UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q

x	 	Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	
 	 	 	
 	 	For the Quarterly Period Ended: June 30, 2016	
 	 	 	
o	 	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934	
Commission File Number: 001-15891
NRG Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)	 	41-1724239
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	
 	 	 	
804 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	08540
(Zip Code)	
(609) 524-4500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yesx       Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yesx       Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x	 	Accelerated filer o	 	Non-accelerated filer o	 	Smaller reporting company o	
 	 	 	 	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	 	 	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yeso       Nox
As of July 31, 2016, there were 315,280,157 shares of common stock outstanding, par value $0.01 per share.

 	

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Index

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION	3	
GLOSSARY OF TERMS	5	
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION	10	
ITEM 1 — CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES	10	
ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	58	
ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	100	
ITEM 4 — CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	102	
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION	103	
ITEM 1 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	103	
ITEM 1A — RISK FACTORS	103	
ITEM 2 — UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	103	
ITEM 3 — DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	103	
ITEM 4 — MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	103	
ITEM 5 — OTHER INFORMATION	103	
ITEM 6 — EXHIBITS	104	
SIGNATURES	105	

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG or the Company, includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act. The words "believes," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "intends," "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause NRG's actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors, risks and uncertainties include the factors described under Item 1A —  Risk Factors Related to NRG Energy, Inc. , in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and the following:
 	 	
•	General economic conditions, changes in the wholesale power markets and fluctuations in the cost of fuel;	
 	 	
•	Volatile power supply costs and demand for power;	
 	 	
•	Hazards customary to the power production industry and power generation operations such as fuel and electricity price volatility, unusual weather conditions, catastrophic weather-related or other damage to facilities, unscheduled generation outages, maintenance or repairs, unanticipated changes to fuel supply costs or availability due to higher demand, shortages, transportation problems or other developments, environmental incidents, or electric transmission or gas pipeline system constraints and the possibility that NRG may not have adequate insurance to cover losses as a result of such hazards;	
 	 	
•	The effectiveness of NRG's risk management policies and procedures, and the ability of NRG's counterparties to satisfy their financial commitments;	
 	 	
•	Counterparties' collateral demands and other factors affecting NRG's liquidity position and financial condition;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to operate its businesses efficiently, manage capital expenditures and costs tightly, and generate earnings and cash flows from its asset-based businesses in relation to its debt and other obligations;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to enter into contracts to sell power and procure fuel on acceptable terms and prices;	
 	 	
•	The liquidity and competitiveness of wholesale markets for energy commodities;	
 	 	
•	Government regulation, including compliance with regulatory requirements and changes in market rules, rates, tariffs and environmental laws and increased regulation of carbon dioxide and other GHG emissions;	
 	 	
•	Price mitigation strategies and other market structures employed by ISOs or RTOs that result in a failure to adequately and fairly compensate NRG's generation units;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to mitigate forced outage risk for units subject to capacity performance requirements in PJM, performance incentives in ISO-NE, and scarcity pricing in ERCOT;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to borrow funds and access capital markets, as well as NRG's substantial indebtedness and the possibility that NRG may incur additional indebtedness going forward;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to receive loan guarantees or cash grants to support development projects;	
 	 	
•	Operating and financial restrictions placed on NRG and its subsidiaries that are contained in the indentures governing NRG's outstanding notes, in NRG's Senior Credit Facility, and in debt and other agreements of certain of NRG subsidiaries and project affiliates generally;	
 	 	
•	GenOn's ability to continue as a going concern;	
 	 	
•	Cyber terrorism and inadequate cybersecurity, or the occurrence of a catastrophic loss and the possibility that NRG may not have adequate insurance to cover losses resulting from such hazards or the inability of NRG's insurers to provide agreed upon coverage;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to develop and build new power generation facilities, including new renewable projects;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to develop and innovate new products as retail and wholesale markets continue to change and evolve;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to implement its strategy of finding ways to meet the challenges of climate change, clean air and protecting natural resources while taking advantage of business opportunities;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to sell assets to NRG Yield, Inc. and to close drop-down transactions;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to achieve its strategy of regularly returning capital to stockholders;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to obtain and maintain retail market share;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to successfully evaluate investments and achieve intended financial results in new business and growth initiatives;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to engage in successful mergers and acquisitions activity;	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to successfully integrate, realize cost savings and manage any acquired businesses; and	
 	 	
•	NRG's ability to develop and maintain successful partnering relationships.	

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Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they were made, and NRG undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of factors that could cause NRG's actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should not be construed as exhaustive.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
When the following terms and abbreviations appear in the text of this report, they have the meanings indicated below:

2015 Form 10-K	 	NRG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015	
2016 Revolving Credit Facility	 	The Company’s $2.5 billion revolving credit facility, a component of the 2016 Senior Credit Facility. The revolving credit facility consists of $289 million of Tranche A Revolving Credit Facility, due 2018, and $2.2 billion of Tranche B Revolving Credit Facility, due 2021.	
2016 Senior Credit Facility	 	As of June 30, 2016, NRG’s new senior secured credit facility, comprised of a $1.9 billion term loan facility and a $2.5 billion revolving credit facility, which replaces the Senior Credit Facility.	
2016 Term Loan Facility	 	The Company's $1.9 billion term loan facility due 2023, a component of the 2016 Senior Credit Facility.	
AEP	 	American Electric Power Company Inc.	
ARO	 	Asset Retirement Obligation	
ASC	 	The FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which the FASB established as the source of authoritative GAAP	
ASU	 	Accounting Standards Updates, which reflect updates to the ASC	
Average realized prices	 	Volume-weighted average power prices, net of average fuel costs and reflecting the impact of settled hedges	
BACT	 	Best Available Control Technology	
BETM	 	Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC	
BTU	 	British Thermal Unit	
Buffalo Bear	 	Buffalo Bear, LLC, the operating subsidiary of Tapestry Wind LLC, which owns the Buffalo Bear project	
CAA	 	Clean Air Act	
CAIR	 	Clean Air Interstate Rule	
CAISO	 	California Independent System Operator	
CDD	 	Cooling Degree Day	
CDFW	 	California Department of Fish and Wildlife	
CDWR	 	California Department of Water and Resources	
CEC	 	California Energy Commission	
CenterPoint	 	CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries, on and after August 31, 2002, and Reliant Energy, Incorporated and its subsidiaries prior to August 31, 2002	
CERT	 	Combustion Emissions Reduction Technologies, LLC	
CFTC	 	U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission	
COD	 	Commercial Operation Date	
ComEd	 	Commonwealth Edison	
Company	 	NRG Energy, Inc.	
CPP	 	Clean Power Plan	
CPS	 	Combined Pollutant Standard	
CPUC	 	California Public Utilities Commission	
CSAPR	 	Cross-State Air Pollution Rule	
CVSR	 	California Valley Solar Ranch	
CWA	 	Clean Water Act	
D.C. Circuit	 	U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	
DGPV Holdco 1	 	NRG DGPV Holdco 1 LLC	
DGPV Holdco 2	 	NRG DGPV Holdco 2 LLC	
Discrete Customers	 	Customers measured by unit sales of one-time products or services, such as one-time in-home product installation/maintenance, portable solar products and portable battery solutions	

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Distributed Solar	 	Solar power projects that primarily sell power produced to customers for usage on site, or are interconnected to sell power into the local distribution grid	
DNREC	 	Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control	
DSI	 	Dry Sorbent Injection with Trona	
Economic gross margin	 	Sum of energy revenue, capacity revenue and other revenue, less cost of fuels and other cost of sales	
EGU	 	Electric Generating Unit	
El Segundo Energy Center	 	NRG West Holdings LLC, the subsidiary of Natural Gas Repowering LLC, which owns the El Segundo Energy Center project	
EME	 	Edison Mission Energy	
Energy Plus Holdings	 	Energy Plus Holdings LLC and Energy Plus Natural Gas LLC	
EPA	 	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	
ERCOT	 	Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Independent System Operator and the regional reliability coordinator of the various electricity systems within Texas	
ESCO	 	Energy Service Company	
ESP	 	Electrostatic Precipitator	
ESPP	 	NRG Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan	
ESPS	 	Existing Source Performance Standards	
Exchange Act	 	The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended	
FASB	 	Financial Accounting Standards Board	
FERC	 	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission	
FirstEnergy	 	FirstEnergy Corp.	
FPA	 	Federal Power Act	
FTRs	 	Financial Transmission Rights	
GAAP	 	Accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S.	
GenConn	 	GenConn Energy LLC	
GenOn	 	GenOn Energy, Inc.	
GenOn Americas Generation	 	GenOn Americas Generation, LLC	
GenOn Americas Generation Senior Notes	 	GenOn Americas Generation's $695 million outstanding unsecured senior notes consisting of $366 million of 8.5% senior notes due 2021 and $329 million of 9.125% senior notes due 2031	
GenOn Mid-Atlantic	 	GenOn Mid-Atlantic, LLC and, except where the context indicates otherwise, its subsidiaries, which include the coal generation units at two generating facilities under operating leases	
GenOn Senior Notes	 	GenOn's $1.8 billion outstanding unsecured senior notes consisting of $691 million of 7.875% senior notes due 2017, $649 million of 9.5% senior notes due 2018, and $489 million of 9.875% senior notes due 2020	
GHG	 	Greenhouse Gases	
GWh	 	Gigawatt Hour	
HAPs	 	Hazardous Air Pollutants	
HDD	 	Heating Degree Day	
Heat Rate	 	A measure of thermal efficiency computed by dividing the total BTU content of the fuel burned by the resulting kWhs generated. Heat rates can be expressed as either gross or net heat rates, depending whether the electricity output measured is gross or net generation and is generally expressed as BTU per net kWh	
High Desert	 	TA - High Desert, LLC, which owns the High Desert project	
HLBV	 	Hypothetical Liquidation at Book Value	
HLM	 	High Lonesome Mesa, LLC	
IASB	 	Independent Accounting Standards Board	
ICAP	 	New York Installed Capacity	
IFRS	 	International Financial Reporting Standards	
IL CPS	 	Illinois Combined Pollutant Standard	

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ILU	 	Illinois Union Insurance Company	
ISO	 	Independent System Operator	
ISO-NE	 	ISO New England Inc.	
January 2015 Drop Down Assets	 	The Laredo Ridge, Tapestry and Walnut Creek projects, which were sold to NRG Yield, Inc. on January 2, 2015	
kWh	 	Kilowatt-hours	
Laredo Ridge	 	Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC, the operating subsidiary of Mission Wind Laredo, LLC, which owns the Laredo Ridge project	
LIBOR	 	London Inter-Bank Offered Rate	
LSE	 	Load Serving Entity	
LTIPs	 	Collectively, the NRG Long-Term Incentive Plan and the NRG GenOn Long-Term Incentive Plan	
Marsh Landing	 	NRG Marsh Landing, LLC (formerly known as GenOn Marsh Landing, LLC)	
Mass Market	 	Residential and small commercial customers	
MATS	 	Mercury and Air Toxics Standards promulgated by the EPA	
MDE	 	Maryland Department of the Environment	
Midwest Generation	 	Midwest Generation, LLC	
MISO	 	Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.	
MMBtu	 	Million British Thermal Units	
MW	 	Megawatts	
MWG	 	Midwest Generation, LLC	
MWh	 	Saleable megawatt hours, net of internal/parasitic load megawatt-hours	
MWt	 	Megawatts Thermal Equivalent	
NAAQS	 	National Ambient Air Quality Standards	
NEPOOL	 	New England Power Pool	
NERC	 	North American Electric Reliability Corporation	
Net Exposure	 	Counterparty credit exposure to NRG, net of collateral	
Net Generation	 	The net amount of electricity produced, expressed in kWhs or MWhs, that is the total amount of electricity generated (gross) minus the amount of electricity used during generation	
NOL	 	Net Operating Loss	
NOV	 	Notice of Violation	
NOx	 	Nitrogen Oxide	
NPDES	 	National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System	
NPNS	 	Normal Purchase Normal Sale	
NRC	 	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission	
NRG	 	NRG Energy, Inc.	
NRG Wind TE Holdco	 	NRG Wind TE Holdco LLC	
NRG Yield	 	Reporting segment that includes the projects held by NRG Yield, Inc.	
NRG Yield 2019 Convertible Notes	 	$345 million aggregate principal amount of 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 issued by NRG Yield, Inc.	
NRG Yield 2020 Convertible Notes	 	$287.5 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% Convertible Notes due 2020 issued by NRG Yield, Inc.	
NRG Yield, Inc.	 	NRG Yield, Inc., the owner of 53.3% of the economic interests of NRG Yield LLC with a controlling interest, and issuer of publicly held shares of Class A and Class C common stock	
NRG Yield LLC	 	NRG Yield LLC, which owns, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NRG Yield Operating LLC, all of the assets contributed to NRG Yield LLC in connection with the initial public offering of Class A common stock of NRG Yield, Inc.	
NSR	 	New Source Review	
NSPS	 	New Source Performance Standards	

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Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund	 	NRG's nuclear decommissioning trust fund assets, which are for the Company's portion of the decommissioning of the STP, units 1 & 2	
NYAG	 	State of New York Office of Attorney General	
NYISO	 	New York Independent System Operator	
NYSERDA	 	New York State Energy Research and Development Authority	
NYSPSC	 	New York State Public Service Commission	
OCI	 	Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	
Peaking	 	Units expected to satisfy demand requirements during the periods of greatest or peak load on the system	
PG&E	 	Pacific Gas and Electric Company	
Pinnacle	 	Pinnacle Wind, LLC, the operating subsidiary of Tapestry Wind LLC, which owns the Pinnacle project	
PJM	 	PJM Interconnection, LLC	
PM	 	Particulate Matter	
PPA	 	Power Purchase Agreement	
PPTA	 	Power Purchase Tolling Agreement	
PSD	 	Prevention of Significant Deterioration	
PUCN	 	Public Utilities Commission of Nevada	
PUCT	 	Public Utility Commission of Texas	
RAPA	 	Resource Adequacy Purchase Agreement	
RCRA	 	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976	
REMA	 	NRG REMA LLC, which leases a 100% interest in the Shawville generating facility and 16.7% and 16.5% interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating facilities, respectively	
Reliant Energy	 	Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC	
Repowering	 	Technologies utilized to replace, rebuild, or redevelop major portions of an existing electrical generating facility, generally to achieve a substantial emissions reduction, increase facility capacity, and improve system efficiency	
RESA	 	Retail Electric Supply Association	
Retail Mass	 	Reporting segment that includes NRG's residential and small commercial businesses which go to market as Reliant, NRG and other brands owned by NRG	
Retail Mass Recurring Customers	 	Customers that subscribe to one or more recurring services, such as electricity, natural gas and protection products, the majority of which are retail electricity customers in Texas and the Northeast	
Revolving Credit Facility	 	Prior to June 30, 2016, the Company's $2.5 billion revolving credit facility due 2018, a component of the Senior Credit Facility. On June 30, 2016, the Company replaced the Senior Credit Facility, including the Revolving Credit Facility, with the 2016 Senior Credit Facility.	
RGGI	 	Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative	
Right of First Offer Agreement	 	Amended and Restated Right of First Offer Agreement by and between NRG Energy, Inc. and NRG Yield, Inc.	
RMR	 	Reliability Must-Run	
RPV Holdco	 	NRG RPV Holdco 1 LLC	
RTO	 	Regional Transmission Organization	
SCE	 	Southern California Edison	
SCR	 	Selective Catalytic Reduction Control System	
SDG&E	 	San Diego Gas & Electric Company	
SEC	 	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	
Securities Act	 	The Securities Act of 1933, as amended	
Senior Credit Facility	 	Prior to June 30, 2016, the Company's senior secured facility, comprised of the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility. On June 30, 2016, the Company replaced the Senior Credit Facility with the 2016 Senior Credit Facility.	

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Senior Notes	 	As of June 30, 2016, the Company’s $5.9 billion outstanding unsecured senior notes, consisting of $587 million of 7.625% senior notes due 2018, $818 million of 8.25% senior notes due 2020, $889 million of 7.875% senior notes due 2021, $992 million of 6.25% senior notes due 2022, $869 million of 6.625% senior notes due 2023, $734 million of 6.25% senior notes due 2024 and $1.0 billion of 7.25% senior notes due 2026.	
Seward	 	The Seward Power Generating Station, a 525 MW coal-fired facility in Pennsylvania	
SF6	 	Sulfur Hexafluoride	
Shelby	 	The Shelby County Generating Station, a 352 MW natural gas-fired facility in Illinois	
SO2	 	Sulfur Dioxide	
STP	 	South Texas Project — nuclear generating facility located near Bay City, Texas in which NRG owns a 44% interest	
S&P	 	Standard & Poor's	
SunPower	 	SunPower Corporation, Systems	
Taloga	 	Taloga Wind, LLC, the operating subsidiary of Tapestry Wind LLC, which owns the Taloga project	
TCPA	 	Telephone Consumer Protection Act	
Term Loan Facility	 	Prior to June 30, 2016, the Company's $2.0 billion term loan facility due 2018, a component of the Senior Credit Facility. On June 30, 2016, the Company replaced its Senior Credit Facility, including the Term Loan Facility, with the 2016 Senior Credit Facility.	
TOU	 	Time-of-use	
TSA	 	Transportation Services Agreement	
TWCC	 	Texas Westmoreland Coal Co.	
U.S.	 	United States of America	
U.S. DOE	 	U.S. Department of Energy	
Utility Scale Solar	 	Solar power projects, typically 20 MW or greater in size (on an alternating current basis), that are interconnected into the transmission or distribution grid to sell power at a wholesale level	
VaR	 	Value at Risk	
VIE	 	Variable Interest Entity	
Walnut Creek	 	NRG Walnut Creek, LLC, the operating subsidiary of WCEP Holdings, LLC, which owns the Walnut Creek project	
Yield Operating	 	NRG Yield Operating LLC	

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES
NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

 	Three months ended June 30,	 	Six months ended June 30,	
(In millions, except for per share amounts)	2016	 	2015	 	2016	 	2015	
Operating Revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating revenues	$	2,638	
 	 	$	3,400	
 	 	$	5,867	
 	 	$	7,229	
 	
Operating Costs and Expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cost of operations	1,756	
 	
 	2,436	
 	
 	3,945	
 	
 	5,509	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	309	
 	
 	396	
 	
 	622	
 	
 	791	
 	
Impairment losses	115	
 	
 	—	
 	 	115	
 	
 	—	
 	
Selling, general and administrative	265	
 	
 	296	
 	
 	520	
 	
 	551	
 	
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs	5	
 	
 	3	
 	
 	7	
 	
 	13	
 	
Development activity expenses	18	
 	
 	37	
 	
 	44	
 	
 	71	
 	
Total operating costs and expenses	2,468	
 	 	3,168	
 	 	5,253	
 	 	6,935	
 	
Gain on postretirement benefits curtailment	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	14	
 	
Loss on sale of assets, net of gains	(83	)	
 	—	
 	
 	(51	)	
 	—	
 	
Operating Income	87	
 	 	232	
 	 	563	
 	 	308	
 	
Other Income/(Expense)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	4	
 	
 	8	
 	
 	(3	)	
 	5	
 	
Gain/(impairment loss) on investment	7	
 	
 	—	
 	
 	(139	)	
 	—	
 	
Other income, net	8	
 	
 	4	
 	
 	26	
 	
 	23	
 	
Loss on debt extinguishment	(80	)	
 	(7	)	
 	(69	)	
 	(7	)	
Interest expense	(277	)	
 	(263	)	
 	(561	)	
 	(564	)	
Total other expense	(338	)	 	(258	)	 	(746	)	 	(543	)	
Loss Before Income Taxes	(251	)	
 	(26	)	
 	(183	)	
 	(235	)	
Income tax expense/(benefit)	25	
 	
 	(17	)	
 	46	
 	
 	(90	)	
Net Loss	(276	)	
 	(9	)	
 	(229	)	
 	(145	)	
Less: Net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interests	(5	)	
 	5	
 	
 	(40	)	
 	(11	)	
Net Loss Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	(271	)	
 	(14	)	
 	(189	)	
 	(134	)	
Gain on redemption, net of dividends for preferred shares	(78	)	
 	5	
 	
 	(73	)	
 	10	
 	
Loss Available for Common Stockholders	$	(193	)	 	$	(19	)	 	$	(116	)	 	$	(144	)	
Loss per Share Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc. Common Stockholders	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic and diluted	315	
 	
 	333	
 	
 	315	
 	
 	335	
 	
Loss per Weighted Average Common Share — Basic and Diluted	$	(0.61	)	
 	$	(0.06	)	
 	$	(0.37	)	
 	$	(0.43	)	
Dividends Per Common Share	$	0.03	
 	
 	$	0.14	
 	
 	$	0.18	
 	
 	$	0.29	
 	
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
(Unaudited)

 	Three months ended June 30,	 	Six months ended June 30,	
 	2016	 	2015	 	2016	 	2015	
 	(In millions)	
Net Loss	$	(276	)	
 	$	(9	)	
 	$	(229	)	
 	$	(145	)	
Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income, net of tax	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized (loss)/gains on derivatives, net of income tax expense of $1, $12, $2 and $6	(3	)	
 	16	
 	
 	(35	)	
 	4	
 	
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of income tax expense/(benefit) of $0 , $6, $0 and $(1)	(3	)	
 	9	
 	
 	3	
 	
 	(2	)	
Available-for-sale securities, net of income tax benefit of $0, $3, $0 and $7	(2	)	
 	(3	)	
 	1	
 	
 	(4	)	
Defined benefit plans, net of tax expense of $0, $0, $0 and $4	—	
 	
 	(1	)	
 	1	
 	
 	6	
 	
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	(8	)	 	21	
 	 	(30	)	 	4	
 	
Comprehensive (Loss)/Income	(284	)	 	12	
 	 	(259	)	 	(141	)	
Less: Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interests	(16	)	
 	12	
 	
 	(68	)	
 	(17	)	
Comprehensive Loss Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	(268	)	 	—	
 	 	(191	)	 	(124	)	
Gain on redemption, net of dividends for preferred shares	(78	)	
 	5	
 	
 	(73	)	
 	10	
 	
Comprehensive Loss Available for Common Stockholders	$	(190	)	 	$	(5	)	 	$	(118	)	 	$	(134	)	
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	June 30, 2016	 	December 31, 2015	
(In millions, except shares)	(unaudited)	 	 	
ASSETS	 	 	 	
Current Assets	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,389	
 	
 	$	1,518	
 	
Funds deposited by counterparties	44	
 	 	106	
 	
Restricted cash	413	
 	
 	414	
 	
Accounts receivable — trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $20 and $21	1,251	
 	 	1,157	
 	
Inventory	1,124	
 	 	1,252	
 	
Derivative instruments	1,470	
 	 	1,915	
 	
Cash collateral paid in support of energy risk management activities	218	
 	 	568	
 	
Renewable energy grant receivable, net	36	
 	 	13	
 	
Current assets held-for-sale	13	
 	 	6	
 	
Prepayments and other current assets	406	
 	 	442	
 	
Total current assets	6,364	
 	 	7,391	
 	
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $6,107 and $5,761	18,382	
 	 	18,732	
 	
Other Assets	 	 	 	
Equity investments in affiliates	882	
 	 	1,045	
 	
Notes receivable, less current portion	25	
 	 	53	
 	
Goodwill	999	
 	 	999	
 	
 Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,650 and $1,525	2,180	
 	 	2,310	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund	599	
 	 	561	
 	
Derivative instruments	348	
 	
 	305	
 	
Deferred income taxes	175	
 	 	167	
 	
Non-current assets held-for-sale	229	
 	 	105	
 	
Other non-current assets	1,239	
 	 	1,214	
 	
Total other assets	6,676	
 	 	6,759	
 	
Total Assets	$	31,422	
 	 	$	32,882	
 	
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	 	 	 	
Current Liabilities	 	 	 	
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	$	1,215	
 	
 	$	481	
 	
Accounts payable	898	
 	 	869	
 	
Derivative instruments	1,373	
 	
 	1,721	
 	
Cash collateral received in support of energy risk management activities	44	
 	 	106	
 	
Current liabilities held-for-sale	2	
 	 	2	
 	
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	982	
 	 	1,196	
 	
Total current liabilities	4,514	
 	 	4,375	
 	
Other Liabilities	 	 	 	
Long-term debt and capital leases	17,893	
 	
 	18,983	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning reserve	334	
 	 	326	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability	309	
 	 	283	
 	
Deferred income taxes	42	
 	 	19	
 	
Derivative instruments	539	
 	
 	493	
 	
Out-of-market contracts, net of accumulated amortization of $712 and $664	1,093	
 	 	1,146	
 	
Non-current liabilities held-for-sale	—	
 	 	4	
 	
Other non-current liabilities	1,554	
 	 	1,488	
 	
Total non-current liabilities	21,764	
 	
 	22,742	
 	
Total Liabilities	26,278	
 	 	27,117	
 	
2.822% convertible perpetual preferred stock	—	
 	 	302	
 	
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	23	
 	 	29	
 	
Commitments and Contingencies	 	 	 	
Stockholders’ Equity	 	 	 	
Common stock	4	
 	 	4	
 	
Additional paid-in capital	8,306	
 	 	8,296	
 	
Retained deficit	(3,179	)	 	(3,007	)	
Less treasury stock, at cost — 102,450,781 and 102,749,908 shares, respectively	(2,406	)	 	(2,413	)	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(203	)	 	(173	)	
Noncontrolling interest	2,599	
 	 	2,727	
 	
Total Stockholders’ Equity	5,121	
 	 	5,434	
 	
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	31,422	
 	 	$	32,882	

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

 	Six months ended June 30,	
 	2016	 	2015	
 	(In millions)	
Cash Flows from Operating Activities	 	 	 	
Net Loss	$	(229	)	 	$	(145	)	
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:	 	 	 	
Distributions and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	32	
 	 	40	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	622	
 	 	791	
 	
Provision for bad debts	20	
 	 	29	
 	
Amortization of nuclear fuel	26	
 	 	23	
 	
Amortization of financing costs and debt discount/premiums	3	
 	 	(7	)	
Adjustment to loss on debt extinguishment	14	
 	 	7	
 	
Amortization of intangibles and out-of-market contracts	41	
 	 	32	
 	
Amortization of unearned equity compensation	16	
 	 	24	
 	
Impairment losses	254	
 	 	—	
 	
Changes in deferred income taxes and liability for uncertain tax benefits	1	
 	 	(98	)	
Changes in nuclear decommissioning trust liability	13	
 	 	(4	)	
Changes in derivative instruments	(25	)	 	186	
 	
Changes in collateral deposits supporting energy risk management activities	350	
 	 	(112	)	
Proceeds from sale of emission allowances	47	
 	 	—	
 	
Loss/(gain) on sale of assets and postretirement benefits curtailment	43	
 	 	(14	)	
Cash used by changes in other working capital	(355	)	 	(294	)	
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	873	
 	
 	458	
 	
Cash Flows from Investing Activities	 	 	 	
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(17	)	 	(30	)	
Capital expenditures	(622	)	 	(583	)	
Decrease/(increase) in restricted cash, net	29	
 	 	(3	)	
(Increase)/decrease in restricted cash to support equity requirements for U.S. DOE funded projects	(28	)	 	27	
 	
(Increase)/decrease in notes receivable	(3	)	 	7	
 	
Purchases of emission allowances	(27	)	 	—	
 	
Proceeds from sale of emission allowances	25	
 	 	—	
 	
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities	(280	)	 	(354	)	
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities	267	
 	
 	358	
 	
Proceeds from renewable energy grants and state rebates	10	
 	 	61	
 	
Proceeds from sale of assets, net of cash disposed of	145	
 	 	1	
 	
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	—	
 	 	(353	)	
Other	32	
 	 	9	
 	
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities	(469	)	
 	(860	)	
Cash Flows from Financing Activities	 	 	 	
Payment of dividends to common and preferred stockholders	(57	)	 	(102	)	
Payment for treasury stock	—	
 	 	(186	)	
Payment for preferred shares	(226	)	
 	—	
 	
Net receipts from settlement of acquired derivatives that include financing elements	103	
 	 	91	
 	
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	3,223	
 	 	629	
 	
Distributions from, net of contributions to, noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	(21	)	 	670	
 	
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Payment of debt issuance costs	(35	)	 	(12	)	
Payments for short and long-term debt	(3,507	)	 	(662	)	
Other - contingent consideration	(10	)	 	—	
 	
Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Financing Activities	(530	)	
 	429	
 	
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(3	)	 	3	
 	
Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(129	)	 	30	
 	
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	1,518	
 	 	2,116	
 	
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$	1,389	
 	 	$	2,146	
 	
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1 — Basis of Presentation
NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG or the Company, is an integrated competitive power company, which produces, sells and delivers energy and energy products and services in major competitive power markets in the U.S. while positioning itself as a leader in the way residential, industrial and commercial consumers use energy products and services. NRG has one of the nation's largest and most diverse competitive power generation portfolios balanced with a leading retail electricity platform. The Company owns and operates approximately 48,000 MW of generation; engages in the trading of wholesale energy, capacity and related products; transacts in and trades fuel and transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and innovative, sustainable products and services to retail customers under the names “NRG,” "Reliant" and other retail brand names owned by NRG.
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the SEC's regulations for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. The following notes should be read in conjunction with the accounting policies and other disclosures as set forth in the notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company's 2015 Form 10-K. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all material adjustments consisting of normal and recurring accruals necessary to present fairly the Company's consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2016, and the results of operations, comprehensive income/(loss) and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for comparative purposes. The reclassifications did not affect results from operations, net assets or cash flows.
The Company decreased accumulated depreciation and facilities and equipment within total property, plant and equipment by approximately $1 billion, respectively, to adjust amounts previously presented as of December 31, 2015. This adjustment had no impact on net assets at December 31, 2015. Accordingly, the Company does not consider the adjustment to be material to the consolidated balance sheet. Consolidated operating income and net loss for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2016 were not impacted by the adjustment.

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Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 
Other Cash Flow Information
NRG’s investing activities exclude capital expenditures of $96 million which were accrued and unpaid at June 30, 2016.
Noncontrolling Interest
The following table reflects the changes in NRG's noncontrolling interest balance:

 	(In millions)	
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	2,727	
 	
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(82	)	
Contributions from noncontrolling interest	13	
 	
Redemption of noncontrolling interest	(8	)	
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(51	)	
Balance as of June 30, 2016	$	2,599	

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
The following table reflects the changes in the Company's redeemable noncontrolling interest balance for the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 	(In millions)	
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	29	
 	
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(1	)	
Contributions from redeemable noncontrolling interest	12	
 	
Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest	(17	)	
Balance as of June 30, 2016	$	23	
 	
Recent Accounting Developments
ASU 2016-09 — In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718), or ASU No. 2016-09. The amendments of ASU No. 2016-09 were issued as part of the FASB's Simplification Initiative focused on improving areas of GAAP for which cost and complexity may be reduced while maintaining or improving the usefulness of information disclosed within the financial statements. The amendments focused on simplification specifically with regard to share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. The guidance in ASU No. 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
ASU 2016-07 — In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), or ASU No. 2016-07. The amendments of ASU No. 2016-07 eliminate the requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held. The amendments require that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor's previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting with no retroactive adjustment to the investment. In addition, ASU No. 2016-07 requires that an entity that has an available-for-sale equity security that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income at the date the investment becomes qualified for use of the equity method. The guidance in ASU No. 2016-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-07 is required to be applied prospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

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ASU 2016-02 — In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), or ASU No. 2016-02. The amendments of ASU 2016-02 complete the joint effort between the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB, to develop a common leasing standard for GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS, with the objective to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and to improve financial reporting. The guidance in ASU No. 2016-02 provides that a lessee that may have previously accounted for a lease as an operating lease under current GAAP should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from a lease on the balance sheet. In addition, ASU No. 2016-02 expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures with regards to lease arrangements. The guidance in ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 is required to be applied using a modified retrospective approach for the earliest period presented and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on the Company's results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
ASU 2016-01 — In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, or ASU No. 2016-01. The amendments of ASU No. 2016-01 eliminate available-for-sale classification of equity investments and require that equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be generally measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income.  Further, the amendments require that financial assets and financial liabilities to be presented separately in the notes to the financial statements, grouped by measurement category and form of financial asset.  The guidance in ASU No. 2016-01 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on the Company's results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
ASU 2015-16 — In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments , or ASU No. 2015-16. The amendments of ASU No. 2015-16 require that an acquirer recognize measurement period adjustments to the provisional amounts recognized in a business combination in the reporting period during which the adjustments are determined. Additionally, the amendments of ASU No. 2015-16 require the acquirer to record in the same period's financial statements the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization or other income effects, if any, as a result of the measurement period adjustment, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date as well as disclosing either on the face of the income statement or in the notes the portion of the amount recorded in current period earnings that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods. The guidance in ASU No. 2015-16 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied prospectively. The Company adopted ASU No. 2015-16 for the year ended December 31, 2016, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
ASU 2014-09 — In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), or ASU No. 2014-09. The amendments of ASU No. 2014-09 complete the joint effort between the FASB and the IASB, to develop a common revenue standard for GAAP and IFRS, and to improve financial reporting. The guidance in ASU No. 2014-09 provides that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for the goods or services provided and establishes the following steps to be applied by an entity: (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies the performance obligation. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, which formally deferred the effective date by one year to make the guidance of ASU No. 2014-09 effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted, but not prior to the original effective date, which was for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.
In addition to ASU No. 2014-09, the FASB has issued additional guidance which provides further clarification on Topic 606. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08,  Revenue from Contracts with Customers  (Topic 606), or ASU No. 2016-08. The amendments of ASU No. 2016-08 clarify how to apply the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations related to the sale of goods or services to a customer as updated by ASU No. 2014-09. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10,  Revenue from Contracts with Customers  (Topic 606), or ASU No. 2016-10. The amendments of ASU No. 2016-10 provide further clarification on contract revenue recognition as updated by ASU No. 2014-09, specifically related to the identification of separately identifiable performance obligations and the implementation of licensing contracts. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12,  Revenue from Contracts with Customers  (Topic 606), or ASU No. 2016-12. The amendments of ASU No. 2016-12 provide further clarification on contract revenue recognition as updated by ASU No. 2014-09, specifically related to collectibility, the presentation of tax collected from customers, and non-cash consideration, as well as offering practical expedients. The Company is working through an adoption plan which includes the evaluation of revenue contracts compared to the new standard and evaluating the impact of Topic 606 on the Company's results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

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Note 3 — Business Acquisitions and Dispositions 
The Company has completed the following business acquisitions and dispositions that are material to the Company's financial statements:
Acquisitions
2015 Acquisition of Desert Sunlight
On June 29, 2015, NRG Yield, Inc., through its subsidiary Yield Operating, acquired 25% of the membership interest in Desert Sunlight Investment Holdings, LLC, which owns two solar photovoltaic facilities that total 550 MW located in Desert Center, California from EFS Desert Sun, LLC, an affiliate of GE Energy Financial Services, for a purchase price of $285 million. The Company accounts for its 25% investment as an equity method investment.
Dispositions
Disposition of Majority Interest in EVgo
On June 17, 2016, the Company completed the sale of a majority interest in its EVgo business to Vision Ridge Partners for total consideration of approximately $39 million, including $17 million in cash received, which is net of $2.5 million in working capital adjustments, $15 million contributed as capital to the EVgo business and $7 million of future contributions by Vision Ridge Partners. all of which were determined based on forecasted cash requirements to operate the business in future periods. In addition, the Company has future earnout potential of up to $70 million based on future profitability targets. NRG will retain its original financial obligation of $102.5 million under its agreement with the CPUC whereby EVgo will build at least 200 public fast charging Freedom Station sites and perform the associated work to prepare 10,000 commercial and multi-family parking spaces for electric vehicle charging in California. As part of the sale, NRG has contracted with EVgo to continue to build the remaining required Freedom Stations and commercial and multi-family parking spaces for electric vehicle charging required under this obligation and will be directly reimbursed by NRG for the costs. As a result of the sale, the Company recorded a loss on sale of $83 million during the second quarter of 2016, which reflects the loss on the sale of the equity interest of $27 million and the accrual of NRG's remaining obligation under its agreement with the CPUC of $56 million. At June 30, 2016, the Company's remaining 35% interest in EVgo was accounted for as an equity-method investment at its fair value of $10 million.
Rockford Disposition
On May 12, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with RA Generation, LLC to sell 100% of its interests in the Rockford I and Rockford II generating stations, or Rockford, for cash consideration of $55 million, subject to adjustments for working capital and the results of the PJM 2019/2020 base residual auction. Rockford is a 450 MW natural gas facility located in Rockford, Illinois. The transaction triggered an indicator of impairment as the sales price was less than the carrying amount of the assets, and, as a result the assets were considered to be impaired. The Company measured the impairment loss as the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and the agreed-upon sales price. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $17 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 to reduce the carrying amount of the assets held for sale to the fair market value. At June 30, 2016, the Company had $2 million of current assets and $54 million of non-current assets classified as held for sale for Rockford on its balance sheet. On July 12, 2016, the Company completed the sale of Rockford for cash proceeds of $56 million, including $1 million in adjustments for the PJM base residual auction results. For further discussion on this impairment, refer to Note 7,  Impairments .
Aurora Disposition
On May 12, 2016, GenOn entered into an agreement with RA Generation, LLC to sell the Aurora generating station, or Aurora, for cash consideration of $365 million, subject to adjustments for working capital and the results of the PJM 2019/2020 base residual auction. Aurora is a 878 MW natural gas facility located in Aurora, Illinois. At June 30, 2016, GenOn had $2 million of current assets, $175 million of non-current assets and $2 million of current liabilities classified as held for sale for Aurora on its balance sheet. On July 12, 2016, GenOn completed the sale of Aurora for cash proceeds of $369 million, including $4 million in adjustments for the PJM base residual auction results and estimated working capital, which is subject to further adjustment. The sale will result in a gain of approximately $189 million to be recognized within GenOn's consolidated results of operations during the third quarter of 2016.

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Seward Disposition
On November 24, 2015, GenOn entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Robindale Energy Services, Inc. to sell 100% of its interest in the Seward generating station, a 525 MW coal-fired facility in Pennsylvania, for cash consideration of $75 million. At December 31, 2015, GenOn had $5 million of current assets, $83 million of non-current assets, $1 million of current liabilities and $4 million of non-current liabilities classified as held for sale for Seward on its balance sheet. On February 2, 2016, GenOn completed the sale of Seward and received gross cash proceeds of $75 million, excluding $3 million cash on hand transferred to the buyer. GenOn will also receive $5 million in deferred cash consideration in five $1 million annual installments and up to $2.5 million in payments contingent upon future environmental testing. In addition, Robindale committed to future inventory purchases from GenOn of $13 million through 2019.
Shelby Disposition
On November 9, 2015, GenOn entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Rockland Power Partners II, LP to sell 100% of its interest in the Shelby generating station, a 352 MW natural gas-fired facility located in Illinois for cash consideration of $46 million. At December 31, 2015, GenOn had $1 million of current assets, $22 million of non-current assets, and $1 million of current liabilities classified as held for sale for Shelby on its balance sheet. On March 1, 2016, GenOn completed the sale of Shelby for cash proceeds of $46 million, which resulted in a gain of $29 million recognized within the consolidated results of operations during the first quarter of 2016. In addition, GenOn retained $10 million related to future revenue rights retained as part of the agreement.
Transfer of Assets under Common Control
On August 8, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the remaining 51.05% interest in the CVSR project to NRG Yield, Inc. for total expected consideration of $78.5 million plus assumed debt and working capital adjustments to be calculated at close. The sale is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the third quarter of 2016.
On November 3, 2015, the Company sold 75% of the Class B interests of NRG Wind TE Holdco, which owns a portfolio of 12 wind facilities totaling 814 net MW, to NRG Yield, Inc. NRG Yield, Inc. paid total cash consideration of $209 million, subject to working capital adjustments. NRG Yield, Inc. is responsible for its pro-rata share of non-recourse project debt of $193 million and noncontrolling interest associated with a tax equity structure of $159 million (as of the acquisition date). In February 2016, the company made a final working capital payment of $2 million to NRG Yield, Inc. reducing total cash consideration to $207 million.

On January 2, 2015, the Company sold the following facilities to NRG Yield, Inc.: Walnut Creek, the Tapestry projects (Buffalo Bear, Pinnacle and Taloga) and Laredo Ridge. NRG Yield, Inc. paid total cash consideration of $489 million, including $9 million of working capital adjustments, plus assumed project level debt of $737 million.

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Note 4 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments 
This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Note 4, Fair Value of Financial Instruments , to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K.
For cash and cash equivalents, funds deposited by counterparties, accounts and other receivables, accounts payable, restricted cash, and cash collateral paid and received in support of energy risk management activities, the carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments and are classified as Level 1 within the fair value hierarchy.
The estimated carrying amounts and fair values of NRG's recorded financial instruments not carried at fair market value are as follows:

 	As of June 30, 2016	 	As of December 31, 2015	
 	Carrying Amount	 	Fair Value	 	Carrying Amount	 	Fair Value	
 	(In millions)	
Assets:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Notes receivable (a)	$	54	
 	 	$	54	
 	 	$	73	
 	 	$	73	
 	
Liabilities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long-term debt, including current portion (b)	19,253	
 	 	18,593	
 	 	19,620	
 	 	18,263	
 	
(a) Includes the current portion of notes receivable which is recorded in prepayments and other current assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
(b) Excludes deferred financing costs, which are recorded as a reduction to long-term debt on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
The fair value of the Company's publicly-traded long-term debt is based on quoted market prices and is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of debt securities, non-publicly-traded long-term debt and certain notes receivable of the Company are based on expected future cash flows discounted at market interest rates, or current interest rates for similar instruments with equivalent credit quality and are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.

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Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Debt securities, equity securities, and trust fund investments, which are comprised of various U.S. debt and equity securities, and derivative assets and liabilities, are carried at fair market value.
The following tables present assets and liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets on a recurring basis and their level within the fair value hierarchy:

 	As of June 30, 2016	
 	Fair Value	
(In millions)	Level 1	 	Level 2	 	Level 3	 	Total	
Investment in available-for-sale securities (classified within other
    non-current assets):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Debt securities	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	16	
 	 	$	16	
 	
Available-for-sale securities	11	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	11	
 	
Other (a)	11	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	11	
 	
Nuclear trust fund investments:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	33	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	33	
 	
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	55	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	56	
 	
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities	—	
 	 	69	
 	 	—	
 	 	69	
 	
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	—	
 	 	19	
 	 	—	
 	 	19	
 	
Corporate debt securities	—	
 	 	81	
 	 	—	
 	 	81	
 	
Equity securities	289	
 	 	—	
 	 	51	
 	 	340	
 	
Foreign government fixed income securities	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Other trust fund investments:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Derivative assets:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Commodity contracts	595	
 	 	1,007	
 	 	216	
 	 	1,818	
 	
Total assets	$	995	
 	 	$	1,178	
 	 	$	283	
 	 	$	2,456	
 	
Derivative liabilities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Commodity contracts	529	
 	 	974	
 	 	209	
 	 	1,712	
 	
Interest rate contracts	—	
 	 	200	
 	 	—	
 	 	200	
 	
Total liabilities	$	529	
 	 	$	1,174	
 	 	$	209	
 	 	$	1,912	
 	
(a) Consists primarily of mutual funds held in a Rabbi Trust for non-qualified deferred compensation plans for certain former employees.

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 	As of December 31, 2015	
 	Fair Value	
(In millions)	Level 1	 	Level 2	 	Level 3	 	Total	
Investment in available-for-sale securities (classified within other
non-current assets):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Debt securities	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	17	
 	 	$	17	
 	
Available-for-sale securities	9	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	9	
 	
Other (a)	14	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	14	
 	
Nuclear trust fund investments:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	6	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	6	
 	
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	54	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	55	
 	
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities	—	
 	 	59	
 	 	—	
 	 	59	
 	
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	—	
 	 	25	
 	 	—	
 	 	25	
 	
Corporate debt securities	—	
 	 	81	
 	 	—	
 	 	81	
 	
Equity securities	280	
 	 	—	
 	 	54	
 	 	334	
 	
Foreign government fixed income securities	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Other trust fund investments:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Derivative assets:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Commodity contracts	622	
 	 	1,449	
 	 	149	
 	 	2,220	
 	
Total assets	$	986	
 	 	$	1,616	
 	 	$	220	
 	 	$	2,822	
 	
Derivative liabilities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Commodity contracts	868	
 	 	1,036	
 	 	182	
 	 	2,086	
 	
Interest rate contracts	—	
 	 	128	
 	 	—	
 	 	128	
 	
Total liabilities	$	868	
 	 	$	1,164	
 	 	$	182	
 	 	$	2,214	
 	
(a) Primarily consists of mutual funds held in rabbi trusts for non-qualified deferred compensation plans for certain former employees and a total return swap that does not meet the definition of a derivative.
There were no transfers during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015 between Levels 1 and 2. The following tables reconcile, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, the beginning and ending balances for financial instruments that are recognized at fair value in the consolidated financial statements, at least annually, using significant unobservable inputs:

 	Fair Value Measurement Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	
 	Three months ended June 30, 2016	 	Six months ended June 30, 2016	
(In millions)	Debt Securities	 	Trust Fund Investments	 	Derivatives(a)	 	Total	 	Debt Securities	 	Trust Fund Investments	 	Derivatives(a)	 	Total	
Beginning balance	$	17	
 	 	$	52	
 	 	$	(17	)	 	$	52	
 	 	$	17	
 	 	$	54	
 	 	$	(33	)	 	$	38	
 	
Total gains/(losses) — realized/unrealized:	 	 	 	 	 	 	

 	
 	
Included in earnings	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	24	
 	 	24	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	7	
 	
Included in OCI	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	
Included in nuclear decommissioning obligation	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	
Purchases	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	24	
 	 	24	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	29	
 	 	30	
 	
Transfers into Level 3 (b)	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(20	)	 	(20	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	7	
 	
Transfers out of Level 3 (b)	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	 	(4	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	(3	)	
Ending balance as of June 30, 2016	$	16	
 	 	$	51	
 	 	$	7	
 	 	$	74	
 	 	$	16	
 	 	$	51	
 	 	$	7	
 	 	$	74	
 	
Gains/(losses) for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets or liabilities still held as of June 30, 2016	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	9	
 	 	$	9	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(15	)	 	$	(15	)	
 	 	
(a)	Consists of derivative assets and liabilities, net.	
 	 	
(b)	Transfers into/out of Level 3 are related to the availability of external broker quotes and are valued as of the end of the reporting period. All transfers in/out are with Level 2.	

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 	Fair Value Measurement Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	
 	Three months ended June 30, 2015	 	Six months ended June 30, 2015	
(In millions)	Debt Securities	 	Other	 	Trust Fund Investments	 	Derivatives(a)	 	Total	 	Debt Securities	 	Other	 	Trust Fund Investments	 	Derivatives(a)	 	Total	
Beginning balance	$	18	
 	 	$	11	
 	 	$	54	
 	 	$	34	
 	 	$	117	
 	 	$	18	
 	 	$	11	
 	 	$	52	
 	 	$	80	
 	 	$	161	
 	
Total gains/(losses) — realized/unrealized:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Included in earnings	—	
 	 	(11	)	 	—	
 	 	(23	)	 	(34	)	 	—	
 	 	(11	)	 	—	
 	 	(78	)	 	(89	)	
Included in nuclear decommissioning obligations	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	2	
 	
Purchases	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	39	
 	 	40	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	35	
 	 	36	
 	
Transfers into Level 3  (b)	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	 	(4	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	11	
 	 	11	
 	
Transfers out of Level 3  (b)	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	3	
 	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	1	
 	
Ending balance as of June 30, 2015	$	18	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	55	
 	 	$	49	
 	 	$	122	
 	 	$	18	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	55	
 	 	$	49	
 	 	$	122	
 	
Losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets or liabilities still held as of June 30, 2015	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(8	)	 	$	(8	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(28	)	 	$	(28	)	
 	 	
(a)	Consists of derivative assets and liabilities, net.	
 	 	
(b)	Transfers into/out of Level 3 are related to the availability of external broker quotes and are valued as of the end of the reporting period. All transfers in/out are with Level 2.	

Derivative Fair Value Measurements
A portion of NRG's contracts are exchange-traded contracts with readily available quoted market prices. A majority of NRG's contracts are non-exchange-traded contracts valued using prices provided by external sources, primarily price quotations available through brokers or over-the-counter and on-line exchanges. The remainder of the assets and liabilities represent contracts for which external sources or observable market quotes are not available for the whole term or for certain delivery months or the contracts are retail and load following power contracts. These contracts are valued using various valuation techniques including but not limited to internal models that apply fundamental analysis of the market and corroboration with similar markets. As of June 30, 2016, contracts valued with prices provided by models and other valuation techniques make up 12% of the total derivative assets and 11% of the total derivative liabilities.
NRG's significant positions classified as Level 3 include physical and financial power and physical coal executed in illiquid markets as well as financial transmission rights, or FTRs. The significant unobservable inputs used in developing fair value include illiquid power and coal location pricing which is derived as a basis to liquid locations. The basis spread is based on observable market data when available or derived from historic prices and forward market prices from similar observable markets when not available. For FTRs, NRG uses the most recent auction prices to derive the fair value.

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The following tables quantify the significant unobservable inputs used in developing the fair value of the Company's Level 3 positions as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 	Significant Unobservable Inputs	
 	June 30, 2016	
 	Fair Value	 	 	 	Input/Range	
 	Assets	 	Liabilities	 	Valuation Technique	 	Significant Unobservable Input	 	Low	 	High	 	Weighted Average	
 	(In millions)	
Power Contracts	$	165	
 	 	$	146	
 	 	Discounted Cash Flow	 	Forward Market Price (per MWh)	 	$	10	
 	 	$	108	
 	 	$	38	
 	
Coal Contracts	—	
 	 	13	
 	 	Discounted Cash Flow	 	Forward Market Price (per ton)	 	28	
 	 	38	
 	 	33	
 	
FTRs	51	
 	 	50	
 	 	Discounted Cash Flow	 	Auction Prices (per MWh)	 	(97	)	 	29	
 	 	—	
 	
 	$	216	
 	 	$	209	

 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Significant Unobservable Inputs	
 	December 31, 2015	
 	Fair Value	 	 	 	Input/Range	
 	Assets	 	Liabilities	 	Valuation Technique	 	Significant Unobservable Input	 	Low	 	High	 	Weighted Average	
 	(In millions)	
Power Contracts	$	86	
 	 	$	100	
 	 	Discounted Cash Flow	 	Forward Market Price (per MWh)	 	$	10	
 	 	$	92	
 	 	$	27	
 	
Coal Contracts	—	
 	 	12	
 	 	Discounted Cash Flow	 	Forward Market Price (per ton)	 	28	
 	 	45	
 	 	35	
 	
FTRs	63	
 	 	70	
 	 	Discounted Cash Flow	 	Auction Prices (per MWh)	 	(98	)	 	87	
 	 	—	
 	
 	$	149	
 	 	$	182	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The following table provides sensitivity of fair value measurements to increases/(decreases) in significant unobservable inputs as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

Significant Unobservable Input	 	Position	 	Change In Input	 	Impact on Fair Value Measurement	
Forward Market Price Power/Coal	 	Buy	 	Increase/(Decrease)	 	Higher/(Lower)	
Forward Market Price Power/Coal	 	Sell	 	Increase/(Decrease)	 	Lower/(Higher)	
FTR Prices	 	Buy	 	Increase/(Decrease)	 	Higher/(Lower)	
FTR Prices	 	Sell	 	Increase/(Decrease)	 	Lower/(Higher)	
The fair value of each contract is discounted using a risk-free interest rate. In addition, the Company applies a credit reserve to reflect credit risk, which is calculated based on published default probabilities. As of June 30, 2016, the credit reserve resulted in a $6 million increase in fair value, which is composed of a $4 million gain in OCI and a $2 million gain in operating revenue and cost of operations. As of June 30, 2015, the credit reserve resulted in a $3 million increase in fair value, which was composed of a $1 million gain in OCI and a $2 million gain in operating revenues and cost of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
In addition to the credit risk discussion as disclosed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K, the following is a discussion of the concentration of credit risk for the Company's contractual obligations. Credit risk relates to the risk of loss resulting from non-performance or non-payment by counterparties pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations. NRG is exposed to counterparty credit risk through various activities including wholesale sales, fuel purchases and retail supply arrangements, and retail customer credit risk through its retail load activities.

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Counterparty Credit Risk
The Company's counterparty credit risk policies are disclosed in its 2015 Form 10-K. As of June 30, 2016, counterparty credit exposure, excluding credit risk exposure under certain long term agreements, was $678 million and NRG held collateral (cash and letters of credit) against those positions of $53 million, resulting in a net exposure of $646 million. Approximately 87% of the Company's exposure before collateral is expected to roll off by the end of 2017. Counterparty credit exposure is valued through observable market quotes and discounted at a risk free interest rate. The following tables highlight net counterparty credit exposure by industry sector and by counterparty credit quality. Net counterparty credit exposure is defined as the aggregate net asset position for NRG with counterparties where netting is permitted under the enabling agreement and includes all cash flow, mark-to-market and NPNS, and non-derivative transactions. The exposure is shown net of collateral held, and includes amounts net of receivables or payables.

 	Net Exposure (a)	
Category	(% of Total)	
Financial institutions	53	%	
Utilities, energy merchants, marketers and other	29	
 	
ISOs	18	
 	
Total as of June 30, 2016	100	%	

 	 	 	
 	Net Exposure (a)	
Category	(% of Total)	
Investment grade	97	%	
Non-rated (b)	2	
 	
Non-investment grade	1	
 	
Total as of June 30, 2016	100	%	
 	 	
(a)	Counterparty credit exposure excludes uranium and coal transportation contracts because of the unavailability of market prices.	
 	 	
(b)	For non-rated counterparties, a significant portion are related to ISO and municipal public power entities, which are considered investment grade equivalent ratings based on NRG's internal credit ratings.	
NRG has counterparty credit risk exposure to certain counterparties, each of which represent more than 10% of total net exposure discussed above. The aggregate of such counterparties' exposure was $296 million as of June 30, 2016. Changes in hedge positions and market prices will affect credit exposure and counterparty concentration. Given the credit quality, diversification and term of the exposure in the portfolio, NRG does not anticipate a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations from nonperformance by any of NRG's counterparties.
Counterparty credit exposure described above excludes credit risk exposure under certain long term agreements, including California tolling agreements, Gulf Coast load obligations, wind and solar PPAs, and a coal supply agreement. As external sources or observable market quotes are not available to estimate such exposure, the Company estimates its credit exposure for these contracts based on various techniques including, but not limited to, internal models based on a fundamental analysis of the market and extrapolation of observable market data with similar characteristics. Based on these valuation techniques, as of June 30, 2016, aggregate credit risk exposure managed by NRG to these counterparties was approximately $4.1 billion, including $2.5 billion related to assets of NRG Yield, Inc., for the next five years. This amount excludes potential credit exposures for projects with long-term PPAs that have not reached commercial operations. The majority of these power contracts are with utilities or public power entities with strong credit quality and public utility commission or other regulatory support. However, such regulated utility counterparties can be impacted by changes in government regulations and other technology and market factors, which NRG is unable to predict. In the case of the coal supply agreement, NRG holds a lien against the underlying asset, which significantly reduces the risk of loss.
Retail Customer Credit Risk
NRG is exposed to retail credit risk through the Company's retail electricity providers, which serve commercial, industrial and governmental/institutional customers and the Mass market. Retail credit risk results when a customer fails to pay for products or services rendered. The losses may result from both nonpayment of customer accounts receivable and the loss of in-the-money forward value. NRG manages retail credit risk through the use of established credit policies that include monitoring of the portfolio, and the use of credit mitigation measures such as deposits or prepayment arrangements.
As of June 30, 2016, the Company believes its retail customer credit exposure was diversified across many customers and various industries, as well as government entities.

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Note 5 — Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund 
This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Note 6, Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund , to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K.
NRG's Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund assets are comprised of securities classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value based on actively quoted market prices. NRG accounts for the Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund in accordance with ASC 980,  Regulated Operations , because the Company's nuclear decommissioning activities are subject to approval by the PUCT with regulated rates that are designed to recover all decommissioning costs and that can be charged to and collected from the ratepayers per PUCT mandate. Since the Company is in compliance with PUCT rules and regulations regarding decommissioning trusts and the cost of decommissioning is the responsibility of the Texas ratepayers, not NRG, all realized and unrealized gains or losses (including other-than-temporary impairments) related to the Nuclear Decommissioning Trust Fund are recorded to nuclear decommissioning trust liability and are not included in net income or accumulated OCI, consistent with regulatory treatment.
The following table summarizes the aggregate fair values and unrealized gains and losses (including other-than-temporary impairments) for the securities held in the trust funds, as well as information about the contractual maturities of those securities.

 	As of June 30, 2016	 	As of December 31, 2015	
(In millions, except otherwise noted)	Fair Value	 	Unrealized Gains	 	Unrealized Losses	 	Weighted-average Maturities (In years)	 	Fair Value	 	Unrealized Gains	 	Unrealized Losses	 	Weighted-average Maturities (In years)	
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	$	6	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	—	
 	
U.S. government and federal agency obligations	56	
 	 	5	
 	 	—	
 	 	12	
 	 	55	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	11	
 	
Federal agency mortgage-backed securities	69	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	24	
 	 	59	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	25	
 	
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	19	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	27	
 	 	25	
 	 	—	
 	 	2	
 	 	28	
 	
Corporate debt securities	81	
 	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	11	
 	 	81	
 	 	1	
 	 	1	
 	 	10	
 	
Equity securities	340	
 	 	202	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	334	
 	 	199	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	
Foreign government fixed income securities	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	8	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	9	
 	
Total	$	599	
 	 	$	212	
 	 	$	1	
 	 	 	 	$	561	
 	 	$	202	
 	 	$	3	
 	 	 	
The following table summarizes proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the related realized gains and losses from these sales. The cost of securities sold is determined on the specific identification method.

 	Six months ended June 30,	
 	2016	 	2015	
 	(In millions)	
Realized gains	$	3	
 	 	$	9	
 	
Realized losses	2	
 	 	5	
 	
Proceeds from sale of securities	267	
 	
 	358	

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Note 6 — Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities 
This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Note 5, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities , to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K.
Energy-Related Commodities
As of June 30, 2016, NRG had energy-related derivative instruments extending through 2027. The Company marks these derivatives to market through the income statement.
Interest Rate Swaps
NRG is exposed to changes in interest rates through the Company's issuance of variable rate debt. In order to manage the Company's interest rate risk, NRG enters into interest rate swap agreements. As of June 30, 2016, the Company had interest rate derivative instruments on recourse debt extending through 2021, which are not designated as cash flow hedges. The Company had interest rate swaps on non-recourse debt extending through 2032, most of which are designated as cash flow hedges.
Volumetric Underlying Derivative Transactions
The following table summarizes the net notional volume buy/(sell) of NRG's open derivative transactions broken out by category, excluding those derivatives that qualified for the NPNS exception, as of June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015. Option contracts are reflected using delta volume. Delta volume equals the notional volume of an option adjusted for the probability that the option will be in-the-money at its expiration date.

 	 	Total Volume	
 	 	June 30, 2016	 	December 31, 2015	
Category	Units	(In millions)	
Emissions	Short Ton	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Coal	Short Ton	27	
 	 	35	
 	
Natural Gas	MMBtu	136	
 	 	293	
 	
Oil	Barrel	1	
 	 	1	
 	
Power	MWh	(45	)	 	(74	)	
Capacity	MW/Day	(1	)	 	(1	)	
Interest	Dollars	$	3,184	
 	 	$	2,326	
 	
Equity	Shares	1	
 	 	1	
 	
The decrease in the natural gas position was primarily the result of settlement of generation and retail hedge positions. The increase in the interest rate position was primarily the result of entering into new interest rate swaps to hedge the Term Loan Facility, as described in Note 8,  Debt and Capital Leases .
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
The following table summarizes the fair value within the derivative instrument valuation on the balance sheets:

 	Fair Value	
 	Derivative Assets	 	Derivative Liabilities	
 	June 30, 2016	 	December 31, 2015	 	June 30, 2016	 	December 31, 2015	
 	(In millions)	
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	
Interest rate contracts current	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	39	
 	
 	$	42	
 	
Interest rate contracts long-term	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	124	
 	
 	68	
 	
Total derivatives designated as cash flow hedges	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	163	
 	
 	110	
 	
Derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges:	

Interest rate contracts current	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	9	
 	
 	5	
 	
Interest rate contracts long-term	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	28	
 	
 	13	
 	
Commodity contracts current	1,470	
 	 	1,915	
 	 	1,325	
 	
 	1,674	
 	
Commodity contracts long-term	348	
 	 	305	
 	 	387	
 	
 	412	
 	
Total derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges	1,818	
 	 	2,220	
 	 	1,749	
 	
 	2,104	
 	
Total derivatives	$	1,818	
 	
 	$	2,220	
 	 	$	1,912	
 	
 	$	2,214	

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The Company has elected to present derivative assets and liabilities on the balance sheet on a trade-by-trade basis and does not offset amounts at the counterparty master agreement level. In addition, collateral received or paid on the Company's derivative assets or liabilities are recorded on a separate line item on the balance sheet. The following table summarizes the offsetting of derivatives by counterparty master agreement level and collateral received or paid:

 	 	Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position	
 	 	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets / Liabilities	 	Derivative Instruments	 	Cash Collateral (Held) / Posted	 	Net Amount	
As of June 30, 2016	 	(In millions)	
Commodity contracts:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derivative assets	 	$	1,818	
 	 	$	(1,525	)	 	$	(53	)	 	$	240	
 	
Derivative liabilities	 	(1,712	)	 	1,525	
 	 	17	
 	 	(170	)	
Total commodity contracts	 	106	
 	 	—	
 	 	(36	)	 	70	
 	
Interest rate contracts:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derivative liabilities	 	(200	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(200	)	
Total derivative instruments	 	$	(94	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(36	)	 	$	(130	)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position	
 	 	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets / Liabilities	 	Derivative Instruments	 	Cash Collateral (Held) / Posted	 	Net Amount	
As of December 31, 2015	 	(In millions)	
Commodity contracts:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	
Derivative assets	 	$	2,220	
 	 	$	(1,616	)	 	$	(113	)	 	$	491	
 	
Derivative liabilities	 	(2,086	)	 	1,616	
 	 	271	
 	 	(199	)	
Total commodity contracts	 	134	
 	 	—	
 	 	158	
 	 	292	
 	
Interest rate contracts:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	
Derivative liabilities	 	(128	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(128	)	
Total derivative instruments	 	$	6	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	158	
 	
 	$	164	
 	
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table summarizes the effects of ASC 815 on the Company's accumulated OCI balance attributable to cash flow hedge derivatives, net of tax:

 	Three months ended June 30, 2016	 	Six months ended June 30, 2016	
 	Energy Commodities	 	Interest Rate	 	Total	 	Energy Commodities	 	Interest Rate	 	Total	
 	(In millions)	
Accumulated OCI beginning balance	$	—	
 	 	$	(150	)	 	$	(150	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(101	)	 	$	(101	)	
Reclassified from accumulated OCI to income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Due to realization of previously deferred amounts	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	10	
 	 	10	
 	
Mark-to-market of cash flow hedge accounting contracts	—	
 	 	(22	)	 	(22	)	 	—	
 	 	(74	)	 	(74	)	
Accumulated OCI ending balance, net of $26 tax	$	—	
 	 	$	(165	)	 	$	(165	)	
 	$	—	
 	
 	$	(165	)	 	$	(165	)	
Losses expected to be realized from OCI during the next 12 months, net of $3 tax	$	—	
 	 	$	22	
 	 	$	22	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	22	
 	 	$	22	

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 	Three months ended June 30, 2015	 	Six months ended June 30, 2015	
 	Energy Commodities	 	Interest Rate	 	Total	 	Energy Commodities	 	Interest Rate	 	Total	
 	(In millions)	
Accumulated OCI beginning balance	$	(1	)	 	$	(83	)	 	$	(84	)	 	$	(1	)	 	$	(67	)	 	$	(68	)	
Reclassified from accumulated OCI to income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Due to realization of previously deferred amounts	—	
 	 	2	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	4	
 	 	4	
 	
Mark-to-market of cash flow hedge accounting contracts	—	
 	 	19	
 	 	19	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	1	
 	
Accumulated OCI ending balance, net of $37 tax	$	(1	)	 	$	(62	)	 	$	(63	)	
 	$	(1	)	
 	$	(62	)	 	$	(63	)	
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI into income and amounts recognized in income from the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges are recorded to operating revenue for commodity contracts and interest expense for interest rate contracts. There was no ineffectiveness for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015.
Impact of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations
Unrealized gains and losses associated with changes in the fair value of derivative instruments not accounted for as cash flow hedges and ineffectiveness of hedge derivatives are reflected in current period earnings.
The following table summarizes the pre-tax effects of economic hedges that have not been designated as cash flow hedges, ineffectiveness on cash flow hedges and trading activity on the Company's statement of operations. The effect of energy commodity contracts is included within operating revenues and cost of operations and the effect of interest rate contracts is included in interest expense.

 	Three months ended June 30,	 	Six months ended June 30,	
 	2016	 	2015	 	2016	 	2015	
Unrealized mark-to-market results	(In millions)	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized gains on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	(51	)	 	$	(36	)	 	$	(137	)	 	$	(150	)	
Reversal of acquired gain positions related to economic hedges	(15	)	 	(24	)	 	(28	)	 	(50	)	
Net unrealized (losses)/gains on open positions related to economic hedges	(32	)	 	57	
 	 	102	
 	 	(81	)	
Total unrealized mark-to-market losses for economic hedging activities	(98	)	 	(3	)	 	(63	)	 	(281	)	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses/(gains) on settled positions related to trading activity	2	
 	 	(15	)	 	10	
 	 	(36	)	
Reversal of acquired gain positions related to trading activity	—	
 	 	(5	)	 	—	
 	 	(12	)	
Net unrealized gains/(losses) on open positions related to trading activity	11	
 	 	(4	)	 	22	
 	 	2	
 	
Total unrealized mark-to-market gains/(losses) for trading activity	13	
 	 	(24	)	 	32	
 	 	(46	)	
Total unrealized losses	$	(85	)	 	$	(27	)	 	$	(31	)	 	$	(327	)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Three months ended June 30,	 	Six months ended June 30,	
 	2016	 	2015	 	2016	 	2015	
 	(In millions)	
Unrealized losses included in operating revenues	$	(526	)	 	$	(137	)	 	$	(481	)	 	$	(246	)	
Unrealized gains/(losses) included in cost of operations	441	
 	 	110	
 	 	450	
 	 	(81	)	
Total impact to statement of operations — energy commodities	$	(85	)	 	$	(27	)	 	$	(31	)	 	$	(327	)	
Total impact to statement of operations — interest rate contracts	$	(7	)	 	$	35	
 	 	$	(18	)	 	$	21	
 	
The reversals of acquired gain or loss positions were valued based upon the forward prices on the acquisition date. The roll-off amounts were offset by realized gains or losses at the settled prices and are reflected in revenue or cost of operations during the same period.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the $102 million unrealized gain from open economic hedge positions was primarily the result of an increase in value of forward purchases of ERCOT electricity and natural gas due to increases in ERCOT power and natural gas prices, partially offset by a decrease in value of forward sales of PJM electricity due to decreases in PJM power prices.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the $81 million unrealized loss from open economic hedge positions was primarily the result of a decrease in value of forward purchases of ERCOT electricity and coal due to decreases in ERCOT power and coal prices partially offset by an increase in value of forward sales of PJM electricity due to decreases in PJM power prices.
During 2016, the Company has been undergoing the process of closing out and financially settling certain open positions with counterparties. The closure and financial settlements with these counterparties were necessary to manage the increase in collateral posting requirements following rating agency downgrades for GenOn and to reduce expected collateral costs associated with exchange cleared hedge transactions. As discussed above, GenOn realized approximately $38 million due to the closure and financial settlement of all open positions with one of GenOn's counterparties during the three months ended June 30, 2016. GenOn expects to close out and financially settle certain open positions with an additional counterparty during the third quarter of 2016. These positions had a fair market value of $80 million as of June 30, 2016. As of July 31, 2016, GenOn has realized $98 million due to the closure and financial settlement of these positions which would have otherwise been realized in 2017 through 2019.
Credit Risk Related Contingent Features
Certain of the Company's hedging agreements contain provisions that require the Company to post additional collateral if the counterparty determines that there has been deterioration in credit quality, generally termed “adequate assurance” under the agreements, or requires the Company to post additional collateral if there were a one notch downgrade in the Company's credit rating. The collateral required for contracts with adequate assurance clauses that are in a net liability position as of June 30, 2016, was $80 million. The collateral required for contracts with credit rating contingent features as of June 30, 2016, was $15 million. The Company is also a party to certain marginable agreements where NRG has a net liability position, but the counterparty has not called for the collateral due, which was approximately $9 million as of June 30, 2016.
See Note 4, Fair Value of Financial Instruments, to this Form 10-Q for discussion regarding concentration of credit risk.
Note 7 — Impairments 

Rockford — As described in Note 3, Business Acquisitions and Dispositions, on May 12, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with RA Generation, LLC to sell 100% of its interests in the Rockford generating stations for cash consideration of $55 million. The transaction triggered an indicator of impairment as the sale price was less than the carrying amount of the assets, and, as a result, the assets were considered to be impaired. The Company measured the impairment loss as the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and the agreed-upon sale price. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $17 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2016, to reduce the carrying amount of the assets held for sale to the fair market value.

Mandalay and Ormond Beach — On May 26, 2016, the CPUC rejected a multi-year resource adequacy contract between Mandalay and SCE. Also occurring during the second quarter of 2016, the Statewide Advisory Committee on Cooling Water Intake Structures, or SACCWIS, issued a draft April 2016 Report noting that CAISO plans to continue to assume in its transmission studies that Ormond Beach will not operate after December 31, 2020, the deadline for Ormond Beach compliance with California regulations to mitigate once-through cooling (OTC) impacts. The Company does not anticipate that contracts of sufficient value can be secured to support the significant investment required to design, permit, construct and operate measures required for OTC compliance. As a result, on May 6, 2016, the Company notified SACCWIS that it does not expect to continue to operate Ormond Beach beyond 2020. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2016, CAISO issued its Local Capacity Requirements report for 2017 indicating unfavorable changes within the local reliability areas in which both Mandalay and Ormond Beach are located. The culmination of these events were considered to be indicators of impairment and as a result, the Company performed impairment tests for the Mandalay and Ormond Beach assets under ASC 360,  Property, Plant and Equipment . Based on the results of the impairment tests, the Company determined that the carrying amount of these assets was higher than the estimated future net cash flows expected to be generated by the respective assets and that the Mandalay and Ormond Beach assets were impaired. The fair value of the Mandalay and Ormond Beach operating units was determined using the income approach which utilizes estimates of discounted future cash flows, which were Level 3 fair value measurements and include key inputs such as forecasted contract prices, forecasted operating expenses and discount rates. The Company measured the impairment losses as the difference between the carrying amount of the Mandalay and Ormond Beach operating units and the present value of the estimated future net cash flows for each respective operating unit. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $16 million and $43 million for Mandalay and Ormond Beach, respectively, during the quarter ended June 30, 2016.

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Other Impairments — During the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded impairment losses for intangible assets of $8 million in connection with the Company's strategic change in its residential solar business as well as $10 million of deferred marketing expenses. In addition, the Company also recorded an impairment loss of $17 million to record certain previously purchased solar panels at fair market value.

Petra Nova Parish Holdings —During the first quarter of 2016, management changed its plans with respect to its future capital commitments driven in part by the continued decline in oil prices. As a result, the Company reviewed its 50% interest in Petra Nova Parish Holdings for impairment utilizing the other-than-temporary impairment model. In determining fair value, the Company utilized an income approach and considered project specific assumptions for the future project cash flows. The carrying amount of the Company's equity method investment exceeded the fair value of the investment and the Company concluded that the decline is considered to be other than temporary. As a result, the Company measured the impairment loss as the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the investment and recorded an impairment loss of $140 million.

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Note 8 — Debt and Capital Leases 
This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Note 12, Debt and Capital Leases, to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K. Long-term debt and capital leases consisted of the following:

(In millions, except rates)	 	June 30, 2016	 	December 31, 2015	 	June 30, 2016 interest rate %  (a)	
 	 	 	
Recourse debt:	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Senior notes, due 2018	 	$	587	
 	 	$	1,039	
 	 	7.625	
Senior notes, due 2020	 	818	
 	 	1,058	
 	 	8.250	
Senior notes, due 2021	 	889	
 	 	1,128	
 	 	7.875	
Senior notes, due 2022	 	992	
 	 	1,100	
 	 	6.250	
Senior notes, due 2023	 	869	
 	 	936	
 	 	6.625	
Senior notes, due 2024	 	734	
 	 	904	
 	 	6.250	
Senior notes, due 2026	 	1,000	
 	 	—	
 	 	7.250	
Term loan facility, due 2018	 	—	
 	 	1,964	
 	 	L+2.00	
Term loan facility, due 2023	 	1,890	
 	 	—	
 	 	L+2.75	
Tax-exempt bonds	 	455	
 	 	455	
 	 	4.125 - 6.00	
Subtotal NRG recourse debt	 	8,234	
 	 	8,584	

Non-recourse debt:	 	 	 	 	 	 	
GenOn senior notes	 	1,934	
 	 	1,956	
 	 	7.875 - 9.875	
GenOn Americas Generation senior notes	 	748	
 	 	752	
 	 	8.500 - 9.125	
GenOn Other	 	53	
 	 	56	
 	 	 	
Subtotal GenOn debt (non-recourse to NRG)	 	2,735	
 	 	2,764	
 	 	 	
Yield Operating LLC Senior Notes, due 2024	 	500	
 	 	500	
 	 	5.375	
Yield LLC and Yield Operating LLC Revolving Credit Facility, due 2019	 	318	
 	 	306	
 	 	L+2.75	
Yield Inc. Convertible Senior Notes, due 2019	 	333	
 	 	330	
 	 	3.500	
Yield Inc. Convertible Senior Notes, due 2020	 	268	
 	 	266	
 	 	3.250	
El Segundo Energy Center, due 2023	 	457	
 	 	485	
 	 	L+1.625 - L+2.25	
Marsh Landing, due 2017 and 2023	 	410	
 	 	418	
 	 	L+1.175 - L+1.875	
Alta Wind I - V lease financing arrangements, due 2034 and 2035	 	978	
 	 	1,002	
 	 	5.696 - 7.015	
Walnut Creek, term loans due 2023	 	341	
 	 	351	
 	 	L+1.625	
Tapestry, due 2021	 	176	
 	 	181	
 	 	L+1.625	
Laredo Ridge, due 2028	 	102	
 	 	104	
 	 	L+1.875	
Alpine, due 2022	 	151	
 	 	154	
 	 	L+1.750	
Energy Center Minneapolis, due 2017 and 2025	 	100	
 	 	108	
 	 	5.95 - 7.25	
Viento, due 2023	 	183	
 	 	189	
 	 	L+2.75	
NRG Yield - other	 	455	
 	 	469	
 	 	various	
Subtotal NRG Yield debt (non-recourse to NRG)	 	4,772	
 	 	4,863	
 	 	 	
Ivanpah, due 2033 and 2038	 	1,141	
 	 	1,149	
 	 	2.285 - 4.256	
Agua Caliente, due 2037	 	874	
 	 	879	
 	 	2.395 - 3.633	
CVSR, due 2037	 	780	
 	 	793	
 	 	2.339 - 3.775	
Dandan, due 2033	 	101	
 	 	98	
 	 	L+2.25	
Peaker bonds, due 2019	 	—	
 	 	72	
 	 	L+1.07	
Cedro Hill, due 2025	 	100	
 	 	103	
 	 	L+3.125	
Midwest Generation, due 2019	 	249	
 	 	—	
 	 	4.390	
NRG Other	 	267	
 	 	315	
 	 	various	
Subtotal other NRG non-recourse debt	 	3,512	
 	 	3,409	
 	 	 	
Subtotal all non-recourse debt	 	11,019	
 	 	11,036	
 	 	 	
Subtotal long-term debt (including current maturities)	 	19,253	
 	
 	19,620	
 	 	 	
Capital leases:	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Capital leases	 	13	
 	 	13	
 	 	various	
Other	 	2	
 	 	3	
 	 	various	
Subtotal long-term debt and capital leases (including current maturities)	 	19,268	
 	
 	19,636	
 	 	 	
Less current maturities	 	1,215	
 	
 	481	
 	 	 	
Less debt issuance costs	 	160	
 	 	172	
 	 	 	
Total long-term debt and capital leases	 	$	17,893	
 	
 	$	18,983	
 	 	 	
(a) As of June 30, 2016, L+ equals 3 month LIBOR plus x%, with the exception of the Viento Funding II term loan, which is 6 month LIBOR plus x%, and the NRG Marsh Landing term loan, Walnut Creek term loan, and NRG Yield Operating LLC revolving credit facility, and 2016 Term Loan Facility, which are 1 month LIBOR plus x%.

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NRG Recourse Debt
Senior Notes
Issuance of 2026 Senior Notes
On May 23, 2016, NRG issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount at par of 7.25% senior notes due 2026, or the 2026 Senior Notes. The 2026 Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of NRG and are guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries. Interest is paid semi-annually beginning on November 15, 2016, until the maturity date of May 15, 2026. The proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Senior Notes were utilized to redeem a portion of the Senior Notes discussed below.
Issuance of 2027 Senior Notes
On August 2, 2016, NRG issued $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount at par of 6.625% senior notes due 2027, or the 2027 Senior Notes. The 2027 Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of NRG and are guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries. Interest is paid semi-annually beginning on January 15, 2017, until the maturity date of January 15, 2027. The proceeds from the issuance of the 2027 Senior Notes will be utilized to retire the Company's 8.250% senior notes due 2020 and reduce the balance of the Company's 7.875% senior notes due 2021.
2016 Senior Notes Repurchases
During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company repurchased $1.3 billion in aggregate principal of its Senior Notes in the open market for $1.3 billion, which included accrued interest of $21 million. In connection with the repurchases, a $45 million loss on debt extinguishment was recorded, which included the write-off of previously deferred financing costs of $7 million.

 	Principal Repurchased	 	Cash Paid (a)                          	 	Average Early Redemption Percentage	
Amount in millions, except rates	 	 	 	 	 	
7.625% senior notes due 2018	$	451	
 	 	$	499	
 	 	107.95	%	
7.875% senior notes due 2021	240	
 	 	250	
 	 	104.19	%	
6.625% senior notes due 2023	67	
 	 	64	
 	 	94.13	%	
6.250% senior notes due 2022	108	
 	 	105	
 	 	94.73	%	
6.250% senior notes due 2024	171	
 	 	163	
 	 	94.52	%	
8.250% senior notes due 2020	239	
 	 	254	
 	 	104.38	%	
Total	$	1,276	
 	 	$	1,335	
 	 	 	
(a) Includes accrued interest.
Senior Credit Facility
On June 30, 2016, NRG replaced its Senior Credit Facility, consisting of its Term Loan Facility and Revolving Credit Facility with a new senior secured facility, or the 2016 Senior Credit Facility, which includes the following:
 	 	
•	A $1.9 billion term loan facility, or the 2016 Term Loan Facility, with a maturity date of June 30, 2023, which will pay interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.75%, with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. The debt was issued at 99.50% of face value; the discount will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the loan. Repayments under the 2016 Term Loan Facility will consist of 0.25% of principal per quarter, with the remainder due at maturity. The proceeds of the new term loan facility as well as cash on hand were used to repay the existing 2018 Term Loan Facility balance outstanding. A $21 million loss on extinguishment of the Term Loan Facility was recorded, which consisted of the write-off of previously deferred financing costs.	

•	The 2016 Revolving Credit Facility, which includes a $289 million revolving senior credit facility, or the Tranche A Revolving Facility, with a maturity date of July 1, 2018 and a $2.2 billion revolving senior credit facility, or the Tranche B Revolving Facility, with a maturity date of June 30, 2021 will pay interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%.	

The 2016 Senior Credit Facility is guaranteed by substantially all of NRG's existing and future direct and indirect subsidiaries, with certain customary or agreed-upon exceptions for unrestricted foreign subsidiaries, and certain other subsidiaries, including GenOn and NRG Yield, Inc. and their respective subsidiaries. The capital stock of these guarantor subsidiaries has been pledged for the benefit of the 2016 Senior Credit Facility's lenders.

