ARTICLE IX
ASSIGNMENT OF SHARES
SECTION 9.01. Assignment. Each of Citibank and CNA may assign to the
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other or to the Parent, and any such Assignee may assign to any other Assignee,
any Share. Upon any such assignment, (i) the Assignee shall become the Owner of
such Share for all purposes of this Agreement and (ii) the Owner assignor
thereof shall relinquish its rights with respect to such Share for all purposes
of this Agreement. Such assignments shall be upon such terms and conditions as
the assignor and the Assignee of such Share may mutually agree.
SECTION 9.02. Annotation of Ownership Document. The Agent shall
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annotate the Ownership Document to reflect any assignment of an Share made
pursuant to Section 9.01 or otherwise.
ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 10.01. Indemnities by the Seller. Without limiting any other
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rights which the Agent, Citibank or CNA or any Affiliate of any thereof (each,
an "Indemnified Party") may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Seller
hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all
claims, losses and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (all of
the foregoing being collectively referred to as "Indemnified Amounts") awarded
against or incurred by any of them arising out of or as a result of this
Agreement or the use of proceeds of Purchases or reinvestments or the ownership
of Shares or in respect of any Receivable or any Contract, excluding, however,
(a) Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from negligence or willful
misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party or (b) recourse (except as
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement) for uncollectible
Receivables. Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing, the Seller
shall pay on demand to each Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to
indemnify such Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnified
Amounts relating to or resulting from:
(i) the creation of an undivided percentage ownership
interest in any Receivable which is not at the date of the creation of
such interest an Eligible Receivable or which thereafter ceases to be
an Eligible Receivable;
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(ii) reliance on any representation or warranty made by the
Seller or any Originator or any SPV or Services or the Parent (or any
of their respective officers) under or in connection with this
Agreement, any Originator Agreement, any NewCo Agreement, the Parent
Agreement, any Investor Report or any other information or report
delivered by the Seller or any Originator or any SPV or Services or
the Parent pursuant hereto or thereto, which shall have been false or
incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;
(iii) the failure by the Seller or any Originator or any SPV
or Services to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation with
respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract, or the
nonconformity of any Pool Receivable or the related Contract with any
such applicable law, rule or regulation;
(iv) the failure to vest in the Owner of an Share an
undivided percentage ownership interest, to the extent of such Share,
in the Receivables in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool,
free and clear of any Adverse Claim other than the interest of such
Owner (whether or not such Adverse Claim is specifically contemplated
by this Agreement);
(v) the failure by the Seller or any Originator or any SPV
to file, or any delay in filing, financing statements or other similar
instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction
or other applicable laws with respect to any Receivables in, or
purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool, whether at the time of any
Purchase or reinvestment or at any subsequent time;
(vi) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than
discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment
of any Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool
(including, without limitation, a defense based on such Receivable or
the related Contract not being a Legal, valid and binding obligation
of such Obligor) or any other claim resulting from the sale of the
electricity, gas, water or services related to such Receivable or the
furnishing or failure to furnish such electricity, gas, water or
services;
(vii) any failure of the Seller or Services, as Collection
Agent or otherwise, to perform its duties or obligations in accordance
with the provisions of Article VI;
(viii) any products liability claim arising out of or in
connection with the electricity, gas, water or services which are the
subject of any Contract; or
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(ix) the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables at
any time with other funds.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. Amendments, Etc. No amendment or waiver of any
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provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any provision of the
Xxxxxx Agreement which is incorporated herein by reference), and no consent to
any departure by the Seller herefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the
same shall be in writing and signed by (i) the Seller, the Collection Agent, the
Agent, CNA and Citibank (with respect to an amendment) or (ii) the Agent, CNA
and Citibank (with respect to a waiver or consent by them) or the Seller (with
respect to a waiver or consent by it), as the case may be, and then such
amendment, waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the specific purpose for which given.
SECTION 11.02. Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications
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provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing
(including telecopier or telex communication) and mailed or telecopied, telexed
or delivered, as to each party hereto, at its address set forth under its name
on the signature pages hereof or at such other address as shall be designated by
such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and
communications shall be effective, in the case of notice by mail, when deposited
in the mails, and in the case of notice by telecopier or telex, when telecopied
or telexed and appropriate confirmation is received, in each case addressed as
aforesaid, except that notices and communications to the Agent pursuant to
Article II shall not be effective until received.
SECTION 11.03. No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of the
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Seller, the Agent, Citibank or CNA to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any
of their respective rights hereunder or under the Ownership Document shall
operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not
exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Without limiting the foregoing,
Citibank is hereby authorized by the Seller at any time and from time to time,
to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time
held and other indebtedness at any time owing by Citibank to or for the credit
or the account of the Seller or Services against any and all of the obligations
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of the Seller or Services, now or hereafter existing under this Agreement to
Citibank, CNA or the Agent or their respective successors and assigns, whether
or not any demand shall have been made under this Agreement and although such
obligations may be unmatured. Citibank agrees promptly to notify the Seller or
Services, as the case may be, after any such set-off and application; provided,
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however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of
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such set-off and application.
