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From:elizabeth.sager@enron.com
To:dmitchel@cwt.com
Subject:Setoff Language
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Date:Wed, 25 Apr 2001 05:13:00 -0700 (PDT)

ISDA language. Thanks for your help.

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=09Carol St Clair
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=09=09 To: Elizabeth Sager/HOU/ECT@ECT
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=09=09 Subject: Setoff Language



Carol St. Clair
EB 3889
713-853-3989 (Phone)
713-646-3393 (Fax)
carol.st.clair@enron.com

Power contract language (sometimes we also include affiliates on all legs =
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well)
"After calculation of a Termination Payment in accordance with Section 5.3,=
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if the Defaulting Party would be owed the Termination Payment, the=20
Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled, at its option and in its discretion=
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to (i) set off against such Termination Payment any amounts due and owing b=
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the Defaulting Party to the Non-Defaulting Party under any other agreements=
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instruments or undertakings between the Defaulting Party and the=20
Non-Defaulting Party (which agreements shall include any natural gas purcha=
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and sale agreements between EPMI=01,s Affiliates and Party B.). Notwithsta=
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anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any right of setoff to which an=
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Party may otherwise be entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or=
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otherwise) shall not apply with respect to any amounts owed under any other=
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agreements between the parties that are based on the International Swaps an=
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Derivatives Association Master Agreement, and/or (ii) to the extent the=20
Transactions are not yet liquidated in accordance with Section 5.2, withhol=
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payment of the Termination Payment to the Defaulting Party. The remedy=20
provided for in this Section shall be without prejudice and in addition to=
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any right of setoff, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which=
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any Party is at any time otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law,=
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contract or otherwise). (Emphasis added).=20
[Section 5.6]
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement,=
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the Non-Defaulting Party shall not be required to pay to the Defaulting Par=
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any amount under Article 5 until the Non-Defaulting Party receives=20
confirmation satisfactory to it in its reasonable discretion (which may=20
include an opinion of its counsel) that all other obligations of any kind=
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whatsoever of the Defaulting Party to make any payments to the Non-Defaulti=
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Party under this Agreement or any physical natural gas purchase or sale=20
agreement(s) between Party B and Party A or Party A=01,s Affiliates which a=
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due and payable as of the Early Termination Date (including for these=20
purposes amounts payable pursuant to Excluded Transactions) have been fully=
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and finally performed. [Section 5.4]" (Emphasis added.)