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The 2016 Senior Credit Facility is also secured by first-priority perfected security interests in substantially all of the property and assets owned or acquired by NRG and its subsidiaries, other than certain limited exceptions. These exceptions include assets of certain unrestricted subsidiaries, equity interests in certain of NRG's affiliates that have non-recourse debt financing, including GenOn and NRG Yield, Inc. and their respective subsidiaries, and voting equity interests in excess of 66% of the total outstanding voting equity interest of certain of NRG's foreign subsidiaries.
Non-recourse Debt
GenOn Senior Notes
As of June 30, 2016, $707 million of GenOn's senior unsecured notes outstanding are classified as current within the consolidated balance sheet as they mature on June 15, 2017. GenOn is not expected to generate sufficient cash, exclusive of cash subject to the restrictions under the GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA operating leases, during the subsequent twelve months to make this principal payment as it becomes due. There is no assurance GenOn will continue as a going concern.
GenOn is currently considering all options available to it, including negotiations with creditors, refinancing the senior unsecured notes, potential sales of certain generating assets as well as the possibility for a need to file for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. During the second quarter of 2016, GenOn appointed two independent directors as part of this process. Any resolution may have a material impact on the Company's statement of operations, cash flows and financial position.
Project Financings
Peakers
In June 2002, NRG Peaker Finance Company LLC, or Peakers, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NRG, issued bonds due June 2019. These notes were also secured by, among other things, substantially all of the assets of and membership interests in Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLC, NRG Sterlington Power LLC, NRG Rockford LLC, NRG Rockford II LLC, and NRG Rockford Equipment LLC.
On June 30, 2016, in contemplation of the sale of Rockford as further discussed in Note 3, Business Acquisitions and Dispositions , NRG Peaker Finance Company LLC elected to redeem all of the outstanding bonds at a redemption price equal to the principal amount plus a redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, swap breakage, and other fees, totaling approximately $85 million in connection with the removal of NRG Rockford LLC, and NRG Rockford II, LLC from the peaker financing collateral package. The Company recognized a $3 million loss on extinguishment of the debt related to the write-off of unamortized discount. On July 12, 2016, NRG completed the sale of the Rockford generating stations.
High Lonesome Mesa Facility
Prior to the Company's acquisition of EME, an intercompany tax credit agreement related to the High Lonesome Mesa facility was terminated. The termination resulted in an event of default under the project financing arrangement. The Company received additional default notices for various items. The facility is secured by the assets of High Lonesome Mesa and is non-recourse to NRG.
On November 3, 2015, the lender sent a notice of acceleration and indicated that it would accept the Company's interest in the assets in lieu of repayment. On January 27, 2016, High Lonesome Mesa, LLC, or HLM, filed at FERC for approval to transfer 100% of the ownership interests in HLM to subsidiaries of the lien holders, Macquarie Bank Limited and Hannon Armstrong Capital, LLC. On March 2, 2016 HLM received FERC approval and on March 31, 2016 the Company transferred 100% of its interest in HLM to the lien holders and deconsolidated HLM.

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Dandan Financing
In December 2013, NRG, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, NRG Solar Dandan LLC, or Dandan, entered into a credit agreement with a bank, or the Dandan Financing Agreement, for an $81 million construction loan and a $23 million cash grant loan. The construction loans have interest rates of LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 2.25% or base rate plus 1.25% and the cash grant loans have an interest rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 1.75%. The term loan has an interest rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 2.25%, which escalates 0.25% on the fifth, tenth, and fifteenth anniversary of the term conversion. The term loan, which is secured by all the assets of Dandan, matures January 2033, and amortizes based upon a predetermined schedule. The Dandan Financing Agreement also includes a letter of credit facility on behalf of Dandan of up to $5 million. Dandan pays an availability fee of 2.25% from the closing date until the fifth anniversary of the term conversion date and 2.50% from the fifth anniversary of the term conversion date on issued letters of credit. On January 29, 2016, the construction loan converted to a $79 million term loan with $23 million outstanding under the cash grant loan. In addition, a $4 million debt service letter of credit was issued replacing the $5 million construction letter of credit that was outstanding at year end. As of June 30, 2016, $78 million was outstanding under the term loan, $23 million was outstanding under the cash grant loan and $4 million in letters of credit in support of the project were issued.
Midwest Generation
On April 7, 2016, Midwest Generation, LLC, or MWG, entered into an agreement to sell certain quantities of unforced capacity that has cleared various PJM Reliability Pricing Model auctions to a trading counterparty for net proceeds of $253 million. MWG will continue to operate the applicable generation facilities and remains responsible for performance penalties and eligible for performance bonus payments, if any. Accordingly, MWG will continue to account for all revenues and costs as before; however, the proceeds will be recorded as a financing obligation while capacity payments by PJM to the counterparty will be reflected as debt amortization and interest expense through the end of the 2018/19 delivery year.  MWG will amortize the upfront discount to interest expense, at an effective interest rate of 4.39%, over the term of the arrangement, through June 2019. As of June 30, 2016, $249 million was outstanding.
CVSR
On July 15, 2016, CVSR Holdco LLC, the indirect owner of the CVSR project, issued $200 million of senior secured notes.  The $199 million of net proceeds from the notes were distributed to a subsidiary of NRG and NRG Yield Operating LLC, the owners of CVSR Holdco LLC, based on their pro-rata ownership. The notes were issued at par and bear an interest rate at 4.68%. Interest is payable semi-annually beginning on September 30, 2016, until the maturity date of March 31, 2037.
Capistrano Refinancing
In July, Cedro Hill, Broken Bow and Crofton Bluffs, subsidiaries of Capistrano Wind Partners, each amended their respective credit facilities to increase borrowings to a total of $312 million and to lower their respective interest rates. The net proceeds of $87 million, were distributed to Capistrano Wind Partners and subsequently distributed to the holders of the Class B preferred equity interests of tax Capistrano Wind Partners.
Note 9 — Variable Interest Entities, or VIEs 
Entities that are not Consolidated
NRG has interests in entities that are considered VIEs under ASC 810, Consolidation, but NRG is not considered the primary beneficiary.  NRG accounts for its interests in these entities under the equity method of accounting.
GenConn Energy LLC— Through its consolidated subsidiary, Yield Operating, the Company owns a 50% interest in GCE Holding LLC, the owner of GenConn, which owns and operates two 190 MW peaking generation facilities in Connecticut at NRG's Devon and Middletown sites. NRG's maximum exposure to loss is limited to its equity investment, which was $108 million as of June 30, 2016.
Sherbino I Wind Farm LLC— NRG owns a 50% interest in Sherbino, a joint venture with BP Wind Energy North America Inc. NRG's maximum exposure to loss is limited to its equity investment, which was $73 million as of June 30, 2016.

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Entities that are Consolidated
The Company has a controlling financial interest in certain entities which have been identified as VIEs under ASC 810. These arrangements are primarily related to tax equity arrangements entered into with third-parties in order to finance the cost of solar energy systems under operating leases and wind facilities eligible for certain tax credits as further described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K. For one of the tax equity arrangements, the Company has a deficit restoration obligation equal to $38 million as of June 30, 2016, which would be required to be funded if the arrangement were to be dissolved.
The summarized financial information for the Company's consolidated VIEs consisted of the following:

(In millions)	June 30, 2016	 	December 31, 2015	
Current assets	$	78	
 	 	$	84	
 	
Net property, plant and equipment	1,754	
 	 	1,807	
 	
Other long-term assets	926	
 	 	863	
 	
Total assets	2,758	
 	 	2,754	
 	
Current liabilities	57	
 	 	56	
 	
Long-term debt	350	
 	 	366	
 	
Other long-term liabilities	192	
 	 	179	
 	
Total liabilities	599	
 	 	601	
 	
Noncontrolling interests	703	
 	 	493	
 	
Net assets less noncontrolling interests	$	1,456	
 	 	$	1,660	
 	
Note 10 — Changes in Capital Structure 
As of June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, the Company had 500,000,000 shares of common stock authorized. The following table reflects the changes in NRG's common stock issued and outstanding:

 	Issued	 	Treasury	 	Outstanding	
Balance as of December 31, 2015	416,939,950	
 	 	(102,749,908	)	 	314,190,042	
 	
Shares issued under LTIPs	457,135	
 	 	—	
 	 	457,135	
 	
Shares issued under ESPP	—	
 	 	299,127	
 	 	299,127	
 	
Balance as of June 30, 2016	417,397,085	
 	 	(102,450,781	)	 	314,946,304	
 	
Preferred Stock
On May 24, 2016, NRG entered an agreement with Credit Suisse Group to     repurchase 100% of the outstanding shares of its $344.5 million 2.822% preferred stock. On June 13, 2016, the Company completed the repurchase from Credit Suisse of 100% of the outstanding shares at a price of $226 million. The transaction resulted in a gain on redemption of $78 million, measured as the difference between the fair value of the cash consideration paid upon redemption of $226 million and the carrying value of the preferred stock at the time of the redemption of $304 million. This amount is reflected in net income/(loss) available to NRG common stockholders in the calculation of earnings per share.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
As of June 30, 2016, there were 977,786 shares of treasury stock available for issuance under the ESPP. In July 2016, 309,967 shares of NRG common stock were issued to employee accounts from treasury stock under the ESPP.
NRG Common Stock Dividends
The following table lists the dividends paid during the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 	Second Quarter 2016	 	First Quarter 2016	
Dividends per Common Share	$	0.030	
 	 	$	0.145	
 	
On July 13, 2016, NRG declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.03 per share, payable August 15, 2016, to stockholders of record as of August 1, 2016, representing $0.12 per share on an annualized basis.
The Company's common stock dividends are subject to available capital, market conditions, and compliance with associated laws, regulations and other contractual obligations.

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Note 11 — Loss Per Share 
Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss less accumulated preferred stock dividends by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Shares issued and treasury shares repurchased during the year are weighted for the portion of the year that they were outstanding. Diluted loss per share is computed in a manner consistent with that of basic loss per share while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period. The reconciliation of NRG's basic and diluted loss per share is shown in the following table:

 	Three months ended June 30,	 	Six months ended June 30,	
(In millions, except per share data)	2016	 	2015	 	2016	 	2015	
Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to NRG Energy, Inc. common stockholders	
Net loss attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	$	(271	)	 	$	(14	)	 	$	(189	)	 	$	(134	)	
Dividends for preferred shares	—	
 	 	5	
 	 	5	
 	 	10	
 	
Gain on redemption of 2.822% redeemable perpetual preferred stock	(78	)	 	—	
 	 	(78	)	 	—	
 	
Loss available for common stockholders	$	(193	)	
 	$	(19	)	
 	$	(116	)	
 	$	(144	)	
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted	315	
 	 	333	
 	
 	315	
 	 	335	
 	
Loss per weighted average common share — basic and diluted	$	(0.61	)	 	$	(0.06	)	 	$	(0.37	)	 	$	(0.43	)	
The following table summarizes NRG’s outstanding equity instruments that are anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of the Company’s diluted loss per share:

 	Three months ended June 30,	 	Six months ended June 30,	
(In millions of shares)	2016	 	2015	 	2016	 	2015	
Equity compensation plans	3	
 	 	7	
 	 	3	
 	 	7	
 	
Embedded derivative of 2.822% redeemable perpetual preferred stock	—	
 	 	16	
 	 	—	
 	 	16	
 	
Total	3	
 	 	23	
 	 	3	
 	 	23	
 	
Note 12 — Segment Reporting 
The Company's segment structure reflects how management currently makes financial decisions and allocates resources. The Company's businesses are segregated as follows: Generation (previously Generation/Business), which includes generation, international and business solutions; Retail Mass (previously NRG Home Retail); Renewables (previously NRG Renew), which includes solar and wind assets, excluding those in the NRG Yield segment; NRG Yield; and corporate activities. The Company's corporate segment includes BETM, residential solar and electric vehicle services. Effective January 1, 2016, the Company began reporting the results of its residential solar business in its corporate segment. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company began reporting the results of its international business in its Generation segment. The financial information for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015 has been recast to reflect the change. Intersegment sales are accounted for at market. On November 3, 2015, NRG Yield acquired 75% of the class B interests in NRG Wind TE Holdco, which owns a portfolio of 12 wind facilities, from the Company. The acquisition was treated as a transfer of entities under common control and accordingly the financial information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 has been recast to reflect this change.
NRG’s chief operating decision maker, its chief executive officer, evaluates the performance of its segments based on operational measures including adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and capital for allocation, as well as net income/(loss).

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(In millions)	Generation(a)(b)	 	Retail Mass (a)	 	Renewables(a)	 	NRG Yield (a)	 	Corporate(a)(c)	 	Eliminations	 	Total	
Three months ended June 30, 2016	 	
Operating revenues(a)	$	1,306	
 	 	$	1,201	
 	 	$	125	
 	 	$	258	
 	 	$	29	
 	 	$	(281	)	 	$	2,638	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	144	
 	 	27	
 	 	55	
 	 	67	
 	 	16	
 	 	—	
 	 	309	
 	
Impairment losses	76	
 	 	—	
 	 	26	
 	 	—	
 	 	13	
 	 	—	
 	 	115	
 	
Equity in (losses)/earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	 	18	
 	 	1	
 	 	(11	)	 	4	
 	
Gain on investment	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	
(Loss)/income before income taxes	(371	)	 	496	
 	 	(63	)	 	70	
 	 	(371	)	 	(12	)	 	(251	)	
Net (Loss)/Income	(371	)	 	496	
 	 	(58	)	 	58	
 	
 	(389	)	 	(12	)	 	(276	)	
Net (Loss)/Income attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	$	(371	)	 	$	496	
 	 	$	(53	)	 	$	42	
 	 	$	(409	)	 	$	24	
 	 	$	(271	)	
Total assets as of June 30, 2016	$	14,445	
 	 	$	2,169	
 	 	$	5,730	
 	 	$	7,609	
 	 	$	16,799	
 	 	$	(15,330	)	 	$	31,422	

 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(a) Operating revenues include inter-segment sales and net derivative gains and losses of:	$	218	
 	 	$	3	
 	 	$	5	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	55	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	281	
 	
(b) Includes loss on sale of assets	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(83	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(83	)	
(c) Includes loss on debt extinguishment	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(80	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(80	)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(In millions)	Generation(e)	 	Retail Mass (e)	 	Renewables(e)	 	NRG Yield (e)	 	Corporate(e)	 	Eliminations	 	Total	
Three months ended June 30, 2015	 	
Operating revenues(a)	$	2,110	
 	 	$	1,298	
 	 	$	128	
 	 	$	235	
 	 	$	10	
 	 	$	(381	)	 	$	3,400	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	228	
 	 	33	
 	 	53	
 	 	70	
 	 	12	
 	 	—	
 	 	396	
 	
Equity in earnings/(loss) of unconsolidated affiliates	6	
 	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	 	8	
 	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	 	8	
 	
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	4	
 	 	217	
 	 	(9	)	 	42	
 	 	(272	)	 	(8	)	 	(26	)	
Net Income/(Loss)	3	
 	 	217	
 	 	(6	)	 	38	
 	 	(253	)	 	(8	)	 	(9	)	
Net Income/(Loss) attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	$	3	
 	 	$	217	
 	 	$	(20	)	 	$	21	
 	 	$	(239	)	 	$	4	
 	 	$	(14	)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(e) Operating revenues include inter-segment sales and net derivative gains and losses of:	$	297	
 	 	$	4	
 	 	$	23	
 	 	$	9	
 	 	$	48	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	381	

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(In millions)	Generation(h)(i)	 	Retail Mass (h)	 	Renewables(h)	 	NRG Yield (h)	 	Corporate(h)(i)(j)	 	Eliminations	 	Total	
Six months ended June 30, 2016	 	
Operating revenues(a)	$	3,426	
 	 	$	2,249	
 	 	$	234	
 	 	$	478	
 	 	$	88	
 	 	$	(608	)	 	$	5,867	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	290	
 	 	55	
 	 	111	
 	 	133	
 	 	33	
 	 	—	
 	 	622	
 	
Impairment losses	76	
 	 	—	
 	 	26	
 	 	—	
 	 	13	
 	 	—	
 	 	115	
 	
Equity in (losses)/earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	(5	)	 	—	
 	 	(8	)	 	20	
 	 	2	
 	 	(12	)	 	(3	)	
Impairment loss on investment	(137	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	(139	)	
(Loss)/Income before income taxes	(211	)	 	642	
 	 	(114	)	 	72	
 	 	(563	)	 	(9	)	 	(183	)	
Net (Loss)/Income	(212	)	 	642	
 	 	(103	)	 	60	
 	 	(607	)	 	(9	)	 	(229	)	
Net (Loss)/Income attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	$	(212	)	 	$	642	
 	 	$	(88	)	 	$	52	
 	 	$	(614	)	 	$	31	
 	 	$	(189	)	

 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(h) Operating revenues include inter-segment sales and net derivative gains and losses of:	$	469	
 	 	$	4	
 	 	$	10	
 	 	$	4	
 	 	$	121	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	608	
 	
(i) Includes gain/(loss) on sale of assets	$	32	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(83	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(51	)	
(j) Includes loss on debt extinguishment	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(69	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(69	)	

 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(In millions)	Generation(l)(m)	 	Retail Mass (l)	 	Renewables(l)	 	NRG Yield (l)	 	Corporate(l)	 	Eliminations	 	Total	
Six months ended June 30, 2015	 	
Operating revenues(a)	$	4,619	
 	 	$	2,609	
 	 	$	219	
 	 	$	435	
 	 	$	8	
 	 	$	(661	)	 	$	7,229	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	461	
 	 	63	
 	 	105	
 	 	137	
 	 	25	
 	 	—	
 	 	791	
 	
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	10	
 	 	(1	)	 	(3	)	 	5	
 	
Income/(Loss) before income taxes	33	
 	 	321	
 	 	(66	)	 	18	
 	 	(534	)	 	(7	)	 	(235	)	
Net Income/(Loss)	32	
 	 	321	
 	 	(57	)	 	18	
 	 	(452	)	 	(7	)	 	(145	)	
Net Income/(Loss) attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	$	32	
 	 	$	321	
 	 	$	(66	)	 	$	6	
 	 	$	(426	)	 	$	(1	)	 	$	(134	)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(l) Operating revenues include inter-segment sales and net derivative gains and losses of:	$	544	
 	 	$	4	
 	 	$	23	
 	 	$	9	
 	 	$	81	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	661	
 	
(m) Includes gain on postretirement benefits curtailment	$	14	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	14	

Note 13 — Income Taxes 
Effective Tax Rate
The income tax provision consisted of the following:

 	Three months ended June 30,	 	Six months ended June 30,	
(In millions except otherwise noted)	2016	 	2015	 	2016	 	2015	
Loss before income taxes	$	(251	)	 	$	(26	)	 	$	(183	)	 	$	(235	)	
Income tax expense/(benefit)	25	
 	 	(17	)	 	46	
 	 	(90	)	
Effective tax rate	(10.0	)%	 	65.4	%	 	(25.1	)%	 	38.3	%	
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, NRG's overall effective tax rate was different than the statutory rate of 35% primarily due to tax expense resulting from the change in the valuation allowance, amortization of indefinite lived assets, inclusion of consolidated partnerships and the impact of state income taxes.

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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, NRG's overall effective tax rate was different than the statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the impact of production tax credits generated from our wind assets partially offset by tax expense attributable to consolidated partnerships.
Uncertain Tax Benefits
As of June 30, 2016, NRG has recorded a non-current tax liability of $43 million for uncertain tax benefits from positions taken on various state income tax returns, including accrued interest. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, NRG accrued an insignificant amount of interest relating to the uncertain tax benefits. As of June 30, 2016, NRG had cumulative interest and penalties related to these uncertain tax benefits of $3 million. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income tax expense.
NRG is subject to examination by taxing authorities for income tax returns filed in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions including operations located in Australia. The Company is not subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years prior to 2011. With few exceptions, state and local income tax examinations are no longer open for years before 2009. The Company's primary foreign operations are also no longer subject to examination by local jurisdictions for years prior to 2010.
Note 14 — Commitments and Contingencies 
This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Note 22, Commitments and Contingencies, to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K.
Commitments
First Lien Structure — NRG has granted first liens to certain counterparties on a substantial portion of the Company's assets, excluding assets acquired in the GenOn and EME (including Midwest Generation) acquisitions, assets held by NRG Yield, Inc. and NRG's assets that have project-level financing, to reduce the amount of cash collateral and letters of credit that it would otherwise be required to post from time to time to support its obligations under out-of-the-money hedge agreements for forward sales of power or MWh equivalents. The Company's lien counterparties may have a claim on NRG's assets to the extent market prices exceed the hedged price. As of June 30, 2016, hedges under the first liens were in-the-money for NRG on a counterparty aggregate basis.
Ivanpah Energy Production Guarantee — The Company's PPAs with PG&E with respect to the Ivanpah project contain provisions for contract quantity and guaranteed energy production, which require that Ivanpah units 1 and 3 deliver to PG&E no less than the guaranteed energy production amount specified in the PPAs in any period of twenty-four consecutive months, or performance measurement period, during the term of the PPAs.  If either of Ivanpah units 1 and 3 deliver less than the guaranteed energy production amount in any performance measurement period, PG&E may, at its option, declare an event of default.  The two units did not meet their guaranteed energy production amount for the initial performance measurement period.  On December 18, 2015, PG&E filed a request with the CPUC that it approve forbearance agreements relating to Ivanpah units 1 and 3.  On March 17, 2016, the CPUC adopted a resolution approving the forbearance agreements, which are final and non-appealable and in full effect. Under the forbearance agreements, PG&E agrees to refrain from taking certain actions (including declaring an event of default and invoking associated remedies) for an initial six-month period of time.  If the units meet certain production requirements during such period, then the forbearance agreements provide for a six-month extension of such period. Subsequent to the close of the second quarter of 2016, each of Ivanpah's unit 1 and unit 3 satisfied their respective production requirements for the initial six-month measurement period under the forbearance agreements.

Lignite Contract with Texas Westmoreland Coal Co. — The lignite used to fuel the Gulf Coast region's Limestone facility is obtained from the Jewett mine, a surface mine adjacent to the Limestone facility, under a long-term contract with Texas Westmoreland Coal Co., or TWCC. The contract is based on a cost-plus arrangement with incentives and penalties to ensure proper management of the mine. NRG has the flexibility to increase or decrease lignite purchases from the mine within certain ranges, including the ability to suspend or terminate lignite purchases with adequate notice. The mining period extends through 2018 with an option to further extend the mining period by two five-year intervals.
TWCC is responsible for performing ongoing reclamation activities at the mine until all lignite reserves have been produced. When production is completed at the mine, NRG will be responsible for final mine reclamation obligations and maintains an appropriate ARO. The Railroad Commission of Texas has imposed a bond obligation of $107.5 million on TWCC for the reclamation of this lignite mine. Pursuant to the contract with TWCC, NRG supports this obligation as follows: $12 million is guaranteed by NRG, and $95.5 million is supported by surety bonds posted by NRG, of which $64 million were issued during the second quarter of 2016. Additionally, NRG is required to provide additional performance assurance over TWCC's current bond obligations if required by the Railroad Commission of Texas.

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Contingencies
The Company's material legal proceedings are described below. The Company believes that it has valid defenses to these legal proceedings and intends to defend them vigorously. NRG records reserves for estimated losses from contingencies when information available indicates that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss, or range of loss, can be reasonably estimated. As applicable, the Company has established an adequate reserve for the matters discussed below. In addition, legal costs are expensed as incurred. Management has assessed each of the following matters based on current information and made a judgment concerning its potential outcome, considering the nature of the claim, the amount and nature of damages sought, and the probability of success. Unless specified below, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these legal proceedings or reasonably estimate the scope or amount of any associated costs and potential liabilities. As additional information becomes available, management adjusts its assessment and estimates of such contingencies accordingly. Because litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and unfavorable rulings or developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of the Company's liabilities and contingencies could be at amounts that are different from its currently recorded reserves and that such difference could be material.
In addition to the legal proceedings noted below, NRG and its subsidiaries are party to other litigation or legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. In management's opinion, the disposition of these ordinary course matters will not materially adversely affect NRG's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Midwest Generation Asbestos Liabilities— The Company, through its subsidiary, Midwest Generation, may be subject to potential asbestos liabilities as a result of its acquisition of EME. The Company is currently analyzing the scope of potential liability as it may relate to Midwest Generation.
Actions Pursued by MC Asset Recovery— With Mirant Corporation's emergence from bankruptcy protection in 2006, certain actions filed by GenOn Energy Holdings and some of its subsidiaries against third parties were transferred to MC Asset Recovery, a wholly owned subsidiary of GenOn Energy Holdings.  MC Asset Recovery is governed by a manager who is independent of NRG and GenOn.  MC Asset Recovery is a disregarded entity for income tax purposes. Under the remaining action transferred to MC Asset Recovery, MC Asset Recovery seeks to recover damages from Commerzbank AG and various other banks, or the Commerzbank Defendants, for alleged fraudulent transfers that occurred prior to Mirant's bankruptcy proceedings.  In December 2010, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed MC Asset Recovery's complaint against the Commerzbank Defendants.  In January 2011, MC Asset Recovery appealed the District Court's dismissal of its complaint against the Commerzbank Defendants to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, or the Fifth Circuit.  In March 2012, the Fifth Circuit reversed the District Court's dismissal and reinstated MC Asset Recovery's amended complaint against the Commerzbank Defendants.  On December 10, 2015, the District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the Commerzbank Defendants. On December 29, 2015, MC Asset Recovery filed a notice to appeal this judgment. On July 29, 2016, MC Asset Recovery filed its appeal with the Fifth Circuit.
Natural Gas Litigation—GenOn is party to several lawsuits, certain of which are class action lawsuits, in state and federal courts in Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and Wisconsin. These lawsuits were filed in the aftermath of the California energy crisis in 2000 and 2001 and the resulting FERC investigations and relate to alleged conduct to increase natural gas prices in violation of state antitrust law and similar laws. The lawsuits seek treble or punitive damages, restitution and/or expenses. The lawsuits also name as parties a number of energy companies unaffiliated with NRG. In July 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, which was handling four of the five cases, granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissed all claims against GenOn in those cases. The plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which reversed the decision of the District Court. GenOn along with the other defendants in the lawsuit filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Court of Appeals' decision and the Supreme Court granted the petition. On April 21, 2015, the Supreme Court affirmed the Ninth Circuit’s holding that plaintiffs’ state antitrust law claims are not field-preempted by the federal Natural Gas Act and the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.  The Supreme Court left open whether the claims were preempted on the basis of conflict preemption. The Supreme Court directed that the case be remanded to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada for further proceedings. On March 7, 2016, class plaintiffs filed their motions for class certification. Defendants filed their briefs in opposition to class plaintiffs' motions for class certification on June 24, 2016. On May 20, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada heard argument on the defendants' motion for summary judgment in one of the Kansas cases. On May 24, 2016, the court granted the motion for summary judgment as to the GenOn entity in one of the Kansas cases. GenOn has agreed to indemnify CenterPoint against certain losses relating to these lawsuits.
In September 2012, the State of Nevada Supreme Court, which was handling the remaining case, affirmed dismissal by the Eighth Judicial District Court for Clark County, Nevada of all plaintiffs' claims against GenOn. In February 2013, the plaintiffs in the Nevada case filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. In June 2013, the Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari, thereby ending one of the five lawsuits.

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Energy Plus Holdings—On August 7, 2012, Energy Plus Holdings received a subpoena from the NYAG which generally sought information and business records related to Energy Plus Holdings' sales, marketing and business practices. Energy Plus Holdings provided documents and information to the NYAG. On June 22, 2015, the NYAG issued another subpoena seeking additional information. Energy Plus Holdings is responding to this second subpoena. The Company does not expect the resolution of this matter to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Maryland Department of the Environment v. GenOn Chalk Point and GenOn Mid-Atlantic— On January 25, 2013, Food & Water Watch, the Patuxent Riverkeeper and the Potomac Riverkeeper (together, the Citizens Group) sent GenOn Mid-Atlantic a letter alleging that the Chalk Point, Dickerson and Morgantown generating facilities were violating the terms of the three National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits by discharging nitrogen and phosphorous in excess of the limits in each permit. On March 21, 2013, the MDE sent GenOn Mid-Atlantic a similar letter with respect to the Chalk Point and Dickerson generating facilities, threatening to sue within 60 days if the generating facilities were not brought into compliance. On June 11, 2013, the Maryland Attorney General on behalf of the MDE filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland alleging violations of the CWA and Maryland environmental laws related to water.
In July 2016, the parties signed a consent decree, which will settle the matter, subject to approval by the court. The consent decree requires: (1) improving the wastewater treatment systems at the Chalk Point and Dickerson facilities; (2) completing supplemental environmental projects worth $1 million; and (3) paying a civil penalty of $1 million.
Midwest Generation New Source Review Litigation— In August 2009, the EPA and the Illinois Attorney General, or the Government Plaintiffs, filed a complaint, or the Governments’ Complaint, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging violations of CAA PSD requirements by Midwest Generation arising from maintenance, repair or replacement projects at six Illinois coal-fired electric generating stations performed by Midwest Generation or ComEd, a prior owner of the stations, including alleged failures to obtain PSD construction permits and to comply with BACT requirements. The Government Plaintiffs also alleged violations of opacity and PM standards at the Midwest Generation plants. Finally, the Government Plaintiffs alleged that Midwest Generation violated certain operating permit requirements under Title V of the CAA allegedly arising from such claimed PSD, opacity and PM emission violations. In addition to seeking penalties of up to $37,500 per violation, per day, the complaint seeks an injunction ordering Midwest Generation to install controls sufficient to meet BACT emission rates at the units subject to the complaint and other remedies, which could go well beyond the requirements of the CPS. Several environmental groups intervened as plaintiffs in this litigation and filed a complaint, or the Intervenors’ Complaint, which alleged opacity, PM and related Title V violations. Midwest Generation filed a motion to dismiss nine of the ten PSD counts in the Governments’ Complaint, and to dismiss the tenth PSD count to the extent the Governments’ Complaint sought civil penalties for that count. The trial court granted the motion in March 2010.
In June 2010, the Government Plaintiffs and Intervenors each filed an amended complaint. The Governments’ Amended Complaint again alleged that Midwest Generation violated PSD (based upon the same projects as alleged in their original complaint, but adding allegations that the Company was liable as the “successor” to ComEd), Title V and opacity and PM standards. It named EME and ComEd as additional defendants and alleged PSD violations (again, premised on the same projects) against them. The Intervenors’ Amended Complaint named only Midwest Generation as a defendant and alleged Title V and opacity/PM violations, as well as one of the ten PSD violations alleged in the Governments’ Amended Complaint. Midwest Generation again moved to dismiss all but one of the Government Plaintiffs’ PSD claims and the related Title V claims. Midwest Generation also filed a motion to dismiss the PSD claim in the Intervenors’ Amended Complaint and the related Title V claims. In March 2011, the trial court granted Midwest Generation’s partial motion to dismiss the Government Plaintiffs’ PSD claims. The trial court denied Midwest Generation’s motion to dismiss the PSD claim asserted in the Intervenors’ Amended Complaint, but noted that the plaintiffs would be required to convince the court that the statute of limitations should be equitably tolled. The trial court did not address other counts in the amended complaints that allege violations of opacity and PM emission limitations under the Illinois State Implementation Plan and related Title V claims. The trial court also granted the motions to dismiss the PSD claims asserted against EME and ComEd.
Following the trial court ruling, the Government Plaintiffs appealed the trial court’s dismissals of their PSD claims, including the dismissal of nine of the ten PSD claims against Midwest Generation and of the PSD claims against the other defendants. Those PSD claim dismissals were affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in July 2013. In addition, in 2012, all but one of the environmental groups that had intervened in the case dismissed their claims without prejudice. As a result, only one environmental group remains a plaintiff intervenor in the case. The Company does not expect the resolution of this matter to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Potomac River Environmental Investigation — In March 2013, NRG Potomac River LLC received notice that the District of Columbia Department of Environment (now renamed the Department of Energy and Environment, or DOEE) was investigating potential discharges to the Potomac River originating from the Potomac River Generating facility site, a site where the generation facility is no longer in operation. In connection with that investigation, DOEE served a civil subpoena on NRG Potomac River LLC requesting information related to the site and potential discharges occurring from the site.  NRG Potomac River LLC provided various responsive materials.  In January 2016, DOEE advised NRG Potomac River LLC that DOEE believed various environmental violations had occurred as a result of discharges DOEE believes occurred to the Potomac River from the Potomac River Generating facility site and as a result of associated failures to accurately or sufficiently report such discharges.  DOEE has indicated it believes that penalties are appropriate in light of the violations.  NRG is currently reviewing the information provided by DOEE.
Telephone Consumer Protection Act Purported Class Actions —Three purported class action lawsuits have been filed against NRG Residential Solar Solutions, LLC — one in California and two in New Jersey.  The plaintiffs generally allege misrepresentation by the call agents and violations of the TCPA, claiming that the defendants engaged in a telemarketing campaign placing unsolicited calls to individuals on the “Do Not Call List.” The plaintiffs seek statutory damages of up to $1,500 per plaintiff, actual damages and equitable relief. The Company is vigorously defending against these lawsuits. On July 8, 2016, NRG filed a Rule 11 Motion seeking dismissal of NRG from the California case.
California Department of Water Resources and San Diego Gas & Electric Company v. Sunrise Power Company LLC — On January 29, 2016, CDWR and SDG&E filed a lawsuit against Sunrise Power Company, along with NRG and Chevron Power Corporation.  In June 2001, CDWR and Sunrise entered into a 10-year PPA under which Sunrise would construct and operate a generating facility and provide power to CDWR.  At the time the PPA was entered into, Sunrise had a transportation services agreement, or TSA, to purchase natural gas from Kern River through April 30, 2018.  In August 2003, CDWR entered into an agreement with Sunrise and Kern River in which CDWR accepted assignment of the TSA through the term of the PPA.  After the PPA expired, Kern River demanded that any reassignment be to a party which met certain creditworthiness standards which Sunrise did not.  As such, the plaintiffs have brought this lawsuit against the defendants alleging breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing and improper distributions.  Plaintiffs generally claim damages of $1.2 million per month for the remaining 70 months of the TSA. On April 20, 2016, the defendants filed demurrers in response to the plaintiffs' complaint. The demurrers were granted on June 14, 2016; however, the plaintiffs were allowed to file amended complaints on July 1, 2016. On July 27, 2016, defendants filed demurrers to the amended complaints.

Braun v. NRG Yield, Inc. — On April 19, 2016, plaintiffs filed a purported class action lawsuit against NRG Yield, Inc. and against each current and former member of its board of directors individually in California Superior Court in Kern County, CA.  Plaintiffs allege various violations of the Securities Act due to the defendants’ alleged failure to disclose material facts related to low wind production prior to the NRG Yield, Inc.'s June 22, 2015 Class C common stock offering.  Plaintiffs seek compensatory damages, rescission, attorney’s fees and costs. On August 3, 2016, the court approved a stipulation entered into by the parties. The stipulation provides that the plaintiffs will file an amended complaint by August 19, 2016. The Defendants need to file a responsive pleading by October 18, 2016.

Note 15 — Regulatory Matters 
This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Note 23, Regulatory Matters, to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K.
NRG operates in a highly regulated industry and is subject to regulation by various federal and state agencies. As such, NRG is affected by regulatory developments at both the federal and state levels and in the regions in which NRG operates. In addition, NRG is subject to the market rules, procedures, and protocols of the various ISO and RTO markets in which NRG participates. These power markets are subject to ongoing legislative and regulatory changes that may impact NRG's wholesale and retail businesses.
In addition to the regulatory proceedings noted below, NRG and its subsidiaries are parties to other regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business or have other regulatory exposure. In management's opinion, the disposition of these ordinary course matters will not materially adversely affect NRG's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

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PJM Capacity Performance Appeals  — On or about July 8, 2016, four petitions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking review of the FERC orders approving PJM’s Capacity Performance revisions to its forward capacity market after motions for rehearing at FERC were denied on May 10, 2016. The Company intervened in these matters on July 29, 2016. This case governs capacity revenues already received by the Company, as well as the revenues for forward periods.

Midwest Generation, LLC Reactive Power Compensation — On June 21, 2016, FERC issued an order directing MWG to make a compliance filing setting forth refunds for payments received in violation of its 2004 reactive power settlement or to show cause why it has not violated the settlement and ordered MWG to revise its tariff to reflect the costs of units continuing to provide reactive power or show cause why it should not be required to do so. The Commission also referred this matter to the Commission's Office of Enforcement. On June 30, 2016, MWG filed a revised tariff, and on July 22, 2016, MWG made a compliance filing as ordered by FERC. The matter is pending at FERC.
Note 16 — Environmental Matters 
This footnote should be read in conjunction with the complete description under Note 24, Environmental Matters, to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K.
NRG is subject to a wide range of environmental laws in the development, construction, ownership and operation of projects. These laws generally require that governmental permits and approvals be obtained before construction and during operation of power plants. NRG is also subject to laws regarding the protection of wildlife, including migratory birds, eagles and threatened and endangered species. Environmental laws have become increasingly stringent and NRG expects this trend to continue. The electric generation industry is facing new requirements regarding GHGs, combustion byproducts, water discharge and use, and threatened and endangered species. In general, future laws are expected to require the addition of emissions controls or other environmental controls or to impose certain restrictions on the operations of the Company's facilities, which could have a material effect on the Company's operations.
The EPA finalized CSAPR in 2011, which was intended to replace CAIR in January 2012, to address certain states' obligations to reduce emissions so that downwind states can achieve federal air quality standards. In December 2011, the D.C. Circuit stayed the implementation of CSAPR and then vacated CSAPR in August 2012 but kept CAIR in place until the EPA could replace it. In April 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded the D.C. Circuit's decision. In October 2014, the D.C. Circuit lifted the stay of CSAPR. In response, the EPA in November 2014 amended the CSAPR compliance dates. Accordingly, CSAPR replaced CAIR on January 1, 2015. On July 28, 2015, the D.C. Circuit held that the EPA had exceeded its authority by requiring certain reductions that were not necessary for downwind states to achieve federal standards. Although the D.C. Circuit kept the rule in place, the court ordered the EPA to revise the Phase 2 (or 2017) (i) SO 2  budgets for four states including Texas and (ii) ozone-season NO x  budgets for 11 states including Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. The EPA is currently reviewing the decision. In December 2015, the EPA proposed the CSAPR Update Rule using the 2008 Ozone NAAQS, which would reduce the total amount of ozone season NO x  as compared with the previously utilized 1997 Ozone NAAQS. If finalized, this proposal would reduce future NO x  allocations and/or current banked allowances. While NRG cannot predict the final outcome of this rulemaking, the Company believes its investment in pollution controls and cleaner technologies leave the fleet well-positioned for compliance.
In February 2012, the EPA promulgated standards (the MATS rule) to control emissions of HAPs from coal and oil-fired electric generating units. The rule established limits for mercury, non-mercury metals, certain organics and acid gases, which limits had to be met beginning in April 2015 (with some units getting a 1-year extension). In June 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the case of  Michigan v. EPA , and held that the EPA unreasonably refused to consider costs when it determined that it was "appropriate and necessary" to regulate HAPs emitted by electric generating units. The U.S. Supreme Court did not vacate the MATS rule but rather remanded it to the D.C. Circuit for further proceedings. In December 2015, the D.C. Circuit remanded the MATS rule to the EPA without vacatur. On April 25, 2016, the EPA released a supplemental finding that the benefits of this regulation outweigh the costs to address the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that the EPA had not properly considered costs. This finding has been challenged in the D.C. Circuit. While NRG cannot predict the final outcome of this rulemaking, NRG believes that because it has already invested in pollution controls and cleaner technologies, the fleet is well-positioned to comply with the MATS rule.
Water
In August 2014, the EPA finalized the regulation regarding the use of water for once through cooling at existing facilities to address impingement and entrainment concerns. NRG anticipates that more stringent requirements will be incorporated into some of its water discharge permits over the next several years as NPDES permits are renewed.

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Byproducts, Wastes, Hazardous Materials and Contamination
In April 2015, the EPA finalized the rule regulating byproducts of coal combustion (e.g., ash and gypsum) as solid wastes under the RCRA. The Company has evaluated the impact of the new rule on its results of operations, financial condition and cash flows and has accrued its environmental and asset retirement obligations under the rule based on current estimates as of June 30, 2016.
Environmental Capital Expenditures
NRG estimates that environmental capital expenditures from 2016 through 2020 required to comply with environmental laws will be approximately $322 million, which includes $61 million for GenOn and $247 million for Midwest Generation. These costs, the majority of which will be expended by the end of 2016, are primarily associated with (i) DSI/ESP upgrades at the Powerton facility and the Joliet gas conversion to satisfy the IL CPS and (ii) MATS compliance at the Avon Lake facility.

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Note 17 — Condensed Consolidating Financial Information 
As of June 30, 2016, the Company had outstanding $5.9 billion of Senior Notes due from 2018 - 2026, as shown in Note 8,  Debt and Capital Leases . These Senior Notes are guaranteed by certain of NRG's current and future 100% owned domestic subsidiaries, or guarantor subsidiaries. These guarantees are both joint and several. The non-guarantor subsidiaries include all of NRG's foreign subsidiaries and certain domestic subsidiaries, including GenOn and its subsidiaries and NRG Yield, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Unless otherwise noted below, each of the following guarantor subsidiaries fully and unconditionally guaranteed the Senior Notes as of June 30, 2016:

Ace Energy, Inc.	Norwalk Power LLC	NRG Operating Services, Inc.	
Allied Warranty LLC	NRG Advisory Services, LLC	NRG Oswego Harbor Power Operations Inc.	
Arthur Kill Power LLC	NRG Affiliate Services Inc.	NRG PacGen Inc.	
Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC	NRG Artesian Energy LLC	NRG Portable Power LLC	
Bayou Cove Peaking Power, LLC	NRG Arthur Kill Operations Inc.	NRG Power Marketing LLC	
BidURenergy, Inc.	NRG Astoria Gas Turbine Operations Inc.	NRG Reliability Solutions LLC	
Cabrillo Power I LLC	NRG Bayou Cove LLC	NRG Renter's Protection LLC	
Cabrillo Power II LLC	NRG Business Services LLC	NRG Retail LLC	
Carbon Management Solutions LLC	NRG Business Solutions LLC	NRG Retail Northeast LLC	
Cirro Group, Inc.	NRG Cabrillo Power Operations Inc.	NRG Rockford Acquisition LLC	
Cirro Energy Services, Inc.	NRG California Peaker Operations LLC	NRG Saguaro Operations Inc.	
Clean Edge Energy LLC	NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company, LLC	NRG Security LLC	
Conemaugh Power LLC	NRG Connected Home LLC	NRG Services Corporation	
Connecticut Jet Power LLC	NRG Connecticut Affiliate Services Inc.	NRG SimplySmart Solutions LLC	
Cottonwood Development LLC	NRG Construction LLC	NRG South Central Affiliate Services Inc.	
Cottonwood Energy Company LP	NRG Curtailment Solutions Holdings LLC	NRG South Central Generating LLC	
Cottonwood Generating Partners I LLC	NRG Curtailment Solutions Inc	NRG South Central Operations Inc.	
Cottonwood Generating Partners II LLC	NRG Development Company Inc.	NRG South Texas LP	
Cottonwood Generating Partners III LLC	NRG Devon Operations Inc.	NRG SPV #1 LLC	
Cottonwood Technology Partners LP	NRG Dispatch Services LLC	NRG Texas C&I Supply LLC	
Devon Power LLC	NRG Distributed Generation PR LLC	NRG Texas Gregory LLC	
Dunkirk Power LLC	NRG Dunkirk Operations Inc.	NRG Texas Holding Inc.	
Eastern Sierra Energy Company LLC	NRG El Segundo Operations Inc.	NRG Texas LLC	
El Segundo Power, LLC	NRG Energy Efficiency-L LLC	NRG Texas Power LLC	
El Segundo Power II LLC	NRG Energy Efficiency-P LLC	NRG Warranty Services LLC	
Energy Alternatives Wholesale, LLC	NRG Energy Labor Services LLC	NRG West Coast LLC	
Energy Choice Solutions, LLC	NRG ECOKAP Holdings LLC	NRG Western Affiliate Services Inc.	
Energy Plus Holdings LLC	NRG Energy Services Group LLC	O'Brien Cogeneration, Inc. II	
Energy Plus Natural Gas LLC	NRG Energy Services International Inc.	ONSITE Energy, Inc.	
Energy Protection Insurance Company	NRG Energy Services LLC	Oswego Harbor Power LLC	
Everything Energy LLC	NRG Generation Holdings, Inc.	RE Retail Receivables, LLC	
Forward Home Security LLC	NRG GreenCo LLC	Reliant Energy Northeast LLC	
GCP Funding Company, LLC	NRG Home & Business Solutions LLC	Reliant Energy Power Supply, LLC	
Green Mountain Energy Company	NRG Home Services LLC	Reliant Energy Retail Holdings, LLC	
Gregory Partners, LLC	NRG Home Solutions LLC	Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC	
Gregory Power Partners LLC	NRG Home Solutions Product LLC	RERH Holdings LLC	
Huntley Power LLC	NRG Homer City Services LLC	Saguaro Power LLC	
Independence Energy Alliance LLC	NRG Huntley Operations Inc.	Somerset Operations Inc.	
Independence Energy Group LLC	NRG HQ DG LLC	Somerset Power LLC	
Independence Energy Natural Gas LLC	NRG Identity Protect LLC	Texas Genco Financing Corp.	
Indian River Operations Inc.	NRG Ilion Limited Partnership	Texas Genco GP, LLC	
Indian River Power LLC	NRG Ilion LP LLC	Texas Genco Holdings, Inc.	
Keystone Power LLC	NRG International LLC	Texas Genco LP, LLC	
Langford Wind Power, LLC	NRG Maintenance Services LLC	Texas Genco Operating Services, LLC	
Louisiana Generating LLC	NRG Mextrans Inc.	Texas Genco Services, LP	
Meriden Gas Turbines LLC	NRG MidAtlantic Affiliate Services Inc.	US Retailers LLC	
Middletown Power LLC	NRG Middletown Operations Inc.	Vienna Operations Inc.	
Montville Power LLC	NRG Montville Operations Inc.	Vienna Power LLC	
NEO Corporation	NRG New Roads Holdings LLC	WCP (Generation) Holdings LLC	
NEO Freehold-Gen LLC	NRG North Central Operations Inc.	West Coast Power LLC	
NEO Power Services Inc.	NRG Northeast Affiliate Services Inc.	 	
New Genco GP, LLC	NRG Norwalk Harbor Operations Inc.	 	

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NRG conducts much of its business through and derives much of its income from its subsidiaries. Therefore, the Company's ability to make required payments with respect to its indebtedness and other obligations depends on the financial results and condition of its subsidiaries and NRG's ability to receive funds from its subsidiaries. There are no restrictions on the ability of any of the guarantor subsidiaries to transfer funds to NRG. However, there may be restrictions for certain non-guarantor subsidiaries.
The following condensed consolidating financial information presents the financial information of NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries in accordance with Rule 3-10 under the SEC Regulation S-X. The financial information may not necessarily be indicative of results of operations or financial position had the guarantor subsidiaries or non-guarantor subsidiaries operated as independent entities.
In this presentation, NRG Energy, Inc. consists of parent company operations. Guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries of NRG are reported on an equity basis. For companies acquired, the fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired have been presented on a push-down accounting basis.

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Operating Revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating revenues	$	1,699	
 	 	$	986	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(47	)	 	$	2,638	
 	
Operating Costs and Expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cost of operations	1,110	
 	 	685	
 	 	8	
 	 	(47	)	 	1,756	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	108	
 	 	195	
 	 	6	
 	 	—	
 	 	309	
 	
Impairment losses	—	
 	 	115	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	115	
 	
Selling, general and administrative	94	
 	 	92	
 	 	79	
 	 	—	
 	 	265	
 	
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	5	
 	 	—	
 	 	5	
 	
Development activity expenses	—	
 	 	13	
 	 	5	
 	 	—	
 	 	18	
 	
Total operating costs and expenses	1,312	
 	 	1,100	
 	 	103	
 	 	(47	)	 	2,468	
 	
Loss on sale of assets	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(83	)	 	—	
 	 	(83	)	
Operating Income/(Loss)	387	
 	 	(114	)	 	(186	)	 	—	
 	 	87	
 	
Other Income/(Expense)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Equity in (losses)/earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(44	)	 	(27	)	 	98	
 	 	(27	)	 	—	
 	
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	3	
 	 	6	
 	 	—	
 	 	(5	)	 	4	
 	
Gain on investment	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	6	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	
Other income	2	
 	 	3	
 	 	4	
 	 	(1	)	 	8	
 	
Loss on debt extinguishment	—	
 	 	(4	)	 	(76	)	 	—	
 	 	(80	)	
Interest expense	(2	)	 	(145	)	 	(130	)	 	—	
 	 	(277	)	
Total other expense	(41	)	 	(166	)	 	(98	)	 	(33	)	 	(338	)	
Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes	346	
 	 	(280	)	 	(284	)	 	(33	)	 	(251	)	
Income tax expense/(benefit)	133	
 	 	(104	)	 	(44	)	 	40	
 	 	25	
 	
Net Income/(Loss)	213	
 	 	(176	)	 	(240	)	 	(73	)	 	(276	)	
Less: Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—	
 	 	10	
 	 	31	
 	 	(46	)	 	(5	)	
Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to
NRG Energy, Inc.	$	213	
 	 	$	(186	)	 	$	(271	)	 	$	(27	)	 	$	(271	)	
 	 	
(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Operating Revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating revenues	$	3,655	
 	 	$	2,285	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(73	)	 	$	5,867	
 	
Operating Costs and Expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cost of operations	2,560	
 	 	1,444	
 	 	18	
 	 	(77	)	 	3,945	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	225	
 	 	385	
 	 	12	
 	 	—	
 	 	622	
 	
Impairment losses	—	
 	 	115	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	115	
 	
Selling, general and administrative	192	
 	 	191	
 	 	137	
 	 	—	
 	 	520	
 	
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	
Development activity expenses	—	
 	 	32	
 	 	12	
 	 	—	
 	 	44	
 	
Total operating costs and expenses	2,977	
 	 	2,167	
 	 	186	
 	 	(77	)	 	5,253	
 	
Gain/(loss) on sale of assets	—	
 	 	32	
 	 	(83	)	 	—	
 	 	(51	)	
Operating Income/(Loss)	678	
 	 	150	
 	 	(269	)	 	4	
 	 	563	
 	
Other Income/(Expense)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Equity in (losses)/earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(68	)	 	(23	)	 	311	
 	 	(220	)	 	—	
 	
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	3	
 	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	 	(3	)	
Impairment loss on investment	—	
 	 	(139	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(139	)	
Other income	2	
 	 	23	
 	 	2	
 	 	(1	)	 	26	
 	
Loss on debt extinguishment	—	
 	 	(4	)	 	(65	)	 	—	
 	 	(69	)	
Interest expense	(7	)	 	(295	)	 	(259	)	 	—	
 	 	(561	)	
Total other expense	(70	)	 	(440	)	 	(11	)	 	(225	)	 	(746	)	
Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes	608	
 	 	(290	)	 	(280	)	 	(221	)	 	(183	)	
Income tax expense/(benefit)	233	
 	 	(112	)	 	(127	)	 	52	
 	 	46	
 	
Net Income/(Loss)	375	
 	 	(178	)	 	(153	)	 	(273	)	 	(229	)	
Less: Net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interests	—	
 	 	(23	)	 	36	
 	 	(53	)	 	(40	)	
Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to
NRG Energy, Inc.	$	375	
 	 	$	(155	)	 	$	(189	)	 	$	(220	)	 	$	(189	)	
 	 	
(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

47

NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Net Income/(Loss)	$	213	
 	 	$	(176	)	 	$	(240	)	 	$	(73	)	 	$	(276	)	
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), net of tax	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized (loss)/gain on derivatives, net	—	
 	 	(5	)	 	(4	)	 	6	
 	 	(3	)	
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net	(2	)	 	(2	)	 	(4	)	 	5	
 	 	(3	)	
Available-for-sale securities, net	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	
Defined benefit plans, net	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	
Other comprehensive loss	(2	)	 	(7	)	 	(10	)	 	11	
 	 	(8	)	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	211	
 	 	(183	)	 	(250	)	 	(62	)	 	(284	)	
Less: Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	31	
 	 	(46	)	 	(16	)	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	211	
 	 	(182	)	 	(281	)	 	(16	)	 	(268	)	
Gain on redemption of preferred shares	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(78	)	 	—	
 	 	(78	)	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Available for Common Stockholders	$	211	
 	 	$	(182	)	 	$	(203	)	 	$	(16	)	 	$	(190	)	
 	 	
(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

48

NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Net Income/(Loss)	375	
 	 	(178	)	 	(153	)	 	(273	)	 	(229	)	
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), net of tax	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized (loss)/gain on derivatives, net	—	
 	 	(55	)	 	20	
 	 	—	
 	 	(35	)	
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net	2	
 	 	2	
 	 	2	
 	 	(3	)	 	3	
 	
Available-for-sale securities, net	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Defined benefit plans, net	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	3	
 	 	(53	)	 	23	
 	 	(3	)	 	(30	)	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	378	
 	 	(231	)	 	(130	)	 	(276	)	 	(259	)	
Less: Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	
 	 	(51	)	 	36	
 	 	(53	)	 	(68	)	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	378	
 	 	(180	)	 	(166	)	 	(223	)	 	(191	)	
Gain on redemption, net of dividends for preferred shares	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(73	)	 	—	
 	 	(73	)	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Available for Common Stockholders	$	378	
 	 	$	(180	)	 	$	(93	)	 	$	(223	)	 	$	(118	)	
 	 	
(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

49

NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2016 
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
ASSETS	(In millions)	
Current Assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	
 	 	$	1,039	
 	 	$	350	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	1,389	
 	
Funds deposited by counterparties	—	
 	 	44	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	44	
 	
Restricted cash	10	
 	 	403	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	413	
 	
Accounts receivable - trade, net	911	
 	 	338	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,251	
 	
Accounts receivable - affiliate	325	
 	 	41	
 	 	191	
 	 	(553	)	 	4	
 	
Inventory	475	
 	 	649	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,124	
 	
Derivative instruments	991	
 	 	574	
 	 	—	
 	 	(95	)	 	1,470	
 	
Cash collateral paid in support of energy risk management activities	130	
 	 	88	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	218	
 	
Renewable energy grant receivable, net	—	
 	 	36	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	36	
 	
Current assets held-for-sale	—	
 	 	13	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	13	
 	
Prepayments and other current assets	106	
 	 	237	
 	 	59	
 	 	—	
 	 	402	
 	
Total current assets	2,948	
 	 	3,462	
 	 	602	
 	
 	(648	)	 	6,364	
 	
Net property, plant and equipment	4,483	
 	 	13,678	
 	 	248	
 	 	(27	)	 	18,382	
 	
Other Assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investment in subsidiaries	1,080	
 	 	2,031	
 	 	10,771	
 	 	(13,882	)	 	—	
 	
Equity investments in affiliates	(17	)	 	984	
 	 	10	
 	 	(95	)	 	882	
 	
Notes receivable, less current portion	—	
 	 	24	
 	 	(2	)	 	3	
 	 	25	
 	
Goodwill	697	
 	 	302	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	999	
 	
Intangible assets, net	691	
 	 	1,491	
 	 	1	
 	 	(3	)	 	2,180	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund	599	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	599	
 	
Derivative instruments	210	
 	 	164	
 	 	—	
 	 	(26	)	 	348	
 	
Deferred income tax	30	
 	 	590	
 	 	(445	)	 	—	
 	 	175	
 	
Non-current assets held-for-sale	—	
 	 	229	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	229	
 	
Other non-current assets	53	
 	 	833	
 	 	353	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,239	
 	
Total other assets	3,343	
 	 	6,648	
 	 	10,688	
 	 	(14,003	)	 	6,676	
 	
Total Assets	$	10,774	
 	 	$	23,788	
 	 	$	11,538	
 	 	$	(14,678	)	 	$	31,422	
 	
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current Liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	$	—	
 	 	$	1,375	
 	 	$	(163	)	 	$	3	
 	 	$	1,215	
 	
Accounts payable	588	
 	 	270	
 	 	40	
 	 	—	
 	 	898	
 	
Accounts payable — affiliate	242	
 	 	269	
 	 	42	
 	 	(553	)	 	—	
 	
Derivative instruments	915	
 	 	550	
 	 	3	
 	 	(95	)	 	1,373	
 	
Cash collateral received in support of energy risk management activities	—	
 	 	44	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	44	
 	
Current liabilities held-for-sale	—	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	2	
 	
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	301	
 	 	338	
 	 	343	
 	 	—	
 	 	982	
 	
Total current liabilities	2,046	
 	 	2,848	
 	 	265	
 	 	(645	)	 	4,514	
 	
Other Liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long-term debt and capital leases	245	
 	 	9,810	
 	 	7,838	
 	 	—	
 	 	17,893	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning reserve	334	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	334	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability	309	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	309	
 	
Deferred income taxes	958	
 	 	255	
 	 	(1,171	)	 	—	
 	 	42	
 	
Derivative instruments	298	
 	 	267	
 	 	—	
 	 	(26	)	 	539	
 	
Out-of-market contracts, net	88	
 	 	1,005	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,093	
 	
Other non-current liabilities	411	
 	 	781	
 	 	362	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,554	
 	
Total non-current liabilities	2,643	
 	 	12,118	
 	 	7,029	
 	 	(26	)	 	21,764	
 	
Total liabilities	4,689	
 	 	14,966	
 	 	7,294	
 	 	(671	)	 	26,278	
 	
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	—	
 	 	23	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	23	
 	
Stockholders’ Equity	6,085	
 	 	8,799	
 	 	4,244	
 	 	(14,007	)	 	5,121	
 	
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	10,774	
 	 	$	23,788	
 	 	$	11,538	
 	 	$	(14,678	)	 	$	31,422	

(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

50

NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Cash Flows from Operating Activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Income/(Loss)	$	375	
 	 	$	(178	)	 	$	(153	)	 	$	(273	)	 	$	(229	)	
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	—	
 	 	40	
 	 	—	
 	 	(11	)	 	29	
 	
Equity in (earnings)/losses of unconsolidated affiliates	(3	)	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	4	
 	 	3	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	225	
 	 	385	
 	 	12	
 	 	—	
 	 	622	
 	
Provision for bad debts	16	
 	 	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	20	
 	
Amortization of nuclear fuel	26	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	26	
 	
Amortization of financing costs and debt discount/premiums	—	
 	 	(10	)	 	13	
 	 	—	
 	 	3	
 	
Adjustment for debt extinguishment	—	
 	 	4	
 	 	10	
 	 	—	
 	 	14	
 	
Amortization of intangibles and out-of-market contracts	20	
 	 	21	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	41	
 	
Amortization of unearned equity compensation	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	16	
 	 	—	
 	 	16	
 	
Impairment losses	—	
 	 	254	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	254	
 	
Changes in deferred income taxes and liability for uncertain tax benefits	233	
 	 	(112	)	 	(120	)	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Changes in nuclear decommissioning trust liability	13	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	13	
 	
Changes in derivative instruments	(64	)	 	36	
 	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	(25	)	
Changes in collateral deposits supporting energy risk management activities	344	
 	 	6	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	350	
 	
Proceeds from sale of emission allowances	47	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	47	
 	
(Gain)/loss on sale of assets	—	
 	 	(32	)	 	75	
 	 	—	
 	 	43	
 	
Cash (used)/provided by changes in other working capital	(935	)	 	24	
 	 	276	
 	 	280	
 	 	(355	)	
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	297	
 	 	444	
 	 	132	
 	 	—	
 	 	873	
 	
Cash Flows from Investing Activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	
Dividends from NRG Yield, Inc.	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	39	
 	 	(39	)	 	—	
 	
Intercompany dividends	—	

 	 	12	
 	 	(12	)	 	—	
 	
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	—	
 	 	(17	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(17	)	
Capital expenditures	(80	)	 	(509	)	 	(33	)	 	—	
 	 	(622	)	
Decrease in restricted cash, net	4	
 	 	25	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	29	
 	
Decrease/(increase) in restricted cash — U.S. DOE funded projects	1	
 	 	(29	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(28	)	
Increase in notes receivable	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	
Purchases of emission allowances	(27	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(27	)	
Proceeds from sale of emission allowances	25	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	25	
 	
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities	(280	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(280	)	
Proceeds from sales of nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities	267	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	267	
 	
Proceeds from renewable energy grants and state rebates	—	
 	 	10	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	10	
 	
Proceeds from sale of assets, net of cash disposed of	—	
 	 	120	
 	 	25	
 	 	—	
 	 	145	
 	
Other	28	
 	 	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	32	
 	
Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Investing Activities	(62	)	 	(399	)	 	43	
 	 	(51	)	 	(469	)	
Cash Flows from Financing Activities	

 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Payments (for)/from intercompany loans	(179	)	 	45	
 	 	134	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	
Payment of dividends NRG Yield, Inc.	—	
 	 	(39	)	 	—	
 	 	39	
 	 	—	
 	
Intercompany dividends	(52	)	 	40	
 	 	—	
 	 	12	
 	 	—	
 	
Payment of dividends to common and preferred stockholders	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(57	)	 	—	
 	 	(57	)	
Payment for preferred shares	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(226	)	 	—	
 	 	(226	)	
Net receipts from settlement of acquired derivatives that include financing elements	—	
 	 	103	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	103	
 	
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—	
 	 	332	
 	 	2,891	
 	 	—	
 	 	3,223	
 	
Distributions from, net of contributions to, noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	—	
 	 	(21	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(21	)	
Payment of debt issuance costs	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(35	)	 	—	
 	 	(35	)	
Payments for short and long-term debt	(1	)	 	(281	)	 	(3,225	)	 	—	
 	 	(3,507	)	
Other	(3	)	 	(7	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(10	)	
Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Financing Activities	(235	)	 	172	
 	 	(518	)	 	51	
 	 	(530	)	
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents	—	
 	 	214	
 	 	(343	)	 	—	
 	 	(129	)	
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	—	
 	 	825	
 	 	693	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,518	
 	
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$	—	
 	
 	$	1,039	
 	
 	$	350	
 	
 	$	—	
 	 	$	1,389	

(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

51

NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015  
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Operating Revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating revenues	$	2,267	
 	 	$	1,161	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(28	)	 	$	3,400	
 	
Operating Costs and Expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cost of operations	1,703	
 	 	756	
 	 	(16	)	 	(7	)	 	2,436	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	196	
 	 	195	
 	 	5	
 	 	—	
 	 	396	
 	
Selling, general and administrative	116	
 	 	93	
 	 	87	
 	 	—	
 	 	296	
 	
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	3	
 	
Development activity expenses	—	
 	 	11	
 	 	26	
 	 	—	
 	 	37	
 	
Total operating costs and expenses	2,015	
 	 	1,054	
 	 	106	
 	 	(7	)	 	3,168	
 	
Operating Income/(Loss)	252	
 	 	107	
 	 	(106	)	 	(21	)	 	232	
 	
Other Income/(Expense)	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Equity in (losses)/earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(22	)	 	(49	)	 	154	
 	 	(83	)	 	—	
 	
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	3	
 	 	10	
 	 	—	
 	 	(5	)	 	8	
 	
Other income, net	—	
 	 	3	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	4	
 	
Loss on debt extinguishment	—	
 	 	(7	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(7	)	
Interest expense	(5	)	 	(121	)	 	(137	)	 	—	
 	 	(263	)	
Total other expense	(24	)	 	(164	)	 	18	
 	 	(88	)	 	(258	)	
Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes	228	
 	 	(57	)	 	(88	)	 	(109	)	 	(26	)	
Income tax expense/(benefit)	83	
 	 	(16	)	 	(84	)	 	—	
 	 	(17	)	
Net Income/(Loss)	145	
 	 	(41	)	 	(4	)	 	(109	)	 	(9	)	
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	
 	 	21	
 	 	10	
 	 	(26	)	 	5	
 	
Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	$	145	
 	 	$	(62	)	 	$	(14	)	 	$	(83	)	 	$	(14	)	
 	 	
(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015  
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Operating Revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating revenues	$	4,833	
 	 	$	2,464	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(68	)	 	$	7,229	
 	
Operating Costs and Expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cost of operations	3,807	
 	 	1,762	
 	 	(4	)	 	(56	)	 	5,509	
 	
Depreciation and amortization	400	
 	 	381	
 	 	10	
 	 	—	
 	 	791	
 	
Selling, general and administrative	221	
 	 	183	
 	 	147	
 	 	—	
 	 	551	
 	
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	12	
 	 	—	
 	 	13	
 	
Development activity expenses	—	
 	 	26	
 	 	45	
 	 	—	
 	 	71	
 	
Total operating costs and expenses	4,428	
 	 	2,353	
 	 	210	
 	 	(56	)	 	6,935	
 	
Gain on postretirement benefits curtailment	—	
 	 	14	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	14	
 	
Operating Income/(Loss)	405	
 	 	125	
 	 	(210	)	 	(12	)	 	308	
 	
Other Income/(Expense)	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Equity in (losses)/earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(35	)	 	(57	)	 	204	
 	 	(112	)	 	—	
 	
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	3	
 	 	6	
 	 	(1	)	 	(3	)	 	5	
 	
Other income, net	1	
 	 	20	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	23	
 	
Loss on debt extinguishment	—	
 	 	(7	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(7	)	
Interest expense	(9	)	 	(279	)	 	(276	)	 	—	
 	 	(564	)	
Total other expense	(40	)	 	(317	)	 	(71	)	 	(115	)	 	(543	)	
Income/(Loss) Before Income Taxes	365	
 	 	(192	)	 	(281	)	 	(127	)	 	(235	)	
Income tax expense/(benefit)	137	
 	 	(76	)	 	(151	)	 	—	
 	 	(90	)	
Net Income/(Loss)	228	
 	 	(116	)	 	(130	)	 	(127	)	 	(145	)	
Less: Net income/(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	4	
 	 	(15	)	 	(11	)	
Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	$	228	
 	 	$	(116	)	 	$	(134	)	 	$	(112	)	 	$	(134	)	
 	 	
(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015  
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Net Income/(Loss)	$	145	
 	 	$	(41	)	 	$	(4	)	 	$	(109	)	 	$	(9	)	
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), net of tax	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net	2	
 	 	4	
 	 	25	
 	 	(15	)	 	16	
 	
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net	—	
 	 	9	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	9	
 	
Available-for-sale securities, net	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	
Defined benefit plans, net	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	
Other comprehensive income	2	
 	 	13	
 	 	21	
 	 	(15	)	 	21	
 	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	147	
 	 	(28	)	 	17	
 	 	(124	)	 	12	
 	
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	
 	 	28	
 	 	10	
 	 	(26	)	 	12	
 	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	147	
 	 	(56	)	 	7	
 	 	(98	)	 	—	
 	
Dividends for preferred shares	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	5	
 	 	—	
 	 	5	
 	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Available for Common Stockholders	$	147	
 	 	$	(56	)	 	$	2	
 	 	$	(98	)	 	$	(5	)	
 	 	
(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015  
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Net Income/(Loss)	228	
 	 	(116	)	 	(130	)	 	(127	)	 	(145	)	
Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss), net of tax	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized (loss)/gain on derivatives, net	(5	)	 	15	
 	 	9	
 	 	(15	)	 	4	
 	
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	
Available-for-sale securities, net	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	
Defined benefit plans, net	(3	)	 	(1	)	 	10	
 	 	—	
 	 	6	
 	
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	(8	)	 	13	
 	 	14	
 	 	(15	)	 	4	
 	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)	220	
 	 	(103	)	 	(116	)	 	(142	)	 	(141	)	
Less: Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	—	
 	 	(6	)	 	4	
 	 	(15	)	 	(17	)	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	220	
 	 	(97	)	 	(120	)	 	(127	)	 	(124	)	
Dividends for preferred shares	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	10	
 	 	—	
 	 	10	
 	
Comprehensive Income/(Loss) Available for Common Stockholders	$	220	
 	 	$	(97	)	 	$	(130	)	 	$	(127	)	 	$	(134	)	
 	 	
(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

55

NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2015 

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations (a)	 	Consolidated	
ASSETS	(In millions)	
Current Assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	
 	 	$	825	
 	 	$	693	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	1,518	
 	
Funds deposited by counterparties	55	
 	 	51	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	106	
 	
Restricted cash	5	
 	 	409	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	414	
 	
Accounts receivable - trade, net	851	
 	 	304	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,157	
 	
Accounts receivable - affiliate	395	
 	 	260	
 	 	571	
 	 	(1,222	)	 	4	
 	
Inventory	570	
 	 	682	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,252	
 	
Derivative instruments	1,202	
 	 	871	
 	 	—	
 	 	(158	)	 	1,915	
 	
Cash collateral paid in support of energy risk management activities	474	
 	 	94	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	568	
 	
Renewable energy grant receivable, net	—	
 	 	13	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	13	
 	
Current assets held-for-sale	—	
 	 	6	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	6	
 	
Prepayments and other current assets	93	
 	 	274	
 	 	71	
 	 	—	
 	 	438	
 	
Total current assets	3,645	
 	 	3,789	
 	 	1,337	
 	 	(1,380	)	 	7,391	
 	
Net Property, Plant and Equipment	4,767	
 	 	13,773	
 	 	219	
 	 	(27	)	 	18,732	
 	
Other Assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investment in subsidiaries	842	
 	 	2,244	
 	 	11,039	
 	 	(14,125	)	 	—	
 	
Equity investments in affiliates	(14	)	 	1,160	
 	 	1	
 	 	(102	)	 	1,045	
 	
Notes receivable, less current portion	—	
 	 	46	
 	 	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	53	
 	
Goodwill	697	
 	 	302	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	999	
 	
Intangible assets, net	763	
 	 	1,551	
 	 	2	
 	 	(6	)	 	2,310	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund	561	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	561	
 	
Derivative instruments	153	
 	 	184	
 	 	—	
 	 	(32	)	 	305	
 	
Deferred income taxes	(6	)	 	815	
 	 	(642	)	 	—	
 	 	167	
 	
Non-current assets held for sale	—	
 	 	105	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	105	
 	
Other non-current assets	80	
 	 	749	
 	 	385	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,214	
 	
Total other assets	3,076	
 	 	7,156	
 	 	10,792	
 	 	(14,265	)	 	6,759	
 	
Total Assets	$	11,488	
 	 	$	24,718	
 	 	$	12,348	
 	 	$	(15,672	)	 	$	32,882	
 	
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current Liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current portion of long-term debt and capital leases	$	2	
 	 	$	460	
 	 	$	19	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	481	
 	
Accounts payable	553	
 	 	277	
 	 	39	
 	 	—	
 	 	869	
 	
Accounts payable — affiliate	151	
 	 	2,000	
 	 	(929	)	 	(1,222	)	 	—	
 	
Derivative instruments	1,130	
 	 	749	
 	 	—	
 	 	(158	)	 	1,721	
 	
Cash collateral received in support of energy risk management activities	55	
 	 	51	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	106	
 	
Current liabilities held-for-sale	—	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	2	
 	
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	319	
 	 	429	
 	 	449	
 	 	(1	)	 	1,196	
 	
Total current liabilities	2,210	
 	 	3,968	
 	 	(422	)	 	(1,381	)	 	4,375	
 	
Other Liabilities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long-term debt and capital leases	302	
 	 	10,496	
 	 	8,185	
 	 	—	
 	 	18,983	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning reserve	326	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	326	
 	
Nuclear decommissioning trust liability	283	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	283	
 	
Deferred income taxes	179	
 	 	(1,088	)	 	928	
 	 	—	
 	 	19	
 	
Derivative instruments	301	
 	 	224	
 	 	—	
 	 	(32	)	 	493	
 	
Out-of-market contracts, net	95	
 	 	1,051	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,146	
 	
Non-current liabilities held-for-sale	—	
 	 	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	4	
 	
Other non-current liabilities	554	
 	 	735	
 	 	199	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,488	
 	
Total non-current liabilities	2,040	
 	 	11,422	
 	 	9,312	
 	 	(32	)	 	22,742	
 	
Total Liabilities	4,250	
 	 	15,390	
 	 	8,890	
 	 	(1,413	)	 	27,117	
 	
2.822% Preferred Stock	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	302	
 	 	—	
 	 	302	
 	
Redeemable noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	—	
 	 	29	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	29	
 	
Stockholders’ Equity	7,238	
 	 	9,299	
 	 	3,156	
 	 	(14,259	)	 	5,434	
 	
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	11,488	
 	 	$	24,718	
 	 	$	12,348	
 	 	$	(15,672	)	 	$	32,882	

(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

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NRG ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015  
(Unaudited)

 	Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	 	NRG Energy, Inc.
(Note Issuer)	 	Eliminations(a)	 	Consolidated	
 	(In millions)	
Cash Flows from Operating Activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Income/(Loss)	$	228	
 	 	$	(116	)	 	$	(130	)	 	$	(127	)	 	$	(145	)	
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates	6	
 	 	50	
 	 	—	
 	 	(11	)	 	45	
 	
Equity in (earnings)/losses of unconsolidated affiliates	(3	)	 	(6	)	 	1	
 	 	3	
 	 	(5	)	
Depreciation and amortization	400	
 	 	381	
 	 	10	
 	 	—	
 	 	791	
 	
Provision for bad debts	26	
 	 	—	
 	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	29	
 	
Amortization of nuclear fuel	23	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	23	
 	
Amortization of financing costs and debt discount/premiums	—	
 	 	(20	)	 	13	
 	 	—	
 	 	(7	)	
Adjustment for debt extinguishment	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	
Amortization of intangibles and out-of-market contracts	24	
 	 	8	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	32	
 	
Amortization of unearned equity compensation	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	24	
 	 	—	
 	 	24	
 	
Changes in deferred income taxes and liability for uncertain tax benefits	137	
 	 	(76	)	 	(159	)	 	—	
 	 	(98	)	
Changes in nuclear decommissioning trust liability	(4	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	
Changes in derivative instruments	63	
 	 	121	
 	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	186	
 	
Changes in collateral deposits supporting energy risk management activities	(82	)	 	(30	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(112	)	
Gain on postretirement benefits curtailment	—	
 	 	(14	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(14	)	
Cash provided/(used) by changes in other working capital	710	
 	 	(771	)	 	(368	)	 	135	
 	 	(294	)	
Net Cash Provided/(Used) by Operating Activities	1,528	
 	 	(466	)	
 	(604	)	
 	—	
 	 	458	
 	
Cash Flows from Investing Activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dividends from NRG Yield, Inc.	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	34	
 	 	(34	)	 	—	
 	
Intercompany dividends	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	33	
 	 	(33	)	 	—	
 	
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	—	
 	 	(30	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(30	)	
Capital expenditures	(177	)	 	(388	)	 	(18	)	 	—	
 	 	(583	)	
Increase in restricted cash, net	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	
Decrease in restricted cash — U.S. DOE projects	—	
 	 	27	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	27	
 	
Decrease in notes receivable	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities	(354	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(354	)	
Proceeds from sales of nuclear decommissioning trust fund securities	358	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	358	
 	
Proceeds from renewable energy grants and state rebates	—	
 	 	61	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	61	
 	
Proceeds from sale of assets, net of cash disposed of	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	—	
 	 	(304	)	 	(49	)	 	—	
 	 	(353	)	
Other	5	
 	 	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	9	
 	
Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Investing Activities	(168	)	 	(626	)	 	1	
 	 	(67	)	 	(860	)	
Cash Flows from Financing Activities	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Payments (for)/from intercompany loans	(1,368	)	 	440	
 	 	928	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	
Intercompany dividends	—	
 	 	(33	)	 	—	
 	 	33	
 	 	—	
 	
Payments of dividends from NRG Yield, Inc.	—	
 	 	(34	)	 	—	
 	 	34	
 	 	—	
 	
Payment of dividends to common and preferred stockholders	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(102	)	 	—	
 	 	(102	)	
Payment for treasury stock	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(186	)	 	—	
 	 	(186	)	
Net receipts for settlement of acquired derivatives that include financing elements	—	
 	 	91	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	91	
 	
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—	
 	 	601	
 	 	28	
 	 	—	
 	 	629	
 	
Distributions from, net of contributions to, noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries	—	
 	 	670	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	670	
 	
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	
Payment of debt issuance costs	—	
 	 	(12	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(12	)	
Payments for short and long-term debt	—	
 	 	(652	)	 	(10	)	 	—	
 	 	(662	)	
Net Cash (Used)/Provided by Financing Activities	(1,368	)	 	1,071	
 	 	659	
 	 	67	
 	 	429	
 	
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	—	
 	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	3	
 	
Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(8	)	 	(18	)	 	56	
 	 	—	
 	 	30	
 	
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period	18	
 	 	1,455	
 	 	643	
 	 	—	
 	 	2,116	
 	
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period	$	10	
 	 	$	1,437	
 	 	$	699	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	2,146	

(a)	All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.	

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ITEM 2 — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
As you read this discussion and analysis, refer to NRG's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to this Form 10-Q, which present the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015. Also refer to NRG's 2015 Form 10-K, which includes detailed discussions of various items impacting the Company's business, results of operations and financial condition, including: Introduction and Overview section; NRG's Business Strategy section; Business section, including how regulation, weather, and other factors affect NRG's business; and Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section.
The discussion and analysis below has been organized as follows:
 	 	
•	Executive summary, including introduction and overview, business strategy, and changes to the business environment during the period, including environmental and regulatory matters;	
 	 	
•	Results of operations;	
 	 	
•	Financial condition, addressing liquidity position, sources and uses of liquidity, capital resources and requirements, commitments, and off-balance sheet arrangements; and	
 	 	
•	Known trends that may affect NRG's results of operations and financial condition in the future.	

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Executive Summary
Introduction and Overview
NRG Energy, Inc., or NRG or the Company, is an integrated competitive power company, which produces, sells and delivers energy and energy products and services in major competitive power markets in the U.S. while positioning itself as a leader in the way residential, industrial and commercial consumers use energy products and services. NRG has one of the nation's largest and most diverse competitive generation portfolios balanced with a leading retail electricity platform. The Company owns and operates approximately 48,000 MW of generation; engages in the trading of wholesale energy, capacity and related products; transacts in and trades fuel and transportation services; and directly sells energy, services, and innovative, sustainable products and services to retail customers under the names “NRG”, "Reliant" and other retail brand names owned by NRG. NRG was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on May 29, 1992.
The following table summarizes NRG's global generation portfolio as of June 30, 2016, by operating segment:

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Global Generation Portfolio(a) 	 	
 	 	(In MW)	 	
 	 	Generation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Generation Type	 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	International	 	Renewables(b)	 	NRG Yield  (c)	 	Other (d)	 	Total Global	
Natural gas(e)	 	8,651	
 	 	9,175	
 	 	6,085	
 	 	144	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,878	
 	 	—	
 	 	25,933	
 	
Coal(f)	 	5,114	
 	 	7,472	
 	 	—	
 	 	605	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	13,191	
 	
Oil(g)	 	—	
 	 	5,477	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	190	
 	 	—	
 	 	5,667	
 	
Nuclear	 	1,176	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,176	
 	
Wind	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	961	
 	 	2,005	
 	 	—	
 	 	2,966	
 	
Utility Scale Solar	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	851	
 	 	482	
 	 	—	
 	 	1,333	
 	
Distributed Solar	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	78	
 	 	9	
 	 	114	
 	 	201	
 	
Total generation capacity	 	14,941	
 	 	22,124	
 	 	6,085	
 	 	749	
 	 	1,890	
 	 	4,564	
 	 	114	
 	 	50,467	
 	
Capacity attributable to noncontrolling interest	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(638	)	 	(2,053	)	 	 	 	(2,691	)	
Total net generation capacity	 	14,941	
 	 	22,124	
 	 	6,085	
 	 	749	
 	 	1,252	
 	 	2,511	
 	 	114	
 	 	47,776	
 	
(a) All Utility Scale Solar and Distributed Solar facilities are described in MW on an alternating current basis. MW figures provided represent nominal summer net MW capacity of power generated as adjusted for the Company's owned or leased interest excluding capacity from inactive/mothballed units.
(b) Includes Distributed Solar capacity from assets held by DGPV Holdco 1 and DGPV Holdco 2. Excludes 100 MW related to the High Lonesome Mesa facility, which was transferred to lien holders on March 31, 2016.
(c) Does not include NRG Yield, Inc.'s thermal converted (MWt) capacity, which is part of the NRG Yield operating segment.
(d) The Distributed Solar figure within "Other" includes the aggregate production capacity of installed and activated residential solar energy systems. Also includes capacity from operating portfolios of residential solar assets held by RPV Holdco.
(e) New Castle Units 3, 4, and 5 and Joliet Units 6, 7, and 8, totaling 1,651 MW, were moved to natural gas from coal following completion of natural gas conversion projects in the second quarter of 2016. The balance of plant work is being completed for full load operation of Joliet Unit 6.
(f) Coal generation portfolio does not include 94 MW related to Avon Lake 7, which retired in April 2016. New Castle Units 3, 4, and 5 and Joliet Units 6, 7, and 8, totaling 1,651 MW were moved from coal to natural gas following completion of natural gas conversion projects in the second quarter of 2016.
(g) Oil generation portfolio does not include 104 MW related to the Astoria Oil Turbines which were deactivated in the first quarter of 2016.