SECTION 11.04. Binding Effect; Assignability. This Agreement shall be
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binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Seller, the Collection Agent, the
Agent, Citibank and CNA, and their respective successors and assigns, except
that the Seller shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations
hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Agent
and Citibank. This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing
obligation of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain
in full force and effect until such time, after the Commitment Termination Date,
as no Capital of any Share shall be outstanding and all other amounts then due
and payable under this Agreement shall have been paid; provided, however, that
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rights and remedies with respect to any breach of (i) any representation and
warranty made by the Seller pursuant to Article IV, (ii) any covenant made by
the Seller pursuant to Section 11.07, and (iii) the indemnification and
reimbursement provisions of Article X and Section 11.06 shall be continuing and
shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
SECTION 11.05. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OWNERSHIP
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DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF
THE OWNERS, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF THE RECEIVABLES, ANY RELATED
SECURITY OR ANY COLLECTIONS IN RESPECT THEREOF ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A
JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 11.06. Costs, Expenses and Taxes. (a) In addition to the
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rights of indemnification granted to the Indemnified Parties under Article X
hereof, the Seller agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses in connection
with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration (including periodic
auditing) of this Agreement, the Ownership Document and the other documents to
be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Agent, Citibank and CNA, with respect
thereto and with respect to advising the Agent, Citibank and CNA as to their
respective rights and remedies under this Agreement, and all costs and expenses,
if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses), in
connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, the Ownership Document and
the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
(b) In addition, the Seller shall pay any and all stamp and other
taxes (excluding income taxes) and fees payable or determined to be payable in
connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement,
the Ownership Document or the other documents to be delivered hereunder, and
agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party against any and all liabilities with
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respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such taxes
and fees.
SECTION 11.07. Confidentiality. Except to the extent required by
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applicable law, each of the Seller and Services agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of this Agreement (and all drafts thereof), including the terms
and provisions of the Xxxxxx Agreement (and all drafts thereof) incorporated
herein by reference, in communications with third parties and otherwise;
provided, however, that this Agreement may be disclosed to third parties to the
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extent such disclosure is (i) required in connection with a sale of securities
of the Seller or Services, (ii) made solely to persons who are legal counsel for
the purchaser or underwriter of such securities, (iii) limited in scope to the
provisions of Articles V, VII, X and, to the extent defined terms are used in
Articles V, VII and X, such terms defined in Article I of this Agreement and
(iv) made pursuant to a written agreement of confidentiality in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent; provided, however, that this
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Agreement may be disclosed to the Seller's or Services' legal counsel and
auditors if they agree to hold the same confidential; and provided, further,
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however, that neither the Seller nor Services shall have any obligation of
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confidentiality in respect of any information which may be generally available
to the public or becomes available to the public through no fault of the Seller
or Services, except that neither the Seller nor Services will take any
affirmative action to further disclose such information (except to the extent
otherwise permitted by this Section).
SECTION 11.08. Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be
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executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers (or agents) thereunto duly authorized, as
of the date first above written.
ALLIANT ENERGY SPE LLC
By
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Title:
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000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
X.X. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
(Telecopier No. ( 000) 000-0000)
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CITIBANK, N.A.
By
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Vice President
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: President
CITICORP NORTH AMERICA,
INC., individually and as Agent
By
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Vice President
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Global Securitization
with a copy to:
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0, Xxxx 2
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx,
Global Securitization
(Telecopier No. ( 000) 000-0000)
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
By
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Title:
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000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
P. O. Xxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
(Telecopier No. (000) 000-0000)
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EXHIBIT A
OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT
Dated as of ,
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Reference is made to the Receivables Purchase and Sale Agreement dated
as of , (the "Agreement") among Alliant Energy SPE LLC, Citibank,
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N.A., Citicorp North America, Inc., individually and as Agent, and Alliant
Energy Corporate Services, Inc. Terms defined in the Agreement are used herein
as therein defined.
The Seller hereby sells and assigns to the Agent for the account of
the purchaser thereof each Share purchased in each Purchase from the Seller
under the Agreement.
Each Purchase of an Share from the Seller, and each assignment of such
Share by its Owner to an Assignee, shall be endorsed by the Agent on the grid
attached hereto which is part of this Ownership Document, and such endorsement
shall evidence the ownership of such Share initially by the purchaser thereof
and upon any assignment, if any, thereof by the Assignee thereof.
This Ownership Document is made without recourse except as otherwise
provided in the Agreement.
Each reduction in Capital in respect of each Share evidenced hereby
shall be endorsed by the Agent on the grid attached hereto which is part of this
Ownership Document.
THIS OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Ownership Document
to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date
first written above.
ALLIANT ENERGY SPE LLC
By
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Title:
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GRID
Capital Owner
Number of (Giving Effect (Giving Effect
Shares* Transactions** To Transaction) to Transaction)
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* Shares will be numbered sequentially based upon date of Purchase.
** Transactions are Purchases, Reductions in Capital, Assignments, Divisions
of Shares and Combinations of Shares.
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