| 1. | Amendments to the Credit Agreement. Effective as of September 19, 2008 and subject to the satisfaction of the condition precedent set forth in Section 2 below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: |
| 1.1. | Section 1.01 of the Credit is amended to insert alphabetically therein the following defined term: |
| 1.2. | Section 8.01(h) of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete clause (ii) thereof in its entirety and to substitute the following therefor: |
| 2. | Condition of Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the condition precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed originals of this Amendment from each of the Borrower, the Guarantor, the Required Lenders under Section 11.02 of the Credit Agreement, the LC Bank and the Administrative Agent. |
| 3. | Representations and Warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantor. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor hereby represents and warrants as follows: |
| (a) | Each of the Borrower and the Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that this Amendment and the Credit Agreement as previously executed and as modified hereby constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantor and are enforceable against the Borrower and the Guarantor in accordance with their terms (except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally). |
| (b) | Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment and after giving effect hereto, each of the Borrower and the Guarantor hereby (i) reaffirms all covenants, representations and warranties made in the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, and agrees that all such covenants, representations and warranties shall be deemed to have been remade as of the date of this Amendment except that any such covenant, representation, or warranty that was made as of a specific date shall be considered reaffirmed only as of such date and (ii) certifies to the Administrative Agent, the LC Bank and the Lenders that no Default has occurred and is continuing. |
| 4. | Reference to the Effect on the Credit Agreement. |
| 4.1. | Upon the effectiveness of Section 1 hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement (including any reference therein to this Credit Agreement, hereunder, hereof, herein or words of like import referring thereto) or in any other Credit Document shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. |
| 4.2. | Except as specifically modified above, the Credit Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection |
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| therewith, shall remain in full force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed. |
| 4.3. | The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent, the LC Bank or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith. |
| 5. | GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. |
| 6. | Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. |
| 7. | Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. |
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| NISOURCE FINANCE CORP., as Borrower |
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| By: | /s/ David J. Vajda | |||
| Name: | David J. Vajda | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Treasurer | |||
| NISOURCE INC., as Guarantor |
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| By: | /s/ David J. Vajda | |||
| Name: | David J. Vajda | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Treasurer | |||
| BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender, as LC Bank and as Administrative Agent |
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| By: | /s/ Sydney G. Dennis | |||
| Name: | Sydney G. Dennis | |||
| Title: | Director | |||
| CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Karim Blasetti | |||||
| Name: | Karim Blasetti | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||
| By: | /s/ Christopher Day | |||||
| Name: | Christopher Day | |||||
| Title: | Associate | |||||
| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Helen D. Davis | |||||
| Name: | Helen D. Davis | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||
| THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Chi-Cheng Chen | |||||
| Name: | Chi-Cheng Chen | |||||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
| CITICORP USA, INC., as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Amit Vasani | |||||
| Name: | Amit Vasani | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||
| BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Denis OMeara | |||||
| Name: | Denis OMeara | |||||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Platt | |||||
| Name: | Andrew Platt | |||||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||||
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES, as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Thomas Brady | |||||
| Name: | Thomas Brady | |||||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||||
| By: | /s/ Mark McGuigan | |||||
| Name: | Mark McGuigan | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||
| MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Raymond Ventura | |||||
| Name: | Raymond Ventura | |||||
| Title: | Deputy General Manager | |||||
| THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Andrew N. Taylor | |||||
| Name: | Andrew N. Taylor | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||
| WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Shawn Young | |||||
| Name: | Shawn Young | |||||
| Title: | Director | |||||
| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Patrick N. Martin | |||||
| Name: | Patrick N. Martin | |||||
| Title: | Vice President | |||||
| THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Phillip McCaulay | |||||
| Name: | Phillip McCaulay | |||||
| Title: | Second Vice President | |||||
| PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Helmut Vogel | |||||
| Name: | Helmut Vogel | |||||
| Title: | Credit Officer | |||||
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender | ||||||
| By: | /s/ James N. DeVries | |||||
| Name: | James N. DeVries | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |||||