Strategy
NRG's strategy is to maximize stockholder value through the safe production and sale of reliable and affordable power to its customers in the markets served by the Company, while positioning the Company to meet the market's increasing demand for sustainable, low carbon and customized energy solutions for the benefit of the end-use energy consumer. This strategy is intended to enable the Company to achieve sustainable growth at reasonable margins while de-risking the Company in terms of reduced and mitigated exposure both to environmental risk and cyclical commodity price risk. At the same time, the Company's relentless commitment to safety for its employees, customers and partners continues unabated.

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To effectuate the Company’s strategy, NRG is focused on: (i) excellence in operating performance of its existing assets including repowering its power generation assets at premium sites and optimal hedging of generation assets and retail load operations; (ii) serving the energy needs of end-use residential, commercial and industrial customers in competitive markets through multiple brands and channels with a variety of retail energy products and services differentiated by innovative features, premium service, sustainability, and loyalty/affinity programs; (iii) investing in, and deploying, alternative energy technologies both in its wholesale portfolio through its wind and solar portfolio and, particularly, in and around its retail businesses; and (iv) engaging in a proactive capital allocation plan focused on achieving the regular return of and on stockholder capital within the dictates of prudent balance sheet management; including pursuing selective acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures and investments. The Company is currently executing several key initiatives in connection with its capital allocation plan as further described within this Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Regulatory Matters
The Company’s regulatory matters are described in the Company’s 2015 Form 10-K in Item 1, Business —  Regulatory Matters.   These matters have been updated below and in Note 15,  Regulatory Matters,  to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q as found in Item 1.
As owners of power plants and participants in wholesale and retail energy markets, certain NRG entities are subject to regulation by various federal and state government agencies. These include the CFTC, FERC, NRC, and the PUCT, as well as other public utility commissions in certain states where NRG's generating, thermal, or distributed generation assets are located. In addition, NRG is subject to the market rules, procedures and protocols of the various ISO and RTO markets in which it participates. Likewise, certain NRG entities participating in the retail markets are subject to rules and regulations established by the states in which NRG entities are licensed to sell at retail. NRG must also comply with the mandatory reliability requirements imposed by NERC and the regional reliability entities in the regions where the Company operates.
NRG's operations within the ERCOT footprint are not subject to rate regulation by FERC, as they are deemed to operate solely within the ERCOT market and not in interstate commerce. These operations are subject to regulation by the PUCT, as well as to regulation by the NRC with respect to the Company's ownership interest in STP.
STP License Amendment — STP Unit 1 is operating with a single-cycle license amendment issued on December 11, 2015 after a control rod was determined to be inoperable following a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. The approved license amendment supports STP Unit 1 operation with the inoperable control rod and the associated control rod drive shaft removed. Subsequently, STPNOC submitted a permanent license amendment on May 25, 2016 to authorize continued operation of Unit 1 for the remainder of the operating license. The NRC formally accepted this submittal on June 6, 2016 and has committed to reaching a conclusion in time to support the next Unit 1 refueling outage in the spring of 2017.
East Region
PJM
2019/2020 PJM Auction Results — On May 24, 2016, PJM announced the results of its 2019/2020 base residual auction. NRG cleared approximately 11,155 MW of Capacity Performance product and 371 MW of Base Capacity product in the 2019/2020 base residual auction. NRG’s expected capacity revenues from the base residual auction for the 2019/2020 delivery year are approximately $569 million. For results of the 2018/2019 PJM base residual auction, refer to Item 1 -  Business of the 2015 Form 10-K.
The table below provides a detailed description of NRG’s 2019/2020 base residual auction results:

 	 	Base Capacity Product	 	Capacity Performance Product	
Zone	 	Cleared Capacity (MW)(1)(2)	 	Price
($/MW-day)	 	Cleared Capacity (MW)(1)(2)	 	Price
($/MW-day)	
COMED	 	65	 	$182.77	 	3,738	 	$202.77	
EMAAC	 	103	 	$99.77	 	895	 	$119.77	
MAAC	 	10	 	$80.00	 	5,972	 	$100.00	
RTO	 	193	 	$80.00	 	550	 	$100.00	
Total	 	371	 	 	 	11,155	 	 	
(1) Includes imports. Does not include capacity sold by NRG Curtailment Specialists. Excludes cleared capacity related to Aurora and Rockford, the sales of which were completed on July 12, 2016.
(2) Includes GenOn.

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PJM Capacity Performance Appeals  — On or about July 8, 2016, four petitions were filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking review of the FERC orders approving PJM’s Capacity Performance revisions to its forward capacity market after motions for rehearing at FERC were denied on May 10, 2016. The Company intervened in these matters on July 29, 2016. This case governs capacity revenues already received by the Company, as well as the revenues for forward periods.
AEP and FirstEnergy Ohio Contracts — On March 31, 2016, the Public Utility Commission of Ohio approved  two settlements allowing AEP and FirstEnergy to recover costs associated with contracts between their regulated and un-regulated affiliates via a non-bypassable “retail rate rider” that would apply to all retail customers in Ohio.  In anticipation of the approval of the contracts, NRG, along with other companies, participated in three separate complaints at FERC, two questioning whether AEP and FirstEnergy have the regulatory approvals necessary to enter into above-market contracts with their generation affiliates without further FERC review, and one alleging that PJM’s tariff is unjust and unreasonable because it does not include provisions to prevent the artificial suppression of prices caused by state-approved out-of-market payments.  On April 27, 2016, FERC granted the complaints against AEP and FirstEnergy, and required AEP and FirstEnergy to file the Ohio PPAs with FERC for further review.  The second complaint against PJM regarding bidding rules remains pending. Additionally, on May 2, 2016, FirstEnergy filed an administrative appeal before the Public Utility Commission of Ohio proposing an alternative contract structure, which the Company also opposes. 
New England
Sloped Demand Curve Filing — On May 30, 2014, FERC accepted the proposed tariff revisions discussed in the April 1, 2014 ISO-NE filing at FERC regarding the establishment of a sloped demand curve for use in the ISO-NE Forward Capacity Market.  The Company, along with other generators, filed a petition for review of FERC's decision with the D.C. Circuit.  In December 2015, FERC voluntarily requested a remand from the D.C. Circuit.  FERC also instituted a FPA Section 206 proceeding, directing ISO-NE to submit tariff revisions by March 31, 2016, providing for zonal sloped demand curves to be implemented beginning in Forward Capacity Auction 11. 
On April 15, 2016, ISO-NE submitted its compliance filing to FERC, which includes revisions to its system-wide demand curve by proposing a convex curve with a transition curve for up to three forward capacity auctions.  The Company protested the filing. On June 28, 2016, FERC accepted ISO-NE's compliance filing and accepted the transition period. The change in the demand curve will affect the market design governing future capacity auctions in New England.
New York
Dunkirk Power Reliability Service and Natural Gas Addition —On February 13, 2014, Dunkirk Power LLC and National Grid agreed to a term sheet for a 10-year agreement to govern the addition of natural gas-burning capabilities to the Dunkirk facility.  This term sheet, known as the DNG Agreement Term Sheet, was approved by the NYSPSC on June 13, 2014.  On February 27, 2015, Entergy filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York alleging that the NYSPSC’s approval of the DNG Agreement Term Sheet impermissibly interfered with FERC’s exclusive jurisdiction over the wholesale markets.  On March 7, 2016, the U.S. District Court denied a motion to dismiss filed by the NYSPSC, and discovery is ongoing.  

On May 20, 2016, the NYSPSC issued a notice soliciting comments as to whether National Grid should still be authorized to recover costs under the DNG Agreement Term Sheet given various intervening events subsequent to the Commission’s approval in 2014. The Company submitted comments on July 15, 2016 in response to the notice.

FERC Investigation of NYISO RMR Practices — On February 19, 2015, pursuant to Section 206 of the FPA, FERC found NYISO’s tariff to be unjust and unreasonable because it did not contain provisions governing the retention of and compensation to generating units for reliability. FERC ordered NYISO to adopt tariff provisions containing a proposed RMR rate schedule and pro forma RMR agreement. On October 19, 2015, NYISO filed its tariff revisions at FERC. NRG protested the filing. On April 21, 2016, FERC rejected in part and accepted in part NYISO’s proposed tariff provisions. Multiple parties filed for rehearing. NYISO will make a compliance filing by September 19, 2016. Resolution of this matter will affect how long uneconomic resources must stay in the market before they are allowed to retire, as well as the impact units retained for reliability will have on market prices.

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New York Public Service Commission Retail Energy Market Reset Order — On February 23, 2016, the NYSPSC issued what it refers to as its “Retail Reset” order, or Reset Order.  Among other things, the Reset Order instituted a price cap on many residential and small commercial electricity and natural gas offerings.  It also required many retail providers to seek affirmative consent from select classes of retail customers over a very short period of time to retain those customers.  Retail suppliers who cannot meet these conditions will be required to return their customers to energy supply service provided by the local utility.  A number of interested parties both sought rehearing of the Reset Order with the NYSPSC and requested emergency judicial review.  On July 25, 2016, the New York Supreme Court vacated part of the Reset Order on procedural grounds and remanded the matter back to the NYSPSC for further consideration.  Additionally, the court order affirmed NYSPSC’s authority to regulate ESCO rates.  A decision by the NYSPSC to re-affirm the provisions of its prior Reset Order would have a negative impact on the viability of the New York retail energy market. 

New York Public Service Commission Clean Energy Standard Proceeding — On August 1, 2016, the NYPSC approved a new Clean Energy Standard, or CES, with the goal of reaching 50 percent renewables in New York by 2030.  One aspect of the CES order requires LSEs operating in New York to provide out-of-market support to three struggling nuclear units in New York through the purchase of Zero Energy Credits, or ZECs.  The order requires NYSERDA to contract with the operators of the specified nuclear units and then resell the ZECs, at cost, to LSEs.  The CES order also specifies the types of resources that qualify to provide RECs and provides a schedule of RECs that each LSE will be required to retire by year.  The CES order, both through its implementation of increased REC procurement targets and the uneconomic retention of certain nuclear facilities is expected to have a price suppressing effect on the market.  The Company is currently evaluating how to respond to the CES order.

Gulf Coast Region
ERCOT
Greens Bayou Unit 5 RMR Status — On March 29, 2016, the Company filed notice with ERCOT of its intent to mothball Greens Bayou Unit 5.  On May 27, 2016, ERCOT made a final determination that the unit is needed for reliability must-run, or RMR, service to address potential operational contingencies. On June 14, 2016, the ERCOT Board confirmed ERCOT’s determination and approved a two-year RMR agreement, effective June 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018; provided, however, ERCOT may terminate the RMR agreement at any time upon 90 days' notice.  ERCOT has a standard form contract that provides for recovery of the operating costs of the unit, together with additional performance metrics and incentives.  The estimated budget for the unit is $58 million for the contract period, which amount does not include any incentives.  Under the RMR agreement, the unit is only available to ERCOT during the months of June through September.  On July 13, 2016, ERCOT issued a request for proposals for alternatives to the RMR agreement.

MISO
MISO Forward Capacity Market Design for Retail Choice — MISO staff has proposed revisions to its market design by implementing a three-year Forward Resource Auction for Illinois and the portion of Michigan with Retail Choice Load with a Sloped Demand Curve. The Company is actively participating in discussions at MISO. The ultimate outcome could have an effect on overall market prices in MISO.

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West Region
CAISO
Puente Power Project — On May 26, 2016, the CPUC adopted the alternate proposed decision issued by Commissioner Peterman which approves the resource adequacy purchase agreement, or RAPA, between SCE and NRG for the construction of the 262 MW natural gas peaking Puente Power Project. On July 1, 2016, four different parties sought rehearing by the CPUC of the May 26, 2016 decision approving the RAPA.
Environmental Matters
NRG is subject to a wide range of environmental laws in the development, construction, ownership and operation of projects. These laws generally require that governmental permits and approvals be obtained before construction and during operation of power plants. NRG is also subject to laws regarding the protection of wildlife, including migratory birds, eagles and threatened and endangered species. Environmental laws have become increasingly stringent and NRG expects this trend to continue. The electric generation industry is facing new requirements regarding GHGs, combustion byproducts, water discharge and use, and threatened and endangered species. Future laws may require the addition of emissions controls or other environmental controls or impose restrictions on the operations of the Company's facilities, which could have a material effect on the Company's operations. Complying with environmental laws involves significant capital and operating expenses. NRG decides to invest capital for environmental controls based on the relative certainty of the requirements, an evaluation of compliance options, and the expected economic returns on capital.  
A number of regulations with the potential to affect the Company and its facilities are in development, under review or have been recently promulgated by the EPA, including ESPS/NSPS for GHGs, ash disposal requirements, NAAQS revisions and implementation and effluent guidelines. NRG is currently reviewing the outcome and any resulting impact of recently promulgated regulations and cannot fully predict such impact until legal challenges are resolved. The Company’s environmental matters are described in the Company’s 2015 Form 10-K in Item 1, Business -  Environmental Matters  and Item 1A, Risk Factors. These matters have been updated in Item 1 — Note 16,  Environmental Matters,  to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q and as follows.
National
Clean Power Plan — The national and international attention (including the Paris Agreement) in recent years on GHG emissions has resulted in federal and state legislative and regulatory action. In October 2015, the EPA finalized the Clean Power Plan, or CPP, addressing GHG emissions from existing EGUs. The CPP rule faces numerous legal challenges that likely will take several years to resolve. On February 9, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the CPP. In May 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit announced that it would hold oral argument on the challenges to the CPP while sitting  en banc  on September 27, 2016.
Gulf Coast Region
Texas Regional Haze — In January 2016, the EPA promulgated a final rule that requires 15 coal-fired units (at eight plants in Texas) to reduce their SO 2  rates at various times over the next five years if the rule survives legal challenges.  This Regional Haze rule was promulgated under the portion of the CAA that seeks to improve visibility at national parks.  Eight of these 15 units already have scrubbers and seven do not.  NRG owns two of the affected units, Limestone units 1 and 2, which already have scrubbers.  The rule requires that the Limestone units reduce their SO 2  emission rates by 2019.  In July 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the rule pending resolution of the legal challenges.
Illinois Union Insurance Company Litigation — On October 2, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana issued an order granting LaGen’s motion for summary judgment on its claims for declaratory judgment and breach of contract against ILU for its failure to indemnify LaGen for the costs LaGen paid pursuant to the consent decree that resolved the NSR lawsuit which was brought by the U.S. EPA and LA DEQ against LaGen related to Big Cajun II.  The court entered judgment in favor of LaGen for approximately $27 million.  In addition, the court ruled that LaGen is entitled to approximately $7 million for future consent decree costs as they are incurred.  On October 14, 2015, ILU filed a motion to stay execution of the judgment, which was granted on October 19, 2015.  Also, on October 14, 2015, ILU filed a notice to appeal the judgment. On January 14, 2016, the U.S. District Court granted LaGen's motion for attorney's fees of approximately $2 million for the indemnity phase of the litigation. On January 29, 2016, ILU filed their appeal brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.    After hearing oral argument on July 8, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order on August 4, 2016 which vacated the summary judgment and remanded the case to the U.S. District Court.

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Trends Affecting Results of Operations and Future Business Performance
Wind and Solar Resource Availability

The availability of the wind and solar resources affects the financial performance of the wind and solar facilities, which may impact the Company’s overall financial performance.  Due to the variable nature of the wind and solar resources, the Company cannot predict the availability of the wind and solar resources and the potential variances from expected performance levels from quarter to quarter.  To the extent the wind and solar resources are not available at expected levels, it could have a negative impact on the Company’s financial performance for such periods.
Sherwin Bankruptcy

The Company's Gregory cogeneration plant provides steam, processed water and a small percentage of its electrical generation to the Corpus Christi Sherwin Alumina plant. On January 11, 2016, Sherwin Alumina Company, or Sherwin, filed a voluntary petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas for relief under Title 11 of the United States Code. Sherwin has agreed to pay all owed pre-petition amounts and, post-petition, Sherwin is performing pursuant to bankruptcy court authorization while it decides whether to reject the agreement Sherwin has with the Company's subsidiary that owns and operates the Company's Gregory cogeneration plant. On August 1, 2016, Sherwin issued a press release indicating that it intends to cease operations and Sherwin is expected to liquidate the bankruptcy estate. The Company is currently evaluating potential options for the Gregory cogeneration plant.
Cottonwood Flooding
During March 2016, NRG's Cottonwood generating station was damaged by record flooding of the nearby Sabine River.  At this time, the Company expects the station to be returned to service in the third quarter of 2016.  The Company expects the restoration costs to be reimbursed through insurance recoveries, except for the $5 million deductible. Through June 30, 2016, NRG has expensed $5 million and collected $27.5 million of insurance proceeds from property damage and is continuing to work with insurers on further property and business interruption insurance recovery. The Company does not anticipate recognizing additional expenses related to restoration costs.
CERT Suspension

The Company’s Limestone and Parish power generating plants are hosts to coal treatment facilities operated by an affiliate of Combustion Emissions Reduction Technologies, LLC, or CERT.  Each coal treatment facility is owned by a special purpose project company controlled by a tax equity participant in order to provide for the efficient utilization of tax benefits. The Company receives compensation in exchange for allowing the coal treatment facilities to operate at the Limestone and Parish power generating plants. The current owner of the project companies suspended operations of its coal treatment facilities on May 1, 2016.  Should this suspension continue through the remainder of 2016, it will have an adverse impact on future financial results.

Changes in Accounting Standards
See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to this Form 10-Q as found in Item 1 for a discussion of recent accounting developments.
Significant Events
The following significant events occurred during the first six months of 2016, as further described within this Management's Discussion and Analysis and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
 	 	
•	Petra Nova Parish Holdings — During the first quarter of 2016, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $140 million on its investment in Petra Nova Parish Holdings.	
 	 	
•	Asset Dispositions —In the first quarter of 2016, the Company completed the sale of the Seward and Shelby generating stations. On May 12, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to sell 100% of its interests in the Rockford generating stations. Also on May 12, 2016, GenOn entered into an agreement to sell the Aurora generating station.	
 	 	
•	Senior Notes Issuance and Repurchases — On May 23, 2016, NRG issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount at par of 7.25% senior notes due 2026, or the 2026 Senior Notes. The proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Senior Notes were utilized to redeem a portion of the Senior Notes.	

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•	Preferred Stock Repurchase — On June 13, 2016, the Company completed the repurchase from Credit Suisse of 100% of the outstanding shares of its $344.5 million 2.822% preferred stock at a price of $226 million.	
 	 	
•	EVgo Sale — On June 17, 2016, the Company completed the sale of a majority interest in the EVgo business to Vision Ridge Partners, which resulted in a loss of $83 million, for total consideration of approximately $39 million, consisting of $17 million in cash received, which is net of $2.5 million in working to the Company, $15 million contributed as capital to the EVgo business by Vision Ridge Partners and $7 million of future contributions by Vision Ridge Partners.	
 	 	
•	Impairment Losses — During the second quarter of 2016, the Company recorded impairment losses on its Rockford generating stations and Mandalay and Ormond Beach operating units, as well as impairments relating to its residential solar business and previously purchased solar panels, totaling $115 million.	

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Consolidated Results of Operations
The following table provides selected financial information for the Company:

 	Three months ended June 30,	 	Six months ended June 30,	
(In millions except otherwise noted)	2016	 	2015	 	Change %	 	2016	 	2015	 	Change %	
Operating Revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Energy revenue (a)	$	1,031	
 	 	$	1,231	
 	 	(16	)%	 	$	2,182	
 	 	$	2,907	
 	 	(25	)%	
Capacity revenue (a)	511	
 	 	558	
 	 	(8	)	 	1,032	
 	 	1,046	
 	 	(1	)	
Retail revenue	1,514	
 	
 	1,644	
 	 	(8	)	 	2,884	
 	 	3,307	
 	 	(13	)	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	(539	)	
 	(113	)	 	(377	)	 	(513	)	 	(200	)	 	(157	)	
Contract amortization	(14	)	 	(12	)	 	(17	)	 	(29	)	 	(20	)	 	(45	)	
Other revenues (b)	135	
 	 	92	
 	 	47	
 	 	311	
 	 	189	
 	 	65	
 	
Total operating revenues	2,638	
 	 	3,400	
 	 	(22	)	 	5,867	
 	 	7,229	
 	 	(19	)	
Operating Costs and Expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cost of sales (c)	1,517	
 	 	1,791	
 	 	(15	)	 	3,022	
 	 	3,922	
 	 	(23	)	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	(441	)	 	(110	)	 	(301	)	 	(450	)	 	81	
 	 	N/M	
 	
Contract and emissions credit amortization (c)	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	N/A	
 	 	3	
 	 	4	
 	 	(25	)	
Operations and maintenance	577	
 	 	644	
 	 	(10	)	 	1,160	
 	 	1,272	
 	 	(9	)	
Other cost of operations	106	
 	 	111	
 	 	(5	)	 	210	
 	 	230	
 	 	(9	)	
Total cost of operations	1,756	
 	 	2,436	
 	 	(28	)	 	3,945	
 	 	5,509	
 	 	(28	)	
Depreciation and amortization	309	
 	 	396	
 	 	(22	)	 	622	
 	 	791	
 	 	(21	)	
Impairment losses	115	
 	 	—	
 	 	N/A	
 	 	115	
 	 	—	
 	 	N/A	
 	
Selling and marketing	86	
 	 	123	
 	 	(30	)	 	186	
 	 	228	
 	 	(18	)	
General and administrative	179	
 	 	173	
 	 	3	
 	 	334	
 	 	323	
 	 	3	
 	
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs	5	
 	 	3	
 	 	67	
 	 	7	
 	 	13	
 	 	(46	)	
Development activity expenses	18	
 	 	37	
 	 	(51	)	 	44	
 	 	71	
 	 	(38	)	
Total operating costs and expenses	2,468	
 	 	3,168	
 	 	(22	)	 	5,253	
 	
 	6,935	
 	 	(24	)	
Loss on sale of assets, net of gains and gain on postretirement benefits curtailment	(83	)	 	—	
 	 	N/A	
 	 	(51	)	 	14	
 	 	(464	)	
Operating Income	87	
 	 	232	
 	 	(63	)	 	563	
 	 	308	
 	 	83	
 	
Other Income/(Expense)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Equity in earnings/(losses) of unconsolidated affiliates	4	
 	 	8	
 	 	50	
 	 	(3	)	 	5	
 	 	160	
 	
Gain/(impairment loss) on investment	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	N/A	
 	 	(139	)	 	—	
 	 	N/A	
 	
Other income, net	8	
 	 	4	
 	 	(100	)	 	26	
 	 	23	
 	 	(13	)	
Loss on debt extinguishment	(80	)	 	(7	)	 	N/A	
 	 	(69	)	 	(7	)	 	N/A	
 	
Interest expense	(277	)	 	(263	)	 	5	
 	 	(561	)	 	(564	)	 	(1	)	
Total other expense	(338	)	 	(258	)	 	31	
 	 	(746	)	 	(543	)	 	37	
 	
Loss before Income Taxes	(251	)	 	(26	)	 	N/M	
 	 	(183	)	 	(235	)	 	22	
 	
Income tax expense /(benefit)	25	
 	 	(17	)	 	(247	)	 	46	
 	 	(90	)	 	(151	)	
Net Loss	(276	)	 	(9	)	 	N/M	
 	 	(229	)	 	(145	)	 	(58	)	
Less: Net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest	(5	)	 	5	
 	 	(200	)	 	(40	)	 	(11	)	 	(264	)	
Net Loss Attributable to NRG Energy, Inc.	$	(271	)	 	$	(14	)	 	N/M	
 	 	$	(189	)	 	$	(134	)	 	(41	)	
Business Metrics	 	 	 	 	

Average natural gas price — Henry Hub ($/MMBtu)	$	1.95	
 	 	$	2.64	
 	 	(26	)%	 	$	2.02	
 	 	$	2.81	
 	 	(28	)%	
(a) Includes realized gains and losses from financially settled transactions.
(b) Includes unrealized trading gains and losses.
(c) Includes amortization of SO2 and NOx credits and excludes amortization of RGGI credits.
N/M - Not meaningful.
N/A - Not applicable.        

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Management’s discussion of the results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015
Loss before income taxes — The pre-tax loss of $251 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to pre-tax loss of $26 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015, primarily reflects:
•an increase of $115 million in impairment losses,
•an increase of $80 million in other expenses primarily relating to loss on debt extinguishment and interest expense; and
•a decrease in gross margin of $170 million comprised of a decrease in Generation gross margin of $455 million, decrease in Renewables gross margin of $2 million, partially offset by an increase in Retail Mass gross margin of $262 million, and an increase in NRG Yield gross margin of $25 million;
partially offset by:
•a decrease of $140 million in other operating costs comprised primarily of operations and maintenance expense, other costs of operations, depreciation and amortization, selling and marketing expense, general and administrative expense, acquisition-related transaction and integration costs, development activity expense, and loss on sale of assets.
Net loss — The increase in net loss of $267 million primarily reflects the drivers discussed above, including an income tax expense of $25 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to an income tax benefit of $17 million in the comparable period in 2015.
Electricity Prices
The following table summarizes average on-peak power prices for each of the major markets in which NRG operates for the three months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015. Average on-peak power prices decreased primarily due to the decrease in natural gas prices for the three months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.

 	Average on Peak Power Price ($/MWh) (a)	
 	Three months ended June 30,	
Region	2016	 	2015	 	Change %	
Gulf Coast (b)	 	 	 	 	 	
ERCOT - Houston	$	24.33	
 	 	$	27.98	
 	 	(13	)%	
ERCOT - North	22.30	
 	 	27.81	
 	 	(20	)%	
MISO - Louisiana Hub	37.10	
 	 	39.15	
 	 	(5	)%	
East	 	 	 	 	
 	
    NY J/NYC	29.31	
 	 	34.68	
 	 	(15	)%	
    NY A/West NY	35.61	
 	 	38.92	
 	 	(9	)%	
    NEPOOL	28.24	
 	 	28.40	
 	 	(1	)%	
    PEPCO (PJM)	37.52	
 	 	44.42	
 	 	(16	)%	
    PJM West Hub	32.71	
 	 	39.23	
 	 	(17	)%	
West	 	 	 	 	
 	
CAISO - NP15	26.15	
 	 	39.29	
 	 	(33	)%	
CAISO - SP15	27.14	
 	 	27.62	
 	 	(2	)%	
(a) Average on peak power prices based on real time settlement prices as published by the respective ISOs.
(b) Gulf Coast region also transacts in PJM - West Hub.

The following table summarizes average realized power prices for each region in which NRG operates for the three months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, which reflects the impact of settled hedges.

 	Average Realized Power Price ($/MWh)	
 	Three months ended June 30,	
Region	2016	 	2015	 	Change %	
Gulf Coast	$	37.95	
 	 	$	40.96	
 	 	(7	)%	
East	56.55	
 	 	47.18	
 	 	20	 %	
West	36.14	
 	 	44.40	
 	 	(19	)%	

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Though the average on peak power prices have decreased on average by 14%, average realized prices by region for the Company have either increased or decreased at a slower rate year-over-year due to the Company's multi-year hedging program and the success of the Company's commercial operations team that optimizes the value of the assets on a daily basis.

Gross Margin
The Company calculates gross margin in order to evaluate operating performance as operating revenues less cost of sales, which includes cost of fuel, other costs of sales, contract and emission credit amortization and mark-to-market for economic hedging activities.
Economic Gross Margin
In addition to gross margin, the Company evaluates its operating performance using the measure of economic gross margin, which is not a GAAP measure and may not be comparable to other companies’ presentations or deemed more useful than the GAAP information provided elsewhere in this report. Economic gross margin should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for the Company's presentation of gross margin, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Economic gross margin is not intended to represent gross margin. The Company believes that economic gross margin is useful to investors as it is a key operational measure reviewed by the Company's chief operating decision maker. Economic gross margin is defined as the sum of energy revenue, capacity revenue and other revenue, less cost of fuels and other cost of sales.
The economic gross margin does not include mark-to-market gains or losses on economic hedging activities, contract amortization, emission credit amortization, or other operating costs.
The below tables present the composition and reconciliation of gross margin and economic gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 	Three months ended June 30, 2016	 	
 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(In millions)	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions (a)	 	Eliminations	 	Subtotal	 	 	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Eliminations/Corporate	 	Total	 	 	 	
Energy revenue	$	529	
 	 	$	485	
 	 	$	45	
 	 	$	1	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	1,060	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	116	
 	 	$	147	
 	 	$	(292	)	 	$	1,031	
 	 	 	 	
Capacity revenue	71	
 	 	294	
 	 	42	
 	 	22	
 	 	—	
 	 	429	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	87	
 	 	(5	)	 	511	
 	 	 	 	
Retail revenue	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	311	
 	 	—	
 	 	311	
 	 	1,202	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	1,514	
 	 	 	 	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	(421	)	 	(176	)	 	(11	)	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	(610	)	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	73	
 	 	(539	)	 	 	 	
Contract amortization	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	4	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	(17	)	 	—	
 	 	(14	)	 	 	 	
Other revenue	82	
 	 	23	
 	 	6	
 	 	5	
 	 	(4	)	 	112	
 	 	—	
 	 	11	
 	 	41	
 	 	(29	)	 	135	
 	 	 	 	
Operating revenue	265	
 	 	626	
 	 	82	
 	 	337	
 	 	(4	)	 	1,306	
 	 	1,201	
 	 	125	
 	 	258	
 	 	(252	)	 	2,638	
 	 	 	 	
Cost of fuel	(239	)	 	(261	)	 	(28	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(528	)	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	(7	)	 	88	
 	 	(448	)	 	 	 	
Other cost of sales (b)	(110	)	 	(75	)	 	(5	)	 	(301	)	 	—	
 	 	(491	)	 	(821	)	 	—	
 	 	(7	)	 	250	
 	 	(1,069	)	 	 	 	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	32	
 	 	9	
 	 	(4	)	 	165	
 	 	—	
 	 	202	
 	 	312	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(73	)	 	441	
 	 	 	 	
Contract and emission credit amortization	(5	)	 	6	
 	 	4	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	3	
 	 	 	 	
Gross margin	$	(57	)	 	$	305	
 	
 	$	49	
 	 	$	200	
 	 	$	(4	)	 	$	493	
 	 	$	692	
 	 	$	124	
 	 	$	244	
 	 	$	12	
 	 	$	1,565	
 	 	 	 	
Less: Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities, net	(389	)	 	(167	)	 	(15	)	 	163	
 	 	—	
 	 	(408	)	 	312	
 	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(98	)	 	 	 	
Less: Contract and emission credit amortization, net	(1	)	 	6	
 	 	4	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	8	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	(17	)	 	(1	)	 	(11	)	 	 	 	
Economic gross margin	$	333	
 	 	$	466	
 	
 	$	60	
 	
 	$	38	
 	
 	$	(4	)	
 	$	893	
 	
 	$	381	
 	
 	$	126	
 	
 	$	261	
 	
 	$	13	
 	
 	$	1,674	
 	 	 	 	
Business Metrics	 	 	 	
MWh sold (thousands) (c)(d)	13,938	
 	 	8,576	
 	 	1,245	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,122	
 	 	1,820	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
MWh generated (thousands)  (e)	12,675	
 	 	7,328	
 	 	1,077	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,122	
 	 	2,196	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Electricity sales volume — GWh	 	 	 	 	 	 	4,671	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(a) Includes International.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(b) Includes purchased energy, capacity and emissions credits	 	 	 	
(c) MWh sold excludes generation at facilities in the East and West that generate revenue under capacity agreements.	 	 	 	
(d) Does not include thermal MWh of 9 thousand or MWt of 448 thousand for thermal sold by NRG Yield.	 	 	 	
(e) Does not include thermal MWh of 32 thousand or MWt of 448 thousand for thermal generated by NRG Yield.	 	 	 	

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 	Three months ended June 30, 2015	
 	Generation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(In millions)	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions (a)	 	Eliminations	 	Subtotal	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Eliminations/Corporate	 	Total	
Energy revenue	$	634	
 	 	$	582	
 	 	$	46	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	1,262	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	124	
 	 	$	123	
 	 	$	(278	)	 	$	1,231	
 	
Capacity revenue	63	
 	 	326	
 	 	52	
 	 	35	
 	 	—	
 	 	476	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	85	
 	 	(3	)	 	558	
 	
Retail revenue	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	344	
 	 	—	
 	 	344	
 	 	1,298	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	2	
 	 	1,644	
 	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	(75	)	 	39	
 	 	(11	)	 	2	
 	 	—	
 	 	(45	)	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	 	(4	)	 	(62	)	 	(113	)	
Contract amortization	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	(15	)	 	—	
 	 	(12	)	
Other revenue	53	
 	 	12	
 	 	2	
 	 	5	
 	 	(3	)	 	69	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	46	
 	 	(30	)	 	92	
 	
Operating revenue	679	
 	 	959	
 	 	89	
 	 	386	
 	 	(3	)	 	2,110	
 	 	1,298	
 	 	128	
 	 	235	
 	 	(371	)	 	3,400	
 	
Cost of fuel	(309	)	 	(303	)	 	(30	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(642	)	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	(9	)	 	5	
 	 	(647	)	
Other cost of sales (b)	(84	)	 	(91	)	 	(5	)	 	(346	)	 	—	
 	 	(526	)	 	(910	)	 	(1	)	 	(7	)	 	300	
 	 	(1,144	)	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	(1	)	 	(8	)	 	(3	)	 	18	
 	 	—	
 	 	6	
 	 	42	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	62	
 	 	110	
 	
Contract and emission credit amortization	(5	)	 	5	
 	 	2	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	
Gross margin	$	280	
 	 	$	562	
 	 	$	53	
 	 	$	57	
 	 	$	(3	)	 	$	949	
 	 	$	430	
 	 	$	126	
 	 	$	219	
 	 	$	(5	)	 	$	1,719	
 	
Less: Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities, net	(76	)	 	31	
 	 	(14	)	 	20	
 	 	—	
 	 	(39	)	 	42	
 	 	(2	)	 	(4	)	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	
Less: Contract and emission credit amortization, net	(1	)	 	5	
 	 	2	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	5	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	(15	)	 	(1	)	 	(12	)	
Economic gross margin	$	357	
 	 	$	526	
 	 	$	65	
 	 	$	38	
 	 	$	(3	)	 	$	983	
 	 	$	388	
 	 	$	129	
 	 	$	238	
 	 	$	(4	)	 	$	1,734	
 	
Business Metrics	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
MWh sold (thousands) (c)(d)	15,480	
 	 	12,336	
 	 	1,036	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,193	
 	 	1,699	
 	 	 	 	 	
MWh generated (thousands)  (e)	14,547	
 	 	10,823	
 	 	804	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,208	
 	 	2,240	
 	 	 	 	 	
Electricity sales volume — GWh	 	 	 	 	 	 	4,896	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(a) Includes International	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(b) Includes purchased energy, capacity and emissions credits	
(c) MWh sold excludes generation at facilities in the East and West that generate revenue under capacity agreements.	
(d) Does not include thermal MWh of 83 thousand or MWt of 434 thousand for thermal sold by NRG Yield.	
(e) Does not include thermal MWh of 83 thousand or MWt of 434 thousand for thermal generated by NRG Yield.	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Three months ended June 30,	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Weather Metrics	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2016	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CDDs (a)	873	
 	 	348	
 	 	199	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
HDDs (a)	53	
 	 	578	
 	 	243	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2015	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CDDs	892	
 	 	391	
 	 	195	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
HDDs	47	
 	 	465	
 	 	315	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 year average	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CDDs	969	
 	 	347	
 	 	171	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
HDDs	77	
 	 	526	
 	 	370	

(a)	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Climate Prediction Center - A Cooling Degree Day, or CDD, represents the number of degrees that the mean temperature for a particular day is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit in each region. A Heating Degree Day, or HDD, represents the number of degrees that the mean temperature for a particular day is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit in each region. The CDDs/HDDs for a period of time are calculated by adding the CDDs/HDDs for each day during the period.	

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Generation gross margin and economic gross margin
The below tables present the changes in Generation gross margin and economic gross margin which include intercompany sales, during the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015:

(In millions)	Gross Margin (increase/(decrease))	 	Economic Gross Margin (increase/(decrease))	
Gulf Coast region	$	(337	)	 	$	(24	)	
East region	(257	)	 	(60	)	
West region	(4	)	 	(5	)	
Business Solutions	143	
 	 	—	
 	
 	$	(455	)	 	$	(89	)	

The decreases in Generation gross margin and economic gross margin were driven by:

Gulf Coast Region

 	(In millions)	
Lower gross margin primarily due to lower coal generation mainly in Texas, which was driven by lower natural gas prices	$	(42	)	
Lower gross margin due to lower average realized prices primarily in Texas	(6	)	
Higher gross margin from a 25% increase in nuclear generation driven by reduced planned outages in Texas	16	
 	
Higher capacity gross margin, primarily in South Central due to ISO auction prices	8	
 	
Decrease in economic gross margin	$	(24	)	
Decrease in mark-to-market for economic hedging primarily due to net unrealized gains/losses on open positions related to economic hedges	(313	)	
Decrease in gross margin	$	(337	)	

East Region    

 	(In millions)	
Lower gross margin due to a 32% decrease in generation primarily driven by the environmental control work at Avon Lake, fuel conversion projects at the Joliet and Shawville facilities as well as the sale of the Seward and Shelby generating stations in 2016.	$	(92	)	
Lower gross margin driven primarily by a 7% decrease in New York and New England hedged capacity prices as well as the roll-off of the Dunkirk RSS contract offset by a 1% increase in volumes sold	(19	)	
Lower gross margin driven by a 5% decrease in PJM capacity volumes, a 3% decrease in PJM hedged capacity prices and an increase in capacity purchases as a result of operational performance	(17	)	
Lower gross margin due to lower load contracted volumes and roll-off of contracts	(7	)	
Higher gross margin as a result of 28% increase in average realized energy prices due to beneficial hedges	63	
 	
Changes in commercial optimization activities and other	12	
 	
Decrease in economic gross margin	$	(60	)	
Decrease in mark-to-market for economic hedging primarily due to net unrealized gains/losses on open positions related to economic hedges	(198	)	
Contract and emission credit amortization	1	
 	
Decrease in gross margin	$	(257	)	

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West Region

 	(In millions)	
Lower capacity gross margin due to a 20% decrease in volume, and a 2% decrease in price due to higher reserve margins driven by more competition in certain areas	$	(11	)	
Other	6	
 	
Decrease in economic gross margin	$	(5	)	
Decrease in mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	(1	)	
Increase in contract and emission credit amortization	2	
 	
Decrease in gross margin	$	(4	)	

Business Solutions

 	(In millions)	
Increase in mark-to-market for economic hedging primarily due to net unrealized gains/losses on open positions related to economic hedges	143	
 	
Increase in gross margin	$	143	

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Retail Mass gross margin and economic gross margin
The following is a discussion of gross margin and economic gross margin for Retail Mass.

 	Three months ended June 30,	
(In millions except otherwise noted)	2016	 	2015	
Retail Mass revenue	$	1,169	
 	 	$	1,267	
 	
Supply management revenue	33	
 	 	31	
 	
Contract amortization	(1	)	 	—	
 	
Operating revenue (a)	1,201	
 	 	1,298	
 	
Cost of sales (b)	(821	)	 	(910	)	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	312	
 	 	42	
 	
Gross Margin	$	692	
 	 	$	430	
 	
Less: Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities, net	312	
 	 	42	
 	
Less: Contract and emission credit amortization, net	(1	)	 	—	
 	
Economic Gross Margin	$	381	
 	 	$	388	

Business Metrics	 	 	 	
Electricity sales volume — GWh - Gulf Coast	8,674	
 	 	8,400	
 	
Electricity sales volume — GWh - All other regions	1,444	
 	 	1,778	
 	
Average Retail Mass customer count (in thousands) (c)	2,770	
 	 	2,774	
 	
Ending Retail Mass customer count (in thousands) (c)	2,771	
 	 	2,759	

(a)	Includes intercompany sales of $3 million and $4 million in 2016 and 2015, respectively, representing sales from Retail Mass to the Gulf Coast region.	
 	 	
(b)	Includes intercompany purchases of $223 million and $279 million in 2016 and 2015.	
 	 	
(c)	Includes Retail Mass Recurring Customers and excludes Discrete Customers.	

Retail Mass gross margin increased $262 million and economic gross margin decreased $7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due to:

 	(In millions)	
Lower gross margin due to lower rates to customers of $90 million or approximately $9 per MWh, partially offset by lower supply costs of $85 million or approximately $8 per MWh driven by a decrease in natural gas prices	$	(5	)	
Lower gross margin due to milder weather conditions in 2016 as compared to 2015	(2	)	
Decrease in economic gross margin	$	(7	)	
Increase in mark-to-market for economic hedging primarily due to net unrealized gains/losses on open positions related to economic hedges	270	
 	
Decrease in contract and emission credit amortization	(1	)	
Increase in gross margin	$	262	

Renewables gross margin and economic gross margin
Renewables gross margin decreased $2 million and economic gross margin decreased $3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, primarily related to unplanned outages at Ivanpah facility during the quarter.
NRG Yield gross margin and economic gross margin
NRG Yield gross margin increased $25 million and economic gross margin increased $23 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, primarily related to higher wind generation during the quarter.

Mark-to-market for Economic Hedging Activities
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities includes asset-backed hedges that have not been designated as cash flow hedges and ineffectiveness on cash flow hedges. Total net mark-to-market results decreased by $95 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015.
The breakdown of gains and losses included in operating revenues and operating costs and expenses by region was as follows:

 	Three months ended June 30, 2016	
 	 	 	Generation	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Retail Mass	 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	Renewables	 	Elimination(a)	 	Total	
 	(In millions)	
Mark-to-market results in operating revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized (gains)/losses on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	—	
 	 	$	(129	)	 	$	(75	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(1	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	32	
 	 	$	(173	)	
Reversal of acquired gain positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(13	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(13	)	
Net unrealized (losses)/gains on open positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	(292	)	 	(88	)	 	(11	)	 	(1	)	 	(2	)	 	41	
 	 	(353	)	
Total mark-to-market (losses)/gains in operating revenues	$	—	
 	 	$	(421	)	 	$	(176	)	 	$	(11	)	 	$	(2	)	 	$	(2	)	 	$	73	
 	 	$	(539	)	
Mark-to-market results in operating costs and expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses/(gains) on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	76	
 	 	$	8	
 	 	$	24	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	46	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(32	)	 	$	122	
 	
Reversal of acquired (gain)/loss positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	
Net unrealized gains/(losses) on open positions related to economic hedges	236	
 	 	24	
 	 	(15	)	 	(1	)	 	118	
 	 	—	
 	 	(41	)	 	321	
 	
Total mark-to-market gains/(losses) in operating costs and expenses	$	312	
 	 	$	32	
 	 	$	9	
 	 	$	(4	)	 	$	165	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(73	)	 	$	441	

(a)	Represents the elimination of the intercompany activity between Retail Mass and Generation.	

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 	Three months ended June 30, 2015	
 	 	 	Generation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Retail Mass	 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Elimination(a)	 	Total	
 	(In millions)	
Mark-to-market results in operating revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized (gains)/losses on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	—	
 	 	$	(125	)	 	$	(55	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(1	)	 	$	(4	)	 	$	2	
 	 	$	(25	)	 	$	(208	)	
Reversal of acquired gain positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(24	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(24	)	
Net unrealized gains/(losses) on open positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	50	
 	 	118	
 	 	(11	)	 	3	
 	 	2	
 	 	(6	)	 	(37	)	 	119	
 	
Total mark-to-market (losses)/gains in operating revenues	$	—	
 	 	$	(75	)	 	$	39	
 	 	$	(11	)	 	$	2	
 	 	$	(2	)	 	$	(4	)	 	$	(62	)	 	$	(113	)	
Mark-to-market results in operating costs and expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	87	
 	 	$	11	
 	 	$	6	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	43	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	25	
 	 	$	172	
 	
Reversal of acquired loss/(gain) positions related to economic hedges	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	
Net unrealized losses on open positions related to economic hedges	(48	)	 	(12	)	 	(14	)	 	—	
 	 	(25	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	37	
 	 	(62	)	
Total mark-to-market gains/(losses) in operating costs and expenses	$	42	
 	 	$	(1	)	 	$	(8	)	 	$	(3	)	 	$	18	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	62	
 	 	$	110	

(a)	Represents the elimination of the intercompany activity between Retail Mass, Generation, and NRG Yield.	
Mark-to-market results consist of unrealized gains and losses on contracts that are not yet settled. The settlement of these transactions is reflected in the same revenue or cost caption as the items being hedged.
The reversals of acquired gain or loss positions were valued based upon the forward prices on the acquisition date.
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, the $539 million loss in operating revenues from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by a decrease in value of open positions as a result of increases in gas and electricity prices, in addition to the reversal of previously recognized unrealized gains on contracts that settled during the period and the reversal of acquired contracts. The $441 million gain in operating costs and expenses from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by an increase in value of open positions as a result of increases in natural gas, coal, and ERCOT electricity prices, in addition to the reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses on contracts that settled during the period.
For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the $113 million loss in operating revenues from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized gains on contracts that settled during the period and the reversal of acquired contracts, partially offset by an increase in value of open positions as a result of decreases in ERCOT and PJM electricity prices. The $110 million gain in operating costs and expenses from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses on contracts that settled during the period, partially offset by a decrease in value of open positions as a result of decreases in ERCOT electricity and coal prices.
In accordance with ASC 815, the following table represents the results of the Company's financial and physical trading of energy commodities for the three months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015. The realized and unrealized financial and physical trading results are included in operating revenue. The Company's trading activities are subject to limits within the Company's Risk Management Policy and are primarily transacted through BETM.

 	Three months ended June 30,	
(In millions)	2016	 	2015	
Trading gains/(losses)	 	 	 	
Realized	$	23	
 	 	$	25	
 	
Unrealized	13	
 	 	(24	)	
Total trading gains	$	36	
 	 	$	1	
 	
In addition, trading activities reflect an increase in gross margin of $17 million, reflected in the Corporate segment, for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2015.

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Operations and Maintenance Expense

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Corporate	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three months ended June 30, 2016	$	143	
 	 	$	257	
 	 	$	34	
 	 	$	6	
 	 	$	60	
 	 	$	49	
 	 	$	47	
 	 	$	(19	)	 	$	577	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three months ended June 30, 2015	183	
 	 	291	
 	 	36	
 	 	6	
 	 	56	
 	 	27	
 	 	42	
 	 	3	
 	 	644	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operations and maintenance expense decreased by $67 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due to the following:

 	(In millions)	
Decrease in Gulf Coast operations and maintenance expense primarily related to the timing of outages at the Limestone and STP facilities located in Texas	$	(36	)	
Decrease in operating costs due to the sale of Seward and Shelby generating stations in 2016	(19	)	
Decrease in East operations and maintenance expense relating to timing of outages and maintenance work in the prior year for Bowline, Powerton and Canal, partially offset by an increase in maintenance expense at Joliet, New Castle, and Avon Lake in the current year	(8	)	
Decrease in East variable operating costs driven by a 32% decrease in generation across the fleet	(7	)	
Decrease in West operations and maintenance expense primarily related to the timing of outages	(6	)	
Increase in Renew operations and maintenance expense primarily related to unplanned outages at Ivanpah	16	
 	
Other	(7	)	
 	$	(67	)	
Other Cost of Operations
Other cost of operations, comprised of asset retirement expense, insurance expense and property and other tax expense, decreased by $5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015.
Depreciation and Amortization

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Corporate	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three months ended June 30, 2016	$	73	
 	 	$	52	
 	 	$	16	
 	 	$	3	
 	 	$	27	
 	 	$	55	
 	 	$	67	
 	 	$	16	
 	 	$	309	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three months ended June 30, 2015	140	
 	 	72	
 	 	13	
 	 	3	
 	 	33	
 	 	53	
 	 	70	
 	 	12	
 	 	396	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $87 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, primarily due to decrease in depreciation expense for facilities impaired during 2015.
Impairment Losses
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded impairment losses of $115 million, primarily due to the impairment of the Rockford stations, Mandalay and Ormond Beach operating units, as further described in Note 7,  Impairments, of this Form 10-Q.

Selling, Marketing, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses are comprised of the following:

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Corporate	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three months ended June 30, 2016	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	11	
 	 	$	56	
 	 	$	2	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	17	
 	 	$	86	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three months ended June 30, 2015	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	15	
 	 	64	
 	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	41	
 	 	123	

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Selling and marketing expense decreased by $37 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to the continued focus on cost management.
General and administrative expenses are comprised of the following:

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Corporate	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three months ended June 30, 2016	$	37	
 	 	$	48	
 	 	$	9	
 	 	$	9	
 	 	$	32	
 	 	$	14	
 	 	$	3	
 	 	$	27	
 	 	$	179	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three months ended June 30, 2015	45	
 	 	54	
 	 	12	
 	 	7	
 	 	42	
 	 	9	
 	 	3	
 	 	1	
 	 	173	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
General and administrative expenses increased by $6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to an increase in cost to achieve expenses in 2016, which primarily reflects severance and employee costs based on the Company's recent strategy changes, which were partially offset by a reduction in expenses due to continued focus on cost management.
Loss on Sale of Assets
During the three months ended June 30, 2016, the Company sold a majority interest in its EVgo business to Vision Ridge Partners, as described in Note 3,  Business Acquisitions and Dispositions.  In connection with the sale, the Company recorded a loss on sale of $83 million, which includes $56 million for the accrual of NRG's remaining obligation to the CPUC.
Loss on Debt Extinguishment
A loss on debt extinguishment of $80 million was recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2016, primarily driven by the repurchase of NRG Senior Notes at a price above par value, combined with the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
Interest Expense
NRG's interest expense increased by $14 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015 due to the following:

 	(In millions)	
Increase in derivative interest expense from changes in fair value of interest rate swaps	$	34	
 	
Increase due to the issuance of NRG Yield Inc. 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 and NRG Yield Operating LLC Revolving Credit Facility issued in 2015	4	
 	
Decrease due to the repurchases of Senior Notes at the end of 2015 and first two quarters of 2016	(22	)	
Other	(2	)	
 	$	14	
 	
Income Tax Expense/(Benefit)
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, NRG recorded an income tax expense of $25 million on a pre-tax loss of $251 million. For the same period in 2015, NRG recorded an income tax benefit of $17 million on a pre-tax loss of $26 million. The effective tax rate was (10.0)% and 65.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, respectively.
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, NRG's overall effective tax rate was different than the statutory rate of 35% primarily due to tax expense resulting from the change in the valuation allowance, amortization of indefinite lived assets, inclusion of consolidated partnerships and the impact of state income taxes.
For the three months ended June 30, 2015, NRG's overall effective tax rate was different than the statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the impact of production tax credits generated from our wind assets, partially offset by tax expense attributable to consolidated partnerships.
Net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests primarily reflects net losses allocated to tax equity investors in tax equity arrangements using the hypothetical liquidation at book value, or HLBV, method, partially offset by NRG Yield, Inc.'s share of net income.

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Management’s discussion of the results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015
Loss before income taxes — The pre-tax loss of $183 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to pre-tax loss of $235 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, primarily reflects:
•a decrease of $376 million in other operating costs comprised primarily of operations and maintenance expense, other costs of operations, depreciation and amortization, selling and marketing expense, general and administrative expense, acquisition-related transaction and integration costs, development activity expense, and loss on sale of assets;
partially offset by:
•an increase of $254 million in impairment losses, including $139 million on investments;
•an increase of $64 million in other expenses primarily relating to loss on debt extinguishment; and
•a decrease in gross margin of $6 million comprised of a decrease in Generation gross margin of $363 million, partially offset by an increase in Retail Mass gross margin of $297 million, an increase in NRG Yield gross margin of $45 million, and an increase in Renewables gross margin of $15 million.
Net loss — The increase in net loss of $84 million primarily reflects the drivers discussed above, including an income tax expense of $46 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to an income tax benefit of $90 million in the comparable period in 2015.
Electricity Prices
The following table summarizes average on-peak power prices for each of the major markets in which NRG operates for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015. Average on-peak power prices decreased primarily due to the decrease in natural gas prices for the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.

 	Average on Peak Power Price ($/MWh) (a)	
 	Six months ended June 30,	
Region	2016	 	2015	 	Change %	
Gulf Coast (b)	 	 	 	 	 	
ERCOT - Houston	$	22.39	
 	 	$	27.22	
 	 	(18	)%	
ERCOT - North	20.97	
 	 	27.17	
 	 	(23	)%	
MISO - Louisiana Hub	30.30	
 	 	38.20	
 	 	(21	)%	
East	 	 	 	 	
 	
    NY J/NYC	31.30	
 	 	58.11	
 	 	(46	)%	
    NY A/West NY	32.94	
 	 	46.35	
 	 	(29	)%	
    NEPOOL	29.53	
 	 	58.62	
 	 	(50	)%	
    PEPCO (PJM)	35.94	
 	 	52.97	
 	 	(32	)%	
    PJM West Hub	31.50	
 	 	48.31	
 	 	(35	)%	
West	 	 	 	 	
 	
CAISO - NP15	25.01	
 	 	36.92	
 	 	(32	)%	
CAISO - SP15	25.21	
 	 	30.19	
 	 	(16	)%	
(a) Average on peak power prices based on real time settlement prices as published by the respective ISOs.
(b) Gulf Coast region also transacts in PJM - West Hub.

The following table summarizes average realized power prices for each region in which NRG operates for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, which reflects the impact of settled hedges.

 	Average Realized Power Price ($/MWh)	
 	Six months ended June 30,	
Region	2016	 	2015	 	Change %	
Gulf Coast	$	38.26	
 	 	$	40.93	
 	 	(7	)%	
East	60.58	
 	 	56.28	
 	 	8	 %	
West	34.80	
 	 	42.53	
 	 	(18	)%	

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Though the average on peak power prices have decreased on average by 33%, average realized prices by region for the Company have either increased or decreased at a slower rate year-over-year due to the Company's multi-year hedging program and the success of the Company's commercial operations team that optimizes the value of the assets on a daily basis.

Gross Margin
The Company calculates gross margin in order to evaluate operating performance as operating revenues less cost of sales, which includes cost of fuel, other costs of sales, contract and emission credit amortization and mark-to-market for economic hedging activities.
Economic Gross Margin
In addition to gross margin, the Company evaluates its operating performance using the measure of economic gross margin, which is not a GAAP measure and may not be comparable to other companies’ presentations or deemed more useful than the GAAP information provided elsewhere in this report. Economic gross margin should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for the Company's presentation of gross margin, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Economic gross margin is not intended to represent gross margin. The Company believes that economic gross margin is useful to investors as it is a key operational measure reviewed by the Company's chief operating decision maker. Economic gross margin is defined as the sum of energy revenue, capacity revenue and other revenue, less cost of fuels and other cost of sales.
The economic gross margin does not include mark-to-market gains or losses on economic hedging activities, contract amortization, emission credit amortization, or other operating costs.
The below tables present the composition and reconciliation of gross margin and economic gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 	Six months ended June 30, 2016	 	
 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(In millions)	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions (a)	 	Eliminations	 	Subtotal	 	 	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Eliminations/Corporate	 	Total	 	 	 	
Energy revenue	$	997	
 	 	$	1,220	
 	 	$	73	
 	 	$	1	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	2,291	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	215	
 	 	$	262	
 	 	$	(586	)	 	$	2,182	
 	 	 	 	
Capacity revenue	150	
 	 	618	
 	 	81	
 	 	29	
 	 	—	
 	 	878	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	170	
 	 	(16	)	 	1,032	
 	 	 	 	
Retail revenue	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	622	
 	 	—	
 	 	622	
 	 	2,251	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	11	
 	 	2,884	
 	 	 	 	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	(449	)	 	(145	)	 	(11	)	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	(607	)	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	95	
 	 	(513	)	 	 	 	
Contract amortization	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	(34	)	 	—	
 	 	(29	)	 	 	 	
Other revenue	138	
 	 	41	
 	 	56	
 	 	8	
 	 	(8	)	 	235	
 	 	—	
 	 	20	
 	 	80	
 	 	(24	)	 	311	
 	 	 	 	
Operating revenue	843	
 	 	1,734	
 	 	199	
 	 	658	
 	 	(8	)	 	3,426	
 	 	2,249	
 	 	234	
 	 	478	
 	 	(520	)	 	5,867	
 	 	 	 	
Cost of fuel	(431	)	 	(632	)	 	(41	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1,104	)	 	(4	)	 	(2	)	 	(18	)	 	217	
 	 	(911	)	 	 	 	
Other cost of sales (b)	(197	)	 	(202	)	 	(10	)	 	(593	)	 	—	
 	 	(1,002	)	 	(1,551	)	 	(1	)	 	(12	)	 	455	
 	 	(2,111	)	 	 	 	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	34	
 	 	8	
 	 	(7	)	 	169	
 	 	—	
 	 	204	
 	 	341	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(95	)	 	450	
 	 	 	 	
Contract and emission credit amortization	(10	)	 	11	
 	 	3	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(6	)	 	2	
 	 	(3	)	 	 	 	
Gross margin	$	239	
 	 	$	919	
 	 	$	144	
 	 	$	231	
 	 	$	(8	)	 	$	1,525	
 	 	$	1,035	
 	 	$	231	
 	 	$	442	
 	 	$	59	
 	 	$	3,292	
 	 	 	 	
Less: Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities, net	(415	)	 	(137	)	 	(18	)	 	167	
 	 	—	
 	 	(403	)	 	341	
 	 	(1	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(63	)	 	 	 	
Less: Contract and emission credit amortization, net	(3	)	 	11	
 	 	3	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	8	
 	 	(2	)	 	—	
 	 	(40	)	 	2	
 	 	(32	)	 	 	 	
Economic gross margin	$	657	
 	 	$	1,045	
 	 	$	159	
 	 	$	67	
 	 	$	(8	)	 	$	1,920	
 	 	$	696	
 	 	$	232	
 	 	$	482	
 	 	$	57	
 	 	$	3,387	
 	 	 	 	
Business Metrics	 	 	 	
MWh sold (thousands) (b)(c)	26,061	
 	 	20,137	
 	 	2,098	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2,340	
 	 	3,470	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
MWh generated (thousands)  (d)	23,536	
 	 	15,622	
 	 	1,801	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2,340	
 	 	4,107	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Electricity sales volume — GWh	 	 	 	 	 	 	9,211	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(a) Includes International.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(b) MWh sold excludes generation at facilities in the East and West that generate revenue under capacity agreements.	 	 	 	
(c) Does not include thermal MWh of 49 thousand or MWt of 1,001 thousand for thermal sold by NRG Yield.	 	 	 	
(d) Does not include thermal MWh of 123 thousand or MWt of 1,001 thousand for thermal generated by NRG Yield.	 	 	 	

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 	Six months ended June 30, 2015	
 	Generation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(In millions)	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions (a)	 	Eliminations	 	Subtotal	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Eliminations/Corporate	 	Total	
Energy revenue	$	1,250	
 	 	$	1,677	
 	 	$	70	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	2,997	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	206	
 	 	$	204	
 	 	$	(500	)	 	$	2,907	
 	
Capacity revenue	121	
 	 	645	
 	 	89	
 	 	35	
 	 	—	
 	 	890	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	163	
 	 	(7	)	 	1,046	
 	
Retail revenue	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	692	
 	 	—	
 	 	692	
 	 	2,610	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	5	
 	 	3,307	
 	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	13	
 	 	(139	)	 	(5	)	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	(128	)	 	—	
 	 	(2	)	 	3	
 	 	(73	)	 	(200	)	
Contract amortization	8	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	8	
 	 	(1	)	 	(1	)	 	(26	)	 	—	
 	 	(20	)	
Other revenue	110	
 	 	42	
 	 	6	
 	 	9	
 	 	(7	)	 	160	
 	 	—	
 	 	16	
 	 	91	
 	 	(78	)	 	189	
 	
Operating revenue	1,502	
 	 	2,225	
 	 	160	
 	 	739	
 	 	(7	)	 	4,619	
 	 	2,609	
 	 	219	
 	 	435	
 	 	(653	)	 	7,229	
 	
Cost of fuel	(609	)	 	(836	)	 	(43	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1,488	)	 	(5	)	 	(2	)	 	(26	)	 	(4	)	 	(1,525	)	
Other cost of sales (b)	(162	)	 	(239	)	 	(9	)	 	(665	)	 	—	
 	 	(1,075	)	 	(1,876	)	 	(1	)	 	(12	)	 	567	
 	 	(2,397	)	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	(24	)	 	(83	)	 	(8	)	 	(49	)	 	—	
 	 	(164	)	 	10	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	73	
 	 	(81	)	
Contract and emission credit amortization	(11	)	 	8	
 	 	3	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	(4	)	
Gross margin	$	696	
 	 	$	1,075	
 	 	$	103	
 	 	$	22	
 	 	$	(7	)	 	$	1,889	
 	 	$	738	
 	 	$	216	
 	 	$	397	
 	 	$	(18	)	 	$	3,222	
 	
Less: Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities, net	(11	)	 	(222	)	 	(13	)	 	(46	)	 	—	
 	 	(292	)	 	10	
 	 	(2	)	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	(281	)	
Less: Contract and emission credit amortization, net	(3	)	 	8	
 	 	3	
 	 	(3	)	 	—	
 	 	5	
 	 	(1	)	 	(1	)	 	(26	)	 	(1	)	 	(24	)	
Economic gross margin	$	710	
 	 	$	1,289	
 	 	$	113	
 	 	$	71	
 	 	$	(7	)	 	$	2,176	
 	 	$	729	
 	 	$	219	
 	 	$	420	
 	 	$	(17	)	 	$	3,527	
 	
Business Metrics	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
MWh sold (thousands) (b)(c)	30,537	
 	 	29,798	
 	 	1,646	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2,150	
 	 	2,873	
 	 	 	 	 	
MWh generated (thousands)  (d)	28,931	
 	 	25,642	
 	 	1,230	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2,204	
 	 	3,734	
 	 	 	 	 	
Electricity sales volume — GWh	 	 	 	 	 	 	9,482	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(a) Includes International.	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(b) MWh sold excludes generation at facilities in the East and West that generate revenue under capacity agreements.	
(c) Does not include thermal MWh of 127 thousand or MWt of 1,051 thousand for thermal sold by NRG Yield.	
(d) Does not include thermal MWh of 127 thousand or MWt of 1,051 thousand for thermal generated by NRG Yield.	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Six months ended June 30,	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Weather Metrics	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2016	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CDDs (a)	950	
 	 	380	
 	 	204	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
HDDs (a)	984	
 	 	2,829	
 	 	1,217	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
2015	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CDDs	933	
 	 	424	
 	 	212	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
HDDs	1,331	
 	 	3,425	
 	 	1,128	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 year average	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CDDs	1,059	
 	 	376	
 	 	174	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
HDDs	1,170	
 	 	3,025	
 	 	1,525	

(a)	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-Climate Prediction Center - A Cooling Degree Day, or CDD, represents the number of degrees that the mean temperature for a particular day is above 65 degrees Fahrenheit in each region. A Heating Degree Day, or HDD, represents the number of degrees that the mean temperature for a particular day is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit in each region. The CDDs/HDDs for a period of time are calculated by adding the CDDs/HDDs for each day during the period.	

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Generation gross margin and economic gross margin
The below tables present the changes in Generation gross margin and economic gross margin which include intercompany sales, during the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015:

(In millions)	Gross Margin (increase/(decrease))	 	Economic Gross Margin (increase/(decrease))	
Gulf Coast region	$	(457	)	 	$	(53	)	
East region	(156	)	 	(244	)	
West region	41	
 	 	46	
 	
Business Solutions	209	
 	 	(4	)	
 	$	(363	)	 	$	(255	)	

The decreases in Generation gross margin and economic gross margin were driven by:

Gulf Coast Region

 	(In millions)	
Lower gross margin primarily due to lower coal generation mainly in Texas, which was driven by lower natural gas prices	$	(77	)	
Lower gross margin due to lower average realized prices	(19	)	
Higher capacity margin, primarily in South Central due to ISO auction prices	29	
 	
Higher gross margin from a 11% increase in nuclear generation driven by reduced planned outages in Texas	17	
 	
Other	(3	)	
Decrease in economic gross margin	$	(53	)	
Decrease in mark-to-market for economic hedging primarily due to net unrealized gains/losses on open positions related to economic hedges	(404	)	
Decrease in gross margin	$	(457	)	

East Region

 	(In millions)	
Lower gross margin due to a 26% decrease in generation primarily driven by the environmental control work at Avon Lake and Powerton, fuel conversion projects at the Joliet and Shawville facilities as well as the sale of the Seward and Shelby generating stations in 2016. In addition there was a 13% decrease in generation as the result of prior year winter weather conditions and current year planned outages	$	(224	)	
Lower gross margin driven primarily by a 7% decrease in capacity volumes due to plant shutdowns, a 1% decrease in New York and New England hedged capacity prices as well as increased purchased capacity and the roll-off of the Dunkirk RSS contract	(42	)	
Lower gross margin primarily driven by an increase in purchased capacity and a 5% decrease in PJM capacity volumes as a result of unit deactivations, partially offset by a 5% increase in PJM cleared auction prices	(16	)	
Changes in commercial optimization activities	23	
 	
Higher gross margin due to lower supply cost for servicing the load contracts	20	
 	
Other	(5	)	
Decrease in economic gross margin	$	(244	)	
Increase in mark-to-market for economic hedging primarily due to reversals of previously recognized unrealized gains/losses on settled positions and unrealized gains/losses on open positions related to economic hedges	85	
 	
Increase in contract and credit amortization	3	
 	
Decrease in gross margin	$	(156	)	

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West Region

 	(In millions)	
Gain on sale of excess emission credits	$	47	
 	
Higher energy gross margin due to a 27% increase in volume due to higher margin from lower gas prices and higher availability at the Sunrise power plant, as well as Pittsburg generating station's merchant status due to toll expiration, offset by 17% decrease in energy prices	5	
 	
Lower capacity gross margin due to a 8% decrease in volume, and a 2% decrease in price due to higher reserve margins driven by more competition in certain areas	(8	)	
Other	2	
 	
Increase in economic gross margin	$	46	
 	
Decrease in mark-to-market for economic hedging activities driven by a decrease in the value of open positions	(5	)	
Increase in gross margin	$	41	
 	
Business Solutions

 	(In millions)	
Lower gross margin in 2016 primarily driven by a 10% decrease in customers	$	(4	)	
Decrease in economic gross margin	$	(4	)	
Increase in mark-to-market for economic hedging primarily due to net unrealized gains/losses on open positions related to economic hedges	213	
 	
Increase in gross margin	$	209	

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Retail Mass gross margin and economic gross margin
The following is a discussion of gross margin and economic gross margin for Retail Mass.

 	Six months ended June 30,	
(In millions except otherwise noted)	2016	 	2015	
Retail Mass revenue	$	2,199	
 	 	$	2,549	
 	
Supply management revenue	52	
 	 	61	
 	
Contract amortization	(2	)	 	(1	)	
Operating revenue (a)	2,249	
 	 	2,609	
 	
Cost of sales (b)	(1,555	)	 	(1,881	)	
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities	341	
 	 	10	
 	
Gross Margin	$	1,035	
 	 	$	738	
 	
Less: Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities, net	341	
 	 	10	
 	
Less: Contract and emission credit amortization, net	(2	)	 	(1	)	
Economic Gross Margin	$	696	
 	 	$	729	

Business Metrics	 	 	 	
Electricity sales volume — GWh - Gulf Coast	15,386	
 	 	15,948	
 	
Electricity sales volume — GWh - All other regions	3,278	
 	 	4,392	
 	
Average Retail Mass customer count (in thousands) (c)	2,763	
 	 	2,793	
 	
Ending Retail Mass customer count (in thousands) (c)	2,771	
 	 	2,759	

(a)	Includes intercompany sales of $4 million and $5 million in 2016 and 2015, respectively, representing sales from Retail Mass to the Gulf Coast region.	
 	 	
(b)	Includes intercompany purchases of $415 million and $529 million in 2016 and 2015.	
 	 	
(c)	Includes Retail Mass Recurring Customers and excludes Discrete Customers.	

Retail Mass gross margin increased $297 million and economic gross margin decreased $33 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due to:

 	(In millions)	
Lower gross margin due to milder weather conditions in 2016 as compared to 2015	$	(59	)	
Higher gross margin due to lower supply costs of $237 million or approximately $9 per MWh, partially offset by lower rates to customers of $211 million or $7 per MWh driven by a decrease in natural gas prices	26	
 	
Decrease in economic gross margin	$	(33	)	
Increase in mark-to-market for economic hedging primarily due to net unrealized gains/losses on open positions related to economic hedges	331	
 	
Decrease in contract and emission credit amortization	(1	)	
Increase in gross margin	$	297	

Renewables gross margin and economic gross margin
Renewables gross margin increased $15 million and economic gross margin increased $13 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, primarily as a result of higher wind generation at the Cedro Hill and Mountain Wind projects I and II, as well as an increase due to Guam reaching commercial operations in the third quarter of 2015.
NRG Yield gross margin and economic gross margin
NRG Yield gross margin increased $45 million and economic gross margin increased $62 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared the same period in 2015, primarily related to higher wind generation during the period.

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Mark-to-market for Economic Hedging Activities
Mark-to-market for economic hedging activities includes asset-backed hedges that have not been designated as cash flow hedges and ineffectiveness on cash flow hedges. Total net mark-to-market results increased by $218 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015.
The breakdown of gains and losses included in operating revenues and operating costs and expenses by region was as follows:

 	Six months ended June 30, 2016	
 	 	 	Generation	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Retail Mass	 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	Renewables	 	Elimination(a)	 	Total	
 	(In millions)	
Mark-to-market results in operating revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized (gains)/losses on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	—	
 	 	$	(268	)	 	$	(209	)	 	$	(1	)	 	$	(1	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	75	
 	 	$	(404	)	
Reversal of acquired gain positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(24	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(24	)	
Net unrealized (losses)/gains on open positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	(181	)	 	88	
 	 	(10	)	 	(1	)	 	(1	)	 	20	
 	 	(85	)	
Total mark-to-market (losses)/gains in operating revenues	$	—	
 	 	$	(449	)	 	$	(145	)	 	$	(11	)	 	$	(2	)	 	$	(1	)	 	$	95	
 	 	$	(513	)	
Mark-to-market results in operating costs and expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses/(gains) on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	168	
 	 	$	19	
 	 	$	60	
 	 	$	(1	)	 	$	96	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(75	)	 	$	267	
 	
Reversal of acquired (gain)/loss positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(5	)	 	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(4	)	
Net unrealized gains/(losses) on open positions related to economic hedges	173	
 	 	15	
 	 	(52	)	 	(1	)	 	72	
 	 	—	
 	 	(20	)	 	187	
 	
Total mark-to-market gains/(losses) in operating costs and expenses	$	341	
 	 	$	34	
 	 	$	8	
 	 	$	(7	)	 	$	169	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(95	)	 	$	450	

(a)	Represents the elimination of the intercompany activity between Retail Mass and Generation.	

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 	Six months ended June 30, 2015	
 	 	 	Generation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Retail Mass	 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Elimination(a)	 	Total	
 	(In millions)	
Mark-to-market results in operating revenues	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized (gains)/losses on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	—	
 	 	$	(275	)	 	$	(201	)	 	$	2	
 	 	$	(1	)	 	$	(4	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	(85	)	 	$	(564	)	
Reversal of acquired gain positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(43	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(43	)	
Net unrealized gains/(losses) on open positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	288	
 	 	105	
 	 	(7	)	 	4	
 	 	2	
 	 	3	
 	 	12	
 	 	407	
 	
Total mark-to-market gains/(losses) in operating revenues	$	—	
 	 	$	13	
 	 	$	(139	)	 	$	(5	)	 	$	3	
 	 	$	(2	)	 	$	3	
 	 	$	(73	)	 	$	(200	)	
Mark-to-market results in operating costs and expenses	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses/(gains) on settled positions related to economic hedges	$	215	
 	 	$	21	
 	 	$	10	
 	 	$	(1	)	 	$	84	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	85	
 	 	$	414	
 	
Reversal of acquired gain positions related to economic hedges	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(7	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(7	)	
Net unrealized losses on open positions related to economic hedges	(205	)	 	(45	)	 	(93	)	 	—	
 	 	(133	)	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(12	)	 	(488	)	
Total mark-to-market gains/(losses) in operating costs and expenses	$	10	
 	 	$	(24	)	 	$	(83	)	 	$	(8	)	 	$	(49	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	73	
 	 	$	(81	)	
 	 	
(a)	Represents the elimination of the intercompany activity between Retail Mass, Generation, and NRG Yield.	
Mark-to-market results consist of unrealized gains and losses on contracts that are not yet settled. The settlement of these transactions is reflected in the same revenue or cost caption as the items being hedged.
The reversals of acquired gain or loss positions were valued based upon the forward prices on the acquisition date.
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the $513 million loss in operating revenues from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized gains on contracts that settled during the period, as well as a decrease in value of open positions as a result of increases in natural gas and ERCOT electricity prices, partially offset by increases in PJM electricity prices. The $450 million gain in operating costs and expenses from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses on contracts that settled during the period, and an increase in value of open positions as a result of increases in natural gas and ERCOT electricity prices.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the $200 million loss in operating revenues from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized gains on contracts that settled during the period and the reversal of acquired contracts, largely offset by an increase in value of open positions as a result of decreases in ERCOT and PJM electricity and natural gas prices. The $81 million loss in operating costs and expenses from economic hedge positions was driven primarily by a decrease in value of open positions as a result of decreases in ERCOT electricity and coal prices and the reversal of acquired contracts, largely offset by the reversal of previously recognized unrealized losses on contracts that settled during the period.
In accordance with ASC 815, the following table represents the results of the Company's financial and physical trading of energy commodities for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015. The realized and unrealized financial and physical trading results are included in operating revenue. The Company's trading activities are subject to limits within the Company's Risk Management Policy and are primarily transacted through BETM.

 	Six months ended June 30,	
(In millions)	2016	 	2015	
Trading gains/(losses)	 	 	 	
Realized	$	47	
 	 	$	50	
 	
Unrealized	32	
 	 	(46	)	
Total trading gains	$	79	
 	 	$	4	

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In addition, trading activities reflect an increase in gross margin of $67 million, reflected in the Corporate segment, for the six months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Operations and Maintenance Expense

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Eliminations	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2016	$	286	
 	 	$	529	
 	 	$	68	
 	 	$	11	
 	 	$	110	
 	 	$	82	
 	 	$	90	
 	 	$	(16	)	 	$	1,160	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2015	358	
 	
 	565	
 	 	78	
 	 	14	
 	 	113	
 	 	63	
 	 	87	
 	 	(6	)	 	1,272	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operations and maintenance expense decreased by $112 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due to the following:

 	(In millions)	
Decrease in Gulf Coast operations and maintenance expense primarily related to the timing of outages at the Limestone and STP facilities located in Texas	$	(73	)	
Decrease in operating costs due to the sale of Seward and Shelby generating facilities	(36	)	
Decrease in East variable operating costs driven by a 39% decrease in generation across the fleet	(20	)	
Decrease in West operations and maintenance expense primarily related to the timing of outages	(11	)	
Decrease in East operations and maintenance expense relating to timing of outages and maintenance work in the prior year, partially offset by an increase in maintenance expense at Joliet, New Castle, Shawville and Avon Lake in the current year	(9	)	
Increase in East operating costs due to plant unit deactivations and increased estimates at Maryland Ash sites	20	
 	
Increase in Renew operations and maintenance expense primarily related to unplanned outages at Ivanpah	19	
 	
Other	(2	)	
 	$	(112	)	
Other Cost of Operations

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Eliminations	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2016	$	53	
 	 	$	57	
 	 	$	11	
 	 	$	8	
 	 	$	40	
 	 	$	9	
 	 	$	32	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	210	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2015	51	
 	 	67	
 	 	11	
 	 	9	
 	 	47	
 	 	11	
 	 	34	
 	 	—	
 	 	230	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other cost of operations, comprised of asset retirement expense, insurance expense and property and other tax expense, decreased by $20 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, primarily due to a reduction in property tax for Chalk Point and Dickerson.
Depreciation and Amortization

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Corporate	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2016	$	150	
 	 	$	105	
 	 	$	30	
 	 	$	5	
 	 	$	55	
 	 	$	111	
 	 	$	133	
 	 	$	33	
 	 	$	622	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2015	284	
 	 	145	
 	 	27	
 	 	5	
 	 	63	
 	 	105	
 	 	137	
 	 	25	
 	 	791	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $169 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, primarily due to decrease in depreciation expense for facilities impaired during 2015.
Impairment Losses
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded impairment losses of $115 million, primarily due to the impairment of the Rockford stations, Mandalay and Ormond Beach operating units, as further described in Note 7,  Impairments, of this Form 10-Q.

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Selling, Marketing, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses are comprised of the following:

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Corporate	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2016	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	21	
 	 	$	123	
 	 	$	3	
 	 	$	—	
 	 	$	39	
 	 	$	186	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2015	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	22	
 	 	123	
 	 	3	
 	 	—	
 	 	79	
 	 	228	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Selling and marketing expense decreased by $42 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to the continued focus on cost management.
General and administrative expenses are comprised of the following:

 	Generation	 	Retail Mass	 	Renewables	 	NRG Yield	 	Corporate	 	 	 	
 	Gulf Coast	 	East	 	West	 	Business Solutions	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	(In millions)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2016	$	67	
 	 	$	88	
 	 	$	16	
 	 	$	17	
 	 	$	65	
 	 	$	28	
 	 	$	6	
 	 	$	47	
 	 	$	334	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Six months ended June 30, 2015	77	
 	 	96	
 	 	21	
 	 	16	
 	 	72	
 	 	20	
 	 	6	
 	 	15	
 	 	323	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
General and administrative expenses increased by $11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due primarily to an increase in cost to achieve expenses in 2016, which primarily reflects severance and employee costs based on the Company's recent strategy changes, which were partially offset by a reduction in expenses due to continued focus on cost management.
Development Activity Expenses
Development activity expenses decreased by $27 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015, due to the strategic move for a more focused development program primarily related to Renewables, NRG EVgo and other corporate initiatives.
Loss on Sale of Assets, net of gains
During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company sold a majority interest in its EVgo business to Vision Ridge Partners, as described in Note 3,  Business Acquisitions and Dispositions,  which resulted in a loss on sale of $83 million which includes $56 million for the accrual of NRG's remaining obligation to the CPUC. In addition the Company also sold 100% of its interest in Shelby to Rockland Power Partners II, LP, also described in Note 3,  Business Acquisitions and Dispositions,  which resulted in a gain on sale of $29 million.
Impairment Losses on Investments
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded other-than-temporary impairment losses of $139 million, which is primarily due to its 50% interest in Petra Nova Parish Holdings, as further described in Note 7,  Impairments,  of this Form 10-Q.
Loss on Debt Extinguishment
A loss on debt extinguishment of $69 million was recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2016, primarily driven by the repurchase of NRG Senior Notes at a price above par value, combined with the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.

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Interest Expense
NRG's interest expense decreased by $3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015 due to the following:

 	(In millions)	
Decrease due to the repurchases of Senior Notes at the end of 2015 and first two quarters of 2016	$	(35	)	
Decrease due to the termination of Alta X and XI term loans and the related interest rate swaps in 2015	(6	)	
Increase in derivative interest expense from changes in fair value of interest rate swaps	25	
 	
Increase due to the issuance of NRG Yield Inc. 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 and NRG Yield Operating LLC Revolving Credit Facility issued in 2015	8	
 	
Other	5	
 	
 	$	(3	)	
Income Tax Expense/(Benefit)
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, NRG recorded an income tax expense of $46 million on a pre-tax loss of $183 million. For the same period in 2015, NRG recorded an income tax benefit of $90 million on a pre-tax loss of $235 million. The effective tax rate was (25.1)% and 38.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, respectively.
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, NRG's overall effective tax rate was different than the statutory rate of 35% primarily due to tax expense resulting from the change in the valuation allowance, amortization of indefinite lived assets, inclusion of consolidated partnerships and the impact of state income taxes.
For the six months ended June 30, 2015, NRG's overall effective tax rate was different than the statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the impact of production tax credits generated from our wind assets, partially offset by tax expense attributable to consolidated partnerships.
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, and 2015, net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable noncontrolling interests primarily reflects net losses allocated to tax equity investors in tax equity arrangements using the hypothetical liquidation at book value, or HLBV, method, partially offset by NRG Yield, Inc.'s share of net income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity Position
As of June 30, 2016, and December 31, 2015, NRG's liquidity, excluding collateral received, was approximately $3.1 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively, comprised of the following:

(In millions)	June 30, 2016	 	December 31, 2015	
Cash and cash equivalents:	 	 	 	
NRG excluding NRG Yield and GenOn	$	659	
 	 	$	742	
 	
NRG Yield and subsidiaries	89	
 	 	111	
 	
GenOn and subsidiaries	641	
 	 	665	
 	
Restricted cash - operating	319	
 	 	127	
 	
Restricted cash - reserves (a)	94	
 	 	287	
 	
Total	1,802	
 	 	1,932	
 	
Total credit facility availability	1,329	
 	 	1,373	
 	
Total liquidity, excluding collateral received	$	3,131	
 	 	$	3,305	
 	
(a)Includes reserves primarily for debt service, performance obligations, and capital expenditures
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, total liquidity, excluding collateral funds deposited by counterparties, decreased by $174 million. Changes in cash and cash equivalents balances are further discussed hereinafter under the heading  Cash Flow Discussion . Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2016, were predominantly held in money market mutual funds invested in treasury securities, treasury repurchase agreements or government agency debt.

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Management believes that the Company's liquidity position and cash flows from operations will be adequate to finance operating and maintenance capital expenditures, to fund dividends to NRG's common stockholders, and to fund other liquidity commitments with the exception of commitments related to GenOn as further described below. Management continues to regularly monitor the Company's ability to finance the needs of its operating, financing and investing activity within the dictates of prudent balance sheet management.
Restricted Payments Tests
Of the $1.4 billion of cash and cash equivalents of the Company as of June 30, 2016, $324 million and $149 million were held by GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA, respectively. The ability of certain of GenOn’s and GenOn Americas Generation’s subsidiaries to pay dividends and make distributions is restricted under the terms of certain agreements, including the GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA operating leases.  Under their respective operating leases, GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA are not permitted to make any distributions and other restricted payments unless:  (a) they satisfy the fixed charge coverage ratio for the most recently ended period of four fiscal quarters; (b) they are projected to satisfy the fixed charge coverage ratio for each of the two following periods of four fiscal quarters, commencing with the fiscal quarter in which such payment is proposed to be made; and (c) no significant lease default or event of default has occurred and is continuing.  In addition, prior to making a dividend or other restricted payment, REMA must be in compliance with the requirement to provide credit support to the owner lessors securing its obligation to pay scheduled rent under its leases. Based on GenOn Mid-Atlantic’s and REMA’s most recent calculations of these tests, GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA did not satisfy the restricted payments tests. As a result, as of June 30, 2016, GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA could not make distributions of cash and certain other restricted payments. Each of GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA may recalculate its fixed charge coverage ratios from time to time and, subject to compliance with the restricted payments test described above, make dividends or other restricted payments.
To the extent GenOn Mid-Atlantic or REMA are able to pay dividends to GenOn, the GenOn Senior Notes due 2018 and 2020 and the related indentures also restrict the ability of GenOn to incur additional liens and make certain restricted payments, including dividends. In the event of a default or if restricted payment tests are not satisfied, GenOn would not be able to distribute cash to its parent, NRG. At June 30, 2016, GenOn did not meet the consolidated debt ratio component of the restricted payments test.
GenOn Liquidity
As disclosed in Note 8, Debt and Capital Leases, $707 million of GenOn's senior unsecured notes outstanding are current within the GenOn consolidated balance sheet and are due on June 15, 2017. GenOn's future profitability continues to be adversely affected by (i) a sustained decline in natural gas prices and its resulting effect on wholesale power prices and capacity prices, and (ii) the inability of GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA to make distributions of cash and certain other restricted payments to GenOn. Based on current projections, GenOn is not expected to have sufficient liquidity to repay the senior unsecured notes due in June 2017. As a result of these factors, there is no assurance GenOn will continue as a going concern.
GenOn is currently considering all options available to it, including negotiations with creditors, refinancing the senior unsecured notes, potential sales of certain generating assets as well as the possibility for a need to file for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. During the second quarter of 2016, GenOn appointed two independent directors as part of this process. Any resolution may have a material impact on the Company's statement of operations, cash flows and financial position.
Credit Ratings
On May 24, 2016, S&P lowered its corporate credit ratings on GenOn to CCC from CCC+. The ratings outlook for GenOn, GenOn Americas Generation, GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA is negative. S&P also lowered the issue ratings on the GenOn senior notes to CCC+ from B-, the GenOn Americas Generation senior notes to CCC from CCC+, and the pass-through certificates at REMA to B- from B. S&P upgraded the rating on the pass-through certificates at GenOn Mid-Atlantic to B- from CCC+.
On March 21, 2016, Moody's lowered its corporate credit ratings on GenOn to Caa2 from B3. The ratings outlook for GenOn, GenOn Mid-Atlantic, REMA and GenOn Americas Generation is negative. Moody's also lowered the issue ratings on the GenOn senior notes to Caa2 from B3, the pass-through certificates at GenOn Mid-Atlantic to B2 from Ba3 and the GenOn Americas Generation senior notes to Caa2 from Caa1. The issue rating on the pass-through certificates of REMA was reaffirmed by Moody's at B2.
On March 3, 2016 and March 21, 2016, respectively, S&P and Moody's reaffirmed the corporate credit ratings on NRG Energy, Inc.

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The following table summarizes the Company's credit ratings as of June 30, 2016:

 	S&P	 	Moody's	
NRG Energy, Inc. 	BB- Stable	 	Ba3 Stable	
7.625% Senior Notes, due 2018	BB-	 	B1	
8.25% Senior Notes, due 2020	BB-	 	B1	
7.875% Senior Notes, due 2021	BB-	 	B1	
6.25% Senior Notes, due 2022	BB-	 	B1	
6.625% Senior Notes, due 2023	BB-	 	B1	
6.25% Senior Notes, due 2024	BB-	 	B1	
7.25% Senior Notes, due 2026	BB-	 	B1	
Term Loan Facility, due 2023	BB+	 	Baa3	
GenOn 7.875% Senior Notes, due 2017	CCC+	 	Caa2	
GenOn 9.500% Senior Notes, due 2018	CCC+	 	Caa2	
GenOn 9.875% Senior Notes, due 2020	CCC+	 	Caa2	
GenOn Americas Generation 8.500% Senior Notes, due 2021	CCC+	 	Caa2	
GenOn Americas Generation 9.125% Senior Notes, due 2031	CCC+	 	Caa2	
NRG Yield, Inc.	BB+ Stable	 	Ba2 Stable	
5.375% NRG Yield Operating LLC Senior Notes, due 2024	BB+	 	Ba2	

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Sources of Liquidity
The principal sources of liquidity for NRG's future operating and capital expenditures are expected to be derived from new and existing financing arrangements, existing cash on hand, cash flows from operations and cash proceeds from future sales of assets, including sales to NRG Yield, Inc. As described in Note 8,  Debt and Capital Leases , to this Form 10-Q and Note 12, Debt and Capital Leases , to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K, the Company's financing arrangements consist mainly of the 2016 Senior Credit Facility, the Senior Notes, the GenOn Senior Notes, the GenOn Americas Generation Senior Notes, the NRG Yield 2019 Convertible Notes, the NRG Yield 2020 Convertible Notes, the Yield Operating senior unsecured notes, the NRG Yield, Inc. revolving credit facility, and project-related financings.
Sale of CVSR to NRG Yield, Inc. and CVSR Financing Arrangement
On August 8, 2016, the Company entered an agreement to sell the remaining 51.05% interest in the CVSR project to NRG Yield, Inc. for total expected consideration of $78.5 million plus assumed debt and working capital adjustments to be calculated at close. On July 15, 2016, CVSR Holdco LLC, the indirect owner of the CVSR project, issued $200 million of senior secured notes  that bear interest at 4.68% and mature on March 31, 2037 .  The $199 million of net proceeds from the notes were distributed to a subsidiary of NRG and NRG Yield Operating LLC, the owners of CVSR Holdco LLC, based on their pro-rata ownership. NRG Yield Operating LLC utilized its net proceeds of $97.5 million to reduce the outstanding balance of its revolving credit facility. NRG expects to utilize its net proceeds in connection with the 2016 Capital Allocation Program.
Issuance of 2027 Senior Notes
On August 2, 2016, NRG issued $1.25 billion in aggregate principal amount at par of 6.625% senior notes due 2027, or the 2027 Senior Notes. The 2027 Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of NRG and are guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries. Interest is paid semi-annually beginning on January 15, 2017, until the maturity date of January 15, 2027. The proceeds from the issuance of the 2027 Senior Notes will be utilized to retire the Company's 8.250% senior notes due 2020 and reduce the balance of the Company's 7.875% senior notes due 2021.
Capistrano Refinancing
In July 2016, Cedro Hill, Broken Bow and Crofton Bluffs, subsidiaries of Capistrano Wind Partners, each amended their respective credit facilities to increase borrowings to a total of $312 million and to lower their respective interest rates.  The net proceeds of $87 million were distributed to Capistrano Wind Partners and subsequently distributed to the holders of the Class B preferred equity interests of Capistrano Wind Partners.
EVgo
On June 17, 2016, the Company completed the sale of a majority interest in its EVgo business to Vision Ridge Partners for total consideration of approximately $39 million, including $17 million in cash received net of $2.5 million in working capital adjustments, $15 million contributed as capital to the EVgo business and $7 million of future contributions by Vision Ridge Partners, all of which were determined based on forecasted cash requirements to operate the business in future periods. In addition, the Company has future earnout potential of up to $70 million based on future profitability targets. NRG will retain its original financial obligation of $102.5 million under its agreement with the CPUC whereby EVgo will build at least 200 public fast charging Freedom Station sites and perform the associated work to prepare 10,000 commercial and multi-family parking spaces for electric vehicle charging in California.
Issuance of 2026 Senior Notes
On May 23, 2016, NRG issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount at par of 7.25% senior notes due 2026, or the 2026 Senior Notes. The 2026 Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of NRG and are guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries. Interest is paid semi-annually beginning on November 15, 2016, until the maturity date of May 15, 2026. The proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Senior Notes were utilized to redeem a portion of the Senior Notes as discussed in  Uses of Liquidity .
Residential Solar
In April 2016, the Company entered into agreements with both Sunrun Inc. and Spruce Finance Inc., whereby both parties will be able to purchase NRG originated residential solar contracts and provide support over the life of the customer contract.

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Midwest Generation
On April 7, 2016, Midwest Generation, LLC, or MWG, entered into an agreement to sell certain quantities of unforced capacity that has cleared various PJM Reliability Pricing Model auctions to a trading counterparty for net proceeds of $253 million.  MWG will continue to operate the applicable generation facilities and remains responsible for performance penalties and is eligible for performance bonus payments, if any. Accordingly, MWG will continue to account for all revenues and costs as before; however, the proceeds will be recorded as a financing obligation while capacity payments by PJM to the counterparty will be reflected as debt amortization and interest expense through the end of the 2018/19 delivery year.  MWG will amortize the upfront discount to interest expense, at an effective interest rate of 4.39%, over the term of the arrangement, through June 2019.
Asset Dispositions
During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company received proceeds of $118 million related to the sale of its Seward and Shelby generating stations. On July 12, 2016, the Company sold its Rockford generating stations for proceeds of $56 million and GenOn sold its Aurora generating station for proceeds of $369 million.
Cash Grants
As of June 30, 2016, the Company had a net renewable energy grant receivable of $36 million, net of sequestration.
Indemnity Receivable
The Company has a receivable of $75 million pursuant to an indemnity agreement the Company has with SunPower relating to the CVSR project.  Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement for the CVSR project between NRG and SunPower, SunPower agreed to indemnify NRG up to $75 million if the U.S. Treasury Department made certain determinations and awarded a reduced 1603 cash grant for the project.  SunPower has refused to honor its contractual indemnification obligation.  As a result, on March 19, 2014, NRG filed a lawsuit against SunPower in California state court, alleging breach of contract and also seeking a declaratory judgment that SunPower has breached its indemnification obligation.  NRG is seeking $75 million in damages from SunPower. On April 2, 2015, SunPower filed its answer to the lawsuit and also a cross-complaint alleging that NRG owes SunPower $7.5 million as a result of SunPower having paid more than its required share to cover the repayment of the DOE cash grant bridge loans. In July 2015, NRG filed its answer to the cross-complaint. The court has set this case for trial on January 17, 2017.
First Lien Structure
NRG has granted first liens to certain counterparties on a substantial portion of the Company's assets, excluding assets acquired through GenOn and EME (including Midwest Generation), assets held by NRG Yield, Inc., and NRG's assets that have project-level financing. NRG uses the first lien structure to reduce the amount of cash collateral and letters of credit that it would otherwise be required to post from time to time to support its obligations under out-of-the-money hedge agreements for forward sales of power or gas used as a proxy for power. To the extent that the underlying hedge positions for a counterparty are out-of-the-money to NRG, the counterparty would have claim under the first lien program. The first lien program limits the volume that can be hedged, not the value of underlying out-of-the-money positions. The first lien program does not require NRG to post collateral above any threshold amount of exposure. Within the first lien structure, the Company can hedge up to 80% of its coal and nuclear capacity, excluding GenOn and Midwest Generation's coal capacity, and 10% of its other assets, excluding GenOn's other assets with these counterparties for the first 60 months and then declining thereafter. Net exposure to a counterparty on all trades must be positively correlated to the price of the relevant commodity for the first lien to be available to that counterparty. The first lien structure is not subject to unwind or termination upon a ratings downgrade of a counterparty and has no stated maturity date.
The Company's first lien counterparties may have a claim on its assets to the extent market prices exceed the hedged prices. As of June 30, 2016, all hedges under the first liens were in-the-money on a counterparty aggregate basis.
The following table summarizes the amount of MW hedged against the Company's coal and nuclear assets and as a percentage relative to the Company's coal and nuclear capacity under the first lien structure as of June 30, 2016:

Equivalent Net Sales Secured by First Lien Structure (a)	2016	 	2017	 	2018	 	2019	 	2020	
In MW	2,217	
 	 	2,353	
 	 	497	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	
As a percentage of total net coal and nuclear capacity (b)	38	%	 	41	%	 	9	%	 	—	%	 	—	%	
 	 	
(a)	Equivalent net sales include natural gas swaps converted using a weighted average heat rate by region.	
 	 	
(b)	Net coal and nuclear capacity represents 80% of the Company’s total coal and nuclear assets eligible under the first lien which excludes coal assets acquired in the GenOn and EME (Midwest Generation) acquisitions, assets in NRG Yield, Inc. and NRG's assets that have project level financing.	

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Uses of Liquidity
The Company's requirements for liquidity and capital resources, other than for operating its facilities, can generally be categorized by the following: (i) commercial operations activities; (ii) debt service obligations; (iii) capital expenditures, including repowering and renewable development, and environmental; and (iv) allocations in connection with the Capital Allocation Program including acquisition opportunities, debt repayments, return of capital and dividend payments to stockholders.
Commercial Operations
NRG's commercial operations activities require a significant amount of liquidity and capital resources. These liquidity requirements are primarily driven by: (i) margin and collateral posted with counterparties; (ii) margin and collateral required to participate in physical markets and commodity exchanges; (iii) timing of disbursements and receipts (i.e. buying fuel before receiving energy revenues); (iv) initial collateral for large structured transactions; and (v) collateral for project development. As of June 30, 2016, commercial operations had total cash collateral outstanding of $218 million, and $802 million outstanding in letters of credit to third parties primarily to support its commercial activities for both wholesale and retail transactions. As of June 30, 2016, total collateral held from counterparties was $44 million in cash and $57 million in letters of credit.
Future liquidity requirements may change based on the Company's hedging activities and structures, fuel purchases, and future market conditions, including forward prices for energy and fuel and market volatility. In addition, liquidity requirements are dependent on NRG's credit ratings and general perception of its creditworthiness.
Capital Expenditures
The following tables and descriptions summarize the Company's capital expenditures for maintenance, environmental, and growth investments for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and the currently estimated capital expenditure and growth investments forecast for the remainder of 2016. 

 	Maintenance	 	Environmental	 	Growth Investments	 	Total	
 	(In millions)	
Generation	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gulf Coast	$	71	
 	 	$	5	
 	 	$	2	
 	 	$	78	
 	
East	85	
 	 	184	
 	 	77	
 	 	346	
 	
West	1	
 	 	—	
 	 	13	
 	 	14	
 	
Business Solutions	4	
 	 	—	
 	 	1	
 	 	5	
 	
Retail Mass	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	7	
 	
Renewables	11	
 	 	—	
 	 	76	
 	 	87	
 	
NRG Yield	9	
 	 	—	
 	 	2	
 	 	11	
 	
Corporate (b)	16	
 	 	—	
 	 	58	
 	 	74	
 	
Total cash capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2016	204	
 	 	189	
 	 	229	
 	 	622	
 	
     Funding from debt financing, net of fees	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(13	)	 	(13	)	
     Funding from third party equity partners and cash grants	(5	)	 	—	
 	 	(86	)	 	(91	)	
     Other investments (a)	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	47	
 	 	47	
 	
Total capital expenditures and investments, net of financings	199	
 	 	189	
 	 	177	
 	 	565	

Estimated capital expenditures for the remainder of 2016	270	
 	 	115	
 	 	887	
 	 	1,272	
 	
     Funding from debt financing, net of fees	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	(528	)	 	(528	)	
     Funding from third party equity partners and cash grants	(9	)	 	—	
 	 	(128	)	 	(137	)	
     Other investments (a)	—	
 	 	—	
 	 	28	
 	 	28	
 	
NRG estimated capital expenditures for the remainder of 2016, net of financings	$	261	
 	 	$	115	
 	 	$	259	
 	 	$	635	

(a)	Other investments include restricted cash activity.	
 	 	
(b)	Includes residential solar.	
 	 	
•	Environmental capital expenditures — For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company's environmental capital expenditures included DSI/ESP upgrades at the Powerton facility and the Joliet gas conversion to satisfy the IL CPS as well as controls to satisfy MATS at the Avon Lake facility.	

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•	Growth Investments capital expenditures — For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company's growth investment capital expenditures included $109 million for solar projects, $77 million for fuel conversions, $15 million for repowering projects, $2 million for thermal projects and $26 million for the Company's other growth projects.	
Environmental Capital Expenditures
NRG estimates that environmental capital expenditures from 2016 through 2020 required to comply with environmental laws will be approximately $322 million which includes $61 million for GenOn and $247 million for Midwest Generation. These costs, the majority of which will be expended by the end of 2016, are primarily associated with (i) DSI/ESP upgrades at the Powerton facility and the Joliet gas conversion to satisfy the IL CPS and (ii) MATS compliance at the Avon Lake facility.
In connection with the acquisition of EME, on April 1, 2014, NRG committed to fund up to $350 million in capital expenditures for plant modifications at Powerton and Joliet to comply with environmental regulations. The expected costs of these projects are included in the environmental capital expenditures detailed above.

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2016 Capital Allocation Program
The Company's plan to allocate capital during the remainder of 2016 is as follows:
 	 	
•	Debt Reduction. The Company expects to allocate a majority of NRG's capital available for allocation during 2016 to additional debt repurchases through the remainder of 2016 and 2017 in order to meet the Company's goal of prudent balance sheet management in a low commodity price environment.  The Company may complete this action through cash purchases, exchange offers, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, depending on prevailing market conditions, the Company’s liquidity requirements and other factors.	

•	Growth Investments.  The Company intends to use a portion of capital available for allocation during 2016 primarily to complete its fuel repowerings, conversions and renewable investments.	

•	Common Stock Dividends.  On February 29, 2016, the Company announced a reduction in its common stock dividend to $0.12 per share on an annualized basis.  The decision to reduce the common stock dividend is a proactive measure taken by the Company in order to reallocate capital in accordance with the priorities set forth in this section.	

The Company will continue to monitor market conditions in light of the Company’s 2016 Capital Allocation Program to determine if adjustments are necessary in the future. 
Debt Reduction
During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company repurchased $1.3 billion of its senior notes in open market transactions for $1.3 billion, which included $21 million in accrued interest, as further described in Note 8 , Debt and Capital Leases,  to this Form 10-Q. As further described in Note 8,  Debt and Capital Leases , to this Form 10-Q, the Company expects to utilize the proceeds from the issuance of the 2027 Senior Notes to retire the Company's 8.250% senior notes due 2020 and reduce the balance of the Company's 7.875% senior notes due 2021.
Preferred Stock
On May 24, 2016, the Company entered an agreement with Credit Suisse Group to    repurchase 100% of the outstanding shares of its $344.5 million 2.822% preferred stock. On June 13, 2016, the Company completed the repurchase from Credit Suisse of 100% of the outstanding shares at a price of $226 million. The Company anticipates the transaction to generate approximately $10 million in annual dividend savings.
Dividends
The following table lists the dividends paid during the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 	Second Quarter 2016	 	First Quarter 2016	
Dividends per Common Share	$	0.030	
 	 	$	0.145	
 	
On July 13, 2016, NRG declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of $0.03 per share, payable August 15, 2016, to stockholders of record as of August 1, 2016 representing $0.12 on an annualized basis.
The Company's common stock dividends are subject to available capital, market conditions, and compliance with associated laws, regulations and other contractual obligations. The Company expects that, based on current circumstances, comparable cash dividends will continue to be paid in the foreseeable future.

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Fuel Repowerings and Conversions
The table below lists the Company's currently projected repowering and conversion projects. With respect to facilities that are currently operating, the timing of the projects listed below could adversely impact the Company's operating revenues, gross margin and other operating costs during the period prior to the targeted COD.

Facility	 	Net Generation Capacity (MW)	 	Project Type	 	Fuel Type	 	Targeted COD	
Fuel Conversions(a)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joliet Units 6, 7 and 8(b)	 	1,326	
 	 	Environmental	 	Natural Gas	 	Q3 2016	
Shawville Units 1, 2, 3 and 4	 	597	
 	 	Growth	 	Natural Gas	 	Q4 2016	
Total	 	1,923	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Repowerings	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Carlsbad Peakers (formerly Encina) Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and GT (c)	 	527	
 	 	Growth	 	Natural Gas	 	Q2 2018	
Puente (formerly Mandalay) Units 1 and 2(c)	 	262	
 	 	Growth	 	Natural Gas	 	Q2 2020	
Bacliff (formerly Cielo Lindo/PH Robinson) Peakers 1-6	 	360	
 	 	Growth	 	Natural Gas	 	Q3 2016	
Total	 	1,149	

Total Fuel Repowerings and Conversions	 	3,072	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
    (a) Does not include the natural gas conversions of (i) Dunkirk Units 2, 3 and 4, which are on hold pending the outcome of outstanding litigation; and (ii) New Castle Units 3, 4 and 5, which were completed in the second quarter of 2016.    
(b) The Company has incurred and will incur environmental capital expenditures to switch to gas to satisfy MATS. Joliet Units 6, 7 & 8 are in commercial service using natural gas; the balance of plant work is being completed for full load operation of Unit 6.
(c) Projects are subject to applicable regulatory approvals and permits.

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Cash Flow Discussion
The following table reflects the changes in cash flows for the comparative six month periods:

 	Six months ended June 30,	 	 	
 	2016	 	2015	 	Change	
 	(In millions)	
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	873	
 	 	$	458	
 	 	$	415	
 	
Net cash used in investing activities	(469	)	 	(860	)	 	391	
 	
Net cash (used)/provided by financing activities	(530	)	 	429	
 	 	(959	)	
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities
Changes to net cash provided by operating activities were driven by:

 	(In millions)	
Change in cash collateral in support of risk management activities	$	462	
 	
Increase in operating income adjusted for non-cash items	26	
 	
Decrease in inventory primarily related to plant fuel conversions at Shawville, Joliet, New Castle and Unit 2 at our Big Cajun II facility and retirements of Huntley and Dunkirk	25	
 	
Decrease in accrued interest primarily driven by redemption of Senior Notes in late 2015 and 2016	(39	)	
Other changes in working capital driven by various timing differences	(25	)	
Decrease in accounts payable primarily related to lower operations and maintenance expense in 2016	(21	)	
Increase in prepaid expense primarily related to timing of property tax and insurance payments that occur in the first half of the year	(13	)	
 	$	415	
 	
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
Changes to net cash used in investing activities were driven by:

 	(In millions)	
Decrease in investments in unconsolidated affiliates in 2016 compared to 2015, primarily related to the 25% investment in Desert Sunlight of $285 million, as well as Petra Nova and Altenex in 2015	$	354	
 	
Proceeds from the sale of assets related to the sale of the Seward and Shelby generating facilities in 2016	136	
 	
Insurance proceeds primarily related to the Cottonwood generation station outage in 2016	27	
 	
Decrease in cash paid for acquisitions in 2016 compared to 2015, primarily related to the Spring Canyon acquisition in 2015	13	
 	
Decrease in cash grants received as the final Ivanpah cash grant amount was received in 2015 after resolution of all open inquiries	(51	)	
Increase in capital expenditures, primarily related to environmental projects at Powerton and Joliet	(39	)	
Decrease in restricted cash primarily related to the Agua Caliente and CVSR projects	(23	)	
Net decrease in nuclear decomissioning trust fund activity	(17	)	
Increase in notes receivable and other	(9	)	
 	$	391	

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Net Cash (Used)/Provided By Financing Activities
Changes to net cash (used)/provided by financing activities were driven by:

 	(In millions)	
Decrease in cash contributions from noncontrolling interest in 2016, primarily related to the NRG Yield, Inc public offering in 2015 which had proceeds of $600 million	$	(691	)	
Net decrease in borrowings, offset by debt payments, which includes debt repurchases in 2016	(251	)	
Repurchase of preferred stock in 2016	(226	)	
Increase in debt issuance costs primarily due to the refinancing of the senior credit facility and the issuance of the 2026 Senior Notes	(23	)	
Repurchases of treasury stock in 2015	186	
 	
Decrease in payment of dividends which reflects the reduction to the annualized dividend rate in 2016 from $0.58/share to $0.12/share	45	
 	
Other	1	
 	
 	$	(959	)	

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NOLs, Deferred Tax Assets and Uncertain Tax Position Implications, under ASC 740
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company had a total domestic pre-tax book loss of $195 million and foreign pre-tax book income of $12 million. As of December 31, 2015, the Company has cumulative domestic Federal NOL carryforwards of $4.0 billion which will begin expiring in 2026 and cumulative state NOL carryforwards of $4.2 billion for financial statement purposes. In addition, NRG has cumulative foreign NOL carryforwards of $202 million, which do not have an expiration date.
In addition to these amounts, the Company has $40 million of tax effected uncertain tax benefits. As a result of the Company's tax position, and based on current forecasts, NRG anticipates income tax payments, primarily to state and local jurisdictions, of up to $40 million in 2016.
The Company has recorded a non-current tax liability of $43 million until final resolution with the related taxing authority. The $43 million non-current tax liability for uncertain tax benefits is from positions taken on various state income tax returns, including accrued interest.
NRG is subject to examination by taxing authorities for income tax returns filed in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions including operations located in Australia. The Company is not subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for years prior to 2011. With few exceptions, state and local income tax examinations are no longer open for years before 2009. The Company's primary foreign operations are also no longer subject to examination by local jurisdictions for years prior to 2010.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Obligations under Certain Guarantee Contracts
NRG and certain of its subsidiaries enter into guarantee arrangements in the normal course of business to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties. These arrangements include financial and performance guarantees, stand-by letters of credit, debt guarantees, surety bonds and indemnifications.
Retained or Contingent Interests
NRG does not have any material retained or contingent interests in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity.
Obligations Arising Out of a Variable Interest in an Unconsolidated Entity
Variable interest in equity investments — As of June 30, 2016, NRG has several investments with an ownership interest percentage of 50% or less in energy and energy-related entities that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Several of these investments are variable interest entities for which NRG is not the primary beneficiary. See also Note 9,  Variable Interest Entities, or VIEs,  to this Form 10-Q.
NRG's pro-rata share of non-recourse debt held by unconsolidated affiliates was approximately $633 million as of June 30, 2016. This indebtedness may restrict the ability of these subsidiaries to issue dividends or distributions to NRG. See also Note 16,  Investments Accounted for by the Equity Method and Variable Interest Entities,  to the Company's 2015 Form 10-K.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
NRG has a variety of contractual obligations and other commercial commitments that represent prospective cash requirements in addition to the Company's capital expenditure programs, as disclosed in the Company's 2015 Form 10-K. See also Note 8,  Debt and Capital Leases , and Note 14,  Commitments and Contingencies , to this Form 10-Q for a discussion of new commitments and contingencies that also include contractual obligations and commercial commitments that occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2016.

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Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
NRG may enter into power purchase and sales contracts, fuel purchase contracts and other energy-related financial instruments to mitigate variability in earnings due to fluctuations in spot market prices and to hedge fuel requirements at generation facilities or retail load obligations. In addition, in order to mitigate interest rate risk associated with the issuance of the Company's variable rate and fixed rate debt, NRG enters into interest rate swap agreements. The following disclosures about fair value of derivative instruments provide an update to, and should be read in conjunction with,  Fair Value of Derivative Instruments  in Item 7 —  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,  of the Company's 2015 Form 10‑K.
The tables below disclose the activities that include both exchange and non-exchange traded contracts accounted for at fair value in accordance with ASC 820,  Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , or ASC 820. Specifically, these tables disaggregate realized and unrealized changes in fair value; disaggregate estimated fair values at June 30, 2016, based on their level within the fair value hierarchy defined in ASC 820; and indicate the maturities of contracts at June 30, 2016.

Derivative Activity Gains/(Losses)	(In millions)	
Fair value of contracts as of December 31, 2015	$	6	
 	
Contracts realized or otherwise settled during the period	(129	)	
Changes in fair value	29	
 	
Fair Value of Contracts as of June 30, 2016	$	(94	)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Fair Value of Contracts as of June 30, 2016	
 	Maturity	
Fair value hierarchy Gains/(Losses)	1 Year or Less	 	Greater than 1 Year to 3 Years	 	Greater than 3 Years to 5 Years	 	Greater than 5 Years	 	Total Fair
Value	
 	(In millions)	
Level 1	$	116	
 	 	$	(41	)	 	$	(9	)	 	$	—	
 	 	$	66	
 	
Level 2	(20	)	 	(71	)	 	(38	)	 	(38	)	 	(167	)	
Level 3	1	
 	 	7	
 	 	—	
 	 	(1	)	 	7	
 	
Total	$	97	
 	 	$	(105	)	 	$	(47	)	 	$	(39	)	 	$	(94	)	
The Company has elected to present derivative assets and liabilities on a trade-by-trade basis and does not offset amounts at the counterparty master agreement level. Also, collateral received or paid on the Company's derivative assets or liabilities are recorded on a separate line item on the balance sheet. Consequently, the magnitude of the changes in individual current and non-current derivative assets or liabilities is higher than the underlying credit and market risk of the Company's portfolio. As discussed in Item 3   —  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, Commodity Price Risk , to this Form 10-Q, NRG measures the sensitivity of the Company's portfolio to potential changes in market prices using VaR, a statistical model which attempts to predict risk of loss based on market price and volatility. NRG's risk management policy places a limit on one-day holding period VaR, which limits the Company's net open position. As the Company's trade-by-trade derivative accounting results in a gross-up of the Company's derivative assets and liabilities, the net derivative asset and liability position is a better indicator of NRG's hedging activity. As of June 30, 2016, NRG's net derivative liability was $94 million, a decrease to total fair value of $100 million as compared to December 31, 2015. This decrease was driven by the roll-off of trades that settled during the period and gains in fair value.
Based on a sensitivity analysis using simplified assumptions, the impact of a $0.50 per MMBtu increase in natural gas prices across the term of the derivative contracts would result in a decrease of approximately $163 million in the net value of derivatives as of June 30, 2016. The impact of a $0.50 per MMBtu decrease in natural gas prices across the term of derivative contracts would result in an increase of approximately $119 million in the net value of derivatives as of June 30, 2016.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
NRG's discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations are based upon the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements and related disclosures in compliance with U.S. GAAP requires the application of appropriate technical accounting rules and guidance as well as the use of estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. The application of these policies necessarily involves judgments regarding future events, including the likelihood of success of particular projects, legal and regulatory challenges, and the fair value of certain assets and liabilities. These judgments, in and of themselves, could materially affect the financial statements and disclosures based on varying assumptions, which may be appropriate to use. In addition, the financial and operating environment may also have a significant effect, not only on the operation of the business, but on the results reported through the application of accounting measures used in preparing the financial statements and related disclosures, even if the nature of the accounting policies has not changed.
On an ongoing basis, NRG evaluates these estimates, utilizing historic experience, consultation with experts and other methods the Company considers reasonable. In any event, actual results may differ substantially from the Company's estimates. Any effects on the Company's business, financial position or results of operations resulting from revisions to these estimates are recorded in the period in which the information that gives rise to the revision becomes known.
The Company identifies its most critical accounting policies as those that are the most pervasive and important to the portrayal of the Company's financial position and results of operations, and that require the most difficult, subjective and/or complex judgments by management regarding estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. NRG's critical accounting policies include derivative instruments, income taxes and valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, impairment of long lived assets, goodwill and other intangible assets, and contingencies.
The Company performs its annual test of goodwill impairment during the fourth quarter. The Company tests its long-lived assets for impairment whenever indicators of impairment exist. The Company notes that if natural gas prices continue to decrease, this could have a negative impact on the fair value of the reporting units that have goodwill balances and recovery of long-lived assets. Additionally, continued decreases in natural gas prices could result in an adverse change in the manner that long-lived assets are used, or result in the Company selling an asset before the end of its previously estimated useful life, at a price that is lower than its carrying amount. Accordingly, if these decreases continue, it is possible that the Company's goodwill or long-lived assets will be impaired.

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ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
NRG is exposed to several market risks in the Company's normal business activities. Market risk is the potential loss that may result from market changes associated with the Company's merchant power generation or with an existing or forecasted financial or commodity transaction. The types of market risks the Company is exposed to are commodity price risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, credit risk and currency exchange risk. The following disclosures about market risk provide an update to, and should be read in conjunction with, Item 7A — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,  of the Company's 2015 Form 10-K.
Commodity Price Risk
Commodity price risks result from exposures to changes in spot prices, forward prices, volatilities and correlations between various commodities, such as natural gas, electricity, coal, oil and emissions credits. NRG manages the commodity price risk of the Company's merchant generation operations and load serving obligations by entering into various derivative or non-derivative instruments to hedge the variability in future cash flows from forecasted sales and purchases of electricity and fuel. NRG measures the risk of the Company's portfolio using several analytical methods, including sensitivity tests, scenario tests, stress tests, position reports and VaR. NRG uses a Monte Carlo simulation based VaR model to estimate the potential loss in the fair value of its energy assets and liabilities, which includes generation assets, load obligations and bilateral physical and financial transactions.
The following table summarizes average, maximum and minimum VaR for NRG's commodity portfolio, including generation assets, load obligations and bilateral physical and financial transactions, calculated using the VaR model for the six months ending June 30, 2016, and 2015:

(In millions)	2016	 	2015	
VaR as of June 30,	$	63	
 	 	$	36	
 	
Three months ended June 30,	 	 	 	
Average	$	62	
 	 	$	39	
 	
Maximum	68	
 	 	50	
 	
Minimum	55	
 	 	34	
 	
Six months ended June 30,	 	 	 	
Average	$	58	
 	 	$	43	
 	
Maximum	68	
 	 	54	
 	
Minimum	44	
 	 	34	
 	
In order to provide additional information for comparative purposes to NRG's peers, the Company also uses VaR to estimate the potential loss of derivative financial instruments that are subject to mark-to-market accounting. These derivative instruments include transactions that were entered into for both asset management and trading purposes. The VaR for the derivative financial instruments calculated using the diversified VaR model as of June 30, 2016, for the entire term of these instruments entered into for both asset management and trading was $57 million, primarily driven by asset-backed transactions.
Interest Rate Risk
NRG is exposed to fluctuations in interest rates through its issuance of variable rate debt. Exposures to interest rate fluctuations may be mitigated by entering into derivative instruments known as interest rate swaps, caps, collars and put or call options. These contracts reduce exposure to interest rate volatility and result in primarily fixed rate debt obligations when taking into account the combination of the variable rate debt and the interest rate derivative instrument. NRG's risk management policies allow the Company to reduce interest rate exposure from variable rate debt obligations.
The Company's project subsidiaries enter into interest rate swaps, intended to hedge the risks associated with interest rates on non-recourse project level debt. See Note 12,  Debt and Capital Leases,  of the Company's 2015 Form 10-K for more information on the Company's interest rate swaps.
If all of the above swaps had been discontinued on June 30, 2016, the Company would have owed the counterparties $202 million. Based on the investment grade rating of the counterparties, NRG believes its exposure to credit risk due to nonperformance by counterparties to its hedge contracts to be insignificant.
NRG has both long and short-term debt instruments that subject the Company to the risk of loss associated with movements in market interest rates. As of June 30, 2016, a 1% change in variable interest rates would result in a $12 million change in interest expense on a rolling twelve month basis.

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As of June 30, 2016, the fair value and related carrying value of the Company's debt was $18.6 billion and $19.3 billion, respectively. NRG estimates that a 1% decrease in market interest rates would have increased the fair value of the Company's long-term debt by $1.3 billion.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk arises from the general funding needs of NRG's activities and in the management of the Company's assets and liabilities. The Company is currently exposed to additional collateral posting if natural gas prices decline primarily due to the long natural gas equivalent position at various exchanges used to hedge NRG's retail supply load obligations.
Based on a sensitivity analysis for power and gas positions under marginable contracts, a $0.50 per MMBtu change in natural gas prices across the term of the marginable contracts would cause a change in margin collateral posted of approximately $211 million as of June 30, 2016, and a 1 MMBtu/MWh change in heat rates for heat rate positions would result in a change in margin collateral posted of approximately $271 million as of June 30, 2016. This analysis uses simplified assumptions and is calculated based on portfolio composition and margin-related contract provisions as of June 30, 2016.
Credit Risk
Credit risk relates to the risk of loss resulting from non-performance or non-payment by counterparties pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations. NRG is exposed to counterparty credit risk through various activities including wholesale sales, fuel purchases and retail supply arrangements, and retail customer credit risk through its retail load activities. See Note 4, Fair Value of Financial Instruments , to this Form 10-Q for discussions regarding counterparty credit risk and retail customer credit risk, and Note 6,  Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities , to this Form 10-Q for discussion regarding credit risk contingent features.
Currency Exchange Risk
NRG's foreign earnings and investments may be subject to foreign currency exchange risk, which NRG generally does not hedge. As these earnings and investments are not material to NRG's consolidated results, the Company's foreign currency exposure is limited.

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ITEM 4 — CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure ControlsandProcedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of NRG's management, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, NRG conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in NRG’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred in the second quarter of 2016 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, NRG’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For a discussion of material legal proceedings in which NRG was involved through June 30, 2016, see Note 14, Commitments and Contingencies , to this Form 10-Q.
ITEM 1A — RISK FACTORS
Information regarding risk factors appears in Part I, Item 1A, RiskFactors Related to NRG Energy, Inc., in the Company's 2015 Form 10-K. Except as presented below, there have been no material changes in the Company's risk factors since those reported in its 2015 Form 10‑K.
There is no assurance GenOn will continue as a going concern.  GenOn’s inability to continue as a going concern could have a material impact on the Company.

As disclosed in Note 8, Debt and Capital Leases, to this Form 10-Q, $707 million of GenOn's senior unsecured notes outstanding are current within the GenOn consolidated balance sheet and are due on June 15, 2017. GenOn's future profitability continues to be adversely affected by (i) a sustained decline in natural gas prices and its resulting effect on wholesale power prices and capacity prices, and (ii) the inability of GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA to make distributions of cash and certain other restricted payments to GenOn. Based on current projections, GenOn is not expected to have sufficient liquidity to repay the senior unsecured notes due in June 2017. As a result of these factors, there is no assurance GenOn will continue as a going concern.
As of June 30, 2016, GenOn has cash and cash equivalents of $641 million, of which $324 million and $149 million is held by GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA, respectively. Under their respective operating leases, GenOn Mid-Atlantic and REMA are not permitted to make any distributions and other restricted payments unless: (a) they satisfy the fixed charge coverage ratio for the most recently ended period for four fiscal quarters; (b) they are projected to satisfy the fixed charge coverage ratio for each of the two following periods of four fiscal quarters, commencing with the fiscal quarter in which such payment is proposed to be made; and (c) no significant lease default or event of default has occurred and is continuing. Additionally, REMA must be in compliance with the requirement to provide credit support to the owner lessors securing its obligation to pay scheduled rent under its lease. As a result, GenOn Mid-Atlantic has not been able to make distributions of cash and certain other restricted payments since the quarter ended March 31, 2014 which was the last quarterly period for which GenOn Mid-Atlantic satisfied the conditions under its operating agreement. REMA has not satisfied the conditions under its operating agreement to make distributions of cash and certain other restricted payments since GenOn was acquired by NRG in December 2012.
The Company, GenOn's parent company, has no obligation to provide any financial support other than as described under the secured intercompany revolving credit agreement between the Company and GenOn and NRG Americas.

GenOn is currently considering all options available to it, including negotiations with creditors, refinancing the senior unsecured notes, potential sales of certain generating assets as well as the possibility for a need to file for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. During the second quarter of 2016, GenOn appointed two independent directors as part of this process.

The Company cannot assure you that GenOn’s inability to continue as a going concern will not have a material impact on the Company's statement of operations, cash flows and financial position including, among other things, if GenOn were to file for bankruptcy protection.

ITEM 2 — UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3 — DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4 — MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5 — OTHER INFORMATION
None.

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ITEM 6 — EXHIBITS

Number	 	Description	 	Method of Filing	
4.1	 	Indenture, dated May 23, 2016, between NRG Energy, Inc. and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York.	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 23, 2016.	
4.2	 	Supplemental Indenture, dated May 23, 2016, among NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York.	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 23, 2016.	
4.3	 	Form of 7.250% Senior Note due 2026.
	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 23, 2016.	
4.4	 	Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 23, 2016, among NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representative to the initial purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto.	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 23, 2016.	
4.5	 	One Hundred-Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 19, 2016, among NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York.
	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 25, 2016.	
4.6	 	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 19, 2016, among NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York.
	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 25, 2016.
	
4.7	 	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 19, 2016, among NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York.
	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 25, 2016.
	
4.8	 	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated August 2, 2016, among NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York.	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 3, 2016.	
4.9	 	Form of 6.625% Senior Note due 2027.	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 3, 2016.	
4.10	 	Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 2, 2016, among NRG Energy, Inc., the guarantors named therein and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representative to the initial purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto.	 	Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 3, 2016.	
10.1	 	Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Second Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement and the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.	 	Filed herewith.	
10.2	 	Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2016, by and among NRG Energy, Inc., the lenders party thereto, the joint lead arrangers and joint lead bookrunners party thereto, Citicorp North America, Inc., Commerzbank AG, New York Branch, Keybank Capital Markets Inc. and CIT Bank, N.A.	 	Filed herewith.	
10.3	 	Amended and Restated 2009 Executive Change-in-Control and General Severance Plan.	 	Filed herewith.	
31.1	 	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Mauricio Gutierrez.	 	Filed herewith.	
31.2	 	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Kirkland B. Andrews.	 	Filed herewith.	
31.3	 	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of David Callen.	 	Filed herewith.	
32	 	Section 1350 Certification.	 	Furnished herewith.	
101 INS	 	XBRL Instance Document.	 	Filed herewith.	
101 SCH	 	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.	 	Filed herewith.	
101 CAL	 	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.	 	Filed herewith.	
101 DEF	 	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.	 	Filed herewith.	
101 LAB	 	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.	 	Filed herewith.	
101 PRE	 	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.	 	Filed herewith.	

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 	NRG ENERGY, INC.
(Registrant) 	 	
 	 	 	
 	/s/ MAURICIO GUTIERREZ 	 	
 	Mauricio Gutierrez	 	
 	Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 	 	

 	/s/ KIRKLAND B. ANDREWS  	 	
 	Kirkland B. Andrews 	 	
 	Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) 	 	

 	/s/ DAVID CALLEN	 	
 	David Callen	 	
Date: August 9, 2016	Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer) 	 	

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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2016 (this “Restatement Agreement ”) to (a) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 1, 2011 (as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated as of February 6, 2013 and the Second Amendment thereto dated as of June 4, 2013, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below), the “ Credit Agreement ”) among,  inter alia , NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders from time to time parties thereto and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (in such capacity and together with its successors, the “ Administrative Agent ”) and as collateral agent (in such capacity and together with its successors, the “ Collateral Agent ”), (b) the Second Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement dated as of July 1, 2011 (as amended by that certain Amendment thereto dated as of February 6, 2013 and that certain Second Amendment thereto dated as of June 4, 2013, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the “ Collateral Trust Agreement ”) among,  inter alia , the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as priority collateral trustee and parity collateral trustee (in such capacities and together with its successors, the “ Collateral Trustee ”) and (c) the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2011 (as amended by that certain Amendment thereto dated as of June 4, 2013 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date, the “ Guarantee and Collateral Agreement ”), among,  inter alia , the Borrower, the Grantors parties thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee.
RECITALS
A.    Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below).
B.    The Borrower, the Exchanging Revolving Lenders, the Exchanging Term Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank, among others, are parties to the Credit Agreement. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. are acting as joint lead arrangers and joint lead bookrunners in connection with this Restatement Agreement, the Restated GCA (as defined below) and the CTA Amendment (as defined below) (in such capacity, the “ Arrangers ”). The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, among others, are parties to the Collateral Trust Agreement.
C.    The Borrower has requested that (i) pursuant to Section 2.25 of the Credit Agreement and this Restatement Agreement, the Credit Agreement be amended to provide for a new term loan facility thereunder (the “ Restatement Term Loans ”) in an aggregate amount of $1,900,000,000, the proceeds of which will be used to re-evidence in full all Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date (the “ Existing Term Loans ”), (ii) pursuant to Section 9.19 of the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement be amended to provide for a new tranche of revolving loans (the “ Tranche B Revolving Loans ” and the commitments in respect thereof, the “ Tranche B Revolving Commitments ”), which Tranche B Revolving Commitments would replace a portion of the Revolving Commitments under the existing revolving credit facility (including the letter of credit facility and swingline facility thereunder) outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date (the “ Existing Revolving Facility ”) and (iii) immediately after the consummation of the Term Loan Exchange (as defined below), make certain other changes to the Loan Documents as more fully set forth herein.
D.    Each Revolving Lender holding Revolving Loans under the Existing Revolving Facility (the “Existing Revolving Loans ”) or unused Revolving Commitments under the Existing Revolving Facility (the “ Existing Revolving Commitments ”) that executes and delivers a signature page to this Restatement Agreement in the capacity of an “Exchanging Revolving Lender” (each, an “ Exchanging Revolving Lender ”) will, by the fact of such execution and delivery, be deemed (i) to have irrevocably agreed to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment, (ii) to have agreed to exchange (as defined below) all (or such lesser amount as set forth on its signature page hereto) of its Existing Revolving Commitments (all Existing Revolving Commitments so exchanged, the “ Exchanged Revolving Commitments ”) with commitments to make Tranche B Revolving Loans in an equal principal amount, and (iii) upon the Restatement Effective Date, to have

exchanged such amount of its Existing Revolving Commitments with Tranche B Revolving Commitments in equal principal amount.
E.    Each Term Lender that executes and delivers a signature page to this Restatement Agreement in the capacity of an “Exchanging Term Lender” (each, an “ Exchanging Term Lender ”) will be deemed to have irrevocably (i) agreed to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment, (ii) agreed to exchange (as defined below) (as set forth on its signature page hereto) all of its Existing Term Loans (all Existing Term Loans so exchanged, the “ Exchanged Term Loans ”) with Restatement Term Loans in an equal principal amount and (iii) upon the Restatement Effective Date, exchanged (as set forth on its signature page hereto) all of its Existing Term Loans with Restatement Terms Loans in an equal principal amount.    
F.    Each Person that executes and delivers a signature page to this Restatement Agreement in the capacity of an “Additional Revolving Lender” (each, an “ Additional Revolving Lender ” and all Additional Revolving Lenders, together with all Exchanging Revolving Lenders, collectively, the “ Tranche B Revolving Lenders ”) will be deemed to have irrevocably (i) agreed to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment, (ii) committed to make Tranche B Revolving Commitments to the Borrower on the Restatement Effective Date in the amount notified to such Additional Revolving Lender by the Administrative Agent (but in no event greater than the amount such Additional Revolving Lender committed to make as Tranche B Revolving Commitments) and (iii) upon the Restatement Effective Date, made such Tranche B Revolving Commitments to the Borrower.
G.    Each Person that executes and delivers a signature page to this Restatement Agreement in the capacity of an “Additional Term Lender” (each, an “ Additional Term Lender ” and all Additional Term Lenders, together with all Exchanging Term Lenders, collectively, the “ Restatement Term Lenders ”) will be deemed to have irrevocably (i) agreed to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment, (ii) committed to make Restatement Term Loans to the Borrower on the Restatement Effective Date (the “ Additional Term Loans ”) in the amount notified to such Additional Term Lender by the Administrative Agent (but in no event greater than the amount such Additional Term Lender committed to make as Additional Term Loans) and (iii) upon the Restatement Effective Date, made such Additional Term Loans to the Borrower (the making of such Additional Term Loans, together with the exchange of Exchanged Term Loans with Restatement Term Loans, the “ Term Loan Exchange ”).
H.    The Borrower will, on the Restatement Effective Date, (i) repay in full all outstanding Existing Revolving Loans, if any, with the proceeds of Revolving Loans made under the Restated Credit Agreement, which prepayment will be accompanied by accrued interest on such Existing Revolving Loans being prepaid and (ii) terminate all Existing Revolving Commitments of Exchanging Revolving Lenders.
I.     Each Letter of Credit that is outstanding under the Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date and listed on Schedule 2.23(a) of the Restated Credit Agreement (each such Letter of Credit, an “ Existing Letter of Credit ”) shall be deemed to be outstanding as of the Restatement Effective Date.
J.    The Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank that executes and delivers a signature page to this Restatement Agreement in its capacity as such will be deemed upon the Restatement Effective Date to have irrevocably agreed to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment.
K.    By executing and delivering a signature page to this Restatement Agreement, each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent will be deemed upon the Restatement Effective Date to have irrevocably agreed to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment.
L.    The proceeds of the Restatement Term Loans will be used to (i) re-evidence in full all Existing Term Loans on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, including via the assignment by certain Term Lenders holding such Existing Term Loans (other than Exchanged Term Loans) who do not remain Term Lenders under the

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Restated Credit Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date to the Additional Term Lenders as of the Restatement Effective Date of such Existing Term Loans (other than Exchanged Term Loans), which shall thereafter be continued as and be deemed to be Term Loans under the Restated Credit Agreement and (ii) pay fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions described in this sentence.

M.    To accomplish the foregoing (i) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank whose signature page appears below, the Lenders whose signature pages appear below, constituting at least the Required Lenders (after giving effect to the Term Loan Exchange), the Exchanging Revolving Lenders and the Restatement Term Lenders, are willing to amend and restate the Credit Agreement in the form of the Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below), (ii) the Exchanging Revolving Lenders are willing to exchange all (or such lesser amount as set forth on their respective signature pages hereto) of their Existing Revolving Commitments with Tranche B Revolving Commitments, (iii) the Exchanging Term Lenders are willing to exchange all of their Existing Term Loans with Restatement Term Loans, (iv) the Additional Revolving Lenders are willing to make Tranche B Revolving Commitments to the Borrower on the Restatement Effective Date and (v) the Additional Term Lenders are willing to re-evidence in full all Existing Term Loans, other than Exchanged Term Loans, with Additional Term Loans on the Restatement Date on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Restated Credit Agreement.
N.    In addition, the Borrower has requested that the Collateral Trust Agreement be amended to make certain changes as more fully set forth in the form of the CTA Amendment. To accomplish the foregoing, the Lenders whose signature pages appear below, constituting at least the Required Lenders (after giving effect to the Term Loan Exchange), hereby instruct the Administrative Agent to authorize the Collateral Trustee to execute at any time after the Restatement Effective Date, upon receipt by the Collateral Trustee of written consents from the holders of Priority Lien Debt for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) in respect of Priority Lien Commodity Hedging Agreements (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) (the “ Required CTA Consents ”) that, when taken together with the written consent set forth herein of the holders of Priority Lien Debt for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) for whom the Administrative Agent is acting as the Priority Debt Representative (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), constitute an Act of Instructing Debtholders (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), the amendment of the Collateral Trust Agreement substantially in the form of the Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement attached hereto as  Exhibit B  (the “ CTA Amendment ”, and the Collateral Trust Agreement as amended by the CTA Amendment, the “ Amended Collateral Trust Agreement ”).
O. In addition, the Borrower has requested that the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement be amended and restated to make certain changes as more fully set forth in the Restated GCA. To accomplish the foregoing, the Collateral Trustee acting as directed by an Act of Instructing Debtholders (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) is willing to consent to the amendment and restatement of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “ Restated GCA ”).
P.    The restatement of the Credit Agreement as set forth below, the restatement of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as set forth below and the amendments to the Collateral Trust Agreement set forth below are each subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to effectiveness referred to herein and shall become effective as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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ARTICLE I
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF CREDIT AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT TO COLLATERAL TRUST AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF GUARANTEE AND COLLATERAL AGREEMENT; RESTATEMENT REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT; ACT OF INSTRUCTING DEBTHOLDERS
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 hereof, effective as of the Restatement Effective Date:
SECTION 1.1 Amendment and Restatement of Credit Agreement. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank whose signature page appears below, the Swingline Lender, the Exchanging Revolving Lenders, the Exchanging Term Lenders and the Additional Term Lenders agree that on the Restatement Effective Date, that the Credit Agreement shall hereby be amended and restated in the form of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement attached hereto as  Exhibit A  (including the schedules and exhibits thereto) (the “ Restated Credit Agreement ”) such that, on the Restatement Effective Date, the terms and provisions set forth in the Restated Credit Agreement shall replace the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement in their entirety.
SECTION 1.2 Amendment to the Collateral Trust Agreement. The Lenders whose signature pages appear below, constituting at least the Required Lenders (after giving effect to the Term Loan Exchange), hereby irrevocably instruct the Administrative Agent to authorize, and the Administrative Agent hereby authorizes, the Collateral Trustee to execute the CTA Amendment at any time after the Restatement Effective Date upon receipt by the Collateral Trustee of the Required CTA Consents. The Borrower, the Grantors (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and the Collateral Trustee agree that the Collateral Trust Agreement shall be amended by the CTA Amendment promptly upon receipt by the Collateral Trustee of the Required CTA Consents such that, on the effective date of the CTA Amendment, the terms set forth in the CTA Amendment shall modify the terms of the Collateral Trust Agreement to the extent set forth in the CTA Amendment. As used in the Collateral Trust Agreement, the terms “Agreement,” “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereto,” “hereof,” and words of similar import shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean, from and after the effective date of the CTA Amendment, the Collateral Trust Agreement as amended by the CTA Amendment.
SECTION 1.3 Amendment and Restatement of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement. The Borrower, the Grantors (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and the Collateral Trustee acting as directed by an Act of Instructing Debtholders set forth in Section 1.4 below agree on the Restatement Effective Date, that the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall hereby be amended and restated in the form of the Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C  (including the schedules and exhibits thereto) (the “ Restated GCA ”) such that, on the Restatement Effective Date, the terms and provisions set forth in the Restated GCA shall replace the terms and provisions of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement in their entirety.
SECTION 1.4 Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement; Act of Instructing Debtholders. The parties hereto confirm that it is their intent that the instructions provided herein shall represent an Act of Instructing Debtholders under and as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement with respect to the Restated GCA, the Reaffirmation Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as  Exhibit D  (the “ Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement ”) and, subject to receipt of the Required CTA Consents, the CTA Amendment. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and agrees for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks, the Lenders and the Collateral Trustee that (i)  Schedule 9.18(c)  attached to the Restated Credit Agreement sets forth completely and correctly (A) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Priority Lien Debt for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), as in effect as of the Restatement Effective Date and (B) the aggregate unfunded commitments to extend credit which, when funded, would constitute Priority Lien Debt for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), as in effect as of the Restatement Effective Date, (ii) Schedule 2.23(a) attached to the Restated Credit Agreement sets forth completely and correctly the face amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued under any

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Priority Lien Documents (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) relating to Priority Lien Debt for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), as in effect as of the Restatement Effective Date, and (iii) pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.4 of the Collateral Trust Agreement, the holders of Priority Lien Commodity Hedging Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) are not entitled to exercise any voting or consent right with respect to the execution, acknowledgment and acceptance of the Restated GCA and the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement with respect to the aggregate Hedge Capacity Amount (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) under Priority Lien Commodity Hedging Agreements (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) that are Capacity Commodity Hedging Agreements (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), including with respect to clause (i)(y)(D) of the definition of “Act of Instructing Debtholders” set forth in the Collateral Trust Agreement. To accomplish the intent set forth in the first sentence of this Section 1.4, the Lenders constituting, solely based on (and in reliance upon) the representation and warranty of the Borrower set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, holders of Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) constituting more than 50% of the sum of (1) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Priority Lien Debt for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), (2) the aggregate unfunded commitments to extend credit which, when funded, would constitute Priority Lien Debt for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and (3) the face amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued under any Priority Lien Documents (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) relating to Priority Lien Debt for Borrowed Money (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), hereby (w) consent to the CTA Amendment, the Restated GCA and the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, (x) authorize and instruct the Collateral Trustee to execute, acknowledge and accept each of the CTA Amendment, the Restated GCA and the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement on their behalf, (y) direct the Administrative Agent, on their behalf, to authorize and instruct the Collateral Trustee, and the Administrative Agent hereby authorizes and instructs the Collateral Trustee, to execute, acknowledge and accept each of the CTA Amendment, the Restated GCA and the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement on their behalf and (z) direct the Administrative Agent, on their behalf, to authorize and instruct, and the Administrative Agent hereby authorizes and instructs, the Collateral Trustee, to execute, acknowledge and accept the CTA Amendment promptly upon receipt of the Required CTA Consents.
ARTICLE II
    
REVOLVING LENDERS; TERM LENDERS; ISSUING BANKS; TRANCHE B REVOLVING LOANS; LETTER OF CREDIT; ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AUTHORIZATION
SECTION 2.1 Revolving Lenders. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement:
(a) (i) each Exchanging Revolving Lender irrevocably (x) agrees to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment, (y) agrees to exchange (as set forth on its signature page hereto) all (or such lesser amount as set forth on its signature page hereto) of its Existing Revolving Commitments with Tranche B Revolving Commitments in an equal principal amount, and (z) upon the Restatement Effective Date, shall exchange (as set forth on its signature page hereto) all (or such lesser amount as set forth on its signature page hereto) of its Existing Revolving Commitments with Tranche B Revolving Commitments in an equal principal amount and (ii) each Additional Revolving Lender irrevocably (x) agrees to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment, (y) commits to make Tranche B Revolving Commitments in the amount notified to such Additional Revolving Lender by the Administrative Agent (but in no event greater than the amount such Additional Revolving Lender committed to make as Tranche B Revolving Commitments), and (z) upon the Restatement Effective Date, shall make Tranche B Revolving Commitments to the Borrower; and
(b) the Revolving Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and Revolving Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of each Revolving Lender under the Credit Agreement that has not consented to this Restatement Agreement shall continue under the Restated Credit Agreement but shall be referred to as “Tranche A Revolving Loans” and “Tranche A Revolving Commitments”.
SECTION 2.2 Term Lenders. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement:

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(a) each Exchanging Term Lender irrevocably (i) agrees to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment, (ii) agrees to exchange (as set forth on its signature page hereto) all of its Existing Term Loans with Restatement Term Loans in an equal principal amount, and (iii) upon the Restatement Effective Date, shall exchange (as set forth on its signature page hereto) all of its Existing Term Loans with Restatement Terms Loans in an equal principal amount. For purposes of this Restatement Agreement, “exchange” shall mean convert and continue. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is acknowledged and agreed that the Existing Term Loans of Exchanging Term Lenders will be converted into and continued as Restatement Term Loans and such Exchanged Term Loans shall be on such terms under the Restated Credit Agreement.
(b) each Additional Term Lender irrevocably (i) agrees to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment, (ii) commits to make Additional Term Loans in the amount notified to such Additional Term Lender by the Administrative Agent (but in no event greater than the amount such Additional Term Lender committed to make as Additional Term Loans) and (iii) upon the Restatement Effective Date, shall re-evidence in full Existing Term Loans, other than Exchanged Term Loans, with such Additional Terms Loans.
SECTION 2.3 Issuing Banks and Swingline Lender. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement, each Issuing Bank whose signature page appears below and the Swingline Lender irrevocably agrees to the terms of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment.
SECTION 2.4 Tranche B Revolving Commitments; Restatement Term Loans.
(a) On the Restatement Effective Date, all Existing Revolving Commitments of each Revolving Lender that has consented to this Restatement Agreement shall be hereby automatically and irrevocably terminated (it being understood that all (or such lesser amount as set forth on the applicable signature pages hereto) of such Existing Revolving Commitments shall be automatically replaced with Tranche B Revolving Commitments). If, on the Restatement Effective Date, there are any Existing Revolving Loans outstanding, such Existing Revolving Loans shall, on the Restatement Effective Date, be prepaid to the Lenders thereof from the proceeds of Revolving Loans made under the Restated Credit Agreement, which prepayment will be accompanied by accrued interest on such Existing Revolving Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, subject to clause (d) below.
(b) On the Restatement Effective Date, the proceeds of the Additional Term Loans shall be used to re-evidence in full all Existing Term Loans, other than Exchanged Term Loans, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, including via the assignment by the Term Lenders holding such Existing Term Loans (other than Exchanged Term Loans) that do not remain Term Lenders under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date to the Additional Term Lenders as of the Restatement Effective Date of such Existing Term Loans (other than Exchanged Term Loans), which shall thereafter be continued as and be deemed to be Term Loans under the Restated Credit Agreement, with any remainder being used after the Restatement Effective Date as permitted by the Restated Credit Agreement.
(c) The commitments of the Additional Revolving Lenders and the Additional Term Lenders and the undertakings of the Exchanging Revolving Lenders and the Exchanging Term Lenders are several and no such Tranche B Revolving Lender or Restatement Term Lender will be responsible for any other Tranche B Revolving Lender’s or any other Restatement Term Lender’s failure to make, acquire or exchange Tranche B Revolving Loans, Tranche B Revolving Commitments or Restatement Term Loans, as applicable.
(d) Each Exchanging Revolving Lender and Exchanging Term Lender hereby waives any breakage loss or expenses due and payable to it by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement with respect to the prepayment of its Existing Revolving Loans with or the exchange of its Exchanged Term Loans with Restatement Term Loans, as applicable, as contemplated by this Restatement Agreement on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period relating to such Existing Revolving Loans or Existing Term Loans, as applicable.

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(e) Restatement Term Loans and Tranche B Revolving Loans made on the Restatement Effective Date, if any, shall initially be Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Loans, as applicable, with an Interest Period commencing on the Restatement Effective Date and ending on the date specified by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request delivered by it pursuant to Section 4.1(q) below.
(f) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the terms of this Restatement Agreement do not constitute a novation but, rather, an amendment and restatement of the terms of a pre-existing Indebtedness and related agreement, as evidenced by this Restatement Agreement and the Restated Credit Agreement. Each Additional Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that, as of the Restatement Effective Date, it shall be a “Lender” and a “Tranche B Revolving Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder. Each Additional Term Lender acknowledged and agrees that, as of the Restatement Effective Date, it shall be a “Lender” and “Term Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall perform all the obligations of and shall have rights of a Lender thereunder.
(g) The Exchanging Revolving Lenders, hereby, (x) acknowledge that Term Loan Exchange is being undertaken pursuant to Section 2.25 of the Credit Agreement, (y) consent to the Term Loan Exchange and (z) agree that this Restatement Agreement shall constitute a Joinder Agreement (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
SECTION 2.5 Letters of Credit. Notwithstanding anything in the Credit Agreement to the contrary, any Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be outstanding under the Restated Credit Agreement as of the Restatement Effective Date, and the Revolving L/C Exposure and participations in such Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the Revolving Lenders under the Restated Credit Agreement in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentages as of the Restatement Effective Date.
SECTION 2.6 Administrative Agent Authorization. The Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank whose signature page appears below and the Lenders whose signatures appear below authorize the Administrative Agent to (i) determine all amounts, percentages and other information with respect to the Commitments and Loans of each Lender, which amounts, percentages and other information may be determined only upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of the signature pages of all Lenders whose signatures appear below and (ii) enter and complete all such amounts, percentages and other information in the Restated Credit Agreement, as appropriate. The Administrative Agent’s determination and entry and completion shall be conclusive and shall be conclusive evidence of the existence, amounts, percentages and other information with respect to the obligations of the Borrower under the Restated Credit Agreement, in each case, absent clearly demonstrable error. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Article VIII and Section 9.05 of each of the Credit Agreement and the Restated Credit Agreement shall apply to any determination, entry or completion made by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.6.
SECTION 2.7 Notice of Prepayment. The parties hereto agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall be deemed to have delivered (and the Administrative Agent and Lenders party hereto acknowledge receipt of) any notice of prepayment required pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Restated Credit Agreement in connection with the exchange of the Existing Revolving Loans and the Existing Term Loans contemplated herein.

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ARTICLE III
    
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
SECTION 3.1 To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Restatement Agreement, the Borrower and each Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) represents and warrants to each of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank and the Collateral Trustee that, as of the Restatement Effective Date:
(a) Each of the Borrower and each Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) has all requisite power and authority, and the legal right, to enter into this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment and to carry out the transactions contemplated by, and perform its obligations under, this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA, the CTA Amendment, and the other Loan Documents.
(b) Each of this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment (i) has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and, with respect to this Restatement Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment only, by each Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), (ii) constitutes the Borrower’s and, with respect to this Restatement Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment only, each Grantor’s (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights generally and (including with respect to specific performance) subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought, (iii) will not violate (A) any applicable provision of any material law, statute, rule or regulation, or of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (B) any order of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator or (C) after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Restatement Agreement, any provision of any indenture or any material agreement or other material instrument to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (iv) after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Restatement Agreement, will not be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right to accelerate or to require the prepayment, repurchase or redemption of any obligation under any such indenture or material agreement or other material instrument and (v) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any other Loan Party (other than Liens created under the Security Documents).
(c) No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with, notice to, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority is or will be required in connection with this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA or the CTA Amendment, except for (i) the filing of UCC financing statements and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, (ii) recordation of modifications of the Mortgages, if any, (iii) actions specifically described in Section 3.19 of the Credit Agreement or any of the Security Documents, if any, (iv) any immaterial actions, consents, approvals, registrations or filings or (v) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect.
(d) The representations and warranties set forth in the Restated Credit Agreement, the Amended Collateral Trust Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Restatement Effective Date, with the same

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effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;  provided  that, in each case, such materiality qualifier is not applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality (or Material Adverse Effect) in the text thereof.
ARTICLE IV
    
CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT, THE RESTATED GCA AND THE CTA AMENDMENT.
SECTION 4.1 This Restatement Agreement and the Restated GCA shall become effective on the date (the “ Restatement Effective Date ”) on which each of the following conditions has been satisfied,  provided  that the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated herein and the Restated GCA will be effective immediately after the effectiveness of the Term Loan Exchange:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed and delivered counterparts of this Restatement Agreement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank that is also an Exchanging Revolving Lender or an Additional Revolving Lender, the Required Lenders (after giving effect to the Term Loan Exchange), all Tranche B Revolving Lenders, all Restatement Term Lenders, all Grantors (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and the Collateral Trustee and (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Revolving Commitments shall equal at least $2,247,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Exchanged Term Loans and Additional Term Loans shall equal at least $1,900,000,000;
(b) Each of (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article III herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Restatement Effective Date, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;  provided  that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality (or Material Adverse Effect) in the text thereof, and (ii) the conditions in Section 4.01 of the Restated Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement;
(c) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Section 6.11 and 6.12 of the Credit Agreement as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(a) and 5.04(b) of the Credit Agreement immediately after giving effect to the Term Loan Exchange;
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, duly executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1(b)(ii) above, Section 4.1(c) above and Sections 4.01(b) and 4.01(c) of the Restated Credit Agreement;
(e) The Collateral Trustee shall have received duly executed and delivered counterparts of this Restatement Agreement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Borrower, each Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), the Administrative Agent and Lenders constituting the percentage of holders of Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) required under the Collateral Trust Agreement;
(f) The Collateral Trustee shall have received duly executed and delivered counterparts of the CTA Amendment that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Borrower and each Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement);

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(g) The Collateral Trustee shall have received an officer’s certificate of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with Section 7.1 of the Amended Collateral Trust Agreement;
(h) Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall have received duly executed and delivered counterparts of the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement and the Restated GCA that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Borrower and each Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement);
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received (1) a certificate as to the good standing of each Loan Party as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State of the state of its organization; (2) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party dated as of the Restatement Effective Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws or other similar governing documents, as applicable, of such Loan Party as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors or other similar governing body, as applicable, of such Loan Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Restatement Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, (C) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other formation documents, including all amendments thereto, of each Loan Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its organization and that the certificate or articles of incorporation or other formation documents of such Loan Party have not been amended since the date of certification thereof and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing the Restatement Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA or the CTA Amendment or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Loan Party; and (3) a certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to clause (2) above;
(j) The Loan Parties shall have satisfied the requirements set forth in Section 9.17(d) of the Restated Credit Agreement.
(k) The Administrative Agent shall have received (A) and be reasonably satisfied (solely with respect to the absence of any Liens that are not Permitted Liens) with the results of a recent Lien and judgment search in each jurisdiction of organization with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, (B) any UCC financing statements with respect to the Loan Parties and Collateral in appropriate form for filing under the UCC deemed by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably necessary or desirable for the continued validity, enforceability and perfection of the Liens on the Collateral and (C) a completed perfection certificate in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, executed by a duly authorized officer of each Loan Party;
(l) The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate, dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, from a Financial Officer of the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each Arranger, supporting the conclusions that after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Restatement Agreement, the Borrower will not be insolvent or be rendered insolvent by the Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, or be left with unreasonably small capital with which to engage in its businesses, or have incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature;
(m)  (A) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, a favorable written opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel for the Borrower and certain other Loan Parties (1) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (2) dated the Restatement Effective Date, (3) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders and (4) covering such corporate, security interest and related matters relating to this Restatement Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request and which are customary for transactions of the type contemplated herein and (B) the Collateral Trustee shall have received a favorable written opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel for the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee, (1) dated the Restatement Effective Date, (2) addressed to the Collateral Trustee and (3) covering such issues as required by Section 7.1(a) of the Collateral Trust Agreement;

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(n) If, on the Restatement Effective Date, there are any Existing Revolving Loans outstanding, the Borrower shall apply the aggregate proceeds of Revolving Loans made on the Restatement Effective Date to prepay in full the principal amount of all Existing Revolving Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and premiums thereon and all amounts due under Section 2.4(a) hereunder (subject to Section 2.4(d)).
(o) The proceeds of the Additional Term Loans shall have been applied, concurrently with the exchange of the Exchanged Term Loans with Restatement Term Loans, to re-evidence in full all Existing Term Loans, other than Exchanged Term Loans, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, including via the assignment by the Term Lenders holding such Existing Term Loans (other than Exchanged Term Loans) who do not remain Term Lenders under the Restated Credit Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date to the Additional Term Lenders as of the Restatement Effective Date of such Existing Term Loans (other than Exchanged Term Loans), which shall thereafter be continued as and be deemed to be Term Loans under the Restated Credit Agreement, with any remainder to be applied in accordance with the Restated Credit Agreement;

(p) The Borrower shall have, concurrently with the exchange of Exchanged Term Loans with Restatement Term Loans and the making of the Additional Term Loans (A) paid all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts on the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Term Loans (subject to Section 2.4(d)) and (B) paid to all Term Lenders holding Existing Term Loans immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date that are not party to this Restatement Agreement, if any, all indemnities, cost reimbursements and other Obligations, if any, then due and owing to such Term Lenders under the Loan Documents (prior to the effectiveness of this Restatement Agreement) and of which the Borrower has been notified in writing;

(q) Borrower shall have delivered a Borrowing Request one Business Day prior to the Restatement Effective Date;

(r) The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall have received all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent or any Revolving Lender at least three Business Days prior to the Restatement Effective Date; and

(s) Each of the Arrangers, the Co-Managers, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or other payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document or other agreement with the Borrower relating to the Transactions.

SECTION 4.2 CTA Amendment. The CTA Amendment shall automatically become effective without further action of the Borrower, the Grantors (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders upon execution thereof by the Collateral Trustee on or after the Restatement Effective Date, and the signature pages of the Borrower and the Grantors (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) delivered to the Collateral Trustee on the Restatement Effective Date shall be automatically released, upon receipt by the Collateral Trustee of the Required CTA Consents.
SECTION 4.3 Post-Effectiveness Covenant. Each Loan Party warrants, covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Lender that each Loan Party will satisfy the requirements set forth in Section 9.17(a), (b), (c) and (e) of the Restated Credit Agreement within 90 days after the Restatement Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion).

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ARTICLE V
    
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT.
SECTION 5.1 Except as expressly set forth herein or in the Restated Credit Agreement, this Restatement Agreement and the Restated Credit Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Trustee or the Issuing Banks under the Credit Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as expressly set forth in the CTA Amendment or the Restated GCA), and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or the Restated Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement or of any other Loan Document (other than as expressly set forth in the CTA Amendment or the Restated GCA), all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower, any Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) or any other Person to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.
SECTION 5.2 Except as expressly set forth herein, the Restated GCA or in the CTA Amendment, this Restatement Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, the GS Counterparty (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) or the Collateral Trustee, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Collateral Trust Agreement or any other provision of the Collateral Trust Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower, any Grantor (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) or any other person to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Collateral Trust Agreement in similar or different circumstances.
SECTION 5.3 The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) this Restatement Agreement, the Restated Credit Agreement, the Restatement Reaffirmation Agreement, the Restated GCA, the CTA Amendment, any other Loan Document or other document or instrument executed and delivered in connection herewith do not constitute a novation, or termination of the obligations of the Borrower and the Grantors (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) under the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Trust Agreement as in effect prior to the Restatement Effective Date (collectively, the “ Obligations ”); (ii) such Obligations are in all respects continuing (as amended by this Restatement Agreement, the Restated GCA and the CTA Amendment) with only the terms thereof being modified to the extent provided in this Restatement Agreement; and (iii) the Security Documents and the Liens and security interests granted thereunder are in all respects continuing in full force and effect. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 of this Restatement Agreement, the provisions of this Restatement Agreement will become effective and binding upon, and enforceable against, the Borrower and each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders.
SECTION 5.4 This Restatement Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document and a Joinder Agreement for all purposes under the Restated Credit Agreement and a Security Document (as defined in the Amended Collateral Trust Agreement) for all purposes under the Amended Collateral Trust Agreement, and shall be administered and construed pursuant to the terms of the Restated Credit Agreement and the Amended Collateral Trust Agreement.

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ARTICLE VI
    
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.1 Counterparts.  This Restatement Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as provided in Article V. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Restatement Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including “pdf”) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Restatement Agreement.
SECTION 6.2 Applicable Law; Notices; Waiver of Jury Trial; Severability; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Waivers . THIS RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Sections 9.07, 9.11 and 9.15 of the Restated Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein,  mutatis mutandis .
SECTION 6.3 Headings. Headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Restatement Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Restatement Agreement.
[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Restatement Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

NRG ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ Gaëtan C. Frotté    
Name: Gaëtan C. Frotté
Title: Senior Vice President & Treasurer
FOR EACH ENTITY LISTED ON SCHEDULE 1:
By: /s/ Krisshna Koomar______________________________
Name: Krisshna Koomar
Title: Vice President

FOR EACH ENTITY LISTED ON SCHEDULE 2:
By: /s/ Rachel Smith    
Name: Rachel Smith
Title: Treasurer

FOR EACH ENTITY LISTED ON SCHEDULE 3:
By: /s/ Gaëtan C. Frotté    
Name: Gaëtan C. Frotté
Title: Treasurer

SCHEDULE 1

 	 	 	 	
 	ENTITY	Jurisdiction(s)	Secretary/Assistant Secretary	
1.	Ace Energy, Inc.	NY	Robert P. Thomas	
2.	Allied Home Warranty GP LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
3.	Allied Warranty LLC	TX	Robert P. Thomas	
4.	Arthur Kill Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
5.	Astoria Gas Turbine Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
6.	Bayou Cove Peaking Power, LLC	DE	Gordon Polozola	
7.	Bidurenergy, Inc.	NY	Robert P. Thomas	
8.	Cabrillo Power I LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
9.	Cabrillo Power II LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
10.	Carbon Management Solutions LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
11	Cirro Energy Services, Inc.	TX	Robert P. Thomas	
12.	Cirro Group, Inc.	TX	Robert P. Thomas	
13.	Clean Edge Energy LLC	DE	Kevin M. Masucci	
14.	Conemaugh Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
15.	Connecticut Jet Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
16.	Cottonwood Development LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
17.	Cottonwood Energy Company LP	DE	Gordon Polozola	
18.	Cottonwood Generating Partners I LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
19.	Cottonwood Generating Partners II LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
20.	Cottonwood Generating Partners III LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
21.	Cottonwood Technology Partners LP	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
22.	Devon Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
23.	Dunkirk Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
24.	Eastern Sierra Energy Company LLC	CA	Sean Beatty	
25.	El Segundo Power, LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
26.	El Segundo Power II LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
27.	Energy Alternatives Wholesale, LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
28.	Energy Choice Solutions LLC	TX	Clare H. Doyle	
29.	Energy Plus Holdings LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
30.	Energy Plus Natural Gas LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
31.	Energy Protection Insurance Company	VT	Kevin P. Malcarney	
32.	Everything Energy LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
33.	Forward Home Security, LLC	TX	Clare H. Doyle	
34.	GCP Funding Company, LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
35.	Green Mountain Energy Company	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
36.	Gregory Partners, LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
37.	Gregory Power Partners LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
38.	Huntley Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
39.	Independence Energy Alliance LLC	DE	Deborah. R. Fry	

 	
 	 	 	 	
40.	Independence Energy Group LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
41.	Independence Energy Natural Gas LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
42.	Indian River Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
43.	Indian River Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
44.	Keystone Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
45.	Langford Wind Power, LLC	TX	Jennifer Hein	
46.	Louisiana Generating LLC	DE	Gordon Polozola	
47.	Meriden Gas Turbines LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
48.	Middletown Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
49.	Montville Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
50.	NEO Corporation	MN	Kevin P. Malcarney	
51.	NEO Freehold-Gen LLC	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
52.	NEO Power Services Inc.	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
53.	New Genco GP LLC	DE	Scott Thomas	
54.	Norwalk Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
55.	NRG Advisory Services LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
56.	NRG Affiliate Services Inc.	DE	Brian Curci	
57.	NRG Artesian Energy LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
58.	NRG Arthur Kill Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
59.	NRG Astoria Gas Turbine Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
60.	NRG Bayou Cove LLC	DE	Gordon Polozola	
61.	NRG Business Services LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
62.	NRG Business Solutions LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
63.	NRG Cabrillo Power Operations Inc.	DE	Sean Beatty	
64.	NRG California Peaker Operations LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
65.	NRG Cedar Bayou Development Company, LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
66.	NRG Connected Home LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
67.	NRG Connecticut Affiliate Services Inc.	DE	Brian Curci	
68.	NRG Curtailment Solutions Holdings LLC f/k/a NRG Curtailment Solutions LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
69.	NRG Curtailment Solutions Inc., f/k/a Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc.	NY	Robert P. Thomas	
70.	NRG Development Company Inc.	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
71.	NRG Devon Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
72.	NRG Dispatch Services LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
73.	NRG Distributed Generation PR LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
74.	NRG Dunkirk Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
75.	NRG ECOKAP Holdings LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
76.	NRG El Segundo Operations Inc.	DE	Sean Beatty	
77.	NRG Energy Efficiency-L LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
78.	NRG Energy Efficiency-P LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
79.	NRG Energy Labor Services LLC	DE	Richard Freed	
80.	NRG Energy Services Group LLC	DE	Richard Freed	

 	
 	 	 	 	
81.	NRG Energy Services International Inc.	DE	Richard Freed	
82.	NRG Home & Business Solutions LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
83.	NRG Home Services LLC (f/k/a Lone Star A/C & Appliance Repair, LLC)	TX	Robert P. Thomas	
84.	NRG Home Solutions LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
85.	NRG Home Solutions Product LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
86.	NRG Homer City Services LLC	DE	Richard Freed	
87.	NRG HQ DG LLC	DE	Brian Curci	
88.	NRG Huntley Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
89.	NRG Identity Protect LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
90.	NRG Ilion Limited Partnership	DE	Brian Curci	
91.	NRG Ilion LP LLC	DE	Deborah R. Fry	
92.	NRG International LLC	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
93.	NRG Mextrans Inc.	DE	Sean Beatty	
94.	NRG MidAtlantic Affiliate Services Inc.	DE	Brian Curci	
95.	NRG Middletown Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
96.	NRG Montville Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
97.	NRG New Roads Holdings LLC	DE	Gordon Polozola	
98.	NRG North Central Operations Inc.	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
99.	NRG Northeast Affiliate Services Inc.	DE	Brian Curci	
100.	NRG Norwalk Harbor Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
101.	NRG Operating Services, Inc.	DE	Deborah R. Fry	
102.	NRG Oswego Harbor Power Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
103.	NRG PacGen Inc.	DE	Sean Beatty	
104.	NRG Portable Power LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
105.	NRG Power Marketing LLC	DE	Kevin M. Masucci	
106.	NRG Renter’s Protection LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
107.	NRG Retail LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
108.	NRG Retail Northeast LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
109.	NRG Rockford Acquisition LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
110.	NRG Saguaro Operations Inc.	DE	Sean Beatty	
111.	NRG Security LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
112.	NRG Services Corporation	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
113.	NRG SimplySmart Solutions LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
114.	NRG South Central Affiliate Services Inc.	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
115.	NRG South Central Generating LLC	DE	Gordon Polozola	
116.	NRG South Central Operations Inc.	DE	Gordon Polozola	
117.	NRG SPV #1 LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
118.	NRG Texas C&I Supply LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
119.	NRG Texas Gregory LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
120.	NRG Texas Holding Inc.	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
121.	NRG Texas LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
122.	NRG Texas Power LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	

 	
 	 	 	 	
123.	NRG Warranty Services LLC	DE	Clare H. Doyle	
124.	NRG West Coast LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
125.	NRG Western Affiliate Services Inc.	DE	Kevin P. Malcarney	
126.	O’Brien Cogeneration, Inc. II	DE	Sean Beatty	
127.	ONSITE Energy, Inc.	OR	Sean Beatty	
128.	Oswego Harbor Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
129.	RE Retail Receivables, LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
130.	Reliant Energy Northeast LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
131.	Reliant Energy Power Supply, LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
132.	Reliant Energy Retail Holdings, LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
133.	Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
134.	RERH Holdings, LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
135.	Saguaro Power LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
136.	Somerset Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
137.	Somerset Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
138.	Texas Genco Financing Corp.	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
139.	Texas Genco Operating Services LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
140.	Texas Genco Services, LP	TX	Brian Curci	
141.	US Retailers LLC	DE	Robert P. Thomas	
142.	Vienna Operations Inc.	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
143.	Vienna Power LLC	DE	Mahendra Churaman	
144.	WCP (Generation) Holdings LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	
145.	West Coast Power LLC	DE	Sean Beatty	

SCHEDULE 2

 	 	 	 	
 	ENTITY	Jurisdiction(s)	Secretary/Assistant Secretary	
146.	NRG Construction LLC	DE	Ben Trammell, Jr., President	
147.	NRG Energy Services LLC	DE	Richard Freed	
148.	NRG Maintenance Services LLC	DE	Richard Freed	
149.	NRG Reliability Solutions LLC	DE	Richard Freed	

SCHEDULE 3

 	 	 	 	
 	ENTITY	Jurisdiction(s)	Secretary/Assistant Secretary	
150.	NRG Generation Holdings, Inc.	DE	Christopher O'Hara	
151.	NRG Greenco LLC	DE	Brian Curci	
152.	NRG South Texas LP	TX	Christopher O'Hara, secretary of General Partner, Texas Genco GP, LLC	
153.	Texas Genco GP, LLC	TX	Christopher O'Hara	
154.	Texas Genco Holdings, Inc.	TX	Christopher O'Hara	
155.	Texas Genco LP, LLC	DE	Christopher O'Hara	

ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED BY:

CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

By: /s/ Kirkwood Roland_______________________
Name: Kirkwood Roland
Title: Managing Director & Vice President

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as an Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Vanessa Kurbatskiy______________________
Name: Vanessa Kurbatskiy
Title: Vice President

CITIBANK, N.A., as an Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender

By: /s/ Kirkwood Roland_______________________
Name: Kirkwood Roland
Title: Managing Director & Vice President

CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as an Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Mikhail Faybusovich_____________________
Name: Mikhail Faybusovich
Title: Authorized Signatory

By: /s/ Karim Rahimtoola_______________________
Name: Karim Rahimtoola
Title: Authorized Signatory

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Prashant Mehra________________________
Name: Prashant Mehra
Title: Director

By: /s/ Lydia Lopiparo________________________
Name: Lydia Lopiparo
Title: Vice President

BNP PARIBAS, as an Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Denis P. O'Meara________________________
Name: Denis P. O'Meara
Title: Managing Director

By: /s/ Theodore Sheen________________________
Name: Theodore Sheen
Title: Director

NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Gerry Canet________________________
Name: Gerry Canet
Title: Managing Director

By: /s/ Rebecca Lo________________________
Name: Rebecca Lo
Title: Analyst

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Juan J. Javellana________________________
Name: Juan J. Javellana
Title: Executive Director

MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as an Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Cody Gunsch________________________
Name: Cody Gunsch

Title: Authorized Signatory

By executing below, each party acknowledges and accepts this Restatement Agreement and further acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Restatement Agreement executed by each party thereto.

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as Priority Collateral Trustee and Parity Collateral Trustee

By: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company

By: /s/ Irina Golovashchuk______________________
Name: Irina Golovashhchuk
Title: Vice President

By: /s/ Debra A. Schwalb_______________________
Name: Debra A. Schwalb
Title: Vice President

Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION VERSION

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of June 30, 2016

among

NRG ENERGY, INC.,
as Borrower,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, BNP PARIBAS, DNB CAPITAL ASA, ING CAPITAL LLC and NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Lead Bookrunners,

CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent,

and

COMMERZBANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, KEYBANK CAPITAL MARKETS INC. and
CIT BANK, N.A.
as Co-Managers

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page

 	 	 	
 	ARTICLE I.	 	
 	 	 	
 	Definitions	 	
Section 1.01.	Defined Terms	2	
Section 1.02.	Terms Generally	57	
Section 1.03.	Classification of Loans and Borrowings	57	
Section 1.04.	Exchange Rates	57	
Section 1.05.	Limited Condition Transactions	58	
 	 	 	
 	ARTICLE II.	 	
 	 	 	
 	The Credits	 	
Section 2.01.	Commitments	59	
Section 2.02.	Loans	60	
Section 2.03.	Borrowing Procedure	61	
Section 2.04.	Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt	62	
Section 2.05.	Fees	63	
Section 2.06.	Interest on Loans	64	
Section 2.07.	Default Interest	65	
Section 2.08.	Alternate Rate of Interest	65	
Section 2.09.	Termination and Reduction of Commitments	65	
Section 2.10.	Conversion and Continuation of Borrowings	66	
Section 2.11.	Repayment of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans	67	
Section 2.12.	Prepayment	68	
Section 2.13.	Mandatory Prepayments	73	
Section 2.14.	Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances	74	
Section 2.15.	Change in Legality	76	
Section 2.16.	Indemnity	76	
Section 2.17.	Pro Rata Treatment	77	
Section 2.18.	Sharing of Setoffs	77	
Section 2.19.	Payments	78	
Section 2.20.	Taxes	78	
Section 2.21.	Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances; Duty to Mitigate	81	
Section 2.22.	Swingline Loans	82	
Section 2.23.	Letters of Credit	84	
Section 2.24.	Incremental Facilities	89	
Section 2.25.	Incremental Refinancing Facilities	91	
Section 2.26.	Defaulting Lenders	93	

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 	ARTICLE III.	 	
 	 	 	
 	Representations and Warranties	 	
Section 3.01.	Organization; Powers	95	
Section 3.02.	Authorization; No Conflicts	96	
Section 3.03.	Enforceability	96	
Section 3.04.	Governmental Approvals	96	
Section 3.05.	Financial Statements	96	
Section 3.06.	No Material Adverse Effect	97	
Section 3.07.	Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases	97	
Section 3.08.	Subsidiaries	97	
Section 3.09.	Litigation; Compliance with Laws	97	
Section 3.10.	Agreements	98	
Section 3.11.	Federal Reserve Regulations	98	
Section 3.12.	Investment Company Act	98	
Section 3.13.	Use of Proceeds	98	
Section 3.14.	Tax Returns	99	
Section 3.15.	No Material Misstatements	99	
Section 3.16.	Employee Benefit Plans	100	
Section 3.17.	Environmental Matters	100	
Section 3.18.	Insurance	101	
Section 3.19.	Security Documents	101	
Section 3.20.	Location of Real Property	102	
Section 3.21.	Labor Matters	102	
Section 3.22.	Intellectual Property	102	
Section 3.23.	Energy Regulation	103	
Section 3.24.	Solvency	104	
Section 3.25.	Liabilities and Obligations of Funded L/C SPV	104	
Section 3.26.	Anti-Terrorism Laws	104	
Section 3.27.	Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions	105	
 	 	 	
 	ARTICLE IV.	 	
 	 	 	
 	Conditions of Lending	 	
Section 4.01.	All Credit Events	105	
Section 4.02.	Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date	106	
 	 	 	
 	ARTICLE V.	 	
 	 	 	
 	Affirmative Covenants	 	
Section 5.01.	Corporate Existence	106	

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Section 5.02.	Insurance	106	
Section 5.03.	Taxes	107	
Section 5.04.	Financial Statements, Reports, etc	107	
Section 5.05.	Litigation and Other Notices	108	
Section 5.06.	Information Regarding Collateral	108	
Section 5.07.	Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections; Environmental Assessments	109	
Section 5.08.	Use of Proceeds	110	
Section 5.09.	Additional Collateral, etc.	110	
Section 5.10.	Further Assurances	113	
Section 5.11.	Ownership of Funded L/C SPV	113	
Section 5.12.	Maintenance of Energy Regulatory Authorizations and Status	113	
 	 	 	
 	ARTICLE VI.	 	
 	 	 	
 	Negative Covenants
	 	
Section 6.01.	Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock	114	
Section 6.02.	Liens	119	
Section 6.03.	Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions	119	
Section 6.04.	Asset Sales	119	
Section 6.05.	Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries	121	
Section 6.06.	Restricted Payments	123	
Section 6.07.	Transactions with Affiliates	127	
Section 6.08.	Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets	129	
Section 6.09.	Limitations on Funded L/C SPV	130	
Section 6.10.	Designation of Restricted, Unrestricted and Excluded Project Subsidiaries	131	
Section 6.11.	Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio	132	
Section 6.12.	Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio	132	
Section 6.13.	Fiscal Year	132	
Section 6.14.	Use of Proceeds	132	
 	 	 	
 	ARTICLE VII.	 	
 	 	 	
 	Events of Default	 	
 	 	 	
 	ARTICLE VIII.	 	

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 	The Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders

 	ARTICLE IX.	 	
 	 	 	
 	Miscellaneous	 	
Section 9.01.	Notices	140	
Section 9.02.	Survival of Agreement	142	
Section 9.03.	Binding Effect	142	
Section 9.04.	Successors and Assigns	142	
Section 9.05.	Expenses; Indemnity	147	
Section 9.06.	Right of Setoff	149	
Section 9.07.	Applicable Law	149	
Section 9.08.	Waivers; Amendment; Replacement of Non-Consenting Lenders	149	
Section 9.09.	Interest Rate Limitation	152	
Section 9.10.	Entire Agreement	152	
Section 9.11.	WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL	152	
Section 9.12.	Severability	152	
Section 9.13.	Counterparts	152	
Section 9.14.	Headings	153	
Section 9.15.	Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process	153	
Section 9.16.	Confidentiality	153	
Section 9.17.	Mortgage Modifications	154	
Section 9.18.	Effect of Amendment and Restatement	155	
Section 9.19.	Permitted Amendments	155	
Section 9.20.	Certain Undertakings with Respect to Securitization Vehicles	156	
Section 9.21.	Undertaking Regarding Bankruptcy or Similar Proceeding against Funded L/C SPV	157	
Section 9.22.	PATRIOT Act	157	
Section 9.23.	No Fiduciary Duty	157	
Section 9.24.	Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions	158	

Exhibits and Schedules	 	 	
 	 	 	
Exhibit A	Form of Administrative Questionnaire	 	
Exhibit B	Form of Assignment and Assumption	 	
Exhibit C	Form of Borrowing Request	 	
Exhibit D	Form of Joinder Agreement	 	
Exhibit E	Form of Mortgage	 	

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Exhibit F	Form of Revolving Note	 	
Exhibit G	Form of Term Note	 	
Exhibit H	Form of Prepayment Notice	 	
Exhibit I	Form of Discounted Purchase Option Notice	 	
Exhibit J	Form of Lender Participation Notice	 	
Exhibit K	Form of Discounted Voluntary Purchase Notice	 	
Exhibit L	Form of Asset Sale Offer Notice	 	
Exhibit M	Form of Non-Bank Certificate	 	

 	 	 	
Schedule 1.01(a)	Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries	 	
Schedule 1.01(b)	Excluded Project Subsidiaries	 	
Schedule 1.01(c)	Existing Commodity Hedging Agreements	 	
Schedule 1.01(d)	Mortgaged Properties	 	
Schedule 1.01(e)	Revolving Commitments	 	
Schedule 1.01(f)	Subsidiary Guarantors	 	
Schedule 1.01(g)	Term Commitments	 	
Schedule 1.01(h)	Unrestricted Subsidiaries	 	
Schedule 2.23(a)	Existing Letters of Credit	 	
Schedule 2.23(b)	Letter of Credit Commitments	 	
Schedule 3.07	Properties	 	
Schedule 3.08	Subsidiaries	 	
Schedule 3.09	Litigation	 	
Schedule 3.17	Environmental Matters	 	
Schedule 3.18	Insurance	 	
Schedule 3.19(a)	UCC Filing Offices	 	
Schedule 3.19(c)	Mortgage Filing Offices	 	
Schedule 3.20	Owned and Leased Real Property	 	
Schedule 3.23(b)	Rate Proceedings	 	
Schedule 3.23(d)	FERC Matters	 	
Schedule 3.23(g)	Regulatory Status	 	
Schedule 5.09(b)	Title Insurance and Survey Requirements	 	
Schedule 6.01	Existing Indebtedness	 	
Schedule 6.02	Existing Liens	 	
Schedule 6.03	Sale and Leaseback Transactions	 	
Schedule 9.18(c)	Priority Lien Debt	 	

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2016, among NRG ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the LENDERS from time to time party hereto (the “ Lenders ”), CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC. (together with its Affiliates, “ CNA ”), as administrative agent (in such capacity and together with its successors, the “ Administrative Agent ”), collateral agent (in such capacity and together with its successors, the “ Collateral Agent ”), an Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (together with its Affiliates, “ BANA ”), as an Issuing Bank, BARCLAYS BANK PLC (together with its Affiliates, “ Barclays ”), as an Issuing Bank, BNP PARIBAS (together with its Affiliates, “ BNPP ”), as an Issuing Bank, CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH (together with its Affiliates, “ CS ”), as an Issuing Bank, DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH (together with its Affiliates, “ DB ”), as an Issuing Bank, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (together with its Affiliates, “ JPM ”), as an Issuing Bank, MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. (together with its Affiliates, “ MSB ”), as an Issuing Bank and NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH (together with its Affiliates, “ Natixis ”), as an Issuing Bank.
A.    Immediately prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower, the lenders party thereto (including certain of the Lenders), Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent, collateral agent and swingline lender thereunder, and the other financial institutions party thereto are party to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2011 (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which the lenders party thereto (including certain of the Lenders) agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to continue to extend credit to the Borrower thereunder in the form of (i) Term Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and (ii) a revolving credit facility (including a letter of credit facility and a swingline loan facility thereunder).
B.    It is understood and agreed that, immediately prior to the Closing Date, the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) are guaranteed pursuant to the Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and secured pursuant to the Security Documents by a legal, valid, binding and enforceable security interest and a fully perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), in the Collateral and the proceeds thereof.
C.    The Borrower has requested that certain of the Lenders (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and the other parties hereto (including all Lenders) agree, and such Lenders (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and other parties (including all Lenders) have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to continue to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder in the form of (i) Term Loans re-evidenced on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount on the Closing Date equal to $1,900,000,000 and (ii) a replacement revolving credit facility (including a letter of credit facility and a swingline loan facility thereunder) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding on the Closing Date not to exceed $2,536,000,000, subject to the limitations set forth herein.
D.    The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Term Loans on the Closing Date, together with other funds available to it, to (i) re-evidence in full all Term Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, including via the assignment by certain of the Lenders under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement who do not remain Lenders hereunder on the Closing Date to certain of the Lenders hereunder as of the Closing Date of certain of the Term Loans under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, which shall thereafter be continued as and be deemed to be a portion of the Term Loans hereunder, and (ii) pay or cause to be paid fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The revolving credit facility (including the letter of credit facility and the swingline loan facility thereunder) under the Existing Credit Agreement will, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, be replaced on the Closing Date with the revolving credit facility (including the letter of credit facility and swingline loan facility thereunder) under this Agreement in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding on the Closing Date not to exceed $2,536,000,000, subject to the limitations set forth herein.
  
E.    It is the intent of the parties hereto that (i) this Agreement shall be deemed to be the Credit Agreement (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) for all purposes under the Collateral Trust Agreement and the other Security Documents and, pursuant and in accordance with Section 3.8(b) of the Collateral Trust

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Agreement, all extensions of credit under this Agreement (including issuances of Letters of Credit) shall constitute extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) for all purposes under the Collateral Trust Agreement and the other Security Documents and shall be deemed to be incurred (solely for purposes of Section 3.8(b) of the Collateral Trust Agreement) on February 2, 2006 and no further designation shall be required to be made so that (a) all extensions of credit under this Agreement (regardless when made or incurred) will be deemed Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof and the Guaranteed Obligations will be deemed Priority Lien DFBM Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and (b) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will at all times constitute Priority Lien Documents (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) and (ii) the Guaranteed Obligations under this Agreement will henceforth be guaranteed pursuant to the Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and secured pursuant to the Security Documents by a legal, valid, binding and enforceable security interest and a fully perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Trustee (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement), for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral and the proceeds thereof.
F.    In addition, the Borrower has requested that, on the Closing Date, (i) the Collateral Trust Agreement be amended to make certain changes as more fully set forth in the Restatement Agreement and (ii) the Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement be amended and restated in its entirety to make certain changes as more fully set forth in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
G.    Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.

Definitions
SECTION 1.01.    Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Acceptable Price” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(iii).
“Acceptance Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(ii).
“Accepting Lenders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.19.
“Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC.
“Acquired Debt” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, (a) Indebtedness of any other Person or asset existing at the time such other Person or asset is merged with or into, is acquired by, or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person, as the case may be, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person and (b) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.
“Additional Senior Notes” shall mean senior notes issued by the Borrower after the Closing Date in compliance with this Agreement having substantially the same terms in all material respects (other than pricing and maturity) as the Senior Notes or terms more favorable to the Borrower.
“Additional Senior Notes Documents” shall mean the indentures under which the Additional Senior Notes are issued and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the

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Additional Senior Notes or providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof, in each case as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum equal to the product of (a) the LIBO Rate in effect for such Interest Period and (b) Statutory Reserves; provided  that (i) at no time shall the Adjusted LIBO Rate with respect to Term Loans be less than 0.75% per annum and (ii) subject to the foregoing clause (i), at no time shall the Adjusted LIBO Rate be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement.
“Administrative Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“Administrative Agent Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(b).
“Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire substantially in the form of Exhibit A , or such other similar form as may be supplied from time to time by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise;  provided  that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.
“Affiliate Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.07.
“Agents” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article VIII.
“Aggregate Revolving Exposure” shall mean the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Exposures.
“Agreement” shall mean this Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
“AHYDO Catch-Up Payment” shall mean any payment with respect to any obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including subordinated debt obligations, in each case to the extent such payment is necessary to avoid the application of Section 163(e)(5) of the Tax Code.
“Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day  plus  1/2 of 1.00% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for an interest period of one month beginning on such day (determined as if the relevant ABR Borrowing were a Eurodollar Borrowing) plus 1.00%;  provided  that (i) at no time shall the Alternate Base Rate with respect to Term Loans be less than 1.75% per annum and (ii) subject to the foregoing clause (i), at no time shall the Alternate Base Rate determined pursuant to clause (c) above be less than 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and, to the extent applicable, other similar legislation in any other jurisdictions.
“Anti-Terrorism Laws” shall mean (i) the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto and (ii) the PATRIOT Act.
“Applicable Discount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(iii).

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“Applicable Laws” shall mean, as to any Person, any ordinance, law, treaty, rule or regulation, or any determination, ruling or other directive by or from an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, including ERCOT, in each case, applicable to or binding on such Person or any of its property or assets or to which such Person or any of its property or assets is subject.
“Applicable Margin” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to (a)(i) with respect to ABR Term Loans, 1.75% and (ii) with respect to Eurodollar Term Loans, 2.75% and (b)(i) with respect to ABR Revolving Loans, 1.25% and (ii) with respect to Eurodollar Revolving Loans, 2.25%.
“Approved Electronic Communications” shall mean each Communication that any Loan Party is obligated to, or otherwise chooses to, provide to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein, including any financial statement, financial and other report, notice, request, certificate and other information material; provided ,  however , that, solely with respect to delivery of any such Communication by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent and without limiting or otherwise affecting either the Administrative Agent’s right to effect delivery of such Communication by posting such Communication to the Approved Electronic Platform or the protections afforded hereby to the Administrative Agent in connection with any such posting, “Approved Electronic Communication” shall exclude (i) any Borrowing Request, Letter of Credit notice (other than as expressly set forth in Section 2.23(b)), Swingline Loan notice, notice of conversion or continuation, and any other notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material relating to a request for a new, or a conversion of an existing, Borrowing, (ii) any notice pursuant to Sections 2.12 and 2.13 and any other notice relating to the payment of any principal or other amount due under any Loan Document prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) all notices of any Default or Event of Default and (iv) any notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material required to be delivered to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Article IV or any other condition to any Borrowing or other extension of credit hereunder or any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement.
“Approved Electronic Platform” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).
“Arrangers” shall mean Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas, DNB Capital ASA, ING Capital LLC and Natixis, New York Branch.
“Asset Sale” shall mean (a) the sale, lease (other than an operating lease), conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights;  provided that the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall be governed by the provisions of this Agreement described under Section 6.08 and not by the provisions of Section 6.04 and (b) the issuance of Equity Interests in any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of its Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale: (i) any single transaction or series of related transactions for which the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries receive aggregate consideration of less than $100,000,000; (ii) a transfer of assets or Equity Interests between or among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and/or between Restricted Subsidiaries; (iii) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or to a Restricted Subsidiary; (iv) the sale or lease of products or services (including power, capacity, energy, ancillary services, and other products or services, or the sale of any other inventory or contracts related to any of the foregoing (in each case, whether in physical, financial or any other form), or fuel or emission credits) and any sale or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets; (v) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse, of accounts receivable, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof; (vi) the licensing of intellectual property; (vii) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition for value of energy, fuel or emission credits or contracts for any of the foregoing; (viii) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents; (ix) a Restricted Payment that does not violate Section 6.06 or a Permitted Investment; (x) to the extent allowable under Section 1031 of the Tax Code, any exchange of like property (excluding any “boot” thereon) for use in a Permitted Business; (xi) a disposition of assets in connection with a foreclosure, transfer or deed in lieu of

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foreclosure or other exercise of remedial action; and (xii) any sale and leaseback transaction that is a Permitted Tax Lease.
“Asset Sale Offer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(e).
“Assignment and Assumption” shall mean an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04), substantially in the form of  Exhibit B  or such other similar form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent.
“Attributable Debt” in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction shall mean, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction, including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP;  provided ,  however , that if such sale and leaseback transaction results in a Capital Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation.”
“BANA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“Barclays” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“Bail-In Action” shall mean the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” shall mean, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
“Bankruptcy Law” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101, etseq., as amended from time to time, or any similar federal or state or other law for the relief of debtors.
“Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.
“Benefit Plan” shall mean any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Tax Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and which is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which the Borrower otherwise has any liability.
“BNPP” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.
“Board of Directors” shall mean (a) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; (b) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership; (c) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof; and (d) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.
“Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

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“Borrowing” shall mean (a) Loans of the same Class and Type made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.
“Borrowing Request” shall mean a request by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of  Exhibit C .
“Breakage Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.16.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close;  provided ,  however , that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan (including with respect to all notices and determinations in connection therewith and any payments of principal, interest or other amounts thereon), the term “ Business Day ” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.
“Capital Lease Obligation” shall mean, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.
“Capital Stock” shall mean (a) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; (c) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and (d) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.
“Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities” shall mean one or more cash collateralized letter of credit facilities provided by one or more LC Issuers to the Funded L/C SPV after the Closing Date.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean:
(a)    United States dollars, Euros, any other currency of countries members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, any local currencies held by it from time to time;
(b)    (i) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government ( provided  that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) and (ii) debt obligations issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, Farm Credit System, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Financing Corporation and Resolution Funding Corporation, in each case, having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition;
(c)    certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding 12 months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000;
(d)    repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (b) and (c) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (c) above;
(e)    commercial paper and auction rate securities having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of acquisition;

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(f)    readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision thereof, in either case having one of the two highest rating categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P; and
(g)    money market funds that invest primarily in securities described in clauses (a) through (f) of this definition.
“Change in Law” shall mean (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Closing Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Closing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.14, by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Closing Date; provided  that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date adopted, issued, promulgated, implemented or enacted.
“Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (a) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of such plan); (b) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Borrower; (c) the consummation of any transaction (including any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above), other than a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Borrower in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of the Borrower prior to such transaction, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Borrower, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or (d) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Borrower are not Continuing Directors.
“Charges” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.09.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche A Revolving Loans, Tranche B Revolving Loans, New Revolving Loans, Refinancing Revolving Loans, Term Loans, New Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Swingline Loans, and, when used in reference to any Commitment, shall refer to whether such Commitment is a Tranche A Revolving Commitment, Tranche B Revolving Commitment, New Revolving Commitment, Refinancing Revolving Commitment, Term Commitment, New Term Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment or Swingline Commitment. For the avoidance of doubt, any Loans or Commitments created pursuant to a Permitted Amendment shall constitute a separate Class.
“Class A Membership Units” shall mean the class of membership interests of the Funded L/C SPV consisting of Class A membership interests pursuant to and in accordance with the operating agreement of the Funded L/C SPV, which shall be substantially the same as that certain Operating Agreement of NRG LC Facility Company LLC, dated as of June 30, 2010.
“Closing Date” shall mean June 30, 2016.
“CNA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
"Co-Managers" shall mean Commerzbank AG New York Branch, KeyBank Capital Markets Inc. and CIT Bank, N.A.,

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“Collateral” shall mean all property and assets of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the Excluded Assets. “Collateral” shall include all Core Collateral.
“Collateral Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“Collateral Trust Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Collateral Trust Agreement, dated as of the July 1, 2011, among the Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, the Collateral Trustee and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Collateral Trustee” shall mean Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, acting as collateral trustee under the Collateral Trust Agreement, or its successors appointed in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Lender and as of any date of determination, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, New Revolving Commitment, Refinancing Revolving Commitment, Term Commitment, New Term Commitment, Refinancing Term Commitment or Swingline Commitment as of such date.
“Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(a).
“Commodity Hedging Agreements” shall mean the Existing Commodity Hedging Agreements and any other agreement (including each confirmation entered into pursuant to any master agreement) providing for swaps, caps, collars, puts, calls, floors, futures, options, spots, forwards, power purchase or sale agreements, fuel purchase or sale agreements, emissions credit purchase or sales agreements, power transmission agreements, fuel transportation agreements, fuel storage agreements, netting agreements, commercial or trading agreements, weather derivatives agreements, each with respect to, or involving the purchase, transmission, distribution, sale, lease or hedge of, any energy, generation capacity or fuel, or any other energy or weather related commodity, service or risk, price or price indices for any such commodities, services or risks or any other similar derivative agreements, any renewable energy credits, carbon emission credits and any other “cap and trade” related credits, assets or attributes with an economic value and any other similar agreements, entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case under this definition, in the ordinary course of business, or otherwise consistent with Prudent Industry Practice in order to manage fluctuations in the price or availability to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any commodity and/or manage the risk of adverse or unexpected weather conditions.
“Commodity Hedging Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under a Commodity Hedging Agreement.
“Communications” shall mean each notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise transmitted between the parties hereto relating this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any Loan Party or its Affiliates, or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents including all Approved Electronic Communications.
“Concurrent Cash Distributions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Investments.”
“Consolidated Cash Flow” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period  plus , without duplication:
(a)    an amount equal to any extraordinary loss (including any loss on the extinguishment or conversion of Indebtedness);  plus
(b)    any net loss realized by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale (without giving effect of the threshold provided in the definition thereof), to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;  plus

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(c)    provision for taxes based on income or profits of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;  plus
(d)    the Fixed Charges of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such Fixed Charges were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;  plus
(e)    any expenses or charges related to any equity offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement including a refinancing thereof (whether or not successful), including such fees, expenses or charges related to the offering of the Senior Notes and this Agreement, and deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income;  plus
(f)    any professional and underwriting fees related to any equity offering, Permitted Investment, acquisition, recapitalization or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement and, in each case, deducted in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income;  plus
(g)    the amount of any minority interest expense deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income (less the amount of any cash dividends paid to the holders of such minority interests);  plus
(h)    any non cash gain or loss attributable to Mark-to-Market Adjustments in connection with Hedging Obligations; plus
(i)    without duplication, any writeoffs, writedowns or other non-cash charges reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, excluding any such charge that represents an accrual or reserve for a cash expenditure for a future period,  plus
(j)    all items classified as infrequent, unusual or nonrecurring non-cash losses or charges (including severance, relocation and other restructuring costs), and related tax effects according to GAAP to the extent such non-cash charges or losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income;  plus
(k)    depreciation, depletion, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash charges and expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, depletion, amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus
(l)    non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business; in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP;  minus
(m)    interest income for such period;
provided, however, that Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower will exclude the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to (i) Excluded Subsidiaries to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by the Excluded Subsidiary of that Consolidated Cash Flow is not, as a result of an Excluded Subsidiary Debt Default, then permitted by operation of the terms of the relevant Excluded Subsidiary Debt Agreement ( provided that the Consolidated Cash Flow of the Excluded Subsidiary will only be so excluded for that portion of the period during which the condition described in the preceding proviso has occurred and is continuing), (ii) for purposes of Section 6.06 only, Excluded Project Subsidiaries, except to the extent of any dividends, distributions or other returns in respect of any Investments in any Excluded Project Subsidiary, in each case, paid in cash to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Project Subsidiary and (iii) for purposes of Sections 6.11 and 6.12 only, Excluded Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, except to the extent (and solely to the extent) actually distributed in cash to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor.

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“Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date (for purposes of this definition, the “ Calculation Date ”), the ratio of (a) Total First Lien Debt on such date to (b) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date. For purposes of making the computation referred to above:
(i)    Investments and acquisitions that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including any related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X, but including all Pro Forma Cost Savings) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;
(ii)    the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
(iii)    any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four‑quarter reference period; and
(iv)    any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four‑quarter reference period.
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, on any date (for purposes of this definition, the “ Calculation Date ”), the ratio of (a) Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date. For purposes of making the computation referred to above:
(i)    Investments and acquisitions that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including any related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X, but including all Pro Forma Cost Savings) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;
(ii)    the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
(iii)    any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four‑quarter reference period; and
any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four‑quarter reference period.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, the consolidated cash interest expense of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Project Subsidiaries) for such period, whether paid or accrued (including the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to interest rate Hedging Obligations, but not including amortization of original issue discount and other non-cash interest payments), net of cash interest

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income; provided, however, that Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, for purposes of Section 6.11 only, exclude, in the case of the Funded L/C SPV only, (a) cash interest expense (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed by the Funded L/C SPV with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing) attributable to Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities and (b) cash interest expense attributable to the aggregate amount on deposit at any time in the Funded L/C Collateral Accounts. For purposes of the foregoing, interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Project Subsidiary and, for purposes of Section 6.11 only, the Funded L/C SPV) with respect to any interest rate hedging agreements.
“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP;  provided  that:
(a)    the Net Income of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions (including pursuant to other intercompany payments but excluding Concurrent Cash Distributions) paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of the specified Person;
(b)    for purposes of Sections 6.06, 6.11 and 6.12 only, the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;
(c)    the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded;
(d)    any net after-tax non-recurring or unusual gains, losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or other charges or revenue or expenses (including relating to severance, relocation and one-time compensation charges) shall be excluded;
(e)    any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors or employees shall be excluded, whether under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123R, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” or otherwise;
(f)    any net after-tax income (loss) from disposed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;
(g)    any gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions (other than asset dispositions in the ordinary course of business) shall be excluded; and
(h)    any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to Financial Accounting Statement No. 142 and No. 144 or any successor pronouncement shall be excluded.
“Continuing Director” shall mean, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of the Borrower who (a) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Closing Date; or (b) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.
“Contribution Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed two times the aggregate amount of cash received by the Borrower after the Issue Date from the sale of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) or as a contribution to its common equity capital (in each case, other than to or from a Subsidiary);  provided  that such Indebtedness (a) is incurred within 180 days after the sale of such Equity Interests or the making of such capital contribution and (b) is designated as “Contribution Indebtedness” pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate on the date of its incurrence. Any sale of

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Equity Interests or capital contribution that forms the basis for an incurrence of Contribution Indebtedness will not be considered to be a sale of Qualifying Equity Interests and will be disregarded for purposes of Section 6.06.
“Control Agreement” shall mean each Control Agreement to be executed and delivered by each Loan Party and the other parties thereto, as required by the applicable Loan Documents as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Core Collateral” shall mean all Equity Interests in, and property and assets of, any Core Collateral Subsidiary, in each case whether now owned or hereafter acquired;  provided ,  however , that in the case of NRG Texas Power LLC and NRG South Texas LP only the following property and assets of such Subsidiaries shall be considered Core Collateral hereunder: (a) NRG Texas Power LLC Project Interest in the Parish and Limestone Facilities, (b) NRG South Texas LP’s 44% Project Interest in the South Texas Project Facility and (c) in each case any assets related primarily to any of the Facilities described in clause (a) or (b); and  provided ,  further ,  however , that (i) all Equity Interests or property or assets excluded from the Core Collateral immediately prior to the Closing Date under and pursuant to this proviso to this definition as it existed in the Existing Credit Agreement shall continue not to be considered Core Collateral under this Agreement for any purpose hereunder and (ii) at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date, the Borrower may deliver to the Administrative Agent an Officers’ Certificate designating Core Collateral (in addition to that described in clause (i)) having an aggregate Fair Market Value not in excess of $750,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding, valued at the Fair Market Value of such Core Collateral at the time such designation is made, as no longer being Core Collateral, and thereafter, such Equity Interests or property or assets shall no longer be considered Core Collateral for any purpose hereunder (the Equity Interests, property and assets excluded pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “ Excluded Core Collateral ”).
“Core Collateral Subsidiary” shall mean each of NRG Texas Power LLC, NRG South Texas LP and NRG Power Marketing.
“Counterparty Account” shall mean any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account (and all cash, Cash Equivalents and other securities or investments substantially comparable to Cash Equivalents therein) pledged to or deposited with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as cash collateral posted or deposited by a contract counterparty (including a counterparty in respect of Commodity Hedging Obligations) to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, only for so long as such account (and amounts therein) represents a security interest (including as a result of an escrow arrangement) in favor (and not an ownership interest in the amounts therein) of the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary.
“Credit Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01.
“Credit Facilities” shall mean (a) one or more debt facilities (including the debt facilities provided under this Agreement) or commercial paper facilities, in each case with banks or other institutional lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, credit-linked deposits (or similar deposits) receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit and (b) debt securities sold to institutional investors, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time.
“CS” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“Cure Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Article VII.
“Cure Right” shall have the meaning provided in Article VII.
“DB” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.

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“Debt to Cash Flow Ratio” shall mean, as of any date of determination (for purposes of this definition, the “ Calculation Date ”), the ratio of (a) the Indenture Total Debt of the Borrower as of such date to (b) the Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower for the four most recent full fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to such date for which financial statements are publicly available. For purposes of making the computation referred to above:
(i)    Investments and acquisitions that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including any related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given pro forma effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X, but including all Pro Forma Cost Savings) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;
(ii)    the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
(iii)    any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four‑quarter reference period;
(iv)    any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four‑quarter reference period; and
(v)    the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to Excluded Project Subsidiaries will be excluded for purposes of all calculations required by this definition.
“Default” shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time (pursuant to Article VII) or both would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” shall mean, at any time, subject to the last paragraph of Section 2.26, any Lender that, at such time, has (a) failed to (i) pay any amount required to be paid by such Lender to any Issuing Bank under this Agreement (beyond any applicable cure period), (ii) fund any portion of its Loans (unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and, if available to such Lender, supported by reasonable background information provided by such Lender) has not been satisfied), its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender, in writing, or has made a public statement, to the effect that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and, if available to such Lender, supported by reasonable background information provided by such Lender) a Loan cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans,  provided  that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender of such written certification, or (d) (i) taken any action or become the subject of a Lender Insolvency Event with respect to such Lender or its Parent Company or (ii) has, or has a Parent Company that has, become the subject of a Bail-In Action;  provided  that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (d) solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in such Lender or its Parent Company by a Governmental Authority or agency thereof;  provided ,  further , that none of the reallocation of funding obligations provided for in Section 2.26 as a result of a Lender’s being a Defaulting Lender, the performance

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by the other Lenders of such reallocated funding obligations or the cash collateralization of a Defaulting Lender’s Revolving L/C Exposure provided for in Section 2.26 will by itself cause the relevant Defaulting Lender to cease to be a Defaulting Lender. A determination, if any, by the Administrative Agent (it being understood and agreed that (A) the Administrative Agent may, but shall be under no obligation to, make any such determination and (B) a determination by the Administrative Agent shall not be required for a Lender to become a Defaulting Lender if the requirements of this definition are otherwise satisfied) that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any of clauses (a) through and including (d) above will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and, if any such a determination is made, such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to the last paragraph of Section 2.26) upon notification of such determination by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders.
“Deposit Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC.
“Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or any Person who is an Affiliate of the Borrower as a result of the Borrower’s ownership of Equity Interests in such Person in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.
“Designated Non-Recourse Indebtedness” shall mean the Non-Recourse Debt and any Hedging Obligations of NRG Peaker Finance Company LLC, as amended from time to time.
“Discount Range” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(ii).
“Discounted Purchase Option Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(ii).
“Discounted Voluntary Purchase” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(i).
“Discounted Voluntary Purchase Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(v).
“Disqualified Stock” shall mean any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Loans or Commitments. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require the Borrower to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that the Borrower may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 6.06. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of this Agreement will be the maximum amount that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.
“dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America, except when expressly used in reference to the lawful money of another country.
“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary that was formed under the laws of the United States of America or any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia or that guarantees or otherwise provides direct credit support for any Indebtedness of the Borrower.
“Easement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.07.

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“EEA Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent;
“EEA Member Country” shall mean any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” shall mean the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“El Segundo” shall mean the Mortgaged Property located in El Segundo, California.
“Environmental CapEx Debt” shall mean Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred for the purpose of financing Environmental Capital Expenditures.
“Environmental Capital Expenditures” shall mean capital expenditures deemed necessary by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with Environmental Laws.
“Environmental Laws” shall mean all former, current and future Federal, state, local and foreign laws (including common law), treaties, regulations, rules, ordinances and codes, and legally binding decrees, judgments, directives and orders (including consent orders), in each case, relating to protection of the environment, natural resources, occupational health and safety, climate change or the presence, Release of, or exposure to, hazardous materials, substances or wastes, or the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, recycling or handling of, or the arrangement for such activities with respect to, hazardous materials, substances or wastes.
“Environmental Liability” shall mean all liabilities, obligations, damages, losses, claims, actions, suits, judgments, orders, fines, penalties, fees, expenses and costs (including administrative oversight costs, natural resource damages and remediation costs), whether contingent or otherwise, arising out of or relating to (a) non‑compliance with any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, recycling, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of, or the arrangement of such activities with respect to, any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release of any Hazardous Materials at or from any location or (e) any contract or agreement pursuant to which liability is assumed, imposed or covered by an indemnity with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” shall mean Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
“ERCOT” shall mean the Electric Reliability Council of Texas or any other entity succeeding thereto.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Tax Code, or solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Tax Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Tax Code.
“ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Benefit Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice

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period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Benefit Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Tax Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Tax Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Benefit Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Benefit Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from any Benefit Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Benefit Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Benefit Plan; (f) the adoption of any amendment to a Benefit Plan that would require the provision of security pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Tax Code or Section 307 of ERISA; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Article VII.
“Excess Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.04(e).
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Assets” shall mean:
(i)    (a) any lease, license, contract, property right or agreement to which any Loan Party is a party or any of such Loan Party’s rights or interests thereunder if and only for so long as the grant of a security interest therein under the Security Documents shall constitute or result in a breach, termination or default or invalidity under any such lease, license, contract, property right or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law or principles of equity);  provided  that such lease, license, contract, property right or agreement shall be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as the consequences specified above shall exist and shall cease to be an Excluded Asset and shall become subject to the security interest granted under the Security Documents, immediately and automatically, at such time as such consequences shall no longer exist and/or (b) any property if and only for so long as the grant of a security interest therein under the Security Documents shall be prohibited or rendered ineffective under any Applicable Law adopted, issued, promulgated, implemented or enacted, in each case, after the Closing Date (other than to the extent any such Applicable Law would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Section 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law or principles of equity);  provided  that such property shall be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as the prohibition specified above shall exist and shall cease to be an Excluded Asset and shall become subject to the security interest granted under the Security Documents, immediately and automatically, at such time as such prohibition shall no longer exist;
(ii)    any interests in real property owned or leased by any Loan Party only for so long as such interest represents an Excluded Perfection Asset;
(iii)    any Equity Interests in, and any assets of, any Excluded Project Subsidiary and any voting Equity Interests in excess of 66% (or, in the case of NRGenerating International BV, 65%) of the total outstanding voting Equity Interests in any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary;  provided  that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Equity Interests in the Funded L/C SPV that are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower shall not be Excluded Assets;
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and Commodity Contracts (as defined in the UCC) held therein) if and only for so long as such Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account is subject to a Lien permitted under clause (b) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” other than any such permitted Lien held by the Collateral Trustee pursuant to and in accordance with the Collateral Trust Agreement;  provided  that, for the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything in the Loan Documents to the contrary, the Funded L/C Collateral Accounts and all cash, Cash Equivalents, other securities or investments substantially comparable to Cash Equivalents and other funds and investments held therein and the proceeds thereof shall be Excluded Assets for all purposes under the Loan Documents;
(v)    the Equity Interests in, and all properties and assets of, NRG Energy Insurance Ltd. (Cayman Islands);
(vi)    the Equity Interests in, and all properties and assets of, NRG International Holdings (No. 2) GmbH (only for so long as such entity shall own only de minimis assets);
(vii)    the Equity Interests in, and all properties and assets of, NRG Latin America Inc.;
(viii)    any Equity Interest of a Person or Project Interest held by any Loan Party if and for so long as the pledge thereof under the Security Documents shall constitute or result in a breach, termination or default under any joint venture, stockholder, membership, limited liability company, partnership, owners, participation, shared facility or other similar agreement between such Loan Party and one or more other holders of Equity Interests of such Person or Project Interest (other than any such other holder who is the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof);  provided  that such Equity Interest shall be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as the consequences specified above shall exist and shall cease to be an Excluded Asset and shall become subject to the security interest granted under the Security Documents, immediately and automatically, at such time as such consequences shall no longer exist;
(ix)    any Counterparty Account, and any cash, Cash Equivalents and/or other securities or investments substantially comparable to Cash Equivalents, and other funds and investments held therein and the proceeds thereof, received from a contract counterparty (including a counterparty in respect of Commodity Hedging Obligations) (collectively, the “ Counterparty Cash ”) but only to the extent that any agreements governing the underlying transactions with a contract counterparty (including a counterparty in respect of Commodity Hedging Obligations) pursuant to which any such Counterparty Cash was received provide that the pledging of, or other granting of any Lien in, the relevant Counterparty Cash as collateral for the Obligations of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Loan Documents shall constitute or result in a breach, termination, default or invalidity under any such agreement, provided ,  however , that such Counterparty Cash shall be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as the consequences specified above shall exist, and shall cease to be an Excluded Asset and shall become subject to the security interest granted under the Security Documents, immediately and automatically, at such time as such consequences shall no longer exist; and  provided ,  further , that any Lien the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor may have in any such Counterparty Cash shall not be deemed to be an Excluded Asset under this clause (ix) and such Lien shall follow and be treated as part of the underlying agreement (including any Commodity Hedging Obligations) which agreement (including any Commodity Hedging Obligations) shall (to the extent applicable) be subject to the terms and conditions of clause (i) of this definition;
(x)    any Account of NRG Power Marketing solely to the extent that (a) such Account relates to the sale by NRG Power Marketing of power or capacity that was purchased by NRG Power Marketing from an Excluded Project Subsidiary and (b) the grant of a security interest in such Account under the Security Documents shall constitute or result in a breach, termination or default under any agreement or instrument governing the applicable Non-Recourse Debt of such Subsidiary (as such agreement or instrument was in effect on the Original Closing Date);
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Protection Insurance Company (Vermont) but only to the extent that any agreements governing such deposit or securities account provide that the pledging of, or other granting of any Lien in, the relevant deposit or securities account, and any cash, Cash Equivalents and/or other securities or investments substantially comparable to Cash Equivalents, and other funds and investments held therein and the proceeds thereof, as collateral for the Obligations of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Loan Documents shall constitute or result in a breach, termination, default or invalidity under any such agreement,  provided ,  however , that such deposit or securities account shall be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as the consequences specified above shall exist, and shall cease to be an Excluded Asset pursuant to this clause (xi) and shall become subject to the security interest granted under the Security Documents, immediately and automatically, at such time as such consequences shall no longer exist (unless otherwise constituting an Excluded Asset); and  provided ,  further , that any Lien the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor may have in any such deposit or securities account shall not be deemed to be an Excluded Asset under this clause (xi) and such Lien shall follow and be treated as part of the underlying agreement which agreement shall (to the extent applicable) be subject to the terms and conditions of clause (i) of this definition;
(xii)    all properties and assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Equity Interests) secured by Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(b)(iv) or, at the election of the Borrower pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, Indebtedness with respect to Tax-Exempt Bonds permitted under Section 6.01 in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $500,000,000 that is secured by a Permitted Lien only on the Facility with respect to which such Tax-Exempt Bonds shall relate (and related assets of the obligor thereunder) and not by any Collateral, in each case, so long as the granting of a Lien in favor of the Secured Parties would constitute or result in a breach, termination or default under any agreement or instrument governing such applicable Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(b)(iv) or such Indebtedness with respect to Tax-Exempt Bonds permitted under Section 6.01, as the case may be, and such properties or assets shall cease to be Excluded Assets once such prohibition ceases to exist and shall immediately and automatically become subject to the security interest granted under the Security Documents;
(xiii)    any other property and assets (other than any such properties or assets constituting Core Collateral) designated as Excluded Assets to the Administrative Agent in writing by the Borrower which shall not have, when taken together with all other property and assets that constitute Excluded Assets at the relevant time of determination by virtue of the operation of this clause (xiii), a Fair Market Value determined as of the date of such designation as an Excluded Asset exceeding $750,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding (the “ General Excluded Assets Basket ”) (it being understood, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of any Excluded Asset designated as such prior to such date of determination, the Fair Market Value of such previously designated Excluded Assets shall be the same as the Fair Market Value initially assigned to such assets) (and, to the extent that the Fair Market Value thereof shall exceed $750,000,000 in the aggregate, such property or assets shall cease to be an Excluded Asset to the extent of such excess Fair Market Value and shall become subject to the security interest granted under the Security Documents, immediately and automatically, at such time as such amount is exceeded); for the avoidance of doubt, at any time the Borrower elects to have an Excluded Asset become part of the Collateral and cease to be an Excluded Asset, or at any time an Excluded Asset becomes an asset of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, an Excluded Project Subsidiary or an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, or is sold or otherwise disposed of to a third party that is not a Subsidiary in accordance with the terms hereof, the Fair Market Value (as determined as of the date of such designation as an Excluded Asset) of any such asset shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining compliance with the General Excluded Assets Basket and an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such asset (as determined as of the date of such designation as an Excluded Asset) will become available under the General Excluded Assets Basket for use by the Borrower pursuant to this clause (xiii);
(xiv)    any Intellectual Property (as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement) if and to the extent a grant of a security interest therein will result in the loss, abandonment or termination of any material right, title or interest in or to such Intellectual Property (including United States intent-to-use trademark or service mark applications);  provided ,  however , that such Intellectual

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Property shall be an Excluded Asset only to the extent and for so long as the consequences specified above shall exist and shall cease to be an Excluded Asset and shall become subject to the security interest granted under the Security Documents, immediately and automatically, at such time as such consequences shall no longer exist;
(xv)    upon the sale of such assets to a Securitization Vehicle in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the South Central Securitization Assets and, in the event that the pledge of any Sellers’ Retained Interest in respect of any such Securitization Vehicle shall be prohibited by the governing documentation with respect to the applicable South Central Securitization (after the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall have used its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such prohibition in such governing documentation), such Sellers’ Retained Interest; and
(xvi)    unless otherwise elected by the Borrower in its discretion and designated by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing, (a) the Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in and all properties and assets of each of the following Subsidiaries: (1) NRG Harrisburg Cooling LLC and (2) Camas Power Boiler Limited Partnership and (b)(1) the leasehold interest of Middletown Power LLC to GenConn Middletown LLC and (2) the leasehold interest of Devon Power LLC to GenConn Devon LLC.
“Excluded Core Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Core Collateral.”
“Excluded Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean, at any time, any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary and that is (or is treated as) for United States federal income tax purposes either (a) a corporation or (b) a pass-through entity owned directly or indirectly by another Foreign Subsidiary that is (or is treated as) a corporation;  provided that none of the Subsidiaries constituting or owning Core Collateral may at any time be an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary. The Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries on the Closing Date are set forth on  Schedule 1.01(a) .
“Excluded Information” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e).
“Excluded Perfection Assets” shall mean any property or assets that (i) do not have a Fair Market Value at any time exceeding $50,000,000 (or, if such property or asset is a Deposit Account or Securities Account, $10,000,000) individually or $100,000,000 in the aggregate in which a security interest cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC of the relevant jurisdiction or, in the case of Equity Interests, either the filing of a financing statement under the UCC of the relevant jurisdiction or the possession of certificates representing such Equity Interests, (ii) constitute leasehold interests of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in real property (other than any real property constituting a Facility), (iii) constitute any Deposit Account that is a “zero-balance” account (as long as (x) the balance in such “zero balance” account does not exceed at any time the applicable threshold described in clause (i) above for a period of 24 consecutive hours or more (except during days that are not Business Days) and (y) all amounts in such “zero-balance” account shall either be swept on a daily basis (except on days that are not Business Days) into another Deposit Account that does not constitute an Excluded Perfection Asset or used for third party payments in the ordinary course of business), (iv) constitute motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent a Lien thereupon cannot be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement and (v) constitute Intellectual Property over which a Lien is required to be perfected by actions in any jurisdiction other than the United States. To the extent that the Fair Market Value of any such property or asset exceeds $50,000,000 (or, if such property or asset is a Deposit Account or Securities Account, $10,000,000) individually, such property or asset shall cease to be an Excluded Perfection Asset and, to the extent that the Fair Market Value of such property or assets shall exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate at any time, such property or assets shall cease to be Excluded Perfection Assets to the extent of such excess Fair Market Value.
“Excluded Proceeds” shall mean any Net Proceeds of an Asset Sale involving (a) the sale of up to $300,000,000 in the aggregate received since the Closing Date from one or more Asset Sales of Equity Interests in, or property or assets of, any Foreign Subsidiaries or any Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company and (b) the sale of up to $50,000,000 of assets per year, in either event if and to the extent such Net Proceeds are designated by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as Excluded Proceeds.

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“Excluded Project Subsidiary” shall mean, at any time, any Restricted Subsidiary that (a) is an obligor (or, in the case of a Restricted Subsidiary of an Excluded Project Subsidiary that is such an obligor and is in a business that is related to the business of such Excluded Project Subsidiary that is such an obligor, is otherwise bound, or its property is subject to one or more covenants and other terms of any Non-Recourse Debt outstanding at such time, regardless of whether such Restricted Subsidiary is a party to the agreement evidencing the Non-Recourse Debt (unless otherwise expressly elected by the Borrower in its sole discretion with respect to any such Subsidiaries)) with respect to any Non-Recourse Debt outstanding at such time, in each case if and for so long as the grant of a security interest in the property or assets of such Subsidiary, or the guarantee by such Subsidiary of the Obligations, or the pledge of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, in each case in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall constitute or result in a breach, termination or default under the agreement or instrument governing the applicable Non-Recourse Debt;  provided  that such Subsidiary shall be an Excluded Project Subsidiary only to the extent that and for so long as the requirements and consequences above shall exist; or (b) is not an obligor with respect to any such Non-Recourse Debt as described in clause (a), but is designated by the Borrower as an Excluded Project Subsidiary under and in accordance with this Agreement; and  provided ,  further , that (i) none of the Subsidiaries constituting or owning Core Collateral may at any time be an Excluded Project Subsidiary and (ii) the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Excluded Project Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the provisions of Section 6.06 or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Borrower. The Excluded Project Subsidiaries on the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 1.01(b) .
“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (a) an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (b) an Excluded Project Subsidiary, (c) any other Subsidiary all of whose assets constitute Excluded Assets pursuant to the General Excluded Assets Basket, (d) the Funded L/C SPV, (e) any captive insurance Subsidiary, (f) any not-for-profit Subsidiary, (g) any Immaterial Subsidiary or (h) any special purpose vehicle. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that all assets of an Excluded Subsidiary acquired after the designation as such pursuant to clause (c) above, and for as long as such designation remains effective, shall be Excluded Assets.
“Excluded Subsidiary Debt Agreement” shall mean the agreement or documents governing the relevant Indebtedness referred to in the definition of “Excluded Subsidiary Debt Default.”
“Excluded Subsidiary Debt Default” shall mean, with respect to any Excluded Subsidiary, the failure of such Excluded Subsidiary to pay any principal or interest or other amounts due in respect of any Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable, or the occurrence of any other event or condition that results in any Indebtedness of such Excluded Subsidiary becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity.
“Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Issuing Banks and any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured in whole or in part by) each such Person’s net income by the United States of America (or any political subdivision thereof), or as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such tax (or any political subdivision thereof), other than any such connection arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received a payment under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or sold or assigned any interest in any Loan Document, (b) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.21(a)), any United States federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.20(a) (it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that any withholding tax imposed on a Lender as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the time such Lender became a party to this Agreement shall not be an Excluded Tax), (c) any withholding Taxes

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attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with paragraphs (d) and (e) of Section 2.20 and (d) any United States federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Exempt Subsidiaries” shall mean, collectively, (i) the Excluded Project Subsidiaries and (ii) each of NRG Ilion LP LLC, NRG Ilion Limited Partnership, Meriden Gas Turbine LLC, LSP-Nelson Energy LLC, NRG Nelson Turbines LLC, NRG Jackson Valley Energy I, Inc., NRG McClain LLC, NRG Audrain Holding LLC, NRG Audrain Generating LLC, NRG Peaker Finance Company LLC, Bayou Cove Peaking Power, LLC, Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLC, NRG Rockford LLC, NRG Rockford II LLC, NRG Rockford Equipment II LLC, NRG Sterlington Power LLC, NRG Rockford Acquisition LLC, NRG SunCap LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, NRG Bluewater Holdings LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Nuclear Innovation North America LLC and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and shall not, in any event, include any Core Collateral Subsidiary.
“Existing 2021 Notes Indenture” shall mean the indenture, dated as of February 2, 2006, as supplemented by the supplemental indenture dated May 24, 2011, governing the Borrower’s outstanding 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021.
“Existing Commodity Hedging Agreements” shall mean (a) the Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement and Cover Sheet dated as of July 21, 2004, the Confirmation thereunder dated as of July 21, 2004 and the Confirmation thereunder dated as of November 30, 2004, each between J. Aron & Company and NRG Texas Power LLC (as successor by merger), and any additional confirmations thereunder (as the same may be amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, the “ Goldman Sachs Hedge Agreement ”) and (b) any other master agreement listed on  Schedule 1.01(c) , and any confirmations thereunder, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Existing Credit Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2011, among the Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as collateral trustee, and the other parties thereto, as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Closing Date.
“Existing Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Indebtedness under the Senior Notes Documents) in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on  Schedule 6.01 , until such amounts are repaid.
“Existing Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.23(a).
“Facility” shall mean a power or energy related facility.
“Fair Market Value” shall mean the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Tax Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any Treasury Regulation promulgated thereunder, any published administrative guidance implementing such Sections or any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Tax Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for the day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it;  provided  that, if negative, the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be deemed to be 0.00%.

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“Fees” shall mean the Commitment Fees, the Administrative Agent’s Fees, the L/C Participation Fees, the Issuing Bank Fees and any fees payable pursuant to Section 2.12(d).
“FERC” shall mean the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or its successor.
“Financial Officer” of any Person shall mean any of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer (or if no individual shall have such designation, the Person charged by the Board of Directors of such Person (or a committee thereof) with such powers and duties as are customarily bestowed upon the individual with such designation) or the audit or finance committee of the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” shall mean with respect to any specified Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Fixed Charges of such Person paid or payable in cash for such period. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, Guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness (other than ordinary working capital borrowings) or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is made (for purposes of this definition, the “ Calculation Date ”), then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will be calculated giving  pro forma  effect to such incurrence, assumption, Guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom, as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio:
(a)    Investments and acquisitions that have been made by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through mergers or consolidations, or any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired by the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and including any related financing transactions and including increases in ownership of Restricted Subsidiaries, during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date will be given  pro forma  effect (in accordance with Regulation S-X, but including all Pro Forma Cost Savings) as if they had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period and Consolidated Cash Flow for such reference period will be calculated on the same pro forma basis;
(b)    the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded;
(c)    the Fixed Charges attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses (and ownership interests therein) disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, will be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Fixed Charges will not be obligations of the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date;
(d)    any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such four-quarter reference period;
(e)    any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on the Calculation Date will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such four-quarter reference period; and
(f)    if any Indebtedness that is being incurred on the Calculation Date bears a floating rate of interest, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the Calculation Date had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Hedging Obligation applicable to such Indebtedness).
If since the beginning of such period any Person (that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) shall have made any Investment, acquisition, disposition, merger, consolidation or disposed operation that

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would have required adjustment pursuant to this definition, then the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma  effect thereto (including any Pro Forma Cost Savings) for such period as if such Investment, acquisition or disposition, or classification of such operation as discontinued had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
“Fixed Charges” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of (a) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than interest expense of any Excluded Subsidiary the Consolidated Cash Flow of which is excluded from the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person pursuant to the definition of Consolidated Cash Flow hereof) for such period, whether paid or accrued, including amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to Attributable Debt, and net of the effect of all payments made or received pursuant to Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates,  plus  (b) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period,  plus (c) any interest accruing on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether or not such Guarantee or Lien is called upon,  plus  (d) the product of (i) all dividends, whether paid or accrued and whether or not in cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividends on Equity Interests payable in Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock) or to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary,  times  (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP,  minus  (e) interest income for such period.
“Foreign Lender” shall mean any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is incorporated or organized. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.
“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary that is (a) not a Domestic Subsidiary or (b) a Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company.
“Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company” shall mean any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct parent of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries and holds, directly or indirectly, no other assets other than Equity Interests (or Equity Interests and Indebtedness) of Foreign Subsidiaries and other de minimis assets related thereto.
“FPA” shall mean the Federal Power Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23(b).
“FPA MBR Authorizations, Exemptions and Waivers” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23(b).
“Funded L/C Collateral Accounts” shall mean, collectively, one or more operating, certificates of deposits, securities accounts and/or investment accounts of, and established by, one or more LC Issuers (at the request of the Funded L/C SPV), which shall be blocked accounts in the name of the Funded L/C SPV and subject to the control of such applicable LC Issuer, in each case that shall cash collateralize obligations in respect of Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities.
“Funded L/C SPV” shall mean NRG LC Facility Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a Subsidiary whose Equity Interests, other than any preferred interests owned by any LC Issuer or other Persons on behalf of, or at the request of, any LC Issuer in connection with Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities, are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower or a newly established Domestic Subsidiary designated in writing by the Borrower as the successor thereto.

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“Funded L/C SPV Contribution” shall mean each contribution by the Borrower of the cash proceeds of Revolving Loans made to the Borrower at any time after the Closing Date to the Funded L/C SPV as a contribution to the common Equity Interests of the Funded L/C SPV (or in exchange for common Equity Interests of the Funded L/C SPV), and the deposit by the Funded L/C SPV of such cash proceeds in one or more Funded L/C Collateral Accounts for the sole purpose of cash collateralizing the Funded L/C SPV’s obligations to one or more LC Issuers pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities.
“Funded L/C SPV Guarantee” shall mean, in respect of any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility, the unsecured limited recourse Guarantee by the Borrower of the obligations of the Funded L/C SPV thereunder, which Guarantee shall be limited at all times to an aggregate amount not to exceed 15% of the aggregate amount of such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect from time to time;  provided ,  however , that if any operating lease would be recharacterized as a capital lease due to changes in the accounting treatment of such operating lease under GAAP since the Closing Date, then solely with respect to the accounting treatment of any such leases, GAAP shall be interpreted as it was in effect on the Closing Date.
“General Excluded Assets Basket” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Excluded Assets.
“Goldman Sachs Hedge Agreement” shall have the meaning given to such term in clause (a) of the definition of “Existing Commodity Hedging Agreements.”
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government, or any governmental or non-governmental authority regulating the generation and/or transmission of energy, including ERCOT.
“Granting Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(j).
“Guarantee” shall mean a guarantee other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner, including by way of a pledge of assets or through letters of credit or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part of any Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise).
“Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, the Collateral Trustee and the other parties thereto, as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“Guaranteed Obligations” shall mean the Credit Agreement Borrower Obligations and the Guarantor Obligations in respect thereof, in each case as such terms are defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum products or byproducts, coal ash, coal combustion by-products or waste, boiler slag, scrubber residue, flue desulfurization material, radon gas, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials, radioactive waste or radioactive byproducts, chlorofluorocarbons and all other ozone-depleting substances and (b) any chemical, material, substance or waste that is prohibited, limited or regulated by or pursuant to any Environmental Law.

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“Hedging Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under (a) currency exchange, interest rate or commodity swap agreements, currency exchange, interest rate or commodity cap agreements and currency exchange, interest rate or commodity collar agreements and (b)(i) agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange, interest rates, commodity prices or commodity transportation or transmission pricing or availability, including but not limited to the Goldman Sachs Hedge Agreement; (ii) any netting arrangements, power purchase and sale agreements, fuel purchase and sale agreements, swaps, options and other agreements, in each case, that fluctuate in value with fluctuations in energy, power or gas prices; and (iii) agreements or arrangements for commercial or trading activities with respect to the purchase, transmission, distribution, sale, lease or hedge of any energy related commodity or service.
“Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean, at any time, any Restricted Subsidiary that is designated by the Borrower as an “Immaterial Subsidiary” if and for so long as such Restricted Subsidiary, together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries, has (a) total assets at such time not exceeding 5.00% of the Borrower’s consolidated assets as of the most recent fiscal quarter for which balance sheet information is available and (b) total revenues and operating income for the most recent 12-month period for which income statement information is available not exceeding 5.00% of the Borrower’s consolidated revenues and operating income, respectively;  provided that such Restricted Subsidiary shall be an Immaterial Subsidiary only to the extent that and for so long as all of the above requirements are satisfied.
“Increased Amount Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.24(a).
“Incremental Equivalent Debt” shall have the meaning provided in Section 6.01(b)(xxii).
“incur” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.
“Indebtedness” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables except as provided in clause (e) below), whether or not contingent (a) in respect of borrowed money; (b) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof); (c) in respect of banker’s acceptances; (d) representing Capital Lease Obligations or Attributable Debt in respect of sale and leaseback transactions; (e) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property (including trade payables) or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or (f) representing the net amount owing under any Hedging Obligations, if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit, Attributable Debt and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person;  provided  that the amount of such Indebtedness shall be deemed not to exceed the lesser of the amount secured by such Lien and the value of the Person’s property securing such Lien.
“Indebtedness Obligations” shall mean any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
“Indemnitee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(b).
“Indenture Total Debt” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Project Subsidiaries) outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, net of any cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in a blocked account with one or more financial institutions as collateral to secure outstanding Indebtedness (including letters of credit) of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, which account is subject to the control of the lender (including any letter of credit issuer) of such Indebtedness or its

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affiliates or any agent or trustee with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that (a) Indenture Total Debt will include only the amount of payments that the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Project Subsidiaries) would be required to make, on the date the Indenture Total Debt is being determined, in the event of any early termination or similar event on such date of determination and (b) for the avoidance of doubt, Indenture Total Debt will not include the undrawn amount of any outstanding letters of credit.
“Independent Financial Advisor” shall mean an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in a Permitted Business of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.
“Information” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.16.
“Intellectual Property Collateral” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
“Intellectual Property Security Agreement” shall mean all Intellectual Property Security Agreements executed and delivered by the Loan Parties, each substantially in the applicable form required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Interest Payment Date” shall mean (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (beginning with September 30, 2016), (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day that would have been an Interest Payment Date had successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration been applicable to such Borrowing, and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.
“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending seven days thereafter or on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter (or 12 months thereafter if, at the time of the relevant Borrowing, an interest period of such duration is available to all Lenders participating therein), as the Borrower may elect;  provided ,  however , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period of seven days) that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.
“Interest Rate/Currency Hedging Agreement” shall mean any agreement of the type described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Interest Rate/Currency Hedging Obligations.”
“Interest Rate/Currency Hedging Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under (a) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements, (b) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk and (c) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates, in each case under clauses (a), (b) and (c), entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes.
“Interpolated Screen Rate” shall mean, in relation to LIBO Rate for any Loan, the rate which results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the rate appearing on the LIBOR01 page of ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or on any successor or substitute page of such Service service) for the longest period

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(for which that rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period; and (b) the rate appearing on the LIBOR01 page of ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or on any successor or substitute page of such service) for the shortest period (for which that rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period each as of approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Investments” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including Guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Borrower or any Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary, the Borrower will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 6.06(b). The acquisition by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in such third Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of Section 6.06(b). Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value;  provided  that, to the extent, if any, that a Guarantee and/or credit support results in an Investment, the amount of such Investment will be (x) the fair market value thereof determined first as of the time such Investment is made and thereafter on an annual basis, (y) zero upon such Guarantee and/or credit support being released or terminated and (z) the fair market value of such Guarantee and/or credit support determined as of the time of any modification thereof, if modified or amended.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the case of any Investment made by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Person substantially concurrently with a cash distribution by such Person to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor (a “ Concurrent Cash Distribution ”), then (a) the Concurrent Cash Distribution shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds received in connection with an Asset Sale and applied as set forth above under Sections 2.13(b) and 6.04 and (b) the amount of such Investment shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value of the Investment, less the amount of the Concurrent Cash Distribution.
“Issue Date” shall mean May 24, 2011.
“Issuing Bank” shall mean, as the context may require, each of (a) BANA, Barclays, BNPP, CNA, CS, DB, JPM, MSB, Natixis and/or any of their respective affiliates, each in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, and (b) any other Lender that may become an Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.23(i) or 2.23(k), with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Lender. Unless otherwise specified, in respect of any Letters of Credit, “Issuing Bank” shall refer to the applicable Issuing Bank which has issued such Letter of Credit. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.
“Issuing Bank Fees” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(c).
“Joinder Agreement” shall mean an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D.
“JPM” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“L/C Commitment” shall mean the commitment of each Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.23.
“L/C Disbursement” shall mean a payment or disbursement made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“L/C Fee Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(c).

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“L/C Participation Fee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(c).
“Latest Maturity Date” shall mean, at any date of determination, the latest maturity date applicable to any Class of Loans or Commitments with respect to such Class of Loans or Commitments at such time, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the latest maturity date of any Refinancing Term Loan, Refinancing Term Commitment, Refinancing Revolving Loan or Refinancing Revolving Commitment, in each case as extended from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“LC Issuer” shall mean any bank or other financial institution from time to time party to a Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility in its capacity as an issuer of letters of credit thereunder.
“LCT Election” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05.
“Lender Insolvency Event” shall mean that (a) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (b) such Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation or similar proceeding, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor or sequestrator or the like has been publicly appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action in furtherance of or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.
“Lender Participation Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(iii).
“Lenders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble; provided that such term shall also include (a) the Persons that become a party hereto pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and (b) any Person that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption (other than in each case any such Person that has ceased to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption). Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” shall include the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Banks.
“Letter of Credit” shall mean, at any time, any letter of credit issued pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 2.23.
“LIBO Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the date that is two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the London Interbank Offered Rate as published by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited or any successor rates thereto if ICE Benchmark Administration Limited is no longer making such rates available for deposits in the currency of such Borrowing (as reflected on the applicable Reuters screen page), for a period equal to such Interest Period; provided that, to the extent that an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this definition, the “LIBO Rate” shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate, two Business Days before the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, restriction, collateral assignment, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset; (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; and (c) in the case of Equity Interests or debt securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Equity Interests or debt securities. For the avoidance of doubt, “Lien” shall not be deemed to include licenses of intellectual property.
“Limited Condition Transaction” shall mean, any permitted acquisition or Investment (and, to the extent required to consummate such acquisition or Investment, any Restricted Payment, Asset Sale, fundamental change or the designation as Restricted Subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Subsidiary) by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries permitted pursuant to this Agreement whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

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“Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, any promissory note delivered pursuant to Section 2.04(e), the Security Documents and each Joinder Agreement.
“Loan Parties” shall mean the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
“Loans” shall mean the Revolving Loans, the Term Loans, the Swingline Loans, the New Revolving Loans, the New Term Loans, the Refinancing Revolving Loans and the Refinancing Term Loans.
“Majority Revolving Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Loans (excluding Swingline Loans), Revolving L/C Exposure, Swingline Exposure and unused Revolving Commitments, unused New Revolving Commitments (if any) and unused Refinancing Revolving Commitments (if any) representing greater than 50% of the sum of all Revolving Loans outstanding (excluding Swingline Loans), Revolving L/C Exposure, Swingline Exposure and all unused Revolving Commitments, unused New Revolving Commitments (if any) and unused Refinancing Revolving Commitments (if any) at such time.
“Majority Term Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans and unused Term Commitments, unused New Term Commitments and unused Refinancing Term Commitments representing greater than 50% of the sum of all Term Loans outstanding, all New Term Loans outstanding (if any), all Refinancing Term Loans outstanding (if any) and all unused Term Commitments, unused New Term Commitments (if any) and unused Refinancing Term Commitments (if any) at such time.
“Margin Stock” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
“Mark-to-Market Adjustments” shall mean (a) any non-cash loss attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedging Obligations (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such loss has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” or any similar successor provision;  plus (b) any loss relating to amounts paid in cash prior to the stated settlement date of any Hedging Obligation that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in the current period;  plus (c) any gain relating to Hedging Obligations associated with transactions recorded in the current period that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in prior periods and excluded from Consolidated Cash Flow pursuant to clauses (e) and (f) below;  minus  (d) any non-cash gain attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedging Obligations (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such gain has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” or any similar successor provision;  minus  (e) any gain relating to amounts received in cash prior to the stated settlement date of any Hedging Obligation that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in the current period;  minus (f) any loss relating to Hedging Obligations associated with transactions recorded in the current period that has been reflected in Consolidated Net Income in prior periods and excluded from Consolidated Cash Flow pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) above.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse change in or material adverse effect on (i) the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets or liabilities of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, which if such Loan Document is a Security Document, relates to Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $150,000,000 or more in the aggregate, or the material rights and remedies of the Arrangers, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Trustee or the Secured Parties thereunder.
“Material Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness for money borrowed (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit) and Hedging Obligations of any one or more of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount or mark-to-market adjustment value exceeding $150,000,000.
“Maximum Incremental Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(a).
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“Minority Investment” shall mean any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns Capital Stock.
“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor entity.
“Mortgaged Properties” shall mean on the Closing Date, each parcel of real property and the improvements located thereon and appurtenants thereto owned or leased by a Loan Party and specified on  Schedule 1.01(d) , and shall include each other parcel of real property and improvements located thereon with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 5.09 or 5.10;  provided ,  however , that any Mortgaged Property that becomes an Excluded Asset, or the rights in which are held by any Person that ceases to be a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.10 hereof or as otherwise provided in the Loan Documents, shall cease to be a Mortgaged Property for all purposes under the Loan Documents and the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall take such actions as are reasonably requested by any Loan Party at such Loan Party’s expense to terminate the Liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents in such Mortgaged Property.
“Mortgages” shall mean the mortgages, deeds of trust, leasehold mortgages, assignments of leases and rents, modifications, amendments and restatements of the foregoing and other security documents granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property to secure the Guaranteed Obligations, each in the form of  Exhibit E  with such changes as are reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower (which shall be evidenced by the signature thereof by the applicable Loan Party), the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
“MSB” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“MSSF” shall mean Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and its Affiliates.
“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Natixis” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble.
“Necessary CapEx Debt” shall mean Indebtedness of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred for the purpose of financing Necessary Capital Expenditures.
“Necessary Capital Expenditures” shall mean capital expenditures that are required by Applicable Law (other than Environmental Laws) or undertaken for health and safety reasons. The term “Necessary Capital Expenditures” does not include any capital expenditure undertaken primarily to increase the efficiency of, expand or re-power any power generation facility.
“Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends or accretion, excluding, however, (a) any gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such gain or loss, realized in connection with (i) any Asset Sale (without giving effect to the threshold provided for in the definition thereof) or (ii) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (b) any infrequent, unusual or non-recurring gain or loss, together with any related provision for taxes on such infrequent, unusual or non-recurring gain or loss.
“Net Proceeds” shall mean the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale, in each case, after taking into account any available tax deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, and amounts required to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness under a Credit Facility, secured by a

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Lien on the asset or assets that were the subject of such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.
“New Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(a).
“New Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(a).
“New Revolving Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(b).
“New Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(b).
“New Term Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(a).
“New Term Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(c).
“New Term Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(c).
“New Term Maturity Date” shall mean the date on which a New Term Loan matures.
“Non-Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.08(c).
“Non-FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23(c).
“Non-FPA Sales Authorizations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23(c).
“Non-Recourse Debt” shall mean (i) Indebtedness (a) as to which neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Project Subsidiary) (x) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) other than pursuant to a Non-Recourse Guarantee or any arrangement to provide or guarantee to provide goods and services on an arm’s length basis, (y) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, other than pursuant to a Non-Recourse Guarantee or (z) [ reserved ], (b) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Borrower (other than the Senior Notes, the Additional Senior Notes and this Agreement) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any such Indebtedness resulting from a Non-Recourse Guarantee that is otherwise permitted hereunder) to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of such other Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity and (c) [ reserved ] and (ii) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, any Investments in a Subsidiary and, for the avoidance of doubt, pledges by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Equity Interests of any Excluded Subsidiary that are directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in favor of the agent or lenders in respect of such Excluded Subsidiary’s Non-Recourse Debt, to the extent otherwise not prohibited by this Agreement.
“Non-Recourse Guarantee” shall mean any Guarantee by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor of Non-Recourse Debt incurred by an Excluded Project Subsidiary as to which the lenders of such Non-Recourse Debt have acknowledged or agreed that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, except to the limited extent set forth in such guarantee.
“NRG Power Marketing” shall mean NRG Power Marketing LLC, a Delaware corporation that is a wholly owned Subsidiary.
“NYPSC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23(f).
“NYPSC Subject Company” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.23(f).
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“Offer Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13(b).
“Offered Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(iii).
“Offer Period” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.13(b).
“Officer” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person.
“Officers’ Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed on behalf of the Borrower by two Officers of the Borrower, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Borrower, which certificate shall include: (a) a statement that each of the Officers making such certificate has read the applicable covenant or condition, (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate are based, (c) a statement that, in the opinion of each such Officer, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not the applicable covenant or condition has been complied with and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such Officer, the applicable condition or covenant has been complied with.
“Original Closing Date” shall mean February 2, 2006.
“Original Issue Date” shall mean June 5, 2009.
“Other Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies (including interest, fines, penalties and additions to tax) arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.
“Parent Company” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Regulation Y of the Board), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.
“PATRIOT Act” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.
“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Perfection Certificate” shall mean the Pre-Closing UCC Diligence Certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Permitted Amendments” shall mean one or more amendments providing for an extension of the final maturity date of any Loan and/or any Commitment of the Accepting Lenders ( provided  that such extensions may not result in having more than eight different final maturity dates under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)) and, in connection therewith and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.19, any change in the Applicable Margin and other pricing with respect to the applicable Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders and the payment of any fees (including prepayment premiums or fees) to the Accepting Lenders (such changes and/or payments to be in the form of cash, equity interest or other property as agreed by the Borrower and the Accepting Lenders to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement).
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as well as any other activities reasonably related to, ancillary to, or incidental to, any of the foregoing activities (including acquiring and holding reserves), including investing in Facilities.
“Permitted Cure Security” shall mean an equity security of the Borrower having no mandatory redemption, repurchase or similar requirements prior to 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Loans or Commitments, and upon which all dividends or distributions (if any) shall be payable solely in additional shares of such equity security.
“Permitted Debt” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(b).
“Permitted Investments” shall mean:
(a)    any Investment in the Borrower or in a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(b)    any Investment in an Immaterial Subsidiary;
(c)    any Investment in an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary for so long as the Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries do not collectively own more than 20% of the consolidated assets of the Borrower as of the most recent fiscal quarter end for which financial statements are publicly available;
(d)    any issuance of letters of credit to support the obligations of any of the Excluded Subsidiaries;
(e)    any Investment in Cash Equivalents (and, in the case of Excluded Subsidiaries only, Cash Equivalents or other liquid investments permitted under any Credit Facility to which it is a party);
(f)    any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:
(i)    such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and a Subsidiary Guarantor or an Immaterial Subsidiary; or
(ii)    such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(g)    any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 6.04;
(h)    Investments made as a result of the sale of Equity Interests of any Person that is a Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary, if the sale of such Equity Interests constitutes an Asset Sale and the Net Proceeds received from such Asset Sale are applied as set forth under Section 6.04;
(i)    Investments to the extent made in exchange for the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower;
(j)    any Investments received in compromise or resolution of (i) obligations of trade creditors or customers of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer; or (ii) litigation, arbitration or other disputes with Persons who are not Affiliates;
(k)    Investments represented by Hedging Obligations;
(l)    loans or advances to employees;
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(n)    any Investment in securities of trade creditors, trade counter-parties or customers received in compromise of obligations of those Persons, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers;
(o)    negotiable instruments held for deposit or collection;
(p)    receivables owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms;  provided ,  however , that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Borrower of any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;
(q)    payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes;
(r)    Investments resulting from the acquisition of a Person that at the time of such acquisition held instruments constituting Investments that were not acquired in contemplation of the acquisition of such Person;
(s)    any Investment in any Person engaged primarily in one or more Permitted Businesses (including Excluded Subsidiaries, Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and Persons that are not Subsidiaries) made for cash since the Issue Date;
(t)    the contribution of any one or more of the Specified Facilities to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(u)    Investments made pursuant to a commitment that, when entered into, would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(v)    Investments in any Excluded Subsidiary made by another Excluded Subsidiary;
(w)    other Investments made since the Closing Date in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), that are at the time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (i) $1,000,000,000 and (ii) 3.50% of Total Assets;  provided ,  however , that if any Investment pursuant to this clause (w) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary and a Subsidiary Guarantor on the date of the making of the Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and a Subsidiary Guarantor after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (a) above, and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (w);
(x)    Investments existing on or prior to the Closing Date; and
(y)    Permitted Tax Equity Guarantees to the extent such Permitted Tax Equity Guarantees would have been permitted as Investments pursuant to clause (s) above if made in cash.
“Permitted Liens” shall mean:
(a)    Liens held by the Collateral Trustee on assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the Collateral Trust Agreement securing (i) Indebtedness, Letters of Credit and other Guaranteed Obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (other than Indebtedness, Letters of Credit and other Guaranteed Obligations arising from New Commitments pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.24) and (ii) Indebtedness and other Indebtedness Obligations under other Credit Facilities and Indebtedness, Letters of Credit and other Guaranteed Obligations arising from New Commitments pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.24 in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding under this clause (a)(ii), on the date of the creation of such Liens, the difference between (A) the greater of (x) 30.00% of Total Assets and (y) $6,000,000,000 and (B) the aggregate principal amount outstanding on such date under clause (a)(i) above less the aggregate amount of all repayments, optional or mandatory, of the principal of any term Indebtedness under a Credit Facility that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries

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since the Issue Date with the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales (other than Excluded Proceeds) and less, without duplication, the aggregate amount of all repayments or commitment reductions with respect to any revolving credit borrowings under a Credit Facility that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date as a result of the application of the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales (other than Excluded Proceeds) in accordance with Section 6.04 (excluding temporary reductions in revolving credit borrowings as contemplated by that covenant) or in accordance with Section 4.10 of the Existing 2021 Notes Indenture (excluding temporary reductions in revolving credit borrowings contemplated by that covenant);
(b)    Liens to secure obligations with respect to (i) contracts (other than for Indebtedness) for commercial and trading activities for the purchase, transmission, distribution, sale, lease or hedge of any energy related commodity or service and (ii) Hedging Obligations (which Liens may, in each case, be held by the Collateral Trustee pursuant to and in accordance with the Collateral Trust Agreement);
(c)    Liens (i) in favor of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors, (ii) incurred by Excluded Project Subsidiaries in favor of any other Excluded Project Subsidiary or (iii) incurred by Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries in favor of any other Excluded Foreign Subsidiary;
(d)    Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature;
(e)    Liens to secure obligations to vendors or suppliers covering the assets sold or supplied by such vendors or suppliers, including Liens to secure Indebtedness or other obligations (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by Sections 6.01(b)(iv), 6.01(b)(xiii), 6.01(b)(xx) and 6.01(b)(xxi) covering only the assets acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness;
(f)    Liens existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 6.02;
(g)    Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded;  provided  that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;
(h)    Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens;
(i)    survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines, oil and gas and other mineral interests and leases and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;
(j)    Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this Agreement; provided, however , that:
(i)    the new Lien shall be limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Lien (plus improvements and accessions to, such property or proceeds or distributions thereof); and
(ii)    the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount or, if greater, committed amount, of the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and (2) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such refinancings, refunding, extension, renewal or replacement;
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(l)    Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and set-off;
(m)    leases or subleases granted to others that do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(n)    statutory Liens arising under ERISA;
(o)    Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by the Borrower or any Subsidiary;  provided that such Liens were in existence prior to, such acquisition, and not incurred in contemplation of, such acquisition;
(p)    Liens arising from UCC financing statements filed on a precautionary basis in respect of operating leases intended by the parties to be true leases (other than any such leases entered into in violation of this Agreement);
(q)    Liens on assets and Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary;
(r)    Liens granted in favor of Xcel pursuant to the Xcel Indemnification Agreements as in effect on the Issue Date held by Xcel thereunder;
(s)    Liens to secure Indebtedness or other obligations incurred to finance Necessary Capital Expenditures that encumber only the assets purchased, installed or otherwise acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness;
(t)    Liens to secure Environmental CapEx Debt that encumber only the assets purchased, installed or otherwise acquired with the proceeds of such Environmental CapEx Debt;
(u)    Liens on assets or securities deemed to arise in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of contracts to sell such assets or stock otherwise permitted under this Agreement;
(v)    any Liens resulting from restrictions on any Equity Interest or undivided interests, as the case may be, of a Person providing for a breach, termination or default under any joint venture, stockholder, membership, limited liability company, partnership, owners’, participation or other similar agreement between such Person and one or more other holders of Equity Interests or undivided interests of such Person, as the case may be, if a security interest or Lien is created on such Equity Interest or undivided interest, as the case may be, as a result thereof;
(w)    Liens resulting from any customary provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property (including Equity Interests) or any related restrictions thereon in joint venture, partnership, membership, stockholder and limited liability company agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, including owners’, participation or similar agreements governing projects owned through an undivided interest; provided ,  however , that any such limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subjects of such agreements;
(x)    those Liens or other exceptions to title, in either case on or in respect of any facility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, arising as a result of any shared facility agreement entered into after the closing date with respect to such facility, except to the extent that any such Liens or exceptions, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect the value of the relevant property or materially impair the use of the relevant property in the operation of the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(y)    Liens on cash deposits and other funds maintained with a depository institution, in each case arising in the ordinary course of business by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, including Section 4-210 of the UCC, and/or arising from customary contractual fee provisions, the reimbursement of funds advanced by a depositary or intermediary institution (and/or its Affiliates) on account of investments made or securities purchased, indemnity, returned check and other similar provisions;

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(z)    any Liens on property and assets (other than any Core Collateral) designated as Excluded Assets from time to time by the Borrower under clause (xiii) of the definition of “Excluded Assets,” which shall not have, when taken together with all other property and assets (other than any Core Collateral) that constitute Excluded Assets pursuant to such clause at the relevant time of determination, a Fair Market Value in excess of $500,000,000 in the aggregate;
(aa)    Liens incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to obligations not to exceed the greater of (i) $1,000,000,000 and (ii) 3.50% of Total Assets at any one time outstanding; and
(bb)    Liens on the Collateral securing obligations in respect of Incremental Equivalent Debt.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge, other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness);  provided  that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded ( plus all accrued interest on such Indebtedness and the amount of all expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith); (b) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; (c) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; (d) such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Borrower (and may be guaranteed by any Subsidiary Guarantor) or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and (e)(i) if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced is earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Loans or Commitments, the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced or (ii) if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced is later than the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Loans or Commitments, the Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity at least 91 days later than the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Loans or Commitments.
“Permitted Tax Equity Financing” means a customary tax equity financing entered into solely in connection with the acquisition (or refinancing) by an Excluded Project Subsidiary of energy generating, transmission or distribution assets (and any assets related thereto).
“Permitted Tax Equity Guarantees” means any unsecured (or secured to the extent permitted in respect of Equity Interests and Investments held in Excluded Subsidiaries) credit support and/or indemnification obligations (or similar obligations and Guarantees) made by an Excluded Project Subsidiary or a direct or indirect parent company of such Excluded Project Subsidiary that has entered into a Permitted Tax Equity Financing in favor of its Tax Equity Partner.
“Permitted Tax Lease” shall mean a sale and leaseback transaction consisting of a “payment in lieu of taxes” program or any similar structure (including leases, sale-leasebacks, etc.) primarily intended to provide tax benefits (and not primarily intended to create Indebtedness).
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
“Pledged Securities” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
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“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by The Wall Street Journal  as the “base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation’s 30 largest banks” (or, if  The Wall Street Journal  ceases quoting a base rate of the type described, the highest per annum rate of interest published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve statistical release H.15 (519) entitled “Selected Interest Rates” as the Bank prime loan rate or its equivalent); each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the date such change is publicly announced as being effective. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually available.
“Priority Lien Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Trust Agreement.
“Pro Forma Cost Savings” shall mean, without duplication, with respect to any period, reductions in costs and related adjustments that have been actually realized or are projected by the Borrower’s Chief Financial Officer in good faith to result from reasonably identifiable and factually supportable actions or events, but only if such reductions in costs and related adjustments are so projected by the Borrower to be realized during the consecutive four-quarter period commencing after the transaction giving rise to such calculation.
“Pro Rata Percentage” of any Revolving Lender at any time shall mean the percentage of the Total Revolving Commitment represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment;  provided  that to the extent any participation in any Swingline Loan or any Letter of Credit is allocated only to the Tranche B Revolving Lenders pursuant to the terms hereof, “Pro Rata Percentage” shall mean the percentage of the Total Tranche B Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Commitment. In the event the Revolving Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, the Pro Rata Percentages of any Revolving Lender shall be determined on the basis of the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect prior thereto.
“Project Interest” shall mean any undivided interest in a Facility.
“Proposed Discounted Purchase Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(ii).
“Prudent Industry Practice” shall mean those practices and methods as are commonly used or adopted by Persons in the Permitted Business in the United States in connection with the conduct of the business of such industry, in each case as such practices or methods may evolve from time to time, consistent in all material respects with all Applicable Laws.
“PUCT” shall mean the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
“PUHCA” shall mean the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, effective February 8, 2006.
“Purchasing Borrower Party” shall mean the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that makes a Discounted Voluntary Purchase pursuant to Section 2.12(e).
“PURPA” shall mean the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.
“QF” shall mean a “qualifying facility” under PURPA.
“Qualified Counterparty” shall mean, with respect to any Specified Hedging Agreement, any counterparty thereto.
“Qualifying Equity Interests” shall mean Equity Interests of the Borrower other than (a) Disqualified Stock and (b) Equity Interests that were used to support an incurrence of Contribution Indebtedness.
“Qualifying Lenders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.12(e)(iv).
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“Rate” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Type.
“Reaffirmation Agreement” shall mean the Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by the Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
“Refinancing Amount Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(a).
“Refinancing Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(a).
“Refinancing Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(a).
“Refinancing Revolving Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(e).
“Refinancing Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(e).
“Refinancing Series” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.25(a).
“Refinancing Term Commitments” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(a).
“Refinancing Term Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(c).
“Refinancing Term Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.25(c).
“Refinancing Term Maturity Date” shall mean the date on which a Refinancing Term Loan matures.
“Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).
“Regulation S-X” shall mean Regulation S-X under the Securities Act as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.
“Related Fund” shall mean, with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, any other fund that invests in bank loans and is advised or managed by such Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender, the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.
“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, trustees, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” shall mean any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, pouring, emptying, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, dumping, escaping, leaching or migration into or through the environment or within or upon any building, structure, facility or fixture.
“Repayment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11.
“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders collectively constituting the Majority Revolving Lenders and the Majority Term Lenders;  provided  that for purposes of, and with respect to, any exercise of

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rights, powers and remedies (including with respect to a Default, an Event of Default or otherwise) pursuant to and in accordance with any Security Document (including any enforcement of any Security Document, any rights, powers or remedies thereunder and any direction or instruction to or any authorization of, or other act by the Lenders requiring, the Collateral Trustee to take any action, exercise any rights, powers or remedies pursuant to and in accordance with the Collateral Trust Agreement or any other Security Document (including any amendment, modification, termination, discharge or waiver of any Security Document or any sale of or foreclosure upon any Collateral)), “Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having (a) in respect of the enforcement of remedies or the protections of Liens on Collateral, Loans (excluding Swingline Loans), Revolving L/C Exposure and Swingline Exposure representing greater than 50% of the sum of all Loans outstanding (excluding Swingline Loans), Revolving L/C Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time and (b) in respect of any act other than the enforcement of remedies or the protections of Liens on Collateral, Loans (excluding Swingline Loans), Revolving L/C Exposure, Swingline Exposure, unused Revolving Commitments, unused New Revolving Commitments (if any), unused Refinancing Revolving Commitments (if any), unused Term Commitments, unused New Term Commitments (if any) and unused Refinancing Term Commitments (if any) representing greater than 50% of the sum of all Loans outstanding (excluding Swingline Loans), Revolving L/C Exposure, Swingline Exposure, unused Revolving Commitments, unused New Revolving Commitments (if any), unused Refinancing Revolving Commitments (if any), unused Term Commitments, unused New Term Commitments (if any) and unused Refinancing Term Commitments (if any) at such time.
“Responsible Officer” of a Person shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or General Counsel of such Person.
“Restatement Agreement” shall mean the Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank, the Collateral Trustee and the Lenders party thereto.
“Restricted Investment” shall mean an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.
“Restricted Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06. For purposes of determining compliance with Section 6.06, no Hedging Obligation shall be deemed to be contractually subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations.
“Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person shall mean any subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated, any reference to a “Restricted Subsidiary” shall be deemed to be a reference to a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Revolving Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.
“Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Tranche A Revolving Commitment and/or Tranche B Revolving Commitment, as applicable.
“Revolving Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, such Lender’s (i) Tranche A Revolving Exposure and/or Tranche B Revolving Exposure, as applicable,  plus  (ii) the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Revolving L/C Exposure,  plus  (iii) the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure.
“Revolving L/C Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit at such time and (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements that have not been reimbursed at such time. The Revolving L/C Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall equal its Pro Rata Percentage of the aggregate Revolving L/C Exposure at such time.
“Revolving Lender” shall mean a Tranche A Revolving Lender or a Tranche B Revolving Lender, as applicable.
“Revolving Loans” shall mean (i) the Tranche A Revolving Loans and/or Tranche B Revolving Loans, as applicable, (ii) any New Revolving Loans and (iii) any Refinancing Revolving Loans.

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“Revolving Maturity Date” shall mean (i) with respect to any Tranche A Revolving Commitments and Tranche A Revolving Loans, the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date, (ii) with respect to any Tranche B Revolving Loans and Tranche B Revolving Commitments, the Tranche B Revolving Facility Maturity Date, (iii) with respect to any New Revolving Commitments and New Revolving Loans, the maturity date thereof set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement and (iv) with respect to any Refinancing Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Loans, the maturity date thereof set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement, in each case, as it may be extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement.
“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, Inc. or any successor entity.
“Sanctioned Country” shall mean, at any time, a country or territory that is subject to comprehensive Sanctions.
“Sanctioned Person” shall mean, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person.
“Sanctions” shall mean economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Secured Parties” shall mean the Arrangers, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Managers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and, with respect to any Specified Hedging Agreement, any Qualified Counterparty that has agreed to be bound by the provisions of Article VIII hereof and Section 7.2 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as if it were a party hereto or thereto;  provided  that no Qualified Counterparty shall have any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or the obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or the Collateral Trust Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is acknowledged that no LC Issuer in respect of any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities shall be a Secured Party.
“Securities Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securitization Vehicle” shall mean a Person that is a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or of any Restricted Subsidiary (a) formed for the purpose of effecting a South Central Securitization, (b) to which the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary transfers South Central Securitization Assets and (c) which, in connection therewith, issues Third Party Securities;  provided  that (i) such Securitization Vehicle shall engage in no business other than the purchase of South Central Securitization Assets pursuant to the South Central Securitization permitted by Section 6.04, the issuance of Third Party Securities or other funding of such South Central Securitization and any activities reasonably related thereto and (ii) such Securitization Vehicle shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary under this Agreement and an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under the Senior Notes Documents.
“Security Documents” shall mean the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, the Control Agreements, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, the Collateral Trust Agreement, the Reaffirmation Agreement and each of the other security agreements, pledges, mortgages, assignments (collateral or otherwise), consents and other instruments and documents executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or pursuant to Section 5.09 or 5.10.
“Sellers’ Retained Interests” means the debt and/or equity interests (including any intercompany notes) held by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Securitization Vehicle to which South Central Securitization Assets have been transferred in a South Central Securitization permitted by Section 6.04, including any such debt or equity received as consideration for, or as a portion of, the purchase price for the

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South Central Securitization Assets transferred, and any other instrument through which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has rights to or receives distributions in respect of any residual or excess interest in the South Central Securitization Assets.
“Senior Notes” shall mean the Borrower’s 7.625% Senior Notes due 2018, 8.250% Senior Notes due 2020, 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021, 6.250% Senior Notes due 2022, 6.625% Senior Notes due 2023, 6.250% Senior Notes due 2024 and 7.250% Senior Notes due 2026.
“Senior Notes Documents” shall mean the indentures under which the Senior Notes are issued and all other instruments, agreements and other documents evidencing or governing the Senior Notes or providing for any Guarantee or other right in respect thereof, in each case as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
“Series” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.24(a).
“Significant Subsidiary”shall mean any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, as such Regulation is in effect on the Closing Date and shall in any event include the Core Collateral Subsidiaries.
“South Central Securitization” shall mean any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, sells, conveys, assigns, grants an interest in or otherwise transfers, from time to time, to one or more Securitization Vehicles the South Central Securitization Assets (and/or grants a security interest in such South Central Securitization Assets transferred or purported to be transferred to such Securitization Vehicle), and which Securitization Vehicle finances the acquisition of such South Central Securitization Assets (i) with proceeds from the issuance of Third Party Securities, (ii) with the issuance to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of Sellers’ Retained Interests or an increase in such Sellers’ Retained Interests or (iii) with proceeds from the sale or collection of South Central Securitization Assets.
“South Central Securitization Assets” shall mean any accounts receivable originated or expected to be originated by (and owed to) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (in each case whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future) arising from the installation of pollution control equipment for the removal or reduction of mercury, SO 2 , NO x  and/or other pollutants in the Borrower’s Big Cajun facilities in Louisiana and any ancillary assets (including contract rights) which are of the type customarily conveyed with, or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with, such accounts receivable in a securitization transaction and which are sold, transferred or otherwise conveyed by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Securitization Vehicle.
“SPC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(j).
“Specified Facility” shall mean each of the following Facilities, or any part thereof and/or any other assets set forth below: (a) the Facilities held on the Closing Date by Vienna Power LLC, Meriden Gas Turbine LLC, Norwalk Power LLC, Connecticut Jet Power LLC (excluding the assets located at the Cos Cob site), Devon Power LLC, Montville Power LLC (including the Capital Stock of the entities owning such Facilities provided that such entities do not hold material assets other than the Facilities held on the Closing Date); (b) the following Facilities, or any part thereof: P.H. Robinson, H.O. Clarke, Webster, Unit 3 at Cedar Bayou, Unit 2 at T.H. Wharton and Greens Bayou; (c) the Capital Stock of the following Subsidiaries if such Subsidiary holds no assets other than the Capital Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower: NRG Latin America, Inc., NRG International LLC, NRG Insurance Ltd. (Cayman Islands), NRG Asia Pacific, Ltd., NRG International II Inc. and NRG International III Inc.; and (d) the Equity Interests issued by, and any assets (including any Facilities), of Long Beach Generation LLC and Middletown Power LLC.
“Specified Hedging Agreement” shall mean any Interest Rate/Currency Hedging Agreement entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Qualified Counterparty.
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documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date, and will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
“Statutory Reserves” shall mean a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one  minus  the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board and any other banking authority, domestic or foreign, to which the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including any branch, Affiliate or other fronting office making or holding a Loan) is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. Statutory Reserves shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.
“subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.
“Subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary (direct or indirect) of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean on the Closing Date, each Restricted Subsidiary specified on Schedule 1.01(f)  and, at any time thereafter, shall include (a) all Core Collateral Subsidiaries and (b) each other Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary;  provided  that if at any time any Subsidiary Guarantor is designated as (i) an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Project Subsidiary pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.10 or (ii) an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to and in accordance with clause (c) of the definition thereof, thereafter, such Person shall not be deemed a Subsidiary Guarantor. For the avoidance of doubt, the Funded L/C SPV shall not be a Subsidiary Guarantor for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Swingline Commitment” shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.22, as the same may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09.
“Swingline Exposure” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Loans. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall equal its Pro Rata Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Swingline Lender” shall mean CNA or any other Revolving Lender that becomes the Administrative Agent pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement or agrees, with the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to act as the Swingline Lender hereunder, in each case, in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” shall mean any loan made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.22.
“Tax Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
“Tax Equity Partner” means any tax equity partner that has entered into a joint venture agreement, limited liability company agreement or similar arrangement with an Excluded Project Subsidiary in connection with the consummation of a Permitted Tax Equity Financing.
“Tax-Exempt Bonds” shall mean any bonds or other securities issued by a Governmental Authority (including any quasi-governmental agencies) for the direct or indirect benefit of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or, if permitted by Applicable Law, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, the payment of interest on which is exempt from applicable federal, state and/or local taxes.

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“Tax Group” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.06(b)(xii).
“Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, liabilities or withholdings (including interest, fines, penalties or additions to tax) imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Term Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of a Class of Term Loans, New Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans.
“Term Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Term Loans hereunder as set forth on  Schedule 1.01(g)  or in the Assignment and Assumption or Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Term Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The aggregate principal amount of the Term Commitments on the Closing Date is $1,900,000,000.
“Term Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Term Commitment or an outstanding Term Loan.
“Term Loans” shall mean the Loan made by the Lenders to the Borrower on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
“Term Maturity Date” shall mean June 30, 2023, as it may be extended pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement.
“Texas Genco Retirement Plan” shall mean a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan maintained for participation by eligible Texas-based employees of the Borrower.
“Third Party Securities” shall mean, with respect to any South Central Securitization, notes, bonds or other debt instruments, beneficial interests in a trust, undivided ownership interests in receivables or other securities issued for cash consideration by the relevant Securitization Vehicle to banks, financing conduits, investors or other financing sources (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary except in respect of the Sellers’ Retained Interest) the proceeds of which are used to finance, in whole or in part, the purchase by such Securitization Vehicle of South Central Securitization Assets in a South Central Securitization. The amount of any Third Party Securities shall be deemed to equal the aggregate principal, stated or invested amount of such Third Party Securities which are outstanding at such time.
“Total Assets” shall mean the total consolidated assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower.
“Total First Lien Debt” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding at such time that is subject to a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens), in the amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet prepared at such time on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided ,  however , that (a) Total First Lien Debt will exclude all Indebtedness of Excluded Subsidiaries (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not Guarantees of such Indebtedness by the Loan Parties), (b) with respect to Hedging Obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, Total First Lien Debt will include only the amount of payments that any such Person is required to make, on the date Total First Lien Debt is being determined, as a result of an early termination or similar event in respect of outstanding Hedging Obligations of such Person, (c) for the avoidance of doubt, the undrawn amount of all outstanding letters of credit (including Letters of Credit) shall not be included in Total First Lien Debt and (d) Total First Lien Debt shall not include the amount of funds on deposit in the Funded L/C Collateral Accounts at such time.
“Total Revolving Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments, as in effect at such time. The Total Revolving Commitment on the Closing Date is $2,536,000,000.

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“Total Tranche A Revolving Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Tranche A Revolving Commitments, as in effect at such time. The Total Tranche A Revolving Commitment on the Closing Date is $289,000,000.
“Total Tranche B Revolving Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Tranche B Revolving Commitments, as in effect at such time. The Total Tranche B Revolving Commitment on the Closing Date is $2,247,000,000.
“Tranche A Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Tranche A Revolving Loans (and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans) hereunder as set forth on  Schedule 1.01(e)  or in the Assignment and Assumption or Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Tranche A Revolving Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender in accordance with Section 9.04.
“Tranche A Revolving Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Tranche A Revolving Loans of such Lender.
“Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date” means July 1, 2018.
“Tranche A Revolving Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Tranche A Revolving Commitment or an outstanding Tranche A Revolving Loan.
“Tranche A Revolving Loans” shall mean a Loan made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
“Tranche B Revolving Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Tranche B Revolving Loans (and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans) hereunder as set forth on  Schedule 1.01(e)  or in the Assignment and Assumption or Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Tranche B Revolving Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender in accordance with Section 9.04.
“Tranche B Revolving Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Tranche B Revolving Loans of such Lender.
“Tranche B Revolving Facility Maturity Date” means June 30, 2021.
“Tranche B Revolving Lender” shall mean a Lender with a Tranche B Revolving Commitment or an outstanding Tranche B Revolving Loan.
“Tranche B Revolving Loans” shall mean a Loan made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(d).
“Transactions” shall mean, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party, (b) the borrowings hereunder, the issuance of Letters of Credit and the use of proceeds of each of the foregoing, (c) the granting of Liens pursuant to the Security Documents, (d) the re-evidencing in full of all Term Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, (e) the replacement of the revolving credit facility (including the letter of credit facility and the swingline loan facility thereunder) under the Existing Credit Agreement with the revolving credit facility (including the letter of credit facility and swingline loan facility thereunder) under this Agreement, (f) [ reserved ], (g) any other transactions related to or entered into in connection with any of the foregoing and (h) the payment of fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
“Type”, when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, the term “ Rate ” shall include the Adjusted LIBO Rate and the Alternate Base Rate.

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“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York or any other applicable jurisdiction.
“Uniform Customs” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.07.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary that constitutes or owns Core Collateral and other than the Funded L/C SPV) that is designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary (a) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt; (b) except as permitted by Section 6.07, is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Borrower; (c) is a Person with respect to which neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (i) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (ii) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement; and (d) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement. Any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivering to the Administrative Agent a certified copy of the certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower giving effect to such designation and certifying that such designation complied with the conditions described under Section 6.10 and was permitted by Section 6.04. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary fails to meet the requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and (A) any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 6.01, the Borrower will be in default of such covenant and (B) any assets of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be held by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date. The Borrower may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary;  provided  that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation will only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 6.01, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the four-quarter reference period and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation. The Unrestricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date are set forth on  Schedule 1.01(h) .
“Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date shall mean the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.
“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
“Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
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“Xcel Indemnification Agreements” shall mean the Indemnification Agreements, each dated as of December 5, 2003, by and among Xcel Energy Inc., Northern States Power Company and the Borrower, each as amended on November 8, 2006.
SECTION 1.02.    Terms Generally. The definitions in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including”, and words of similar import, shall not be limiting and shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed as having the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all rights and interests in tangible and intangible assets and properties of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed, including cash, securities, Equity Interests, accounts and contract rights. The word “control”, when used in connection with the Collateral Trustee’s rights with respect to, or security interest in, any Collateral, shall have the meaning specified in the UCC with respect to that type of Collateral. The words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision of this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) any definition of, or reference to, any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document in this Agreement shall mean such Loan Document or other agreement, instrument or document as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein) and (b) all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time;  provided , however , that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to amend any covenant in Article VI or any related definition to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the Closing Date on the operation of such covenant (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders wish to amend Article VI or any related definition for such purpose), then the Borrower’s compliance with such covenant shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenant is amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Required Lenders.
SECTION 1.03.    Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class ( e.g. , a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type ( e.g. , a “Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type ( e.g. , a “Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.04.    Exchange Rates. For purposes of determining compliance under Article VI with respect to any amount in a foreign currency, the U.S. dollar-equivalent amount thereof will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect at the time of such incurrence. The maximum amount of Indebtedness, Liens, Investments and other basket amounts that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may incur under Article VI shall not be deemed to be exceeded, with respect to any outstanding Indebtedness, Liens, Investments and other basket amounts, solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies, if as of the initial date of calculation the Borrower determined that each such maximum amount had not been exceeded. When calculating capacity for the incurrence of additional Indebtedness, Liens, Investments and other basket amounts by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under Article VI the exchange rate of currencies shall be measured as of the date of calculation.
SECTION 1.05.    Limited Condition Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, in connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, for purposes of:
(a)    determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of any financial ratio or test, including the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio, Debt to Cash Flow Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, or requires the absence of any Default or Event of Default or the making of representations and warranties; or

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(b)    testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including baskets measured as a percentage of Total Assets or Consolidated Cash Flow);
in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “ LCT Election ”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (the “ LCT Test Date ”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the granting of any Liens and the making of any Restricted Payment) on a pro forma basis as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently completed period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which the financial statements and certificates required by Sections 5.04(a) or 5.04(b), as the case may be, have been or were required to have been delivered ending prior to the LCT Test Date, the Borrower would have been permitted to take such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket, or any requirement relating to the absence of any Default or Event of Default and the making of representations and warranties, such ratio, test or basket or requirement shall be deemed to have been complied with; provided , that if the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then (x) in connection with any subsequent calculation of any financial ratio or basket availability with respect to any Restricted Payments on or following such date of the execution of the definitive agreement and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the applicable definitive agreement is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such financial ratio or basket shall be calculated (and tested) on a pro forma basis assuming that such Limited Condition Transaction had been consummated and also calculated (and tested) on a pro forma basis assuming that such Limited Condition Transaction had not been consummated and (y) in connection with any other purposes (other than the testing of compliance with Section 6.11 or 6.12, but including testing pro forma compliance with such financial covenants), any such financial ratio or basket shall be calculated (and tested) on a pro forma basis assuming that such Limited Condition Transaction had been consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated Cash Flow or Total Assets at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations.
ARTICLE II.

The Credits
SECTION 2.01.    Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties set forth herein:
(a)    on the Closing Date, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Restatement Agreement, (i) each Exchanging Term Lender (as defined in the Restatement Agreement) agrees to exchange all of its Existing Term Loans (as defined in the Restatement Agreement) with Term Loans hereunder in an equal principal amount and (ii) each Additional Term Lender (as defined in the Restatement Agreement) agrees to make Term Loans in the form of Additional Term Loans (as defined in the Restatement Agreement) in dollars to the Borrower in an amount notified to such Additional Term Lender by the Administrative Agent;
(b)    on the Closing Date, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Restatement Agreement, (i) the Existing Revolving Commitment (as defined in the Restatement Agreement) of each Revolving Lender that does not execute the Restatement Agreement shall continue hereunder but shall be referred to as a Tranche A Revolving Commitment, (ii) the Existing Revolving Commitment (as defined in the Restatement Agreement) of each Revolving Lender that executes the Restatement Agreement shall continue hereunder and be reclassified as a Tranche B Revolving Commitment and (iii) the commitments of each Additional Revolving Lender (as defined in the Restatement Agreement) that executes the Restatement Agreement shall continue hereunder as Tranche B Revolving Commitments;

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(c)    each Tranche A Revolving Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to fund Tranche A Revolving Loans in dollars to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date and until the earlier of the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date and the termination of the Tranche A Revolving Commitment of such Tranche A Revolving Lender in accordance with the terms hereof in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in such Revolving Lender’s (x) Tranche A Revolving Exposure exceeding such Revolving Lender’s Tranche A Revolving Commitment or (y) Revolving Exposure exceeding such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment; and
(d)    each Tranche B Revolving Lender (including, for the avoidance of doubt, each Additional Revolving Lender (as defined in the Restatement Agreement)) agrees, severally and not jointly, to fund Tranche B Revolving Loans in dollars to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date and until the earlier of the Tranche B Revolving Facility Maturity Date and the termination of the Tranche B Revolving Commitment of such Tranche B Revolving Lender in accordance with the terms hereof in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in such Revolving Lender’s (x) Tranche B Revolving Exposure exceeding such Revolving Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Commitment or (y) Revolving Exposure exceeding such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment.
(e)    For the avoidance of doubt, (i) prior to the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date, each Borrowing of Revolving Loans under this Section 2.01 shall be made pro rata between the Tranche A Revolving Loans and the Tranche B Revolving Loans in proportion to the amount of Tranche A Revolving Commitments and Tranche B Revolving Commitments on the date of such Borrowing and (ii) any Existing Revolving Loans (as defined in the Restatement Agreement) outstanding on the Closing Date shall be continued on such date as Revolving Loans hereunder;  provided  that (x) the Revolving Loans of each Tranche A Revolving Lender will be referred to as Tranche A Revolving Loans and (y) the Revolving Loans of each Tranche B Revolving Lender will be referred to as Tranche B Revolving Loans.
Within the limits set forth in clauses (c) and (d) above and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, pay or prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans. Amounts paid or prepaid in respect of Term Loans, New Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
SECTION 2.02.    Loans. (a)  Except as set forth in Section 2.01(e)(i), each Loan (other than Swingline Loans) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class;  provided ,  however , that the failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not in itself relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender). Except for Loans deemed made pursuant to Section 2.02(f) and subject to Section 2.22 relating to Swingline Loans, the Loans comprising any Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (i) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 or (ii) equal to the remaining available balance of the applicable Commitments.
(b)    Subject to Sections 2.08 and 2.15, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request pursuant to Section 2.03. Each Lender may at its option make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan;  provided  that any exercise of such option shall (i) not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) not result in increased costs for the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 or 2.20 and (iii) take into account the obligations of each Lender to mitigate increased costs pursuant to Section 2.21 hereof. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time;  provided ,  however , that the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing that, if made, would result in more than 16 Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding hereunder at any time. For purposes of the foregoing, Borrowings having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Borrowings.
(c)    Except with respect to Loans made pursuant to Section 2.02(f), as otherwise set forth in Section 2.01(a) with respect to Term Loans and subject to Section 2.22 relating to Swingline Loans, each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account in New York City as the Administrative Agent may designate

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not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly credit the amounts so received to an account designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request or, if a Borrowing shall not occur on such date because any condition precedent herein specified shall not have been met, return the amounts so received to the respective Lenders.
(d)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.02(c) and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing (in lieu of interest which would otherwise become due to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.06) or (ii) in the case of such Lender, a rate determined by the Administrative Agent to represent its cost of overnight or short‑term funds (which determination shall be conclusive absent clearly demonstrable error). If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.
(e)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Revolving Borrowing which is a Eurodollar Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the latest Revolving Maturity Date at such time.
(f)    If the Issuing Bank shall not have received from the Borrower the payment required to be made by Section 2.23(e) with respect to a Letter of Credit within the time specified in such Section, the Issuing Bank will promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the L/C Disbursement and the Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Revolving Lender of such L/C Disbursement and its Pro Rata Percentage thereof. Each Revolving Lender shall pay by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date (or, if such Revolving Lender shall have received such notice later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on any day, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the immediately following Business Day), an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of such L/C Disbursement (it being understood that such amount shall be deemed to constitute an ABR Revolving Loan of such Lender and such payment shall be deemed to have reduced the Revolving L/C Exposure), and the Administrative Agent will promptly pay to the Issuing Bank amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent will promptly pay to the Issuing Bank any amounts received by it from the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.23(e) prior to the time that any Revolving Lender makes any payment pursuant to this Section 2.02(f); any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent thereafter will be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made such payments and to the Issuing Bank, as their interests may appear. If any Revolving Lender shall not have made its Pro Rata Percentage of such L/C Disbursement available to the Administrative Agent as provided above, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay interest on such amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is required to be paid in accordance with this Section 2.02(f) to but excluding the date such amount is paid, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Issuing Bank at (i) in the case of the Borrower, a rate per annum equal to the interest rate applicable to Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.06(a) (in lieu of interest which would otherwise become due to such Lender pursuant to Section 2.06), and (ii) in the case of such Lender, for the first such day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and for each day thereafter, the Alternate Base Rate; and  provided ,  further , that under no circumstances shall such Lender be entitled to seek indemnity from any Loan Party in respect of any interest so accrued or paid.
SECTION 2.03.    Borrowing Procedure. In order to request a Borrowing (other than a Swingline Loan or a deemed Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or Section 2.02(f), as to which this Section 2.03 shall not apply), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (promptly confirmed by fax) or shall hand deliver or fax to the Administrative Agent a duly completed Borrowing Request (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, three Business Days before

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a proposed Borrowing and (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, one Business Day before a proposed Borrowing;  provided ,  however , that with respect to ABR Borrowings in respect of Term Loans made pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.01(a) on the Closing Date, such Borrowing Request may be delivered not later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date. Each Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable, shall be signed by or on behalf of the Borrower and shall specify the following information: (i) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to be a Term Borrowing or a Revolving Borrowing, and whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing; (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day); (iii) the number and location of the account to which funds are to be disbursed; (iv) the amount of such Borrowing; and (v) if such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period with respect thereto and the Class of Loans to which such initial Interest Period will apply;  provided ,  however , that, notwithstanding any contrary specification in any Borrowing Request, each requested Borrowing shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 2.02. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the applicable Lenders of any notice given in accordance with this Section 2.03 (and the contents thereof), and of each Lender’s portion of the requested Borrowing. On the Closing Date, (i) all Tranche A Revolving Loans that were outstanding as Eurodollar Loans immediately prior to the reclassification pursuant to Section 2.01(b) shall be continued as Eurodollar Loans in a single Borrowing thereof with an Interest Period to be selected by the Borrower one Business Day prior to the Closing Date pursuant to a notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.10 and (ii) all Tranche B Revolving Loans that were outstanding as Eurodollar Loans immediately prior to the reclassification pursuant to Section 2.01(b) shall be continued as Eurodollar Loans in a single Borrowing thereof with an Interest Period to be selected by the Borrower one Business Day prior to the Closing Date pursuant to a notice delivered pursuant to Section 2.10.
SECTION 2.04.    Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a)  The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (i) the principal amount of each Term Loan, New Term Loan and Refinancing Term Loan of such Lender made to the Borrower as provided in Section 2.11 and (ii) the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Revolving Lender made to the Borrower on the Revolving Maturity Date with respect to such Revolving Loan of such Revolving Lender. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the latest Revolving Maturity Date at such time and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th day or the last day of a calendar month and is at least three Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made.
(b)    Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender to the Borrower from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time under this Agreement, and shall provide copies of such accounts to the Borrower upon its reasonable request (at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense).
(c)    The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor and each Lender’s share thereof, and shall provide copies of such accounts to the Borrower upon its reasonable request (at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense).
(d)    The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Sections 2.04(b) and 2.04(c) shall be conclusive evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations therein recorded absent clearly demonstrable error;  provided ,  however , that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligations of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e)    Any Lender may request that Loans made by it hereunder be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender and its registered assigns (i) in the form of  Exhibit F , if such promissory note relates to Revolving

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Borrowings or (ii) in the form of Exhibit G, if such promissory note relates to Term Loans or, in any such case, any other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event any Lender shall request and receive such a promissory note, the interests represented by such note shall at all times (including after any assignment of all or part of such interests pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes payable to the payee named therein or its registered assigns.
SECTION 2.05    Fees. (a)  The Borrower agrees to pay to each Lender, through the Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December in each year (beginning with September 30, 2016) and on each date on which any Revolving Commitment of such Lender shall expire or be terminated as provided herein, a commitment fee (a “ Commitment Fee ”) equal to 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitments of such Lender (other than the Swingline Commitment) during the preceding quarter (or shorter or longer period commencing with the Closing Date and ending with the Revolving Maturity Date with respect to the Commitments of such Lender or the date on which the Commitments of such Lender shall expire or be terminated). All Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days. The Commitment Fee due to each Lender shall commence to accrue on the Closing Date and shall cease to accrue on the date on which the Commitment of such Lender shall expire or be terminated as provided herein. For purposes of calculating Commitment Fees with respect to Revolving Commitments only, no portion of the Revolving Commitments shall be deemed utilized under Section 2.22 as a result of outstanding Swingline Loans.
(b)    Unless previously paid, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the fees in the amounts and at the times from time to time agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, including pursuant to that certain fee letter, dated as of May 4, 2011, between the Borrower and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (the “ Administrative Agent Fees ”).
(c)    The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to each Revolving Lender, through the Administrative Agent, on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year (beginning with September 30, 2016) and on the date on which the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender shall be terminated as provided herein (each, an “ L/C Fee Payment Date ”) a fee (an “ L/C Participation Fee ”) calculated on such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of the daily aggregate Revolving L/C Exposure (excluding the portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed L/C Disbursements which are earning interim interest pursuant to Section 2.23(h)) during the preceding quarter (or shorter or longer period commencing with the Closing Date and ending with the Revolving Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender or the date on which all Letters of Credit have been canceled or have expired and the Revolving Commitments of all Revolving Lenders shall have been terminated) at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin used to determine the interest rate on Revolving Borrowings comprised of Eurodollar Loans pursuant to Section 2.06 and (ii) to the Issuing Bank with respect to each outstanding Letter of Credit issued at the request of the Borrower a fronting fee, which shall accrue at such rate as shall be separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank, on the drawable amount of such Letter of Credit, payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance date of such Letter of Credit (or as otherwise separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank), as well as the Issuing Bank’s customary documentary and processing charges with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit issued at the request of the Borrower or processing of drawings thereunder (the fees in this clause (ii), collectively, the “ Issuing Bank Fees ”). All L/C Participation Fees and Issuing Bank Fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 360 days.
(d)    All Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders, except that the Issuing Bank Fees shall be paid directly to the Issuing Bank. Once paid, none of the Fees actually owed and due shall be refundable under any circumstances.
(e)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to any fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 2.05(a) or 2.05(c)(i) (without prejudice to the rights of the non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of

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such fees), provided that (i) to the extent that all or a portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of any Revolving L/C Exposure or Swingline Exposure is reallocated to the non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.26, such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments, and (ii) to the extent that all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of any Revolving L/C Exposure or Swingline Exposure cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (and the pro rata payment provisions of Section 2.17 will automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this Section 2.05(e)).
SECTION 2.06.    Interest on Loans. (a)  Subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, the outstanding Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing, including each Swingline Loan, shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, when the Alternate Base Rate is determined by reference to the Prime Rate and over a year of 360 days at all other times) at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b)    Subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, the Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing  plus  the Applicable Margin.
(c)    Interest on each Loan shall be payable on the Interest Payment Dates applicable to such Loan except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.08, the applicable Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate for each Interest Period, as the case may be, shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.
SECTION 2.07.    Default Interest. If the Borrower shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming due and payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, by acceleration or otherwise, the Borrower shall on demand from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by law, on such defaulted amount to but excluding the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) (a) in the case of overdue principal, at the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan pursuant to Section 2.06  plus  2.00% per annum and (b) in all other cases, at a rate per annum (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, when determined by reference to the Prime Rate and over a year of 360 days at all other times) equal to the rate that would be applicable to an ABR Term Loan  plus  2.00%.
SECTION 2.08.    Alternate Rate of Interest. In the event, and on each occasion, that prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing (a) the Administrative Agent shall have determined that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period or (b) the Administrative Agent is advised by (i) if and to the extent such Eurodollar Borrowing consists of Revolving Loans, the Majority Revolving Lenders and/or (ii) if and to the extent such Eurodollar Borrowing consists of Term Loans, New Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans, the Majority Term Lenders, as applicable, in each case, reasonably and in good faith that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing, for such Interest Period, then the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written or fax notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders. In the event of any such notice, until the Administrative Agent shall have advised the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such written or fax notice no longer exist, (A) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.10 shall be deemed to be a request for an ABR Borrowing and (B) any Interest Period election that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective.
SECTION 2.09.    Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a)  Unless previously terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, (i) the Term Commitments shall automatically terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date and (ii) the Revolving Commitments, the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment shall automatically terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date with

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respect to such Revolving Commitments (provided that, notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Revolving Maturity Date applicable to the L/C Commitment and the Swingline Commitment shall be the date specified in clause (ii) of the definition of “Revolving Maturity Date” unless, subject to Section 2.23(d)(iv), such date is extended with the prior written consent of, in the case of the L/C Commitment, the Issuing Banks or, in the case of the Swingline Commitment, the Swingline Lender). If any Letter of Credit remains outstanding on the Revolving Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Commitments applicable to such Letter of Credit (and, at the time thereof, after giving effect to the repayment of the applicable Revolving Loans at such time, the Revolving Exposure of the applicable Revolving Lenders exceeds the available Revolving Commitments of such Revolving Lenders), the Borrower shall deposit with the Administrative Agent an amount in cash equal to 103% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such Letter of Credit to secure the full obligations with respect to any drawings that may occur thereunder, which amount shall be promptly returned to the Borrower upon each such Letter of Credit being terminated or cancelled.
(b)    Upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written or fax notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may at any time in whole permanently terminate, or from time to time in part permanently reduce, in each case without premium or penalty, the Revolving Commitments or the Swingline Commitment;  provided ,  however , that (i) each partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments or the Swingline Commitment shall be in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) the Total Revolving Commitment shall not be reduced to an amount that is less than the Aggregate Revolving Exposure then in effect;  provided ,  further , that a notice of termination may state that such termination is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or any other event, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified termination date) if such condition is not satisfied.
(c)    Each reduction in the Revolving Commitments or the Swingline Commitment hereunder shall be made, at the Borrower’s option, to either (i) on a pro rata basis all Classes of Revolving Commitments outstanding on such date or (ii) the Classes of Revolving Commitments outstanding on such date in the order of the maturity date thereof, in each case, ratably among the applicable Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Percentages. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders, on the date of each termination or reduction, the Commitment Fees on the amount of the Commitments so terminated or reduced accrued to but excluding the date of such termination or reduction.
(d)    The Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of a Defaulting Lender upon not less than ten Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions of Section 2.26(e) shall apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts);  provided that such termination will not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.
SECTION 2.10.    Conversion and Continuation of Borrowings. The Borrower shall have the right at any time upon prior irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent (a) not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, one Business Day prior to conversion, to convert any Eurodollar Borrowing of the Borrower into an ABR Borrowing, (b) not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, three Business Days prior to conversion or continuation, to convert any ABR Borrowing of the Borrower into a Eurodollar Borrowing or to continue any Eurodollar Borrowing of the Borrower as a Eurodollar Borrowing for an additional Interest Period and (c) not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, three Business Days prior to conversion, to convert the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing of the Borrower to another permissible Interest Period, subject in each case to the following:
(i)    each conversion or continuation shall be made pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts of the Loans comprising the converted or continued Borrowing;
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(a) and 2.02(b) regarding the principal amount and maximum number of Borrowings of the relevant Type;
(iii)    each conversion shall be effected by each Lender and the Administrative Agent by recording for the account of such Lender the new Loan of such Lender resulting from such conversion and reducing the Loan (or portion thereof) of such Lender being converted by an equivalent principal amount; accrued and unpaid interest on any Eurodollar Loan (or portion thereof) being converted shall be paid by the Borrower at the time of conversion;
(iv)    if any Eurodollar Borrowing is converted at a time other than the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall pay, upon demand, any amounts due to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.16;
(v)    any portion of a Borrowing maturing or required to be repaid in less than one month may not be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing;
(vi)    any portion of a Eurodollar Borrowing that cannot be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing by reason of the immediately preceding clause shall be automatically converted at the end of the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing into an ABR Borrowing;
(vii)    no Interest Period may be selected for any Eurodollar Term Borrowing that would end later than any applicable Repayment Date occurring on or after the first day of such Interest Period if, after giving effect to such selection, the aggregate outstanding amount of the sum of (A) the applicable Eurodollar Term Borrowings with Interest Periods ending on or prior to such Repayment Date and (B) the applicable ABR Term Borrowings would not be at least equal to the principal amount of applicable Term Borrowings to be paid on such Repayment Date; and
(viii)    after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, no outstanding Loan may be converted into, or continued as, a Eurodollar Loan.
Each notice pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be irrevocable and shall refer to this Agreement and specify (A) the identity and amount of the Borrowing that the Borrower requests be converted or continued, (B) whether such Borrowing is to be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing or an ABR Borrowing, (C) if such notice requests a conversion, the date of such conversion (which shall be a Business Day) and (D) if such Borrowing is to be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no Interest Period is specified in any such notice with respect to any conversion to or continuation as a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.10 and of each Lender’s portion of any converted or continued Borrowing. If the Borrower shall not have given notice in accordance with this Section 2.10 to continue any Borrowing into a subsequent Interest Period (and shall not otherwise have given notice in accordance with this Section 2.10 to convert such Borrowing), such Borrowing shall, at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto (unless repaid pursuant to the terms hereof), automatically be converted or continued into an ABR Borrowing.
SECTION 2.11.    Repayment of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans. (a)  On the dates set forth below, or if any such date is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day (each such date being called a “ Repayment Date ”), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Term Lenders holding Term Loans, a principal amount of the Term Loans (as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.11(b), 2.12 and 2.13(b)) in an aggregate amount equal to the sum of the principal amount of Term Loans as of the Closing Date, multiplied, in each case, by the percentage set forth below for such date, together in each case with accrued and unpaid interest and Fees on the amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment:

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Repayment Date	Percentage	
September 30, 2016	0.25%	
December 31, 2016	0.25%	
March 31, 2017	0.25%	
June 30, 2017	0.25%	
September 30, 2017	0.25%	
December 31, 2017	0.25%	
March 31, 2018	0.25%	
June 30, 2018	0.25%	
September 30, 2018	0.25%	
December 31, 2018	0.25%	
March 31, 2019	0.25%	
June 30, 2019	0.25%	
September 30, 2019	0.25%	
December 31, 2019	0.25%	
March 31, 2020	0.25%	
June 30, 2020	0.25%	
September 30, 2020	0.25%	
December 31, 2020	0.25%	
March 31, 2021	0.25%	
June 30, 2021	0.25%	
September 30, 2021	0.25%	
December 31, 2021	0.25%	
March 31, 2022	0.25%	
June 30, 2022	0.25%	
September 30, 2022	0.25%	
December 31, 2022	0.25%	
March 31, 2023	0.25%	
Term Maturity Date	Remainder	

(b)    In the event and on each occasion that any Term Commitments, New Term Commitments or Refinancing Term Commitments shall be reduced or shall expire or terminate other than as a result of the making of a Term Loan, a New Term Loan or a Refinancing Term Loan the installments payable on each applicable repayment date, as applicable, shall be reduced pro rata by an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such reduction, expiration or termination.
(c)    To the extent not previously paid, all Term Loans shall be due and payable on the Term Maturity Date, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of payment.
(d)    On the dates (if any) set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement, or if any such date is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders holding New Term Loans and/or Refinancing Term Loans, a principal amount of such New Term Loans and/or Refinancing Term Loans (in each case, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.11(b), 2.12 and 2.13(b)) in the aggregate amounts set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement, together, in each case, with accrued and unpaid interest and Fees on the amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment.

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(e)    All repayments pursuant to this Section 2.11 shall be subject to Section 2.16, but shall otherwise be without premium or penalty.
SECTION 2.12.    Prepayment. (a)  The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing, in whole or in part, subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d) below, upon at least three Business Days’ prior written or fax notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or fax notice) in the case of Eurodollar Loans, or written or fax notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or fax notice) at least one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment in the case of ABR Loans, to the Administrative Agent before 11:00 a.m., New York City time;  provided , however , that each partial prepayment shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000.
(b)    Except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.12(e) below, optional prepayments of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans shall be applied, at the Borrower’s option, either (i) on a pro rata basis to all Classes of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans in accordance with their respective aggregate principal amount or (ii) to the Classes of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans in the order of the maturity date of each such Class (and, within any such Class, on a pro rata basis to the applicable Lenders);  provided  that with respect to any such prepayment of any Class of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans such prepayment shall be applied against the remaining scheduled installments of principal due in respect of such Class as directed by the Borrower.
(c)    Each notice of prepayment shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit H, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Borrowing by the amount stated therein on the date stated therein;  provided  that a notice of prepayment may state that such prepayment is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or any other event, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified prepayment date) if such condition is not satisfied. All prepayments and failures to prepay under this Section 2.12 shall be subject to Section 2.16. All prepayments under this Section 2.12 shall be accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be prepaid to but excluding the date of payment.
(d)    Any (i) amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification of this Agreement consummated after the Closing Date but on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date or (ii) voluntary prepayment of all but not less than all of the Term Loans then outstanding consummated after the Closing Date but on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date with the proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance or incurrence of new bank loans (which voluntary prepayment shall be deemed to have occurred even if a portion of the Term Loans then outstanding are replaced, converted or re-evidenced with, into or by such new loans so long as all but not less than all of the Term Loans then outstanding are so prepaid) the primary purpose of which, in the case of either clause (i) or clause (ii), is to decrease the Applicable Margin with respect to the Term Loans then outstanding shall be accompanied by a fee payable to the Lenders holding the Term Loans then outstanding (which shall include any Non-Consenting Lender that is repaid in connection with any such amendment or amendment and restatement), in an amount equal to 1.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding only if such amendment, amendment and restatement, other modification or prepayment is not otherwise undertaken in connection with another material transaction or series of related material transactions.
(e)    (i)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including but not limited to Sections 2.12(a), 2.12(b), 2.17, 2.18 and 2.19 (which provisions shall not be applicable to this Section 2.12(e)) or any other Loan Document, any Purchasing Borrower Party shall have the right at any time and from time to time prior to the Term Maturity Date to purchase Term Loans from the Term Lenders at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans (each, a “ Discounted Voluntary Purchase ”) pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2.12(e). Each Discounted Voluntary Purchase shall be subject to each of the following conditions: (A) no Discounted Voluntary Purchase shall be made, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any Loan, (B) any Discounted Voluntary Purchase may, at the election of the Purchasing Borrower Party, be offered in respect of one or more Classes of Term Loans, but shall be offered pro rata to all Term Lenders within the Classes of Term Loans selected by the Purchasing Borrower Party, (C) such Purchasing Borrower Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate stating that (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the Discounted Voluntary Purchase (after giving effect to any related waivers, supplements or amendments obtained in connection with such Discounted Voluntary Purchase)

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and (2) each of the conditions to such Discounted Voluntary Purchase contained in this Section 2.12(e) has been satisfied, (D) no Discounted Voluntary Purchase shall be deemed to be a prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.12 and (E) any Term Loans repurchased in any Discounted Voluntary Purchase by any Purchasing Borrower Party shall, without further action by any Person, be deemed cancelled and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold by any Purchasing Borrower Party) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents, including (x) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (y) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (z) the determination of Required Lenders, Majority Term Lenders or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to make appropriate entries in the Register to reflect any such cancellation.
(ii)    To the extent that a Purchasing Borrower Party seeks to make a Discounted Voluntary Purchase, such Purchasing Borrower Party will deliver to the Administrative Agent written notice substantially in the form of  Exhibit I and with such changes as agreed to by the Administrative Agent (each, a “ Discounted Purchase Option Notice ”) not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at least ten Business Days prior to the proposed Acceptance Date that such Purchasing Borrower Party desires to purchase Term Loans in an aggregate principal amount specified therein by the Purchasing Borrower Party (each, a “ Proposed Discounted Purchase Amount ”), in each case at a discount to the par value of such Term Loans as specified below. The Proposed Discounted Purchase Amount of Term Loans shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. The Discounted Purchase Option Notice shall further specify with respect to the proposed Discounted Voluntary Purchase: (A) the Proposed Discounted Purchase Amount of Term Loans, (B) a discount range (which may be a single percentage) selected by the Purchasing Borrower Party with respect to such proposed Discounted Voluntary Purchase (representing the percentage of par of the principal amount of Term Loans to be prepaid) (the “ Discount Range ”) and (C) the date by which Term Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such proposed Discounted Voluntary Purchase which shall be at least five Business Days following the date of the Discounted Purchase Option Notice (the “ Acceptance Date ”);  provided  that any Term Lender offered or approached to participate in any Discounted Voluntary Purchase (x) may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to participate in such Discounted Voluntary Purchase, (y) shall make its own decision on whether to sell any of its Term Loans and, if it decides to do so, the principal amount of and price to be sought for such Term Loans and (z) shall, in its sole discretion, consult its own attorney, business advisor or tax advisor as to legal, business, tax and related matters concerning such Discounted Voluntary Purchase.
(iii)    Upon receipt of a Discounted Purchase Option Notice in accordance with Section 2.12(e)(ii), the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Term Lender thereof. On or prior to the Acceptance Date, each such Term Lender may, in its discretion, specify, by delivering a written notice substantially in the form of  Exhibit J  and with such changes as agreed to by the Administrative Agent (each, a “ Lender Participation Notice ”) to the Administrative Agent, (A) a minimum price (the “ Acceptable Price ”) within the Discount Range (for example, 80.0% of the par value of the Term Loans to be prepaid) and (B) a maximum principal amount (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent) of Term Loans with respect to which such Term Lender is willing to permit a Discounted Voluntary Purchase at the Acceptable Price (“ Offered Loans ”). Based on the Acceptable Prices and principal amounts of Term Loans specified by the Term Lenders in the applicable Lender Participation Notice, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Purchasing Borrower Party, shall determine the applicable discount for Term Loans (the “ Applicable Discount ”), which Applicable Discount shall be (x) the percentage specified by the Purchasing Borrower Party if the Purchasing Borrower Party has selected a single percentage pursuant to Section 2.12(e)(ii) for the Discounted Voluntary Purchase or (y) otherwise, the lowest Acceptable Price at which the Purchasing Borrower Party can pay the Proposed Discounted Purchase Amount in full (determined by adding the principal amounts of Offered Loans commencing with the Offered Loans with the lowest Acceptable Price); provided ,  however , that in the event that such Proposed Discounted Purchase Amount cannot be paid in full at any Acceptable Price, the Applicable Discount shall be the highest Acceptable Price specified by the Term Lenders that is within the Discount Range. The Applicable Discount shall be applicable to all Term Lenders who have offered to participate in the

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Discounted Voluntary Purchase and hold Qualifying Loans. Any Term Lender with outstanding Term Loans whose Lender Participation Notice is not received by the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Acceptance Date shall be deemed to have declined to participate in a Discounted Voluntary Purchase of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Applicable Discount.
(iv)    The Purchasing Borrower Party shall make a Discounted Voluntary Purchase by prepaying at the Applicable Discount those Term Loans (or the respective portions thereof) offered by the Term Lenders (the “ Qualifying Lenders ”) that specify an Acceptable Price that is equal to or lower than the Applicable Discount (the “ Qualifying Loans ”);  provided  that if the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest and other amounts due and payable with respect thereto at such time) would exceed the amount of aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Purchase Amount, calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Purchasing Borrower Party shall prepay such Qualifying Loans ratably among the Qualifying Lenders based on their respective principal amounts of such Qualifying Loans (subject to rounding requirements specified by the Administrative Agent). If the aggregate proceeds required to prepay all Qualifying Loans (disregarding any interest and other amounts due and payable with respect thereto at such time) would be less than the amount of the aggregate proceeds required to prepay the Proposed Discounted Purchase Amount, calculated by applying the Applicable Discount, the Purchasing Borrower Party shall prepay all Qualifying Loans.
(v)    Each Discounted Voluntary Purchase shall be made within four Business Days of the Acceptance Date (or such other date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree to, given the time required to calculate the Applicable Discount and determine the amount and holders of Qualifying Loans), without premium or penalty (but subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d)), upon irrevocable notice substantially in the form of  Exhibit K  and with such changes as agreed to by the Administrative Agent (each a “ Discounted Voluntary Purchase Notice ”), delivered by the applicable Purchasing Borrower Party to the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), three Business Days prior to the date of such Discounted Voluntary Purchase, which notice shall specify the date and amount of the Discounted Voluntary Purchase and the Applicable Discount determined by the Administrative Agent. Upon receipt of any Discounted Voluntary Purchase Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Term Lender thereof. If any Discounted Voluntary Purchase Notice is given, the Purchasing Borrower Party shall pay the amount specified in such Discounted Voluntary Purchase Notice to the applicable Qualifying Lenders on the date specified therein, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the par principal amount of such applicable Qualifying Loans to but excluding the date of payment, and each such Discounted Voluntary Purchase shall be consummated pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the applicable Purchasing Borrower Party and each applicable Qualifying Lender and shall be recorded in the Register in accordance with Section 9.04(e).
(vi)    To the extent not expressly set forth herein, each Discounted Voluntary Purchase shall be consummated pursuant to reasonable procedures (including as to timing, rounding and calculation of Applicable Discount in accordance with Section 2.12(e)(iii) above) established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
(vii)    Prior to the delivery of a Discounted Voluntary Purchase Notice, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Purchasing Borrower Party may withdraw its offer to make a Discounted Voluntary Purchase pursuant to any Discounted Purchase Option Notice.
(viii)    Each of each Qualifying Lender and each Purchasing Borrower Party acknowledges and agrees that, with respect to any Discounted Voluntary Purchase, (A) it or any other party to such Discounted Voluntary Purchase may have, or come into possession of, information (collectively, the “ Excluded Information ”) regarding the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, their respective securities or the Loan Documents (including financial results and business plans) that is not known or available to any Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank, any Loan Party or any Lender and that may be material to its or such other party’s decision to enter into such Discounted Voluntary Purchase (including material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or their respective securities), and that it or any other party to such Discounted Voluntary Purchase may be

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entering into such Discounted Voluntary Purchase based on the Excluded Information, (B) it has independently and without reliance on any Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank, any Loan Party or any Lender (and no, Agent, Arranger, Issuing Bank, Loan Party or Lender shall have any duty or responsibility to conduct any analysis on its behalf), and based on such information as it has deemed appropriate (including, if applicable, the Excluded Information), made its own independent analysis (including credit, legal, tax and bankruptcy analysis), consulted with its own advisors with respect thereto as it has deemed appropriate and determined to enter into such Discounted Voluntary Purchase and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, notwithstanding its lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information or the knowledge by any other party to such Discounted Voluntary Purchase of the Excluded Information, and (C) none of any Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank, any Loan Party or any Lender shall have any liability to it with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information, and it hereby to the extent permitted by law waives and releases any claims it may have against any Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank, any Loan Party or any Lender under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information;  provided  that the Excluded Information shall not and does not affect the truth or accuracy of any representations or warranties made by it in any documents executed by it with respect to such Discounted Voluntary Purchase or any representations or warranties made by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.
(ix)    None of any Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any of their respective affiliates assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning the Borrower, the Loan Parties, or any of their Affiliates (whether contained in the documents with respect to any Discounted Voluntary Purchase or otherwise) or for any failure to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information.
SECTION 2.13.    Mandatory Prepayments. (a)  In the event of any termination in full of all the Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall, on the date of such termination, repay or prepay all its outstanding Revolving Borrowings and all its outstanding Swingline Loans and replace all its outstanding Letters of Credit and/or deposit an amount equal to the Revolving L/C Exposure in cash in a cash collateral account established with the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Bank. If as a result of any partial reduction of the Revolving Commitments (x) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure would exceed the Total Revolving Commitment, (y) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure of the Tranche A Revolving Lenders would exceed the Total Tranche A Revolving Commitment or (z) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure of the Tranche B Revolving Lenders would exceed the Total Tranche B Revolving Commitments, in each case, after giving effect thereto, then the Borrower shall, on the date of such reduction, repay or prepay Revolving Borrowings or Swingline Loans (or a combination thereof) and/or cash collateralize Letters of Credit in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess. Each prepayment under this Section 2.13(a) shall be made on a pro rata basis among the Revolving Commitments based on the Pro Rata Percentages of each Lender.
(b)    (i) In the event that, pursuant to Section 6.04, the Borrower is required to commence an Asset Sale Offer, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans then outstanding according to the procedures and in the amounts specified below. The Asset Sale Offer shall be made to all Term Lenders, New Term Lenders and Refinancing Term Lenders and, at the election of the Borrower, to other holders of other Indebtedness under Credit Facilities that is pari passu with the Guaranteed Obligations and that constitutes Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Agreement with respect to offers to prepay, purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets on a pro rata basis (and within any Class on a pro rata basis to the applicable Lenders). The Asset Sale Offer shall remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by Applicable Laws (the “ Offer Period ”). No later than three Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period (the “ Prepayment Date ”), the Borrower shall apply all Excess Proceeds (the “ Offer Amount ”) to the prepayment of the Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans then outstanding with respect to which the Lenders thereof shall have elected a prepayment with such Excess Proceeds and, if applicable and at the Borrower’s election, to the prepayment or the purchase, as applicable, of such other pari passu Indebtedness under Credit Facilities (on a pro rata basis, if applicable) or, if less than the Offer Amount has been accepted in such Asset Sale Offer at the end of the applicable Offer Period, to the prepayment of the Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans then outstanding with respect to which the Lenders

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thereof shall have elected a prepayment with such Offer Amount. If the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans, New Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans and such other pari passu Indebtedness accepting such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the Offer Amount, such prepayment or purchase shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect thereto.
(ii)    Upon the commencement of an Asset Sale Offer, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, on the first day of each applicable Offer Period, written or fax notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or fax notice) substantially in the form of  Exhibit L , which notice shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay the Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans then outstanding by the Offer Amount stated therein on the Prepayment Date stated therein. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Term Lenders, New Term Lenders and Refinancing Term Lenders promptly upon receipt of the Borrower’s notice.
(iii)    On the Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall (A) prepay, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of the Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans then outstanding or portions thereof with respect to which the Lenders thereof shall have elected a prepayment with such Excess Proceeds pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer, or, if less than the Offer Amount has been accepted in such Asset Sale Offer at the end of the applicable Offer Period, prepay the Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans then outstanding with respect to which the Lenders thereof shall have elected a prepayment with such Offer Amount, which prepayment shall, in each case, be applied on a pro rata basis against the remaining scheduled installments of principal due and the final payment on the maturity date in respect of each Class of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans and (B) deliver to the Administrative Agent an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans or portions thereof were prepaid in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.13(b).
(c)    The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at the time of each prepayment, reduction or cash collateralization required under this Section 2.13, a certificate signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment, reduction or cash collateralization. Each notice of reduction or cash collateralization shall specify the reduction or cash collateralization date, the Type and Class of each Loan being prepaid and the principal amount of each Loan (or portion thereof) to be prepaid and the amount of any reduction of Revolving Commitments. All prepayments of Borrowings or reductions of Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be accompanied by accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of payment and shall be subject to Section 2.16, but shall otherwise be without premium or penalty.
SECTION 2.14.    Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Change in Law shall:
(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank,
(ii)    subject any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii)    impose on any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit (except, in each case, any such reserve requirement which is reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate),
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of making or maintaining, continuing or converting to any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank of

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issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or purchasing or maintaining a participation therein or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank to be material, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, promptly upon demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)    If any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank shall have determined that any Change in Law regarding capital adequacy or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s, the Administrative Agent’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s, the Administrative Agent’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans purchased by, such Lender or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank to a level below that which such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s, the Administrative Agent’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s, the Administrative Agent’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s, the Administrative Agent’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount reasonably deemed by such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank to be material, then from time to time the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s, the Administrative Agent’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c)    A certificate of a Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts reasonably determined by such Person to be necessary to compensate such Lender, the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as applicable, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, the calculations and criteria applied to determine such amount or amounts, and other documentation or information reasonably supporting the conclusions in such certificate, shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount or amounts shown as due on any such certificate delivered by it within 10 days after its receipt of the same.
(d)    Failure or delay on the part of any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s, the Administrative Agent’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation;  provided  that the Borrower shall not be under any obligation to compensate any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) above for increased costs or reductions with respect to any period prior to the date that is 270 days prior to such request;  provided ,  further , that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to any increased costs or reductions arising out of the retroactive application of any Change in Law within such 270-day period. The protection of this Section shall be available to each Lender, the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the Change in Law that shall have occurred or been imposed.
SECTION 2.15.    Change in Legality. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Change in Law shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, then, by written notice to the Borrower (which notice shall include documentation or information in reasonable detail supporting the conclusions in such notice) and to the Administrative Agent:
(i)    such Lender may declare that Eurodollar Loans will not thereafter (for the duration of such unlawfulness) be made by such Lender hereunder (or be continued for additional Interest Periods and ABR Loans will not thereafter (for such duration) be converted into Eurodollar Loans), whereupon any request for a Eurodollar Borrowing (or to convert an ABR Borrowing to a Eurodollar Borrowing or to continue a Eurodollar Borrowing for an additional Interest Period) shall, as to such Lender only, be deemed a request for an ABR Loan (or a request to continue an ABR Loan as such

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for an additional Interest Period or to convert a Eurodollar Loan into an ABR Loan, as the case may be), unless such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and
(ii)    such Lender may require that all outstanding Eurodollar Loans made by it be converted to ABR Loans, in which event all such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted to ABR Loans as of the effective date of such notice as provided in paragraph (b) below.
In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under (i) or (ii) above, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar Loans that would have been made by such Lender or the converted Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied to repay the ABR Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion of, such Eurodollar Loans. Any such conversion of a Eurodollar Loan under (i) above shall be subject to Section 2.16.
(b)    For purposes of this Section 2.15, a notice to the Borrower by any Lender shall be effective as to each Eurodollar Loan made by such Lender, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period then applicable to such Eurodollar Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date of receipt by the Borrower.
SECTION 2.16.    Indemnity. The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss or expense that such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) any event, other than a default by such Lender in the performance of its obligations hereunder, which results in (i) such Lender receiving or being deemed to receive any amount on account of the principal of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period in effect therefor, (ii) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan to an ABR Loan, or the conversion of the Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, in each case other than on the last day of the Interest Period in effect therefor or (iii) any Eurodollar Loan to be made by such Lender (including any Eurodollar Loan to be made pursuant to a conversion or continuation under Section 2.10) not being made after notice of such Loan shall have been given by the Borrower hereunder (any of the events referred to in this clause (a) being called a “ Breakage Event ”) or (b) any default in the making of any payment or prepayment required to be made hereunder. In the case of any Breakage Event, such loss shall include, in the case of a Lender, an amount equal to the excess, as reasonably determined by such Lender, of (i) its cost of obtaining funds for the Eurodollar Loan that is the subject of such Breakage Event for the period from the date of such Breakage Event to the last day of the Interest Period in effect (or that would have been in effect) for such Loan over (ii) the amount of interest likely to be realized by such Lender in redeploying the funds released or not utilized by reason of such Breakage Event for such period. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts which such Lender believes it is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.16, including the calculations and criteria applied to determine such amount or amounts, and other documentation or information reasonably supporting the conclusions in such certificate, shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding.
SECTION 2.17.    Pro Rata Treatment. Except as provided below in this Section 2.17 with respect to Swingline Loans and as required under Section 2.09(d), 2.12(e), 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22(e), 2.23(d)(ii), 2.24, 2.25, 9.04, or 9.19, each Borrowing, each payment or prepayment of principal of any Borrowing by the Borrower, each payment of reimbursement obligations, each payment of interest on the Loans, each payment of the Commitment Fees, each reduction of the Term Commitments, the New Term Commitments, the Refinancing Term Commitments or the Revolving Commitments and each conversion of any Borrowing to or continuation of any Borrowing as a Borrowing of any Type, in each case, by the Borrower, shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with their respective applicable Commitments (or, if such Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Loans). For purposes of determining the available Revolving Commitments of the Lenders at any time, each outstanding Swingline Loan shall be deemed to have utilized the Revolving Commitments of the Lenders (including those Lenders which shall not have made Swingline Loans) pro rata in accordance with such respective Revolving Commitments. Each Lender agrees that in computing such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, round each Lender’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher or lower whole dollar amount.
SECTION 2.18.    Sharing of Setoffs. Each Lender agrees that if, other than as a result of any assignment of Loans pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement (including any assignment to any Purchasing Borrower Party pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.12(e) and any assignment by a Lender

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pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.04), it shall, through the exercise of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim against the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or pursuant to a secured claim under Section 506 of Title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101,  et seq ., as amended from time to time, or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received by such Lender under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by any other means, obtain payment (voluntary or involuntary) in respect of any Loan or Loans or L/C Disbursement as a result of which the unpaid principal portion of its Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements shall be proportionately less than the unpaid principal portion of the Loans and participations in L/C Disbursements of any other Lender, it shall be deemed simultaneously to have purchased from such other Lender at face value, and shall promptly pay to such other Lender the purchase price for, a participation in the Loans and Revolving L/C Exposure of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans and Revolving L/C Exposure and participations in Loans and Revolving L/C Exposure held by each Lender shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans and Revolving L/C Exposure then outstanding as the principal amount of its Loans and Revolving L/C Exposure prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount of all Loans and Revolving L/C Exposure outstanding prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event;  provided , however , that if any such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.18 and the payment giving rise thereto shall thereafter be recovered, such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be rescinded to the extent of such recovery and the purchase price or prices or adjustment restored without interest;  provided ,  further , that in the event that any Defaulting Lender exercises any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off will be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.26 and, pending such payment, will be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders and (b) the Defaulting Lender will provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any Lender holding a participation in a Loan or L/C Disbursement deemed to have been so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Lender by reason thereof as fully as if such Lender had made a Loan directly to the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
SECTION 2.19    Payments. (a)  The Borrower shall make each payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any L/C Disbursement or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder and under any other Loan Document not later than 12:00 (noon) (or such other time as otherwise required by Section 2.23(e)), New York City time, on the date when due in immediately available dollars, without setoff, defense or counterclaim. Each such payment (other than (i) Issuing Bank Fees, which shall be paid directly to the Issuing Bank, (ii) principal of and interest on Swingline Loans, which shall be paid directly to the Swingline Lender except as otherwise provided in Section 2.22(e) and (iii) payments pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.16 or 2.20, which at the election of the Borrower may be made directly to the Lender claiming the benefit of any such Sections) shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 390 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013 by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or as otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent). The Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender any payment received on such Lender’s behalf promptly after the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such payment. All payments hereunder and under each other Loan Document shall be made in dollars.
(b)    Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, whenever any payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees or other amounts) hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall become due, or otherwise would occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or Fees, if applicable.
SECTION 2.20.    Taxes. (a)  Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes;  provided  that if the Borrower or any other Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required to deduct or withhold any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable by the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after making all

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required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions and withholdings been made, (ii) the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall make (or cause to be made) such deductions and withholdings and (iii) the Borrower or such other Loan Party shall pay (or cause to be paid) the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. In addition, the Borrower or any other Loan Party hereunder shall pay (or cause to be paid) any Other Taxes imposed other than by deduction or withholding to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
(b)    The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, or any of their respective Affiliates, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Government Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability shall be delivered to the Borrower by an Issuing Bank or a Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its behalf or on behalf of an Issuing Bank or a Lender, promptly upon such party’s determination of an indemnifiable event and such certificate shall be conclusive absent clearly demonstrable error;  provided  that the failure to deliver such certificate shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Section 2.20(b) except to the extent the Borrower is actually prejudiced thereby. Payment under this Section 2.20(b) shall be made within 15 days from the date of delivery of such certificate; provided  that the Borrower shall not be obligated to make any such payment to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Lender (as the case may be) in respect of penalties, interest and other liabilities attributable to any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes if and to the extent that such penalties, interest and other liabilities are attributable to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, in each case, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment, or to the failure of the Administrative Agent, an Issuing Bank or a Lender to deliver a timely certificate as to the amount of an indemnifiable liability.
(c)    As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to a Governmental Authority, and in any event within 60 days of such payment being due, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, the relevant Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank, if applicable, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the relevant Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank, if applicable.
(d)    Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the reasonable written request of the Borrower, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate;  provided  that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or delivery would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender.
In addition, each Foreign Lender shall (i) furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower on or before it becomes a party to this Agreement, two accurate and complete copies of executed (a) U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), (b) to the extent the Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8IMY, accompanied by U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor form), U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor form), and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, or (c) U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor form), certifying, in each case, to such Foreign Lender’s legal entitlement to an exemption or reduction from U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to all interest payments hereunder,

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and (ii) provide new (a) U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), (b) to the extent the Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8IMY, accompanied by U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor form), U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN or W-BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor form), and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, or (c) U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor form), in each case, upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form to reconfirm any complete exemption from, or any entitlement to a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to any interest payment hereunder; provided that any Foreign Lender that is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Tax Code and is relying on the so-called “portfolio interest exemption” shall also furnish a “Non-Bank Certificate” in the form of Exhibit M  together with a Form W-8BEN (or W-8BEN-E or successor form). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.20(d), a Foreign Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.20(d) that such Foreign Lender is not legally able to deliver.
(e)    Any Lender that is a United States person, as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Tax Code shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) two accurate and complete original signed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or any successor form that such person is entitled to provide at such time in order to comply with United States back-up withholding requirements.
(f)    If a payment made to a Lender hereunder may be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax under FATCA, such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with its withholding obligations, to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this paragraph (f), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(g)    If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.20 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.20), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(h)    Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Borrower hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Borrower contained in this Section 2.20 shall survive the payment in full of all amounts due hereunder.
(i)    For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Closing Date, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).
SECTION 2.21.    Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances; Duty to Mitigate. (a)  In the event (i) any Lender or any Issuing Bank delivers a certificate requesting compensation pursuant

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to Section 2.14, (ii) any Lender or any Issuing Bank delivers a notice described in Section 2.15, (iii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.20 or (iv) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort (including with respect to the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 9.04(b)), upon notice to such Lender or such Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender or such Issuing Bank to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment);  provided  that (A) such assignment shall not conflict with any law, rule or regulation or order of any court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, (B) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and, if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, of the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, and (C) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to the affected Lender or Issuing Bank in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans or L/C Disbursements of such Lender or the Issuing Bank, respectively,  plus  all Fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (including any amounts under Section 2.14 and Section 2.16);  provided ,  further , that, if prior to any such transfer and assignment the circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s claim for compensation under Section 2.14 or notice under Section 2.15 or the amounts paid pursuant to Section 2.20, as the case may be, cease to cause such Lender or such Issuing Bank to suffer increased costs or reductions in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital, or cease to have the consequences specified in Section 2.15, or cease to result in amounts being payable under Section 2.20, as the case may be (including as a result of any action taken by such Lender or such Issuing Bank pursuant to paragraph (b) below), or if such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall waive its right to claim further compensation under Section 2.14 in respect of such circumstances or event or shall withdraw its notice under Section 2.15 or shall waive its right to further payments under Section 2.20 in respect of such circumstances or event, as the case may be, then such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall not thereafter be required to make any such transfer and assignment hereunder. Each of each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees that, if the Borrower exercises its option under this Section 2.21(a), such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, shall, promptly after receipt of written notice of such election, execute and deliver all documentation necessary to effectuate such assignment in accordance with Section 9.04 (including an Assignment and Assumption duly executed by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, with respect to such assignment). In the event that a Lender or an Issuing Bank, as applicable, does not comply with the requirements of the immediately preceding sentence within one Business Day after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated), and such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, authorizes, directs and grants an irrevocable power of attorney (which power is coupled with an interest) to the Borrower, to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as applicable, as assignor, all documentation necessary to effectuate such assignment in accordance with Sections 2.21 and 9.04 (including an Assignment and Assumption) in the circumstances contemplated by this Section 2.21(a) and any documentation so executed and delivered by the Borrower shall be effective for all purposes of documenting an assignment pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.04.
(b)    If (i) any Lender or any Issuing Bank shall request compensation under Section 2.14, (ii) any Lender or any Issuing Bank delivers a notice described in Section 2.15 or (iii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Issuing Bank or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender or the Issuing Bank, pursuant to Section 2.20, then such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall use reasonable efforts (which shall not require such Lender or such Issuing Bank to incur an unreimbursed loss or unreimbursed cost or expense or otherwise take any action inconsistent with its internal policies or legal or regulatory restrictions or suffer any disadvantage or burden reasonably deemed by it to be significant) (A) to file any certificate or document reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or (B) to assign its rights and delegate and transfer its obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if such filing or assignment would reduce or eliminate its claims for compensation under Section 2.14 or enable it to withdraw its notice pursuant to Section 2.15 or would reduce or eliminate amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.20, as the case may be, in the future. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or any Issuing Bank in connection with any such filing or assignment, delegation and transfer.

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SECTION 2.22.    Swingline Loans. (a)  Swingline Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and relying upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make loans to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, and until the earlier of the latest Revolving Maturity Date at such time and the termination of the Revolving Commitments in accordance with the terms hereof ( provided  that the agreement of the Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans shall not extend beyond the date specified in clause (ii) of the definition of “Revolving Maturity Date” without the prior written consent of the Swingline Lender), in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans exceeding $50,000,000 in the aggregate, (ii) the Swingline Loans exceeding the amount of available Revolving Commitments whose applicable Revolving Maturity Date is 15 days after such Swingline Loan is (or is to be) made or (iii) the Aggregate Revolving Exposure, after giving effect to any Swingline Loan, exceeding the Total Revolving Commitment. Each Swingline Loan shall be in a principal amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000. The Swingline Commitment may be terminated or reduced from time to time as provided herein. Within the foregoing limits, the Borrower may borrow, pay or prepay, without premium or penalty, and reborrow Swingline Loans hereunder, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth herein.
(b)    Swingline Loans. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by fax, or by telephone (confirmed by fax), not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan to be made to it. Such notice shall be delivered on a Business Day, shall be irrevocable and shall refer to this Agreement and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of such Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any notice received from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.22(b). The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swingline Lender by no later than 3:00 p.m. on the date such Swingline Loan is so requested.
(c)    Prepayment. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Swingline Loan, in whole or in part, upon giving written or fax notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written or fax notice) to the Swingline Lender and to the Administrative Agent before 12:00 (noon), New York City time, on the date of prepayment at the Swingline Lender’s address for notices specified in Section 9.01. All principal payments of Swingline Loans shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid to the date of payment.
(d)    Interest. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan and, subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, shall bear interest as provided in Section 2.06(a).
(e)    Participations. The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. The Administrative Agent will, promptly upon receipt of such notice, give notice to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Revolving Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans;  provided  that, from the Closing Date until the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date, participations in Swingline Loans shall be allocated in accordance with the aggregate Revolving Commitments (including both the Tranche A Revolving Commitments and the Tranche B Revolving Commitments);  provided , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, participations in any Swingline Loans that are made on or after the date that is 15 days prior to the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date shall be allocated to the Tranche B Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Tranche B Revolving Commitments. On the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date, the obligations of the Tranche A Revolving Lenders in respect any outstanding Swingline Loans shall be terminated and reallocated to the Tranche B Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Tranche B Revolving Commitments;  provided  that after giving effect to such reallocation the Aggregate Revolving Exposures of the Tranche B Revolving Lenders at such time does not exceed the Tranche B Revolving Commitments and each Tranche B Revolving Lender's Revolving Exposure does not exceed its Tranche B Revolving Commitment. If the reallocation described in the preceding sentence cannot, or can only partially, be effected as a result of the limitations herein, the Borrower shall within one Business Day of

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notice thereof from the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent repay Swingline Loans the participation interests in which cannot be reallocated to Tranche B Revolving Lenders pursuant to the prior sentence. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.22(e) is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this Section 2.22(e) by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.02(c) with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.02(c) shall apply,  mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Lenders under this Section) and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this Section 2.22(e) and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this Section 2.22(e) and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this Section 2.22(e) shall not relieve the Borrower (or other party liable for obligations of the Borrower) of any default in the payment thereof.
SECTION 2.23.    Letters of Credit. (a)  General. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) each Issuing Bank agrees to issue, upon the Borrower’s request, a Letter of Credit in such form as may be reasonably approved from time to time by the Issuing Bank at any time and from time to time while the Revolving Commitments remain in effect for the Borrower’s account or for the account of any of the Subsidiaries (other than the Funded L/C SPV) or any Minority Investment,  provided  that (A) the agreement of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit shall not extend beyond the date specified in clause (ii) of the definition of “Revolving Maturity Date” without the prior written consent of the Issuing Bank, (B) if such Letter of Credit is being issued for the account of a Subsidiary (other than the Funded L/C SPV), the Borrower and such Subsidiary (other than the Funded L/C SPV), as the case may be, shall be co-applicants with respect to such Letter of Credit, (C) if such Letter of Credit is being issued for the account of a Subsidiary (other than the Funded L/C SPV) or any Minority Investment, the Issuing Bank shall have received at least three Business Days (or such shorter period of time acceptable to the Issuing Bank) prior to the proposed date of issuance of such Letter of Credit all documentation and other information reasonably requested by it with respect to such Subsidiary or Minority Investment that is required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, (D) no Issuing Bank will be required to provide documentary, trade or commercial letters of credit without its consent (in such Issuing Bank’s sole discretion) and (E) the maximum amount of Letters of Credit at any time issued and outstanding of any Issuing Bank shall not exceed the amount set forth on  Schedule 2.23(b)  (as such schedule may be updated from time to time with the consent of the applicable Issuing Banks) without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank (it being understood and agreed that no other consent (including pursuant to Section 9.08 of this Agreement) will be required to increase or decrease such amount and only the consent of the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank will be required to establish, increase or decrease the maximum amount of Letters of Credit with respect to such Issuing Bank), and no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation to issue, amend, renew, increase or extend any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it if such issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension shall (after giving effect thereto) cause the maximum amount of Letters of Credit issued or to be issued by it to exceed the applicable foregoing maximum amount with respect to such Issuing Bank and (ii) each letter of credit issued by an Issuing Bank and set forth on  Schedule 2.23(a)  (each an “ Existing Letter of Credit ”) shall be deemed to be a Letter of Credit under this Agreement and shall constitute a “Letter of Credit” for all purposes under this Agreement. This Section shall not be construed to impose an obligation upon any Issuing Bank to issue any Letter of Credit that is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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(i)    any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit or any requirement of law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect with respect to such Issuing Bank on the Closing Date, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable or in effect with respect to such Issuing Bank as of the Closing Date and which such Issuing Bank reasonably and in good faith deems material to it; or
(ii)    such Issuing Bank shall have received from the Borrower or the Administrative Agent prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit notice that the issuance of such Letter of Credit is not permitted under this Agreement.
(b)    Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Increase, Extension; Certain Conditions. In order to request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (other than an Existing Letter of Credit) or to amend, renew, increase or extend an existing Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall hand deliver or fax or electronic communication (including through the Internet or other electronic platform) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (no less than three Business Days (or such shorter period of time acceptable to the Issuing Bank) in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed, increased or extended, the date of issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension, the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) below), the amount of such Letter of Credit (and the allocation among the Tranche A Revolving Commitments and the Tranche B Revolving Commitments, which shall be based on the Pro Rata Percentages thereof), the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be reasonably necessary to prepare such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall also submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly (i) notify the Administrative Agent in writing of the amount and expiry date of each Letter of Credit issued by it and (ii) provide a copy of such Letter of Credit (and any amendments, renewals, increases or extensions thereof) to the Administrative Agent. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed, increased or extended only if, and upon issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension of each such Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension, the Aggregate Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitment and that the other conditions expressly set forth herein are satisfied in respect thereto.
(c)    Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the latest applicable Revolving Maturity Date with respect to which the aggregate amount of Revolving Commitments maturing on or after such Revolving Maturity Date shall equal or exceed the Revolving L/C Exposure related to such Letter of Credit and all other Letters of Credit expiring on or after the date thereof, unless such Letter of Credit expires by its terms on an earlier date;  provided , however , that a Letter of Credit may, upon the request of the Borrower, include a provision whereby such Letter of Credit shall be renewed automatically for additional consecutive periods of 12 months or less (but not beyond the date that is five Business Days prior to the applicable Revolving Maturity Date described above) unless the Issuing Bank notifies the beneficiary thereof at least 30 days (or within such longer period as specified in such Letter of Credit) prior to the then-applicable expiration date that such Letter of Credit will not be renewed.
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of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Pro Rata Percentage of each L/C Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower (or, if applicable, another party pursuant to its obligations under any other Loan Document) forthwith on the date due as provided in Section 2.02(f). Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this Section 2.23(d) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.
(ii)    On the Closing Date, the participations in any issued and outstanding Letters of Credit shall be reallocated so that after giving effect thereto, the Tranche A Revolving Lenders and the Tranche B Revolving Lenders shall share ratably in such participations in accordance with the aggregate Revolving Commitments. Thereafter, until the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date, participations in any newly issued Letters of Credit shall be allocated in accordance with the aggregate Revolving Commitments;  provided  that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) participations in any newly issued Letters of Credit that have an expiry date after the date that is five Business Days prior to the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date shall be allocated to the Tranche B Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Tranche B Revolving Commitments but only to the extent that such allocation would not cause the Aggregate Revolving Exposures of the Tranche B Revolving Lenders at such time to exceed the Tranche B Revolving Commitments or each Tranche B Revolving Lender's Revolving Exposure to exceed its Tranche B Revolving Commitment;  provided ,  further , that no Issuing Bank shall be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit that would have an expiry date after the date that is five Business Days prior to the Tranche A Revolving Facility Maturity Date unless such Letter of Credit would be 100% covered by the applicable Tranche B Revolving Commitments of the Tranche B Revolving Lenders.
(iii)    If the allocation or reallocation described in clause (d)(ii) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected as a result of the limitations set forth herein, the Borrower shall, within three Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent, cash collateralize such Tranche A Revolving Lenders’ participations in the outstanding Letters of Credit (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (d)(ii) above) in accordance with Section 2.23(j).
(iv)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Revolving Lender’s participation in any undrawn Letter of Credit that is outstanding on the Revolving Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Commitments of such Revolving Lender shall terminate on such applicable Revolving Maturity Date.
(e)    Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such L/C Disbursement not later than two hours after the Borrower shall have received notice from the Issuing Bank that payment of such draft will be made, or, if the Borrower shall have received such notice later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day, not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, on the immediately following Business Day.
(f)    Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligations to reimburse L/C Disbursements as provided in Section 2.23(e) above shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under any and all circumstances whatsoever, and irrespective of:
(i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or any Loan Document, or any term or provision therein;
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(iii)    the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower, any other party guaranteeing, or otherwise obligated with, the Borrower, any subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof or any other Person may at any time have against the beneficiary under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other related or unrelated agreement or transaction;
(iv)    any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(v)    payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(vi)    any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind of the Issuing Bank, any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Person or any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that the absolute and unconditional obligation of the Borrower hereunder to reimburse L/C Disbursements will not be excused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Bank. However, the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment, in determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof; it is understood that the Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary and, in making any payment under any Letter of Credit (A) the Issuing Bank’s exclusive reliance on the documents presented to it under such Letter of Credit as to any and all matters set forth therein, including reliance on the amount of any draft presented under such Letter of Credit, whether or not the amount due to the beneficiary thereunder equals the amount of such draft and whether or not any document presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit proves to be insufficient in any respect, if such document on its face appears to be in order, and whether or not any other statement or any other document presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit proves to be forged or invalid or any statement therein proves to be inaccurate or untrue in any respect whatsoever and (B) any noncompliance in any immaterial respect of the documents presented under such Letter of Credit with the terms thereof shall, in each case, be deemed not to constitute willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Issuing Bank.
(g)    Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall as promptly as possible give telephonic notification, confirmed by fax, to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an L/C Disbursement thereunder;  provided  that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the applicable Revolving Lenders with respect to any such L/C Disbursement. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Revolving Lender notice thereof.
(h)    Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any L/C Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Disbursement in full on such date, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest for the account of the Issuing Bank, for each day from and including the date of such L/C Disbursement to but excluding the earlier of the date of payment by the Borrower or the date on which interest shall commence to accrue thereon as provided in Section 2.02(f), at the rate per annum that would apply to such amount if such amount were an ABR Revolving Loan.

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(i)    Resignation or Removal of the Issuing Bank. Any Issuing Bank may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower, and may be removed at any time by the Borrower by notice to such Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder by a Lender that shall agree to serve as successor Issuing Bank, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the interests, rights and obligations of the retiring Issuing Bank and the retiring Issuing Bank shall be discharged from its obligations to issue additional, extend, or increase the amount of Letters of Credit hereunder without affecting its rights and obligations with respect to Letters of Credit previously issued by it. At the time such removal or resignation shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all accrued and unpaid fees pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(ii). The acceptance of any appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder by a successor Lender shall be evidenced by an agreement entered into by such successor, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i) such successor Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of the previous Issuing Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the resignation or removal of the Issuing Bank hereunder, the retiring Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation or removal, but, after receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower of notice of resignation from an Issuing Bank or after the receipt by an Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of notice of removal from the Borrower, as applicable, such Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit or extend or increase the amount of Letters of Credit then outstanding.
(j)    Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (g) or (h) of Article VII shall occur and be continuing, or the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated and/or the Commitments have been terminated, the Borrower shall, on the Business Day it receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Majority Revolving Lenders thereof and of the amount to be deposited, deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Issuing Banks and the Lenders with Revolving L/C Exposure, an amount in cash equal to the Revolving L/C Exposure as of such date. Such deposit shall be held, upon the occurrence of any such Event of Default, and for so long as such Event of Default is continuing, by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower with respect to Letters of Credit under this Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits in Cash Equivalents, which investments shall be made by the Administrative Agent in accordance with its internal policies applied to transactions of the size and nature provided for in the Loan Documents, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (g) or (h) of Article VII, or acceleration of the maturity of the Loans, and/or termination of the Commitments, moneys in such account shall (i) automatically be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for L/C Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed, (ii) be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the Revolving L/C Exposure at such time and (iii) if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of the Majority Revolving Lenders), be applied to satisfy the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (g) or (h) of Article VII, or acceleration of the maturity of the Loans and/or termination of the Commitments, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all such Events of Default have been cured or waived.
(k)    Additional Issuing Banks. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and such Lender, designate one or more additional Lenders to act as an issuing bank under the terms of the Agreement. Any Lender designated as an issuing bank pursuant to this Section 2.23(k) shall be deemed to be an “Issuing Bank” (in addition to being a Lender) in respect of Letters of Credit issued or to be issued by such Lender, and, with respect to such Letters of Credit, such term shall thereafter apply to the other Issuing Bank and such Lender.

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SECTION 2.24.    Incremental Facilities. (a)  The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, elect to request (i) the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (the “ New Term Commitments ”) and/or (ii) prior to the latest Revolving Maturity Date at such time, an increase to the existing Tranche B Revolving Commitments (any such increase, the “ New Revolving Commitments ” and, together with the New Term Commitments, the “ New Commitments ”), in a principal amount (A) not less than $50,000,000 individually (or such lesser amount which shall be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent or that shall constitute the remaining available amount of New Commitments permitted to be established pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2.24(a) after giving effect to the aggregate amount of New Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.24(a) after the Closing Date and prior to such date), and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, and (B) not to exceed, for all New Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.24(a), an aggregate amount (the “ Maximum Incremental Amount ”) equal to the sum of (1) $750,000,000  plus  (2) an amount equal to the Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to the date on which such New Commitments are established  multiplied  by 25%; provided  that the Maximum Incremental Amount shall be deemed to be not less than $1,250,000,000;  provided ,  further , that the Maximum Incremental Amount shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount of any New Commitments established prior to such date and the aggregate principal amount of any Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred prior to such date. Any such New Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.24(a) shall be subject to any restrictions thereon set forth in Sections 6.01 and 6.02. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, an “ Increased Amount Date ”) on which the Borrower proposes that the New Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than ten Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent;  provided  that the Borrower shall first offer the Lenders, on a pro rata basis, the opportunity to provide all of the New Commitments prior to offering such opportunity to any other Person that is an eligible assignee pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.04(b), subject to the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and, in the case of New Revolving Commitments, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender, in each case, to the extent required pursuant to Section 9.04(b) as if such New Revolving Lender were an assignee;  provided ,  further , that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the New Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a New Commitment. Such New Commitments shall become effective as of such Increased Amount Date;  provided  that (1) no Event of Default shall exist on such Increased Amount Date immediately before or immediately after giving effect to such New Commitments, as applicable (or, subject to Section 1.05, if the proceeds of the loans made pursuant to such New Commitments are used to finance a Limited Condition Transaction, no Event of Default pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (g) or (h) of Article VII shall exist on such Increased Amount Date immediately before or immediately after giving effect to such New Commitments, as applicable); (2) subject to Section 1.05, both before and after giving effect to the making of any Series of New Term Loans or New Revolving Loans, the condition set forth in Section 4.01(d) shall be satisfied; (3) subject to Section 1.05, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5.04(a) and 5.04(b) immediately after giving effect to such New Commitments and any Investment to be consummated in connection therewith; (4) the New Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed by the Borrower, the Lenders providing such New Commitments and the Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded in the Register; (5) the Borrower shall make any payments required pursuant to Section 2.16 in connection with the New Commitments, as applicable; (6) the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any customary and appropriate legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction; and (7) the requirements set forth in Section 9.17 shall have been satisfied. Any New Term Loans made on an Increased Amount Date shall be designated as a separate series (a “ Series ”) of New Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(b)    On any Increased Amount Date on which New Revolving Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each of the Lenders with Revolving Commitments shall assign to each Lender with a New Revolving Commitment (each, a “ New Revolving Lender ”) and each of the New Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each of the Lenders with Tranche B Revolving Commitments, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Tranche B Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Tranche B Revolving Loans will be held by existing Lenders with Tranche B Revolving Loans and New Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Tranche B

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Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such New Revolving Commitments to the Tranche B Revolving Commitments, (ii) each New Revolving Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Tranche B Revolving Commitment and each loan made thereunder (a “ New Revolving Loan ”) shall be deemed, for all applicable purposes and as of the Increased Amount Date, a Tranche B Revolving Loan and (iii) each New Revolving Lender shall become a Lender as of the Increased Amount Date with respect to its New Revolving Commitment and all matters relating thereto.
(c)    On any Increased Amount Date on which any New Term Commitments of any Series are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each Lender with a New Term Commitment (each, a “ New Term Lender ”) of any Series shall make a loan to the Borrower (a “ New Term Loan ”) in an amount equal to its New Term Commitment of such Series, and (ii) each New Term Lender of any Series shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to its New Term Commitment of such Series and the New Term Loans of such Series made by such Lender pursuant thereto.
(d)    The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders promptly upon receipt of the Borrower’s notice of each Increased Amount Date and in respect thereof (i) the Series of New Term Commitments and New Term Lenders of such Series or the New Revolving Commitments and New Revolving Lenders, as applicable, and (ii) in the case of each notice to any Lender with Tranche B Revolving Loans, the respective interests in such Lender’s Tranche B Revolving Loans subject to the assignments contemplated by Section 2.24(b).
(e)    The terms and provisions of the New Term Loans and New Term Commitments of any Series shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Joinder Agreement, identical to the Term Loans as of the Increased Amount Date;  provided , however , that (i) the New Term Maturity Date for any Series shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable New Term Lenders and shall be set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement;  provided  that (x) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of all New Term Loans of any Series shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Class of Term Loans having the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Term Loans and (y) the applicable New Term Maturity Date of each Series shall be no shorter than the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Term Loans and (ii) the rate of interest applicable to the New Term Loans of each Series shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable New Term Lenders and shall be set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement. As of the Increased Amount Date, the terms and provisions of the New Revolving Loans and New Revolving Commitments shall be such that they shall be identical to the extent applicable to those of the Tranche B Revolving Loans and the Tranche B Revolving Commitments as in effect on the Increased Amount Date with respect to such New Revolving Loans and New Revolving Commitments.
(f)    Each Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.24.
SECTION 2.25.    Incremental Refinancing Facilities. (a)  The Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request the establishment of one or more new tranches of (i) Term Commitments and/or New Term Commitments (the “ Refinancing Term Commitments ”), in an aggregate amount not less than $50,000,000 individually (or such lesser amount which shall be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent), and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, the proceeds of which shall be used solely to prepay the Term Loans and/or New Term Loans then outstanding pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.12 and (ii) Revolving Commitments and/or New Revolving Commitments (the “ Refinancing Revolving Commitments ” and, together with the Refinancing Term Commitments, the “ Refinancing Commitments ”), in an aggregate amount not less than $50,000,000 individually (or such lesser amount which shall be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent), and integral multiples of $5,000,000 in excess thereof, the proceeds of which shall be used solely to permanently replace Revolving Commitments and/or New Revolving Commitments then existing. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a “ Refinancing Amount Date ”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Refinancing Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than ten Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent. Such Refinancing Commitments shall become effective as of such Refinancing Amount Date;  provided  that (A) no Event of Default shall exist on such Refinancing Amount Date immediately before or immediately after giving effect to such Refinancing Commitments, as applicable; (B) both before and after

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giving effect to the making of any Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Loans, each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 shall be satisfied in respect of any such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Loans; (C)  the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are required to be delivered on pursuant to Sections 5.04(a) and 5.04(b) immediately after giving effect to such Refinancing Commitments; (D) the Refinancing Commitments shall be provided by one or more Lenders and/or any other Person that is an eligible assignee pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.04(b);  provided , that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Refinancing Commitment; (E) the Refinancing Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed by the Borrower, the Lenders and/or Persons that are eligible assignees pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.04(b), in each case, providing such Refinancing Commitments and the Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded in the Register; (F) the Borrower shall make any payments required pursuant to Section 2.16 (which payment may be financed with proceeds of the Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Revolving Loans) and shall pay all fees and expenses due and payable to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the Refinancing Commitments, as applicable; (G) the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any customary and appropriate legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction; and (H) the requirements set forth in Section 9.17 shall have been satisfied. Any Refinancing Term Loans made on a Refinancing Amount Date shall be designated as a separate series (a “ Refinancing Series ”) of Refinancing Term Loans for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(b)    To the extent applicable as of the Refinancing Amount Date, the terms and provisions of any Refinancing Term Loans shall be such that, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Joinder Agreement, they shall be identical to the extent applicable as of the Refinancing Amount Date to those of the existing Term Loans and/or New Term Loans, as applicable; provided ,  however , that (i)(A) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of all Refinancing Term Loans of any Refinancing Series shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the applicable Class of Term Loans and/or New Term Loans, as applicable, being refinanced and (B) the applicable Refinancing Term Maturity Date of each Refinancing Series shall be no shorter than the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Term Loans and/or New Term Loans, as applicable, being refinanced and (ii) the rate of interest applicable to the Refinancing Term Loans of each Refinancing Series shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Joinder Agreement.
(c)    On any Refinancing Amount Date on which any Refinancing Term Commitments of any Refinancing Series are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each Lender with a Refinancing Term Commitment (each, a “ Refinancing Term Lender ”) of any Refinancing Series shall make a Loan to the Borrower (a “ Refinancing Term Loan ”) in an amount equal to its Refinancing Term Commitment of such Refinancing Series and (ii) each Refinancing Term Lender of any Refinancing Series shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Refinancing Term Commitment of such Refinancing Series and the Refinancing Term Loans of such Refinancing Series made pursuant thereto.
(d)    To the extent applicable as of the Refinancing Amount Date, the terms and provisions of any Refinancing Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Commitments shall be such that, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Joinder Agreement, they shall be identical to the extent applicable as of the Refinancing Amount Date to those of the Revolving Loans and the Revolving Commitments and/or the New Revolving Loans and the New Revolving Commitments, in each case, as in effect on the Refinancing Amount Date with respect to such Refinancing Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Commitments;  provided ,  however , that (i) the applicable maturity date of such Refinancing Revolving Loans shall be no shorter than the final maturity of the Revolving Commitments and/or New Revolving Commitments being refinanced (it being understood and agreed that the agreement of an Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit shall not extend beyond the date specified in clause (ii) of the definition of “Revolving Maturity Date” without the prior written consent of such Issuing Bank) and (ii) the rate of interest applicable to such Refinancing Revolving Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Joinder Agreement.

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(e)    On any Refinancing Amount Date on which any Refinancing Revolving Commitments are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each Lender with a Refinancing Revolving Commitment (each, a “ Refinancing Revolving Lender ”) shall commit to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower (“ Refinancing Revolving Loans ”) in an amount equal to its Refinancing Revolving Commitment and (ii) each Refinancing Revolving Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the Refinancing Revolving Commitment.
(f)    Each Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.25.
SECTION 2.26.    Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Revolving Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender:
(a)    if any Swingline Exposure or Revolving L/C Exposure exists at the time such Revolving Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then so long as such Swingline Exposure or Revolving L/C Exposure exists, all or any part of the Swingline Exposure and Revolving L/C Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall automatically, for so long as such Swingline Exposure and Revolving L/C Exposure is outstanding, be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Percentages but only to the extent the sum of all non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure and Revolving L/C Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Revolving Lenders’ Revolving Commitments;  provided  that neither such reallocation nor any payment by a non-Defaulting Revolving Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to no longer be a Defaulting Lender;
(b)    if the reallocation described in clause (a) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent, (i)  first , prepay such Swingline Loans and (ii)  second , cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving L/C Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (a) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.23(j) for so long as such Revolving L/C Exposure is outstanding;
(c)    in furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender is hereby authorized by the Borrower (which authorization is irrevocable and coupled with an interest) to give, in its discretion, through the Administrative Agent, a Borrowing Request pursuant to Section 2.03 in such amounts and in such times as may be required to (i) reimburse an outstanding L/C Disbursement, (ii) repay an outstanding Swingline Loan and/or (iii) cash collateralize the obligations of the Borrower in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Defaulting Lender in respect of such Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan;
(d)    so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender or if any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender has a good faith and reasonable belief that any Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, then (i) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend, renew, increase or extend any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with clauses (a) and (b) above, and participating interests in any such newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with clause (a) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein) and (ii) the Swingline Lender may, upon prior written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, resign as Swingline Lender, effective at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on a date specified in such notice (which date may not be less than 30 days after the date of such notice);  provided  that such resignation by the Swingline Lender will have no effect on its rights in respect of any outstanding Swingline Loans or on the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender under this Agreement with respect to any such outstanding Swingline Loan; and

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(e)    any amount paid by the Borrower or otherwise received by the Administrative Agent for the account of a Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity payments or other amounts) will not be paid or distributed to such Defaulting Lender, but will instead be retained by the Administrative Agent in a segregated account until (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 2.26) the termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder and will be applied by the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, to the making of payments from time to time in the following order of priority:  first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement;  second , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender ( pro rata  as to the respective amounts owing to each of them) under this Agreement;  third , to the payment of post-default interest and then current interest due and payable to the Lenders hereunder other than Defaulting Lenders, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such interest then due and payable to them;  fourth , to the payment of fees then due and payable to the non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder, ratably among them in accordance with the amounts of such fees then due and payable to them;  fifth , to pay principal and unreimbursed L/C Disbursements then due and payable to the non-Defaulting Lenders hereunder ratably in accordance with the amounts thereof then due and payable to them;  sixth , to the ratable payment of other amounts then due and payable to the non-Defaulting Lenders; and,  seventh , after the termination of the Commitments and payment in full of all obligations of the Borrower hereunder, to pay amounts owing under this Agreement to such Defaulting Lender or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender each agrees in writing that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Administrative Agent shall so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any amounts then held in the segregated account referred to in Section 2.26(e)), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par such portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Exposure, Revolving L/C Exposure and Swingline Exposure of the Revolving Lenders to be held in accordance with their Pro Rata Percentage in accordance with their respective Commitments, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a non-Defaulting Lender (and such Revolving Exposure, Revolving L/C Exposure and Swingline Exposure of each Revolving Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing); provided  that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and  provided ,  further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.
Subject to Section 9.24, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
ARTICLE III.

Representations and Warranties
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Arrangers, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each of the Issuing Banks and each of the Lenders that:
SECTION 3.01.    Organization; Powers. The Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation, (b) has all requisite power and authority, and the legal right, to own and operate its property and assets, to lease the property it operates as lessee and to carry on its business as now conducted and, except to the extent the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, as proposed to be conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify, individually or in the aggregate, could

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not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (d) has the power and authority, and the legal right, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, each of the other Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby to which it is or will be a party, including, in the case of the Borrower, to borrow hereunder, in the case of each Loan Party, to grant the Liens contemplated to be granted by it under the Security Documents and, in the case of each Subsidiary Guarantor, to Guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder as contemplated by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
SECTION 3.02.    Authorization; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability company and, if required, stockholder, partner or member action and (b) will not (i) violate (A) any applicable provision of any material law, statute, rule or regulation, or of the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (B) any order of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator or (C) any provision of any indenture or any material agreement or other material instrument to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right to accelerate or to require the prepayment, repurchase or redemption of any obligation under any such indenture or material agreement or other material instrument or (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any other Loan Party (other than Liens created under the Security Documents).
SECTION 3.03.    Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by each Loan Party party thereto will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party, in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (including with respect to specific performance) subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
SECTION 3.04.    Governmental Approvals. No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with, notice to, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority is or will be required in connection with the Transactions, except for (a) the filing of UCC financing statements and filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, (b) recordation of the Mortgages, (c) such other actions specifically described in Section 3.19, (d) any immaterial actions, consents, approvals, registrations or filings or (e) such as have been made or obtained and are in full force and effect.
SECTION 3.05.    Financial Statements. (a)  The Borrower has, on or prior to the Closing Date, furnished to the Arrangers and the Lenders consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 audited by and accompanied by the opinion of KPMG LLP, independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and reviewed by KPMG LLP, independent public accountants, as provided in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 100. Such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of such dates and for such periods, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the financial statements referred to in clause (ii) above. Such balance sheets and the notes thereto disclose all material liabilities, direct or contingent, of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as applicable, as of the dates thereof. Such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except, with respect to such financial statements referred to in clause (ii) above, for normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes).
(b)    [Reserved].
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SECTION 3.07.    Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases. (a)  The Borrower and the other Loan Parties have good and marketable title to, valid leasehold interests in, or a license or other right to use, all their respective material properties and material assets that are included in the Collateral (including all Mortgaged Property) and including valid rights, title and interests in or rights to control or occupy easements or rights of way used in connection with such properties and assets (“ Easements ”), free and clear of all Liens or other exceptions to title other than Permitted Liens and minor defects in title that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and do not materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes.
(b)    Except as set forth in Schedule 3.07 or where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of the Loan Parties has complied with all material obligations under all material leases to which it is a party and all such material leases are in full force and effect and (ii) each of the Loan Parties enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such material leases.
(c)    Except as set forth in Schedule 3.07, none of the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties has received any notice of, nor has any knowledge of, any pending or contemplated condemnation proceeding affecting the Mortgaged Properties or any sale or disposition thereof in lieu of condemnation (i) as of the Closing Date or (ii) at any time thereafter, which in the case of clause (ii) has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)    Except as set forth on Schedule 3.07, as of the Closing Date none of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is obligated under any right of first refusal, option or other contractual right to sell, assign or otherwise dispose of any Mortgaged Property or any interest therein.
SECTION 3.08.    Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.08 sets forth as of the Closing Date a list of all Subsidiaries, including each Subsidiary’s exact legal name (as reflected in such Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents) and jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and the percentage ownership interest of the Borrower (direct or indirect) therein, and identifies each Subsidiary that is a Loan Party. As of the Closing Date, the shares of Capital Stock or other Equity Interests so indicated on  Schedule 3.08  are owned by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created under the Security Documents and, in the case of Equity Interests (other than Pledged Securities), Permitted Liens, and in respect of Pledged Securities, the Permitted Liens set forth in clause (g) of the definition thereof) and all such shares of capital stock are fully paid, and to the extent issued by a corporation, non-assessable.
SECTION 3.09.    Litigation; Compliance with Laws. (a)  Except as set forth on Schedule 3.09, there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority now pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any business, property or material rights of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) that, as of the Closing Date, involve any Loan Document or the Transactions or, at any time thereafter, involve any Loan Document or the Transactions and which could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the interests of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the Lenders, or (ii) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)    Except as set forth on Schedule 3.09, none of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective material properties or assets is in violation of any law, rule or regulation (including any zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building permits), or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction, decree or order of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (but not including, in each case, any Environmental Law which is the subject of Section 3.17 or any energy regulation matter which is the subject of Section 3.23).
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SECTION 3.10.    Agreements. None of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is in default under any provision of any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness, or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are or may be bound, where such default, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.11.    Federal Reserve Regulations. (a)  None of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its material activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of buying or carrying Margin Stock.
(b)    No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for purchasing or carrying Margin Stock or for the purpose of purchasing, carrying or trading in any securities under such circumstances as to involve the Borrower in a violation of Regulation X or to involve any broker or dealer in a violation of Regulation T. No Indebtedness being reduced or retired out of the proceeds of any Loans or Letters of Credit was or will be incurred for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Following the application of the proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit, Margin Stock will not constitute more than 25% of the value of the assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries. None of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will violate or result in the violation of any of the provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulation T, U or X. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form G-3 or FR Form U-1 referred to in Regulation U.
SECTION 3.12.    Investment Company Act. None of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, and subject to registration under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.
SECTION 3.13.    Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of (a) the Term Loans on the Closing Date, together with other funds available to it, to (i) re-evidence in full all Term Loans (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, including via the assignment by certain of the Lenders under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement who do not remain Lenders hereunder on the Closing Date to certain of the Lenders hereunder as of the Closing Date of certain of the Term Loans under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement, which shall thereafter be continued as and be deemed to be a portion of the Term Loans hereunder, and (ii) pay or cause to be paid fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (b) the Revolving Loans, the New Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans to replace the Existing Revolving Facility (as defined in the Restatement Agreement), for the Borrower’s and/or its Subsidiaries’ working capital requirements, the payment of fees and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions related thereto and other general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions, funding Minority Investments and permitted joint ventures and Funded L/C SPV Contributions), (c) the New Term Loans for the purposes set forth in the applicable Joinder Agreement with respect thereto, (d) the Refinancing Term Loans solely for the purposes set forth in Section 2.25(a) with respect thereto and (e) the Refinancing Revolving Loans, initially, solely for the purposes set forth in Section 2.25(a) with respect thereto and, thereafter, for the Borrower’s and/or its Subsidiaries’ working capital requirements, the payment of fees and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions related thereto and other general corporate purposes (including permitted acquisitions, funding Minority Investments and permitted joint ventures and Funded L/C SPV Contributions). The Borrower will request the issuance of Letters of Credit solely for the working capital requirements and general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than the Funded L/C SPV) or any Minority Investment.
SECTION 3.14.    Tax Returns. The Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has timely filed or timely caused to be filed all material Federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax returns or materials required to have been filed by it and all such tax returns are correct and complete in all material respects. The Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has timely paid or caused to be timely paid all material Taxes due and payable by it and all assessments received by it, except Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on its books

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adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower has made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes accrued and not yet due and payable. Except as permitted in clauses (z) and (aa) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” no Lien for Taxes has been filed (except for Taxes not yet delinquent that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings), and to the knowledge of the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries, based on the receipt of written notice, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any Tax. Neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries (a) intends to treat the Loans, the Transactions or any of the other transactions contemplated by any Loan Document as being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4) or (b) is aware of any facts or events that would result in such treatment.
SECTION 3.15.    No Material Misstatements. No written information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Arranger, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Co-Manager, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender for use in connection with the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto contained, contains or will, when furnished, contain any material misstatement of fact or omitted, omits or will, when furnished, omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were, are or will be made, not misleading;  provided  that to the extent any such written information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule is based upon or constitutes a forecast or projection (including pro forma financial statements) or is information of a general economic or industry nature, the Borrower represents only that it acted in good faith and upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time made and at the time such information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule is made available to any Arranger, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any Lender, it being understood that projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, and that no assurance can be given that such projections will be realized.
SECTION 3.16.    Employee Benefit Plans. Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and, in respect of the Benefit Plans and Multiemployer Plans, the Tax Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.17.    Environmental Matters. (a)  Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 or except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries:
(i)    has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to take all actions necessary to obtain, maintain, renew and comply with any permit, license, registration or other approval required under Environmental Law;
(ii)    has become a party to any administrative or judicial proceeding, or possesses knowledge of any such proceeding that has been threatened, that could result in the termination, revocation or modification of any permit, license, registration or other approval required under Environmental Law;
(iii)    possesses knowledge that the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries has become subject to any Environmental Liability on any Mortgaged Property (A) is subject to any Lien imposed pursuant to Environmental Law or (B) contains Hazardous Materials of a form or type or in a quantity or location that could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability;
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(v)    possesses knowledge of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Liability or could reasonably be expected to materially interfere with or prevent continued material compliance with Environmental Laws in effect as of the Closing Date and the date of each Credit Event by the Borrower or the Subsidiaries.
(b)    Since the Closing Date, there has been no change in the status of the matters disclosed on Schedule 3.17 that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
The representations and warranties in this Section 3.17 are the sole representations and warranties in any Loan Document with respect to environmental matters, including those relating to Environmental Law or Hazardous Materials.
SECTION 3.18.    Insurance. Schedule 3.18 sets forth a true, complete and correct description of all material insurance coverage maintained by or on behalf of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. As of the Closing Date, such insurance is in full force and effect and all premiums that are due and owed have been duly paid. The Borrower and the Subsidiaries are insured by financially sound insurers (subject to the proviso in Section 5.02) and such insurance is in such amounts and covering such risks and liabilities (and with such deductibles, retentions and exclusions) as are maintained by companies of a similar size operating in the same or similar businesses.
SECTION 3.19.    Security Documents. (a)  The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid, binding and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof (other than money not constituting identifiable proceeds of any Collateral), subject to applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other laws now or hereafter in effect generally affecting rights of creditors and (including with respect to specific performance) principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or in law and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought, and (i) in the case of the Pledged Securities, upon the earlier of (A) when such Pledged Securities are delivered to the Collateral Trustee and (B) when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on  Schedule 3.19(a) , (ii) in the case of Deposit Accounts not constituting Excluded Perfection Assets or Counterparty Accounts, by the execution and delivery of control agreements providing for “control” as described in Section 9-104 of the UCC, (iii) in the case of Securities Accounts not constituting Excluded Perfection Assets or Counterparty Accounts, upon the earlier of (A) the filing of financing statements in the offices specified on  Schedule 3.19(a)  and (B) the execution and delivery of control agreements providing for “control” as described in Section 9-106 of the UCC and (iv) in the case of all other Collateral described therein (other than Excluded Perfection Assets, Intellectual Property Collateral, money not credited to a Deposit Account or letter of credit rights not constituting supporting obligations), when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on  Schedule 3.19(a) , the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, all right, title and interest of the Secured Parties in such Collateral and proceeds thereof, as security for the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder, in each case prior and superior to the rights of any other Person (except, in the case of all Collateral other than Pledged Securities in the possession of the Collateral Trustee, with respect to Permitted Liens, and in respect of Pledged Securities in the possession of the Collateral Trustee, the Permitted Liens set forth in clause (g) of the definition thereof and with respect to any other Priority Lien Obligations).
(b)    Each Intellectual Property Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid, binding and enforceable security interest in the Intellectual Property Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof (other than money not constituting identifiable proceeds of any Intellectual Property Collateral), subject to applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other laws now or hereafter in effect generally affecting rights of creditors and (including with respect to specific performance) principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or in law and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. When each Intellectual Property Security Agreement is filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, respectively, together with financing statements in appropriate form filed in the offices specified in  Schedule 3.19(a) , in each case within the time period prescribed by applicable law, such Intellectual Property Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on,

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and security interest in (if and to the extent perfection may be achieved by such filings), all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in the Intellectual Property Collateral, as security for the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except with respect to Permitted Liens) (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a Lien on registered trademarks, trademark applications, patents, patent applications, copyright registrations and copyright applications acquired by the grantors after the Closing Date).
(c)    Each of the Mortgages is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid, binding, subsisting and enforceable Lien on, and security interest in all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Property described therein and proceeds thereof (other than money not constituting identifiable proceeds of any Mortgaged Property), subject to applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and other laws now or hereafter in effect generally affecting rights of creditors and (including with respect to specific performance) principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or in law, and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. When the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 3.19(c) , each such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereof in such Mortgaged Property and proceeds thereof, as security for the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder, in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (except the Permitted Liens set forth in clauses (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) (solely with respect to Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness refinancing Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien set forth in clause (e), (g), (h), (i), (m) or (o) of the definition thereof), (m), (o) and (x) of the definition thereof and with respect to any other Priority Lien Obligations).
SECTION 3.20.    Location of Real Property. Schedule 3.20 lists completely and correctly as of the Closing Date (a) all real property owned or leased by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (except for such real property that (i) does not constitute Collateral or (ii) constitutes an Excluded Perfection Asset) and (b) all real property (except for (i) such interest therein that does not constitute Collateral, (ii) such interest therein that constitutes an Excluded Perfection Asset or (iii) where the Fair Market Value of such interest therein is less than $10,000,000 individually or $50,000,000 in the aggregate) to which the Borrower and the other Loan Parties have an interest via easement, license or permit and, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), the addresses thereof, indicating for each parcel whether it is owned or leased.  As of the Closing Date, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties own in fee or have valid leasehold or easement interests in, as the case may be, all the real property set forth on  Schedule 3.20 .
SECTION 3.21.    Labor Matters. As of the Closing Date, there are no strikes, lockouts or slowdowns against the Borrower or any Subsidiary pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened. The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable Federal, state, material local or material foreign law applicable to such matters in any material respect. All payments due from the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or for which any claim may be made against the Borrower or any Subsidiary, on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits, have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The consummation of the Transactions will not give rise to any right of termination or right of renegotiation on the part of any union under any collective bargaining agreement to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is bound.
SECTION 3.22.    Intellectual Property. Except in each case as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and (b) the use thereof by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person.
SECTION 3.23.    Energy Regulation. (a)  The Borrower and any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a holding company as such term is defined in PUHCA is exempt in accordance with 18 CFR § 366.3 from the accounting, record-retention and reporting requirements of PUHCA.

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(b)    The Borrower is not subject to regulation as a “public utility” as such term is defined in the FPA. Each Subsidiary Guarantor that is a “public utility” within the meaning of the FPA and not otherwise exempt from regulation under Section 205 and 206 of the FPA (“ FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantors ”), has a validly-issued order from FERC, not subject to any pending challenge or investigation, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and other than generic proceedings generally applicable in the industry: (x) authorizing it to engage in wholesale sales of electric energy, capacity and certain ancillary services and, to the extent permitted under its market-based rate tariff, other transactions at market-based rates and (y) granting such waivers and blanket authorizations as are customarily granted to entities with market-based rate authority, including blanket authorizations to issue securities and to assume liabilities pursuant to Section 204 of the FPA (together, “ FPA MBR Authorizations, Exemptions and Waivers ”). As of the Closing Date, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth on  Schedule 3.23(b) , the FERC has not imposed any rate caps, mitigation measures, or other limitations on the FPA MBR Authorizations, Exemptions and Waivers of any FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantors’ authority to engage in sales of electricity at market-based rates, other than (i) rate caps and mitigation measures generally applicable to wholesale suppliers participating in the applicable FERC-jurisdictional electric market (although, to the knowledge of the Borrower, there are no generally applicable challenges currently pending before FERC to the market-based rate authorization of wholesale suppliers in the electric markets in which the Subsidiary Guarantors described in the previous sentence make wholesale sales under their market-based rate tariffs).
(c)    Each Subsidiary Guarantor participating in the wholesale or retail power market that is not a FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantor (“ Non-FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantors ”) has made all filings with and obtained all authorizations necessary from the applicable Governmental Authority to generate electric energy and sell electric energy, capacity or ancillary services at wholesale or retail (“ Non-FPA Sales Authorizations ”), and, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the applicable Governmental Authority has not imposed any specific rate cap or mitigation measure on such Non-FPA Sales Authorizations (other than generic proceedings generally applicable in the industry). To each Non-FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantor’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, the rates charged by such Non-FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantor are not subject to any pending challenge or investigation.
(d)    Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth on Schedule 3.23(d) , there are no complaint proceedings pending with the FERC or the PUCT seeking abrogation or modification or refunds, or otherwise investigating the rates, terms or conditions, of a sale of power by the Borrower or its Subsidiary Guarantors.
(e)    Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors, as applicable, has filed or caused to be filed with the applicable state or local utility commission or regulatory bodies, ERCOT and the FERC all forms, applications, notices, statements, reports and documents (including all exhibits and amendments thereto) required to be filed by it under all Applicable Laws, including PUHCA, the FPA and state utility laws and the respective rules thereunder, all of which complied with the applicable requirements of the appropriate act and rules, regulations and orders thereunder in effect on the date each was filed.
(f)    None of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors is subject to any material state laws or material regulations respecting rates or the financial or organizational regulation of utilities, other than (i) with respect to those Subsidiary Guarantors that are QFs, such state regulations contemplated by 18 C.F.R. Section 292.602(c), (ii) “lightened regulation” by the New York State Public Service Commission (the “ NYPSC ”) of the type described in the NYPSC’s order issued on September 23, 2004 in Case 04-E-0884, (iii) the assertion of jurisdiction by the State of California over maintenance and operating standards of all generating facilities pursuant to SB 39XX, (iv) with respect to Subsidiary Guarantors making sales of wholesale energy within ERCOT, regulations issued by the PUCT and (v) with respect to Subsidiary Guarantors that are retail electric providers, regulations issued by the respective state legislatures and regulatory Commissions. Other than the approval of the NYPSC, which was granted by an order issued in Case 10-E-0405 (November 18, 2010), no approval is required to be obtained in connection with the Transactions by Borrower or its Subsidiary Guarantors from the PUCT, the FERC, or any other state or federal Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the energy sales or financing arrangements of the Borrower and its Subsidiary Guarantors.

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(g)    As of the Closing Date, (i) each Facility identified as a “QF” in Schedule 3.23(g) is a QF under PURPA and the current rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) each Person identified as an “EWG” in Schedule 3.23(g)  is an “exempt wholesale generator” within the meaning of PUHCA and the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended, and (iii) each Person identified as a FUCO in  Schedule 3.23(g)  is a “foreign utility company” within the meaning of PUHCA.
SECTION 3.24.    Solvency. Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions on the Closing Date and immediately following the making of each Loan (or other extension of credit hereunder) and after giving effect to the application of the proceeds of each Loan (or other extension of credit hereunder), (a) the fair value of the assets of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, at a fair valuation, taking into account the effect of any indemnities, contribution or subrogation rights, will exceed their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, taking into account the effect of any indemnities, contribution or subrogation rights, will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which they are engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the Closing Date.
SECTION 3.25.    Liabilities and Obligations of Funded L/C SPV. The Funded L/C SPV has no material liability or other obligation (including Indebtedness, Guarantees, contingent liabilities and liabilities for taxes) other than its obligations to one or more LC Issuers and their Affiliates pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities outstanding at any time after the Closing Date and liabilities and obligations reasonably related, ancillary or incidental to such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities.
SECTION 3.26.    Anti-Terrorism Laws. To the extent applicable, each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with Anti-Terrorism Laws in all material respects.
SECTION 3.27.    Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.
(a)    The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.
(b)    The Borrower and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, their respective officers, directors and employees, are not Sanctioned Persons.
(c)    No part of the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit will be used, directly, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly (i) in violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (ii) in violation of Section 6.14.
ARTICLE IV.

Conditions of Lending
The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and the obligations of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.08) of the following conditions:
SECTION 4.01.    All Credit Events. On the date of each Borrowing on or after the Closing Date, including each Borrowing of a Swingline Loan, and on the date of each issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit on or after the Closing Date (each such event being called a “ Credit Event ”):
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the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a notice requesting the issuance, amendment, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit as required by Section 2.23(b) or, in the case of the Borrowing of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender and the Administrative Agent shall have received a notice requesting such Swingline Loan as required by Section 2.22(b).
(b)    The representations and warranties set forth in each Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Event with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;  provided  that, in each case, such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality (or Material Adverse Effect) in the text thereof.
(c)    At the time of and immediately after such Credit Event, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(d)    After giving effect to such Credit Event, the Aggregate Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitment.
Each Credit Event shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of such Credit Event as to the matters specified in Sections 4.01(b), 4.01(c) and 4.01(d).
SECTION 4.02.    Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date. On the Closing Date, the conditions set forth in Section 4.1 of the Restatement Agreement.
ARTICLE V.

Affirmative Covenants
The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than indemnification and other contingent obligations that expressly survive pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document, in each case, not then due and payable) shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have been canceled or have expired and all amounts drawn thereunder have been reimbursed in full or reimbursement thereof shall have been cash-collateralized in an amount equal to 103% of the Revolving L/C Exposure as of such time, the Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 5.01.    Corporate Existence. Subject to Section 6.08, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (a) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary and (b) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;  provided , however , that the Borrower shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if (i) the Borrower shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Lenders and (ii) if a Subsidiary is to be dissolved, such Subsidiary has no assets.
SECTION 5.02.    Insurance. (a)  Except to the extent any such insurance is not generally available in the marketplace from commercial insurers, keep its properties that are of an insurable character adequately insured in accordance with industry standards at all times by financially sound insurers ( provided ,  however , that there shall be no breach of this Section 5.02 if any such insurer becomes financially unsound and such Loan Party obtains reasonably promptly insurance coverage from a different financially sound insurer), which, in the case of any insurance on any Mortgaged Property, are licensed to do business in the States where the applicable Mortgaged Property is located; maintain such other insurance, to such extent and

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against such risks (and with such deductibles, retentions and exclusions), in each case as is customary with companies of a similar size operating in the same or similar businesses; maintain such other insurance as may be required by law; and maintain such other insurance as otherwise required by the Security Documents.
(b)    If any Mortgaged Property is required to be insured pursuant to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, because it is located in an area which has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as a “special flood hazard area,” provide, maintain and keep in force at all times (subject, in each case, to the terms and conditions of Section 5.09(b)) flood insurance covering such Mortgaged Property in an amount not less than the lesser of (i) the outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness secured by the applicable Mortgage or (ii) the maximum amount of coverage made available with respect to the particular type of property under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (or any greater limits to the extent required by applicable law from time to time).
SECTION 5.03.    Taxes. Pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material Taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, and for which the applicable Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP, or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Lenders.
SECTION 5.04.    Financial Statements, Reports, etc. In the case of the Borrower, furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender:
(a)    within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2016, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows showing the financial condition as of the close of such fiscal year of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such time and the results of its operations and the operations of such Subsidiaries during such year, together with comparative figures for the immediately preceding fiscal year, all audited by KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which shall not be qualified in any material respect, except for qualifications as a result of maturities of Indebtedness within the following twelve-month period, and/or relating to accounting changes (with which such independent public accountants shall concur) in response to FASB releases or other authoritative pronouncements) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b)    within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2016, its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows showing the financial condition as of the close of such fiscal quarter of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such time and the results of its operations and the operations of such Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, and comparative figures for the same periods in the immediately preceding fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers to the effect that such financial statements, while not examined by independent public accountants, reflect in the opinion of the Borrower all adjustments necessary to present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such periods in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c)    (i) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 5.04(a), a letter from the independent public accountants rendering the opinion on such statements (which letter may be limited to accounting matters and disclaim responsibility for legal interpretations) stating whether, in connection with their audit examination, anything has come to their attention which would cause them to believe that any Default or Event of Default existed on the date of such financial statements and if such a condition or event has come to their attention and (ii) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 5.04(a) or 5.04(b), an Officers’ Certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (A) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (B) setting

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forth computations in reasonable detail as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 as of the last day of the fiscal year or fiscal quarter with respect to which such financial statements are being delivered;
(d)    within 30 days following the commencement of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a detailed consolidated budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet and related statements of projected operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year and setting forth the assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget) and, promptly when available, any significant revisions of such budget;
(e)    promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any domestic national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;
(f)    promptly after the receipt thereof by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, a copy of any “management letter” received by any such Person from its certified public accountants and the management’s response thereto; and
(g)    promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.05.    Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Administrative Agent written notice of the following promptly after the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof:
(a)    any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;
(b)    the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, against the Borrower or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)    the occurrence of any ERISA Event that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d)    any development that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.06.    Information Regarding Collateral. (a)  Furnish, and will cause each Loan Party to furnish, to each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee prompt written notice of (i) any change (A) in any Loan Party’s corporate name as set forth in its certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation or other relevant organizational documents, (B) any office or facility (other than any location within the control of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee) at which material portions of Collateral owned by it are located (including the establishment of any such new office or facility), (C) in any Loan Party’s corporate structure or (D) in any Loan Party’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number; (ii) any formation or acquisition after the Closing Date of any Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary; (iii) any sale, transfer, lease, issuance or other disposition (by way of merger, consolidation, operation of law or otherwise) after the Closing Date of any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary to any Person other than the Borrower or another Subsidiary; and (iv) any Subsidiary that is an Excluded Subsidiary as of the Closing Date or at any time thereafter ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary. The Borrower agrees not to effect or permit any change referred to in the preceding sentence unless a reasonable period has been provided (such period to be at least 3 Business Days) for making all filings under the UCC or otherwise and taking all other actions, in each case that are required in order for the Collateral Trustee to continue at all times following such change to have a valid, legal and perfected (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.19) security interest in all the Collateral (other than any Excluded Perfection

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Assets). The Borrower also agrees promptly to notify each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed.
(b)    In the case of the Borrower, each year, at the time of delivery of the annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 5.04(a), deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower setting forth (i) the information required pursuant to Section I of the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Closing Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section and (ii) any liquidation or dissolution during such preceding fiscal year of any Subsidiary other than an Excluded Subsidiary.
SECTION 5.07.    Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections; Environmental Assessments. (a)  Keep, and cause each Subsidiary to keep, proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP and all applicable requirements of law are made of all financial operations. No more than once in any fiscal year (except if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit, if requested by the Administrative Agent, any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the properties of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at reasonable times and as reasonably requested and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor.
(b)    At its election, the Administrative Agent may retain, or require the Borrower to retain, an independent engineer or environmental consultant to conduct an environmental assessment of any Mortgaged Property or facility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary. Any such environmental assessments conducted pursuant to this Section 5.07(b) shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense only if conducted following the occurrence of (i) an Event of Default or (ii) any event, circumstance or condition that could reasonably be expected to result in an Event of Default, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) that concerns or relates to any Environmental Liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;  provided  that the Borrower shall only be responsible for such costs and expenses to the extent that such environmental assessment is limited to that which is reasonably necessary to assess the subject matter of such Event of Default or such event, circumstance or condition that could reasonably be expected to result in an Event of Default. In addition, environmental assessments conducted pursuant to this Section 5.07(b) shall not be conducted more than once every twelve months with respect to any parcel of Mortgaged Property or any single facility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary unless such environmental assessments are conducted following the occurrence of (i) an Event of Default or (ii) any event, circumstance or condition that could reasonably be expected to result in an Event of Default, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) that concerns or relates to any Environmental Liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, reasonably cooperate in the performance of any such environmental assessment and permit any such engineer or consultant designated by the Administrative Agent to have reasonable access to each property or facility at reasonable times and after reasonable notice to the Borrower of the plans to conduct such an environmental assessment. Environmental assessments conducted under this Section 5.07(b) shall be limited to visual inspections of the Mortgaged Property or facility, interviews with representatives of the Borrower or facility personnel, and review of applicable records and documents pertaining to the property or facility.
(c)    In the event that the Administrative Agent reasonably believes that Hazardous Materials have been Released or are threatened to be Released on any Mortgaged Property or other facility of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or that any such property or facility is not being operated in compliance with applicable Environmental Law, in each case where the Release, threatened Release or failure to comply has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a material Environmental Liability of the Borrower any of the Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent may, at its election and after reasonable notice to the Borrower, retain, or require the Borrower to retain, an independent engineer or other qualified environmental consultant to reasonably assess the subject matter of such Release, threatened Release or failure to comply with applicable Environmental Law. Such environmental assessments may include detailed visual inspections of the Mortgaged Property or facility, including any and all storage areas, storage tanks, drains, dry wells and leaching areas, and the taking of soil samples, surface water samples and groundwater samples as well as such other

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reasonable investigations or analyses in each case as are reasonable and necessary to assess the subject matter of the Release, threatened Release or failure to comply. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, reasonably cooperate in the performance of any such environmental assessment and permit any such engineer or consultant designated by the Administrative Agent to have reasonable access to each property or facility at reasonable times and after reasonable notice to the Borrower of the plans to conduct such an environmental assessment. All environmental assessments conducted pursuant to this Section 5.07(c) shall be at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense.
SECTION 5.08.    Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of the Loans and request the issuance of Letters of Credit only for the purposes set forth in Section 3.13.
SECTION 5.09.    Additional Collateral, etc. (a)  With respect to any Collateral acquired after the Closing Date or with respect to any property or asset which becomes Collateral pursuant to the definition thereof after the Closing Date, promptly (and, in any event, (A) with respect to any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account, within the time period set forth in the second paragraph of Section 5.10 applicable to such Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account and (B) with respect to any other Collateral or any other property or asset which becomes Collateral, within 20 Business Days following the date of such acquisition or designation) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other Security Documents as the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee, as the case may be, deems necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in such Collateral and (ii) take all actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.19) first priority security interest in such Collateral (other than any Excluded Perfection Assets and, except with respect to Pledged Securities in the possession of the Collateral Trustee, subject to Permitted Liens, and in respect of Pledged Securities in the possession of the Collateral Trustee, the Permitted Liens set forth in clause (g) of the definition thereof and with respect to any other Priority Lien Obligations), including the filing of UCC financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee (it being understood and agreed that no Control Agreements shall be required pursuant to this Section 5.09(a) in respect of any Counterparty Accounts). Notwithstanding anything set forth herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, this Section 5.09(a) shall not apply to Intellectual Property Collateral acquired after the Closing Date or with respect to any property or asset which becomes Intellectual Property Collateral pursuant to the definition of Collateral after the Closing Date (it being agreed and understood that such Intellectual Property Collateral shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement).
(b)    With respect to any fee interest in any Collateral consisting of real property or any lease of Collateral consisting of real property acquired or leased after the Closing Date by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or which becomes Collateral pursuant to the definition thereof (other than any Excluded Perfection Assets), promptly (and, in any event, within 60 days following the date of such acquisition or such longer period as consented to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) (i) execute and deliver a first priority Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, covering such real property and complying with the provisions herein and in the Security Documents, (ii) provide the Secured Parties with (A) title and extended coverage insurance (or, if approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, a UCC title insurance policy) covering such real property in an amount at least equal to the purchase price of such real property (or such other amount as shall be reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee, which may be the value of the generation assets, if applicable, situated thereon), together with such endorsements as are reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee and are obtainable in the State in which such Mortgaged Property is located, as well as a current ALTA survey thereof complying with the requirements set forth in  Schedule 5.09(b)  and all of the other provisions herein and in the Security Documents, together with a surveyor’s certificate and (B) any consents or estoppels reasonably deemed necessary or advisable by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee in connection with such Mortgage, each of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee, (iii) if any such Collateral (other than any Excluded Perfection Assets) consisting of fee-owned real property is required to be insured pursuant to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the

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National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, because it is located in an area which has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as a “special flood hazard area,” deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) a policy of flood insurance that (1) covers such Collateral and (2) is written in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (B) a “life of loan” standard flood hazard determination with respect to such Collateral and (C) a confirmation that the Borrower or such other Loan Party has received the notice requested pursuant to Section 208(e)(3) of Regulation H of the Board, (iv) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee and (v) deliver to the Administrative Agent a notice identifying the consultant’s reports, environmental site assessments or other documents relied upon by the Borrower or any other Loan Party to determine that any such real property included in such Collateral does not contain Hazardous Materials of a form or type or in a quantity or location that could, or to determine that the operations on any such real property included in such Collateral is in compliance with Environmental Law except to the extent any non-compliance could not, reasonably be expected to result in a material Environmental Liability.
(c)    With respect to any new Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary) created or acquired after the Closing Date (which, for the purposes of this Section 5.09(c), shall include any existing Subsidiary that ceases to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary or an Excluded Project Subsidiary) by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, promptly (and, in any event, within 20 Business Days following such creation or the date of such acquisition), (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee deems necessary or reasonably advisable to grant to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid, perfected first priority security interest in the Equity Interests in such new Subsidiary that are owned by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, (ii) deliver to the Collateral Trustee the certificates, if any, representing such Equity Interests, together with undated instruments of transfer or stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, (iii) cause such new Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement to, among other things, provide Guarantees of the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder, the Collateral Trust Agreement and the Intellectual Property Security Agreements and (B) to take such actions necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.19) first priority security interest (except with respect to Pledged Securities, subject to Permitted Liens, and in respect of Pledged Securities, the Permitted Liens in clause (g) of the definition thereof) in the Collateral described in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and the Intellectual Property Security Agreement with respect to such new Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary, including the recording of instruments in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office (but not in any intellectual property offices in any jurisdiction outside the United States), the execution and delivery by all necessary Persons of Control Agreements (other than with respect to any Counterparty Accounts) and the filing of UCC financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by law or as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee and (iv) deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee, if reasonably requested, legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee.
(d)    With respect to any new Excluded Foreign Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition thereof that is a subsidiary of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary) created or acquired after the Closing Date by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, promptly (and, in any event, within 20 Business Days following such creation or the date of such acquisition) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest in the Equity Interests in such new Excluded Foreign Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries ( provided  that in no event shall more than 66% of the total outstanding voting first-tier Equity Interests in any such new

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Excluded Foreign Subsidiary be required to be so pledged), (ii) deliver to the Collateral Trustee the certificates representing such Equity Interests, together with undated instruments of transfer or stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower or such Domestic Subsidiary, as the case may be, and take such other action as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee, desirable to perfect the security interest of the Collateral Trustee thereon and (iii) deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee, if reasonably requested, legal opinions (which may be delivered by in-house counsel if admitted in the relevant jurisdiction) relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee.
SECTION 5.10.    Further Assurances. (a)  From time to time duly authorize, execute and deliver, or cause to be duly authorized, executed and delivered, such additional instruments, certificates, financing statements, agreements or documents, and take all such actions (including filing UCC and other financing statements), as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Trustee may reasonably request, for the purposes of implementing or effectuating the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or perfecting or renewing the rights of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Trustee and the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral (or with respect to any additions thereto or replacements or proceeds or products thereof or with respect to any other property or assets hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which assets or property may be deemed to be part of the Collateral), as applicable, pursuant hereto or thereto. Upon the exercise by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Trustee or any Lender of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents which requires any consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, the Borrower will execute and deliver, or will cause the execution and delivery of, all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Trustee or such Lender may be required to obtain from the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries for such governmental consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization.
On or prior to the 45th day after the date any additional Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account is opened after the Closing Date (except to the extent any such account is an Excluded Asset, an Excluded Perfection Asset or a Counterparty Account), at its sole expense, with respect to any such Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodities Account, each applicable Subsidiary Guarantor shall take any actions required for the Collateral Trustee to obtain “control” (within the meaning of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code) with respect thereto, including executing and delivering and causing the relevant depositary bank or securities intermediary to execute and deliver a Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Trustee.
SECTION 5.11.    Ownership of Funded L/C SPV. At all times own, pledge and grant a first-priority security interest to the Collateral Trustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in 100% of the Equity Interests of the Funded L/C SPV owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower (other than any preferred interests owned by any LC Issuer or other Persons on behalf of, or at the request of, any LC Issuer in connection with Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities).
SECTION 5.12.    Maintenance of Energy Regulatory Authorizations and Status. (a)  Each of the FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantors shall maintain and preserve its (i) FPA MBR Authorizations, Exemptions and Waivers and (ii) status as either an EWG within the meaning of PUHCA or the status of its Facility as a QF under PURPA, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)    Each of the Non-FPA-Jurisdictional Subsidiary Guarantors shall maintain and preserve its (i) Non-FPA Sales Authorizations and (ii) status as either an EWG within the meaning of PUHCA or the status of its Facility as a QF under PURPA, except to the extent failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender that, so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect and until the Commitments have been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan, all Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document (other than indemnification and other contingent obligations that expressly survive pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document, in each case, not then due and payable) shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have been cancelled or have expired and all amounts drawn thereunder have been reimbursed in full or reimbursement thereof shall have been cash-collateralized in an amount equal to 103% of the Revolving L/C Exposure as of such time, the Borrower will not, nor (except with respect to Section 6.08 which applies only to the Borrower) will it cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
SECTION 6.01.    Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock. (a)  Directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “ incur ”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and the Borrower shall not issue any Disqualified Stock and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue any shares of preferred stock;  provided ,  however , that the Borrower may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Borrower’s most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are publicly available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been at least 2.00 to 1.00, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
(b)    The provisions of Section 6.01(a) shall not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “ Permitted Debt ”):
(i)    (A) the incurrence of Indebtedness and Letters of Credit hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (other than any Indebtedness and Letters of Credit arising from New Commitments pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.24) and (B) the incurrence by the Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor and any Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to and in accordance with clause (c) of the definition thereof (and the guarantee thereof by the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors and/or any Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to and in accordance with clause (c) of the definition thereof) of Indebtedness and letters of credit under other Credit Facilities and Indebtedness and Letters of Credit arising from New Commitments pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.24 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (i)(B) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries thereunder) not to exceed the difference between (x) $6,000,000,000 and (y) the aggregate principal amount at such time outstanding under clause (i)(A) above less  the aggregate amount of all repayments, optional or mandatory, of the principal of any term Indebtedness under a Credit Facility that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date with the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales (other than Excluded Proceeds) and  less , without duplication, the aggregate amount of all repayments or commitment reductions with respect to any revolving credit borrowings under a Credit Facility that have been made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Issue Date as a result of the application of the Net Proceeds of Asset Sales (other than Excluded Proceeds), in each case in accordance with Sections 2.13(b) and 6.04 (excluding temporary reductions in revolving credit borrowings as contemplated by Section 6.04) or in accordance with Section 4.10 of the Existing 2021 Notes Indenture (excluding temporary reductions in revolving credit borrowings as contemplated by that covenant);
(ii)    the incurrence by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of the Existing Indebtedness;
(iii)    the incurrence by the Borrower of Indebtedness represented by the Senior Notes issued on or prior to the Closing Date and the related Guarantees thereof by the Subsidiary Guarantors and any Excluded Subsidiary pursuant to and in accordance with clause (c) of the definition thereof;

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(iv)    the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement or lease of property (real or personal), plant or equipment used or useful in the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or incurred within 180 days thereafter, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iv), not to exceed at any time outstanding 5.00% of Total Assets;
(v)    the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by this Agreement to be incurred under Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b)(ii), 6.01(b)(iii), 6.01(b)(iv), 6.01(b)(v), 6.01(b)(xv), 6.01(b)(xvi), 6.01(b)(xvii), 6.01(b)(xviii), 6.01(b)(xix) and 6.01(b)(xxi);
(vi)    the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;  provided ,  however , that:
(1)    if the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations; and
(2)    (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (B) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not either the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;
will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (vi);
(vii)    the issuance by any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Borrower or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock;  provided ,  however , that:
(1)    any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; and
(2)    any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary;
will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (vii);
(viii)    the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations;
(ix)    the Guarantee by (i) the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors of Indebtedness of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this Section 6.01; (ii) any of the Excluded Project Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of any other Excluded Project Subsidiary; and (iii) any of the Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of any other Excluded Foreign Subsidiary;  provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Guaranteed Obligations, then the guarantee shall be subordinated to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;

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(x)    the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five Business Days;
(xi)    the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness in respect of (i) workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, bankers’ acceptance and (ii) performance and surety bonds provided by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;
(xii)    the incurrence of Non-Recourse Debt by any Excluded Project Subsidiary;
(xiii)    the incurrence of Indebtedness that may be deemed to arise as a result of agreements of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or any similar obligations, in each case, incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Equity Interests of any Subsidiary;  provided that the aggregate maximum liability associated with such provisions may not exceed the gross proceeds (including non-cash proceeds) of such disposition;
(xiv)    the incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness represented by letters of credit, guarantees or other similar instruments supporting Hedging Obligations of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) permitted to be incurred by this Agreement;
(xv)    Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock of Persons or assets that are acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;  provided  that such Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or preferred stock is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or merger; and  provided ,  further , that after giving effect to such acquisition or merger, either:
(1)    the Borrower would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 6.01(a); or
(2)    the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio would be greater than immediately prior to such acquisition or merger;
(xvi)    Environmental CapEx Debt; provided that prior to the incurrence of any Environmental CapEx Debt, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Officers’ Certificate designating such Indebtedness as Environmental CapEx Debt;
(xvii)    Indebtedness incurred to finance Necessary Capital Expenditures; provided that prior to the incurrence of any Indebtedness to finance Necessary Capital Expenditures, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Officers’ Certificate designating such Indebtedness as Necessary CapEx Debt;
(xviii)    Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
(xix)    the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Contribution Indebtedness;
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(xxi)    the incurrence by the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xxi), not to exceed the greater of (x) $1,000,000,000 and (y) 3.50% of Total Assets; and
(xxii)    the incurrence by the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of secured or unsecured notes and/or loans (and/or commitments in respect thereof) issued or incurred in lieu of New Commitments (such notes or loans “ Incremental Equivalent Debt ”);  provided  that (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount (or committed amount, if applicable) of all Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not exceed the Maximum Incremental Amount less the aggregate principal amount of New Commitments (and loans made pursuant to such New Commitments) established pursuant to Section 2.24, (ii) any Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured shall be secured only by the Collateral and on a pari passu or junior basis with the Collateral securing the Obligations, and shall be subject to a customary intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (iii) no Incremental Equivalent Debt may be guaranteed by any Person that is not a Loan Party or secured by any assets other than the Collateral (other than cash collateral or letters of credit, which may be used as exclusive security); (iv) the final maturity date of such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be, in the case of revolving facilities, no earlier than the latest Revolving Maturity Date and, in the case of term loans or notes, no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Loans or Commitments; (v) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans or notes shall be no shorter than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then-existing Term Loans (without giving effect to any prepayments thereof); (vi) no Event of Default shall immediately before or immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, (vii) the covenants and defaults applicable to such Incremental Equivalent Debt (excluding pricing and option prepayment or redemption terms), when taken as a whole, are no more restrictive than those applicable to the then-existing Term Loans and Revolving Commitments (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only after the Latest Maturity Date of all Classes of Loans or Commitments) and (viii) (A) any prepayment (other than any scheduled amortization payment) of Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans or notes that is pari passu with any then-existing Term Loans in right of payment and security shall be made on a pro rata basis with such existing Term Loans and (B) any prepayment (other than any scheduled amortization payment) of Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans or notes that is subordinated to any then-existing Term Loans in right of payment or security shall be made on a junior basis with respect to such existing Term Loans, except, in each case, that the Borrower and the lenders providing the relevant Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be permitted, in their sole discretion, to elect to prepay or receive, as applicable, any prepayments on a less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis).
(c)    Incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranteed Obligations on substantially identical terms;  provided ,  however , that no Indebtedness of the Borrower shall be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Borrower solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a first or junior Lien basis.
(d)    For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.01, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in Sections 6.01(b)(i) through 6.01(b)(xxi), or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(a), the Borrower shall be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this Section 6.01. Indebtedness under this Agreement outstanding on the Closing Date will initially be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance on the exception provided by Section 6.01(b)(i). The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an

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issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this Section 6.01; provided, in each such case, that the amount thereof is included in the Fixed Charges of the Borrower as accrued.
(e)    For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency will be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred;  provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-dominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-dominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of the Indebtedness being refinanced.
(f)    The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be (i) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount; (ii) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and (iii) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of (x) the Fair Market Value of such asset at the date of determination and (y) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person;  provided  that any changes in any of the above shall not give rise to a default under this Section 6.01.
SECTION 6.02.    Liens. Create, incur, assume or otherwise cause or suffer to exist or become effective any Lien of any kind (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of their property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired.
SECTION 6.03.    Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. Enter into any sale and leaseback transaction (other than (x) a Permitted Tax Lease, which shall not be restricted by this Section 6.03 and (y) any sale and leaseback transaction existing on the Closing Date and set forth on  Schedule 6.03 );  provided that the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor may enter into a sale and leaseback transaction if:
(a)    the Borrower or that Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, could have (a) incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the Attributable Debt relating to such sale and leaseback transaction under the provisions of Section 6.01 and (b) incurred a Lien to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.02;
(b)    the gross proceeds of that sale and leaseback transaction are at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the property that is the subject of that sale and leaseback transaction, as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower; and
(c)    if such sale and leaseback transaction constitutes an Asset Sale, the transfer of assets in that sale and leaseback transaction is permitted by, and the Borrower applies the proceeds of such transaction in compliance with, the provisions of Sections 2.13(b) and 6.04.
SECTION 6.04.    Asset Sales. (a)  Consummate an Asset Sale unless:
(i)    the Borrower (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and
(ii)    at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash. For purposes of this clause (ii), each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
(1)    any liabilities, as shown on the Borrower’s most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation agreement that releases the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from further liability;

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(2)    any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 180 days of the receipt of such securities, notes or other obligations, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion;
(3)    any stock or assets of the kind referred to in Section 6.04(b)(ii) or 6.04(b)(iv); and
(4)    any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate Fair Market Value that is at the time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of (x) $500,000,000 and (y) 2.50% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.
(b)    Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale, other than Excluded Proceeds, the Borrower (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) may apply such Net Proceeds or, at its option, enter into a binding commitment to apply such Net Proceeds within the 365-day period following the date of such commitment (an “ Acceptable Commitment ”):
(i)    in the case of an Asset Sale by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, to repay Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary);
(ii)    to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Person engaged primarily in a Permitted Business, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, such Person is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(iii)    to make a capital expenditure;
(iv)    to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and that are used or useful in a Permitted Business; or
(v)    any combination of the foregoing.
Pending the final application of such Net Proceeds in accordance with this Section 6.04, the Borrower may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Revolving Borrowings) or otherwise use the Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by this Agreement.
(c)    Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in the event that regulatory approval is necessary for an asset or investment, or construction, repair or restoration of any asset or investment has commenced, then the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have an additional 365 days to apply the Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale in accordance with the preceding paragraph.
(d)    Any Acceptable Commitment that is later canceled or terminated for any reason before such Net Proceeds are so applied shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Proceeds if the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Commitment within the later of (a) nine months of such cancellation or termination or (b) the end of the initial 365-day period.
(e)    Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales received after the Closing Date (other than Excluded Proceeds) that are not applied or invested as provided in this Section 6.04 shall constitute “ Excess Proceeds .” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $100,000,000, or on such earlier date as may be selected by the Borrower, the Borrower will make an Asset Sale Offer to all Term Lenders, New Term Lenders and Refinancing Term Lenders and, at the election of the Borrower, to holders of other Indebtedness under one or more Credit Facilities that are pari passu with the Guaranteed Obligations and constitutes Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) containing provisions similar to those set forth in this Agreement with respect to offers to prepay, purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to prepay

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or purchase the maximum principal amount of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans then outstanding and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be prepaid or purchased out of the Excess Proceeds (an “ Asset Sale Offer ”), which prepayment shall be made, in the case of Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.13(b). The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of prepayment, purchase or redemption and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Borrower may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by this Agreement. If the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans, New Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans and, if applicable, such other pari passu Indebtedness accepting such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, such prepayment or purchase shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect thereto. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.
SECTION 6.05.    Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. (a)  Directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to:
(i)    pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries), or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries);
(ii)    make loans or advances to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries); or
(iii)    transfer any of its properties or assets to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries).
(b)    The restrictions in Section 6.05(a) above shall not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
(i)    this Agreement and other agreements governing Existing Indebtedness on the Closing Date;
(ii)    the Senior Notes Documents and the Additional Senior Notes Documents;
(iii)    applicable law, rule, regulation or order;
(iv)    customary non-assignment provisions in contracts, agreements, leases, permits and licenses;
(v)    purchase money obligations for property acquired and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or leased of the nature described in Section 6.05(a)(iii);
(vi)    any agreement for the sale or other disposition of the stock or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending the sale or other disposition;
(vii)    Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; providedthat the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;
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(ix)    provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture, partnership, membership, stockholder and limited liability company agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, including owners’, participation or similar agreements governing projects owned through an undivided interest, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;
(x)    restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in connection with a Permitted Business;
(xi)    restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or similar agreement to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in connection with a Permitted Business;  provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of that agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder and/or the proceeds thereof and not to any other asset or property of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of any other Restricted Subsidiary;
(xii)    any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired;  provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be incurred;
(xiii)    Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time it became a Restricted Subsidiary if such restriction was not created in connection with or in anticipation of the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by the Borrower;
(xiv)    with respect only to Section 6.05(a)(iii), restrictions encumbering property at the time such property was acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as such restriction relates solely to the property so acquired and was not created in connection with or in anticipation of such acquisition;
(xv)    provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in agreements governing Non-Recourse Debt, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements; and
(xvi)    any encumbrance or restrictions of the type referred to in Sections 6.05(a)(i), 6.05(a)(ii) and 6.05(a)(iii) imposed by any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (i) through (xv) above;  provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of a Financial Officer of the Borrower, no more restrictive with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the dividend or other payment restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewals, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.
SECTION 6.06.    Restricted Payments. (a)  Directly or indirectly (w) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary); (x) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including in connection with any

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merger or consolidation involving the Borrower) any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); (y) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except (1) a payment of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof, (2) a payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement of any subordinated Indebtedness in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or payment at final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or retirement or (3) AHYDO Catch-Up Payments; or (z) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (w) through (z) above being collectively referred to as “ Restricted Payments ”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:
(i)    no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment; and
(ii)    on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and any transaction related thereto, the Debt to Cash Flow Ratio would not have exceeded 5.75 to 1.00; and
(iii)    such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Original Issue Date (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by Sections 6.06(b)(ii), 6.06(b)(iii), 6.06(b)(iv), 6.06(b)(vi), 6.06(b)(vii), 6.06(b)(viii), 6.06(b)(ix), 6.06(b)(x) and 6.06(b)(xi)), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:
(1)    Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower, minus 140% of Consolidated Interest Expense of the Borrower, in each case for the period (taken as one accounting period) from March 31, 2009 to the end of the Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements are publicly available at the time of such Restricted Payment,  plus
(2)    100% of the Fair Market Value of any property or assets and the aggregate net cash proceeds, in each case received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the Original Issue Date in exchange for Qualifying Equity Interests or from the issue or sale of Qualifying Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Borrower that have been converted into or exchanged for such Qualifying Equity Interests (other than Qualifying Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary),  plus
(3)    to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Original Closing Date is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash after the Original Issue Date, the cash return with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) to the extent not already included in the Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower since the Original Issue Date,  plus
(4)    100% of any cash received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Original Issue Date from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such cash was not otherwise included in Consolidated Cash Flow of the Borrower for such period,  plus
(5)    to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the Original Issue Date, the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s Investment in such Subsidiary as of the date of such redesignation.
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(i)    the payment of any dividend within 90 days after the date of declaration of the dividend, if at the date of declaration the dividend payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;
(ii)    so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the aggregate proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary) of, Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the contribution of equity capital (unless such contribution would constitute Disqualified Stock) to the Borrower;  provided that the amount of any such proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from clause 6.06(a)(y)(2);
(iii)    so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor that is contractually subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations with the proceeds from a substantially concurrent incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;
(iv)    the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such payment of any dividend or similar distribution by the Funded L/C SPV);
(v)    so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, (A) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary held by any current or former officer, director or employee of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement, severance agreement, shareholders’ agreement or similar agreement, employee benefit plan or (B) the cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any current or former officer, director or employee of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;  provided that the aggregate price paid for the actions in clause (A) may not exceed $10,000,000 in any twelve-month period (with unused amounts in any period being carried over to succeeding periods) and may not exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate since the Closing Date;  provided ,  further , that (1) such amount in any calendar year may be increased by the cash proceeds of “key man” life insurance policies received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date less any amount previously applied to the making of Restricted Payments pursuant to this Section 6.06(b)(v) since the Closing Date and (2) cancellation of the Indebtedness owing to the Borrower from employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of the Borrower from such Persons shall be permitted under this Section 6.06(b)(v) as if it were a repurchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement for value subject hereto;
(vi)    the repurchase of Equity Interests in connection with the exercise of stock options to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options and the repurchases of Equity Interests in connection with the withholding of a portion of the Equity Interests granted or awarded to an employee to pay for the taxes payable by such employee upon such grant or award;
(vii)    so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of (A) preferred stock outstanding on the Closing Date, (B) Disqualified Stock of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (C) preferred stock issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or, in the event that any of the instruments described in (A) through (C) above have been converted into or exchanged for Qualifying Equity Interests, other Restricted Payments in an amount no greater than and with timing of such payments not earlier than the dividends that would have otherwise been payable on such instruments.

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(viii)    payments to holders of the Borrower’s Capital Stock in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of its Capital Stock;
(ix)    the purchase, redemption, acquisition, cancellation or other retirement for a nominal value per right of any rights granted to all the holders of Capital Stock of the Borrower pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan adopted for the purpose of protecting shareholders from unfair takeover tactics;  provided that any such purchase, redemption, acquisition, cancellation or other retirement of such rights is not for the purpose of evading the limitations of this covenant (all as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower);
(x)    so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, upon the occurrence of an Asset Sale and after the completion of the related Asset Sale Offer pursuant to and in accordance with Sections 2.13(b) and 6.04, any purchase, defeasance, retirement, redemption or other acquisition of Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations required under the terms of such Indebtedness, or any Disqualified Stock, with Net Proceeds from such Asset Sale;
(xi)    so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, other Restricted Payments since the Issue Date in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount available as of the Issue Date for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(b)(11) of the Existing 2021 Notes Indenture; and
(xii)    the payment of any dividend or distribution in an amount not to exceed the aggregate Taxes of a consolidated, combined, unitary, affiliated or similar income tax group of which Borrower is the common parent (a “ Tax Group ”) from any Restricted Subsidiary to another Restricted Subsidiary or to the Borrower for any taxable period in which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (or its “tax owner,” so long as such Restricted Subsidiary is treated as a “disregarded entity” for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a member of such Tax Group;  provided  that such distributions shall not exceed the amount of Taxes that such Restricted Subsidiary would have paid had it been a stand-alone taxpayer.
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this Section 6.06 will be determined by a Financial Officer of the Borrower whose certification with respect thereto will be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 6.07.    Transactions with Affiliates. (a)  Make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Borrower (each, an “ Affiliate Transaction ”) involving aggregate payments in excess of $10,000,000, unless:
(i)    the Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to the Borrower (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person; and
(ii)    the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent:
(1)    with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $75,000,000, a resolution of the Board of Directors set forth in an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this Section 6.07 and that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors; and

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(2)    with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $150,000,000, an opinion as to the fairness to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an Independent Financial Advisor.
(b)    The following items shall not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, shall not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph:
(i)    any employment agreement or director’s engagement agreement, employee benefit plan, officer and director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or approved by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in good faith;
(ii)    transactions between or among the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(iii)    transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is an Affiliate of the Borrower solely because the Borrower owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;
(iv)    payment of directors’ fees;
(v)    any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(vi)    Restricted Payments that do not violate the provisions of Section 6.06;
(vii)    any agreement in effect as of the Closing Date or any amendment thereto or replacement thereof and any transaction contemplated thereby or permitted thereunder, so long as any such amendment or replacement agreement taken as a whole is not more disadvantageous to the Lenders than the original agreement as in effect on the Closing Date;
(viii)    payments or advances to employees or consultants that are incurred in the ordinary course of business or that are approved by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in good faith;
(ix)    the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under the terms of, any stockholders agreement (including any registration rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it is a party as of the Closing Date and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter;  provided ,  however , that the existence of, or the performance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations under, any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the Closing Date shall only be permitted by this Section 6.07(b)(ix) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise more disadvantageous to the Lenders in any material respect;
(x)    transactions permitted by, and complying with, the provisions of Section 6.08;
(xi)    transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services (including pursuant to joint venture agreements) in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of a Financial Officer of the Borrower, or are on terms not materially less favorable taken as a whole as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party;
(xii)    any repurchase, redemption or other retirement of Capital Stock of the Borrower held by employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(xiv)    any Permitted Investment in another Person involved in a Permitted Business;
(xv)    transactions in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or meets the requirements of Section 6.07(a)(i);
(xvi)    the issuance of any letters of credit to support obligations of any Excluded Subsidiary;
(xvii)    transactions between or among Excluded Subsidiaries, and any Guarantee, guarantee and/or other credit support provided by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Subsidiary or any Minority Investment so long as all holders of Equity Interests in such Subsidiary or Minority Investment (including the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) shall participate directly or indirectly in such applicable Guarantee, guarantee and/or other credit support or shall provide a commitment in respect of any related obligation, in each case, on a pro rata basis relative to their Equity Interests in such Minority Investment;  provided  that any such transaction shall be fair and reasonable and beneficial to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) and consistent with Prudent Industry Practice;
(xviii)    transactions relating to management, marketing, administrative or technical services between the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, or between Restricted Subsidiaries;
(xix)    any tax sharing agreement between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries so long as such tax sharing agreement is on fair and reasonable terms with respect to each participant therein; and
(xx)    any agreement to do any of the foregoing.
SECTION 6.08.    Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets. The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly: (a) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Borrower is the surviving corporation); or (b) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions, to another Person; unless, subject to Section 9.22:
(i)    either (A) the Borrower is the surviving corporation or (B) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Borrower) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia;
(ii)    the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Borrower) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents pursuant to joinder agreements or other documents and agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii)     immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and
(iv)    (A) the Borrower or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Borrower), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made will, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and to any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the provisions of Section 6.01(a) or (B) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Borrower or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Borrower) is greater after giving pro forma effect to such consolidation

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or merger and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period than the Borrower’s actual Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the period.
(c)    In addition, the Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person.
(d)    This Section 6.08 shall not apply to (i) a merger of the Borrower with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Borrower in another jurisdiction or forming a direct holding company of the Borrower; and (ii) any sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including by way of merger or consolidation.
(e)    Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Sections 6.08(a) through and including 6.08(d), the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Borrower is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents referring to the “Borrower” shall refer instead to the successor corporation and not to the Borrower), and may exercise every right and power of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Borrower herein;  provided , however , that the predecessor Borrower shall not be relieved from its payment obligations hereunder except in the case of a sale of all of the Borrower’s assets in a transaction that is subject to, and that complies with the provisions of, Section 6.08(a) through and including 6.08(d).
SECTION 6.09.    Limitations on Funded L/C SPV. (a) Cause the Funded L/C SPV to have (i) any business operations or activities other than in respect of the issuance of letters of credit under Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities and making payments or distributions to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as permitted therein (and activities reasonably related thereto including the posting of cash collateral therefor), (ii) any properties or assets other than the Funded L/C Collateral Accounts and all cash, Cash Equivalents, other securities or investments comparable to Cash Equivalents and other funds and investments held therein, any contractual reimbursement rights granted by Affiliates of the Funded L/C SPV in favor of the Funded L/C SPV and other assets of de minimis value and (iii) any Indebtedness or other obligations other than obligations pursuant to and in accordance with Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities providing for the issuance of an aggregate face amount of letters of credit thereunder not to exceed at any time outstanding the aggregate amount of cash proceeds of Revolving Loans contributed by the Borrower to the Funded L/C SPV pursuant to and in accordance with Funded L/C SPV Contributions after the Closing Date and liabilities and obligations reasonably related, ancillary or incidental to any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility.
(b)    Provide any collateral or any Guarantee, or have any other obligation, in each case, with respect to any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility outstanding at any time after the Closing Date other than (i) cash collateral consisting of cash proceeds of Revolving Loans contributed by the Borrower to the Funded L/C SPV pursuant to and in accordance with Funded L/C SPV Contributions after the Closing Date, (ii) with respect to the Funded L/C SPV, its obligations to any LC Issuer pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility and liabilities and obligations reasonably related, ancillary or incidental thereto, (iii) with respect to the Borrower, the Funded L/C SPV Guarantee with respect to such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (iv) with respect to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors only, obligations with respect to any reimbursement agreement of the Borrower and/or any Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of the Funded L/C SPV with respect to any amounts drawn on letters of credit issued for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility.
SECTION 6.10.    Designation of Restricted, Unrestricted and Excluded Project Subsidiaries. (a)  The Borrower may designate, by a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary constituting or owning Core Collateral and other than the Funded L/C SPV) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default or Event of

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Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the provisions of Section 6.06 or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Borrower;  provided ,  however , that to the extent an Excluded Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the amount of the Investment deemed to have been made in respect of such Unrestricted Subsidiary will be calculated without duplication of the amount of the Investment made as a result of such Excluded Subsidiary’s initial designation as such plus any subsequent Investments made in such Excluded Subsidiary prior to such subsequent designation. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. A Responsible Officer of the Borrower may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default or Event of Default.
(b)    The Borrower may designate, by a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary to be an Excluded Project Subsidiary if that designation would not cause a Default or Event of Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Project Subsidiary is designated as an Excluded Project Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Excluded Project Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the provisions of Section 6.06 or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Borrower;  provided ,  however , that to the extent an Excluded Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Project Subsidiary) or an Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated as an Excluded Project Subsidiary, the amount of the Investment deemed to have been made in respect of such Excluded Project Subsidiary will be calculated without duplication of the amount of the Investment made as a result of such Excluded Subsidiary’s or Unrestricted Subsidiary’s initial designation as such plus any subsequent Investments made in such Excluded Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary prior to such subsequent designation. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Excluded Project Subsidiary. A Responsible Officer of the Borrower may redesignate any Excluded Project Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Project Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that redesignation would not cause a Default or Event of Default.
(c)    Any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Project Subsidiary will be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivering to the Administrative Agent a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by Section 6.06. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Project Subsidiary should fail to meet the preceding requirements as, respectively, an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Project Subsidiary, it will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Project Subsidiary for the purposes of this Agreement and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary or an Excluded Project Subsidiary as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 6.01, the Borrower will be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of the Borrower may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Project Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary;  provided that such designation will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Project Subsidiary, and such designation will only be permitted if (i) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 6.01(a), calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period and (ii) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation.
SECTION 6.11.    Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as at the end of any fiscal quarter (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date) to be less than 1.75 to 1.00.

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SECTION 6.12.    Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio as at the end of any fiscal quarter (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date) to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00.
SECTION 6.13.    Fiscal Year.  With respect to the Borrower, change its fiscal year-end to a date other than December 31.
SECTION 6.14.    Use of Proceeds.  Directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly use the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary or any other Person to fund, finance or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person that is, at the time of such funding, a Sanctioned Person or in any country or territory that is at the time of such funding a Sanctioned Country or in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including a Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or otherwise).
ARTICLE VII.

Events of Default
In case of the happening of any of the following events (“Events of Default”):
(a)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made in or in connection with any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (l) below) or the Borrowings or issuances of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any representation, warranty, statement or information contained in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document by any Loan Party, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;
(b)    default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan or the reimbursement with respect to any L/C Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;
(c)    default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or any L/C Disbursement or any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in (b) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
(d)    default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.01(a), 5.05, 5.08 or 5.11 or in Article VI;  provided  that a default in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 6.11 or 6.12 shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Term Loans, the New Term Loans or the Refinancing Term Loans until the date on which the Administrative Agent or the Majority Revolving Lenders shall declare the Revolving Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Loans) to be due and payable or shall terminate the Revolving Commitments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Commitments);
(e)    default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clauses (b), (c) or (d) above or clause (l) below) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 45 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Trustee or any Lender to the Borrower;
(f)    (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall (A) fail to pay any principal or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder), when and as the same shall become due and payable, or (B) any other event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders

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of any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity;  provided  that clause (B) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness;  provided ,  further , that clauses (A) and (B) shall not apply to (1) Designated Non-Recourse Indebtedness and (2) any other Non-Recourse Debt of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent that the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not parties to such Non-Recourse Debt (other than Exempt Subsidiaries) is then liable for any such Non-Recourse Debt of a Significant Subsidiary that is Indebtedness for borrowed money thereunder and such liability, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds $150,000,000) or (ii) the Funded L/C SPV shall (A) fail to pay any principal, reimbursement obligations, fees or interest due in respect of any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $15,000,000, when and as the same shall become due and payable, or (B) any other event or condition occurs that results in any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the LC Issuer(s) thereunder or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption, termination or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity and such event or condition pursuant to this clause (B) shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;
(g)    a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case; (ii) appoints a custodian of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; and, in each of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days;
(h)    the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the Exempt Subsidiaries) that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of Bankruptcy Law (i) commences a voluntary case; (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case; (iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (v) generally is not paying its debts as they become due;
(i)    one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $150,000,000 (excluding therefrom any amount covered by insurance) shall be rendered against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Exempt Subsidiary) or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment;  provided  that this clause (i) shall not apply to (A) Designated Non-Recourse Indebtedness and (B) any other Non-Recourse Debt of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except to the extent that the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not parties to such Non-Recourse Debt is then liable for any such Non-Recourse Debt of a Significant Subsidiary that is Indebtedness for borrowed money thereunder and such liability, individually or in the aggregate, exceeds $150,000,000);
(j)    an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its ERISA Affiliates in an aggregate amount exceeding $150,000,000; provided ,  however , that the parties acknowledge and agree that

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that certain Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit (or any renewal, extension or replacement thereof that does not increase the face amount thereof) issued by the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in favor of the Benefits Committee of the Texas Genco Retirement Plan, dated as of June 28, 2005, for an amount not exceeding $54,900,000, shall not be deemed to be a liability for purposes of determining whether the $150,000,000 threshold set in this clause (j) of Article VII is exceeded (but that any other letter of credit or other security provided pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Tax Code that constitutes an ERISA Event shall be deemed to be a liability for purposes of this Article VII);
(k)    except as permitted by this Agreement or as a result of the discharge of such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, any Guarantee by a Significant Subsidiary (or group of Subsidiaries that taken as a whole would be deemed a Significant Subsidiary) under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement shall be held by a final decision issued in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Subsidiary Guarantor (or any group of Subsidiary Guarantors) that constitutes a Significant Subsidiary shall deny or disaffirm in writing its or their obligations under its or their Guarantee(s) under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement;
(l)    material breach by the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties of any material representation or warranty or covenant, condition or agreement in the Security Documents, the repudiation by the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties of any of its material obligations under any of the Security Documents or the unenforceability of any of the Security Documents against the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties for any reason with respect to Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value of $150,000,000 or more in the aggregate; or
(m)    there shall have occurred a Change of Control;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event either or both of the following actions may be taken: (i) the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Majority Revolving Lenders, and at the request of the Majority Revolving Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, terminate forthwith the Revolving Commitments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Commitments) and the Swingline Commitment and (ii)(A) the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Majority Revolving Lenders, and at the request of the Majority Revolving Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Revolving Loans and/or (B) the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Majority Term Lenders, and at the request of the Majority Term Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Term Loans, New Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of such Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the right to take all or any actions and exercise any remedies available to a secured party under the Security Documents or applicable law or in equity; and in any event with respect to an event in respect of the Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) above, the Revolving Commitments, and the Swingline Commitment shall automatically terminate and the principal of such Loans so declared to be due and payable then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the right to take all or any actions and exercise any remedies available to a secured party under the Security Documents or applicable law or in equity;  provided  that, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any Loan Document, during any period during which an Event of Default under Section 6.11 and/or 6.12 exists solely with respect to the Revolving Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Loans), the Revolving Commitments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Commitments), the Swingline Loans and/or the Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Majority Revolving Lenders, and at the request of the

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Majority Revolving Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any of the foregoing actions solely as they relate to the Revolving Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Loans), the Revolving Commitments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any New Revolving Commitments and Refinancing Revolving Commitments), the Swingline Loans and the Letters of Credit.
Without limitation of, and after giving effect to, Section 6.7 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and Section 3.4 of the Collateral Trust Agreement, all proceeds received by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, either from the Collateral Trustee or any other Person in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral under any Security Document shall be held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as Collateral for, and applied in full or in part by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent against, the applicable Guaranteed Obligations hereunder then due and owing in the following order of priority:  first , to the ratable payment of (a) all costs and expenses of such sale, collection or other realization, including reasonable and documented fees, costs and expenses of the Agents and their agents and counsel, and all other expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the Agents in connection therewith, and all amounts in each case for which such Agents are entitled to payment, reimbursement or indemnification under the Loan Documents (in their capacity as such), and to the payment of all costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Agents in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy under the Loan Documents, all in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, (b) any principal and interest owed to the Administrative Agent in respect of outstanding Revolving Loans advanced on behalf of any Lender by the Administrative Agent for which the Administrative Agent has not then been reimbursed by such Lender or the Borrower, (c) any principal and interest owed to the Swingline Lender in respect of outstanding Swingline Loans that have not been repaid and (d) any amounts owed to the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit issued by it for which it has not then been reimbursed by any Lender or the Borrower;  second , to the extent of any excess proceeds, to the payment of all other Guaranteed Obligations hereunder for the ratable benefit of the holders thereof; and  third , to the extent of any excess proceeds, to the payment to or upon the order of the applicable Loan Party or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article VII, in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirements of Sections 6.11 or 6.12, until the expiration of the 10 th  day subsequent to the date the certificate calculating such compliance is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(c), the Borrower shall have the right to issue Permitted Cure Securities for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of the Borrower (collectively, the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of such cash (the “ Cure Amount ”) pursuant to the exercise by the Borrower of such Cure Right compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.11 and 6.12 shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustments:
(i)    Consolidated Cash Flow shall be increased, solely for the purpose of measuring compliance with Sections 6.11 and 6.12 and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount; and
(ii)    if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculations, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of Sections 6.11 and 6.12, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of Sections 6.11 and 6.12 as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of Sections 6.11 and 6.12 that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) in each four-fiscal-quarter period there shall be at least one fiscal quarter in which the Cure Right is not exercised, (b) in each eight-fiscal-quarter period, there shall be a period of at least four consecutive fiscal quarters during which the Cure Right is not exercised and (c) the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of complying with Sections 6.11 and 6.12 as of the relevant date of determination.

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ARTICLE VIII.

The Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders
Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent (the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are referred to collectively as the “ Agents ”) as its agent and authorizes the Agents to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agents are hereby expressly authorized by the Lenders to execute any and all documents (including releases and documents pursuant to the Collateral Trust Agreement and the other Security Documents) with respect to the Collateral and the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably (a) acknowledges and agrees that the Collateral Trustee (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) has been appointed as the Secured Parties’ agent in respect of the Collateral Trust Agreement and the other Security Documents, in each case as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents and (b) expressly authorizes and directs the Collateral Trustee (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) to execute such documents or instruments as may be required or contemplated by the Collateral Trust Agreement and the other Security Documents, in each case, as contemplated by and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby agrees to be bound by the priority of the security interests and allocation of the benefits of the Collateral and proceeds thereof set forth in the Security Documents.
Each institution serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof as if it were not an Agent hereunder.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the Required Lenders determine that the Person serving as Administrative Agent is (without taking into account any provision in the definition of “Defaulting Lender” requiring notice from the Administrative Agent or any other party) a Defaulting Lender, the Required Lenders (determined after giving effect to Section 9.08) may, by notice to the Borrower and such Person, remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a replacement Administrative Agent hereunder. Such removal will, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, be effective on the earlier of (a) the date a replacement Administrative Agent is appointed and (b) the date 30 days after the giving of such notice by the Required Lenders (regardless of whether a replacement Administrative Agent has been appointed).
No Agent or Lender shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) none of any Agent, any Arranger, any Co-Manager or any Lender shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and, in performing its functions and duties hereunder, each Agent shall act solely as an agent of Lenders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) no Agent shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders, the Majority Revolving Lenders, the Majority Term Lenders or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.08, as applicable,  provided  that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose it to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Bankruptcy Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Bankruptcy Law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, nor shall it be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as any Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Neither the Administrative Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it under or in connection with any Loan Document except to the extent caused by its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as

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determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to such Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and no Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.
Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. Each Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Agent.
Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided below, each Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. Any resignation pursuant to this paragraph by a Person acting as the Administrative Agent shall, unless such Person shall notify the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower otherwise, also act to relieve such Person and its affiliates of any obligation to advance, make or extend Swingline Loans where such advance, making or extension is to occur on or after the effective date of such resignation. Upon any such resignation of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor, subject to the Borrower’s approval (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and, if applicable, the Swingline Lender, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder, including its duties and obligations in its capacity as a Swingline Lender, and such successor, in its capacity as the Swingline Lender, shall enter into an Assignment and Assumption and acquire from the retiring Agent, in its capacity as a Swingline Lender, each outstanding Swingline Loan of such retiring Agent for a purchase price equal to par plus accrued interest. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After an Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.05 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while acting as Agent.
Each Co-Manager and each Arranger, in each case, in its capacity as such, shall have no duties or responsibilities, and shall incur no liability, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Managers, the Arrangers, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the

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Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
To the extent required by any applicable law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If any payment has been made to any Lender by the Administrative Agent without the applicable withholding Tax being withheld from such payment and the Administrative Agent has paid over the applicable withholding Tax to the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority, or the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance which rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective or for any other reason, such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise, including any penalties or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred.
ARTICLE IX.

Miscellaneous
SECTION 9.01.    Notices. (a)  Notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail, sent by fax or by any other telecommunication device capable of creating a written record (including electronic mail), as follows:
(i)    if to the Borrower, to it at NRG Energy, Inc., 804 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, Attention of Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel  (Fax No. 609-524-4501); with a copy to Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attention of Andres Mena (Tel No. 212-446-4737; Fax No. 212-446-6460; Email: andres.mena@kirkland.com); with a copy to Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 300 North LaSalle St., Chicago, IL 60654, Attention of Gerald Nowak (Tel No. 312-862-2075; Fax No. 312-862-2200; Email: gerald.nowak.@kirkland.com);
(ii)    if to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender or to Citicorp North America, Inc., in its capacity as an Issuing Bank hereunder, to Citicorp North America, Inc., 1615 Brett Road, OPS III, New Castle, DE 19720, Attention of Citi Loan Operations (Tel No. 302-894-6010; Fax No. 212-994-0961; Email: global.loans.support@citi.com); and
(iii)    if to an Issuing Bank (other than Citicorp North America, Inc., in its capacity as an Issuing Bank hereunder) or a Lender, to it at its address (or fax number) set forth on the Administrative Questionnaire delivered by such Issuing Bank or such Lender to the Administrative Agent or the Assignment and Assumption or the Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such Issuing Bank or such Lender shall have become a party hereto.
(b)    All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given (i) on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by fax, (ii) on the date five Business Days after dispatch by certified or registered mail if mailed, (iii) on the date on which such notice or other communication has been made generally available on an Approved Electronic Platform, Internet website or similar telecommunication device to the class of Person(s) being notified (regardless of whether any such Person must accomplish, and whether or not any such Person shall have accomplished, any action prior to obtaining access to such items, including registration, disclosure of contact information, compliance with a standard user agreement or undertaking a duty of confidentiality) and such Person has been notified in respect of such posting that a communication has been posted to such Approved Electronic Platform, Internet website or similar telecommunication device if delivered by posting to such Approved Electronic Platform, Internet website or similar telecommunication device requiring that a user have prior access to such Approved Electronic Platform, Internet website or similar

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telecommunication device or (iv) on the date on which transmitted to an electronic mail address (or by another means of electronic delivery) if delivered by electronic mail or any other telecommunications device, in the case of each of clauses (i) – (iv), delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to such party as provided in this Section 9.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section 9.01;  provided ,  however , that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II or Article VIII shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent.
(c)    Notwithstanding Sections 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) (unless the Administrative Agent requests that the provisions of Sections 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) be followed) and any other provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document providing for the delivery of any Approved Electronic Communication by any other means, the Loan Parties shall deliver all Approved Electronic Communications to the Administrative Agent by properly transmitting such Approved Electronic Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent tooploanswebadmin@citigroup.com or such other electronic mail address (or similar means of electronic delivery) as the Administrative Agent may notify to the Borrower. Nothing in this Section 9.01(c) shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to deliver any Approved Electronic Communication to any Loan Party in any manner authorized in this Agreement or to request that the Borrower effect delivery in such manner.
(d)    Posting of Approved Electronic Communications. (i) Each Lender and each Loan Party agree that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the Approved Electronic Communications available to the Lenders by posting such Approved Electronic Communications on IntraLinks™ or a substantially similar electronic platform chosen by the Administrative Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “ Approved Electronic Platform ”).
(ii)    Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the Administrative Agent from time to time (including, as of the Closing Date, a dual firewall and a User ID/Password Authorization System) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a single-user-per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each Lender and each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. In consideration for the convenience and other benefits afforded by such distribution and for the other consideration provided hereunder, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, each Lender and each Loan Party hereby approves distribution of the Approved Electronic Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.
(iii)    THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. NONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM.
(iv)    Each Lender and each Loan Party agree that the Administrative Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable law) shall not be obligated to, store the Approved Electronic Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with the Administrative Agent’s generally-applicable document retention procedures and policies.

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SECTION 9.02.    Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and shall survive the making by the Lenders of the Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit by the Issuing Bank, regardless of any investigation made by the Lenders or the Issuing Banks or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect (but such representations and warranties shall be deemed made by the Borrower only at such times and as of such dates as set forth in Section 4.01(b)) as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount payable (other than indemnification and other contingent obligations that expressly survive pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document, in each case, not then due and payable) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not been terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.14, 2.16, 2.20, 2.21 and 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the expiration of the Commitments, the expiration of any Letter of Credit, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank.
SECTION 9.03.    Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02, this Agreement shall become effective, binding upon and enforceable against the Borrower and each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders.
SECTION 9.04.    Successors and Assigns. (a)  Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
(b)    Each Lender may assign to one or more assignees (other than any natural person, the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, except, for the avoidance of doubt, any Purchasing Borrower Party pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.12(e)) all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it);  provided ,  however , that (i) (x) except in the case of an assignment of a Term Loan, a New Term Loan or a Refinancing Term Loan to a Lender or an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender, the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment, the Issuing Banks, the Swingline Lender and the Borrower) must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed);  provided  that the consent of the Borrower shall not be required to any such assignment (1) during the continuance of any Event of Default, (2) during the initial syndication of the Loans and the Commitments or (3) to a Lender or an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender, and the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five Business Days after having received notice thereof, and (y) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender, the amount of the Commitment or Loan of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than (A) $2,500,000 in the case of any assignment of a Revolving Commitment or (B) $1,000,000 in the case of any assignment of a Term Loan, a New Term Loan or a Refinancing Term Loan (or, in each case, if less, the entire remaining amount of such Lender’s Commitment or Loans, as the case may be, and Related Funds shall be aggregated for this purpose), (ii) the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption (such Assignment and Assumption to be (x) electronically executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent via an electronic settlement system then acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which shall initially be the settlement system of ClearPar, LLC, or (y) manually executed and delivered), together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which shall be payable by either the assignor or the assignee, as they may agree),  provided ,  however , that no such processing and recordation fee shall be payable in connection with assignments made by a Lender to an affiliate thereof, by or to an Arranger or an affiliate

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thereof or to a Lender or an affiliate or Related Fund of a Lender or a Person under common management with a Lender and (iii) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender immediately prior to the assignment, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire. No Lender is permitted to assign all or any portion of its interests, rights or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at any time owing to it) except as specifically set forth in the immediately preceding sentence and any purported assignment not in conformity therewith shall be null and void. Upon acceptance and recording pursuant to Section 9.04(e), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and (B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits and obligations of Sections 2.14, 2.16, 2.20, 2.21 and 9.05, as well as to any Fees accrued for its account and not yet paid). Notwithstanding the foregoing (but subject to the consent rights set forth in the first sentence of this Section 9.04(b)), an assignment by a Lender to one of its Affiliates or Related Funds will be effective, valid, legal and binding without regard to whether the assignor has delivered an Assignment and Assumption or Administrative Questionnaire to the Administrative Agent (and the acceptance and recordation thereof under paragraph (e) of this Section shall not be required);  provided  that the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be entitled to deal solely with the assignor unless and until the date that an Assignment and Assumption and Administrative Questionnaire have been delivered to the Administrative Agent with respect to the applicable assignee.
(c)    By executing and delivering (to the Administrative Agent or the assigning Lender in the case of an assignment by a Lender to one of its Affiliates or Related Funds pursuant to the last sentence of paragraph (b) of this Section) an Assignment and Assumption, the assigning Lender thereunder and the assignee thereunder shall be deemed to confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows:  (i) such assigning Lender represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned thereby and that its Commitment, and the outstanding balances of its Loans, in each case without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not become effective, are as set forth in such Assignment and Assumption; (ii) unless otherwise agreed to by the assigning Lender and the assignee, the interest being assigned by such assigning Lender is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim; (iii) such assigning Lender has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver the applicable Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; (iv) such assigning Lender assumes no responsibility with respect to (A) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (B) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or any Collateral thereunder, (C) the financial condition of the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (D) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any Affiliate of the Borrower or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document of any of their respective obligations under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto; (v) such assignee represents and warrants that (A) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver the applicable Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and to become a Lender under this Agreement, (B) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Section 9.04(b) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 9.04(b)), (C) from and after the effective date set forth in the applicable Assignment and Assumption, it shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as a Lender hereunder and, to the extent of the interest being assigned to it pursuant to the applicable Assignment and Assumption, shall have the obligations of a Lender hereunder, (D) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the interest being assigned to it pursuant to the applicable Assignment and Assumption and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire such interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type (it being understood and agreed that the representation and warranty set forth in this Section 9.04(c)(v)(D) shall not apply to any assignee that is a Purchasing Borrower Party in connection with any Discounted Voluntary Purchase pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.12(e)), (E) it has received a copy of this Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements referred to in Section 3.05(a) or delivered pursuant to Section 5.04, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and

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decision to enter into the applicable Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the interest being assigned to it thereby and (F) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Managers, the Arrangers, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into the applicable Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the interest assigned thereby; (vi) such assignee will independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Managers, the Arrangers, such assigning Lender or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (vii) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, respectively, by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (viii) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(d)    In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment will be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to such assignment make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub-participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (i) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (ii) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its applicable percentage thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder becomes effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
(e)    The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and one or more registers for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice, and the Administrative Agent hereby agrees to (i) furnish to MSSF, upon MSSF’s request, a copy of the Register, (ii) cooperate with MSSF in granting access to the Platform to any Lenders (or potential Lenders) identified by MSSF and (iii) maintain MSSF’s access to the Platform. In the case of any assignment made in accordance with the last sentence of paragraph (b) of this Section that is not reflected in the Register, the assigning Lender shall maintain a comparable register reflecting such assignment.
(f)    Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, an Administrative Questionnaire completed in respect of the assignee (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder) and, if required, the written consent of the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent to such assignment, the Administrative Agent shall (i) accept such Assignment and Assumption, (ii) record the information contained therein in the Register and (iii) give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Borrower. No assignment shall be effective unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section 9.04(f). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an assignment by a Lender to an Affiliate or Related Fund pursuant to the last sentence of paragraph (b) of this Section shall not be required to be recorded in the Register to be effective;  provided  that (i) such assignment is recorded in a comparable register maintained by the assignor as provided in paragraph

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(b) of this Section and (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be entitled to deal solely and directly with the assignor unless and until the date that an Assignment and Assumption and Administrative Questionnaire have been delivered to the Administrative Agent with respect to the applicable assignee.
(g)    Each Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any natural person) in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it);  provided ,  however , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the participating banks or other entities shall be entitled to the benefit of the cost protection provisions and related obligations contained in Sections 2.14, 2.16, 2.20 and 2.21 to the same extent as if they were Lenders (but, with respect to any particular participant, to no greater extent than the Lender that sold the participation to such participant), and such participating banks or other entities shall deliver any forms required to be delivered under such Sections directly to such Lender, (iv) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the obligations of the Borrower relating to the Loans or L/C Disbursements and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement (other than amendments, modifications or waivers decreasing any fees payable hereunder or the amount of principal of or the rate at which interest is payable on the Loans, extending any scheduled principal payment date or date fixed for the payment of interest on the Loans, increasing or extending the Commitments or releasing any Subsidiary Guarantor or all or substantially all of the Collateral) and (v) each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a nonfiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participating bank or other entity and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each such participating bank’s or other entity’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents;  provided ,  further , that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of any such register to any Person (including the identity of any participating bank or other entity or any information relating to interests in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations;  provided ,  further , the entries in such register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in such register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.
(h)    Any Lender or participant may, in connection with any assignment, pledge or participation or proposed assignment, pledge or participation pursuant to this Section 9.04, disclose to the assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant any information relating to the Borrower furnished to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower;  provided  that each such disclosure shall be subject to an agreement by such assignee or participant or proposed assignee or participant pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.16(f).
(i)    Each Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure extensions of credit to such Lender or in support of obligations owed by such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and, in the case of any Lender that is a fund that invests in bank loans, such Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Banks or the Administrative Agent, collaterally pledge or assign all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, including the Loans and promissory notes or any other instrument evidencing its rights as a Lender hereunder, to any holder of, trustee for, or any other representative of any holders of, obligations owed or securities issued by such fund as security for such obligations or securities;  provided  that no such pledge or assignment described in this clause (i) shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
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Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.04, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and Administrative Agent) providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.
(k)    The Borrower shall not assign or delegate any of its rights or duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void.
SECTION 9.05.    Expenses; Indemnity. (a)  The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks and the Swingline Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein and the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions hereby or thereby contemplated shall be consummated); provided  that the Borrower shall not be responsible for the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of more than one separate law firm (in addition to one local counsel per relevant jurisdiction or special counsel, including special workout or regulatory counsel) pursuant to its obligations under this sentence only. The Borrower also agrees to pay all documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including the fees, charges and disbursements of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and, in connection with any such enforcement or protection, the fees, charges and disbursements of any other counsel (including special workout counsel) for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or any Lender.
(b)    The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Managers, the Arrangers, each Lender, the Issuing Banks and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable and documented counsel fees, charges and disbursements, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder (including the undertaking of each Indemnitee under Section 9.21) or the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans or issuance of Letters of Credit, (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto, or (iv) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials, or any non-compliance with Environmental Law, on any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries;  provided  that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the

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extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, or to the extent such judgment finds that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense has resulted from such Indemnitee’s material breach of the Loan Documents, (y) arises out of any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding brought by such Indemnitee against another Indemnitee (other than any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding that is brought by or against the Administrative Agent or any other Agent or Arranger, acting in its capacity as such) that does not involve any act or omission of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (z) apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
(c)    To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by them to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;  provided  that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Exposure (including, for the avoidance of doubt any New Revolving Loans and Refinancing Revolving Loans), outstanding Term Loans, New Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans and unused Commitments at the time.
(d)    To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(e)    The provisions of this Section 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the expiration of the Commitments, the expiration of any Letter of Credit, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Managers, the Arrangers, any Lender or the Issuing Banks. All amounts due under this Section 9.05 shall be payable promptly upon written demand therefor.
SECTION 9.06.    Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, except to the extent prohibited 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 such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and other Loan Documents held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured and shall notify the Administrative Agent promptly of any such setoff. The rights of each Lender under this Section 9.06 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.
SECTION 9.07.    Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN LETTERS OF CREDIT AND AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH LETTER OF CREDIT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OR RULES DESIGNATED IN SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT, OR IF NO SUCH LAWS OR RULES ARE DESIGNATED, THE UNIFORM

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CUSTOMS AND PRACTICE FOR DOCUMENTARY CREDITS MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED AND IN EFFECT, ON THE DATE SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT WAS ISSUED, BY THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (THE “ UNIFORM CUSTOMS ”) AND, AS TO MATTERS NOT GOVERNED BY THE UNIFORM CUSTOMS, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 9.08.    Waivers; Amendment; Replacement of Non-Consenting Lenders. (a)  No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Banks in exercising any power or right hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b)    Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders;  provided ,  however , that no such waiver, agreement or modification shall (i) decrease or forgive the principal amount of, or extend the maturity of or any scheduled principal payment date or date for the payment of any interest on any Loan or any date for reimbursement of an L/C Disbursement, or waive or excuse any such payment or any part thereof, or decrease the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Disbursement, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (ii) increase or extend the Commitment or decrease or extend the date for payment of any Fees of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender, (iii) amend or modify the pro rata requirements of Section 2.17, the provisions of Sections 2.02, 2.09 and 2.18 requiring ratable distribution or sharing or ratable funding, the provisions of Section 9.04(k), the provisions of this Section or the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or release any Subsidiary Guarantor, except in connection with a release expressly permitted under the Loan Documents, without the prior written consent of each Lender, (iv) amend or modify the definition of the term “Majority Revolving Lenders” or “Pro Rata Percentage” without the prior written consent of each Revolving Lender, (v) amend or modify the definition of the term “Majority Term Lenders” without the prior written consent of each Term Lender, (vi) except upon payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations hereunder (other than indemnification and other contingent obligations that expressly survive pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document, in each case, not then due and payable), release all or substantially all of the Collateral, except in connection with a disposition expressly permitted under the Loan Documents, without the prior written consent of each Lender, (vii) change the provisions of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments due to Lenders holding Loans of one Class differently from the rights of Lenders holding Loans of any other Class without the prior written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the outstanding Loans and unused Commitments of each adversely affected Class or (viii) modify the protections afforded to an SPC pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.04(j) without the written consent of such SPC; provided ,  further , that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as applicable (it being understood and agreed that only the prior written consent of the Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank will be required to establish, increase or decrease the maximum Revolving L/C Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit at any time outstanding issued by such Issuing Bank pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.23(a)). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any amendment, modification, termination, discharge or waiver of any term or provision of Section 6.11 or 6.12 (including the underlying definitions used therein solely insofar as they are used for purposes of the financial covenants set forth therein and not for any other purpose under this Agreement) or the proviso at the end of the first paragraph of Article VII or any provision of the last two paragraphs of Article VII or any waiver of any Default or Event of Default as a result of a failure to comply with Section 6.11 or 6.12, and/or any waiver of any such Default of Event of Default, or with respect to any such provision, for purposes of Section 4.01 or 4.02, and/or for purposes of any other provision requiring the absence of a Default or Event

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of Default (including the availability of any baskets or other exceptions or carve-outs to any covenant hereunder) to the extent such Default or Event of Default relates to Section 6.11 or 6.12, shall, in each case, require, and be effective pursuant to, an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Majority Revolving Lenders only, and shall not require the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
(c)    Each Lender grants (i) to the Administrative Agent the right (with the prior written consent of the Borrower) to purchase all, or all of any Class, of such Lender’s Commitments and Loans owing to it and any related promissory notes held by it and all its rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) to the Borrower the right to cause an assignment of all, or all of any Class, of such Lender’s Commitments and Loans owing to it and any related promissory notes held by it and all its rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to one or more eligible assignees pursuant to Section 9.04, which right may be exercised by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, as the case may be, if such Lender (a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”) refuses to execute any amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent which requires the written consent of Lenders other than the Required Lenders, Majority Revolving Lenders or Majority Term Lenders, as applicable, and to which the Required Lenders, Majority Revolving Lenders or Majority Term Lenders, as applicable, and the Borrower have otherwise agreed;  provided  that such Non-Consenting Lender shall receive in connection with such purchase or assignment, payment equal to the aggregate amount of outstanding Loans owed to such Lender, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts (other than indemnification and other contingent obligations that expressly survive pursuant to the terms of any Loan Document, in each case, not then due and payable) owed to such Lender under the Loan Documents at such time; and  provided ,  further , that any such assignee shall agree to such amendment, modification, termination, waiver or consent. Each Lender agrees that, if the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, as the case may be, exercises its option under this Section 9.08(c), such Lender shall, promptly after receipt of written notice of such election, execute and deliver all documentation necessary to effectuate such assignment in accordance with Section 9.04 (including an Assignment and Assumption duly executed by such Lender with respect to such assignment). In the event that a Lender does not comply with the requirements of the immediately preceding sentence within one Business Day after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated), and such Lender authorizes, directs and grants an irrevocable power of attorney (which power is coupled with an interest) to the Borrower, to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Lender as assignor, all documentation necessary to effectuate such assignment in accordance with Section 9.04 (including an Assignment and Assumption duly executed by such Lender with respect to such assignment) in the circumstances contemplated by this Section 9.08(c) and any documentation so executed and delivered by the Borrower shall be effective for all purposes of documenting an assignment pursuant to and in accordance with Section 9.04.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to vote in respect of waivers, amendments or modifications to any Loan Document and the Commitment and the outstanding Loans or other extensions of credit of such Defaulting Lender hereunder shall not be taken into account in determining whether the Required Lenders, Majority Revolving Lenders, Majority Term Lenders, all of the Lenders or any other class of Lenders, as required by this Section 9.08 or otherwise, have approved any such waiver, amendment or modification (and the definitions of “Required Lenders,” “Majority Revolving Lenders” and “Majority Term Lenders” will automatically be deemed modified accordingly for the duration of such period);  provided  that any such waiver, amendment or modification that would increase or extend the term of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, extend the date fixed for the payment of principal or interest owing to such Defaulting Lender hereunder, reduce the principal amount of any obligation owing to such Defaulting Lender, reduce the amount of or the rate or amount of interest on any amount owing to such Defaulting Lender or of any fee payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder, or alter the terms of this proviso, shall require the prior written consent of such Defaulting Lender.
SECTION 9.09.    Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan or participation in any L/C Disbursement, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan or participation in such L/C Disbursement under applicable law (collectively the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan or participation in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan or participation hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the

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Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan or participation but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 9.09 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or participations or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 9.10.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any other previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto and thereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereunder (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 9.11.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.
SECTION 9.12.    Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby (it being understood that the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not in and of itself affect the validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction). The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
SECTION 9.13.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 9.03. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including in .pdf or .tif format) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.14.    Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 9.15.    Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a)  The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court located in New York City, Borough of Manhattan, or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (other than with respect to any action or proceeding by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party in respect of rights under any Security Document governed by laws other than the laws of the State of New York or with respect to any Collateral subject thereto), or for recognition or enforcement of

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any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b)    The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any New York State or Federal court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
(c)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
SECTION 9.16.    Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its respective Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, trustees, controlling persons, members, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it or any of its affiliates (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any bank regulatory authority), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or by any subpoena or similar legal or administrative process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document (or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby) or the enforcement of its rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section 9.16 (including any “click through” or similar agreement), to (i) any actual or prospective assignee of or participant in any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) any pledgee referred to in Section 9.04(h) or (iii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any interest rate swap or other similar derivative transaction relating to this Agreement, (g) to credit insurance providers, (h) with the consent of the Borrower, (i) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 9.16, (j) to ratings agencies or (k) to market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” shall mean all financial statements, certificates, reports, agreements and other information received from the Borrower or its Subsidiaries and related to the Borrower or its business, other than any such financial statements, certificates, reports, agreements and other information that was available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Borrower or is or was independently developed by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any of their respective affiliates; provided  that any Information received from the Borrower after the Closing Date shall be clearly identified in writing at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 9.16 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord its own confidential information. Notwithstanding any other express or implied agreement, arrangement or understanding to the contrary, each of the parties hereto agrees that each other party hereto (and each of its employees, representatives or agents) are permitted to disclose to any Persons, without limitation, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Loans and the other transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and all materials of any kind (including opinions and tax analyses) that are provided

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to the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Arrangers or any Agent related to such tax treatment and tax aspects. To the extent not inconsistent with the immediately preceding sentence, this authorization does not extend to disclosure of any other information or any other term or detail not related to the tax treatment or tax aspects of the Loans or the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.
SECTION 9.17.    Mortgage Modifications. As a condition precedent to the Borrower’s incurrence of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 2.24 or 2.25 and to the extent applicable additional Indebtedness is required by its terms to be secured by a first priority Lien pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” the Borrower shall satisfy the following requirements:
(a)    the Subsidiary Guarantors shall enter into, and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee, at the direction and in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee (i) in the case of additional Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 2.24 or 2.25, a mortgage modification or new Mortgage, and (ii) in the case of additional Indebtedness required by its terms to be secured by a first priority Lien pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” a new Mortgage; in each case in proper form for recording in the relevant jurisdiction and in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(b)    the Borrower shall deliver a local counsel opinion in form and substance as set forth in Section 4.02(a)(ii) of this Agreement;
(c)    the Borrower shall have caused a title company approved by the Administrative Agent to have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Trustee an endorsement to the title insurance policy delivered pursuant to Section 9.19(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement or Section 5.09(b)(ii)(A), as applicable, date down(s) or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee insuring that (i) the priority of the liens evidenced by insuring the continuing priority of the Lien of the Mortgage as security for such Indebtedness has not changed and (ii) confirming and/or insuring that (a) since the immediately prior incurrence of such additional Indebtedness, there has been no change in the condition of title and (b) there are no intervening liens or encumbrances which may then or thereafter take priority over the Lien of the Mortgage, other than the Permitted Liens (without adding any additional exclusions or exceptions to coverage);
(d)    with respect to each Mortgaged Property required to be insured pursuant to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, because it is located in an area which has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as a “special flood hazard area,” the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) a policy of flood insurance that (A) covers such Mortgaged Property and (B) is written in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) a “life of loan” standard flood hazard determination with respect to such Collateral and (iii) a confirmation that the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor has received the notice requested pursuant to Section 208(e)(3) of Regulation H of the Board; and
(e)    the Borrower shall, upon the request of the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Trustee, deliver to the approved title company, the Collateral Trustee, the Administrative Agent and/or all other relevant third parties all other items reasonably necessary to maintain the continuing priority of the Lien of the Mortgage as security for such Indebtedness.
SECTION 9.18.    Effect of Amendment and Restatement. (a)  On the Closing Date, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be refinanced in its entirety by this Agreement, and the Existing Credit Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force and effect and shall be deemed replaced and superseded in all respects by this Agreement, except to evidence the incurrence by the Borrower of the “Obligations” under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement (whether or not such “Obligations” are contingent as of the Closing Date) and the Liens and security interests as granted under the applicable Loan Documents securing payment of such “Obligations” are in all respects continuing and in full force and effect and are reaffirmed hereby.
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or advisable to effect this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any modifications to any Mortgages previously executed and delivered to the Collateral Trustee (as defined in the Collateral Trust Agreement) by any Loan Party.
SECTION 9.19.    Permitted Amendments. (a)  The Borrower may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent from time to time, make one or more offers to all Lenders of an applicable Class to make one or more Permitted Amendments pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Permitted Amendments and (ii) the date on which responses from the applicable Lenders in respect of such Permitted Amendment are required to be received (which shall not be less than three Business Days after the date of such notice). Only those Lenders that consent to such Permitted Amendment (the “ Accepting Lenders ”) will have the maturity of their applicable Loans and Commitments extended and be entitled to receive any increase in the Applicable Margin and any fees (including prepayment premiums or fees), in each case, as provided therein.
(b)    The Borrower and each Accepting Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the acceptance of the Permitted Amendments and the terms and conditions thereof. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Permitted Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Permitted Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended, as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the terms and provisions of the Permitted Amendment with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the Accepting Lenders (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments of the Accepting Lenders in a manner consistent with the other Loans and Commitments under this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Permitted Amendment shall become effective under this Section 9.19 unless the Administrative Agent, to the extent so reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, shall have received legal opinions, board resolutions and Officers’ Certificates consistent with those delivered pursuant to Section 4.02.
SECTION 9.20.    Certain Undertakings with Respect to Securitization Vehicles. (a) Each Secured Party, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent agrees, and shall instruct the Collateral Trustee, that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all the obligations of the Securitization Vehicle in connection with and under the South Central Securitization, (i) the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall not be entitled, whether before or after the occurrence of any Event of Default, to (A) institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, any Securitization Vehicle any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, (B) transfer and register the capital stock of any Securitization Vehicle or any other instrument evidencing any Sellers’ Retained Interest in the name of the Collateral Agent or a Secured Party or any designee or nominee thereof, (C) foreclose such security interest regardless of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (D) exercise any voting rights granted or appurtenant to such capital stock of any Securitization Vehicle or any other instrument evidencing any Sellers’ Retained Interest or (E) enforce any right that the holder of any such capital stock of any Securitization Vehicle or any other instrument evidencing any Sellers’ Retained Interest might otherwise have to liquidate, consolidate, combine, collapse or disregard the entity status of such Securitization Vehicle and (ii) the Collateral Agent and other Secured Parties hereby waive and release any right to require (A) that any Securitization Vehicle be in any manner merged, combined, collapsed or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including by way of substantive consolidation in a bankruptcy case or (B) that the status of any Securitization Vehicle as a separate entity be in any respect disregarded. Each Secured Party, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent agree and acknowledge, and shall instruct the Collateral Trustee, that the agent acting on behalf of the holders of securitization indebtedness of the Securitization Vehicle is an express third party beneficiary with respect to this Section 9.20 and such agent shall have the right to enforce compliance by the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee with this Section.
(b)    Upon the transfer or purported transfer by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of South Central Securitization Assets to a Securitization Vehicle in a South Central Securitization, any Liens with respect to such South Central Securitization Assets arising under this Agreement or any Security Document related to this Agreement shall automatically be released (and each of the Administrative Agent and the

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Collateral Agent, as applicable, is hereby authorized, and shall instruct the Collateral Trustee, to execute and enter into any such releases and other documents as the Borrower may reasonably request in order to give effect thereto).
SECTION 9.21.    Undertaking Regarding Bankruptcy or Similar Proceeding against Funded L/C SPV. (a)  No party hereto shall institute (and the Borrower shall cause each other Subsidiary not to institute) against the Funded L/C SPV any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation or similar proceeding, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding obligations of the Funded L/C SPV with respect to any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility. The agreement in the preceding sentence shall survive the termination of the Commitments and the payment in full of the Loans, Fees and all other expenses or amounts payable under any Loan Document.
(b)    Each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent hereby agree, and shall instruct the Collateral Trustee, that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the later of the payment in full of all the obligations of the Funded L/C SPV in connection with and under Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facilities or the latest expiration of the letters of credit issued thereunder, (i) the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee shall not be entitled, whether before or after the occurrence of any Event of Default, to (A) institute, or join any other Person in instituting, against the Funded L/C SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceeding under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or (B) for so long as the Class A Membership Units of the Funded L/C SPV are owned by any Loan Party, enforce any right that the holder of the Class A Membership Units of the Funded L/C SPV might otherwise have to liquidate, consolidate, combine, collapse or disregard the entity status of the Funded L/C SPV and (ii) each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent hereby waive and release any right to require that (A) the Funded L/C SPV be in any manner merged, combined, collapsed or consolidated with or into the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any affiliate of the Borrower, including by way of substantive consolidation in a bankruptcy case or (B) the status of the Funded L/C SPV as a separate entity be in any respect disregarded.   Each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent agree and acknowledge, and shall instruct the Collateral Trustee, that each LC Issuer under any Cash Collateralized Letter of Credit Facility is an express third party beneficiary with respect to this Section 9.21(b) and such LC Issuer shall have the right to enforce compliance by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Trustee with this Section 9.21(b).
SECTION 9.22.    PATRIOT Act. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
SECTION 9.23.    No Fiduciary Duty. Each Agent, each Arranger, each Co-Manager, each Lender and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this Section 9.23, the “ Lenders ”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Loan Parties, their equity holders and/or their Affiliates. The Borrower hereby agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and the Borrower, its equity holders or its Affiliates, on the other hand. The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that (a) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, and (b) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (i) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Loan Party, its equity holders or its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Loan Party, its equity holders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to any Loan Party except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (ii) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Loan Party, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading

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thereto. Each Loan Party agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary duty to such Loan Party, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.
SECTION 9.24.    Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
 	 	
(a)	the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:	
 	 	
(i)	a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;	
 	 	
(ii)	a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or	
 	 	
(iii)	the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.	

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Schedule 1.01(e)
Revolving Commitments

Banks	Tranche A Revolving Commitment	Tranche B Revolving Commitment	
Citibank, N.A.	0	169,000,000	
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.	0	44,000,000	
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.	0	125,000,000	
Bank of America, N.A.	169,000,000	0	
Barclays Bank PLC	0	169,000,000	
Credit Agricole and Investment Bank	0	169,000,000	
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch	0	169,000,000	
Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch	0	169,000,000	
Goldman Sachs Bank USA	0	169,000,000	
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.	0	150,000,000	
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.	0	134,000,000	
Royal Bank of Canada	0	125,000,000	
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation	0	125,000,000	
BNP Paribas	0	100,000,000	
DNB Capital, LLC	0	100,000,000	
ING Capital LLC	0	100,000,000	
Natixis, New York Branch	0	100,000,000	
Commerzbank AG, New York Branch	0	75,000,000	
KeyBank National Association	0	35,000,000	
CIT Bank, N.A.	0	20,000,000	
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc	104,500,000	0	
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.	15,500,000	0	
TOTAL:	$289,000,000	$2,247,000,000	

Schedule 1.01(e)-1

Schedule 1.01(g)

Term Commitments

 	 	 	
Lender	Term Commitment	Pro Rata Share	
Citibank, N.A.	$1,900,000,000	100%	
TOTAL:	$1,900,000,000	100%	

Schedule 1.01(g)-1

Exhibit 10.3

 	
 	 	
 	NRG Energy, Inc.

 	 	

 	2009 Executive Change-in-Control
and General Severance Plan for Tier IA and Tier IIA Executives

 	 	
 	(Amended and Restated Effective August 1, 2016)	

 	

Contents

 	
 	 	 	
Article	Article Title	Page	
Article 1.	Establishment and Term of the Plan	1	
Article 2.	Definitions	1	
Article 3	Severance Benefits	5	
Article 4.	Confidentiality and Noncompetition	7	
Article 5.	Certain Change in Control Payments	10	
Article 6.	Legal Fees and Notice	10	
Article 7.	Successors and Assignment	10	
Article 8.	Miscellaneous	11	

 	
 	 	 	
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NRG Energy, Inc.
2009 Executive Change-in-Control
and General Severance Plan for Tier I and Tier II Executives
Article 1.Establishment and Term of the Plan
1.1    Establishment of the Plan. NRG Energy, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) hereby adopted this plan knows as the “NRG Energy, Inc. 2009 Executive Change-in-Control and General Severance Plan” (the “ Plan ”). The Company hereby amends and restates the Plan, effective August 1, 2016. The Plan provides severance benefits to Tier IA Executives and Tier IIA Executives of the Company (each an “ Executive ” and collectively the “ Executives ”) upon certain terminations of employment from the Company.
The Company considers the establishment and maintenance of a sound and vital management to be essential to protecting and enhancing the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. In this connection, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly held corporations, the possibility of a change in control may arise and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among management, may result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders.
Accordingly, the Board has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Company’s management to their assigned duties without distraction in circumstances arising from the possibility of a Change in Control of the Company.
1.2    Initial Term. This Plan commenced on July 23, 2009 (the “Effective Date”) and continued for a period of three (3) years (the “ Initial Term ”).
1.3    Successive Periods. The term of this Plan shall automatically be extended for one (1) additional year at the end of the Initial Term, and then again after each successive one (1) year period thereafter (each such one (1) year period following the Initial Term is referred to as a “ Successive Period ”). However, the Committee may terminate this Plan at the end of the Initial Term, or at the end of any Successive Period thereafter, by giving the Executives written notice of intent to terminate the Plan, delivered at least six (6) months prior to the end of such Initial Term or Successive Period. If such notice is properly delivered by the Company, this Plan, along with all corresponding rights, duties, and covenants, shall automatically expire at the end of the Initial Term or Successive Period then in progress.
1.4    Change-in-Control Renewal. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.3 above, in the event that a Change in Control of the Company occurs during the Initial Term or any Successive Period, upon the effective date of such Change in Control, the term of this Plan shall automatically and irrevocably be renewed for a period of two (2) years from the effective date of such Change in Control. Further, this Plan may be assigned to the successor in such Change in Control, as further provided in Article 8  herein. This Plan shall thereafter automatically terminate following such two (2) year Change-in-Control renewal period; provided that such termination shall not affect or diminish the rights of Executives who become entitled to benefits or payments under this Plan.
Article 2.    Definitions
Whenever used in this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and, when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is capitalized.
 	 	
(a)	“Base Salary” means the greater of the Executive’s annual rate of salary, whether or not deferred, at: (i) the Effective Date of Termination or (ii) at the date of the Change in Control.	
 	 	
(b)	“Beneficiary” means the persons or entities designated or deemed designated by the Executive pursuant to Section 8.6  herein.	
 	 	
(c)	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.	

 	
 	 	 	
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(d)	“Cause” shall mean one or more of the following:	
 	 	
(i)	The conviction of, or an agreement to a plea of nolo contendere to, any felony or other crime involving moral turpitude; or	
 	 	
(ii)	The Executive’s willful and continuing refusal to substantially perform duties as reasonably directed by the Board under this or any other agreement (after receipt of written notice from the Board setting forth such duties and responsibilities to be performed); or	
 	 	
(iii)	In carrying out the Executive’s duties, the Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct which, in either case, results in demonstrable harm to the business, operations, prospects, or reputation of the Company; or	
 	 	
(iv)	Any other material breach of Article 4 of this Plan which is not cured to the Board’s reasonable satisfaction within fifteen (15) days after written notice thereof to the Executive.	
For purposes of this Plan, there shall be no termination for Cause pursuant to subsections (i) through (iv) above, unless a written notice, containing a detailed description of the grounds constituting Cause hereunder, is delivered to the Executive stating the basis for the termination. Upon receipt of such notice, the Executive shall be given thirty (30) days to fully cure and remedy the neglect or conduct that is the basis of such claim. If the Executive fails to fully cure and remedy such neglect or misconduct within such thirty (30) day period, the Executive shall have an opportunity to be heard before the full Board. After such hearing, a termination for Cause shall only occur if there is a vote of three-quarters (3/4) of the Board to terminate the Executive for Cause.
 	 	
(e)	“Change in Control” shall mean the first to occur of any of the following events:	
 	 	
(i)	Any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13 and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of fifty percent (50%) or more of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, excluding any "person" who becomes a "beneficial owner" in connection with a Business Combination (as defined in paragraph (iii) below) which does not constitute a Change in Control under said paragraph (iii); or	
 	 	
(ii)	Persons who on the Effective Date constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason, including without limitation, as a result of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger, or similar transaction, to constitute at least a majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director of the Company subsequent to the Effective Date shall be considered an Incumbent Director if such person’s election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Incumbent Directors; but provided further, that any such person whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of members of the Board or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a “person” (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than the Board, including by reason of agreement intended to avoid or settle any such actual or threatened contest or solicitation, shall not be considered an Incumbent Director; or	
 	 	
(iii)	Consummation of a reorganization, merger, consolidation, or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly,	

 	
 	 	 	
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more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the company resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a company which, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the outstanding voting securities of the Company; or
 	 	
(iv)	The stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.	
 	 	
(f)	“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successors thereto.	
 	 	
(g)	“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or any other committee appointed by the Board to perform the functions of the Compensation Committee.	
 	 	
(h)	“Company” means NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto as provided in Article 7  herein.	
 	 	
(i)	“Disability” shall mean the Executive’s inability to perform the essential duties, responsibilities, and functions of his position with the Company and its affiliates as a result of any mental or physical disability or incapacity even with reasonable accommodations of such disability or incapacity, provided by the Company and its affiliates, or if providing such accommodations would be unreasonable, for a period of twelve (12) months. The Executive shall cooperate in all respects with the Company if a question arises as to whether he has become disabled (including, without limitation, submitting to an examination by a medical doctor or other health care specialists selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive and authorizing such medical doctor or such other health care specialist to discuss the Executive’s condition with the Company).	
 	 	
(j)	“Effective Date” means the commencement date of this Plan as specified in Section 1.2 of this Plan.	
 	 	
(k)	“Effective Date of Termination” means the date on which a Qualifying Termination occurs, as defined hereunder, which triggers the payment of Severance Benefits hereunder.	
 	 	
(l)	“Former Parent Company” means Xcel Energy, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, or any successor thereto.	
 	 	
(m)	“Good Reason” shall mean without the Executive’s express written consent the occurrence of any one or more of the following:	
 	 	
(i)	The Company materially reduces the amount of the Executive’s then current Base Salary or the target for his annual bonus; or	
 	 	
(ii)	A material reduction in the Executive’s benefits under or relative level of participation in the Company’s employee benefit or retirement plans, policies, practices, or arrangements in which the Executive participates as of the Effective Date of this Plan; or	
 	 	
(iii)	A material diminution in the Executive’s title, authority, duties, or responsibilities or the assignment of duties to the Executive which are materially inconsistent with his position; or	
 	 	
(iv)	The failure of the Company to obtain in writing the obligation to perform or be bound by the terms of this Plan by any successor to the Company or a purchaser of all or substantially	

 	
 	 	 	
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all of the assets of the Company within fifteen (15) days after a merger, consolidation, sale, or similar transaction.
For purposes of this Plan, the Executive is not entitled to assert that his termination is for Good Reason unless the Executive gives the Board written notice of the event or events which are the basis for such claim within ninety (90) days after the event or events occur, describing such claim in reasonably sufficient detail to allow the Board to address the event or events and a period of not less than thirty (30) days after to cure or fully remedy the alleged condition.
 	 	
(n)	“Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Plan relied upon, and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated.	
 	 	
(o)	“Original Plan” shall mean the NRG Executive Change-in-Control and General Severance Plan, amended and restated effective December 9, 2008.	
 	 	
(p)	“Qualifying Termination ” means:	
 	 	
(i)	If such event occurs within twenty-four (24) months immediately following a Change in Control:	
 	 	
(A)	An involuntary termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for reasons other than Cause, death, or Disability pursuant to a Notice of Termination delivered to the Executive by the Company; or	
 	 	
(B)	A voluntary termination by the Executive for Good Reason pursuant to a Notice of Termination delivered to the Company by the Executive; or	
 	 	
(ii)	If such event occurs at any other time:	
 	 	
(A)	An involuntary termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for reasons other than Cause, death, or Disability pursuant to a Notice of Termination delivered to the Executive by the Company.	
 	 	
(q)	“Retirement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Company’s tax-qualified retirement plan or under the successor or replacement of such retirement plan if it is then no longer in effect.	
 	 	
(r)	“Severance Benefits” means the payment of Change-in-Control or General (as appropriate) Severance compensation as provided in Article 3 herein.	
 	 	
(s)	“Specified Employee” means any Executive described in section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code.	
 	 	
(t)	“Tier IA Executives” shall include those employees of the Company with the Job Level of EVP prior to the Change in Control, or such other employee who is designated as a Tier IA Executive in the Company’s human resources information system immediately prior to the Change in Control other than the CEO.	
“Tier IIA Executives” shall include those employees of the Company with the Job Level of SVP prior to the Change in Control, or such other employee who is designated as a Tier IIA Executive in the Company’s human resources information system immediately prior to the Change in Control.
Article 3.    Severance Benefits

 	 	 	
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3.1    Right to Severance Benefits Change-in-Control Severance Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company Change-in-Control Severance Benefits, as described in  Section 3.2  herein, if a Qualifying Termination of the Executive’s employment has occurred within twenty-four (24) months immediately following a Change in Control of the Company.
 	 	
(a)	General Severance Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company General Severance Benefits, as described in  Section 3.3  herein, if a Qualifying Termination of the Executive’s employment has occurred other than during the twenty-four (24) months immediately following a Change in Control.	
 	 	
(b)	No Severance Benefits. The Executive shall not be entitled to receive Severance Benefits if the Executive’s employment with the Company ends for reasons other than a Qualifying Termination.	
 	 	
(c)	General Release and Acknowledgement of Restrictive Covenants. As a condition to receiving Severance Benefits under either  Section 3.2  or  3.3  herein, the Executive shall be obligated to execute a general release of claims in favor of the Company, its current and former affiliates and stockholders, and the current and former directors, officers, employees, and agents of the Company in a form acceptable to the Company, and any revocation period for such release must have expired, in each case within 60 days of the date of termination. The date upon which the executed release is no longer subject to revocation shall be referred to herein as the “ Release Effective Date ”. The Executive must also execute a notice acknowledging the restrictive covenants in  Article 4  within 60 days of the date of termination. Any payments under  Section 3.2  or  3.3  shall commence only after execution of the release and acknowledgement, and in the manner provided in  Section 3.4 .	
 	 	
(d)	No Duplication of Severance Benefits. If the Executive becomes entitled to Change-in-Control Severance Benefits, the Severance Benefits provided for under  Section 3.2  hereunder shall be in lieu of all other Severance Benefits provided to the Executive under the provisions of this Plan and any other Company-related or Former Parent Company-related severance plans, programs, or agreements including, but not limited to, the Severance Benefits under  Section 3.3  herein. Likewise, if the Executive becomes entitled to General Severance Benefits, the Severance Benefits provided under  Section 3.3  hereunder shall be in lieu of all other Severance Benefits provided to the Executive under the provisions of this Plan and any other Company-related severance plans, programs, or other agreements including, but not limited to, the Severance Benefits under  Section 3.2  herein .	
3.2    Description of Change-in-Control Severance Benefits. In the event the Executive becomes entitled to receive Change-in-Control Severance Benefits, as provided in  Section 3.1  herein, the Company shall provide the Executive with the following:
 	 	
(a)	A lump-sum amount, paid upon the date that is sixty (60) calendar days following the Effective Date of Termination, equal to the Executive’s unpaid Base Salary, accrued vacation pay, unreimbursed business expenses, and all other items earned by and owed to the Executive through and including the Effective Date of Termination, provided that to the extent the payment of any amounts pursuant to this  Section 3.2(a)  does not constitute “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, such amounts shall be paid upon the Release Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any instance in which the period in which the Executive could adopt a release (along with its accompanying revocation period) crosses calendar years, no payments shall be made until the succeeding calendar year.	
 	 	
(b)	A lump-sum amount, paid upon the date that is sixty (60) calendar days following the Effective Date of Termination, equal to: (i) two and ninety-nine one-hundredths (2.99) for Tier I Executives, or (ii) two (2) for Tier II Executives times the sum of the following: (A) the Executive’s Base Salary and (B) the Executive’s annual target bonus opportunity in the year of termination; provided that to the extent the payment of any amounts pursuant to this  Section 3.2(b)  does not constitute “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, such amounts shall be paid upon the Release	

 	
 	 	 	
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Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any instance in which the period in which the Executive could adopt a release (along with its accompanying revocation period) crosses calendar years, no payments shall be made until the succeeding calendar year.
 	 	
(c)	A lump-sum amount, paid upon the date that is sixty (60) calendar days following the Effective Date of Termination, equal to the Executive’s then current target bonus opportunity established under the bonus plan in which the Executive is then participating, for the plan year in which a Qualifying Termination occurs, adjusted on a pro rata basis based on the number of days the Executive was actually employed during the bonus plan year in which the Qualifying Termination occurs, provided that to the extent the payment of any amounts pursuant to this  Section 3.2(c)  does not constitute “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, such amounts shall be paid upon the Release Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any instance in which the period in which the Executive could adopt a release (along with its accompanying revocation period) crosses calendar years, no payments shall be made until the succeeding calendar year.	
 	 	
(d)	Payment of all or a portion of the Executive’s cost to participate in COBRA medical and dental continuation coverage for eighteen (18) months following the Executive’s Effective Date of Termination, such that Executive maintains the same coverage level and cost, on an after tax basis, as in effect immediately prior to the Executive’s Effective Date of Termination.	
Notwithstanding the above, these medical benefits shall be discontinued prior to the end of the stated continuation period in the event the Executive is eligible to receive substantially similar benefits from a subsequent employer, as determined solely by the Committee in good faith. For purposes of enforcing this offset provision, the Executive shall be deemed to have a duty to keep the Company informed as to the terms and conditions of any subsequent employment and the corresponding benefits earned from such employment, and shall provide, or cause to provide, to the Company in writing correct, complete, and timely information concerning the same.
 	 	
(e)	Treatment of outstanding long-term incentives shall be in accordance with the governing plan document and award agreements, if any.	
3.3    Description of General Severance Benefits. In the event the Executive becomes entitled to receive General Severance Benefits as provided in  Section 3.1(a)  herein, the Company shall provide the Executive with the following:
 	 	
(a)	A lump-sum amount, paid upon the date that is sixty (60) calendar days following the Effective Date of Termination, equal to the Executive’s unpaid Base Salary, accrued vacation pay, unreimbursed business expenses, and all other items earned by and owed to the Executive through and including the Effective Date of Termination; provided that to the extent the payment of any amounts pursuant to this  Section 3.3(a)  does not constitute “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, such amounts shall be paid upon the Release Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any instance in which the period in which the Executive could adopt a release (along with its accompanying revocation period) crosses calendar years, no payments shall be made until the succeeding calendar year.	
 	 	
(b)	A lump-sum amount, paid upon the date that is sixty (60) calendar days following the Effective Date of Termination, equal to one and one-half (1.5) times the Executive’s Base Salary; provided that to the extent the payment of any amounts pursuant to this  Section 3.3(b)  does not constitute “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, such amounts shall be paid upon the Release Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in any instance in which the period in which the Executive could adopt a release (along with its accompanying revocation period) crosses calendar years, no payments shall be made until the succeeding calendar year.	

 	
 	 	 	
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(c)	Payment of all or a portion of the Executive’s cost to participate in COBRA medical and dental continuation coverage for eighteen (18) months following the Executive’s Effective Date of Termination, such that Executive maintains the same coverage level and cost, on an after tax basis, as in effect immediately prior to the Executive’s Effective Date of Termination.	
Notwithstanding the above, these medical insurance benefits shall be discontinued prior to the end of the stated continuation period in the event the Executive is eligible to receive substantially similar benefits from a subsequent employer, as determined solely by the Committee in good faith. For purposes of enforcing this offset provision, the Executive shall be deemed to have a duty to keep the Company informed as to the terms and conditions of any subsequent employment and the corresponding benefits earned from such employment, and shall provide, or cause to provide, to the Company in writing correct, complete, and timely information concerning the same.
 	 	
(d)	Treatment of outstanding long-term incentives shall be in accordance with the governing plan document and award agreements, if any.	
3.4    Coordination with Release and Delay Required by Code Section 409A.
 	 	
(a)	To the extent any continuing benefit (or reimbursement thereof) to be provided is not “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, then such benefit shall commence or be made immediately after the Release Effective Date. To the extent any continuing benefit (or reimbursement thereof) to be provided is “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A, then such benefits shall be reimbursed or commence upon the sixtieth (60) day following the Executive’s termination of employment. The delayed benefits shall in any event expire at the time such benefits would have expired had the benefits commenced immediately upon Executive’s termination of employment.	
 	 	
(b)	Notwithstanding any other payment schedule provided herein to the contrary, if the Executive is deemed on the date of termination to be a Specified Employee, then, once the release and acknowledgement required by  Section 3.1(c) is executed and delivered and no longer subject to revocation, any payment that is considered deferred compensation under Code Section 409A payable on account of a “separation from service” shall be made on the date which is the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” of the Executive, and (B) the date of the Executive’s death (the “ Delay Period ”) to the extent required under Code Section 409A. Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments delayed pursuant to this  Section 3.4(b)  (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid to the Executive in a lump sum, and any remaining payments due under this Plan shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.	
Article 4.    Confidentiality and Noncompetition
In the event the Executive becomes entitled to receive Change-in-Control Severance Benefits as provided in Section 3.2 herein or General Severance Benefits as provided in  Section 3.3  herein, the following shall apply:
 	 	
(a)	Confidential Information. The Executive acknowledges that the information, observations, and data (including trade secrets) obtained by him while employed by the Company concerning the business or affairs of the Company or any of its affiliates (“ Confidential Information ”) are the property of the Company or such affiliate. Therefore, except in the course of the Executive’s duties to the Company or as may be compelled by law or appropriate legal process, the Executive agrees that he shall not disclose to any person or entity or use for his own purposes any Confidential Information or any confidential or proprietary information of other persons or entities in the possession of the Company and its affiliates (“ Third Party Information ”), without the prior written consent of the Board, unless and to the extent that the Confidential Information or Third Party Information becomes	

 	
 	 	 	
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generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of the Executive’s acts or omissions. Except in the course of the Executive’s duties to Company or as may be compelled by law or appropriate legal process, the Executive will not, during his employment with the Company, or permanently thereafter, directly or indirectly use, divulge, disseminate, disclose, lecture upon, or publish any Confidential Information, without having first obtained written permission from the Board to do so. As of the Effective Date of Termination, the Executive shall deliver to the Company, or at any other time the Company may reasonably request, all memoranda, notes, plans, records, reports, computer files, disks and tapes, printouts and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof) embodying or relating to Third Party Information, Confidential Information, or the business of the Company, or its affiliates which he may then possess or have under his control.
 	 	
(b)	Intellectual Property, Inventions, and Patents. The Executive acknowledges that all discoveries, concepts, ideas, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, trade secrets, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, patent applications, copyrightable work and mask work (whether or not including any confidential information), and all registrations or applications related thereto, all other proprietary information and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) which may relate to the Company’s or any of its affiliates’ actual or anticipated business, research and development, or existing or future products or services and which are conceived, developed, or made by the Executive (whether alone or jointly with others) while employed by the Company and its affiliates (“ Work Product ”), belong to the Company or such affiliate. The Executive shall promptly disclose such Work Product to the Board and, at the Company’s expense, perform all actions reasonably requested by the Board (whether during or after the Executive’s employment with the Company) to establish and confirm such ownership (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney, and other instruments). The Executive acknowledges that all applicable Work Product shall be deemed to constitute “works made for hire” under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, as amended. To the extent any Work Product is not deemed a work made for hire, then the Executive hereby assigns to the Company or such affiliate all right, title, and interest in and to such Work Product, including all related intellectual property rights.	
The Executive is hereby advised that the above paragraph regarding the Company’s and its affiliates’ ownership of Work Product does not apply to any invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the Company or any affiliate was used and which was developed entirely on the Executive’s own time, unless: (i) the invention relates to the business of the Company or any affiliate or to the Company’s or any affiliate’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (ii) the invention results from any work performed by the Executive for the Company or any affiliate.
 	 	
(c)	Noncompete. In further consideration of the compensation to be paid to the Executive hereunder, the Executive acknowledges that during the course of his employment with the Company and its affiliates he shall become familiar with the Company’s trade secrets and with other Confidential Information concerning the Company and its affiliates and that his services shall be of special, unique, and extraordinary value to the Company and its affiliates, and therefore, the Executive agrees that, during the Executive’s employment with the Company and for one (1) year thereafter (the “ Noncompete Period ”), the Executive shall not directly or indirectly own any interest in, manage, control, participate in, consult with, render services for, be employed in an executive, managerial, or administrative capacity by, or in any manner engage in any company engaged in the business of wholesale or retail power generation, or any other business which competes with the businesses of the Company or its affiliates, as such businesses exist or are in process during the Executive’s employment with the Company, within any geographical area in which the Company or its affiliates engage or have definitive plans to engage in such businesses. Nothing herein shall prohibit the Executive from being a passive owner of not more than two percent (2%) of the outstanding stock of any class of a corporation which is publicly traded, so long as the Executive has no active participation in the business of such corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this  Article 4(c)  shall not apply in the case of termination of the Executive’s employment pursuant	

 	
 	 	 	
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to any material breach of the Company’s obligations under Article 3 which remains uncured for more than twenty (20) days after notice is received from the Executive of such breach, which such notice shall include a detailed description of the grounds constituting such breach.
 	 	
(d)	Nonsolicitation. During the Noncompete Period, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly through another person or entity: (i) induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employ of the Company or such affiliate, or in any way interfere with the relationship between the Company or any affiliate and any employee thereof; (ii) hire any person who was an employee of the Company or any affiliate during the last six (6) months of the Executive’s employment with the Company; or (iii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee, licensor, franchisee, or other business relation of the Company or any affiliate to cease doing business with the Company or such affiliate, or in any interfere with the relationship between any such customer, supplier, licensee, or business relation and the Company or any affiliate (including, without limitation, making any negative or disparaging statements or communications regarding the Company or its affiliates).	
 	 	
(e)	Duration, Scope, or Area. If, at the time of enforcement of this Article 4, a court shall hold that the duration, scope, or area restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties agree that the maximum duration, scope, or area reasonable under such circumstances shall be substituted for the stated duration, scope, or area and that the court shall be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum period, scope, and area permitted by law. Sections 4(c) and 4(d) shall not apply to any Executive whose principal work location for the Company at the time of termination was in the State of California.	
 	 	
(f)	Company Enforcement. In the event of a breach or a threatened breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of this  Article 4 , the Company would suffer irreparable harm, and in addition and supplementary to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and/or injunctive or other equitable relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions hereof (without posting a bond or other security). In addition, in the event of a breach or violation by the Executive of  Article 4(c) , the Noncompete Period shall be automatically extended by the amount of time between the initial occurrence of the breach or violation and when such breach or violation has been duly cured.	

 	
 	 	 	
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Article 5.    Certain Change in Control Payments
Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, if any payments or benefits an Executive would receive from the Company under the Plan or otherwise in connection with the Change in Control (the “ Total Payments ”) (a) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (b) but for this  Article 5 , would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then such Executive will be entitled to receive either (i) the full amount of the Total Payments or (ii) a portion of the Total Payments having a value equal to $1 less than three (3) times such individual’s “base amount” (as such term is defined in Section 280G(b)(3)(A) of the Code), whichever of (i) and (ii), after taking into account applicable federal, state, and local income taxes and the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, results in the receipt by such employee on an after-tax basis, of the greatest portion of the Total Payments. Any determination required under this  Article 5  shall be made in writing by the Company’s independent certified public accountants appointed prior to any change in ownership (as defined under Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) or tax counsel selected by such accountants (the “ Accountants ”), whose determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes upon the applicable Executive. For purposes of making the calculations required by this  Article 5 , the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good-faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. If there is a reduction pursuant to this  Article 5  of the Total Payments to be delivered to the applicable Executive, the payment reduction contemplated by the preceding sentence shall be implemented by determining the “Parachute Payment Ratio” (as defined below) for each “parachute payment” and then reducing the “parachute payments” in order beginning with the “parachute payment” with the highest Parachute Payment Ratio. For “parachute payments” with the same Parachute Payment Ratio, such “parachute payments” shall be reduced based on the time of payment of such “parachute payments,” with amounts having later payment dates being reduced first. For “parachute payments” with the same Parachute Payment Ratio and the same time of payment, such “parachute payments” shall be reduced on a pro rata basis (but not below zero) prior to reducing “parachute payments” with a lower Parachute Payment Ratio. For purposes hereof, the term “Parachute Payment Ratio” shall mean a fraction the numerator of which is the value of the applicable “parachute payment” for purposes of Section 280G of the Code and the denominator of which is the actual present value of such payment.
Article 6.    Legal Fees and Notice
6.1    Payment of Legal Fees. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, the Company shall pay the Executive for costs of litigation or other disputes including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Executive during Executive’s lifetime in asserting any claims or defenses under this Plan, except that the Executive shall bear his own costs of such litigation or disputes (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) if the court (or arbitrator) finds in favor of the Company with respect to any claims or defenses asserted by the Executive.
6.2    Notice. Any notices, requests, demands, or other communications provided for by this Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent by registered or certified mail to the Executive at the last address he or she has filed in writing with the Company or, in the case of the Company, at its principal offices.
Article 7.    Successors and Assignment
7.1    Successors to the Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, reorganization, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, liquidation, or otherwise) of all or a significant portion of the assets of the Company by agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform under this Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. Regardless of whether such agreement is executed, the terms of this Plan shall be binding upon any successor in accordance with the operation of law and such successor shall be deemed the “Company” for purposes of this Plan.
7.2    Assignment by the Executive. This Plan shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees, and legatees. If the Executive dies while any amount would still be payable to him or her hereunder had he or she continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Plan to

 	 	 	
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the Executive’s Beneficiary. If the Executive has not named a Beneficiary, then such amounts shall be paid to the Executive’s devisee, legatee, or other designee, or if there is no such designee, to the Executive’s estate.
Article 8.    Miscellaneous
8.1    Employment Status. Except as may be provided under any other agreement between the Executive and the Company, the employment of the Executive by the Company is “at will” and may be terminated by either the Executive or the Company at any time, subject to applicable law.
8.2    Code Section 409A.
 	 	
(a)	All expenses or other reimbursements under this Plan shall be made on or prior to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expenses were incurred by the Executive (provided that if any such reimbursements constitute taxable income to the Executive, such reimbursements shall be paid no later than March 15th of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expenses to be reimbursed were incurred), and no such reimbursement or expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year.	
 	 	
(b)	For purposes of Code Section 409A, the Executive’s right to receive any installment payment pursuant to this Plan shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments.	
 	 	
(c)	Whenever a payment under this Plan specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (e.g., “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company.	
 	 	
(d)	A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Plan providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Plan, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.”	
 	 	
(e)	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, in no event shall any payment under this Plan that constitutes “deferred compensation” for purposes of Code Section 409A be subject to offset unless otherwise permitted by Code Section 409A.	
 	 	
(f)	Notwithstanding any provisions in this Plan to the contrary, whenever a payment under this Plan may be made upon the Release Effective Date, and the period in which the Executive could adopt the release (along with its accompany revocation period) crosses calendar years, no payments shall be made until the succeeding calendar year.	
8.3    Entire Plan. This Plan supersedes any prior agreements or understandings, oral or written, between the parties hereto, with respect to the subject matter hereof, and constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, this Plan completely supersedes any and all prior employment agreements entered into by and between the Company and the Executive, and all amendments thereto, in their entirety. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Executive has entered into any agreements or commitments with the Company with regard to Confidential Information, Noncompetition, or Nonsolicitation, such agreements or commitments will remain valid and will be read in harmony with this Plan to provide maximum protection to the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Original Plan shall remain outstanding, provided that following the Effective Date no additional employees shall become participants in the Original Plan and in no event shall any employee be entitled to participate in both this Plan and the Original Plan.

 	 	 	
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8.4    Severability. In the event that any provision or portion of this Plan shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this Plan shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.
8.5    Tax Withholding. The Company may withhold from any benefits payable under this Plan all federal, state, city, or other taxes as may be required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling.
8.6    Beneficiaries. The Executive may designate one (1) or more persons or entities as the primary and/or contingent beneficiaries of any amounts to be received under this Plan.
Such designation must be in the form of a signed writing acceptable to the Board or the Board’s designee. The Executive may make or change such designation at any time.
8.7    Payment Obligation Absolute. The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for herein shall be absolute and unconditional, and shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any offset, counterclaim, recoupment, defense, or other right which the Company may have against the Executive or anyone else.
Except as provided in Article 3 of this Plan, the Executive shall not be obligated to seek other employment in mitigation of the amounts payable or arrangements made under any provision of this Plan, and the obtaining of any such other employment shall in no event effect any reduction of the Company’s obligations to make the payments and arrangements required to be made under this Plan.
8.8    Contractual Rights to Benefits. Subject to approval and ratification by the Board of Directors, this Plan establishes and vests in the Executive a contractual right to the benefits to which he or she is entitled hereunder. However, nothing herein contained shall require or be deemed to require, or prohibit or be deemed to prohibit, the Company to segregate, earmark, or otherwise set aside any funds or other assets, in trust or otherwise, to provide for any payments to be made or required hereunder.
8.9    Modification. No provision of this Plan may be modified, waived, or discharged with respect to any particular Executive unless such modification, waiver, or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by such Executive and by an authorized member of the Committee, or by the respective parties’ legal representatives and successors, provided, however, that the Committee may unilaterally amend this Plan without the Executive’s consent if such amendment does not materially adversely alter or impair in any significant manner any rights or obligations of the Executive under the Plan.
8.10    Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.
8.11    Applicable Law. To the extent not preempted by the laws of the United States, the laws of the state of New Jersey shall be the controlling law in all matters relating to this Plan.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Plan on this first day of August, 2016.
ATTEST
NRG Energy, Inc.

/S/ Mauricio Gutierrez
Mauricio Gutierrez
President and Chief Executive Officer

 	
 	 	 	
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Mauricio Gutierrez, certify that:
 	 	
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NRG Energy, Inc.;	
 	 	
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	
 	 	
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	
 	 	
4.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:	
 	 	
(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	
 	 	
(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;	
 	 	
(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	
 	 	
(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and	
 	 	
5.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	
 	 	
(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	
 	 	
(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.	

 	 	
/s/ MAURICIO GUTIERREZ	 	
Mauricio Gutierrez
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)	 	
Date: August 9, 2016 

EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Kirkland B. Andrews, certify that:
 	 	
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NRG Energy, Inc.;	
 	 	
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	
 	 	
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	
 	 	
4.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:	
 	 	
(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	
 	 	
(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;	
 	 	
(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	
 	 	
(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and	
 	 	
5.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	
 	 	
(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	
 	 	
(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.	

 	 	
/s/ KIRKLAND B. ANDREWS	 	
Kirkland B. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)	 	
Date: August 9, 2016 

EXHIBIT 31.3
CERTIFICATION
I, David Callen, certify that:
 	 	
1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NRG Energy, Inc.;	
 	 	
2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	
 	 	
3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	
 	 	
4.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:	
 	 	
(a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	
 	 	
(b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;	
 	 	
(c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	
 	 	
(d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and	
 	 	
5.	The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	
 	 	
(a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	
 	 	
(b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.	

 	 	
/s/ DAVID CALLEN	 	
David Callen
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)	 	
Date: August 9, 2016 

EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of NRG Energy, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer's knowledge:
 	 	
(1)	The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and	
 	 	
(2)	
The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Form 10-Q.	

Date: August 9, 2016 

 	 	 	 	 	
 	/s/ MAURICIO GUTIERREZ 	 	
 	Mauricio Gutierrez	 	
 	Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 	 	

 	/s/ KIRKLAND B. ANDREWS	 	
 	Kirkland B. Andrews	 	
 	Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) 	 	

 	/s/ DAVID CALLEN	 	
 	David Callen	 	
 	Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer) 	 	
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of this Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to NRG Energy, Inc. and will be retained by NRG Energy, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.